Age gap mangas rarely feel wholesome (sometimes it feels weird/predatory) and this one is so wholesome and i love it!! fl is such a queen i love her like she's so cute and cool and she can bend me in half and spank me. same goes for the ml he can literally choke me until i suffocate. anyways this is such a wholesome manga!!!
and i personally think the webnovel portrays this story better than the webtoon, mostly because there is a lot of nuance to the story that isn't portrayed well. in the webtoon, ml's first meeting with fl is one of the most important scenes. the music box that he received in the orphanage is also super super important and i think the webnovel shows that aspect better i think. i really couldn't hate the ml in the webnovel, but the webnovel also doesn't excuse his wrongdoings. in fact, the webtoon also shows how clearly he abuses her and neglects her. the webnovel imo focuses A LOT on the fl and how she grows to be a better person despite the pain that she has to go through, and that is why i love the webnovel. i'm not sure if the webtoon will clearly convey her growth and i'm worried that people will only see this webtoon as a sob story/ml regrets typa story. tbh i love this story because of the fl and how resilient she is....in the webnovel i was so mad and angry at the ml, but you can understand his motivations which made you empathize with him more (but his backgrounds still dont justify his actions!!). i suggest reading the webnovel for a better understanding of the story if you're interested!
as a closeted bi in a conservative community, i HATE 'allies' who would point out my sexuality...i really hate being put on the spot about my sexuality, especially since i'm trying to not show that i'm queer. i've met people like this irl and god they're the most frustrating people i've met. istg just shut up even if you know!!! anyways i think keishi was a dick for that like he didn't need to say all that he could literally just make up an excuse or play dumb but NOPEEEE
but i also get why keishi does that cuz sometimes being homophobic is the best defense to stay closeted...but also why the heck would he put down his lover like that i feel so bad for the manager :(((
also i wanna add: 'allies' who say they're not prejudiced are almost always prejudiced LMFAO like if you're really an ally then don't be nosy about people's sexualities!!! shut up and keep your thoughts to yourself!! i've met SO MANY 'allies' who just can't keep their thoughts to themselves like?? if you wanna assume my sexuality, stfu and keep those thoughts to yourself. don't talk about it to others and don't ask me about it!!!
some of yall actually think therapy is going to solve all their issues immediately...like these TEENAGERS are heavily traumatized at such a young age, obviously they're gonna grow up to have issues that affect their communication with people. therapy can help them to go through their issues, but it's not easy to get through their issues when they grew up in a harsh & cruel environment. the reason why i'm saying this is because i'm seeing people commenting stuff like blaming haesol for not getting therapy?? ZERO media literacy please think about it!! she was abused and neglected by her guardians!!! obviously it's hard for her to understand emotions if she never got to experience a healthy childhood!!!!!!
Nobody is disagreeing with that, however there is a very popular saying which goes "heal your wounds, so that you don't bleed over people who didn't hurt you". It's a very touching statement, because often we end up using past trauma to justify actions. Ones trauma can only explain ones actions, they cannot justify them. Haesol clearly has intense ptsd and stuff suffers from her father's influence over her. However unless she heals from that, or at least tries to heal, she will end up hurting other people. Unresolved trauma breeds more trauma, till it becomes a never ending chain. Yeonwoo too has gone through intense pain and suffering at an early age, and he too was unwilling to change and stayed trapped in the past for a long time, however at least after the confrontation with his childhood friend, he is attempting to make a change. That is what matters.
Haesol hasn't even gotten to the point where she can even attempt to change. For her change is the scariest thing ever. This is where a therapist would come in. Her trauma and the underlying issues brought about by it, cannot and should not be the responsibility of her friends or her lover. However a therapist who is a professional and gets paid for that, is liable to help out.
Also my message is not a verbal attack to you or anything , i simply wanted to point out the reason why people who are commenting said stuff, aren't wrong
yea i get what you mean, and i totally agree with you. the problem is there are comments that literally say shit like blaming haesol because she doesn't go to therapy that just threw me off...like yes she should go to therapy, but comments that blame her for not going to therapy are just so weird especially since she's a teenager who probably don't have the resources to seek out therapists
some of the comments here be like "i wanna be them!!" or "ugh i'm jealous of what they have " yall irl this is a restraining order
but i agree i also want what they have
dawg it’s a manga people obviously aren’t being serious lol
if folks are grown enough to handle a porny story about a stalker and his victim then they're grown enough to differentiate between fiction and reality lmao.
Hey some people are just into that plus the ml gets hot guy privilege
yea ik i was just saying shit (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
yea i get that i'm also enjoying this story, just wanna say what i thought lol
the hot guy privilege is too real LMFAO
Yup cause if he was ugly and creepy no one would be saying the things they be saying lol