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"But the guy I like should be that one!"Having moved to Tokyo from the countryside, the ga...

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that i know this used to be rated 9.0 because ppl didnt like what hase did to nadaguchi. damn the toxic yaois these days really lowered the bar

i still love this sm

naw they gay

love can be born from ambiguity; ambiguity is a plausible signal of love. that is just how some relationships start, or continue to be. perhaps it feels uncomfortable because it is unconventional, but its very real (and realistic). and that does not make it them any less devoted. in this case i think the ambiguity comes from a few different types of love (romantic, sexual and familial) blending together

i actually do think touma fell for sen. the author makes a point in showing this in a 'cinematic', show not tell way. he wants sen's attention (even back then sen was on touma's mind), admires how he puts himself forward, and wishes to protect his innocence despite not half-disliking it. and most importantly, started seeing sen as part of his family. his words come off as sharp, which may seem dismissive until u realise hes saying it for (what he think is) sen's good.

of course i too wish this is further explored! feels like some character points are not explored enough (for example, sen's music career) and at this point it feels like a semicolon

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i mainly read boring stuff and these are my thoughts
i think that there 2 main things that this story does well.

1. the relationship
in the first part, before the reveal of who VX is, it does a pretty good job in highlighting the relationship between VX and L. more specifically, it contrasts against the relationship between kang and yiyeon. in doing so, it explores kang as a character and the reason why he is running away. i think this reason is actually very relatable. additionally this builds up to the later part where L has to reconcile these 2 relationships.

the second part of the story answers the question: how much will you do for the one you love? how far will you go and to what extent is it justified? when does your actions stop being justifiable? and this is done using L and VX's relationship versus the antagonists. this exploration brings another layer to L and VX's relationship.

however, it being a korean written manhwa, it does have some tropes like pulling the love interest away forcefully. personally didnt really appreciate these but the rs is otherwise healthy

2. kang as a multifaceted character. he has some aura moments and other moments where he acted dumb. the moments where he gets rly fired up in a mission contrasts with his usual rational self. this is actually my favourite aspect of the story. u see this especially in VX's perspective. i also really appreciated how kang fell in love with yiyeon outside of their roles, because it makes the attraction feel genuine, not merely situational.

so then is this story boring? the plot is easy to follow but the context is quite unique for a BL. you do see the relationship themes in many BLs, which may be the reason why people find it boring. that doesnt mean its not worth reading. i think this story shines more in character exploration, but this does not mean that its relationship exploration is lacking. the art improves (i found yiyeon's hair really flat in the beginning) the side characters are also quite endearing

plot: 4/5
characters: 4.5/5
relationship: 4/5
flow: 3.5/5
art: 4.5/5
total: 4.1/5

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