Gold Mine's Favorite

Someone said this and I wholeheartedly agree: Cirrus broke down in front of the class is really heartbreaking. Skylar is literally his whole world. I'm glad they made up fast thanks to how transparent Cirrus is about his feelings and what he wants.

What more could he ask for other than Skylar’s attention and love? Bro faked his personality almost his whole life, only to break down in front of his first love. And knowing how possessive he is already due to the lack of attention and love in his childhood, I expected this to happen.

I just hope they communicate more and Skylar opens up one day so they don’t feel as distant anymore, and Cirrus will finally know that he is loved and Skylar hid their relationship because of his trauma and not because he hates him.

This is why I can’t hate any of them. Yes Skylar beat the fuck out of Cirrus, but he’s redeemable. He’s had anger and physical violence issues even before this, so I expected it. And we all saw Cirrus’s insecurities boiling out of the pan, I expected him to go cuckoo too.

And I’m so glad Cirrus apologized FIRST. Because he started this shit although Skylar didn’t help by beating him and being distant before this. They are only teens after all.

Happy birthday to the most majestic, adorable, cute, moist, steamy, hot, glowing, silkiest, cunty, boss bitch, slaying, malewife, depressing, loser, spoiled, pretty princes in all of manwhua history. As I shall lie in my deathbed, my warm, cozy flashback at life will come to the same ends: “Gyat dayum, who’s that fine ass boy!!!”
You will forever have a special place in my heart, even if Skylar leaves you (he wont and they will grow old together), or if candy ends up passing and you happen to shed a couple tears, you’ll still SERVE I don’t get how that HACSLB boy isn’t constantly harassed at school, cuz if I saw that MAN i would've gone FERAL
anyway happy birthday to my pookie wookie dookie circir baek even if you do something stupid to yourself during the dongsik arc ill forever defend you

Read the russian raws up til chapter 19,,, APOLO IS IN LOVE IN LOVE. They kissed and everything

How is this the season 3 finale chapter?!

My only solace is going back to the reddit spoiler post again and again and again, when I desperately need to see some progress ( T﹏T )

I'm just copy pasting from reddit. It is only a short summarised spoiler of the most important scenes from the last volume of the novel :

The last volume of the novel revolves around Baek's potential overseas transfer. But my favorite part is this: He visits Seo at his place, hands him a rash guard as a gift (they both made a promise to go surfing some time) and reveals he might have to leave soon. He tells Seo that whether he wants to be lovers or remain as coworkers is up to Seo and that he shouldn't worry about the confession. They part ways. Seo thinks to himself he should've chased after Baek and kissed him that instant but that "it isn't some kind of movie". However he starts to realize his feelings after remembering all of their time together + reading all of Baek's silly text messages and breaks down. As he rushes to the elevator, he runs into Baek, and cries. "The one who makes me cry over stupid messages...the one who makes me irrational. A shameless foe who ruins all my plans. I was mistaken. We are in a cheap movie. Meeting Baek Youngchan is the most wonderful thing I have ever experienced in my life. I had to admit it now. I like him just as much as I want to kill him" he thinks to himself, as he pleads with Baek not to leave, and confesses. They kiss and have what Seo describes as the "most passionate and intimate sex he's had". <3 The next few chapters revolve around their relationship and it's also quite long so I'll leave it at this for now.

I thought Momo and Manji would just lead the quiet life, but no, seems they're the gay couple of the century.

wtf is with this translation? It's like the translator was high on dictionary fumes and drunk on grandma's old idioms. "Regular schmegular"? "You really saved my bacon"? My drunk 3 AM messages are more straightforward than this. What's next, "you buttered my biscuit"? Get it together, translator-bot!

I think people are being too harsh on the uke while excusing the seme.
Yes what the uke did was fucked up in the past but the seme was not a saint either in the past, he followed the uke around like a creep and thought he was better than the other men lusting after him just because he felt ''sorry'' for him. I mean this story feels like a gay incel fantasy ''oh the hot guy didn't want me well now im hot and will get revenge on him''
People calling the uke a ''slut/whore'' kinda leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
The art was amazing though, the plot not so much.

the lesbians always die first

Here you can read chapters 54 and 55
https://yoptics.tumblr.com/

Who the fuck kidnap someone so they could work for them?????!!!!!!
LIKE THE FUCK??
why no one kidnapping my unemployed ass??? I really could use some kidnapping for a job in this economy

he's literally about to explode in every chapter because of his libido but he still doesn't force himself on the bottom!!!! be like him!!!!



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anyways, its just so funny to me how manga/manhwas when in pov of the top, is always just them head over heels for the bottom trying not to jump on them on every minute. its nice, i need more stories written in the pov of the tops.

people in these comments both need to understand this is a nuanced topic. That said, I support sex workers because they are people and because they are human beings who deserve to feel safe no matter what their job is. It's not our fault that men have created a lucrative market out of objectifying ourselves, but I don't think it's an occupation that we should desire to push on to newer generations. in this plot we don't know if the uke actually chose this profession slash side hustle on their own with a healthy mentality or if they were groomed into it like other stories. It is important everyone approaches a situation with an open mind especially since we only have one chapter out but also be mindful and do some research before you go advocating as if it is empowering. Social media has also influenced many young women into thinking this profession is peak empowerment when in reality for most cases sadly prostitution normalizes the commodification of women/men and if you do your research theres a long list of resources on how the porn industry affects women, LGBT+ and POC - including testimonies from MANY women who were previously in the porn industry. In my country thousands of girls go missing every month and these unsolved cases are led to believe many of these missing young people are being trafficked. The percentage of people who actually are mentally healthy and want to do this is extremely small

So I know it's generally said not to judge a book by it's cover (or manga in this case). But everytime I've seen a GL's manga with 3 people on the cover, the person behind the main character never ends up with them. It's always the person the main character is facing. Also saw someone said people don't know the difference between love triangles and love interests. So I think the love interest comment makes the most sense in terms of this trend I've been seeing. In the beginning though I always thought it was love triangle because how some stories start off and I always wondered who they would end up with, but sure enough by the end, it always ended up where the person in the back was never anything serious. Either simply a good friend who had a crush, or just a love interest that didn't build much of a spark as opposed to the person they are staring at. Maybe it's all just nonsense on my part lol but sorry for the long response.

Who's who: groups & characters in the story –
Group:

The Mercifuls- a powerful gang that deals internationally in drugs (crystal meth) and weapons. Currently the top gang in the New York City (NYC) area

Royal Roader: an automobile-themed casino. Also used to launder money (hide the origins of money gained illegally- in this case, cash gotten through drug deals). Owned by Ross Trautvein

Mass- a computer-savvy money laundering gang. All members but one were killed during a drug transaction between The Mercifuls and Ross Trautvein. The lone survivor and the one who killed his fellow gang members was Gren Heims, former foster-brother to Shingun Moon. The cash they were transporting went missing. Later, it was revealed that CIA operatives confiscated the money before police arrived on-scene

Lump Spark: an automotive service center. The CIA used the shop as bait to draw in the owner of Royal Roader. Jake Gillan helped Shin get his job there

CIA: Central Intelligence Agency- a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations [Wikipedia]

Translation of the above bullshit definition of the CIA: a spy agency that will do pretty much anything drastic if they feel something threatens the security of the US

NYPD: New York Police Department. A fine law enforcement institution with several corrupt members being paid-off by the Mercifuls, Ross Trautvein, AND the CIA. This is what happens when politicians cut budgets

Unnamed motorcycle gang: a rival gang that was attacked and had members killed by the Mercifuls. Led by man named Mateo

The Calvin Skylars: another rival gang. Not much info on them yet, but The Mercifuls are their enemy

Costco: fifth largest retailer in the world. A good place to buy personal hygiene products, slippers, and lubricant in bulk. Also known for giving out free samples, though Shin and Jake only got samples of each other


Characters:

Shingun "Shin" Moon- orphaned and brought up in the foster care system. His drug-addicted foster-parents scammed the system to get payments for fostering children, but neglected and abused the kids. Shin later turned an interest in cars into well-paying job, but his ex-boyfriend had him arrested and then black-balled from the automotive industry. This left him unable to get employment and led to him being back out on the streets, hustling for money. That is how he met Jake- he tried to hustle him

Jake "Jay" Giilan- a high level member of The Mercifuls, but he is also an undercover CIA agent working secretly to take down gangs and to root out corrupt government officials. He is known as a cold-blooded killer, but he only kills members of gangs as part of the CIA’s mission to eliminate them. Jake's assignment is to infiltrate and provoke gangs into taking each other out. Shin currently doesn't know that Jake is a spy

Benille- Mercifuls underboss, he also has a side fashion business and dresses flashy. He is higher level than Jake in the gang. Jake’s strategies that put The Mercifuls on top and his willingness to kill without hesitation is why he is trusted by Benille. Recently, Benille noticed Jake acting suspiciously out of character (appearing in a soiled shirt, being late when he is NEVER late, etc.) and gave him a not-so-subtle warning. He may not look like it, but Benille is extremely dangerous

Ross Trautvein- spoiled son of a wealthy politician and owner of Royal Roader. He is also a major drug dealer, with clients in high level positions- one of them being Senator Connor. He is also bribing government officials along with members of the NYPD to help cover up his illegal activities

Harry Wilde: front man for the Royal Roader. A pervert who has a thing for dark-haired men. Both Shin and Bukovitz shudder whenever Harry-- on second thought, let's just forget about Harry

Caesar- also a CIA agent, working undercover as a mechanic at Lump Spark. She reports on any activity involving Ross Trautvein. Jake is also using her to keep tabs on Shin, but her genuine concern over Shin's well-being bothers Jake, who feels she is getting a little too close to Shin

Izmel- a bearded man with a forehead scar, he's another CIA agent who is also working undercover as a member of The Mercifuls. He appears to have the position of being one of Benille’s bodyguards, so he is able to gather valuable information on the gang

Rolfe- CIA Director. She is Jake, Caesar, and Izmel’s boss

Gren Heims- Shin’s former foster-brother. As foster children, he and Shin were used as drug runners for small gangs (passing drugs and bringing back payment). Gren found gang life attractive and unlike Shin, he embraced it, becoming addicted to drugs. He’s flitted between gangs, most of them violent, and has done jail-time for blackmail and robbery. Like Jake, Gren is a cold-blooded killer. Unlike Jake, he kills to benefit himself. Gang-life environment and drug use has profoundly damaged Gren both mentally and physically

Liam- owner of Lump Spark. Loves money and free donuts. Has no clue the CIA is using his shop for their operations

Oren- Lump Spark mechanic. His physical appearance reminds Shin of Gren

Bukovitz- Lump Spark mechanic. Bearded, huge and intimidating, Shin thought he was a Merciful gang member at first. A gentle man who loves dogs and elephants

Hosung- one of Shin’s friends, he’s a butcher and resident of Chinatown in NYC. He’s also an informant for the NYPD and has a circle of hacker friends. Shin did something to save his life once, so feels he needs to pay Shin back a “long time”. He is currently helping Shin find out who and what Jake really is

Mateo- Leader of the unnamed motorcycle gang. His brother was killed in a past attack by The Mercifuls, but in some deal unbeknownst to The Mercifuls, Jake spared the life of his brother’s son, so Mateo owed a debt to Jake. Jake used the debt to have motorcycle gang arrange a drug transaction with Ross Trautvein, whose reputation as a dealer is now in shreds. Mateo’s gang intends to get their revenge on The Mercifuls, but they aren’t strong enough to pull it off alone. If they combine their forces with Ross Trautvein and another gang called the Calvin Skylars, they’ll have an even chance of winning. Jake is doing what he can to bring that gang war on

Senator Connor- faceless (so far) politician who has illegal dealings with Ross Trautvein and is now a new target for the CIA

Austin Mel- Shin's ex-boyfriend, who had Shin arrested for assault. Shin punched Austin for trying to force him into doing a sex act he didn't want to do. He's a backstory character and if he knows what's good for him, he'll stay that way

Hot Dog Man- always seen holding a hot dog in front of his open-wide mouth, but never seen actually eating it. Possibly searching for bigger hot dog