Amnesia plots are so overdone. How about you don't make your characters so irredeemable you have to make them forget what they did to be a better person. Just an idea.
Urgh, I don't hate them as much as some but it just feels lazy or like they wrote themselves into a corner. I hope there's a good reason for it.
This is an odd one. The content is awful, it's not BL or smut in my opinion but a hardcore sadly realistic depiction of abduction and rape, though in real life I don't think Minho would have survived so long/been allowed outside of the house without being thoroughly brainwashed first. The notes on the first few episodes are strange, no matter what the authors say outside of the story, I don't see many (who aren't psychopaths themselves) siding with the rapist. My reading of this story does not lead me to be on his side at all. His behaviours perfectly align with an abusive, narcissistic psychopath. This awful things he does followed by small acts of kindness are typical of abusers.
I want to see Minho get away or at least see an end where he is no longer tormented. It's like watching a horror film for me, you know it's not likely to end well but you still hope and that's why you keep watching/reading. To me this story is not about love or enemies to lovers or anything so lovely, it's a sad exploration of abduction and how one can survive or perish in those circumstances.
Edit : was naively hoping that wookyung would realise he needs to leave Minho alone physically, get him into therapy and just support his long road to mental recovery. I hoped he'd start thinking of him instead of himself. That he could support him in getting back to a stable place without the hope for love or sex in return. I'm so sad for Minho, he did bad things and had a bad misogynist attitude towards Duna but he doesn't deserve what's been done to him.
Just finished and... Wow I'm even more disappointed but if I look at it like a tragedy it kind of works. I don't think the author is trying to show this as a good thing or a good relationship but... They could have done something more meaningful with it. Letting him leave and build his life again could have been so inspiring but instead we get a sad tragic end where he goes right back to his abuser... Realistic but tragic.
She should take sick leave. Go off sick and then it explains your absence, sure she'll lose the project but in a grown up world, she can't handle it right now. The sensible thing to do is step down. You take the high ground and his victory from him by stepping aside.
I really don't like Andrew, he's a simp for a cheater and is just mean while also being a slimey suck up. She wasn't going after his job, but he seems to be going for hers, it's just too much. Personal preference too, I don't like love interests glasses in comics ╮(￣▽￣)╭ i know, shallow but I can't help it.
So, I love the comments, everyone enjoying his suffering is kind of hilarious!
Having some thoughts about his narcissim - yes I've been watching YouTube psychologists about the subject so take it as it is. Any attempt at changing without actual therapy and acknowledging his potential NPD, will always feel superficial and like a nacissits 'hoovering' tactic.
No actual reflection or change, just doing enough to get dan back in his inner circle. In reality this would happen and the abuse cycle would start all over again. But this is manwha so he'll have his internal struggle, miss Dan and then be fixed somehow and morph into the best boyfriend evvahhh (〜￣△￣)〜
I'm not expecting these stories to be all that realistic but the surface level discussion of serious topics is so obvious to me now. Don't get me wrong I'll still read and enjoy it, I just felt compelled to write all my inane thoughts down ╮(￣▽￣)╭
He's just so unlikable, no self reflection, it's everyone else's fault -a clear narcissist. And narcissists never change.
The novel was way more graphic, MC was beaten way harder too, it was really obvious he didn't want it, he was barely conscious from oruman already, so the rape from Garon was even more gross. Oruman was also castrated and mutilated beforehand. It was really graphic... I also don't think Garon had so many facial expressions, especially not so much anger. He's kind of accepted he likes mc and wants him around no matter what he does (he knows everything he's doing, yes even the poison) but he'll destroy anything if he feels he's going to lose him physically, he does not yet care about the mcs mental state. Kind of like legs that won't walk, If you've read that. Ml who doesn't care about the state of their 'love' so long as they're close and alive, but eventually changes their mind and wants them happy and close.
Right, I don't get MCs attitude towards ML... like I do get it, he hates him for killing his mum and being a generally heartless bastard, BUT he wants him to have sex with him to poison him, so why does he complain about it? To keep up appearances? Despite him keeping it a secret why he hates him in particular... wouldn't it have made more sense to pretend to want it to kill him faster? I dunno, seems weird that he's literally trying to assassinate him with sex but doesn't want the sex. Could argue it's to be less suspicious but yhr inner monologue doesn't suggest that at all.
And we thought Garon was insane.... I mean he is, but not this brand of insane.
I read what I could of the novel and oh my God. A wild ride ahead... just wow.
For those getting angry the uke isn't saying anything, I would suggest he's mulling over his options before making a bad decision and making things worse in panic or anger. It's actually a mature thing to do to wait a little and make your decision calmly. Hoping he does make a decision, not just wait for things to happen TO him.
I do hope he decides to ask the questions, though if i trmember correctly, he did ask a direct 'did you like me?' And got a hurtful lie so who knows ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I don't really understand what the semes plan is... I believe he likes him but why not be honest? Best be an amazing reason! Not a lame 'I can't handle my emotions well, I'm scared'
This really irritated me the first time I read it (didnt finish it at all) - giving it another go now.... let's see if it still pisses me off!
Finding out at 3 weeks seems... impossible well, very very unlikely from a home pregnancy test.... nitpicking but why not just say 4/5 weeks which is more normal? Would have preferred if they did a time jump... until he finished uni, had a job etc maybe a year or 2 then the marriage and pregnancy. Also where did all the money come from? Seemed an after thought that he's now a rich boy who's going to inherit property... Just a bit rushed. Also what happened to his revenge plan I get he didn't really mean it but he couldn't even remember he had a plan like that! Overall cute but stupid
Finally finding stories where thr FL actually likes and wants it! Like actively from the start, not pressured and forced to like it. It's great!
There's just no way to feel good about anything in this story. No one is good, no one comes out best of a bad bunch, they're all equally bad in my eyes so it's hard to have good feelings about the story. Ya need 1 person at least to root for!
Maybe Simoon is actually the least questionable? At least he tried to be there after the decision to keep was made? It's rough he wanted him to terminate but kind of understandable for a kid? I dunno, rough all around.
Weirdly realistic, like a Jeremy Kyle episode
So, I let this marinate since last time I was so effing bored. I still can't bring myself to re-read this from the start, that might be the only way for this to be more entertaining. Now, the fact I've stayed with it for 90 chapters would suggest it's interesting enough - maybe. But, I've just been waiting for something to happen since the freaking boat! It was intriguing but then it just kept dragging for me. I can't tell you what's happened since the boat!
They've moved from city and country to country, looking for paintings and hints to where the information is stored. I swear this could have taken a couple of chapters not like 30!
The characters have this bad habit of talking without saying anything. Well it's more the mc thinks a lot of things without it meaning anything!
The backstory is interesting but I don't feel like I really know what happened. His mum was crazy? Or just depressed? Or abused? What's with the paintings? Did she hate hawon and paint them after he wouldn't leave with her? Why was the dad so unhinged he kidnapped a kid? Who helped him? Why torture him?
Again, maybe a re-read would benefit me. I'm actually looking forward to the shady kidnapping and turmoil, something actually happening?!!?
Anyway, this story makes me mad so much potential, but so unnecessarily tell don't show to the point of border. Allegedly, in my opinion. No I won't stop reading if I don't like it - I'll read until it's finished to give it its full chance because it's enough to keep me here, even though it's not good imo.
Rare time I think the fan translation is better than the official! The language was more flowery with a little more nuance and interpretation. The whole 'stuff and hang you on my wall' vs ' stuff and decorate my chambers with you' the second is more suggestive of him never leaving the bedroom (which is kinda what he wants) where hang you on the wall can only really have a literal meaning. Just one that stood out to me!
Better to tell her the truth so she can wake up and choose for herself with all the facts. All these men making decisions for her, thinking they know what's best rather than letting her make an informed decision is so annoying, i know it's the point though. Carlix is so effing ugly I can't with him.
