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starling March 16, 2026 3:01 pm

im so tired of trying to find any reason to root for jingi and myeongil to be together. i thought now that we have the hyeonjae deciding to kill him he would actually become a love interest and act accordingly. but nope hes still SAing myeongil no remorse no nothing. sure i empathise with his abuse but that doesnt make his actions at all okay. he seems to be starting to like myeongil and i thought hed slowly start getting likeable or something.

now hyeonjae deciding to kill his brother is bad and a betrayal and hes actually obsessed with myeongil, but at least hes now respecting myeongils wishes, not touching or kissing him. like bare minimum, but compared to jingi, hyeonjae is a saint right now.

it seems like theyre setting up jingi and myeongil to be the endgame couple and im so confused as to how it will be even remotely good or compelling. like how am i supposed to dislike the guy whos actually interested in myeongil and wants to give him anything and everything, not touching him without consent and supposed to like his rapist. i just don't get it, like yes jingi clearly likes myeongil in some way but hes still doing this shit!

can someone please explain why they like jingi/think hed make a compelling or good couple with myeongil without just excusing his actions?

    ayobro March 17, 2026 12:54 am

    I feel like you're defining likeable as morally good/correct or being good to the love interest. Characters are plenty likeable despite what they've done, are doing, or will do just based on the reader's personal taste. Aside from that, I don't think the author's specifically trying to make you root for one or the other here or to make one character likeable. I've always thought it was more about showing how Myeongil's feelings change and how they are affecting his choices.

    Now, I wouldn't say I particularly like Jingi, but he's my favorite because of his personality and the drama he creates. I actually severely dislike Hyeonjae just because he's possessive and we've already seen how he hurts the people he "loves".

    Also, I don't think they're setting Jingi up to be endgame. Like, I wish that were the case, but in the beginning it felt more like he was the love interest than now.

    starling March 17, 2026 1:51 am
    I feel like you're defining likeable as morally good/correct or being good to the love interest. Characters are plenty likeable despite what they've done, are doing, or will do just based on the reader's person... ayobro

    thank you for the insightful answer! i wouldnt say im necessarily conflating good moraly and likeable, but i need something to make up for it personally. for example i like ilay from passion more than jingi despite both SAing the mc bc ilay loves tay and is seeking for a way to connect, but doesnt know how to without sex. i think jingi in comparison is unlikeable (to me) bc hes done it to others (the beads etc).

    i mean from my question you can probably tell but i certainly hope jingi x myeongil is not endgame bc i like hyeonjae more lmao
    in the end i guess it does come down to personal taste, cause to me hyeonjaes possessiveness and love for myeongil comes across as more romantic than whatever jingi has going on (comparatively)

    thanks for the answer though! ive been curious why people like jingi bc in the comments its usually just "ugh hyeonjae is disgusting"

    arcticxs March 17, 2026 8:49 pm

    If we're ignoring the fact that both brothers have done terrible things to Myeongil...

    Personally I like the push/pull slow burn of Jingi/Myeongil more than Heonjae/Myeongil. I can't get behind the latter because while Heonjae claims he's trying to be better for Myeongil, he's also being manipulative in the background to keep Myeongil in his orbit (leaving Jingi to die in the medical tent, making deals with uncle to kill Jingi in exchange for building a post-prison life with Myeongil which the latter has no clue about, making Jingi push Myeongil to move to Heonjae's room, making sure the work schedules include only him+MI). Also can't forget what HJ did to his last love

starling March 8, 2026 12:41 am

holy fuck the door was so unsettling, i instantly got what it meant and it just hit so hard, what great storytelling holy shit

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starling May 8, 2024 7:49 pm

It's about an office worker falling for an actor he meets randomly (I think in a convenient store?). The actor has dark hair. The office worker starts dressing up to impress him, has his hair slicked back? I think the actor gets embarrassed after the confession or something? The office worker looks older and I think there's a girl that's into him or something

Please help I've been searching for this for so long now ┗( T﹏T )┛

monsterpatika April 3, 2021 4:08 pm

ITS BACK BABYYYYYY

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Vee Chan July 21, 2021 12:28 pm

Thanks for updating and translating waive nail ... (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ

Nelo234 June 23, 2021 5:30 pm

Hi hi

monsterpatika June 23, 2021 8:06 pm

hi :)

Nelo234 June 24, 2021 4:15 am

Ello... when r u going to update (Wave nail)?
COS I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!°

CJRA May 10, 2021 4:32 pm

Hello dear monsterpatika: In order you can see the adult content you must send a requiest to boomtoon with your ID showing them that you are an adult (19 years old o more) and making the request for them to allow you to see the adult content, that's the only way for you to see the side story, go to "service center", and choose "how you do adult verification". take care!

yuzhouarmy May 10, 2021 2:28 pm

omg thank u for uploading

_ May 10, 2021 12:29 pm

Thank you for the chapters, you're a human axis in my eyes (whatever that hell that means). (●'◡'●)ノ

Here, some food and love as a thank you gift, because I appreciate your work:
(づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ♡♡
⊂((・▽・))⊃
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CJRA May 10, 2021 2:14 am

Hello dear monserpatika's there is a reward for you, (Wave Nail) side story 1 and 2 at boomtoon there is smut, The seme isn'n dumb, I do believe that the author's intention is for the seme to by a moe character, thanks for support the artist.(づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ

monsterpatika May 10, 2021 8:12 am

hello CJRA :)
YES! ill check it out! is it under the same name?
i never said the seme is dumb haha ^^ I meant his name, bc like Canner is a dumb name (sorry) so thats what i meant :)
thank you <3

monsterpatika May 10, 2021 8:15 am
hello CJRA :)YES! ill check it out! is it under the same name?i never said the seme is dumb haha ^^ I meant his name, bc like Canner is a dumb name (sorry) so thats what i meant :)thank you <3 monsterpatika

yeah i cant find the side story ( ̄∇ ̄")
do you know where to look for it?

CJRA May 10, 2021 4:38 pm
yeah i cant find the side story ( ̄∇ ̄")do you know where to look for it? monsterpatika

Yes is under the same name: 파도의 손톱 at boomtoon, perhaps you must do the adult autentification process. (=・ω・=)

CJRA May 10, 2021 4:40 pm
yeah i cant find the side story ( ̄∇ ̄")do you know where to look for it? monsterpatika

Hello dear monsterpatika: In order you can see the adult content you must send a requiest to boomtoon with your ID showing them that you are an adult (19 years old o more) and making the request for them to allow you to see the adult content, that's the only way for you to see the side story, go to "service center", and choose "how you do adult verification". take care!

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