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It feels like an indie movie, in the way it almost feels like a biography of someone's youth. It feels slow, spacious, but weirdly connected in certain ways I can't fully put into words, like a moment of breath amidst a busy life. Sometimes the yearning echoes loud, sometimes the answer grasped before let go again, but the reminder of what's there, of what could be never leaves you. Maybe I am one to read into things, but Kyouji and Satomi's meals, to me, symbolize a commitment only known to them. It's brought up in one of the chapters, but unlike in the prequel, where they're connected via "karaoke", arranging meetings to have meals even when they didn't have to always feel like an attempt to connect; always a deliberate choice towards each other. Moreover, I think the meals could be read as their satisfaction in their relationship. Sure, you get to sate your hunger after one meal, feel satisfied at the moment. But the thing about hunger is it comes back, over and over, no matter how much you think you're far from being famished. Much like Satomi, there will always be a lingering yearning for more, even if not said loudly, a hunger that will never be sated.

Also I like how the story shows other characters' lives. They mostly surprise readers (and Satomi) when they show a side dissonant of their outward appearances. And in their quiet, weird ways, they are shown to also eat/visit restaurant, ergo shown to yearn connection, be it in career purposes, in familial reconnection, in wanting to be understood, or in finding a place of comfort. It's always in connection that people discover parts of themselves, even in acts as simple as eating with others. And this story pays homage to a culture of collectivism, of coincidences stemming from wanting relations.

It's befitting of the genre slice of life, but also goddang the pining is making want to commit atrocities (ノ｀Д´)ノ彡┻━┻

In a desolate world where nothing remains but bitter, crushing cold, a man named “Changjo&rdqu...

It tried so hard to be sad and it's the biggest tragedy of all.


I didn't enjoy the inconsistency of the characters or how the plot was going with the reasons for the characters' decisions. My issue already stemmed from the first chapter. For a guy who reads so much books, how did changjo come to the conclusion that in order to save a guy from hypothermia, he had to suck him off??? I also think it was a missed opportunity to really develop their bond at the start. It would have been better if changjo was able to connect with yeonwha in a different way, instead of just having sexual activities with each other (which could have been added a bit later if the author wanted it to happen). Otherwise, their relationship kind of falls superficial, esp how they're both estranged from other people, be it in dissimilar ways. Another thing that feels so out of place is (at least because it hasn't been properly laid down in the story imo) yeonwha sacrificing himself. For someone who ran away in the first place, it doesn't make sense for him to do what he did for the village. Yeah, you could say he actually did it for changjo, but throughout the story, it didn't feel like changjo had strong enough feelings for wanting spring. It would have been nice if the author put flashbacks or a good enough reason for him to be kind of obsessed with the idea of having spring (esp with yeonwha in it). Imagine yeonwha giving up himself because changjo very much wanted spring to come only for him to realize before dying that the latter wanted it to come so he didn't have to offer his abilities (THAT WOULD HAVE MADE A PROPER TRAGEDY LOL). and also, it was confusing as hell how inconsistent the village people were. By the end the elder said they never planned to hurt changjo but previously they did. And who was the guy who hurt him anyway? He made it seem like the consequence of yeonwha running away was extreme but it was never really stated in the story, not even during changjo and the elder's conversation.

So I do think the story is not that bad, but it definitely tried to focus more on the smut rather than developing the characters and the story properly. It was a missed opportunity for a gut-wrenching tragic love story (and to think it already has all the ingredients needed!)

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The strongest point of this story was in the earlier chapters. There's something soft and warm in confiding your truth on a stranger who will ultimately become your friend, regardless if you're two different personalities. Seeing how they're fumbling to become persons the younger them would be proud of made me want to cheer them on. It's youthful and lovely. I particularly like the arc with Jaehee, seeing him realize how much of a shithead he was with his bestie and with Junseo (unintentionally at first...the next few memories revealed def felt like his own decision to do so). I say this as a youth whose peers had a big influence on them growing up. I related with Jaehee, in the sense of discriminating what I cannot fully understand and choosing to be toxic even though I should have known better. It cannot be fully pardoned with immaturity and not knowing, but it pushes you to make ammends and slowly become a person who is worthy to be friends with lovely people (cont.)

Considering how this fcking started, their relationship is surprisingly wholesome! It blurs the line between consensual and non-consenting at the start tho, and that goes both ways to the characters the in-between development is fluffy, and i love how they communicate their wants and dislikes, how giving in into the other's wants makes them feel, especially the way they let each other draw boundaries. They also reassure each other and that melts my heart. The friends are a plus points too! Kiumi's friends are fcking cute and funny i love them. Disclaimer that for the continuation of this review, i'd be yapping my a.. off and it's the reason why I rated this low (on top of romanticizing the sh.t at the start)

Eh. It's like the author knows the start and end of the story but didn't know how they'd get from point A to B. That's why the story feels superficial. It might be the storytelling itself, but the build up of the realization of their feelings was too shallow. Aside from that, the romanticizing of non-consenting acts is just not it bro. I dont even get gady's motivation for doing what he did near the end, like it was hastily put there just to push the mc and ml into a relationship development. It sucks coz the art style is cute and the premise (save for the fcked up things) itself is decent. Welp

Diving into the story, I knew it was gonna be traumatic, but heck by the second chapter, I was wondering how the characs would develop their relationship with such a short time frame. Given that the blue blood vampire's love language seemed to be trauma giving, I looked forward how it would play out. Wouldnt say I was disappointed per se, because nearing the end, I knew these characs will def not gonna fall in love with each other, hence the ending was a logical route. However! I think the storytelling didn't do justice to the vision of the author. The back and forth revelations of past events didn't really add to the tension, but made the story messily put together. (Cont.)

A feel good story and its straightforwardness and simplicity are its charm. I can't say much abt the overall story and its characters because both were written with a light-hearted tone, albeit trying to swim through serious and heavy topics like ageing, societal expectations, and homophobia. So, I really appreciate how the story kept the story easy to digest and light. (If u wanna read something similar, I really rec Old-fashioned cupcake.)

There are a few stuffs that kept me from rating it higher than 4 though. The build up leading to their resolution, as well as the resolution itself, is lackluster. Maybe it's because the story was meant to be light-hearted, but it sadly became its weakest point. Since the story didn't delve deeper into these interplaying factors that had ultimately woven into the characters' identity, there's not much weight into that arc. Aside from it, maybe it's only me, but I wish the start of their relationship played out differently. Althought I get that Keishi was meant to be pushy, to parallel Suzume, it was bordering on workplace harassment. Esp that a subordinate called out Tanaka abt it on a later chapter, it made the main characters' "first encounter" uncomfortable.

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