eishin's manga / #Enemies to lovers(1)

This is peak healthy relationship right here. What I loved most about this was Hyun-woo's actions even before they defined the relationship as something more than just a hookup. From the get-go he was already quite the gentleman with the small gestures he does for Young-won. He's so funny because he kept saying he's not boyfriend material after all that too. If I was Young-won I would've fallen hard too tbh. The start was hilarious with the bickering between our two leads. Young-won was introduced as a hopeless romantic type where he has this clear idea of a perfect romance that he wants to have. Meanwhile Hyun-woo is a realist and somehow just goes with the flow as his relationships developed. Both of them had such distinct personalities, which made the reading experience so much better. I was anxiously anticipating which one of them would fall first after the no-strings-attached setup happened, but it seems like both of them fell at the same time (which is a surprise since I thought Young-won would be first). Hyun-woo turned out to be more of a cinnamon roll green flag than we could ever ask for, he's seriously such a good partner for Young-won after all the trauma he experienced from past relationships. Wish we could've seen the wedding though. I absolutely loved the narrative this story painted to us readers. I felt like we were able to explore how their relationship developed and the things that changed for the better for the both of them after they became official. Honestly, I don't do enemies to lovers troupe that much but this one was so good I'm thinking I should explore that troupe more. This was funny, felt realistic, has SexEd along the way, the leads actually communicate and are always honest with each other (just a healthy relationship in general), and had a lovely conclusion. That last panel with both of them smiling so happily made me all warm and fuzzy inside. It's definitely up there as one of the best BLs I've ever read.