'maybe he'll be shot by that policeman in a thrilling showdown, and the last thing he sees before he closes his eyes forever... is a relieved, crying but smiling Bum."Omg! I loved your end very much! I dont like sangwoo and i don't think they can be lovers like nothing happened,too. But i am afraid ofthat bum cant separate himself from sangwoo not because of love but Stockholm syndrome ╥﹏╥
if it truly would be like the way u described it then it would be a good manga with a decent ending.
Sadly so far in all manga and maghwa i have read with this kind of twisted genre the endings are crap. There is no really good/satisfying conclusion ... or i havent read one yet...but yeah im so on edge with this manga and i love it! Hope it continues and gives us a decent end ;)
hmmm...its even my guilty pleasure. i like them together but dont like them together. i can really understand bum. although i am not chained to the (sexy) killer. and don't worry they will be together for the long haul. that's the premise of the story. and it has a lot of cliches but still is written perfectly. sango will keep good and bad for bum and bum will be strung along coz the way sango is doing things he is totally getting dependent on him. and that's what sango wants and he gets what he wants. its a power play.
*minor chapter 15 spoiler *
I've not read ch. 15, yet, but I've read some reviews on it. In those reviews it's stated that Bum notices that he's not in love with Sangwoo anymore. I also got that feeling in ch. 14 already (that's also why I said "minor spoiler"), but he seems to be actually admitting it to himself in the next chapter - and now I don't know what to think anymore.
On the one hand, I want Bum to be safe because their relationship is unhealthy and definitely nothing to be shipped. It's not to be seen as a yaoi manhwa but a psychological thriller with some bl elements. Sangwoo is cruel and he'll always be cruel, even if he "loves" Bum. He's a ticking bomb who can't be healed with love or any similar clichés. And even if there were to be a time when he won't hurt Bum anymore (I highly doubt it), he's still a serial killer who probably won't ever suppress his urges to kill - because he doesn't regret his crimes, even towards Bum.
On the other hand, I don't want him to be safe and fall out of love just yet. As a former psychology student, I think the case of Stockholm syndrome is quite fascinating and I want to read more about their character development, especially Bum's. Plus, as an author, I don't think it's time for Bum to be saved (yet). I'm not some sick pervert, but I have a strong interest in the abysmal depths of humanity which are perfectly described in this manhwa.
What I expect for the story's development now is for Sangwoo to become even more possessive of Bum (because it'll never be the pure kind of love, sorry, romanticists), till the point of hurting him even more - both physically and mentally, just to keep him in check. Maybe he'll eventually realize that he doesn't want to hurt him anymore, but with his prevailing trust issues, he can never be sure of Bum's love and loyality, so his cruelty probably won't stop.
As for Bum, I want him to struggle between his unhealthy love and his will to live freely until he finally decides to leave Sangwoo. But I don't see Sangwoo to commit suicide or the like, he's more prone to hunting him down and killing him for his betrayal - which he probably won't succeed in. I also don't see Sangwoo in prison, but maybe he'll be shot by that policeman in a thrilling showdown, and the last thing he sees before he closes his eyes forever... is a relieved, crying but smiling Bum.
If you've read until this point, please share your thoughts with me :)