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I won't knock the artist for her "idea" of character development because it's her story after all. But re-read the whole season after taking a break after episode 35 (which honestly broke my brain a bit). I'll explain why...
1) Character Traits and Personalities
Never once can I understand Jaekyung or Dan's choices and traits. I understand Jaekyung's past is a "mystery" for season 2 to discuss but I should be able to read something other then anger and aggression on his face. I like that he has a resting bitch face but not that it's his only emotion you can read. I hate that I can't tell if he's interested, annoyed, happy or content, or even curious. The only time we get a small sense of humanity is when he was drunk as a skunk.
Making Dan always grovel at everything Jaekyung did to him and still "fall" for him doesn't make any sense. Never once was he treated with a single grain of humanity.
That flashback he had when he finally leaves of that ONE TIME they played board games had me full on laugh out loud like that had to be the saddest thing I've ever seen...they shared nothing but Sex, forced sex, drunk sex, and drugged sex...but Board games are what made him realize Jae can be a "good" man.
2) The falling in love
It's not believable on both their parts: Dan shouldn't even fathom being around Jaekyung outside his Jinx and Jaekyung never once tried harder to be seen as human to Dan. I will say when I re-read it I can see a small glimpse of 'bothered' behind his eyes when he first looked at Dan but after that it just reads as mean and sexually driven.
Overall...Jae is not a "black" flag but never once does he try to be anything but a bad partner and asshole. Also I still say the author's choice to make his jealousy show as possessive and borderline rapey in that chapter with Heesung will always be the dumbest choice ever. That choice alone makes me hate Jae as a human being let alone boyfriend for Dan.
That's so messed up and the fact I'm not sure how if Dan ever finds out will he forgive that man is beyond me.
I guess season 2 will truly make of break it for me.
You definitely said something that bothers me here, the lack of facial expression since the art is "so good"? Knowing what a character feels through the drawing is something essential in a comic wtf.
And yes, everything about this work is poorly done, I just read it accepting crumbs, counting on my good will to continue all this.
Yeah, it was something the really started bothering the hell out of me through my reread. Like where are his emotions, where is the slight changes in his character that tells me he's definitely starting the like Dan is a "partner". Everything he feels he gets triggered.
I will give it the benefit of the doubt if behind his constant use of burst of anger or annoyance comes from his lack of love, hugs, and maybe forced to hide his emotions growing up, but it needs to be pretty extensive trauma for me to get behind his lack of growth as a 26 year old with millions to spend of personal therapy. Cause I always say if you have the means to have amazing doctors without a care of payment or bills there's no excuse not to try therapy.
With Jinx accepting crumbs is the best we'll get probably. I'm secretly holding hope the author has some serious character building for season 2. I hope... ╥﹏╥
Finally read the main story (haven't read the extras) and I can say overall Dear Doors is a decent read, even pretty damn funny at times. Now I'm giving it a solid 3.5/5, while it is easy to read, the smut is great (a bit too much of it at times) but always a pleasure. Some aspects will always bring a story below a 5 is the use of rape for no damn reason and then still making that character misunderstood or forgiven (Sid and Satan). One I am not a fan of incest storylines so having SatanxMika really just (⊙…⊙ )...yeah no I'm good. And he raped poor Kyung Joon in front of Cain, what is this Berserk?!
Then Sid...while his ending "sacrifice" was beautiful. I still don't like him, his intentions were always weird and selfish and the shit he put Jin Young through is unforgivable. Also his sacrifice isn't fulfilling for me, I am not a fan of the "dies for you" moments and then the next chapter the character is very much alive. Like don't be afraid to make people sad. His death was needed for him to break free of Metatron and bring balance back to everyone he harmed.
Now the story all together is still fun. I freaking loved Jin Young and Ben's hatred relationship! It was funny and down right my fav chapters. Plus not gonna lie BenxJin ship can get it! Overall I still enjoyed Dear Door and happy I read it, but I do hope for a future where writers/authors can try to use less forced sex and SA to hurt main characters. That's all for my take!