i’m back in this comment section to say that wooyeon and inseob’s relationship will always stay toxic. TOXIC.
it would be much better for everyone to just read it as it is and do not expect a lot. it’s the kind of story where marinating won’t work.
the author will probably make an arc where the seme actually receives help either with the uke leaving him or the uke helping him. i actually like how the story unfolds. it kind of gives a certain unique vibe compared to how the high school yaoi stories go.
you can't really hate on the seme since he really have a terrible past that resulted to a huge obsession about dependency and ownership bUTTT man is he crazy
he has antisocial personality disorder and the criteria for that certain disorder literally says "individual does not abide the social norm" and "individual does not feel remorse in harming himself or others"
so for people who expect wooyeon to change dramatically, drop this story now.
i'm currently reading the book and his current actions are a result of neglect from his parents and it's not just some lame ass reason but they literally threw him to another country so they won't be able to experience the symptoms of his disorder.
and for those people who wiil say that he should go to therapy. therapy does not work for people with ASPD, especially to his case. he did not receive the proper treatment and proper medication when he was a child. his ASPD was for sure diagnosed in his late teens bc the criteria says that the individual must be 18 before the diagnosis so there's a high chance that his symptoms worsen bc of the facade he had when he pretended that he was just a normal dude.
and for those people who will say that he'll change. he won't. his inner monologues still include his thoughts to dominate and inflict pain towards inseop bc he likes seeing him cry.
keep in mind that he doesn't feel any kind of remorse in the thought of killing someone. he's borderline psychopath.
so again, don't expect too much from his character.
this manga, as problematic as it is, tells so much about how peer pressure works. they say teens who are in high school, treats high school as their life that's why the caste holds so much power because students fuel the caste through their fear.
the story is toxic. it's ogawa chise, what do you expect? but the story line is clear and it had a clear purpose. it wanted to show readers that villains are also victims.
i've read this story so many times and i still feel am fascinated with how they approach the story. i love that the mc was not a pushover and that he was the only one who stayed true to himself.
this story, even if it was problematic, was well written and illustrated.
the story progression is great but man, why did it have to start with taeju being an ass ಠ_ಠ i get the gangster/mob type of guy from the outside but softie in the inside trope and ik submission to sex is more of a dominance act in ABO verse but to people who don't fully understand the way ABO verse works, taeju will always be that mf who raped the MC
fortunately, there is a redeemable arc for taeju but i just really hoped the author did not had to go through that kind of introduction of plot bc it ruins the big picture of how good of a guy taeju is
it's so surprising to see an ML who's so honest about being a fucking prick. he isn't hiding anything and he literally just lets his fucked up head lead the way of his life.
the MC is also fucked up. he basically lured himself to a dangerous situation when he forced himself to visit the ML when the ML was having his rut— the shitty situation he has rn resulted from his decisions back then. the best thing he can do is to also be honest with his past actions.
these two are fucked up. there's no siding here. they are just fucked up as a whole
i dropped this long time ago bc i know he'll end up with yahwi anyway. what's funny is that readers still tried to reason out that cain will most likely be the endgame— the first cover of this manga was only jooin and yahwi, that was already your biggest sign, why did people think cain was an option??? he was there for the plot development (if there actually is)
another pushover omega who cries at every given chance
these two needs COMMUNICATION. they need to talk. they can't even understand each other's behavior, it's sickening.
i like the portrayal of crazy here. he cares in a different way, a way he grew up thinking it was ok bc his father used to do it a lot. but he really cares for sooyoung and idc what people think of ML, he has his mind set on making sooyoung happy.
sooyoung needs that kind of dependency. we may try to object that but we are all aware that sooyoung wanted to be dependent on somebody bc his parents were not around that much given the circumstances
to those who are complaining about this only being just porn— the story literally revolves around the uke's dependency on sex and the traumas he developed from getting raped multiple times. that's how sex is seriously implied in the story.
the sex here was being presented as both the uke's trauma and pleasure, it is important.
no shit sherlock this is the melodrama we already expected
i waited for so long and the ending did not disappoint though it was heartwrenching for sure
the art is so fucking impressive. and for the storyline, just don't have expectations, the story would be tolerable for you
this is their second life. give the ML a fucking chance to redeem— it's literally the purpose of this story
one's a pushover and one's a gaslighting prick. the dynamic of these two amaze me at some point
we're now in in the arc where kim dan's heart will be shattered to pieces once jaekyunh finds out he likes him.
we all know mingwa's MLs. they shit on MC before they admit defeat
at this point, if you still wish for a lovey-dovey kind of story, it's gonna be a you problem
imagine the jump of story making from bj alex to jinx (((;ꏿ_ꏿ;)))