final elaborated thoughts on everything

first of all, regarding the sniper - *SPOILERS HERE*, iirc a while ago, it was said they'll have their own story in a spin-off. source, trust me - because i don't remember where i saw this either. so with this in mind, i think this ending tied off leewon & ceasar's story specifically really well

if you only read the update alone + no further updates on the assassin situation, the ending frankly feels lackluster & as if it isn't tying up much. but frankly, if you remember how much their relationship has gone through, i think it's a really good ending that sums it all well

a lot of people will say many things about this work - but it's a more realistic/logical & reasonable approach on a relationship with a traumatised mafia boss. many also say there's no character development with caesar, but that's exactly why. it's said explicitly by leewon himself, even in this last chapter, that caesar has never been loved & does not understand how to go about it. he's learning - but he's an adult with many years of trauma to unlearn & unwind. the important thing about caesar is that he's trying, & will continue to try with leewon to be a better partner. not really a better person, but maybe he'll get there one day

i've seen discourse on tiktok & others saying leewon doesn't really love caesar & it's practically stockholm syndrome, but i think many aren't comprehending that leewon is an unreliable narrator + he's a male lawyer with an ego. snippets are seen when he says he loves looking down on caesar when he gives him a blowjob + his date idea with caesar & how pissed he was when caesar was j playing around with him. it's clear leewon wants to be equals with caesar, & frankly, it seems more out of pride & ego (as a fellow law student, i can definitely understand why). regarding him as an unreliable narrator, we see it when he got a text from caesar. he's cussing him out, but his father clearly sees that he's in a good mood & excited to see caesar. iirc, this happens a number of times too. & with how leewon basically shut his father down completely on the idea of breaking up with caesar - like come on y'all. thinking hats on. leewon's father is also an ex mafia boss & the lomonosov army aren't to be looked down upon, especially if caesar went to lomonosov when he was officially taking over his own... "team" (? i forgot the term for mafias, LOL). if leewon really didn't love caesar, he could leave - & if you bring up how caesar shot him before, leewon now knows & could leave in a more discreet manner. + even then, he wanted to tell caesar he was leaving. he didn't want to leave caesar alone - heck, he was leaving FOR their relationship too

their relationship has went through A LOT. they've developed so much as both individuals & in their relationships - with each other & others, though caesar doesn't exactly have "others" the way leewon does

with all of that, i think my ONLY gripe with this manhwa is that i wish they included all of the important moments of their relationship in a flashback in the final chapter. that inclusion would REALLY tie up their story properly. otherwise, i think it was a good, slow ending promising a good future together & the end of the drama surrounding their individual lives. i do wish we get more side stories of them j living their mundane lives though, or maybe one with caesar's pov instead of leewon's. that would be interesting