the way this story slowly started as a tragedy, to isekai, to modern office/lovers, to fantasy, and now to mild horror... AND we're only at chapter 30
10/10 would recommend
last three chapters of s1 are out on comix (20 chp in s1 total). not great translation but it's available if anyone's interested.
Please send me the link
Please send me the link
this was really good. gave horror-ish vibes at the beginning but i would highly recommend for a binge read.
also, some of the chapters have multiple panels uploaded and chp1 has really bad quality in particular
edit: had some time to think on it so here's my review (SPOILERS AHEAD!!): the author did an excellent job when it came to the characterization of both the mc and the ml. both were deeply flawed characters, especially represented with the way the ml had their personality split into 12.
ml: instead of a perfect 'crush', the ml had each personality trait exacerbated into 12 sections, which somewhat shattered the perfect vision that the ml had of him. while there were some good traits, like optimism or sexy(?), there was also diligent/cruel narcissist of cunning/manipulative. even more intriguing was how when each opposite trait faced off against each other, they hated they're counterpart, showing that there is no 'good' trait, when played to the extreme
mr.rose: dark/cruel/technical murderer/the rope thing was really hot tho
mc: he believes his hyung to be this perfect person and admits to avoiding his bad sides when he sees them. instead, he somewhat idolizes his crush and only looks at the good parts, but isn't surprised when he sees that his hyung is narcissist or cunning manipulator. since he's the protag/player, he isn't in danger of death compared to the ml, which causes friction and only widens the rift between them.
also, there's some self-cest with the ml? like red x orange?
the most flawed part of the mc was how he chose the fakes. while he technically only chose '1' and accidentally killed the other, the first was killed because the ml said he didn't love him. however, when it's revealed that they're all real, it becomes clear that the mc chose him as a fake because he didn't like that personality trait (aka the ml saying he doesn't like him). basically, he kills off the ones he doesn't like or doesn't associate with his hyung.
as a reader, two thoughts came to me. one: at the end, we see each color character reflect in the ml, which is an excellent ending/message. while each character certainly does cruel things in the hotel, when combined into one person, essentially acting as a leash to all the other personalities, it creates the person the mc loves. the mc embracing the darker sides of his hyung is what helps him make his decision and allows them to escape, instead of cherry-picking the personality he liked (another interesting story (maybe similar to obsession the movie?)). in the end, we all have dark sides and choosing to embrace and keep them 'restrains' us from becoming too much of one or the other, and is what ultimately makes us human.
the other thought: if each hyung had the same memories, emotions, and thoughts as the real one (ik there's no fakes but bear with me) then aren't they all real? it's more of a theological question about what makes one real or fake, since they all have everything that would make the ml 'real'. i personally that they would have all been real, regardless of the reveal at the end. they each had sentience and free will, acting very similarly to each other but not in an identical fashion. by choosing one of them as fake, the mc was killing a real person, who was an organic being capable of forming thoughts and acting based off them.
and that's it.
someone's chopping onions in here, i swear i'm not crying ૮(˶ㅠ︿ㅠ)ა
'since that's what heroes are supposed to do' (︶︿︶)＝凸 someone's chopping onions here
...wow. i did not see that coming. way better than most of the pwp out there.
also TW: rape, coercion, murder, incest(but not blood related), mental health issues(i think) and more since i didn't see one at the start of the manga
THIS IS NOT A WHOLESOME, CHILD RAISING SERIES!! it is good tho ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄
what we needed to see was mocha and chayong getting along (๑•ㅂ•)و✧