Author confirms that next season will be more intense and more ruthless degradation...RIP Yeonwu, you're going to get more hell and torture by both Rosa and the mom
Am I also the only one who's incredibly wary of the mom?? She just gives me hella uncomfy vibes
I just know Aira's ass was squealing on the inside when the barber called Okarun her boyfriend. Homegirl didn't even deny it. She's definitely going to start calling him her boyfriend from now on. Oh god
That ending was so shit. What do you mean FL and ML didn't talk to each other for a long time because of a misunderstanding? Isn't ML supposed to be smart, he never once thought that maybe he may have given her the wrong address? Or something has gone wrong with the mailing? Like hello?? If my boyfriend went AWOL, I'd be deathly worried and will do everything I can to make sure I heard back from him. ML pretty much just acted like he had no brain and couldn't do anything about a situation that could've very well have been fixed so easily.
Don't even get me started on him entertaining the other girl - he even admits that he was swayed by her, that she's his type, even when he rejected her, he says "I can't accept your feelings YET" He 100% would've dated her had FL not shown up. Smh. The reunion between FL and ML was so rushed too, the author pretty much gave up on this and just felt like they wanted to end it. Such a shame because this was actually a really good read until the end. We don't even get side stories?? No updates on their friends??? Augh.
I get that he has his own reasons and he's likely doing this for his own children's sake, but my god, I can't fathom the idea of abandoning your own kids and on top of that, even starting a new family and life without them? The way that he never even intended for his daughter to meet his sons..just cruel.
He makes the point to the grandpa, that one day he'll realize that he's right - that he's made the right choice. But I wonder if these words will end up biting him back? Does he even know about Chirae's condition?
Side note, shout out to the grandpa for stepping up and taking care of the boys.
I'm sorry, but the author fumbled with this arc. From the break up to the resolution - everything was just rushed. Don't even get me started with the author using doomed yaoi to try to save this, but not even that can hide how shallowly rushed this was written lol.
I really hate the direction the author went with Yuu's character. She could've just stayed as the platonic friend, but the author just had to go there and make her fall in love with Maki. I understand wanting to create drama and tension, but this just wasn't it. What's worse is that this whole arc made up a majority of the story (her feelings start growing from Volume 4, until it's confronted in Volume 7 and officially closed on Volume 8) - it literally felt like Yuu had become the main character, and even in volume 8, the author focused more on Yuu's perspective than Umi, who is the female lead.
The only good thing is that Maki doesn't at all waver - he remains solid in his feelings for Umi. And their relationship only gets stronger. But this doesn't make the entire arc any less annoying to read, and what makes it more frustrating is how most of the characters just kind of coddled Yuu? She's the main character, the "sun" in their eyes, and so hence, she can never do wrong in their eyes. Umi, especially, just entertains Yuu with all this. She of course, let's out her real thoughts, frustrations and feelings about it but in the end, Umi caters to Yuu's feelings and let's her do whatever she wants so Yuu is allowed to experience her first love. Umi even came up with the stupid idea of having Maki and Yuu go on a date together, which in the end became a triple date because Yuu wanted the date to be with herself, Maki and Umi. I just...I'm baffled at this. I don't even know why this was entertained by any of the characters? Then at the date, at Yuu's request, she and Maki go on the ferris wheel alone together while Umi just waits for them alone. Yuu then confesses and gets quickly rejected by Maki. You would think it ends there right?...
Well, NO, because we move on to volume 8 where yet again, we're focusing on Yuu's lingering feelings for Maki. They go on a school trip, and just as Maki and Umi are about to go on their date, Yuu interrupts and asks to have a few minutes to talk with Maki alone. The characters, of course, don't know how to say NO to her so Maki goes to have a talk with her, while his own girlfriend waits by herself. During this talk, Yuu AGAIN tries to shoot her shot and asks the golden question "If you had met me first before Umi, would you have dated me?" Maki, of course, rejects this. But what bothers me about this is that Yuu's ALREADY been rejected and at this point, she's well aware of how serious Maki and Umi are (they exchanged promise rings to which Yuu has seen and is aware of), and yet Yuu still can't help herself. This is her own best friend's BOYFRIEND, by the way. She's ASKING her own best friend's boyfriend, had things gone differently would he have looked her way instead of Umi. I'm sorry, no matter how wholesome the author tries to make this out to be, this is straight disrespectful of Yuu to do especially when Umi has been nothing but been over-caring for her feelings.
I'm just not a big fan of unnecessary second leads and pushing the whole "I MUST confess so I can move on with my life", and it's unfortunate that the author used this exact trope with their story. Sorry for the long rant, but I LOVE this manga and I especially loved that there were no love triangles or second leads that suddenly grow feelings for the main leads. So, it's sad to read the LN to find out that they've gone with this direction. I'm hoping the manga changes this but I doubt it.
I feel sad for the detective's wife. Also, looks like the detective almost lacks in empathy - as he said, he doesn't feel anything for the baby they've lost and even feels bothered by his wife's depressive state, rather than feeling sadness for her AND him. Though, this does confirm that the connection between the detective and FL will be tied to his wife.
An interesting point is that it looks like his wife may have been murdered? Given by the phone call, looks like she was being followed in the street leading to a car crash. I wonder who "the man" was, and it's likely that the detective will find this out and perhaps, the man may also have a tie to Jaeyun's current murder case? I think this is intentional on the author's part. And maybe that's why the detective feels remiscent of his wife whenever he sees FL. Whatever is tying the wife and FL together may be related to whoever "the man" is.
I'm sorry to the artist, but this one truly has the bad case of same face syndrome. All the characters look the same, I'm getting confused on who's who
FL is quite literally the epitome of self-sabotage. It's clear that she only heard half of that conversation, but she decides to doom over it completely. She doesn't even TRY to clear this up with ML nor doesn't even explain why exactly she's upset or what she's insecure about. And when ML shows up, she doubles down, lashes out at him, doesn't let him talk then ends things one-sidedly. FL is letting her insecurities take over, she's twisting ML's words and actions, ultimately sabotaging this good "relationship" she has. I know they're young, but seeing characters act like this makes me want to pull my hair every time.
That detective definitely dropped his wallet on purpose so he can have an excuse to see FL again. The author is intentionally creating some sort of progression between the two, but I don't think it will go romantically though.
I personally think the detective will be her saving grace, IF the plot twist is that FL isn't the actual murderer. Right now, the relationship between FL and ML is deteriorating. ML is already convinced she's the murderer and is also becoming uncomfortably possessive of her. FL, in turn, is feeling incredibly suffocated by ML. We're always seeing doubts from both ends whether this marriage is right for them. I think, were nearing the inevitable end of this relationship. ML might even testify against her - his condition right now seems very unstable and weak, I can see him going against her. With no one on her side, the detective will be her only solace.
I believe the detective has a wife who passed away. FL reminds him of his wife, and because of this connection, I think the detective will help FL. As he investigates further, he'll probably find evidence that FL is innocent. I'm thinking Jaeyun's politician father is the real culprit to the murder. FL will be framed of the murder which is why we see her in jail at the start. But I think the story will continue further, with the detective fully solving the case and proving FL's innocence. Story will end with her out of prison, no longer with ML, and will start anew.
I read this all in one sitting, and somehow it just left me feel empty? We have various couples shown throughout the story but for some reason, I couldn't really feel the love between any of them? I did like the different dynamics and each character has their own flaws, insecurities - none of them are perfect beings. It's great and all, but again, the romance just felt lackluster. Not just the main couple, but all the side couples too. It's like the author just decided to put them together and called it a day lol
I agree with the other comments though, Mame needed to get out of that town. I get what the author's trying to do - showing that Mame and Sou are tied by fate, that no matter how much Mame tries to move on, she'll find herself drawn back to him....but so much of their "fate" is because they stayed in close proximity with each other. Even when she moved away, she was still in close distance to him lol I wished the author had given Mame more - more exposure to life outside of that town, meet more people, make new friends, date others.
This is the second time that FL and detective have gotten in close proximity with each other The author is definitely setting something up between the two. Given the ring on his finger and him pondering if he's met the FL before, she likely reminds him of his wife? Just not sure if his wife is still alive or not ..
I'm thinking the detective will get closer with FL and possibly develops some affection or some sense of nostalgia(?) for her because of memories of his wife? FL will get framed for the murder, gets arrested but detective will be the one who will try to prove her innocence.
I'm thinking maybe Mr. Shin did something to his wife which caused her to be in a coma? Perhaps, upon finding out she cheated, he tried to drown her in rage almost killing her..
Maybe the "Alter Ego" or "Clone" title refers to Mr. Shin? He may have a more dark and dangerous side than what we expect.
Also anyone peep the small moment between the detective and FL, when he was sitting in her car and FL leans over to reach for the handle?The way he was looking at her lol I know he's suspicious of her, but the way the author drew that scene made it seem like the detective was checking her out low-key. Yikes.
I have a feeling that FL probably asked her brother for help. I don't think she intentionally wanted to kill Jaeyun, but maybe just wanted to roughen him up a bit so he can give up the videos. FL's brother probably took it to the next level and in the end, killed him. FL takes the fall for this, hence, why she's in jail at the beginning.
I think the plot would be too obvious if FL directly killed him. The other plot twist would be that ML was actually the one who killed him.
Idk if I'm just older and have become less patient with people. But I really don't care about Seola's upbringing or whatnot, she's still a straight bum for doing that to Dana or anybody. Dana could get seriously punished or expelled for this, if Seola truly feels bad, the least she can do is tell the truth. Now, I know Dana is a sweetheart but I hope she doesn't remain friends with Seola or any of the bullies after this. I swear, there are better people out there.