Does this whole thing fall under nepotism? Or are they just making use of good intel? I'm trying to figure out the moral line here (￣∇￣")
Very few manga/webtoons attempt to protray abuse properly, so I appreciate this one doing so. From the phsyical/sexual/mental manipulation of Chanbit's self-worth, to isolating him from his workers and friends, everything was gutwrenching. I get why it was so hard for people to get throught the intial chapters, because it was truly toxic and visceral. But I appreciate it being so harsh, and showing what abuse really is. How it isn't just some sexual fetish plot but something that needs trigger warnings and gutteral protrayals to get the message across.
I also appreciate Yongha not being vindicated even with his backstory. A lot of webtoons like to play the victim card for the abuser (I'm looking at you Hogu Hagyeoungsu). And while it is true that most abusers have a history of family/sexual abuse, it doesn't justify abusing others in turn. Would I like to see Yongha and that slimy manager thrown in jail for abuse, coercion and illegal image distribution? Hell yeah. But I'll take career destruction and some punches to the face.
Ultimately, you really need strong willpower to get through the beginning, but the ending seems to make up for the whole ordeal so I'll say I thoroughly enjoyed this ride! (⌒▽⌒)
I think you mean Chanbit and not Baekyung. Since Chanbit was the one subjected to Younga’s obsession and abuse. But otherwise I agree 110%!!!!!
Ah my bad! Mixed up the names will fix it:3
Honestly? Really disappointing as a storyline. So, Sooho went through all this planning and hell to end up running away to Merry's island? And Merry goes back to fishing? Robin's death is just completely overlooked and disrespectfully handled? No satisfactory ending with the mother?
Also, within 157 chapters, you don't feel attachment for anyone except for superficial appreciation of Merry and Sooho's "cute" "relationship. And that doesn't do justice to the characters.
Imo, unique art style and lots of fluff can only make up for so much poor storywriting. If you just enjoy sexual chemistry between two cliche character profiles within a poorly written dramatic setting, this series might be for you. 4/10
I have to agree.. I only continue reading this because of the art. And kinda interested in dori and chef's relationship.. But damn.. The ending is just like that.. But we cannot complain.. We read it for free anyway
If you are the adult in the situation, knock it off. Sit and have a discussion with both Sam and Seth, figure out your feelings, and make a decision. This is frustrating and unfair to both. Ironic how Sam and Henry are the adults, but they're the most immature in this whole ordeal. Get your BS together. Stop leading people on. PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH.
This is one of the most wholesome things I’ve read in a while! I was staying away for some time because I assumed by the art style that it was going to be a weird prolonged fluff piece with nothing story-wise, But I’m so pleasantly surprised and glad I got into it!
The way everything’s so cute and less dramatic, even the misunderstanding was adorably done! How they’re both honest about their feelings and supportive of each other, and not shy about their love. My heart! (≧∀≦)
People here freaking out about all the psychosis and toxicity, meanwhile I’m here thinking HEY YOU FUCKS CLOSE THAT TAP, SAVE THE DAMN WATER (￣∇￣")
Same!!
Same...
When a secondary couple shows more progress than the first *SIGH*
I can understand the frustrations of some of the readers honestly. I don’t think a lot of people here are upset because they’re not getting enough kisses or sexual components in the story. We can all agree that shounen ai webtoons are the last place for anyone to look to for realism when it comes to plots anyways. It’s more about story pacing. It’s pretty clear that this webtoon follows a more shoujo-esque pattern of storytelling, which can of course come across as more “dramatic”. It’s like with each new chapter starts a new story arc with its own dilemma, which can be frustrating for a lot of readers. Initially, it was Yuyang’s one-sides crush, moving forward to Yuyang’s insecurities with his family, and now we have a past boyfriend in highschool. 77 chapters in, it isn’t unreasonable when some readers find themselves losing track of the story. Any story writing is meant to keep the audience captivated, and when they start noticing a trend, it tends to become monotonous. This is not to take away from the issues portrayed in the webtoon, insecurities and misunderstandings are quite common in reality, but it can become less interesting if there is no progress shown. One step forward, two steps back sort of situation. Still, the characters and art are quite enjoyable, so I’m still willing to enjoy the slow burn. But this is definitely a *slooow* burn.
Finally someone who makes sense! Your comment was long but worth it. I sometimes feel that all these issues is not helping yuyang grow because we keep going back to zero with every misunderstanding. Its not fair to his awesome personality. However lihuan has really grown into an awesome character even though he was introduced as an introvert
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Your comment makes perfect fucking sense
I really just hoping, that it isn't such a slow burn like skip beat or so. 200+ ch, and the main couple still aren't together. I mean, I know that it's a complete different story line, where there IS more story line, but come on... I'm crying over 10 years already.
That’s exactly what makes it a little frustrating. You start of with a dynamic character like Yuyang who’s confident and proud even in a homophobic society, and an introvert like Lihuan with little to go for in terms of personality. But now we see a shift in dynamics, with no result coming from
the equation. So you end up with a more vulnerable Yuyang and proactive Lihuan, and can’t even enjoy them to the fullest without getting something out of their changes.
Thank you :3
Pretty sure it won’t go down that road, shounen ai webtoon don’t get serialized the same way as shoujo webtoons. But more than likely the way I see this ending is at around 100 chapters with the last one being where the story finally gets a conclusive ending of mutual confessions only in the last chapter. And then some small short stories to fulfill the fan’s needs somewhat.
Exactly...i made this point in a previous comment and mentioned how annoyed i was at the author for taking this in a different tangent...i ended up getting a negative comment and told to chill. I am so glad there is some1 with a similar view to me
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I think a lot of people don’t realize that they have to understand this from the reader’s point of view. While yes, Yuyang’s situation is very easily plausible in reality, you don’t seem to find anything helping him progress or move forward since there is such a strong lack of communication. So the readers have to view this frustration. Not like they can shout at Yuyang “HEY YOU ARE VALID AND PEOPLE LOVE YOU.” That’s supposed to be what the writer should be adding to the story through some plot of character development. It’s starting to get redundant and stagnant. But everyone has their own opinions with the story so who are we to say anything ╮(￣▽￣)╭
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