moody_bish's manga / #Childhood Friends(45)

It drags the suspension bridge but it delivers in the end. We have a supposedly "straight" seme who remains attached to his gay senpai even if the latter is making opportunities to cut off their childhood friendship. It's most likely 70% musing or mulling over their feelings toward each other, 25% of the straight seme making moves on the uke, and 5% of the uke meeting the seme halfway.

Basically, all these couples were fated to each other since the day they met

1. The pacing for the plot is nice, each of the panels matter to the story. 2.I'm sad that Siwon was treated as anotber body and tool for the plot to keep rolling.He was raped goddammit. 3. I feel sad that I didnt get to see more of Taemin's actual body 4. I'm conflicted with Minjoo (?) because on one hand he was true to his words but on the other he made Taemin go around circles. Still, if he didn't, Taemin would have kept running away so I'm glad that the author really made a strong foundation for Taemin's character. Actually, most of the characters have solid personalities and each of their actions and words match "who" they are. It's only Siwon that I feel bad about because he was really made into a tool. I couldn't even get a good grasp of who he is except that he cares about his relationship with his twin. Besides, for a smart person and "likeable" person like Siwon and with the CDs going around, wouldn't he have earned more pity than have people bully him (ok fine, being bullied is not improbable) and if they were so rich, the parents wouldve known about the CD and know that he was raped. Siwon was written as a loser and was treated as such that it somehow contradicted the likeable and "stole everything from me" twin.

This is EVERYTHING ️. No unnecessary quarrels or obstacles because everything just happens for the sake of the plot. Heesu and Seongwon are so wholesome! When one pulls away, the other push themselves closer towards them. Maybe it didnt have to take 8 years for Sunwoo and Dahm to meet again and it's sad to leave us hanging. Still, seeing as Sunwoo actually waited and was happy for Dahm to get back to him, those two will be alright. And my heart just erupts for Seongwon and Heesu's couple ring and how Seongwon called Heesu his husband.

The stories after the main story took me off guard. Tbh, these are the themes Im somewhat comfortable thinking about or writing about. but somehow, im uncomfortable reading them, especially when i dont intend to read them. Mutliple stories are really like stepping into a landmine

tbh, i didnt like how passive chiwoo was until i understood why he seemed incapable of taking action. although i admit, i expected too much from him. poor boy, he suffered from Jihyun's twisted expression of love. thus, im so happy whenever Kyujin appears and saves Chiwoo from breaking down under Jihyun's pressure. also, I'm glad that it ended this way. no, i dont want to ship chiwoo with jihyun because the latter is filled with hatred and violence. he isnt fit for any romantic relationship at all. but a "what if" situation could work for me because if Chiwoo confronted Jihyun's feelings then it could habe changed their future even just a little. Im happy for Chiwoo and Kyujin. Just like Chiwoo, i also hope that thoigh therenare acts that are unforgivable, Jihyun could redeem himself and grow to be a better person than his father. im just glad Jihyun still has a big brother looking out for him.

i- here are 2 songs that played in my head: too sad to cry by sasha sloan and life moves on by finneas. not jazz but they just played in my head. the story began awkwardly and the dialogue sounded unnatural. however, when the underlying conflict surfaced, i began to admire the straightforwardness of the dialogue. the songs used and the character building matched even when the pacing was somehow slow, like listening to jazz (i tried listening to a few of the songs, starting from lucky to be me by monica zetterlund). too sad to cry began playing in my head when the truth about Jaejun's suicide unraveled. life moves on played when they were slowly coming into terms with it. also, i can picture the first season as a musical. the second was more serious and fit for a movie. my emotional and sentimental heart breaks and heals while reading this. especially because of how impactful Jaejun's suicide was...

I love the main couple's chemistry the most. Being bold yet glaringly shy is so interesting and amusing. Ryuu is so precious HAHAHA. The way they progressed as a couple is everything and deym, Ryuu got much hotter with his yukata loosely exposing his torso.

Ahh the pureness of the plot hihi. It's nice to have a break from rivalries and dragged out miscommunication. I mean, sure the 2nd couple had 6 years of pretend friendship but at least that didnt take too much drama in the actual story. I know that such emotions are tiring but reading it in a dragged out manner makes the story the least interesting, especially when it's the same thoughts executed in the same manner.

There’s like three stories here maybe? The childhood besties are the ones that swept me off my feet so even if I vaguely remember the stories, it’s the one that I appreciate most. Next is the honor student who got caught by that playboy. They didnt end up together and looked more to be newly found friends which is nice ‘cause it deviates from the typical blackmailing. The way the black haired boy comforted him like it was just a typical heartbreak was also heartwarming. The way they showed up at the basketball game was even funnier.