this is on hiatus for the korean version, so when does hiatus kick in for this? and then for 2 months.. that's crazy. i was going to start reading it too and then another hiatus. i had this marinating for MONTHS. guess it'll have to marinate some more...
is it cause of the plagiarism or something author mentioned on twitter, which i don't know what that was about tbh.
the ending felt rushed. like bum leaves his best friend to go after yeonwoo, and then yeonwoo and bum go on a trip. i hope in the side stories they give context to all that, and yeonwoo being the kid that stopped bum from killing himself.
but either way sooo cute. i appreciated them finally communicating, and i didn't like the whole fucking my bf to get back at him for lying chapters. but yeonwoo is still the cutest. i love love love nothing more than eepy weepy tops.
also glad that hyuk fella didn't get much screen time. honestly so stupid. you had feelings this whole time and never said anything, was he supposed to wait for you? it's like such a common trope in kdramas too lol
please i know "hyuk" is common name in korea, but every time i read it, i think of goofy lmao, please why did goofy have to say that so often
i really enjoyed them both. they're really young and immature, even a little ridiculous at times. but i like how they became more honest with each other eventually. OH and there was that scene where jungwon played with hyesung's balls during a bj. i swear that's something you don't usually see in BLs. i enjoyed seeing that
just wish we could've seen the outfits. like it was so hyped, and we just saw that one sunbae's outfit ... maybe the author didn't have anything to draw that was groundbreaking lol
love love beefy bottoms, but man why couldn't we see him pregnant with their baby? weren't they supposed to fuck him pregnant so his heat can stop from the injection. so then are we to assume he's not pregnant?
also the apartment complex in chapter 6 is the same as jaekyung's penthouse in jinx lmao
the painful backstory I wanted. but damn this shit got hands. from that little skrunkly thing (affectionate), to that smaller version of his present self. he worked so hard for everything he has. no matter what mingwa decides, I don’t want to ever see jae losing all he built. if he ever leaves the UFC it’s on his own volition.
now we’ve already established that backstories are for nuance. like this is the part where you empathize. so that’s what I’m doing. the trauma. he tells his alcoholic father that he can die, and that’s exactly what the man does. all he wanted to do was show his dad his trophy after the match and he dies. at that point it seems purposeful, since fuck ass dad said he’ll die before he see’s shit. and you know what. for everything his dad was, jaekyung never swung back. he only pushed him away in the chapter.
also jae’s ears. they aren’t cauliflower ears. and then jumin, that fuckass gremlin. when he and jae met up pre-match he said “are you gonna cry like a little baby when you lose?”.. does that mean he made jk cry when he was younger? what if he’s responsible for the ears? ughhhhhhh I hate it. i hate the thought of having to see that. and then the jinx. who made him have the fuckin sex jinx?!
like i’m loving the information being given. but I also miss them. I miss kyungdan. I miss dan in general. I want to know dan's thoughts on all this. i hope we get a dan care for sick jae moment. I still feel like there’s much backstory to go, and maybe it sums up from the coach's POV next chapter. even so, I want to let this marinate. see y’all later when we're at 76 ...maybe
now that we got a portion of the much needed backstory, jaekyung's behavior makes so much sense (not justified, but once again adding nuance). he comes from an abusive upbringing and trained and trained in hopes of getting his mom to return. he really worked so hard to become something from nothing without any family. then comes dan, a "wimp" in his eyes, 29 years old, living in a fucked up situation while he's 26 and successful. jaekyung cannot grasp this concept, hence his disdain.
jae's closest of kin are namwook and yosep. the gym members are just colleagues. tbh i think namwook can be pretty lenient at times just to appease jae because of his anger. he's had no parental figure besides the gramps who he hasn't been around in a long time since jae moved to seoul. once again makes so much sense about his behavior. as it stands, i don't think jaekyung was ever taught care, consideration, or empathy. so how would he then be able to express that towards another person/ DAN?
if we're being honest, i don't think jaekyung can even take care of himself. he knows enough to get by and just works himself to the bone with 3 hours of sleep, grilled chicken, a glass of milk, and a side salad. which is how he got injured in the first place.
i hope next chapter we get the end of jae's backstory from gramps perspective and eventually jaekyung can then explain his jinx and how he even got it. i hope outspoken gramps is able to talk some sense into him and maybe mingwa can let us know what the hell they were talking about when they went for a stroll.
then lastly, and most important, a kyungdan moment where lovesick cold having jae has an episode of accidental vulnerability because his fever is too high.
10, or well 11 days in this case is a hell of a lot shorter than 3 months, but i want moreeeeeee...
i've said i'd hope this got a r19 version and kaoru just blessed us with it. sending the utmost of thanks
I asked for a painful and sad backstory and mingwa delivered. it’s exactly what I wanted. long chapter too. oh my god babie jae, that little skrunkly thing.
before anyone says. yes yes his bad childhood doesn’t disregard his past behavior. instead it adds nuance and the much needed backstory for him as it’s supposed to. etc etc
it makes so much sense why he had so much disdain for dan and lacks patience since he reminds him of what he tried so hard to forget. his former self. I saw a comment on twt that made the parallel of jaekyung feeling so awful about dan leaving at the end of season 1, because jae’s mom did that to him first
also was right. he came from nothing and became something. I hope the next chapter ends with the backstory from gramps and dan thinks about it on the way home from his shift prompting dan to give sick jae a visit. I wonder if jaekyung will react with anger towards dan once he’s back to normal if he asks questions about his past? they really are cut from the same cloth.
my brain is just full of thoughts and questions. we need to know how the jinx came to be and I think that’s something jaekyung explains himself to dan. is his mom still alive? is his dad still with the mafia ppl? does his dad know those loan sharks? or did he finally succumb to drugs? it’s been over 20 years since then surely his mom still alive right?
man, another 10 days of waiting we go.
more reading and re-reading. I love love the way she drew jae in chapter 70. that poor dumb idiot looked so…innocent. like here’s this otherwise dominant and self-assured man who turned into this scaredy cat because he thought his baby perished out at sea.
from the chapter thumbnail I thought jaekyung was blushing outside of sex for the first time because of his feelings, only for him to just be sick. not to make a comparison to bj alex again, but I hope it’s not like that. if dan helps sick jae in anyway, I hope jaekyung doesn’t remember it because of a high fever/flu meds. dan wouldn’t mention it either but it should add to the lore hehe
I want a juicy anguished and painful backstory. make me feel bad for babie jae mingwa lmao. also hope she touches base on more jae thoughts. more than just “…” when jaekyung has a reaction to something dan says. please tell us what he’s thinking too. is his head really that empty? is that why he got sick? used his brain too much? I crave and desire lore for the both of them, I hope we get it and it doesn’t drag any longer. trust I will be here either way as I am far too invested.
bro fucking finally. so many things....idk where to start.
ok, so I know everyone was pissed off cause jaekyung yanked dan out the car in ch 69, but like idk if y'all ever been around someone you care about that don't take care of themselves, but it's actually so frustrating. especially if you want better for them.
jaekyung has never been known to have consideration or compassion nor do i think he even knows how to show those things either as a person living alone. so his behavior isn't new.
i'm glad we're finally getting some backstory, AFTER NEARLY 3 FUCKING YEARS. MY GOD.
idk if jae just came to realization he got feelings for our boy, or if he realized he's getting sick. but for my delusion, i'm going with feelings lmao
he never gave them a ride home after all. dan dipped still in his thoughts. dan was right, not the time or place. left his ass there. shirt hanging out, disheveled LOL. that big fuckin oaf knocked the wind outta dan. UGHHHH i loveeeeeee yes. good stuff. i also liked dan acknowledging his own behavior too. that's a good start.
so next chapter the director tells dan about feisty baby jae? can't wait. though tbh i still want a dan backstory too. like why doesn't he have any parents? where'd all the debt come from? you think mingwa does some shit like they met as kids headass story lmao? hope not. either way I am locked the fuck in. 10 days really ain't shit when 90 fucking days passed and NOTHING.
i haven't even read this yet because ongoing, but in the creator's note she said she'd try not to take a long time off in between seasons. that's so nice since some stories go on hiatuses for a year or even longer. i don't quite get why other stories take so long, but I appreciate her effort to not be like that nonetheless. and this story is a weekly release too, man what a nice lady.
i'm gonna leave this to marinate and will return later to read
i hope the side stories that came out get translated soon. i wanna see jealous CEO with my own 2 eyes
adding it to my list of short stories that should be longer
this was so good and hilarious
absolutely insane concept lmaoo. but good follow through. using a fleshlight to fuck your own ass??? i mean double the pleasure, but insane work either way. the comment that said bluetooth gay sex ..also didn't the top wash out the fleshlight the first time he used it so mr.seo felt it all then? using it as a pencil holder sdfsdadaakkksdjasjds
just where's the continuation? to say them falling in love is for another time, and then show someone with glasses holding a dildo ?!?! i hope there's one
FINALLY A CONFIRMED COMEBACK DATE!!!!!!!
sending praises and well wishes so she's healthy and strong to finally finish this story and not do any more hiatuses. cause i don't think i can handle another. like it will forever be diabolical to me to have a planned hiatus take place after dropping a chapter like 69... especially for a story like this where there's still little to no backstory on the characters.
a crumb of something and 3 months of waiting. insane work.
anyway. here for the long haul. i hope jaekyung is embarrassed and confused hehehe, cause like why'd you hug him..you love him or something hehehehehe
insane, but that ass fat as hell gotdamn... also again with the "to be continued" when the side story is only 3 chapters..
here i was reading the side story all regular and in the blink of an eye it just ended. i sob and fall to my knees. this was one of the BEST omegaverse stories i've ever read.
i wish wish we could have seen them in their wedding suits both with rings on their fingers, but it's enough for me that lyle's inner monologue knows just how important he is to ash and that they love each other.. i would like to hope that there will be more, but i think this story is complete as it is
how beautifully done. phenomenal plot progression. each character, though flawed, were written so well with each of their respective backstories. it was dark, fucked up. but that’s why the psychological tag is there.
taesung and sooyoung tethered to each other from the beginning. even when taesung was away from him for a year per his own request, and sooyoung even lost his memories, they still found their way to each other. the smut was also done so deliciously well too. grateful minhyuk realized in the end.
it really is so deeply satisfying to read a story you had saved on the back burner for a while from start to finish and have it be a masterpiece. 10/10 for me. time for side stories
update: my fucking god. read all the side stories. i am going to cry my eyes out. be happy. happy forever my babies...
why are some of the best stories so short *i scream at the top of my lungs*
this was phenomenal, and so well written...
also don't think i didn't notice the "to be continued" at the end. don't play with my emotions like that
honestly the translation/typesetting for chapters 1-4 are so good, I literally thought it was official translation. insane how talented you guys are. my god. (not to take away from chapters 5-8, that also has legible translation!!)
anyway, another banger that's once again too short