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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