ok, so now i’m at the infamous scene. rereading it from the begining does put the whole thing into a new perspective. for one, the story started off as a commentary on BL tropes and it’s fitting to add this scene to the story — while it’s not necessary for the story to progress, it is necessary as an example to show how assault can be handled without romanticizing or covering it up. and how when handled in such an honest and delicate manner, it won’t cause a rift in the dynamic.
off the top of my head, the only other manhwa that confronted this topic is “Just Like You.” although the story wasn’t well written, per se, i would still recommend it because it actually addresses the issue. idk why some BL authors are allergic to confrontation but readily add in those scene and then sweep things under the rug. they really treat their readers like idiots
ch. 28 is so cute but i still don’t know what that tongue-like structure is??
i decided to reread the story for funsies and i came to these realizations: the artstyle changed so much, the author is a big fan of Seventeen, Jinhyeong’s first kiss was with Uyun (ouch to the ex, but she definitely gives queer energy if she stopping initiating kisses after ch. 41; my consent (maybe lesbian) queen), Red Head might have heard rumors about “Uyun breaking up with his girlfriend” and that’s why he came strongly onto him (self-deduction, not confirmed, still rereading), Uyun’s long tongue was mentioned early on, and going from hydrogen to carbon on the periodic table is 6 turns, so Jinhyeong awkwardly looped his tongue 6 times… it’ll take an idiot to not realize