I love Checkmate and Lee Soohyun more than myself and god. Checkmate isn't just a yaoi manhwa, it's a confession, a love letter— a beautifully presented one.
When boredom threatens to take over my mind, i surrender to Checkmate.
When sadness makes my heart ache, i don't break down, i read Checkmate.
When adrenaline rushes to my vein, and it has nowhere to go, i offer it all to Checkmate.
Lonely? Checkmate.
Anxious? Checkmate.
My lover of 7 months and best friend of 2 years leaves me? I turn to Checkmate.
People betray you, they leave, they die. Checkmate stays with you, forever.
All the roads lead to Checkmate.
WE love Checkmate, it's the definition of perfection itself. It is a beauty, a masterpiece, carved on paper. Pain, horror, despair and beauty, it's so perfect that it's almost a shame.
For the unloved, Checkmate is love.
For the broken, Checkmate is healing.
For the blind, Checkmate is vision.
For the starved, Checkmate is a buffet.
I am devoted to it,
Blinded by its beauty.
Checkmate is love and hatred.
Cold and hot.
Life and death.
We love Checkmate,
We worship Checkmate,
We are nothing without Checkmate.
Don't say it's just a story, cause it's NOT. Checkmate is life, water, oxygen, soil, fire and the sun itself. It's life changing.
Back when it released, and i first laid my eye onto it, it changed me as a person. I was reborn after seeing the cursed beauty of Checkmate. It handed me everything people failed to give me.
Everything about Checkmate is perfection. The muted art style, the main character that is driven with nothing but hate, the unhidden shame, the blatant disrespect, the vibes. It was written with blood, tears and pain. EVERYTHING is perfect. (With the sole exception of chapters 6-7)
Checkmate wrapped up quietly, it was great, but my greed seeks for more.
However, even if Checkmate ended, i'll still love it and support the creator endlessly.
Even if it ruins me—
Even if it destroys me.
Because what am i without Checkmate?
Funfact: an average person will take 1m and 23s to read all of this.
Read Checkmate (TAN).
Author: TAN
Release date: 2022
Genres: Yaoi, mature, adult, drama, psychological, crime
Summary: When he was just a student, Soohyun, ranked second, felt envious of the perfect Eunsung. Although he tried catching Eunsung, his soul aflame with passion, it wasn’t enough, and he lost all his motivation upon graduation.
As time passed, Soohyun forgot everything. However, when he saw Eunsung collapse for the first time, he felt extreme pleasure. With his obsession for Eunsung rekindling, he has a desire to see him fall even further in-front of him...
whats that bl manhwa that the uke turns into a cat and the seme adopts it but had no idea its the uke and the uke wants to breed the seme?