i HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading this in batoto bc the insightful and mature discussions between all the readers there in each chapter was so fun to read and this story DESERVES to be dissected and discussed about bc it rlly feels like a parallel to our own gender and sexual identity issues in society. And its presented in such a raw and honest way, author really meticulously wrote this with their heart. Yes the satirical omegaverse tropes was hilarious in the beginning but then the parallels to the real world started to hit and its just heart wrenching atp bc its being told by our beta mc who is both so flawed yet open to learning the world around him despite his own insecurities and anxiety of being a beta vs the other alphas and omegas. He is such a complex and real character, all of the other characters are tbh, they all feel solid and vivid and real and its such a joy to read a mc who has a good sense of boundaries and is firm with it too even with the love interest. Its just so fucking well written man even the way author presented his flawed stereotypical misconception of alphas and omegas was so well done too, it all just boiled down to his low sense of self as a beta and his desire to protect himself from the mess of it all. Hes just so damn human.
And dont get me started on the love interest/s MY GOODNESS. The arc with gido where they both admitted that they did have feelings for each other but was too scared to act on it was the most heart breaking thing ever. Right person wrong time with so much to lose :( and author once again delivered!! Bc instead of it turning complicated, they both accepted that with how they went about it, it probably wouldnt have turned out well. And accepted that both their feelings for each other have passed. And i was so shocked reading this arc bc it was resolved so gracefully like two actual adults who genuinely care for the other person. It was so good bc i started to root for sihyeon bc why he feeling like the second ml rn LMAO OHH sihyeon. Sihyeons character was so so fun and sweet and the greenest of greens. Hes absolutely smitten with mc and is SO patient in deconstructing the misconception mc has of the other genders. I fucking love him so much.
Its funny bc at one point, the story rlly felt like an in depth deep dive study of mc. I want to study him under a microscope. Hes just so well written??? The magnum opus of mcs without a doubt. He knows what he wants and he knows his limits. To see him burnt out, stressed with his work environment and his ambiguous feelings for his boss who is pursuing him, he called it quits and said Yep off to hawaii we go. AND GOOD FOR HIM. IM SO HAPPY he actually got to have a break and went vacationing by himself. We actually FINALLY see a character who puts himself first in his mental health. Reading him is the most satisfying feeling ive ever felt for a character. Such a professional worker as well. I adore him.
Now. Im gonna ignore the hell out of the 4 side stories bc honestly heetae is beyond redeemable. He was absolute SHIT towards his spouse. Just wack ass dookie behaviour and im SO happy to see mc telling the spouse to divorce him. The spouse’s divorce dialogue was such a satisfying read. (Personally i would have aborted the baby and sent the abortion results to heetae and his mom ALONG with the divorce papers. Thatd be well deserved) what i Hated was how it felt like author didnt develop spouse’s character at all?? Like WHY did it end that way. My wishful thinking is hoping tht theyre just on amicable terms for the child and are DIVORCED!!! They have to be bc author just created a fucking masterpiece of a character social study and world building with the mc perceiving how awful they both were only for the ending to be?? Happy?? For those two??? CMON MAN????? it makes the journey we went through with mc (of boundaries and self discovery and understanding and moving on!!!!) feel like nothing!!!!!!!!!! We wasted 4 chapters LMAO
But yknow what its still a good fucking read. Those extras wont ruin the experience and feelings i have for this story. Author really left no stone of mc’s feelings untouched we really went in so deep with mc’s character development AH its just so so fucking good. And another thing that made this so fun to read as well is how oblivious mc is with his attractiveness. The absolute RIZZ master without knowing. The little love triangle mc had with sihyeon and weonyi was so fucking funny LMAO the misunderstandings was just so fun!!!! And mc is just such a likable guy!!! Charisma and professionalism off the roofs!! No wonder he had 3 ppl falling for him lmao (at one point i was completely down for this to turn poly sihyeonxmcxweonyi LMAO but alas) its just so damn good man. It raised the bar for bl mcs so high. Sometimes!!! Bl mcs dont need to be a pushover to keep the romance moving!!! Expand the world and character relationships!!! Please!!!! I’d do anything to have another bl with a mc like juhyeok…. Truly Deserves an anime adaptation. Easily the magnum opus of bls. Author is absolutely GOATED.
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