After reading this author's other story, I told myself that I would give this one a chance and see how it ends. Depending on how it goes, I will decide whether or not I read this author ever again. Well, I've decided. This author is now on my "don't bother reading" list. Good premises, great writing, horribly abusive love interests and unsatisfying endings. Perhaps we will meet again in another life.
Just when I was thinking, "Woohyun needs to suffer more," he did! One of the only times I think a break up and time skip was done well.
And I'm so glad Jungmin never reciprocated his feelings. The author said he was "lacking as an adult," but he's much more mature than the vast majority of teachers in BL, especially ones being crushed on.
The main character is assaulted multiple times by the "love interest," tells him no very clearly, and then his friend ignores and gaslights him. I couldn't finish reading it because I've read so many like this and I'm frankly sick of it. Usually they at least pretend the MC is into the assault, but this one is going the extra mile by victim blaming the MC.
Sorry, but Aki gets on my nerves with how down on himself he is. It's hurtful to have the person who loves you give you praise and to just shoot it down. I know being an artist is emotionally hard, but there's a limit to how much you can insist that you're not worthy of praise.
I'm... smiling? While reading THIS story?
Author boutta hit me with some angst, I just know it
And I'm an American
Get out of there, that's not your country! Ah, war hurts everybody...
Had the audacity to depict the rape realistically (as in, traumatizing) and still pretend it didn't happen and wasn't a big deal in the next scene. Both of the main characters are toxic garbage.
Stealing an unopened pad isn't worth talking about. I don't think most people would care and would think it was for a girl who needed it or maybe he's a bit of a weirdo. Not worth dropping out of school over. But a USED PAD?? That would him a completely creepy pervert. Nobody would want to be near him.
We know he didn't actually do it, but it would make for an interesting turn if he did. Then the MC would have to come to terms with the og body owner's past and figure out how to fix it.