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Maythen getting with Carson feels like if Christine got with the Phantom at the end of the Phantom of the Opera. Like yeah does the Phantom have a sad backstory? Did he have an interesting dynamic with Christine? Sure, but they weren’t end game because his obsession wasn’t love and being emotionally unhealed isn’t sustainable in a partner.
Carson was genuinely the worst ML in terms of not respecting the MCs boundaries and they also barely had any chemistry. Actually they all barely had any chemistry beyond their basic individual obsession with the MC. The MC hardly felt anything for ANY of the ML until the very end when he was literally already dying.
I can see why everyone preferred Cedric in the comments. He had the least interactions with Maythen but he also had the most respectful ones and seemed to genuinely love him not just pedestal him. But still, yet again we hardly saw Maythen reciprocate anything with any one of them let alone Cedric.
Such a shame it had such a promising premise and was genuinely entertaining for the most part. This is why I hate the multiple love interest trope. I also was honestly hoping that he would never go back to his original world. The whole ending felt like a slap in the face, quickly kissed better and wrapped with a conveniently perfect bow.
7/10
Folks hate on this because they don’t like that the top is a bird but this is my personal favorite brand of toxic. The tears, the unquestioning devotion to a man that struggles to give back what he receives, the love so intense it becomes hatred is so painfully real. That stretch where Ho-in completely looses the spark in his eyes while waiting on that man to finally make up his mind and just choose him for once is actually my favorite part it’s just so RAW 10/10 I was truly Shocked to come on here and see how many people hated this one but maybe y’all just don’t like to see unfiltered mess lol. But I appreciate the humanness of it all and the discomfort it forcibly puts you through as a reader.