Dang looking back at the 1st season art- I miss itttt. The beginning art made them look so hot and mature. I feel like the art made their faces smaller and more simplified. It becomes especially apparent if you compare images of the ML in the latest chapter and the 1st season ML. The hair and the face art went from detailed hot to simple cute. The closest we get to getting it back to the old style is when they’re having sex and being all serious lmfao.
I’m in actual shock rn. So basically this manhwa was cancelled because of the controversy of the artist right? So I remember YEARS ago, liking this artist account on social media, and I loved their art a lot. Then checking up on them, I find all their accounts gone, and everyone who made oc ships with them got rid of their stories together. I had no idea what happened to the artist and then searched around just now years later (I forgot their username), found out their user along with posts in regards to them. People said how they were weird, stealing oc stories, having a d-1$cord that allowed minors to see sexual stuff. Then I find out that same artist became a manhwa artist for this story?! And now the dots are connected because their art does look like this art. It’s crazy the story was cancelled because they dug DEEP to find that history. I just never knew a cancelled artist (speaking fluent English) and got cancelled on English speaking servers, found their way to Korean publishers and got work. But then again, they were said to have been Korean- so it’s pretty crazy they found a work around for a short time by jumping country platforms lmao.
CLARIFICATION ON THE MOM:
Idk why people are confused, maybe people don’t remember what they read? They already have shown a hint that taeha’s biological mother was hospitalized and dead. The woman in the reason chapters is the wife of taeha’s biological dad. That woman is TAEHEE’S mom. Aka the older brother of taeha.
Don’t forget that these chapters are NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE translations. I just looked at a different scanlation team’s translation of chapter 73 on b4tO, and the wife says, “Be good to TAEHEE. He’s different from you. He’s fragile and gets hurt easily.” There’s a total of three different English scanlation teams/translators on bato (Pandy, Luna toons, and diva scans) that are up to date. Two out of three translated what the mom said as “taehee.” Only one mistakenly said “taeha.” The one who got it wrong was Diva scans. Though it looks like temple toons got it wrong too.
CLARIFICATION ON THE MOM:
Idk why people are confused, maybe people don’t remember what they read? They already have shown a hint that taeha’s biological mother was hospitalized and dead. The woman in the recent chapters is the wife of taeha’s biological dad. That woman is TAEHEE’S mom. Aka the older brother of taeha.
Don’t forget that these chapters are NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE translations. I just looked at a different scanlation team’s translation of chapter 73 on b4tO, and the wife says, “Be good to TAEHEE. He’s different from you. He’s fragile and gets hurt easily.” There’s a total of three different English scanlation teams/translators on b4tO (pandy, Luna toons, and diva scans) that are up to date. Two out of three translated what the mom said as “taehee.” Only one mistakenly said “taeha.” The one who got it wrong was Diva scans. Though it looks like temple toons got it wrong too.
I’m gonna leave my takes on some characters:
The sister was too realistic, by far the most annoying to me. Just super inconsiderate and selfish 24/7. She stayed longer than I hoped she would in the story lmao.
For blue haired dude, I didn’t feel bad for him. Mainly cause the situation isn’t just a normal friend getting ghosted. It was wrong for gichan to even introduce his fwb to hyobin. And it was especially wrong that he only said “he’s just a friend” when that isn’t the extent of how far he went with him. And let’s just say it’s a GIVEN that if you start a friends with benefits relationship with someone, that your “friendship” or contact would someday be cut off. Because there’s no way most partners would be comfy with the fwb staying connected. Blue hair should’ve known that and understood that from their relationship alone. I also wanna add how weird it was that when he was introduced to hyobin and as Vivian and hyobin were leaving, blue hair asked for a kiss ad hyobin was right there?? Blue hair KNOWS the history and context, but did that?? Anyways he’ll be fine, it’s clear he can make friends with anyone with how unbothered he is.
Hyobin: for feeling upset about gichan having with a fwb relationship with blue hair. I think it’s valid. Personally if a friend says they’ve been in love with me for years, we mutually start getting together, and then later I find out they’ve still been in contact with their fuck buddy, I’d be upset. Now if it’s just about how Gichan slept with someone else before, I would think of it like I’d rather have my friend tell me they just recently started to like me in that way and I wouldn’t be bothered. But saying it like you’ve loved me all these years kinda makes me think your feelings were very strong, only to water those feelings down by the hook ups.
Gichan: now I’m not saying gichan was wrong for having relations with others. It’s also valid to try stuff with others and he’s not obligated to hold onto this crush which he thought had no future of being true. The only flaw he had was making his crush and his fwb meet each other and not tell his crush the full context of his relationship with his fwb.
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Oh yeah to further elaborate on that thing about feeling bothered by your childhood friend confessing they loved you for years only to find out they’ve had constant hook ups: it’s because it reminds me of this toxic ML from a straight manga I read. He gaslit the FL. Basically they reunited and he confessed saying he’s always loved her all this time and has been waiting to be with her. But then she finds out he’s been having sex with multiple girls before her and she talks to him about it. Only for him to be upset and say something like “this and that are other matters. I have my needs. And I also can’t take back what I’ve done.” Then proceeds to just persuade her to move on from it.
I was surprised to see people who actually understood the story and were chill with it. Anyways it’s funny cause the first chapter says it all, the Seme says it straight up that he wants something like an open relationship. Anyone who hates that and continues is just setting themself up for disappointment lmao.
Anyways it was funny seeing the expressions on the ML’s face change. The only thing is I wish this story was longer. It’s true that there’s hardly any info about them whether that’s their backstory or what they currently do. At most we know the Seme likes open relationships and music. Nothing is known about the Uke. It would’ve been nice to really see them getting to know each other. They even pointed out how they hardly met up.
The only person that did annoy me was that girl. She was shady, and I didn’t feel bad for her one bit lol
Looks like they’re giving the saintess more of a role in the manhwa when she was a small character in the novel lol. It’s funny cause FL hardly ever interacted or fought with the saintess in the novel, but looks like the author wants to make a bigger deal out of it
I could already tell who was endgame from the description alone. There’s soo many manhwas and mangas like this where it starts out with the bottom being in a messy situationship with a guy, then new dude coming into the picture and seeing their situationship- only for the bottom to still end up with the first guy. (Ex: That one baseball BL love triangle (⊙…⊙ ) or the BL manga where the mc (new guy) witnesses the toxic situationship of the bottom but turns out the bottom is into it and tells him to fck off. And new guy/mc realizes that it really is just them two in their own little bubble).
Anyways it’s cool how kiwoong is still friends with jihun. Though I will say- it’s awkward to think that kiwoong’s wife has no clue her husband is still friends with someone he loved/slept with. Personally, I wouldn’t be comfortable with that lmfao (Though it may not be accurate- I’m just assuming she doesn’t know by the way that kiwoong tried to hide that jihun is in a gay relationship with seonjae).
The potential this story could’ve had if the author didn’t force the cliche love triangle. We could’ve had a HOT mature(?) side couple. The latest raws chapter with the older brother’s glasses off and him being domineering while pulling tattoo dude closer- GAHH DAMNNN.
Leave the mess of the mc and eunhan to themselves. Nothing I hate more when others get involved with relationship issues that should only be between the two of them.
Anyways I mourn the loss of potential power couple. Author just had to fall into the ways of basic authors using a love triangle for drama.
Thought he’d say Frederick only for it to say aunt.
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I wouldn’t care lmaoo. If it’s an aunt then it has nothing to do with anyone else. Even if the truth was stretched out to something like: “the aunt is the mastermind but Frederick did the action” I would just assume Frederick going along with it ties into the loss of his sister
What a waste of a character design, cmonnn green eyes, dark hair, and tan skin- would’ve been a real hottie.
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Anyways this had the potential to be a rare story where half the story misleads you into thinking the first guy is ML even with all the suffering, only to end up with a new good guy. That would be a fresh ending.
But then again, I think it’s also pretty rare for stories to foreshadow having a bad ending, and ACTUALLY end badly. Usually stories don’t go through with what they show in the first chapter, and it usually misleads you to later end up with a happy ending. This is a story where it tells you what will happen, and you better believe it lmfao.
So I just started reading this cause of a tiktok post- and I’m convinced ppl who get 2nd lead syndrome from this story are actually blind. Obviously the ML isn’t a green flag, but they praise and love the 2nd ML like he’s an angel?? I just read the first chapter and the fact that the 2nd lead doesn’t even want the mc to join a group chat to meet new people?? And then another part where he punches the ml cause he’s jealous after seeing him and the mc kiss?? That’s already a clear red flag that the dude is possessive. People are hating on the mc and ml when the 2nd isn’t much better. Their logic is: “sure, the 2nd may have SA mc once, but the ml has done worse!” Like that cancels out what the 2nd lead did. These certain readers really love to stay blind and dick ride the only guy they like huh?
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Not the ppl blaming mc smh. They’re fr blaming him and calling him a whore as if they didn’t read the entire story of him getting raped 24/7, starting as a child by his own brothers. OF COURSE he’ll lead to being hypersexual as a way to cope with everything. The actual idiots down here is crazy. It’s wild how some of those who still read don’t actually have the brain to comprehend what’s going on and who the actual victims are. They’re enraged as mc who is also a victim and is trying to keep ml away from the danger- but also would root for the rapist incest brothers?? Calling mc a whore and hating on him while loving the brothers dynamic bffr
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It’s true mc is really awful and is the textbook bully that peaked in high school, jealous friend. I do think she deserves this. However I also really don’t want to see that fucked up family win either. What I want is to have mc experience the punishment and suffering, while also ruining that family and dragging them to hell with her lmao. It’s like “you go low, I go lower.” Now that would be satisfying and honestly if she manages to bring that family down with a fire revenge, I’d say I’d be cool with her escaping after and just living an independent new life (hopefully changed values and mindset as well).
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Anyways this concept is really interesting. Not many stories have a bad MC. So it’s gonna be pretty intriguing to delve into the mind of mc and see whether it changes.
Oh and though the maid is just as annoying, she’s the only one that actually tells the full truth of what’s going on in the house. So she’d be useful keeping around for info. Maybe she’ll spill secrets that family wouldn’t want to get out
I just checked in on this, and ngl I would’ve liked this without the entire arc of the new long haired dude forcing a marriage. First it was the issue with her first engagement then another engagement. It’s just problem after problem. I gotta be the only person that doesn’t like him lmao, he’s too annoying imo