I binge the whole thing to the latest chapter and this story leaves me in such a warm and cozy bubble that I wish it could keep on going like this. I love how they come to know each other, how their relationship develops, how it's such a realistic and humane way of approaching this barrier of language and communication, how the author clearly cares about the subject matter and wants to give it so much care and love and the depiction and story. The art is not just beautiful but it shows so much dedication and attention to details in the way it's illustrating the sign language and the way the characters interact and move in the frames. I especially love when the POV shifts to Keito and you can actually see the silence in the pages, how everything just quiets down and we don't get sfx for sounds anymore. The smallest details give much substance to the storytelling.
I love both characters, how they struggle with their own problems but come to care for the other person so genuinely. How their love for communication shines through in their dreams and personal lives. How Aoi puts in the effort to breach that physical and also mental barrier in trying to not just communicate but actually understand Keito's perspective and world. I love all the subtle details in habits that separate them as two individuals with vastly different methods of communicating with the world though, and how it shows clear effort in them learning to adapt to the other person. They show attentiveness and a clear sign of affection in the choice they make to be involved with each other. And it's not just their love, but how they're as individuals too. Aoi's love for the art, Keito's point of view on life and how he cares for the people around him. They make me happy just watching them like this.
I do think the story is diving deeper into the challenges disabled people have to face in their daily life and I want to see how the author will handle this. I trust them to approach and treat the matter with grace and love. I also can understand that people have different ways of showing care and love, and that sometimes people overreact because they're scared. The brother seems like he's younger, so the fact that his older brother, who has a disability that makes it hard for him to navigate in a society that's prioritizing abled people, needs to rely on him, would make him feel responsible for him and that sense of duty and love might turn twisted if the family doesn't really see that this could have forced him to mature way too fast. After all, in a family with two kids and one clearly needs more attention, the other either feels neglected or feel like they have to step in to take care of their sibling. That's just speculation though, so I can't wait to see how story will turn out!
Lovely to see how the comments are just fearing for the worst and me here be like "Please, even if just a form of living vicariously through someone else, don't tell him to smoke"
... So. You gonna go and tell a depressed person to "Stop acting pitiful" and that him "moping around" is annoying. And your solution to that is not to suggest therapy but instead giving him the equivalent of a shot of dopamine that will make him even more depressed later on. Like, I don't know, really, but I feel like Uigun is not surrounded by any one who's good for his health by any stretch of that word. He's so self-destructive to the point that it's physically painful to look at him and to hear whatever is coming out of his mouth. Like, the idea of wanting to sleep with Dajun because it's a last time is pretty much just an attempt of "If it's gonna be a bad memory anyway then at least he will hate or be disgusted by me than forgetting me". But also, I don't expect the author to make a deep dive into Uigun's psychology and mental state at this point. However it will go, I just. Gosh. Give that man therapy.
I love that everyone comes together and demand a changed tag because where is the damn BL tag??
Ngl if it's not BL I will just write my own ending for them because I refuse to believe that Sunhyung doesn't want to hide Yeonwoo away all for himself :)))
I wish a very horrible and bad life on Uigun's parents, his mother especially. The brother can go dig himself a hole too.
At this point, what Uigun needs isn't relationship, give that man some therapy first and then once he feels more like a person and not just something he built up to self-destruct then relationships can move forwards.
It's not the first time but seriously, I don't even care if Uigun and Dajun get together again or not. They both have serious self-worth to work on and if they both can't even heal their inner world then there's no reason to force someone else to suffer together with you in the ruins that is your mind.
legit I feel like that's 99% of bl manhwa
everyone x therapy is the true pairing
so sick of these "romances" where it's so patently unhealthy you can't even suspend disbelief bc it's like someone dating a fridge. it's just camp level stupid writing, at some point i stop caring
I love toxic relationship and I love messy people. If everyone could just magically figure things out right away then there wouldn't be a need for therapy to exist at all. People cope differently, and some people just have a harder time or have less chance to access the help they need. I can see why both Uigun and Dajun would have a hard time looking into getting help for very different reasons, but it's still valid imo.
I just personally don't enjoy the concept of using someone else as your turning point for your mental health issue, it feels devaluing the characters' pain and makes their struggles trivial. I would encourage it if it's more along the line of having company and someone who trusts you to hold your hands while you heal, I just don't like when authors make love into the magical healing potion.
Vol.10 chapter 1 and Vol. 11 chapter 3 are my favorite of all ahhhh
Does his mother need a side piece? I can cook I can clean I can even her stepping tool
LMAO GIRL
Laviel makes me want to fight Gongja to kiss her hand even once. But like, these two are giving so much heart palpitation because why are they so in love and adorable and their love is just phenomenal I will die to give them happiness.
Side ship? Approve!!