Ilay smiling highkey made my day. Also wtf xinlus twink death needs to be studied
We asked for a “Jaekyung on his knees crying, yearning” because apparently that's what he needed to do to redeem himself. And there it is
That stabbing plot was so cheap dude we went through a hundred plus chapters for this sht? Cant they be happy for once lol
It's almost a hundred chap and we're always getting angst, are we suprised at this point?
I get the fact that Jaekyung's got anger issues that he can't instantly remove but for the sake of the story's progress, don't you all think it's redundant? Going around and around until we reach the 100th chapter where most BLs would end. Yeah! We are given, again, Jaekyung's issues like it wasn't the most obvious thing ever. There definitely are flaws in terms of the story's pacing that just wastes not only the reader's time and efforts but the author's as well (and I dont want to hear anyone telling me I should be grateful cause I get to read this for free). If there's something about me, it's the fact that I don't like sitting around for hours long seeing a character deal with his issues 90% of the whole story as if it was mine, similar to my own life's timeline.
I just think that it is still possible to show Jaekyung's complexity as a character and a person with fewer chapters, eliminating all of the redundancies. That way, we can also provide focus to the main character's romantic journey because that part is indeed, very LACKING
Such an interesting read, as someone who's a fan of top redemption arcs! I'm simple, I'm a sucker for stories that pain my heart... And this was another one that did the job.
! Spoiler ! My comments
I did ask myself, “what if this was set in Ido's perspective?” It's interesting to be set in a pace of everything Sejin is currently going through—especially with the mystery surrounding Ido's strange behavior and uncovering it. However, I wanted to see how much these has affected Ido himself, particularly in the present. Just how intense really was his regret for all that has happened in their past? What went through his mind when he saw a perfectly fine Sejin in front of him greeting him “welcome home”? How enraged did he feel when he got a call from Mr. Lee that something might've gone wrong with Sejin and Ijung? So many questions unanswered because we didn't get anything from Ido's perspective—not even internal dialogues...
It's not the dialogues alone that would suffice. I noticed that both Sejin and Ido had stiff facial expressions. While I get people being able to perfectly control their emotions, it's not like we can't use micro-expressions for communications. I'd love to see a flushed ear or cheek from Sejin whenever he feels embarrassed or flustered with the way Ido acts sometimes. Or even a slight blush from Ido whenever they're having sex. If Ido truly does not feel he has the right to be forgiven by Sejin, his eyebrow should've been more arched and his eye more sorrowful whenever he feels frustrated/regretful that Sejin is delighted to Ido's presence. This is really not much of a feedback, but it's nice laying down my thoughts on how this could've been more gut-wrenching and tearful and devastating for my heart.
Would definitely reread!!!
Recommendation for same trope
- Painter Behind the Curtain (Absolute KING of redemption arcs)
Yeah we know this formula bro