I miss her POV :') Don't get me wrong this is great too though!
Well he's right about one thing: It is Ideum's choice.
But who would trust someone who goes about things the way Jiseong does?
Lurking in the locker room waiting for Ideum, saying things about Jaeyi that don't seem to match up to reality and going on Jaeyi and Ideum's relationship in such a smug way when it's clearly making Ideum uncomfortable. It doesn't seem like a great start.
Sidenote, notice how different they brothers reactions are to Ideum's scar? Jiseong offers Ideum cover-up tape for it, whereas Jaeyi (while forceful about making Ideum show it to him), goes out of his way to kiss the scar and show that not only is it not a bad or gross thing to have, but rather something to be thankful to since it allows Ideum to be healthy enough to experience all sorts of things.
That hurt. Losing a parent you love without getting to see them one last time is something that haunts you for the rest of your life
I still have the feeling Rosa's mother left the two of them alone in order to have Rosa "take" him from her :')
Well.... at least Jaeyi is self aware I guess. That was not great, and the timing of bringing Jiseong up was a little bit ??? but then again I still think that's infinitely better than leaving Ideum confused about what the heck just happened and why Jaeyi is mad when he actually personally hadn't done anything.
Fingers crossed this leads to them understanding each other and growing together.
I know this wasn't exactly high literature or anything but that's it? That felt like a caricature of an ending, ex-husband turning cartoon evil and we don't get to see what happens to him, and suddenly there's a happy ever after and we never even got to see the rich girl's friendship with Ahjung. Also a certain hairdresser saving her from the ex where she's been raped and humiliated for days but he doesn't seem to have taken her to a hospital, and isn't giving her any clothing to cover up with.
Idk man I get it. They misunderstood each other about the whole marriage thing from the start and now she knows he might not want the same thing as she does once again. She's quicker to figure out when they aren't in sync than he is, so now it's up to her to decide whether she'd be at peace being with him longterm without a marriage, and ultimately leave if it's not. But that takes some time to figure out. The unfortunate thing is that Jaejun keeps thinking they're on the same wavelength and are perfect for each other and doesn't even question it until she leaves or does something drastic.
Sidenote I really don't like Jaejun. I get this is his first time getting emotionally attached to someone and therefore doesn't know how to act but that is not an excuse for how he behaved while they were broken up. I'm sure he'll grow up eventually, but damn our girl could do so much better at this point.
Taeseo being an absolute psycho aside, look at how cool Yeomin is running away like a pro
Still enjoy this so much on the reread. Idk, I'm just a sucker for the combination of psycho + someone who thinks they're normal but actually really is kinda unhinged.
I still wish Hamin would have gotten the upperhand more, but I'll take this too.
What I really want to know though is how Hamin and Sehyuk both ended up developing such strong personalities in their childhood and who they were influenced by, because that feels like the least believable to me without any additional information I think. But it's not big enough of a deal that I'd stop enjoying their relationship dynamic.
Reread after a few years and I still love this story, but looking at it now there are a few details I just can't get over. Like how the twins' parents were sooo worried about Siwon at the start, but then we never saw them again despite their baby getting battered and staying out all night, and Jiwook felt a lot more shallow than I remembered. Like, it's fine, I don't think a villain necessarily needs to be humanised, but it would have been more interesting if he at least had some level of self awareness. But in the end he isn't even aware that his brother actually truly died, which sort of makes Siwon's death seem in vain.
Plus, the whole plot around Woojin's new identity feels like it was just a sidenote rather than anything actually important. Which kinda makes me go ??, along with how high school him is so put together at all times except for when Taemin's original body died, despite claiming to be horribly anxious. I know he was brought up to have an unbreakable poker face but I would have loved for him to at least show some emotion and real weakness around Taemin.
Plus, what was the whole deal with Joohoon? I guess maybe we don't need to know everything, but it would have been cool to add some substance to why he acts the way he does.
Still, this was Haribo's first work and I really enjoyed it a lot! I don't for one second think I could have done this better myself. The character chemistry is a lot of fun for a bunch of high school psychos. And Haribo's art style is just so delicious and I actually really love how they were still in the early stages of forging their own art identity here. You can tell the lines aren't as refined as in their other work, but they're making a lot of bold choices with it that I respect a lot.
I feel like she's getting hung up on the wrong thing here. Based on his actions, it's pretty evident he genuinely believes he loves her (and his emotions seeming to be closer to obsession is another thing). And it was not him throwing her out personally. Why would he do that and then spend so many resources to get her back?
However, he still hasn't shown that he isn't a dangerous person to her or that he respects her and her wishes, and THAT is pretty significant whether he loves her or not.
Sidenote, I don't think his parents truly left because they were so in love they'd think nothing of abandoning their kid.
So, notice how Jukyung isn't trying to jump Jaehui when her glasses are off? That should probably be a warning bell if anything, but ofc she wouldn't notice that because she's, well, used to being normal.
It's actually kinda entertaining how many red flags there are. Only on chapter 23 now, but bro stripped her and put her to bed and said it couldn't be helped, and THEN he offers her clothing like he couldn't have tried to at least give her one of his shirts to sleep in, could have worn clothes himself, and could have made sure they slept separately if he was a decent guy not aiming to take advantage of her... and that doesn't even register to her, lol
It's actually kinda refreshing how unhinged she is about wanting to get laid. Gatelight Girlkeep Gasboss and all that.
Please note that I do not support this behaviour in reality (because apparently that's something one must clarify)
New guy is clearly up to no good but omg look at Ideum being brave and expanding his horizons!!!
I honestly think a lot of y'all in the comment section just enjoy torturing yourselves reading this. Idk why you expect this to change when the whole premise always has been seeing how many different ways and times Leon be be raped, with a side of story in the background.
I'm also going to say I vastly prefer this to a story where non-consensual behaviour is normalised in a dangerous way. At least this story doesn't pretend it's okay or that Leon isn't a victim.
I hope we get to see Adele dodge and fool her pursuers in disguise again now
Damn I hope she realises that it's not just her job, it's also about her seemingly being the last person to find out about big decisions he's making in spite of being the person who's supposed to be closest to him, and about him being a manipulative person.
Oh boy.
Poor girl exploded huh. That was very hurtful all around and blame was assigned in the wrong places, but at least the topic of Sarang is out in the open now.
The way it went was understandable though given the stress of being haunted must have fried both their brains. It will be interesting to see how they approach each other now.