only two chapters in but i’m having so much trouble continuing. because what do you mean you have a crush on a guy who is literally beating the shit out of a transfer student??? and then you blame the transfer student? this mc is already pissing me off.
is the bully the ml? can someone tell me so i can decide if this is worth my time or not.
main love is yohan who you’ll meet very soon. trust me when i say it’s worth it. this is one of my favourite bl novels, it’s my comfort couple lmao
No the bully is not the ml but later the real ml bullies mc as well, assaults him breaks his arm and nearly suffocates him even making mc think of suicide yet mc goes back to him again quite quickly though it was for "survival"... tbh both mc and ml are freaks but the power imbalance makes obviously ml way worse. Art is pretty but the story is just glorified violence, to give an idea if you like Red mansion you will enjoy this but if you find the Red mansion dynamic disgusting you will hate this story too because theirs is basically the same but in school setting
do you have a link to the novel??
ty. it’s a pass for me then. that’s just not for me if the story is in a hs setting.
I mean this in the nicest way as an honest suggestion, but if you guys are struggling this much with these words you need to start reading actual books more often.
from what i remember of this arist’s last manhwa i can’t wait to see the top fall head over heels for the bottom
the character art is so beautiful i’m mad it’s been used for this story and not something else. like, we won’t see characters that look like this from this artist ever again and it’s just such a waste how much this story pisses me off when the art is this good. like both leewon and caesar are two of the most gorgeously drawn characters i’ve ever seen, but then their characters continue to have zero development, to circle the same conversations, to flip from being domestic to domestically abusive. this chapter could have been a real conversation, but instead it’s stomach-turning rape. again. because the author has zero idea of how to actually develop a character past the initial starting point, how to progress a story, and stick to character traits without hyperbolizing them.
i swear the side stories haven’t made sense since the hunting game they played. it’s better to just look at than read it.
it’s confusing to me how we are 81 chapters into this story and i still find myself asking HOW leewon even likes caesar. it doesn’t make sense—and not in the “love makes you crazy” way. it just doesn’t seem written in any coherent way at this point. which i guess is because the author keeps writing scenes as if progress might possibly have been made only to then take it all back. it’s just disappointing. this chapter in particular is aggravating because of how little sense it makes when you look at the ways caesar has supposedly changed and the strength leewon supposedly has.
If you like Minwoo (the best friend) I’d drop this now. I checked the raws for the last chapter and it’s so over. What’s funny is that even all the Korean comments were on Minwoo’s side The author should never have introduced a better second lead, seriously. Call me when Minwoo gets his own story.
she needs finds a bottom for minwoo soon in s02
On chapter six and wow, they should never have introduced the best friend. How am I meant to like the ML now? Childhood friends who went through trauma is so much juicier than a random pushy alpha who wouldn’t listen to the word “no” and trivialized the MC’s feelings about his first time.
Okay. Decided to read the unofficials and my mind has mostly changed by chapter 25 The best friend is overbearing and so lame. Just do something. SAY SOMETHING. No spine on the second ML.
HEAR ME OUT. By 27 I’m back on the best friend’s side, but the MC clearly doesn’t like him so I guess I should drop this to save myself the heartbreak.
I laughed so hard seeing how your perspective changed in each comment lol
Anywaysss bestfriend is better but sadly ML is endgame
LMFAOO the change of sides, anyways the childhood bestfriend that cares for him that he starts losing himself over him will always be better than that alpha who only wants to fullfil his desires
For clarity since the translations don’t specify, this scene was a test. The ML read off a book title that is written in the language that was used in Korea hundreds of years ago. Then the ML used that same language to ask the MC about the measurement of their height difference. The MC shouldn’t know these words or how to read them if he were just a regular student and the fact that he does understand the language and also couldn’t say how old a high school student would be completely gave away that he is much older than he’s pretending to be.
Damn .... I didn't notice this at all .
Thank you so much for clarifying.
ML is really smart .
seeing this story get so many negative reviews specifically because of the bdsm aspect when it’s leagues better in art, themes, emotion, and characters than so many other weakly plotted stories people laud on here is frustrating. yes, the bdsm is unhealthy. it’s fiction. it’s an unhealthy fictional relationship. that is the glaring point the original author is trying to make. move on.
OK, so I just finished catching up with the English translations for the novel. Hands-down, this is my favorite Korean novel I’ve ever read. For those asking about the ages, the MC is “about 200 years” old in a body that’s physically 18. The ML is 26 officially, but could be a few years younger (he doesn’t know his exact age). Both the main character and the male lead are characters that were clearly made with love—neither of them are typical for the genre and they both are strong with softness at their core and a tragic backstory wrapped in mystery. Buckle up. This one is going to be good.
sorryy could you give me the link of the novel??
Please give m spoilers.
Who was the man from the past in mc’s flashback?
When and how does ml fall for mc? Who falls first? Is ml a green flag? Is there a 2nd ml?
Is it a happy ending?
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I haven’t finished the whole novel yet. There are 300 something chapters and I’m only on 183 (and I’m translating on my own now since the Eng. translations aren’t as far). So I can only answer with the knowledge I currently have.
The man from the past in his flashbacks is his teacher and mentor. He’s the one who’s cursed the MC with immortality.
The ML falls for the MC while getting close to the MC to convince him to join him in his cause… he doesn’t realize it’s love for awhile, but he falls first and he falls hard. I’d say he’s a green flag in that he treats the MC well despite manipulating him for his purposes early on, but he does have… interesting thoughts sometimes lmfao. He’s a little twisted internally but he’s sweet with the MC. There’s no second ML so far.
I don’t know yet!
Oh! And I should mention that the ML has already confessed to the MC somewhere around chapter 150. He’s very sincere in his feelings and very open and forward about them too lmfao.
omg hi! do you mind letting me how where did you read the raw? Im dying of curiosity
The world does not need another boring asshole ML x shy MC who’s crushing. We need monster fucking.