
Damn THIS WAS SO GOOD?? But why is the rating lowkey ass tho...
The tone here was pretty somber and the characters were sooo visibly mentally unstable, I loved it to bits. I wouldn't exactly say this was "dark", since their brand of fucked-up-in-the-head isn't what lead to either Kaede or Ryo killing people... they're just codependent and really, really weird about it-- the people they killed pretty much just got their due karma, given the situations.
The only thing I disliked about this was the fact the ending (5.5) doesn't clear up what exactly Kaede wants out of their relationship?? Because even after a lot of self reflection in jail it looks like he doesn't 100% trust that Ryo likes him, or that he should be involved in Ryo's life-- which is kind of different from the feeling at the end of ch5?? It's very understandable, don't get me wrong, but I just wanted a neat little bow to tie their emotional journey at the end since this is the only volume we're getting. But that's very minor stuff, I still liked this a whole lot

This was great!! I love how Ellen knows exactly how much of an obsessed freak Aiden is/can be and absolutely loves that part of him lolol she's not all there mentally either, so I guess it just goes to show they really are meant for eachother~
The only complaint I have on this manhwa is that I think they stayed as kids for a bit too long... It's a miss in a lot of transmigration stories tbf, because they end up having to make kids act too mature for their age– like, wdym they were 10 and thinking about running businesses in this case, it still benefitted from them interacting as kids, since there was the subject of Aiden's trauma and aversion to touch-- but I honestly think they should've grown up to 18/20 much sooner to avoid the "weirdly mature 10 year old" conundrum. But that's more of a gripe I have with this genre and the wierd line of "kids are cute, sure, but maybe not suitable protagonist material"- rather than with this specific story (〜 ̄△ ̄)〜

This was a great read!!! We get lots of domestic and lovey-dovey moments for the main leads, and it feels so sweet <3 usually other stories in the otome isekai genre end with the couple getting together (or confessing, or smth along these lines), so not a lot of time is spent on showing the leads being happy and settled in-- but here we get a taste of that even before the extras!! Which is great imo
Omg I want to cry-- they both finally have someone who sees and likes them for who they are I please god let them be happy forever they deserve the world