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it's Chaepali (author/writer) again... their stories usually have angst with various degree and a very distinct longing/melancholic feel to them. sometimes i like their work, sometimes i don't so let's see how this story is going to turn out. so far it did got me teared up over several details within it...

author is really trying to humanize finance bros huh lol. still i find it hard to believe that a well known firm like Andy's former one, where they occupy ~20 floors of a building in Manhattan, would accept a high school drop out as an intern because those firms are hella obsessed with prestige (unless Jio is someone's son? ah, nepotism ~ another business world's favorite). but hey that's just one among many unrealistic details in this story and it isn't that big of a deal anyway because this is yaoi not real life lol. i just hope this time they will actually use lube while having sex...

i feel like the author does know a thing or two about the finance world and silicon valley, but i'm not sure if their knowledge is very surface level or if they purposefully dumb down many details in this story because lbr a lot of the people reading this have not even graduated high school let alone going to college/actually having a job lol. i mean there are several small parts here that irk me to hell (the anal sex without lube... the oversimplication and idealized version of a startup... the silly portrayal of substance usage... etc) but overall it's a promising webtoon and yay for an asian top in an interracial relationship haha

ALSO! big thanks to the translator! you've been doing a great job!

aww glad eunbyul has his own happy ending. honestly i enjoyed his arc the most

i mean chapter 2 or whatever the story that starts from chapter 2 is off to a good start. also a shoutout to adderall lol this is my first time seeing it being mentioned in a webtoon lol. tho i dont think people in general would display their bottle of 'scripted med in an open display like that but hey this is a yaoi not real life lol

lol joshua is giving sakusa kiyoomi x harvey spector... lowkey think it'd be hotter if the relationship was between him and that other lawyer haha

i said this before in another manga by the same author but i just love love love how the author draws the character's blushing face

"You're really not cute!!!"Akutsu is still only an underclassman though he's got...

i am still patiently waiting

sundayjorge/Jiyeon has this really tender/soft style of story telling that's really *chief kiss* and it has been an ongoing theme in all of her work. Even in Momentum where there was tragedy and angst, she still managed to incorporate her own tenderness through and through. I hope she continues to do so with this, and so far she does not disappoint!

also idk if Jiyeon was behind the romanization for the characters' names but 백산 (Baek San - literally "white mountain") being romanized as Bexan and 아인 (Ah-In) as Ein was quite brilliant. also Leto's former name Diesel could be a nod to Jiyeon's love for motorsports. Momentum had an arc about racing/racers and Jiyeon herself is a fan of Jules Bianchi (google him and read that arc in Momentum and you'd have an "oh!" moment)

love stories that incorporate folklore elements in a modern setting like this one and Fate Makes No Mistake! and yeah both stories have "Deokkebi" in their name!

When Uta comes out as gay and confesses he wants to sleep with another man for once, his friend Ryou...

pretty impressive world building esp for a BL. i hope the author can keep their momentum going instead of being out of idea like some other authors whose stories started with a bang but ended in a whimper.

"I'm sorry I don't bear much resemblance - I love you."Yamada Torao commits suicide after the loss o...

Reread Mr Hatter triology and Zakk has been dropping hints about Sam-Nobu-Hal since the first volume! Their mind! The Speaker is honestly one of the greatest BLs I've ever read, the world building is insane for how short the series is. Anyone who has purchased the official English translation of Mr Hatter and The Speaker, can y'all chime in and rate how good the translation is in comparison to the fan translation here?

Matsui's the top dog in Sales who's so handsome he turns the heads of men and women alike....

this manga has 3 volumes and is still ongoing lol i wonder what's happening in the plot that still keeps the series going

i think there're quite a number of stories where the 2nd couple get a better writing/plot than the 1st couple. imo it's just the author becoming more familiar/confident with their creative process. some other authors are the opposite, where they started their 1st season/couple strong but then got lost in their own thoughts or got pressured by management to churn out chapters after chapters that the quality of their work decrease with time.

first of all, thanks to the translator for your hard work! your translation is excellent!

now on to the story. i think it has potential to be better, for example a deeper plot that examines the two characters and their feelings for each other more thoroughly or you know, since they're both alphas how about making them switch (can't believe i have never read a switch/seke alpha-alpha couple... when we have Like a Tidal Wave where an omega topping an alpha *chef kiss*). but for 12 chapters and the very nice art oh well i give it a 7/10. hopefully the author will comeback with a longer series in the future.