i love this manga so much. it's so far one of my top 3s even after over a decade of reading BL, along with megumi to tsugumi. i love healthy, consensual relationships. shin and seiji are so cute, theyre dynamic is so fun too. i rarely reread or rewatch stuff, but i find myself coming back to this manga all the time. god bless niyama (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
I see some latinos complaining about Angel being stereotypical. Maybe it's just me but if I were to read a story where the MC/MLI is filipino, named Mark Anthony Garcia Punsalan, is an OFW caretaker/nurse, and has a big family he has to send money to in the Philippines with this type of story, I'd be really stoked even though it's very stereotypical. I think, considering the author is Korean, it seems like they did a pretty decent job at researching. It can get really hard researching about stuff about a different country that's so vastly different from yours. ik bcs i also research about america and even learning about school there took me a while lol.
Anyway, love the story. (▰˘◡˘▰)The older I get, the less angst I want from the stories I read. I love lighthearted stories like this. I honestly almost gave up on it when Josh's rival was doing Angel cus I thought the story would be like those toxic, rape-y, overly possessive BLs. Glad I stayed though.
Ngl I absolutely got annoyed so many times by Yeonwoo, but the author did so well at redeeming him by the end. I absolutely hate SA, so I was worried he was gonna rape Hwibum. Aside from that thing at the beginning where Yeonwoo actually SA'd him (which I will pretend NEVER happened), the manhwa is pretty good.
Yeonwoo obv doesnt deserve Hwibum, he's such a mature person after all lol. But I love the ending. I also love the fact that Bum enjoys rough sex, and sex in general, instead being forced into it. The communication by the end and how Yeonwoo eventually learned was also really satisfying. I love Hwibum, man. Hyuk was such a good candidate as well. He was so mature and I love the detail of him snuffing out his cigarette and taking mints clearly for Hwibum. What a shame they arent possible. Tbh if we take out Yeonwoo's bratiness and entitlement I wouldve had a better time accepting the fact that HyukBum couldnt happen, but I'm still satisfied because the ending was so good.
Also...I love Yeonwoo's mom