It's funny how people say POTN is amazing but draw the line at this manhwa :D
POTN is considered "amazing" in my opinion because of the smex let's all be honest, and the fact that both characters have visuals, the ARTstyle if you will... when it first came on, readers were drawn to the "plot" because it was something new. A painter and a lord in the Joseon Era and their relationship yeah, it was really interesting... it got popular to the point that it paved a way for other manhwa stories to make more capturing that kind of same vibe it brought but just a little twist of different authors. Of course this is just my opinion. When it comes to the other side of the"PLOT", not so much... I mean, they started off in a very... toxic beginning... which btw, those times were the days red flags semes were first becoming a thing, or maybe it was just me. But I clearly remember it started with Sangwoo (from Killing Stalking).
Obviously POTN is different from this—story wise, but honestly when it comes to the manipulation, gr@pe scenes, and other things, there's no difference.
Are you sure because I have been reading toxic Yaoi since I can remember. Toxic and yanderes have been with us since the beginning in Japanese mangas too. But I understand this depends heavily on what you were able to access at the time etc.
I agree on the point with art style and that maybe POTN popularised red flags in Korea. It definitely is a blueprint for upcoming historical works.
I've also been reading Japanese toxic Mangas too of course, I started there even before encountering the toxic ones in manhwa, so reading POTN and other stories like it is nothing new to me. But I was particularly talking about POTN as topic and the spread of toxic stories in SK BL/manhwa. And yeahhh, Japanese mangas are no exception too, at all. I think that when it comes to disturbing shit, they have the tip of the iceberg... but there authors who make stories that it might seem like it's romanticizing the dark side, but it's also showing how a relationship can be twisted in a way. Some are just straight up fucked up of course.
Oh manga’s toxicity level is different, I’ve read psychological and tragic genre but straight cp not BL… bro, now as an adult, I wanna slap my younger self for reading all that
I feel like i missed a crucial piece of lore. Is Jihwan behaving like this bcs he is hurt by Jaerim overstepping the boundaries when he allowed him to dom ?
No, he was fine until he called Jaerim and a woman picked up.
Adding this,
Mc forgot ml did all of this for his gf
Ahhh, I totally forgot abt the woman LOL. thanks guys.
I dont think he forgot, but he definitely felt like he was more important than the gf especially seeing as ml took off his ring
Tbh I wish the author would have made this I to a revenge story. The potential for revenge is so big here. Like I also like the portrayal of MC with PTSD but knowing the ending, I'm annoyed. I want either of the suffer for a bit, ugh. The two idiots be like "omg choose me, me the guy who has been in on the abuse and didn't help you uwu" xdddddd
The art glow up from this to their new story must be studied.
Is the artist the same person who is doing the story with Chase?
No differeny artists
So like him not wanting to sleep with the bottom when he was beta is linked to PTSD from childhood? Trynna just make a sense out of that.
1. Alpha x beta relationships are taboo. Lowkey even now.
2 Top has some sort of trauma and he is repulsed by sex with betas ?
3. I'm crying and screaming from secondhand embarassment that the bottom doesn't understand his body is changing. This might be dangerous for him.
4. Why exactly is the alpha dating the beta/omega if he gonna be an ass.
I think bro has PTSD and that's why he is unable to put up a fight. Like Owen literally freezes when Durant imitates the late king.
that’s what i’m thinking too
It's part PTSD and part grooming since childhood that you ALWAYS obey your King no matter what they demand of you.
NGL I am kinda curious if there was D/S relationship that Sangwoo's father imposed on his partner or not. I would guess that the guy was maybe pleasure Dom
you know ball, esp that scene where he takes the photo of them together
Idk what you know ball means