why is her crotch literally 4 squiggly lines also there’s so many tropes here jesus christ
i could be reading way too far into this, but i’d like to mention how the artists style grew and changed during the story, which is bound to happen with how long this story is, but also how the colors in the background shifted (i feel the color part was actually intentional though. the slight style change is just something that happens as an artist)
in the beginning of the story, the colors surrounding karlyle are much more dull and monotone, signifying the life he’s being forced to lead. there is no life to be found. we aren’t really seeing him live, we’re seeing him survive through this endless cycle. we’re watching him wait for his inevitable and loveless marriage. but at the end everything is vibrant. he’s found himself and the one he loves. he’s not just surviving, not even just living—he’s *thriving* it’s honestly beautiful watching the colors shift, and even during the intimate scenes as well! in the beginning they’re still somewhat dull as he’s viewing it as essentially a means to an end. but then the whole climax of the story happens, they’re now together and it’s colorful. there’s pops of color here and there, the hues and everything are just colorful. it’s amazing to see
towards the end when he’s essentially freed from the grasp of his grandfather and is able to love freely and live freely his world now seems bright and full of life. it’s somewhat subtle, but it really shows his character growth. i love it sm.
kieran deserves better tbh. love that guy
Icl kieran was the most human out of everyone even makoto
i love this story, and the art style as well. it’s all so wholesome—but as an artist and a reptile lover i just can’t get over how wonky the artist draws the snakes they look like thick worms rather than snakes. just one solid color and super thick, and the head is the same size as the rest of the body instead of being a little bigger. i just feel that with this story being centered around snakes, the artist would do a bit more research onto what they look like when they curl up, when they move, all of that stuff. because all of the snakes drawn in this seem very lazily drawn. like how a child would draw a snake. the artists style is 100% more suited for humanoids. not saying they should’ve drawn a hyper realistic snake, as it wouldn’t really fit the art style, but putting more effort into the more serious scenes showing his snake form would’ve probably been better instead of geumryang looking like a yellow worm everytime. now the more comedy based scenes? or chibi scenes? yeah that’s understandable, for scenes like that you wouldn’t want to put a shit ton of effort into the snake form there as it would look out of place. but the one where he’s rescuing taesun from the shaman, or curling up around him and the hatchlings, scenes similar to that where the mood is more serious is when a bit more effort should’ve been applied. still fucking love this tho.