Again. Great representation of South Korea
Please be careful when travelling there. This will happen to you, some people go out in the night just to assault drunk foreigners. And guess what? You won't be able to do anything about it because the foreigner is always wrong. This sh1t is normalized among men. Please be careful and wary, don't drink at all if you know you're bad with alcohol.
I geniuinely think that this story had a true IMPACT on the korean yaoi industry.
Have you noticed how nowadays so many famous stories have similar artstyles to this one? How the characters have similar personnalities to Seungho and Nakyum?
Though in this story, their relationship, and how they act, can be explained. Seungho is the way he is because of his childhood trauma. Nakyum is the way he is because Seungho is a nobleman and he knows he can't do anything against him. The trope only works because of their circumstances (yet some bl authors don't seem to understand that, and make asshole-ish tops and doormat bottoms just because).
It's also funny how this historical story does a better job at implementing actual homosexuality (and homophobia) than most others do. Seungho is looked down upon, and his desire is seen as an illness. Pretty much the same for Nakyum.
I like how their relationship starts out with only sexual passion. Which explains why they both get excited by the mere sight of each other (Yes, Nakyum does too), but they only connect on an emotional level deeper in the story.
But I think the best part of the story, besides the revolutionnary art style (because as I said, just look at the most famous stories right now and how similar they are to POTN) is the dialog, beautifully poetic, extremely unique and very emotionnal.
Just read chap 100 and it was good! Euihyun's dialog was prettily written at the end. It was wonderful. I don't really feel like it was rushed. If anything if there were like 10 other chaps between the injury/goodbye and the reunion it would have stretched the story out artificially, trying to get the last crumbs of a famous work. It was great!











Really like this! Haven't read OC ans I probably won't, but this looks nice. Hope seme stays a green flag (though he technically isn't since he lied, but I root for him)