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This manhwa knows how to put the fear of god in me

I held my breath the whole chapter and I kept scrolling as if I was afraid of seeing the next panel. These past few chapters have been so heart wrenching it's taking years off my life span. In a good way lowkey. the translator notes for baek-hee's father and ill-woo's cousins made me feel a little better though LMAO

I agree with all the recent comments. I swear Checkmate speaks to my soul and it genuinely changed my life. Checkmate is my standard for any psychological BL and I love how the plot unfolded and the characters developed. Soohyun in particular had a very interesting character arc, as he had to learn the fact that the object of his long term hostile obsession was ultimately a human who had imperfections and shortcomings like himself. He wasn't a God or king to topple or overthrow, he was a living breathing human who could succumb to stress and pressure like anyone else. I loved seeing Eunsung's layers unravel and how patient and protective he became of Soohyun as time passed. Nothing beats their dynamic for me. If TAN would bless us with even scraps of new Checkmate content or a new series entirely I would weep tears of joy. So far nothing comes close and therefore nothing can fully fill the gaping hole Checkmate has left in my heart. All I can do is continuously reread this every so often. I'm a sucker for obsessive possessive codependent intimacy and I can relate to Soohyun in some aspects, especially his flaws. This is all over the place but I love Checkmate. PLEASE TAN I NEED THIS. Also I swear Brianstorm by Arctic Monkeys fits Soohyun and Eunsung so well

I'm deadass getting withdrawals. I haven't read something I enjoyed this much since Checkmate

it was all over the place and cliché as hell but a least potential was there

I'm waiting to stop seeing miserable comments on every new chapter so I know when I can start reading again

This story is too good omg. What a gem. I need more so badly. Premise Characters Dynamics . I love that the OG FL isn't demonized and I actually really enjoy the personality of our current Hailey; it feels like a balanced mix of charm and flaws (as per her conversation with Marris). Sure she's ditzy and incompetent in a lot of areas, but she tries her best for Maron and focuses on bringing it closer to "civilization" first and foremost. She's also not completely helpless and knows when to be assertive, and she also uses the information about the novel to her advantage while still trying not to concern herself with the protagonists as much as possible (well trying and failing). Her dynamic with Rykard (/Hera lmao) is a treat to watch and I love how they have a playful relationship. It gives best friend to lovers vibes and I wish their connection had more screentime, as well as Rykard individually, because it's genuinely so interesting. I think the history Hailey had with the male leads being more complex than just her being an evil trifling villainess enhances the storytelling, and I like that the story didn't go the Beware of the Villainess route and make them comically evil and stupid because it makes the characters feel more real. My precious Asta does not deserve any of these men (except maybe a Rykard, everyone deserves a Rykard). It was inevitable I'd enjoy this story so much considering it basically has everything I love. It's a historical romfan isekai with zombie-like creatures, dark/demonic magic, kingdom building, and an endearing found family esque cast. I'm also curious about the original Hailey and Bellflower's family. My god this plot is so interesting this story is so refreshing. I need more like this and if this has a novel I might need to read that too

Rereading this and I swear I'm delusional but why is the dynamic between Hyunsoo and Mr. Kwon (+ the rest of the Marketing team) giving Kageyama and Oikawa/Aoba Johsai. Please tell me I'm not crazy

Ending actually had me fuming I'm ngl

why did zantetsu get the nyan virus part way through the match. is he so stupid that if someone has a speaking quirk he naturally picks it up himself?