I loved the art and the story, but because of the length, all the base information necessary is squished in the beginning, which is hard to take in all at once personally, because 1, it's 3am, 2, I'm bad with names, and 3, half my brain is turned off when u read manhwas. I imagine it would be easier to absorb the story if it were colored, as in the colors would have helped me in compartmentalizing all that information, but the art is truly beautiful. And unique for this day and age. I loved the use of screen tones. And it was personally interesting how it told so much in the panels despite the panels being small. Idk if I have the words to explain what I mean but I meant it as a compliment. It feels larger than life despite being enclosed in frames.
Also the concept of reincarnation has always been fascinating to me, and I would always enjoy seeing different takes on it I think I would have to give this another read (or two) to have full appreciation of it. But even at the state of my brain right now, it's perfect. 5/5.
Despite the obvious lack respect for something as basic as a person's authority on their own body.
At this point, when I see something like this, I stop seeing the fictional character but the person behind the work. Like??? Miss ma'am what are you thinking?????
Because I don't remember anything, it's like I get weekly amnesia right before every update, so whenever we get a new chapter to read I'm always like WHO IS THIS?? WHO IS THAT? WHAT HAPPENED HERE? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?? WHERE AM I???
I feel like I have to write notes as I read bc I really can't remember anything but I don't have the dedication or the patience for that. The saddest part about this is with good manhwas like Payback, I get the feeling that I liked/loved them but I for goodness' sake can't remember why
Was the official fuck-buddies label progression from pretend fuck(notrly)buddies fake couple shit they were coming from?
Jk I fully understand where Hayato is coming from but idk about Jin, seems out of character for him to not clear it up immediately when he himself knows and has confirmed how he feels for hayato.
Always feels like authors add unnecessary drama to keep readers coming back (AND I SAY IT WITH MY WHOLE CHEST IT'S ME I'M READERS)
I'm having a newfound appreciation bc of the details on the wet clothes shook me like damn???? I usually scroll quickly through smut panels but this manhwa has got me stopping at every single panel (smut or not) like I'm at the fucking gallery like why is everything so pretty I wish I drew/rendered/wrote this, it is that beautiful
Also whose car did they do it in? Didn't he just aarrive from Hawaii? And cop guy would've come in the patrol car
So much I regret even beginning to read it like what do you mean I have to wait for updates now?
It's just so painful like the pain is too real
Like even if you skip the smut, it's still so fun to me. Norman is such an interesting perspective to have. It's like having one of us in the story lmao. But also, how is he so aware he's in a bl love triangle and at the same time get the signs wrong?? Lmao.
This is why I'm a sucker for pining/one-sided love trope. The willingness to have yourself be in the palm of another, in trusting them not to break your heart even though you know very well that there's a chance they will, in letting yourself be used, in loving without knowing your feelings will be returned...it just gets to me
Surely something must be wrong if I think that about a manhwa that's so centered around smut. It felt like they were just going through the motions and I too was just scrolling down going through the motions. I felt constipated reading. I'm not satisfied with the ending, but I think it was a good choice to end it when it did. I didn't want to read any longer.
Also mc was at fault for losing the puppy. If he felt protective enough of his baby to run away when he heard that from the secretary, why would he throw himself on the line? Felt like they just threw in an overused cliche to show that the leads care for each other but I'm not convinced. I have no attachment or empathy for any of the characters other than the pup. That was unnecessary. I might have cried. Idk. Bye.
At chapter 73 too I mean I really like the main characters and their dynamic. the tension between them is just so very real to me and I feel like they're the only reason I've read up until now. But I don't really care about the rest like the car center people, ross' job, the turf wars, the drugs, which like makes up half of the story
I'm trynna backtrack and go read the raws bc my understanding of how ST got interested in WJ in the first place was he thought WJ was similar (in terms of personality) with the guy that Jaehyun liked. So when he told jh that "he didn't know", he really didn't know that it was the wj that he knew of was the same guy that jh was into...
I read the first two chapters here, gave up, went to the raws and finished it in less than a day. Coming back here to leave a comment, I'm glad I read the raws instead.
There's something simplistic about this story in that it doesn't really excite you or have you gripping the edge of your seat, but I liked that about it. It was well-paced, the characters are likeable (even Seonnam) and relatable, and the plot plotted. It was a good read, I found that it left me with good feelings after finishing, but idk if I would read again. It's not a story that you wont see anywhere else but it was well-writte
Kinda sucks for me that it's ongoing bc I have the memory of a goldfish but this concept is so new to me so I'll probably remember it
