Ch 40 is cute but feels a little out of character. The blushing and the cutesy feeling Enzo shows doesn't feel earned at this particular point in the story imo. I like that Adrian is able to be more assertive as the bottom in this chapter tho
we've seen him blush many other times, especially when Rian does thing he doesn't expect him to (to be more specific, things that no one else would dare to, in a world where everyone respects him (Enzo) so much), so it doesn't feel out of character imo, just an expansion of the inner turmoil that someone as carefree as Rian makes him feel
I like condom, but he needs to take a chill pill. Heejae is slowly redeeming himself for me, but I don't trust him completely yet. His attitude toward Garam in these few chaps has been promising tho, but I think he is not out of tantrums to throw just yet. Seems like Garam is the only one who can handle him, so I hope they stick together
I wanted to like this as I had this in my to-read list for a while now, but the bottom was genuinely lowkey unbearable for me. He didn't charm me the same way like the top. The story felt a little all over the place, unfortunately. The artstyle is GOATED tho. Sad I couldn't enjoy it cuz I reaaally wanted to like this and thereotically I should, but...
Also wanna highlight that the bottom is very sexy in some panels, like excuse meeeee sir
Y'all say Enzo is a pretty top, but I find that both of them are pretty and hunky, like don't they have a similar build? It would be different if Enzo were twinkier tbh, then I can call him a stereotypical yaoi pretty top w big lashes. Uno also looks fab and pretty to me, even in the face. Also, I feel like a lot of the popular BL manhwa on the front page features pretty tops like 'The Pizza Delivery Man and The Gold Palace' 'Codename Anastasia' 'Red String Quest' etc. and I don't rlly see ppl asking them to switch there in the comments there, like ppl are fine with the pretty seme and buff uke dynamic if you look at the comments. So I think the reason Bad Apple attracts ppl who wanna see them either switch or prefer Uno as a bottom is because of the way ambiguous way the dynamic has been written. Ofc, some ppl think the dynamic is clear. But to some it ain't.
This is a very good explanation, but the point isn't that they're both hot... Enzo's the prettier one on any scale. It's also about the norm, that might be changing or not, but the norm isn't just a bunch of stories. It's all the covers that you look at with the twink-looking bottoms, which are practically some boring Shojos giving the woman's role to the smaller/prettier man.
I also like the ambiguous roles, as in anything could happen in their dynamic, but we (as the people who are against a verse at this point, lol) don't find it fitting the current flow. They might switch near the end of the story, but now it would just make no sense!







Shoutout to the minor side characters - they are all so entertaining to read! I particularly love Kathy. Her personality (and hair) have left an impression on me, even if she only pops in now and then lol