we can bemoan the death of traditional yaoi tropes after you find me at least two other BLs with indulgent older dom bottom and twink sub top lol. tradjoshis have been well fed for centuries. there’s at least a hundred more twink sub bottom and daddy dom top BLs you can unearth from the mangago archives before complaining and rating this comic low for subverting expectations. srsly now
bwat if i was a millionaire you’d be the first artist i’d sponsor oh my DAYS
jiwon insisting on hyeon to call him CEO is so funny to me because jiwon lowkey has the looks of a traditional CEO seme in bl lol
he’s so problematic but i can’t help but keep rooting for him because he was originally so sweet (im guessing the borderline bipolar behavior has something to do with natam’s blessing) and i simply cannot keep my eyes off him. every panel is so freaking stunning it’s like a beautiful song became artwork.
i’m insane i know but taebeom reminds me so much of mingyu with his tan skin and gorgeous build and puppyness and canines
God knew not to make me a man bc best believe taebeom will NOT be safe from me for even a sec
interesting plot, refreshing dynamic (pretty godly manipulative top x broke buff oblivious bottom), freaking gorgeous art— this is a five star meal. i hope destiny is kind on us and doesn’t make this book trash with an unwarranted grape scene
If you guys could help a fellow out and recommend any other books with introverted and calm but well built bottoms like this one I’d be so grateful. I’m kinda going through it while reading Passion Raga and seeing Yuri (albeit complacent) suffer lol
so much of the unrequited love mess could’ve been fixed if junseok took up the chance to hit back on tall dark and handsome from chapter 4 and put a couple backshots in that beauty
letting this marinate until i get to see milton eaten out like k. i want justice for milton!
I love this so much. Season 4 is the first time Beware the Ides of March will end with the main couple officially getting together, so there's an undercurrent of fear that the manwha will soon end, despite so many possible loose ends left to explore. And you know what, that clamor for more is also a reflection of the fans' enjoyment for this title. It would definitely be nice to hear of either season 5 or side stories to be announced in the future. What I'm very sure of is that the Mokwha's boss and Nakwon's subordinate have their own story together, and that seems like a fun avenue for side stories.
I loved how gutsy this story began. I definitely got invested since season one. It never romanticized the rape. It was there as power play. It doesn't underestimate its audience, giving us two big characters: a corrupt cop with a goal to persecute an evil gang's head x an exconvict gang member turned flower shop owner as he rediscovers who he is outside the gangster life.
Many seem to think that Mokwha's this innocent thing, but it's always been clear from the start that gang activities already included murder and rape. It's a whole world that mokwha's been a part of, and he understands the prejudice that comes along with that. He even depreciates himself when thinking of the life he has lead, but tries to make the best of the things he eventually got in charge of.
Sometimes, i think people read with their asses when they don't see the initial setup being made. We already have a plethora of manwha seeing how violent gangsters can be, even in this one itself where mokwha was almost murdered before being sent to prison. It's a whole setting that i think flies from the casual reader's notice.
And with the stage set, we had two characters with backgrounds that had all those complexities as they tried to interact with each other. Season 1 was great for me because it went all in. Nakwon's own prejudice for an exconvict lead him to violence to exert his dominance and get to his goals, sure that mokwha will lead him to the big fish. But as time went on, his own cynical nature gets challenged as he discovered who mokwha was. He saw the beautiful human inside, how kindness still lied underneath the tough exterior despite life screwing him over multiple times.
By the time Nakwon got face first with his own sins and ugliness, I WAS BUYING THIS SHIT. It has been like a serotonin boost following this manwha since season 2. I was locked in. And im so glad that Nakwon didn't change who he was just because he fell in love. He was an asshole through and through, yet strived to make changes and still pursued his wants. The rape getting tackled multiple times as a mistake was so good. Mokwha choosing love is his own choice and im glad the relationship took 4 seasons to actually solidify.
What's exceptional too are the side characters. I love them. When they enter the story it really feels like a lived out world.
There's so much more that Beware the ides of March can give. Nakwon's parents and family, their reaction to their golden boy son utterly in love with an excconvict, Mokwha's growing self confidence and finding joy after nakwon was able to give him options. Of course, the most important avenue to explore is still the boss. Im sure Mokwha still has unresolved feelings of being abandoned and get some closure, and discovering that his Boss left money for him and all that.
Relationship wise they're still at the "let's see how it goes phase." So many firsts for mokwha to experience, so many chances still to HUMBLE NAKWON who probably has a manwhore past given his looks and stature in life, but is just absolutely captivated by mokwha.
Regardless if we get more or not, it has been a pleasure reading and im just a few chapters shy of buying all chapters.
i’ve come to accept most of the atrocities in this story because there’s been so much development BUT nakwon you gotta start using lube man i know you’re crazy abt that cookie and i am all for sucking him off and getting him all pliant every time you wanna get freaky (i would do it too if i had one chance…just one pls mokhwa) but come on. how much longer will you keep using cum as lube bro i feel ridiculous even typing this shit out. ik you love him to bits and you’re thinking of him 24/7 but you can spare at least one second to think about how some lube would make things infinitely better?? don’t let me down next time you guys suck and fuck i’m serious
i finally read through all of it and i can say this was soooo phenomenal. i haven’t read a manhwa where i understood the mc’s (shitty) attitude and thoughts this well in a long time. he doesn’t have a sad backstory, in fact he’s a guy blessed with everything anybody could ever want. he’s breezing through life while laughing at the misfortune of others and doing anything he wants because he only cares about himself and results. it’s so impressive that i understood his character and even sympathized with him sometimes in s2 and 3 because all of this guy is so human. he’s so horribly human lol. i couldn’t fully detest him knowing there are people like him out there and they’re just as human as the rest of us. but of course i do still detest his actions and its validating that he also deeply regrets it.
it was such good writing even in s1. this guy nakwon is pretty much a psychopath but felt love for the first time with a guy who’s as impervious as a rock…. going from violating, manipulating and wishing his destruction just for his own entertainment (and also because he’s a cop…whatever) to wanting to keep mokhwa from leaving him for the dark side by any method possible was really so well done. like aside from the intentional second hand embarrassment the author gave us there was nothing cringey or unlikeable in the plot despite the common trope of bully falling for victim.
i liked how nakwon stayed fully nakwon throughout the chase and relationship arcs. like he’s still a self absorbed asshole who knows he’s a terrible guy but it’s alright with him except if he realizes how his actions might have potentially distanced mokhwa instead of attracted. i’ve only felt fond for nakwon two or three times because i can’t get over how far he went to be horrible in s1 but i did relate to him wayyyyyy too much when he was desperately plotting how to burrow into mokhwa’s heart forever. and every time he waxed poetic about mokhwa i wholeheartedly nodded along because that’s some of the truest things written in this manhwa ever. mokhwa can never have too many fans! i love you mokhwa i will give everything for you mokhwa!!!!! MOKHWAAAAAA
to anyone who’s read love for sale by dal hyeonji you’d have a good idea of the thing i want. this is so niche ik but i really REALLY wanna read age gap bl with older seme who’s built smaller and a younger UNIT of a uke. please. we’re a quarter way into the the twenty first century and only one author out there saw the vision of needy buff ......
to anyone who’s read love for sale by dal hyeonji you’d have a good idea of the thing i want. this is so niche ik but i really REALLY wanna read age gap bl with older seme who’s built smaller and a younger UNIT of a uke. please. we’re a quarter way into the the twenty first century and only one author out there saw the vision of needy buff younger bottom with a smaller, spoiling hannibal lecter type seme? there gotta be more. please tell me there’s more im losing it bit by bit any genre
frankly if you have any recs of spoiling seme (any age and size) with lovable beefy ukes you can send them my way too. i wanna see some big babygirls getting loved on ☹
btw! i’m scrambling for anything i can get
are you sure author wasn’t inspired by sung hanbin from zb1 while designing jongwoo
good to know phaidei didn’t die they’re just a cute silly vampire - gangster couple now