On the additional note, the dirty talk in here is so fucking hot and also giving me second hand embarrassment. Gio is fucking crazy and really lives on his on terms and words I love it, it really shows how he doesn't give a shit and how much power he really has on the places he's in.
completely agree with your take on this, im not a fan of debt and gangster tropes but the way this webtoon subverts on it by honing on the harsh reality of how this stuff really goes down irl but still tempers it with this really biting comedy makes it such an enjoyable read. theyre really good with balancing tension and release in the story beats. i love the dirty talk too, im not cringing like i normally do though bc gios character is so realized that it sounds hot when he says crazy shit like that plus i adore things being referred to as pussies when theyre absolutely not and i dont find that enough, much less in webtoons that are this entertaining.
No literally bring back hot men with no shame. LMAOOO
I looove the dirty talk! This is my first time reading a manhwa/webtoon where the dirty talk is said in a natural way. In some, it seems like the author holds back when it comes to dirty talk. They have the character teeter on the edge with dirty talk and make it spicy, but don’t go further or all the way and a lotta times, it reads very cringey. I think that’s why a lot of us find dirty talk cringey. But in this story, the author reeeally let Gio talk dirty in a very realistic way—it can get down right filthy at times depending on your taste and sexual proclivities. This type of dirty talk fits perfectly towards Gio’s character. Like….it makes sense for him to talk that way during sex.
Oh! And I like the fact that Gio explained to MC to not take the dirty talk to heart. It’s just dirty talk and he means nothing by it.
In a lot of BLs there's a trope with the MC being in debt which is especially prevalent in RICH X POOR stories we have on the genre. What gets me going for this while it's absolutely absurd, I think that's on purpose.
I don't mind the ya' because I'm already used to watching eastern asian gangster media in movies so I understand how these would sound. Anyway, We go through the same premise as other BLs have but this I think really excels in grit and being raw in the lens of comedic wit.
The MC is hilarious, personable and absolutely someone you wanna root for to get out of the mess he's in. I can see some people has a problem with the portrayal of the environment he's in but while this is dramatized, the comedic lens this series has doesn't take away from how absolutely nuanced it writes poverty, debt and sex work.
We have side characters who are living their life in this highly violent industry, It's actually confusing me why people think this is a weakness in the storytelling when it serves as a narrative to both the background and the situation MC is actually in.
Gio is not a good man, MC is aware of that throughout the chapters so far from early on. "I don't know why these bastards always sees themselves as good people" is an exemplary line and as well as the recent chapters portrayal of coercion and how his response to fawn might be more to the situation than Gio himself.
It is raw and gritty and it portrays people of this industry in this absurd caricatures that still stems from real actual actions that people like Gio do. I love that it doesn't shy away from that and while it does have some weak spot I appreciate a media going out of its way to subvert expectation and deliver something new to the game.
While, we have no idea where Gio gets his money yet, We know he's a dangerous loan shark and the themes of debt, violence and poverty in this manwha is a better written portrayal of it than "Oh, I'm poor but now a rich alpha CEO took notice of me and oh I'm gonna run away from him cause he's got a personality problem but oh wow I'm in love with him now." No shade.