URGENT LIKE CRAZY URGENT HELP ME WHERE TO FIND THE LATEST DUKE VERSION EPISODES OF SURGE TOWARDS YOU. ALSO ADD HIS BABY CHECK-UP i have been searching all over other sites i can't find it dammit. it's not uploaded here too :(((
this girl should learn from SheraSeven i swear to God
The more I read this manhwa, the more I realize I’m not actually attached to Ian as a character. He’s indecisive, he runs away from his own emotions, and half the time he doesn’t even know what he wants. He walked away from TJ more than once, only to circle back when the loneliness hits or when he remembers what they used to be. At some point, it stops being romantic and starts becoming a pattern. And that’s fine, it’s realistic for someone who lived between trauma and longing but it also means I don’t put my heart in his hands.
The one who actually holds my interest is TJ.
And not because I desperately need Ian and TJ to be endgame (even though the chemistry between them is insane). my heart leans toward TJ not because I’m chasing an endgame, but because I appreciate him as he is. I don’t need him rewritten into a savior or sanitized into something softer. I like him flawed, loyal, stubborn, and painfully human. His presence adds depth to the entire story. a reminder that some people love fiercely but don’t know how to escape the world that shaped them. TJ is one of those rare characters who is impossibly loyal, unbelievably damaged, and painfully self-aware. He’s honest about who he is in a way Ian never manages to be. He doesn’t pretend he can leave the life he’s known just because love asks him to. He doesn’t sugarcoat his limitations. He doesn’t sell Ian dreams he can’t give.
TJ is tragic not because he’s broken, but because he understands himself too well.
That’s why I strangely love TJ as he is.
I want Ian×TJ, yes — the gravity between them is undeniable, the history is thick, the connection is carved into both of their bones but I also don’t want TJ rewritten into someone he’s not. His love is messy, rough, and honest. It’s not the fairytale kind, it’s the kind born from surviving things most people never come back from. And that truth adds a depth to their dynamic that no soft, peaceful relationship could replicate.
Meanwhile, Joe represents the usual narrative direction: the “healthy option,” the calm life, the symbolic future that healing stories tend to lean toward. And there’s nothing wrong with that it’s a valid path. But Ian’s scenes with Joe always feel… gentle, but hollow. Joe is a good person, he really is, but the chemistry isn’t explosive. It’s steady. Simple. Almost too normal for someone like Ian, who’s been shaped by violence his whole life. But that’s exactly why stories like this often steer the MC toward the “Joe” character because healing arcs usually choose comfort over fire, calm over chaos. Joe’s love is clean, safe, tender. But Ian doesn’t burn for him, he just tries to breathe around him.
Stories like this typically choose the Joe-type ending.
The quiet home after the storm.
The peaceful life instead of the familiar pain.
But here’s the truth I feel as a reader:
TJ and Ian have a connection that doesn’t care about “typical endings.” It’s soul-deep, wrong in all the right ways, and right in all the complicated ones. It’s the kind of relationship that isn’t easily replaced, even when the plot wants to push the MC toward a clean exit.
Still, even if Ian ends up choosing Joe or neither. I’m not here to beg for a specific ending. I’m here because this story is written with a maturity and emotional weight that makes every chapter feel alive. I’m here because TJ’s character is one of the most compelling pieces of this entire narrative. I’m here because the world feels real, the relationships feel lived-in, and the emotional conflict is too good to look away from.
If the author wants a symbolic ending, Joe is the obvious future.
If the author wants emotional truth, TJ is the one Ian keeps orbiting.
But if I’m being honest? It doesn’t even matter who Ian chooses because Ian can’t even choose himself half the time. Whatever direction Ian chooses, this story has already given me more than enough to feel. And that’s why I’m here.
This chapter was way too short, it barely even started before dropping that cliffhanger. Ichimura’s brother shows up after four years, takes over the company, and we get zero time to process it. Then Yoi’s about to talk with Oji-kun and it just cuts- no buildup, no payoff. They’re still minors, yet the story keeps throwing them into adult-level crises without giving their feelings space to unfold. And the worst part? The art here reminds me how stunning this manga can be, which makes the anime adaptation even more painful to watch. the anime flattened everything; the elegance, the detail, all gone. everything that made Yoi and Ichimura feel alive on the page.
Heeryang is either a pisces or just naturally a highly intuitive person. can't fool this man with this cheap trick
how the hell i was robbed of pregnancy phase chapters.. baby face whole 20 chapters more!! aaahhhhh
Honestly, if in real life someone threw the evidence onto your bed, you’d probably get a clue why your spouse is mad
I don’t know, but I really wish Carcel showed more reaction like give me drama, emotional wreck, something!
Yi-hooooo i miss you my darling baby!! im gonna re-read surge towards you now!
This breakup reads as frustrating, but it also makes sense once you remember they are still minors. At 16 or 17 the depth of feeling can be overwhelming, yet the ability to manage real-life burdens simply hasn’t developed. and this chapter captures the truth of how fragile young love really is. feelings burn bright but the weight of real life presses down harder than either heart can hold. Ichimura’s decision feels cruel in its finality, but in truth it’s the reflex of a boy who doesn’t yet know how to let someone share his pain. it comes from a place of fear and inexperience, the instinct to push someone away rather than risk letting them carry a burden that feels unbearable. He never gave Yoi the chance to decide with him, and that silence speaks louder than any declaration. Yoi, in contrast, had finally learned to step out of her shell and be honest with her heart, ready to reach for something lasting even if distance stood in the way. To watch that growth meet a wall of avoidance is what makes the breakup feel so hollow. In the end she returns to being the Prince once more, distant and admired, as if nothing happened. And maybe that is the most realistic part of all: teenage love rarely ends in dramatic betrayal, but in quiet retreat, where sincerity collides with immaturity, It isn’t that the love was lacking, only that youth couldn’t bear its weight.
read this in one sitting and kinda just wish Koharu didn't come back or something after she found out she got pregnant. would've been a nice ending. Damn
dude wtf i wanna whack some old shit rapist fuck that dad so bad
What makes this story hit so hard is the contrast between Mincheol and Haesoo. Mincheol still clings to their old bond, convincing himself that the sacrifices he made when they were young are proof of love, even though those same sacrifices curdled into resentment and control. He cheated, yes, but what’s sad is that it didn’t come from cruelty so much as immaturity; he was desperate, unprepared, and thought giving everything up was the way to save them both. Haesoo bore that weight too; first love is never light, that bond shaped so much of her life. But the difference is, she grew. Through Beom Taeha’s persistence, she discovered that love isn’t supposed to feel like a prison. And that’s the beauty of this story; their tragedy isn’t just betrayal, it’s the split between two souls: one bound to the ashes of the past, the other finally blooms into a tomorrow that is truly her own.
byul, as your auntie im crashing out here so bad how'd you grow up this big! you were just all milk, baby giggles, wanting a pet dog befooorrreeeee!! aaaahhhh
TJ DONT MAKE ME GO SUICIDE.. better choose the correct answer!!! also this chapter is hot!!
we are so back and the world is a liveable place again..
Satoko’s letter was beautiful but also frustrating She pours out all her regrets, yet when it mattered most she still chose duty over Shinpei. He gave her everything even his humanity and she still held back. At this point, I don’t know if Satoko is strong for carrying both love and obligation, or selfish for not fully choosing him. This chapter left me conflicted in the worst/best way.