everybody's talking a bout jiho's ongoing sh issue, but did anybody else notice that in the panel where its shown (ch 22, next to "i wasn't feeling like myself today") there are 3 hands??? why is there one holding the wrist being cut? i feel that has to be an intentional visual choice.
would love to hear yalls theories
is it possible that it was someone else hurting him?
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The last chapter of s1 it showed that Jiho committed with a friend of his, both of them had fresh cuts (not sure cause Jiho was holding himself). Probably what I think is that they both tried to die by SH in the bath tub (+ with pills) and cut each other or the friend he was committing with did it for him since only Jiho survived.
that makes so much sense! that's certainly a unique take from the author, choosing to add another person into the equation (it's expected atp with their delicious writing)
the art is very inconsistent T.T
in some panels they look gorgeous and perfect and in the same chapter it looks like the artist forgot anatomy, especially toward the ending it happened a lot
i don't have an appropriate adjective for siwon. he's not evil, not a psychopath, definitely a player but also exudes an undeniable loneliness. he seems kind but doesn't care for social convensions in the slightest. "quirky" would be extremely fitting, minus the positive connotation. he's kind of a mystery to everyone, but not in a nonchalant way. he's just...there?
imo it will be a poly ending. ian and hyeonu are about 50/50 right now and i can't see that shifting much as the story goes on. also this author loves poly lmao.
it was confirmed that yoochae was online when jihan was hanging out with yoojeong. assuming ml is the blonde irl, how did he coordinate that?
Maybe its another person playing for him
ill keep an eye out for updates to see if you're right!
I saw a comment here that it's one of his friends piloting his account. His close friend from the same HOL Team
Ooo
i sincerely hope the angst continues until the end of the season because we've had our fluff arc... it's time for something different O.O.
anyway both of their character designs so aesthetically pleasing. the artist KNOWS how to draw a man that appeals lmaoo.
the ratings for this story wouldn’t be so low if it reached its intended audience.
this isn’t a satisfying or wholesome story, and if you choose to read it despite that, that is 100% on YOU, not the author. frustrating read ≠ bad writing.
yes, duna is a slut. yes, haesol is an insufferable doormat. yes, minho is a gross misogynist and is confirmed to be based off of the author’s ex. none of the evil characters are redeemable in any way, and i don’t believe they are intended to be. arguing about whether minho’s punishment fits the crime is an irrelevant debate, and the same thing can be said for any other argument for or against the morality of the characters depicted in this story because it’s fundamentally a story based off of moral incorrigibility.
now onto why i think this story deserves better.
every character stayed consistent and true to their set personality. there’s a wonderful balance between humor and depravity within each character and in the cast in general. every single person brings something to the table in terms of character dynamics.
minho’s character was never developed, but he was written as a static character. he is dispositioned to be stubborn and mindlessly aggressive. it would, in fact, make even less sense if he suddenly became a good person for the sake of redemption. if you consider how the story starts (ie minho and duna’s relationship, duna’s sadistic tendencies), it makes total sense for the plotline to go where it did. it’s not a happy disney storyline but it’s definitely realistic with every character still having their struggles and sociopathic tendencies in the end, but they’ve all changed in subtle ways throughout the 117 chapters. duna and haesol never officially start dating, but that’s honestly that most realistic path.
i also love that there are 3 end couples who all have their own unique endings. gyerin and jooyeon represent the typical happy romance ending. wookyung and minho represent the toxic abuser x victim ending with them accepting their codependence. and duna and haesol, in my opinion, are the most interesting of the bunch. they will probably never have an even power dynamic no matter how much time they spend with each other. their relationship is frustrating and ambiguous, even in the very end. they stand in the very middle of happy vs sad ending, not knowing which side to lean to. it’s fitting and realistic. will they ever be happy together? can duna ever accept haesol as her boyfriend? they’ve agreed to start healing together, but we never find out if they definitively succeed. and that’s how some relationships are in real life. i admire the author for exploring a more mundane type of ending and believe that these types of endings are more needed in romance fiction.
also note that the original author quit halfway through the story, so some things are bound to be inconsistent.
overall, don’t approach this story with the expectation of it going like a typical reverse harem or romance story. it’s truly unique in every aspects of the word.
Right?? I feel like those who always want a fairy tale ending despite it betraying character profiles are just kids that shouldn’t be reading this kind of stuff tbh. Not everyone can be “redeemed” and real life stories don’t always have a clean happy resolution. The ending makes sense for what the character’s personalities are. If I’m going to contrast it to another manhwa it would be waterside night, where I feel the ending dynamic was so forced and OOC in order to give the reader’s the happy ending they wanted to justify all the hurt that happened. Which is wild imo bc people trying to resolve sexual assault/rape by making the victim and abuser get together in some faux happy relationship just feels archaic and gross to me. I prefer the depiction in this bl sidestory where it is obviously not healthy and the dynamic isn’t romanticized
finally, someone who pointed out the flaws in low tide in twilight! T.T
as someone who read the whole thing it felt like the message of the whole story was just "evil people are redeemable when they fall in love and change". and call me too woke fiction like that is genuinely problematic when it gets popular like LTIT did.
i agree that this story is definitely for mature audiences. its not 18+ just for the sexual violence but also for the ambiguous themes that the younger demographic wouldn't be able to grasp.
lowkey though i think minho and wookyung are happy together in their own way...or at least, they would be more miserable without each other than with.
Yesss omg. It felt like the author of waterside night tried to pretend like the start of the story never happened or something with the way all the mental trauma inflicted on the MC just evaporated into thin air near the mid-end. I’m so glad to see another person on here that can appreciate good characterizations and more nuanced stories. And yeah they’re probably better off in their toxic codependency than without each other and I like how the author didn’t try to sugar coat their relationship
i know you probably hear this a dozen times for every adaptation you read, but please read the original novel if you are able (ill gladly provide link if requested). sungkyungs dive into insanity is depicted much more intensely there, and it's much more graphic and gripping. being a psychological, im sure this was a difficult novel to adapt.
Gimme pls f(^ー^;
My heart is clenching so hard, i wanna read the novel now
yes please!!!!!!
I would like to read the novel as well.
Can I please get the link to the novel?;)
Can I plz have the link
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wait it's not legally binding ignore me