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Where did the connection between Taekeon and Jaeha go wrong from?From the moment he was drawn to him...

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This list contains of manhwas that were adapted from a 
novel.

Do not share novel link carelessly. 

Instructions for reading from novel updates for novels not in this list : 

✧Go to Novel Updates 
✧ Sign up/in (important )
✧ To read the chapters, click on the chapter number. 
✧ It'll lead you to a different site where the chapters are 
uploaded. 
✧ Happy Reading :D

if you like this list, I'd appreciate it if you can click 
recommend! ♡

This list contains of manhwas that were adapted from a 
novel.

Do not share novel link carelessly. 

Instructions for reading from novel updates for novels not in this list : 

✧Go to Novel Updates 
✧ Sign up/in (important )
✧ To read the chapters, click on the chapter number. 
✧ It'll lead you to a different site where the chapters are 
uploaded. 
✧ Happy Reading :D

if you like this list, I'd appreciate it if you can click 
recommend! ♡

Though their dynamic is not exactly revolutionary, I think this relationship has an unmistakable charm that makes them stand out. Neither of the leads remain stagnant and they share on-screen chemistry that feels palpable. The story doesn't just suggest that Taeui is a loveable person but shows it through his actions, his flaws, and a background history that shapes him every step of the way. Taeui finds Ilay in a period of his life where he doesn't even realize how desperate for connection he is and they're mutually drawn to each other even before sex is on the table.

Taeui's dismissal from the military coupled with Jaeui 's attempt to push him away set Taeui up to be curious about Ilay and humanize him in ways no one else has managed to before. But Passion doesn't stop at that. Ilay doesn't radically become better overnight or even feel remorse for the kind of life he leads. Instead Passion tackles the question of how they make the relationship in spite of Ilay's nature rather than fixing it. They both make concessions in order to co-exist and live together.

This is a slow burn story that devotes ample time to development as Taeui accepts all of Ilay and Ilay gains humanity because of the overwhelming desire to keep Taeui in his life, realizing that he has to adjust or he could lose Taeui for good by endangering him. In the main story, Ilay learns that he can't kill Taeui. The next novel, DS, challenges this belief and Ilay learns he actually can kill Taeui on accident if he's not careful. And everything after that is an active and conscious effort to never hurt Taeui. Ilay realizes he could hurt Taeui, but he won't because he wants to be with him for the rest of their lives. He comes to understand there's nothing more personally fulfilling than Taeui being remaining by his side and happily so.

The psychological horror aspect of the reveal that his memories had a gaping hole in them completely blindsided me despite all the hints leading up to it. In a way, it is a cop out to diffuse responsibility and shift blame to a version of ML that can't be held accountable, but the plot twist was an interesting one even if the conflict gets glossed over quickly in service of story progression.

What stands out to me is the conversation it opens about personal agency, dehumanization, and molding a partner to fit expectations. Would he still be with him if his memories were in tact? Is a choice you were manipulated into making really your choice? Are they still together only because of sunken cost fallacy?

The writing takes full advantage of branching timelines and flips the story on its head by pulling the rug out from under MC who thinks he possesses more power than he actually does. I found the betrayal so deeply and deliberately haunting that I keep turning over the scenario. Consent that is given without being privy to all the facts of reality can hardly be considered consent.

I highly recommend rereading this with an open mind because I think from the beginning, the story is rife with subtext and symbolism that will fly over one's head and takes on new meaning after knowing the endgame. I say this as a person more invested in narrative than the pairing itself, it's quite significant and established early on that Jo is going through a bit of a phase where he's deciding on the direction of his life. He recently quit his job on impulse to change careers and I believe his relationship with Ian should also be viewed through the lens of him thinking about what it is he wants out of life. The lengths he's willing to go for Ian and flirt with danger ultimately help him realize he's not cut out for the world that Ian was brought up in and trying to escape from, so their entanglement is extremely meaningful despite not bridging the gap and exploring a future together.

This is not a story about who's objectively better and healthier for Ian because that's not how love works. People have choices and all the main characters make them. I love Ian's reflection on the fact that he is not the only one making choices. Some chances will slip by. That's life. In a different timeline, Jo and Ian could have had a future. The text acknowledges that the chemistry was there for it to happen, but it didn't. In a universe as vast and unpredictable as ours, there can't only be one soulmate for everyone. Love is a series of choices through which some memories get to stay forever and there's no rhyme or reason to it other than two souls forming a connection neither wants to let go of.

Somebody PLEASE dm the novel to me please and thank you

the MLs last name is hunter. the writing was on the wall the whole time