The story had a promising start and the early chapters really pulled me in, but then the dynamic between the characters shifted too abruptly without enough emotional build-up or depth. It felt like I was going for a walk and suddenly fell into deep water, no time to process the change or understand how we got there. I like where the relationship is going, but the execution felt rushed. There’s this gap in development that needed to be filled in first, like the groundwork for their bond wasn’t fully laid before jumping into romantic or emotional payoff. The character(Jiho) suddenly catch feelings without much build-up or even hints that such feelings could grow in the first place. It made the whole relationship shift feel unearned, like something important was skipped entirely.
And honestly, I’m still unsure about the purpose of Eunjong’s brother. His presence didn’t feel essential to the story. Jiho could’ve developed his feelings naturally on his own without that added element. It would’ve been way more compelling to explore Jiho’s internal narration, his thought process, his emotional confusion, maybe even his struggle with understanding how to respond to Youjoon. But all of that just got skimmed over or ignored.
(Maybe it's because it's only 25 chaps in so we are barely scratching the surface, but still.)
The story had a promising start and the early chapters really pulled me in, but then the dynamic between the characters shifted too abruptly without enough emotional build-up or depth. It felt like I was going for a walk and suddenly fell into deep water, no time to process the change or understand how we got there. I like where the relationship is going, but the execution felt rushed. There’s this gap in development that needed to be filled in first, like the groundwork for their bond wasn’t fully laid before jumping into romantic or emotional payoff. The character(Jiho) suddenly catch feelings without much build-up or even hints that such feelings could grow in the first place. It made the whole relationship shift feel unearned, like something important was skipped entirely.
And honestly, I’m still unsure about the purpose of Eunjong’s brother. His presence didn’t feel essential to the story. Jiho could’ve developed his feelings naturally on his own without that added element. It would’ve been way more compelling to explore Jiho’s internal narration, his thought process, his emotional confusion, maybe even his struggle with understanding how to respond to Youjoon. But all of that just got skimmed over or ignored.
(Maybe it's because it's only 25 chaps in so we are barely scratching the surface, but still.)