this manhwa isnt like the pinnacle of literature or anything but holy shit it is 100000x better than spilled blood that BL is like a fever dream i cant believe the characters are connected lmao
yeah the other one is deeply unhinged and all over the place
diva this isnt you. look at me diva. breathe. diva stop.
breathe DIVA
anyone else think this story is just going in a circle lol. after this theyre probably going to fight, break up, and then taeju is going to have some epiphany either from his fathers’ scolding or someone else he knows about “euihyun is probably so hurt and sad rn blah blah blah” and then he’ll be like omg i did the wrong thing. and then the two will reunite but when euihyun is like “you know i was so hurt and sad without you….” taeju will be mad at himself for letting that happen bc of his stupid decisions and distance himself once again because he “cant forgive himself” for it.
like im actually kind of surprised taeju decided to break it off after the whole near-death experience and having such a deep conversation with euihyun… where did his character development go? hopefully in the next chapter he’ll realize he said the wrong thing immediately and instead jump into a supportive role for euihyun. ntm its pretty clear euihyun isnt that upset, especially considering he definitely did not want a child?
i actually can’t believe i read this shit to the end why does it look like someone tried to trace panels of my suha and paste them together while also using a rockem sockem robot for anatomy references
idk why the author didnt directly state this anywhere since a lot of sangwoo’s childhood flashbacks imply this but… did anyone else think sangwoo’s mom probably struggled with post partum depression that evolved into (postpartum) psychosis? like, a lot of her behavior when he’s little makes sense with those diagnoses. especially when she attempts to kill him as a baby and she starts to yell that she has been “sick for a while” or something like that. that could imply she started to lose herself after giving birth.
i dont even care about their relation at this point this story and art is just so soulless lmao
istg so many bl authors add in some random sad backstory to a pos character like it means literally anything
lowkey it sucks to see artists being put on short deadlines and having to take so many shortcuts. no hate to im ae-ju, this obviously is not their regular style and it seems to be that theyr forced into a time crunch by their publisher. each of these panels just looks like a traced clip studio model and has none of their original artistic charm. i feel like a lot of our favorite artists and authors are going to be completely burnt out after one or two hit stories because the companies they create manhwa for just want as much content being pushed out as fast as possible no matter how boring and cookie cutter it is. anyone else notice how basically all of the really popular BL right now are more or less the same story?
completely agree, and i fear how AI will factor into this. i can only imagine that artists will feel increasingly pressured to use it as a shortcut to keep up. tangentially, i work in marketing and it feels like i have to rely on AI in certain circumstances now to keep up with the pace of work. avoiding it due to moral opposition isn't a choice if I want to get everything done that I've been assigned.
if/when AI use in manhwa increases, will creators be able to use it tastefully, or will it decrease the quality of art and writing? i could easily see it worsening the industry as a whole—increasing productivity expectations and forcing manhwa creators to cut more corners by using AI
sometimes i feel like these authors are using AI for plots and dialogue. like it’s just too perfect for the genre. but then again these stories are becoming more and more formulaic that you might not even need any AI, just an x + y = z and fill in the blanks. im sure if you asked something like chatgpt to write a BL manhwa plot, it would say “broke college student is left with millions in debt after his deadbeat dad runs away/dies and leaves his name on the loan. but then the loan shark appears and tells broke college student that he can pay… with his body????????!!!!!!!!!!!” and just switch out a few components for variety. i think a lot of these authors genuinely do have amazing skills and are probably bursting with creativity and good ideas for a BL, but the publishers refuse to take risks. they just want to put out what they already know will be successful.
I wanted to drop a quick summary on the politics behind Yeonjo’s father’s execution since I think some people are unclear on what happened or why it happened:
Yeonjo’s father is the right state councilor. The new king’s brother (aka the grand prince, which is the title of the past king’s legitimate son that is not in line for the crown) employed Kwon as an officer because of his record as a brutal solidier. An officer oversees and leads other soldiers. The grand prince believed Kwon’s savagery would improve their military. kwon accepted the position and spent Kwon served years as an officer, even reaching commander level. at At time, a group outside the border of Kwon’s territory called the outlanders were preparing to attack. The councilors and ministers of the state did not agree with preparing a campaign against a possible invasion because the grand prince’s brother had just ceded the throne, meaning the state isnt prepared to fight a war. The state also had low food supplies, so the military wouldn’t have provisions. The grand prince believes the territory is in jeopardy because of the councilors’ reluctance. Kwon even singles out the right state councilor as a threat. Kwon advises the grand prince to ignore the ministry and councilors’ authority for the “greater good” of the kingdom. The grand prince decides to take out the right state councilor (who has the most power of the councilors), his elder sons, and the ministers of defense. This is decided with the goal of making an example out of them and scaring the other officials into complying. Kwon is tasked with executing the right state councilor and his two oldest sons. When the RS councilor and the ministers were killed, the other officials withdrew from their original stances and chose to comply. Once all the officials were in agreement with the grand prince, and the new king was left helpless and without support from the council or ministry, the grand prince took over the throne in order to lead the war and defend the kingdom.
The INTERESTING part is that Kwon did not actually have to take the role of killing the RS councilor, he says it was fueled by self interest because taking on the responsibility would grant him a quick promotion, which is why he is now such a high-rank noble.