When we learn about Mc's childhood there is this moment in chapter 35 he says that he and his little bro ran away from the drug-addict "father" and gang
Then he mentions another person who "ran away before them", and I wonder if it might be seme ?
Why I think that :
1/ what is the point of mentioning the fact a kid ran away before him if it's not going to have an importance in the plot later ?
2/ We don't have any info about seme's childhood so he could very well be that kid who ran away before becoming who he is now
3/ If it's him it makes sense for uke not to remember him since apart from his little bro it is clearly stated in the story that he doesn't remember the other kids' faces. He doesn't have any picture of that time either, so maybe there will be a future scene in which he finds a family picture and recognize seme among the other children ?
Just a theory too, but in any cases I'm curious about the mention of this adopted brother. Even if it's not seme I think he may have a role to play in the story
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I don’t think that the person who ran away before them was Jake. I think shin just mentioned that to say that they weren’t the first ones to risk running away from that gang, I mean if they were gonna get caught they would have been killed by the gang. And I think shin just mentioned that to emphasize how bad it was living with his father and that gang, it was so bad that even at his young age they were thinking about running away and there were the other kids who thought the same and risked their lives by running away(hope this makes sense)
And after jake got shot, he and shin go to that diner place to eat breakfast, shin notices his good table manners and Jake tells him that his father was strict with table manners and that his parents are alive and well. I think that is one of the very few facts we get to learn about him.
Oh you're right, I didn't remember this scene with Jake, but it's still possible that Jake was adopted by these rich parents after running away so I don't think it totally invalidates my theory
But well it's just a theory based on one sentence, you're most probably the one who is right in your interpretation and I'm reading too much about it
Either way can't wait for the next season to know more about Jake
Jake talked a tiny bit about his strict upraising when they were in the diner. He mentions his father being strict and all but there were no mention of drugs, broken home, etc.
He could be adopted tho, but it doesn't really fit with Jakes pov, he obviously met Shin in a parking lot for the first time. I also had this in the back og my mind, but i doubt it, it would also be too cliche
Exactly my thoughts too!
I've been wondering the same thing. At first I thought they were talking about the foster father, because in Shin's own words ff did "run away" during the time Shin and Gren took off and went into hiding from their foster brother Henry(?), but Shin exactly says, "a certain guy ran away BEFORE us." Which means he isn't talking about Henry or the ff. so unless that was mistranslation, that's a weird tidbit to just throw out there for the readers.
Also, Jake could've later been adopted by a family that was strict... so him talking about his family doesn't completely rule out that him being one of the foster kids. Still that would be a cliche-y coincidence
I find this very plausible even with the mentions of his strict upbringing. If it does, I’m coming back to this comment haha.
This is no shade to you or anyone but I hope it doesn’t come true. I think it’d be a more compelling story is Jake was just obsessed with Shin for Shin as he is in the present rather than the tired childhood friends trope. I wouldn’t be so mad to not read but I would be moderately disappointed. Maybe I’ll have to eat my own hat and the author will kill the landing but I’m so tired of that twist.
I'm so sure this monster still has the photos of Yeonwoo and is going to use them to create drama, it's obvious !
(It's not a spoiler, just a theory)
Then a murder will occur
I feel like that would be just inconvenient and would ruin what the author built up till this point. So to say, it's pointless, there is no way this could get any more worse whilst having this really really hardly built structure and heavy atmosphere. There is difference between too much drama and just enough drama. A lot of authors tend to go too far. He(she?) made everything perfectly, gave a little of this, a little more of that, but he didn't turn this story into a powerpuff girl.
I also have that theory but I don't think it's in a way that the whole school finds out if not the group of friends, since apart from Haseol it would be interesting to see the reaction of Nari and Jinwoo who also suffered bullying and harassment
They managed to make their story one of the most popular currently even though 80% of the comments say they hate it. And myself included, I am so frustrated by the story, I am always thinking of dropping it but I also always come back to it !
I'm genuinely curious : how can you manage to create a story that frustrates EVERYONE and still make the readers come back to it every chapter ?
It's so strange !
Anyway, good luck Doc Dan, it seems like you are going to continue suffering for a while
it is strange indeed. im questioning it myself too. we probably stay reading it still for the sake of Dan's justice?? maybe...
Some people stay because they are curious how things turns out...
As you said!!!! Ive dropped this forever ago but sometimes in a while i read the last released chapter just to see how things r going and it’s only curiosity for Dan tbh. Otherwise it’s not like im expecting something, it’s really just checking on this and making fun of it because it’s been so bad since day 1.
Rage bait. She’s REALLY good at rage bait. Which will get her money, but not much respect
It almost feels like the true story the author wanted to tell isn't Ian's but Brian', and the first part was just a pretext honestly
Like I know they are technically the same person but it feels like by getting Brian's memory, Ian is just going to lose traits of his personality that I really liked
Ian has lived a different life than Brian, and it's quite sad that there is such focus on Brian because I found Ian much more interesting and complex as a character
But well, can't wait for the end of the flashbacks and the return to the main story to see how all this "reincarnation" thing happens
Yes
It’s so disappointing. What a way to kill a story :/
I just adore this story
Both Novel and webtoon are amazing
The novel is so good, it just takes your heart away. There is comedy, tragedy, action, love and even philosophy
But most of all, there is such an incredible main character, I just love Kim dokja so much
I won't spoil the ending, I know that some people didn't like it, but in my opinion it is perfection, I couldn't have imagine another one.
No really, I can't stop saying how amazing this story is, even more because we kinda ARE in the story. The story is about all of us readers, it's about how much a story can influence and change your life and make you remember it forever. I think many of us can understand the pain of watching an incredible story end, it just feels empty, we would almost wish it never ended at all
I also want to say that the webtoon in itself is incredible ! I can't imagine this story being adapted by anyone else other than the current artist. The art is so good and you know that the artist knows how to deliver this story in their own way, it's just great ! The scenes of action are particularly well made in my opinion, I can't wait for certains emotional moments to be adapted as well...
Anyway just a long message of love, to tell to everyone who hesitate about reading this story to read it, and if you have liked the webtoon, just try the novel if you can, it made me fall even deeper for the story
My heart well up whenever ORV is done right in the webtoon; drawn with passion and admiration to the original source and embracing out-of-this-world imagination to visualize all those words and sentences into masterpiece ~
Ahhh, tears.. (´；ω；｀) I love ORV so much
Totally agree, its even better when u can feel ur heart aching when u read both manhwa n the novel UGHHH ITS SOOO GOODDD ┗( T﹏T )┛
It is really better than expected
Mc and Ml are both great characters, there is no dragging plot, the romance is cute
I like it !
The last chapters are really great, it kind of make me want to forget how toxic this couple has been for a lot of chapter, and imagine that Taeju has always been this kind of possessive but nice guy
That's too bad because I think this story would have been so much more popular, if the author didn't make Taeju such a rapist jerk in the first chapters
Hoping they keep his character like he is right now until the end of the story
Just my opinion
100% agree. Sadly, many authors fall in the toxicity trend to attract readers.
Would like to add that Taeju was a rapist jerk at the beginning & the end of the S1, sadly enough.
The first part of the chapter made me want to cry so much
It's just horrible to have a stalker, but for Ml it was even worse, his own father chose to let the crazy dude continue to stalk his son for 2 f*cking votes in an election !
It's like he sold his son to a pervert for his own ambition, he basically reinforced the dude's crazy thoughts by treating him like he did nothing wrong
In the first chapter I found the actions of Ml too much, but seeing this chapter, I understand why he acts like that
He must have been on guard that something would happen to him again, and he knows that there is no one to help him, he has to defend himself
Really, not everyone deserve to have children, I hope a lot of unhapiness is coming for the father
"Deep down he wants to be close to his brother, he's just a spoiled child"
Like okay ?
Dante may be manipulated by his mother and not be the first antagonist but he is clearly NOT just a spoiled child and doesn't have just pure brotherly feelings for Limon
Dude clearly lust after his brother since the begining, he doesn't just want to be close to him. He drugged and tried to R*PE him, and you can't make me believe it's just his mother's fault, he looked quite happy seeing his brother on this state and trying to SA him. He is a creep, not some cute younger brother
But well the comment of the author makes me think they will turn out to have a good brotherly relation by the end of the story, it's just anticlimatic (in my opinion)