I'm only about halfway through and all I can say is it's funny but I sincerely dislike both the main characters. Bongsoo doesn't quite have a handsome enough face to be a himbo, but he could have been in the same genre and I would have loved that. But actually, the combination of his stupidity and pushiness is kinda the worst. I would hate his guts irl.
But meanwhile, Jiwon isn't much better. He expects Bongsoo, who's notoriously stupid, to conform to his own standards without communicating a lick of what he really wants in the beginning, and refuses to be clear when Bongsoo tries to define their relationship, and as he progresses to being aware of how serious Bongsoo is about him, he basically lets him be because he's cute and he wants to sleep with him without the strings attached. And yeah it's on Bongsoo to not put himself in that situation too, but you can't say it's not shitty to use a person who has feelings for you.
Jiwon is the type of person you'd warn your friends not to get involved with or at least not to expect anything from, if you care about their emotional wellbeing.
BASICALLY both of them put their own needs above the other's in an unhealthy, uncommunicative way, except for when it doesn't hurt them to consider the other person. They're not in love, they just wanna have each other. Or that's what it looks like to me at least. Maybe it gets better though, idk.
But once again, it is funny. I'll give it that.
Update: Ok. I'm somewhat pacified. Bongsoo grows and learns although it takes some time and I still think he's a fool for investing so much of his time and feelings into an ambiguous relationship like that. (But that might be because I've done something similar and it touched a nerve because my situation did not end well.)
And Jiwon's trauma makes me a lot more forgiving towards him. I still think he's really selfish. I think they both are. But I like and understand Jiwon more now.
I kinda wish we'd been shown his issues earlier on in the story though because it was exhausting reading all that and only seeing Jiwon's awful sides. I mean I guess that was the point, that you never know what someone is going through. But that's the thing?? It still doesn't look like they've talked about anything in depth. Oh well.
All in all, there were still parts of this story that drive me nuts, but I take back what they said about them not being in love.
... Also i love the side couple so much, I wish they'd had their own story T__T
How to use the omegaverse dynamics to their full potential ;___;
The thing that makes this so deliciously bittersweet to me is Ukano knows his instincts are dangerous for Sachio, and did try to put a stop to the relationship for that reason. But on some level I think he probably realises that if Sachio wants to be with him, he is still the better option compared to the alternative, because if he's around at least he can also help protect Sachio from other predators. But if he did succumb to his instincts, he probably wouldn't be able to live with himself even if Sachio has accepted the possibility of being eaten one day.
And Sachio is such a lovely character too, with the way he genuinely thinks of other people and their pain even when he's been put in danger. He's a bit too trusting but he accepts people for who they are and the flaws they can't help.
In the end it feels like a story about one person no one would blame for feeling broken by the circumstances but chooses to make the most out of the situation (Sachio) and one person who should logically be on top but whose burden is immense because he cares so much about fighting back against his nature (Ukano). And they're never going to be perfect, but they both make each other's worlds a little bit better when they're together.
Listen words cannot describe how much I love Seiichiro, he's a workaholic dumbass who's lacking in fear and has no regard for his own well-being, but he's got his heart right and genuinely does his best to make everything better. And he's also the sole real ally of the saint when no one else asks for her opinion or has her best interests at heart, even when she doesn't understand him.
...And he's like a wet angry cat with Arash. He's so cute.
You said every word I was gonna say. I'm obsessed with Seiichiro I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!
/SHAKES YOUR HAND
YOU UNDERSTAND
And this is why people don't go to the police with these things. Absolutely horrible.
Of all the things why was it the neglect "play" that got to me though :'(
Dude this is why you have to have the "what are we" conversation with honesty no matter how awkward it gets lmao
I feel so sorry both for Rosie and Maythan, good lord. Rosie on a more serious note, but Maythan because god knows how exhausting it must be to be caught up in all that chaos lmao
ROSIE, MAYTHAN AND CEDRIC. THE ONLY LIKEABLE CHARACTER IN THIS STORY.
SO TRUE