i agree with this sm whenever ash was “hurt” it lasted a few sentences max and it felt like he was never actually affected
Yes exactly! Like i thought he was gonna be teary eyed when they reunited at lyles engagement party, but nope he was all smiley and relaxed :/
It’s not just you I fear. I havent finished the whole thing and that build up of them lacking communication rlly threw me off. And Ash’s monologue is all abt ‘me me me’ and not entirely him owning up abt how he messed up their thing (cuz again they’re not together, just fuck buddies as per Ash’s request). I get that you gree up without a maternal love and that caused you to not know how to process your emotion but just go to theraphy, maybe? Honestly they both need to lol.
But js cuz u had that trauma doesnt mean you can pass it on to someone who has their own set of trauma. I thought that they would asses and DEFINE their relationship (literally the title of this manwha) but instead we get this half assed angst thats rushed asfuhh. Not even talking about how they started their relationship as ‘no strings attatched’ (as per Ash’s request). Ash could’ve js acknowledge the fact he fucked up, instead he love bombed karlyle? That is so fucker up for me honestly. Instead of going straight as to why they can’t even communicate how they feel cuz one is constipated with love and the other is restrained because the other defined their relationship to purely ‘just physical’, it’s honestly disappointing that many ppl hyper this up and got a whooping 9.6 rating.
Yea the whole miscommunication aspect was frustrating. Like even tho they did set boundaries in the start, i have no idea how ash didnt realize karlyles feelings (he was so obvious) since he has so much dating experience, but i guess him being dense is what makes the plot lol. And agreed a 9.6 is rlly high, even the side stories were frustrating bc ash immediately resorted to punishing karlyle despite knowing his personality ugh.
YES like the pacing of this story was going so beautifully until that and it kinda upset me that karlyle never confronted him on saying they were absolutely nothing yet only asked abt the new years kiss
I really like them and i love the last season after communicating things, but the angst wasnt there for me. The "chasing arc" was kinda disappointing, i feel like ash never looked deeply hurt. I felt so bad for karlyle bc u could actually see him in pain, but ash just looked... fine. He had his monologues, but even those felt a bit shallow, definitely not as impactful compared to karlyles. I didnt rlly feel a strong sense of regret or yearning, though that may just be me. I guess i was just hoping to see him not so composed or laid back for once. But other than that, them as an official couple was everything.