This has to be one of the most emotionally layered backstories I’ve seen in a BL manhwa. It’s not just blackmail—it’s a slow, painful attack on his identity and his need to belong.
His adoptive brother resents him for being treated like a “real” son—same birthday, same gifts—when deep down, he’s seen as nothing more than a replacement for the twin who died. The blackmail builds from there: first threatening his place in the adoptive family, then ruining his career by exposing his parents’ crimes, then isolating him by threatening to reveal he’s adopted.
And when he finally finds a friend—someone who becomes his first love—the brother targets that too. He threatens to expose the photos, destroying not just that relationship, but his connection with his parents, his career, and everything he’s built.
It’s brutal, personal, and hits way harder than just “I’m going to leak something.” It’s about tearing him down from the inside out.
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Omg, I am so happy to read another manwa from seme pov! In the beginning of my yaoi reading I hated reading seme pov but now I actively search for it. So fucking good.
I wish we explored MC’s super power more. I wish ML tried harder to learn who the uke was. He literally gave him his name. If he is such a big organization he should have done someone research. I wish ML felt more softness towards MC and decides to kill anyone who tried to harm him. MC’s shown so many signs of ptsd that ML is such an idiot. I am pretty sure MC will escape and then the chasing arc will start. Hope it’s a good chasing arc :(
This story gives me the same heart flutters as heartstoppers drama. So freaking cute. I love this concept. I am looking forward to learn the new character’s back story (and I’m like 80% sure we’re will be getting a second couple out of him ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
I’m in love. I feel like maybe ML also liked him in high school? Also I love MC with short hair. So cute (▰˘◡˘▰)
What chapter does the anime end in?
Never mind, started from the beginning and it is so much funnier than the anime. There are so many missing scene. I am crying from laughter
Read the first few chapters and gave myself the favor of reading the comments. I will drop. Not sure I am ready for an uber pitch black flag ML right now. Maybe another dark time in my life I’ll read this.
This is me. I know better to follow my instincts to check the comments bfr reading further. Will move on to another manhwa then haha
Even though the art is stiff and the story tells more than it shows, there’s something about it that feels real.
The MC’s pain—being beaten, locked away, told he’ll never be enough—feels so raw that even the tiniest bit of hope hits hard. Just seeing someone he admires is enough to stop him from hurting himself.
And the ML isn’t some perfect savior either. He’s carrying his own weight, working young to support his family, and still chooses to reach out first.
Their connection feels so fragile, like something they’re both trying to protect without even saying it. It’s rough around the edges, but sometimes stories like that are the ones that stick the deepest.
if you check the summary, this entire sequence is a prequel to the actual story, so that's why there's so much narration. not sure why they couldnt integrate a flashback instead but ur definitely right abt that feeling of fragility ╥﹏╥
Maybe a flashback would have been insufficient to conjure the plot like this
because this is how the novel is written. it's almost 1:1
ohhhhh i see
Makes so much sense. That is why a lot of adaptations sometimes feels like I’m reading a book with pictures rather than a comic…idk if that makes sense.
i know what you mean lmao! it feels more accurate to describe the novel chapters as diary entries rather than a narration