Kinda lengthy for the story it’s tryna tell imo, but I think the premise is damn funny. Just two guys who’ve let the horrible circumstances they’ve been put in corrupt them, and how their twisted attraction to one another subsequently fucked them over (or, at least Han…). And there!! Within those parentheses lies my main issue w the story. Why did Sangwoo just get everything he wanted?
They were both shitty ppl getting taken advantage of & trying to squeeze as much power as they could out of those circumstances. So why was Han the only one who saw consequences? I mean, fuck “not being fair”—it literally just doesn’t make sense lol. Bro literally sells himself to execs for a living, & he doesn’t have ANY contingency plans to prevent *basic ass* blackmail..? How has no one tried this before then lol
Like it’s genuinely just unrealistic that Sangwoo was able to one up Han like that, which is such a sad note to leave the story off on, but even then, I don’t hate it or anything. I honestly respect it not taking an unnatural romantic turn like most bl, & at the very fucking least, it was funny!
I think this story would’ve been better if it hadn’t abandoned its focus on Mao halfway thru. Weird seeing a manga literally named after her, & so fundamentally driven by her, end w her as just an extra in a crowd.
Ntm, I would’ve preferred to see Mao end up w Nina, & Ryouma w the kid he was in a band w (lol). Just felt like Nina treated Mao more like an equal, & Ryouma just felt destined for homosexuality LMAO (& for the record (on the Ryouma bit)—I’m playing. Just, if Ryouma & Mao couldn’t b together, I saw potential in Mao x Nina)
I’m sorry I literally can’t take this story seriously Tsubaki & Masahiro r rlly cute together (& Masahiro looked rlly dashing after that time jump <3), but why is this mangaka so determined to sexually traumatize the lil brother like he’s literally a preteen?? Fucking leave him alone????? Like I don’t get it it’s so weird.
First he was written to be a serial rapist (at, like what? 10 years old? lol) & a ton of adults in his life knew about it but did fuck all to stop/help him, then Masahiro (HIS OLDER BROTHER???) & Tsubaki like??? Do that weird, freaky shit in front of him??? &…..like, why? Like what did we gain from this lol
I unironically feel so sorry for the kid
Real lmaooo he's a brat but cmon leave him alone sensei
I just wanna thank the translator (Kaiseri) >w< I’m really grateful for you committing & uploading the story!! Keep up the good work <3
As for the timeline, Kyung definitely liked Woojin since high school lol. It started around when (though I personally believe it started before) Woojin gave him the candy—and you can tell by how Kyung asked Woojin for his number on his graduation day (with the bluff of just “wanting to keep an eye on him”), and how upset he is when Woojin rejects him
I love all the trashy smut recs at the end of each chapter my personal favorites were “Breast Milk Yakuza”, “Penile Penitentiary”, “Huh? Butler? More like my slave!”, and “Cumming in your public bone?” like…the names?? I just??? Good lord hkajzksks fr tho, even tho most of the stories r ass, I love when ppl write whatever tf they want lol. Like u know “Tiger & Carpenter” is prolly that author’s bby, & even tho it’s weird ash, I love that they went for it anyway lol <3 if ur reading this & got some shlock u wanna write, this is ur sign to go for it!!!!!!
when u said the last one i instantly knew what it wAS but yeah bl titles are actually so weirdly funny i still end up reading them tho
I found the rapey middle schooler plot so fucking disturbing it’s fiction, so it’s not that deep, but it still makes me sad lol. What type of shi did he have to experience (at such a young age, too….) to end up like that :’3 super fucking tragic. Just sours the whole story imo
I love that we all can agree this story was shit LOL
Rlly wish I could rant about it too, but just don’t have words. Completely shit :/
Gotta rep my “first couple” allegiance since we seem to be in a bit of a minority in this comment section heehe -w-
I rlly liked how much pining there was…<3 soo much homoerotic tension for soooooo long it was kinda driving me insane lol
Which is also what I kinda like about seungtaek •w• he was so strange & unhinged..it was rlly entertaining….& endearing ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ lol
Ntm, that reveal in the flashback was kind of shocking right?? His conflict with Imbeom was rlly interesting~
I rlly enjoyed this story >w<
1) started w an interesting dynamic between main couple (complex feelings, history, & Woojin *sorta* not recognizing Taemin) but as soon as Woojin kissed Taemin he just fell in love….like what happened to the tension/confliction….
2) sidelined main story for romance. Started w focus on mystery & tension, but after the romance started, the intrigue got benched
3) tonal whiplash. One minute triggered by meeting sorta rapist, the next a joke; one minute beating up bullies who drove a kid to suicide, the next the bully has a crush on u (?)
4) WOOJIN SUCKS??? & not even in the typical seme “stoic smartass” way (tho he’s that too lol), he’s acc heartless ._. he watched siwon getting gang r’d & called it “BORING” hell, I have more examples (& forgot even more lol), but that alone says it all. Fkin insane
5) the ending? Taemin just lives on as Siwon ig, & the brother’s the only one “punished” whole first quarter dedicated to fighting bullies just to let all rapists off scot free lol sure. & I get Siwon can’t magically come back to life (? tho he magically body swapped…), but god, knowing he can’t even be mourned cuz no one knows he’s dead is devastating. Siwon was so tortured and alone, & not even the story/author cares lol