I'm on chapter 18 and I am a little confused since the ML has been pretty nice to ian but I don't think it will based on what type of story I am assuming this is and the comments... Can't it just stay like this with the ML sponsoring ian painting and ian being kinda happy???
I thought this was gonna be another update where it's like an official translation dupe upload or something but like 4 new chapters?! Finally... I was having a pretty shitty day and now I'm feeling so much better. I wouldn't be suprised if this was the last chapter though since it wrapped up everything nicely. I would never complain if there are more side stories but i'm not gonna get my hopes up.
Minjae really drink piss vs eat shit type of options for love interests here jeez. It really is true that if yohan was nice to minjae in the beginning he would have definitely fallen for him... Hell I'm pretty sure minjae did initially fall for him but then he began doing all that fucked up shit. As for taehwa the hospital part was the last straw for me like it would already really hard to redeem him for me considering that terrible start and him just being one step behind yohan, I think in the beginning he probably didn't drup minjae but yeah that was already in hell and yet he tripped and scraped his chin with with minjae's bad standards. I get he was already riddled with guilt but like come on you can't possibly think that once he said it was okay he would've been okay considering his past experiences with yohan and taehwa. When he speaks to you about it then the least u could do is be there for him through that hard time but nope you fucked it up AGAIN. I get it he was a kid and maybe 4 years later he has matured and would be better but he mostly still feels the same.. idk maybe it's me having a bias
Anyways, it was still a really nice and tragic story. My favs were minjae and hayeon? idk maybe I got her name wrong. Maybe wooshin too cuz these characters literally didn't do much wrong lmao. That poor girl should've gotten some closure like a convo with minjae too or soemthing idk. And the redemption for yohan... idk I wouldn't really call it a redemption more like an aftermath... it was okay but I would've liked to see something like minjae going to therapy or having more of a reaction to yohan showing up I feel that would make more sense for yohan to snap back into reality of moving on not for himself but for minjae at least cuz i don't think years is enough to forget all the trauma with through with the MLs. Maybe like how in stigma sehyun still had nightmares for a long time after eveything. maybe it was mentioned he does have nightmares but idk minjae probaly needed more therapy and closure than what was shown lmao. Not that the ending and epilogue was terrible it was pretty good for this type of story but just had minor peeves I guess. Overall verdit. 3/5 cuz justice for minjae and hayeon
I had read lost in the clouds recently and wanted to read some more stories that wereangsty... Yeah this is a huge jump from that lmao. Not sure why I torture myself with sad or bittersweet stories like a masochist but this was a great read. Really felt grounded. Glad sehyun could live a happy life after all the bullshit he had to go through. And that letter to Tracy ughhh so good... SO glad she wasn't really a throw off backstory character but was portrayed as a kind of driving force of the story at for the beginning and how she inspired a huge shift in boris. Masterpiece of literature but also wouldn't recommend for the lighthearted.
K Imma just dump all my thoughts here cuz none of my friends read enough yaoi to know this or talk abt this with me so I'll just talk to myself here lol
I enjoyed a majority of the story, Like everyone else I thught the ending was a little rushed (k not a little tbh) and this would have definitely benefitted from some side stories... But well the things I liked..
1. Cirrus. I love love love lovedd his character. I always love the morally grey angsty characters who have an arc. I think I like him more cuz... he had a more defined arc and we see how he ended up. Yes he did a lot of fucked up stuff but it made sense for his character and he had a good payoff. Like it felt so good to finally see him be happy and thrive after all the shit he went through. Would've liked to see the step mom and dad get some more shit but let's be honest we can't everything ig.
2. Season 2 specifically or wel... I guess al the parts abt skylar's and cirrus's ptsd lmao I love angst and I'm okay with the amount but the payoff didn't feel like everything was handled. Specifically with skylar. But love it when I feel sad and wanna cry for a character.
Stuff I didn't like.
1. Sklar's storyline. It was a little messy for me. Not the beginning or the middle but it really doewsn;t feel like it gets closed properly to me... This was my main issue with the story... so here I go
I think the whole reveal of skylar trauma to cirrus, where he tells him abt minwoo should've been done after that fight abt him not reassuring cirrus enough after pushing him into the ball crate thingy. I know it's cuz of skylar's trauma and it good that it ends up affecting his relationship with cirrus. But I feel like would've been a better resolution to this problem if we... idk... handled it when it was a problem and not like ages later when cirrus has like 5 other random problems and that was the ending of his arc. It kinda iffed me how most of the blame was on cirrus.. I think skylar could've gotten some consolation and closure then and the rest his arc could be getting more comfortable with being around cirrus. While cirrus is breaking down half the time ig. We didn't get enough of skylar being affectionate to cirrus till the last 2 episodes... which was a problem for me cuz that was.... idk his problem in the beginning of the relationship?? so it would've been nice if that was addressed but it wasn't. That was my major gripe.
But apart from that in the ending there are like so many different things going on... like chan-il's and cirrus beef... the whole woo hynsik and dongsik fights... skylar finding out abt cirrus like... setting chan il and that one girl. The whole dad thing (btw fuck that dad like jesus christ... like okay the step mom thing fine... but a little consideration for ur kid could've gone a long way for both of you. I get that he was hurting to but the better way would've been to talk it out with cirrus and not give up on him and... idk maybe wishing it was him who was dead and abandoning him...) It was so much shit all at once I could not follow what plot was getting resolved at what time. Maybe I'm just dumb but who knows.
K anyways I'm glad I sat down and read this. I had it on my list for the longest time before all the lists were nuked... and it was always in the top 5 of the shounen ai section. but for some reason i didn't pick it up till now. Yeah I have some problems here and there but but it had a lot of angst lol (the placement of the angst could've been handled better but oh well).
Overall... 3/5 not cuz it's mid or anything. I enjoyed it quite a bit and liked watching cirrus grow. just had some problems with season 3 ig.
Literally finished chapter one and I'll be honest if I saw a message like that I would shit my pants
I swear I thought I had finished this or something like... everything but I guess I didn't?? Anyways gonna read from the beginning cuz I don't remember anything lmao
I started this cuz the cover looked cute af and it didn't disappoint me. Simple, really cute, didn't drag on for longer than it need to. This is probably one of my new favorites now.. Anyone has recs similar to this? The tropes could be the same or not but just something with this vibe ig. Like.. idk not rapey and doesn't wanna make me gouge my eyes out lol??
Because we all love this trope
(BL only)
Each page has my top 10 recs for these categories:
Pg 1 ➼ lighthearted
Pg 2 ➼ dark/heavy
Pg 3 ➼ sexual tension
Pg 4 ➼ slow burn
Pg 5 and beyond ➼ mix of stories
(will periodically shuffle order as I add more ◈ last re-organized 10/07/2023)
**The more extreme/explosive relationships tagged hate to love**
This was the first manga I made a topic on this site I think lol. Now it's got like 70 chapters and from what I'm seeing the dad is actually involved?? Like how I wished for in my first comment?? Yesss please spoil me if I am wrong though
I remember hearing abt this like way back but for some reason i didn't watch cuz I think I was occupied with tgcf and link click lmao. But seeing the manhwa suddenly reminded me abt it so yeah maybe I'll go watch it first cuz like I'm feeling a bit of fomo seeing everyone's comments on how they can hear them lol
I read a little ahead in the novel. So I knew abt the guildmaster beforehand. Didn't expect him to look that good. Holy shit.
I'm happy I started this when like... maybe chapter 80 was out?? idk but I was really late to reading this. Can't even imagine putting up with this for years to get a shit ending. Is it shit? Yes? Did I expect anything more? Nope.
My thoughts when reading the final chapter:
"Tsk... I don't know what that doc sees in you" Me neither
"Be happy y'hear? You deserve it" No he does not
"You already make me feel so loved" How??? I haven't seem this guy do anything after you shanked how am I supposeed to know how he loves you??
"Or start was a bit rocky" A bit???
"So we both ended up hurting each other in ignorance" ????????????????????????????
This depends on who's saying the final mponologue (99% sure it i kim dan) If it was kim dan he needs to get a grip on reality and if it was jaekyung he needs to stop that copium being like he hurt me too ffs
In terms of torture and like.... being mean to their partner jaekyung is actually rather tame (if you would believe it) But this was popular a probably a lot of people's first time reading this genre. So while I do get the sentiment of being pissed off abt an ending I'm also kind of like "What did you expect??" Cuz there are very few stories who get this type of plot right, don't make the mc spineless and make the partner actually reflect and take time to themselves. (Would prefer if the mcs would get together in like... any manhwa/manga of this genre cuz what do u mean I'm living and and being chummy with the person who raped and psycologically tortured me multiple times. I can't even imagine a scenario like that)
Well anyways glad it's over. I've never tried BJ alex before but I might give it aa shot when I'm bored. Till then I'm just gonna go read something a bit more wholesome
I shed a tear reading the latest chapter... It's so cute but it's gonna hurt so bad when he leaves her. (I know they get reunited but it's still gonna hurt)
I love daiki the healthy rivalry dynamic between him and juhyeok is so cuteee. And it's so nice to see juhyeok smile and like.. actually have someone not look him for his secondary gender. But I'm too scared the creators are gonna make daiki want something or like be on the judges side or something. Kissing the brick before throwing it you know?? Well hope that isn't the case and he is actually a cutie