i already thought this before the first time i read it but the childhood trope is genuinely so weird to me because 1). why was it introduced so late into the story, and 2). the flashback to their childhood with the 8-year age gap when they were kids—seme looks and IS a young adult compared to the uke????
other than that, the story was good up until the ending, which was too quick for me with a lack of chasing from the seme. it ended so abruptly, but the newer side stories were PHENOMENAL… holy artstyle. the MC is the prettiest male/uke in all of the webtoons i’ve read—i can’t get enough of the artist’s decision to give him that hair color with the corresponding eye color, so gorgeous.
just finished this and i give it 4 stars, mainly for the breathtaking artstyle. i also teared up a couple times throughout the story, especially from ash’s gentle actions and their dialogue. but honestly, the “chasing” was nonexistent—they spent a month apart, which is A LOT for what they were both apparently feeling, but during that month, it felt like nothing really happened on ash’s end. i could feel karlyle’s hurt and sympathized with him deeply but ash got like…. 5 sentences of inner monologue max and the author wanted to make him seem like an equal yearned to karlyle also, the side stories really threw me off. why is ash being so weird and the consent is dubious asfk. yes, their “safe word” in one of the chapters is “honey” but this dude KNOWS karlyle is uncomfortable with voicing pet names and making him confess his PLANS TO PROPOSE TO YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU KNOW HIM SOOOOOO DEEPLY through dubious play is so ridiculous and disgusting. it was uncomfortable to read and ash was literally not like that in the main story, except during his rut towards the end, which was also not that enjoyable to read but the knotting made me tear up. overall, a really good plot, infuriating at times, karlyle is a beautiful character inside and out, and i understand the hype now. just too many other odd instances for me for it to be a perfect story.
p.s. ash has the prettiest character design ever, like wow
You just voiced my thoughts exactly. Even after they've gotten over their big misunderstanding, there's this mysterious air about Ash that I couldn't pinpoint. He's so pretty and sweet too but I just couldn't shake it off. Although Ash was definitely more touchy and comes strongly, I definitely felt that Karlyle loves him more than Ash loves him.
i agree 100%. ash is very affectionate, which i loved to read about, but the physical nature of HIS TREATMENT towards karlyle in the bedroom is highly uncomfortable. karlyle is so emotionally invested that ash knows he can do whatever and get away with it, which is ridiculous but those side stories lowkey confirm it to me…
this story is so peak but I WAS WAITING FOR CHEONGHO TO MARK YIRIM
after three months of agony waiting each week for the updates of the flashbacks… it has finally come to an end (i’m about to read the novel
Where are you reading the novel???
brooo finally reading this after seeing it blow up out of nowhere on socials and i surprisingly loved it so much! i only avoided it since it was so popular but i understand why: luke is such a lovable and strong mc. the pacing at the beginning threw me off a little bit but their relationship is developing so well and it’s so cute. ALSO THIS ART
these characters are getting so ridiculous i’m so tired of the three main offenders brooo joo hawon needs to leave and get off the grid away from these weirdos
lowkey might drop this the SA in the previous chapter and him having to sit surrounded by his abusers (since he was a child too..) and everyone but the mc are just evil as fuck for no reason it seems
kind of a cute read but chae-heon is weirdly controlling and overly jealous. controlling as in his questioning and obvious insecurity whenever jeongyoon is with anyone so he spams his phone and sends daggers towards anyone jy is around, but jy is so whipped because…. yeah, first love, love at first sight, all that