I wish there were more plot, like I wish it were more about how Akihiro and Reiya didn't really like each other at first since they were forced to be in an arranged marriage, but then they slowly started to warm up to each other and fall in love AND THEN the smut came. Like this would be a good slow burn or enemies to lovers, UGH IT HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL. I'm not saying it was bad, the story was still good the way it was, but while I was reading, I just couldn't help but wish for something better, yk?
I love how Je-oh lives for the drama lol, he's such a baddie, by far my favorite MC ever. And Seong-rok being so down bad for him is *chef's kiss*. I also really like this story because even though it was about prostitution, the author didn't ONLY use smut as a plot point. The art is also really beautiful; if I could buy an English hard copy of this, then I would. If anyone has any recommendations similar to this, please lmk!
Side note for new readers: The smut is censored from Ch 1 - to - Ch 57: Season 2, but starting Chapter 58: Season 3, it's uncensored for the rest of the story. Hope this helps :3
Riku is 17 years old in high school, and Keiki is AT LEAST a decade or more older than him. He also r@pes Riku multiple times and isolates Riku from his family, AND puts him in a situation where he feels pressured to move in with Keiki in order to benefit his dad's company. All the while, Riku is falling in love with him, like come on! This literally romanticizes r@pe. I get the author wanted to write an omegaverse age-gap story, but there is such a thing as the gap being too soon (as in one partner is still a child). And yes, I know that towards the end, Riku was staying at Iriya's mansion, so he wasn't technically "isolated" and was actually working on self-improvement for a year before going back to Keiki; however, Iriya is still Keiki's best friend, so of course he's gonna influence him, even if he says otherwise. Also, he was literally texting Keiki (plus he called him like twice) all year. He was literally so scared of Keiki that he couldn't face him for a year after Keiki bit him without consent and r@ped him so hard he passed out and got a fever, and yet he was STILL in love with him! And then the first thing they do when they see each other again after a year is fvck, like bruhhhhh.
Idc what anyone says, this shit was horrible. Beautiful art, but absolutely HORRIBLE READ.
I've only read up to chapter 2 but I already hate Mr. Jo with a burning passion. He is literally a psychopath, who tf treats people like that??? Especially people they've slept with. Also I feel so bad for Kim Dan, poor baby did not deserve to be taken advantage of like that, he deserves better. Someone please tell me this gets better
i mean... i wouldn't really say "it gets better", just less worse. eventually. kinda.
just know, if you're hoping for some kind of satisfying redemption arc, revenge or retaliation of some kind, I have some bad news...