I kinda dislike the “influencer personality” with a burning passion, but I wanted to read this anyway to challenge myself in a way.
This work won, it’s hella cute and the characters are pretty likable, even if they would probably piss me off in real life, lol
Hot take, but I actually really like works that queerbait or stay in that very grey area with its characters. I find it fascinating since it’s essentially exploring a relationship not bound by common labels, so things are a little more unpredictable. But this is assuming the author isn’t being weird about it and also just having fun with their characters.
If I want romance, I’ll go read romance. There’s no need for me to project what I think the author should be doing with their own work. Granted, it’s also very funny to see people jokingly saying “just bone already.” I understand that, too.
A refreshing take. I honestly agree. I've seen people fight over being baited even in slow romance mangas.
Its deffo not queer bait, just a yaoi/bl with plot heavy focus!!! They just have too much going on to really think about romance i think
Agreed, people need to realise that some stories don't need any physical touching, their love for each other is just that strong it doesn't need showing (like Banana fish)
Indeed! I always get reminded of Banana Fish in such situations.
Yes yes yes, exactly!!!
The pacing can be excused because it’s overall so short, but man.
I can’t get over the fact they waited 7 years for each other after like… hanging out for maybe a month in school. Also the wonky dialogue unfortunately really exaggerated their lack of chemistry somehow.
The fuck is that cover? lmao
“Don’t mind me, just on my way to my office job with my brand new Man Briefcase. My Mancase, if you will.”
Damn, this one was actually as good as I remember it. I almost teared up a second time.
Ever since I noticed that the sex scenes just repeat the same pattern over and over, I laugh every damn time. The start of chapter 48 is a great example;
Ahjussi says something sadistic > Yuan goes along with it > it cuts to his face slightly blushing with furrowed eyebrows and sighing over him > repeat.
At least the plot’s picking back up again.
For those who may not know, the dream in chapter 171 is likely a reference to a story in Japanese folklore centred around two deities, Orihime and Hikoboshi, who were two lovers trapped on the opposite side of the Milky Way and could only meet once a year. (You can look up Tanabata festival for more information on it.)
That folklore story was getting mixed up into the song they fell asleep to, hence the zebra, lol
I remember picking this up just before The Great Purge and didn’t even bother coming back to it afterwards. But now that I’ve read it again and properly finished it, I enjoyed it a lot more than back then. It’s perfect by no means, but it’s rather fun.
I’ve never seen the phrase “by no means perfect” framed that way before. It’s interesting and more stylized, cool.