That note particularly about “Boned” was hilarous, thanks uploader-san! And I’ll just pretend Chapter 2 and 3 don’t exist. But Chapter 4 was my favorite - that’s exactly how I feel about music that I adore too - it gives me such a rush
This came to me at the perfect time bc I’ve been getting tired of all the BL that I’ve been reading lately but I just watched the live action and OMG the endorphin rush it gave me just made me fall in love with BL all over again!! I was squealing, kicking the air, and smiling uncontrollably the whole time, even spilled a couple tears bc of the cuteness. So yeah I 100% reco anyone who liked this to go watch the live action
Idk bout y’all but it just gonna make me sleep better knowing he was 19, he was legal all this time. Even tho Shinobu chose not to heal from his past, it was touching to see MC slowly bringing back color into Shinobu’s life, making him “feel” and taste again. And tbh by the looks of it, Shinobu does like our MC in his own subtle way. They have issues but they deserve happiness too and it was nice to see them moving forward slowly at the end.
Sorry I meant to like ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
No worries, my dear
Ryuuji’s decision to not to speak up about the assault for fear of being kicked out and having nowhere to go and blaming himself for taking a position that he felt wasn’t meant for him were so poignant. In this dog-eat-dog world, you really just gotta grab every opportunity you can to survive. Tbh, there will always be someone better than you but when the opportunity presents itself, you just gotta hold on to it and give it your all. You have the right to survive too.
I’m still at chapter 8 but holy sht that was THE BEST REVENGE EVER ROFL I love when characters get a taste of their own medicine (nothing too extreme tho). I don’t hate Eungyeom at all and I always uphold the belief that it’s better to reject someone right away rather than string them along but c’mon let people down easy, don’t tell them they’re ugly ‘coz we all have different types and standards of beauty. And I know they’re gonna fall in love and I’m rooting for them but I love that Jihyuk got his revenge mrahahaha.
My single ass definitely gonna be a part of the bon appetite team if I worked in Division One
Not everyone’s cup of tea for sure but it wasn’t too heavy as long as you don’t expect a lovey-dovey happily ever after. It’s about jaded people doing whatever they can to survive and satisfy their own needs (sex, codependency, money). And none of them were looking for love (except Kouji). I wouldn’t call this story deep or beautiful but it has a realistic portrayal of a consensually loveless relationship. Consensual polyamory is not for everyone but for people not opposed to it, you might actually appreciate this story and how the characters made their rltnshp work for them in the end.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Manaoto just wanted companionship and meaningless sex, Naoki just wanted a “master” who will pamper him for the rest of his life, Jin wanted money, and Kouji wanted love but it’s not Manaoto’s fault at all that he can’t give Kouji what he wants.
About Manaoto: We’ll never know how it was really like between him and Shuu-san bc he said Shuu was at times gentle with him. Was it an act of manipulation or gaslighting, or did Shuu secretly like Manaoto in his own toxic way, we’ll never know. Still, Manaoto insists that he loved Shuu and who are we to judge anyone’s feelings or how a rape victim chooses to cope with reality, right? And he’s doing everything he can just to “feel alive” and temporarily fill that void in his heart. It’s not his fault that he doesn’t want to accept anyone’s love for him, it’s actually his way of not hurting other people too. In reality, not everyone needs love to survive and what we call happiness is different for everyone. I’m glad the 3 of them were able to make their poly relationship work, even setting clear boundaries like not bringing other people home but being free to do whatever outside. This story does have a happy ending, just not the type that most of us are used to.
I thought this would be too heavy but it’s actually not. This is prbbly the first time that I didn’t hate the abuser. Ofc, there’s no excuse for abuse but the author wrote Kan-chan’s character so well. He was sick but was really tormented by what he did to Yumi and got karma in a way which is refreshing since I’ve read plenty of stories where abusers get away with their crimes way too easily. Forgiveness is not needed here, actively trying to do better is what’s really important. I already read bits of Kan-chan’s story before this so that’s prbbly why I can’t help but feel for Kan-chan too.
I feel like Yumi is an accurate portrayal of some (just some) people who choose to stay with their abusive partners. They keep clinging on to the hope that the “good” version of their partner will magically reappear one day, stop all the abuse, and everything will return to how it once was. Plus, it’s damn hard to walk away from someone that you’ve loved for years esp if they show their good side sporadically in between all the abuse. But I’m super glad that Yumi found the strength to walk away, not many people do. That break-up scene actually felt somewhat easy, almost like all the strings that connected them were cut in one go and suddenly Yumi was free from all his shackles.
The first time I read this, I didn’t actually like it that much (side stories weren’t posted yet back then) but after a few months, I came crawling back bc I remembered some parts of the story that left a big impression on me. I appreciated it more the second time and the side stories are adorable. This was a funny and easy read, kinda gonna miss this.
Perhaps I should read more Shounen Ai, this was really cute and soft. Oh but Doyun’s violence towards that one asshole character shocked me, I get that he was really angry but bby boy, violence is never the answer. And that grandma plot came completely out of nowhere in a soft story like this lmao. Apart from those tho, everything else was light and easy, a breeze really since the MCs fixed all of their miscommunication issues almost always immediately.