I know this isn’t done yet but I’m gonna get some thoughts going aside from the side stories.
I really do like the story, I do, but not going to lie - it was carried a lot by Baek. This an entire personal review, so I’m bout to say some shit which might be entirely all over the place and not concise.
I love their relationship. They’re so fucking cute when they have their moments. The initial rivalry is so compelling to the story and their internal conflict does add depth to it. However, at some point it just became too much.
I get that both characters have their own traumas and back stories, but it seemed like sometimes the BL community throws stones when it’s the Top vs when it’s a Bottom and the way they handle it.
Cuz even tho Seo doesn’t do anything “bad” he still hurt and lead Baek on A LOT of the story and it was Baek who clung on to him for a majority of it. Seo’s behavior would’ve been fucking blasphemous if he would’ve been the Top and it would’ve been deemed “toxic.”
He’s so indecisive (scared?) a majority of the story that I got so fucking agitated by chapter 80 that they STILL were doing this, more specifically HIM.
Yes everyone has their doubts about relationships coming to an end, but this was not the way to go about it when you already had him right there. I get it, I do that this comes from his upbringing. That’s he’s guarded and all these other things but so is Baek who was forced to carry his own familial burdens, so why is he expected to pry every time for Seo to open up to him, Especially so far into the story. It’s like communication evaded them. Baek knew where he stood with Seo throughout their relationship, and he had to chisel his way in while seo would occasionally pour concrete in the way. Like isn’t it always said that your trauma doesn’t excuse your actions???? Luckily again, it’s nothing major just him being incredibly indecisive, but I still 100% think Seo needs to be shit on JUST A LITTLE.
Nos to the current side stories: again, reverting? Really? Cmon ur doing so good accepting his affections and doing ur best but you’ll never get anywhere if you keep putting your relationship on a count down. And Baek should get a little mad, cuz wth.
I know this isn’t done yet but I’m gonna get some thoughts going aside from the side stories.
I really do like the story, I do, but not going to lie - it was carried a lot by Baek. This an entire personal review, so I’m bout to say some shit which might be entirely all over the place and not concise.
I love their relationship. They’re so fucking cute when they have their moments. The initial rivalry is so compelling to the story and their internal conflict does add depth to it. However, at some point it just became too much.
I get that both characters have their own traumas and back stories, but it seemed like sometimes the BL community throws stones when it’s the Top vs when it’s a Bottom and the way they handle it.
Cuz even tho Seo doesn’t do anything “bad” he still hurt and lead Baek on A LOT of the story and it was Baek who clung on to him for a majority of it. Seo’s behavior would’ve been fucking blasphemous if he would’ve been the Top and it would’ve been deemed “toxic.”
He’s so indecisive (scared?) a majority of the story that I got so fucking agitated by chapter 80 that they STILL were doing this, more specifically HIM.
Yes everyone has their doubts about relationships coming to an end, but this was not the way to go about it when you already had him right there. I get it, I do that this comes from his upbringing. That’s he’s guarded and all these other things but so is Baek who was forced to carry his own familial burdens, so why is he expected to pry every time for Seo to open up to him, Especially so far into the story.
It’s like communication evaded them. Baek knew where he stood with Seo throughout their relationship, and he had to chisel his way in while seo would occasionally pour concrete in the way.
Like isn’t it always said that your trauma doesn’t excuse your actions????
Luckily again, it’s nothing major just him being incredibly indecisive, but I still 100% think Seo needs to be shit on JUST A LITTLE.
Nos to the current side stories: again, reverting? Really? Cmon ur doing so good accepting his affections and doing ur best but you’ll never get anywhere if you keep putting your relationship on a count down. And Baek should get a little mad, cuz wth.