up-to-date with the uploaded chapters so far spoiler warning here
i dunno, i just saw someone else comment on why garam decides to stay with the professor even with the amount of abuse levelled at him throughout the story and it did make me think a bit until garam himself decides to answer it lol. on a more realistic lense, yes, i don't think someone should experience that kind of violence but i think their relationship really does place emphasis on love being a decision—a commitment between both parties. heejae decides to let himself be vulnerable towards garam and the latter doesn't let go of that fact, the both of them change because of each other and it's kind of beautiful to see that even the most difficult person can be molded by the unrelenting warmth given to him. i'd also like to say how enjoyable this was to see juxtaposed with garam's journey with music: as heejae is quite literally a master at it, garam has a lot to learn about the "feel" of it, the vice versa is their relationship. garam has little problem loving the professor, while heejae has so work his way into being a better person for him, literally softening up as they progress.
you can tell i don't play about this work i feel so embarrassed but yes, i appreciate how mature this story is with characters that genuinely feel like people. i think it's important that love can be depicted with its ugliest parts alongside its tender ones. hashtag big love
I wanna ask for some recommendations of the genre above, it doesn't need to be both! Just one of the two or even something that's just similar since I'm just genuinely starving for some really good reads atm #omg I don't have much boundaries when it comes to fiction either, so feel free to throw them at me lol Authors I like of this genre in part......