Trust this author to illustrate the most scrumptious smut ever made
I finally understand what KBL authors meant when they describe the dicks as hideous.
oh boy but the knotting tho
"I think he genuinely cares for all of us" Oh boy did that piss me off
Just when I thought I finally understand the plot, it runs away from me. what the hell bro. I feel like Muni chasing after the young master right now, he's in front of me but out of my grasp. this is honestly peak, I look forward to how the story will finally be connected bcz right now I'm just confused
As a novel reader, don't drop this because it is so worth it. the worldbuilding(especially the Abyss) is absolutely amazing and the characters are loveable. I don't know about the manhwa but reading the novel made me feel like I was experiencing the abyss with them, so much so that I dreamt of it
I'm so invested in this it's insane. The young master is truly cruel, he didn't want Muni for who he was, so he sought to change him into the person he wants Muni to be and now they're in this situation. No wonder Giyun has so much aversion towards him, I'd also resent the person I loved if they led me to my death.
(I love the story tho lolol!! Sorry Giyun but I do want him to get you)
I just came back to continue reading this after a while and the newer style feels familiar somehow, do they have the same colorist as Passion ?
Reading this made me feel like I was reading my niece's chat with a friend
I know I have sadistic/dom tendencies but honestly, reading this I realized how nice it would be to also be spoiled by your partner. The fact that Al, despite being a dom, is also being spoiled by his sub warms my heart so much. There's a balance in their relationship which you don't often see in other dom/sub mangas. Usually it's just the sub receiving love passively, but here, the sub is so proactive that if they didn't have the dynamic of a dom/sub, he'd probably be the dominant one because he doesn't shy away from what he wants. I love their relationship, they're so adorable
Good relationship between ML and MC. The resolution to the conflict though, is the reason I'm giving this a 3/5 stars. The father was not remorseful at all despite being the cause of the two's suffering (to the point that even though Yoonsung tried to kill himself, he still kept it a secret. don't tell me he did it to protect Yoonsung because there's no evidence that would support that).
They (father and first son) threatened Hakyung with his family from the very first day, and used them as collateral to keep Hakyung on a leash. "Your mother or your lover? you pick." as if they didn't work him to the bone while withholding his payment. "You have a younger brother, right? be careful with your actions."
And then what? after all of those, we're supposed to just forget it because the father cried from the grandfather's video and the mother shouted at them in the end? They didn't even apologize to the one they hurt the most with their action (Hakyung and Yoonsung). They protected no one but themselves and you can't convince me otherwise. Selfish bastards.
In the novel Jeongwon didn't tell the other two not to film Haewoon, instead he just told Haewoon not to let others film him so that they'd be the only ones with the popular star in their video and they can win. For that whole week, Haewoon did his best to run away from the other cast members as much as possible (not even a glimpse of his hair can be seen from their video)
The other actor was planning to use Haewoon as content bcz y'know, he's popular, but bcz of Jeongwon, Haewoon literally avoided him like the plague and Changgi had no choice but to film the director instead LOL
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When is her daughter going to appear? as much as I love this, I can't help but feel off by the fact that the bio daughter is being left out of all of this. And also the fact that rn Gongja is about to steal the opportunity from that other child actor, especially since it didn't look like that child messed up the movie (he was even referred to as a rising star). That's the only thing I don't like about reincarnation/rebirth, when they take over what someone else worked hard for in another life. But that's just me
Aww they didn't complete the coffee challenge T^T (altho i get it bcz they have a limit to how much they can draw)
When the other two drank from their cup and made a face, Jeongwon was about to sip from his when Haewoon held his arm to stop him and say "Don't. I got the coffee." preventing Jeongwon from drinking something unpleasant, and everyone saw(β§β½β¦) it was heart fluttering in the novel lolol
"Make it brief." Well boy did he do just that
Novel here: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/strategic-mating-partner/
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If you're wondering if Haewon is a fan of Jeongwon's first movie, he was. Or at least he thought so but in reality he was just in love with him lololol (although he does know that Jeongwon is a good actor)
he thought what he felt for him was the feelings of a fan to his idol bcz he watched the movie and really liked Jeongwon's acting, and since this happened after he realized Jeongwon was a fan of his, he thought he must also be a fan. like "oh this shortness of breath and thumping of my heart when I see Jeongwon must be bcz I'm his fan!!" it's cute though
This is actually good if you're looking for something psychologically fucked up. The way Dan's thoughts spiral, when he was thinking "If I just let it have everything it wants, maybe it'll be fine" I almost cried. That's literally what most rape victims and victims of abuse think. If they just gave in maybe it'll be easier but it never is. (just like how Dan constantly feels the touch of Killian even though he isn't there) No amount of scrubbing yourself clean will really get that filth off of you and it's enough to feel helpless. The way he was slowly losing himself but believing that it was the right thing to sacrifice himself so that the monster wouldn't kill, yet smelling the stench of blood from Killian either way... could he be killing but not letting Dan know? or is it that Dan couldn't get the smell of blood out of his mind because he knows all of the killing happened because of him and his promise to the monster? (but the monster is called the monster for a reason. Dan was never to blame yet he's shouldering that burden because he knows there's no escape.)
Man when it showed Colin's dead body(even if it wasn't true) I shivered. If Dan had told anyone, they would've just been implicated. So suffering alone was probably for the better. Just like how victims of SA are unable to ask for help because the perpetrators usually threaten the lives of their loved ones. There is just no escaping, so it's better to let it happen to you than anyone else. At least that's what I believe he was thinking β( TοΉT )β
I wish there was a side story of the guy(who broke up w his bf (bcz of ppl