You know what....
I thought I'd dislike this more because everyone says this is bad and toxic but ..... They're both kind of crazy for each other and I'm not mad about it? This is a mafia story so I'll shut my mouth about the rape and violence that occured. It's within expectation ig. Granted the way it happened was truly disturbing and I was very taken aback, but at the same time, I was intrigued by the insanity of it. A car crash you cannot look away from.
Ceaser is shamelessly crazy and Leewon is self aware he's crazy for still having affection for Ceaser despite that. I think their battle royal game in the side story perfectly encapsulates that. A relationship based on calculated chasing and being chased, unable to let go or desire to truly escape, still wanting each other at the worst times. The relationship itself is beyond normal logic but it's a dynamic that works for me.
This story was surprisingly more plot driven than I expected, in a good way. If it had all been smut and sex from beginning to end, I'd probably dropped. There's a lot of push and pull moments that I enjoyed because it built character and added dimension to the story and relationship.
Overall, I enjoyed this. I won't recommend this for people who want sweet healthy relationships but if you're looking for unhealthy obsessive codependent relationship then please read this!
Hate when people recommend a "sad" story that I'm thinking will have the loss of and grieving for loved ones, self harm, mental health issues related, etc, idk, something more complex and layered with nuance, but it's just a rape slop story where the character gets tortured from beginning to end. Like boohoo it's so sad he's getting gangraped left and right, I'm not sad, I'm pissed the author thought this was content worth drawing in detail for every panel every chapter.
Rape slop stories don't count as "sad" stories because it's clearly fetish content. We've lost the damn plot.
Couldn’t agree more. I asked for a sad manhwa with self harm representation, and while it technically had that, it was shallow and leaned on tired stereotypes about SH victims instead of any real depth. Then I asked for psychological recs and got handed straight up rape fetish content instead. Psychological & angst ≠ rape
No one seems to be bothered by the fact that's a grown man crushing on a high schooler....? like, that's crazy. Granted I think the bottom was at least 18 in senior year of high school, but damn, the top participating in barely legal activity is nasty. Who the hell in their adult age sees a high school senior and thinks, ooooooooh I want to clap those cheeks baaaaaad, I need to make him mine... ick.
Well, good thing this is just a fiction. So for those who read this manhwa, please do not try this in real life. Thanksssss