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This was on my Want To Read list for like the longest time and I was just waiting for it to be marked Complete but I guess, that's not happening. I'm glad I read it.

I can see the story as a critique on society. We're knowingly and unknowingly acting to our pre-determined roles prescribed to us by the systems in our society, and I felt the sense of freedom that I think the author was trying to communicate. Breaking free.

They designed such an elaborate background on which this piece of work is set on, and I consider that their attempt on reflecting our real society as it is. We get dealt cards/roles whereas the students find them. We fulfill those roles whether we want to or not, whether we intend to or not, and by the characters choosing to forfeit the game and making it impossible for the game to continue for everyone else, we are reminded that it's just a game. This is the thing that I think the author wanted to relay. Society might have predesribed roles upon us, but we have a choice whether to go along with it or not. We're not completely helpless, and finding a supportive community will help us with self-realization–our attempt to dismiss those predesribed roles and forge our own paths.

That was my take on the theme of the story. Would add to this later.

I have never read a guideverse story (I lied I think I might have read an incomplete one but I don't remember it so it didn't happen) and I'm so glad this is my first one! BUT also, I know I'm putting myself in a spot here because of how good it is that I'm afraid all the others wouldn't fare well to the standard that this one has set! (I also read it in one go just now so forgive me if I maybe excited)

I love this so much. It's so easy to read. It's relatable. And I would probably never say this anywhere else but I love the smut!!! It's so delicious! And I'm not saying that bc it's the full moon but the smut is palatable, meticulous, intentional. I love how careful they are going about it. Too often (and I'm generalizing heavy) smut in bl can feel mechanical, and even overused but I love that it's not the case here (yet).

I really love the dynamics between the characters, how, because of the nature of him as a person, Taegun can't help but spill all his beans to Eunsung (it's thanks to Eunsung's character essence too) and I find that so interesting because we've viewed Taegun from Eunsung lenses which means that we see him as guarded, as the one with the high walls, but ironically enough, by the end of the first season, we know more about Taegun than we do about Eunsung. I wanna give them both a hug.

Also, this is an 8am blubber so I'll keep it short but I really love Eunsung's backlash esp verbal diarrhea lmaooo

I'm really looking forward to season 2!!! I can't wait! <3

But "That's my bitch, only I can devour him" was so good to me idk

I thought it was finished that's why I read it only to find out it's still ongoing. I finished it in 2-3 days?? And there are currently 141 chapters which means I read double of what's uploaded here. Sigh it was a very long read I'm glad I went through that frustration in 2-3 days vs dragged out if I followed the translated updates. I'm still going to read tho. And I'm still rooting for my boy Minwoo outside of the love triangle!

There were times when I tried to read when it was ongoing and I would be put off by the comments complaining or by the trigger warnings. This time I read it in one go and I think it was the best way I could have gone about reading this.

It took me reading the whole thing to realize that the title wasn't just talking about Sooyoung. It was referring to Minhyuk and Taeseung as well. There was that panel after Minhyuk almost killed Taeseung but didn't, and Taeseung and Sooyoung walked off together, Taeseung leaning on Sooyoung even though Sooyoung is the cripple. It occurred to me then. "Ah, this is where it was all leading to."

It was by then, that the main characters could now "walk" or in other words, move on. Minhyuk was stuck on his hatred for the Dragon gang leader and made protecting Sooyoung his sole purpose. Once he realized that Sooyoung and Taeseung weren't parallels of his sister and the dragon, then he could move on. Moving on for him meant stopping, leaving Sooyoung's side as a protective figure.

Moving on for Taeseung meant getting over the fear of proximity. He loved Sooyoung to the point of orchestrating the whole ordeal so that the ending would be Sooyoung moving on with his life without himself in it. Honestly, what could be more selfless than wishing happiness on the person you love while fully knowing you won't be a part of it? I think there was also the idea that Taeseung felt undeserving to be by Sooyoung's side. The nature of him as a person meant danger itself to Sooyoung. Which is why he made all the necessary arrangements to make sure it won't be the case anymore.

Moving on for taeseung also meant that he would finally express his feelings as they were. Man has been in love with Sooyoung from the moment he laid his eyes on him. We've seen Taeseung putting in the effort to make amends.

Lastly, Moving on for Sooyoung meant walking, literally. There was a feeling of being stuck, of waiting on the other person's decisions and not being the one on the lead. He had a lot of realizations through Hansung. There was no need for him to wait to be saved (note how taeseung was always the one coming to Sooyoung's rescue but at the end, sooyoung was the one who saved taeseung from minhyuk?) or heal. He learned to initiate decisions, that he may be weak physically with one limping leg, but that didn't mean he couldn't take charge. Sooyoung running to taeseung's rescue without his crutch was the ultimate visualization of this, imo. Sooyoung making the decision to go to taeseung shows his intention to clarify all the confusion regarding his complicated feelings for taeseung.

Iirc, even before taeseung had ever touched sooyoung, sooyoung had always felt tenderness from taeseung. The only reason that could be, is bc Taeseung had always reflected that tenderness, even though it had been hidden at times.

I want to expound on Sooyoung's feelings but I don't have the words right now. So maybe later.

The "crippledness" represented by these characters can simply be put as brokenness. They were all broken one way or another, wounded by their childhood and their circumstances. But that didn't mean there is no healing, or moving on. I think at the end of the day, this is the message that the author wanted to relay, that we can all heal...we can all "walk".

And as a sidenote, there is no universe in which rape can ever be excused. However, please don't expect that a manhwa dealing with drugs and violence will be "morally correct". Honestly, just take it as the fictional work that it is and go. There's a reason why fictional works with such heavy themes have a disclaimer saying reader's discretion is advised.

I don't know how I will rate this yet as I haven't concluded my thoughts on it but I would definitely read it again!

I love them

@ god

I thought it was the dad from the last chapter and I read this with my eyes half closed assuming so. What a surprise lol it kinda woke me up

For myself. Please. And thank you.

Completely ignoring the rape, there's something naive about this. Yah they're in prison, these people most probably have done something to be there, but room #2 gives off found family vibes??? I could be wrong since it's this early but aren't the dynamics between gray hair and long hair somehow cute? Big shy introverted guy under the protection of the most feared guy in the area. Fearless newcomer leads big shy guy, but both of them follow long hair's word.

Even in the dialogue and the way they speak there's something youthful and even warm(???) sometimes. Idk if I'm the weird one for interpreting it this way but I find it impressive the author got to pull that off despite such a brusque/harsh background of the story.