ngl this chapter kinda convinced me that all that sex in s2 wasnt that useless and meaningless bc now bada unconsciously changing his perspectives on the game and it will probably affect the plot anytime soon… i honestly like how his feelings develop naturally and he even starts thinking of their future together instead of him suddenly being head over heels for doha all clingy and insane (im just thinking about ghostly vendetta cos both r horror genre and the mc genuinely went off the rails with his feelings for the obsessive and manipulative ml (eunhan and doha are similar in this sense))
instead of finding different ways to collect the endings they’re finding different ways to have sex
read it in a different language up to ch38 and it only gets worse atp im sticking around just bc im nosy… the mc is a bum but i feel bad for him bc the ml keeps using mc’s sense of guilt to exploit him instead of just confessing his feelings (kinda gives off a tree without roots vibe)
Source?
please spoil some more what happens ?
uuuh the ml (ml’s underling more like whos following his orders) is the one who kidnaps him and locks him in their childhood house (aka his way of keeping him from being kidnapped by the guy in the recent ch) along the way it becomes clear that the mc is someone important to the family bc even ml’s father defends him from ml’s another underling (he already was in some chapters dunno his name) and simultaneously the dude from the new chapter starts theorizing about the mc thinking he’s probably ml’s brother which made me laugh. the ml’s underling gets pissed that everyone defends the mc bc he thinks hes a bad influence on ml and only brings him unhappiness/ml’s obsession w him burdens him (the ml got hurt when they were young - they were riding a bike and ended up in a dark tunnel where someone stabbed the ml in the stomach and the mc wasn’t able to save him) so he decides to act on his own and barges in that house and beats the mc up to a pulp the mc’s mental state is in shambles so he decides to just jump off the balcony hehdjdhd but the ml suddenly appears and catches him and gets incredibly angry and tries to leave but the mc suddenly develops abandonment issues and clings onto him begging him to stay and shit… total mess bc later on they obviously have sex (dubcon at some point). the whole situation sends me so much bc the mc lost all his personal belongings including his phone there’s no way for him to connect to the outside world plus hes now skipping his uni and no one gaf ab it even the mc himself dhdjdjdjd also it kinda got revealed why the ml is so restless around the mc - his father allowed him to have only one year of freedom before probably taking over the business… i honestly don’t believe the mc will ever develop actual decent feelings for the ml but it seems like he either already started developing them or it’s his sense of guilt acting up (but it’s more like he started tricking himself into being all soft and needy and clingy around the ml) and i really want there to be a second ml just to put the ml in his place dhdjdjd the redemption will be tough if there will be any at all. i feel really bad for the mc because he is a victim through and through but he blames himself for everything now in every situation and it’s an insane development to me bc he had a backbone in s1 but s2 is just mental illness fest
Omg! What happened to the Underling that beats up the MC. Does the ML just leave him be?
ml sees mcs beat up face and doesn’t gaf fhfjfj which really surprised me but he didn’t even frown he was more concerned with the mc trying to jump (i think he knows though bc the dude who was keeping watch on the mc called him immediately when the underling appeared) but when they have sex mc becomes a complete mess and somewhere in the middle the ml just slaps his face lmfao later during sex again the mc becomes really clingy and tries to hug the ml but the ml just pushes him away like “don’t touch me”
What the actual fuck! I thought this MC had some balls reading first season. Now it just feels like author is putting up random shits
im ngl disappointed bc their other work is so good and actually deals with the issue of sa but here the mc is being saed like it’s an average day for him and it’s not shown as something revolting just ‘ml expressing his feelings’
In English up to chapter 40 but you need a vpn so no ads pop up https://yaoiscan.com/read/within-my-shadow/chapter-33/
i have a feeling that doha is either the creator/admin/mod of the game and he keeps bada there for his own entertainment (maybe they knew eo in real life ? maybe it’s some extraordinary kidnapping move) or he is the original main character (?) and prevents bada from leaving the game so someone could keep him company (maybe bada was originally an npc too but doha unlocked something in him) orrr maybe it’s like reversed dead man’s switch with bada being the switch and doha doesn’t want to leave the game for his own reasons… sometimes i feel dumb for overanalyzing and theorizing about a bl plot bc most of the times all of that gets forgotten in the middle by the authors who decided to just draw porn with some glimpses of plot
I think we can overanalyze even the shallowest plots just for the fun of it, but I don't think that will be the case here and I agree with you on Doha being some type of admin.
I just hope Bada won't suffer tho, I like him (/TДT)/
yea tbh s1 was so promising i binged it in one sitting but starting s2 off sex when s1 ended on such an interesting note (the cassettes) is so v cheap move imo bc it doesn’t contribute anything to the plot rn (has it ever though? dhdhdhdh) but i have a feeling doha will try to sabotage bada and we all will suffer lmfao… hope the angst will be angsting though (as long as there’s no sa)
I think it can be just an impression, since now you're following the story as it updates that gives the feeling the story isn't progressing as well as before. But I get the author may be building up things again, just like a game resetting
hopefully!! and ngl it wouldve been interesting to see them completely losing the memories and starting all over again
girl please NO (/TДT)/ if that happens I will freak out (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
FJHTFJH yeah itd be cruel but i honestly just need doha’s pov at some point like i neeeeed to know what’s inside his head apart from bada’s hole
wow, having Doha's pov would be something else! hope the author can hear your thoughts lol
cant help but think how the ml reminds me of sugimoto from golden kamuy
is it based on a novel or an original story?
No
thanks just saw multiple people saying it’s based on a novel and got confused
guys do you have any recs like this one (alr read home far away)… something heartbreaking