This story was surprisingly a lot more lighthearted than I had expected it to be, compared to author’s first work. I had held back on reading this and assumed it was going to be an S&M themed story or one with dark themes, but my imagination was far from it! The first 30-50 chapters focus more on the slice of life aspect between the two characters. While no major conflict occurs during that time until the last minute, the pacing is appropriate and the dialogue feels natural and fluffy. There’s also significant development whether that’s internal or external within the story.
The last 10 chapters reserved for the antagonist may feel rushed and even anti-climatic since the spotlight only switched for just that moment. Business related issues were mostly shallow and didn’t allow much in-depth analysis to truly care—I mostly passed it off as corporate jargon. However, it was still semi-sweet up to the finale, and the change throughout character designs made it that much more apparent how Jooin and Ye-gyum have grown to be each other’s support pillars, and how much they wanted to sacrifice for each other.
The sidestories were also a nice additional rendition to the epilogue. My eyes kind of widened at the unexpected unraveling of Jooyung and that nerdy sidekick of his. I mean, I welcome it, but also, okay, cool? Yay?! His motivations were mostly skimmed and reintroduced near the finish line, even so, the conclusion was semi-rushed.
Overall, that aspect doesn’t diminish the pure-hearted and endearing interactions between the main couple, and the story remains mostly lighthearted as intended from the start. Definitely a recommended read if you’re interested in something that’s light on the palate and has substance.
extra points for the body hair I guess
They weren't scared adding pubes and hair to arms whatsoever so def plus points
after 3 and a half months of savoring the manga, I finally finished reading the last few chapters. I recommend reading the official manga since it includes up-to-date and revised panels. For example, Tsurumi is shown to be alive.
I can never thank Satoru Noda enough for creating such a diverse and fun manga, and I won't forget the characters for as long as I'll live
What separates aromantic relationships from typical romantic relationships exactly? I’m curious to know what identifies as aromantic, someone enlighten me on this topic pls
The prefix “a” means “without”, so an aromantic relationship would be relationship without romance, such as the 2 male leads not saying “I love you” even sleeping in separate rooms, and not showing displays of affection.
I’m going to drop this at ch. 23. The story has a wonky plot progression with lackluster characters that the writing resembles Wattpad fanfiction. I can’t seem to enjoy reading this, so maybe in another life