This is one of the rare stories where I love the slow burn. But it’s pretty annoying that all people want is to see them fuck. Like pls, if you want smut, go to the hundreds on the main page. This focuses on the relationship development.
And let me just say, as someone who finished the novel, the main mystery arc is over and we are finally moving onto the romance arc. This is the part where they give the sweetness after the long slow burn. People complaining about the backstory and wanting smut scenes need to go goon elsewhere. This backstory is giving insight into their relationship and how it’s really fated in a way. It shows how their actions towards each other from back in high school where they hardly interacted, made a big choice in their future (current life). It also gives context to things that will happen later on. Like heechan’s past with his dad coming back later.
Oh and to give context of what’s happening now, I don’t think ML was in love or liked MC back in high school. I saw some people say “ML liked him all along.” That basically defeated the purpose of slow burn and ML showing he fell for MC in the entire mystery arc. This backstory shows that they both were aware of each other. ML was intrigued and entertained by MC, but that was as far as it went. He didn’t fall for MC until they reunited years later.
Kinda SPOILERS: - - - - - To give a tiny bit more info on what I was saying above, ML does help MC out but then he just moves on with his life and is ready to move out of the country. He actually gets mad at something MC said (it was something that influenced him). And then didn’t see MC again, basically forgetting about him over the years. And of course he returns with the cold personality we all know in the beginning. It’s interesting to see how he was more smiley and chill as a kid, but got all cold as an adult. It was likely due to the incident with his injury and pink hair.
Anyways they do have a relationship where they’re down BADDD for each other. I will warn some readers though: ML is not a green forest. That SHOULD have been expected given his suspicious background being all rich and powerful, pulling the strings and making others back down so easily the entire plot. He knows how to plots stuff. (Not psycho territory though, since I saw someone spoil incomplete/inaccurate novel spoilers). Overall he does treat heechan well and heechan is pretty head over heels for him.
This is one of the rare stories where I love the slow burn. But it’s pretty annoying that all people want is to see them fuck. Like pls, if you want smut, go to the hundreds on the main page. This focuses on the relationship development.
And let me just say, as someone who finished the novel, the main mystery arc is over and we are finally moving onto the romance arc. This is the part where they give the sweetness after the long slow burn. People complaining about the backstory and wanting smut scenes need to go goon elsewhere. This backstory is giving insight into their relationship and how it’s really fated in a way. It shows how their actions towards each other from back in high school where they hardly interacted, made a big choice in their future (current life). It also gives context to things that will happen later on. Like heechan’s past with his dad coming back later.
Oh and to give context of what’s happening now, I don’t think ML was in love or liked MC back in high school. I saw some people say “ML liked him all along.” That basically defeated the purpose of slow burn and ML showing he fell for MC in the entire mystery arc. This backstory shows that they both were aware of each other. ML was intrigued and entertained by MC, but that was as far as it went. He didn’t fall for MC until they reunited years later.
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To give a tiny bit more info on what I was saying above, ML does help MC out but then he just moves on with his life and is ready to move out of the country. He actually gets mad at something MC said (it was something that influenced him). And then didn’t see MC again, basically forgetting about him over the years. And of course he returns with the cold personality we all know in the beginning. It’s interesting to see how he was more smiley and chill as a kid, but got all cold as an adult. It was likely due to the incident with his injury and pink hair.
Anyways they do have a relationship where they’re down BADDD for each other. I will warn some readers though: ML is not a green forest. That SHOULD have been expected given his suspicious background being all rich and powerful, pulling the strings and making others back down so easily the entire plot. He knows how to plots stuff. (Not psycho territory though, since I saw someone spoil incomplete/inaccurate novel spoilers). Overall he does treat heechan well and heechan is pretty head over heels for him.