Ah wasn't expecting this amnesia twist or whatever. Don't care for it either. Laughing at the MC who is so taken aback seeing ML and thinks it's so strange to bump into him. They both work in the film industry which is already small where everyone knows everyone else. Lol. The ML looked better before than now when he is an actor.
Their skin is the same colour as the walls...
I mean it's the art style
Doubt it. It wasn't as bad in the earlier chapters. Now the characters have the complexion of a ghost.
no no they were definitely always white asf
I guess you are right.
The story makes sense with the backstory. The fucked up royal family who treated chang geon like a rabid dog which turned him into an obsessive and violent adult. The love and care shown by Sam gave him the motivation to become better and strive to be a king. The story makes sense.
It also makes sense that not everything would be hunky dory, fluffy and cute with such a story and such treatment of the characters, which readers dont seem to understand. You don't have to root for one or the other, you dont have to take sides, you dont have to necessarily expect a happy ending. Just enjoy the story and writing for what it is without projecting your shortsighted, immature opinions on it by willy nilly judging these characters without grounding them in their lived reality. That's what stories are for. To give you a window into someone else's reality, someone else's life. It doesn't have to follow your superficial logic or expectations. As long as it's well written and well understood and researched, nuanced and well balanced, appreciate the story and characters for what they are.
This - I enjoy reading these type because of u change the narrative if ur life, it makes u watch out for certain actions, situations n what people u should cut out or not even bring in ur life. The feelings n rational u go through while reading these type should be applied in real life as well.
Perhaps, these reads make someone appreciate where they r at since they may not have gone through this, survived a relationship like this, or have empathy for someone who is going through this. There r many reasons y people don’t seek help today n it was even harder before in time.
Oh stories absolutely help you understand your own self and your own life better. I didn't say it, Salman Rushdie did. But it's true. Stores have the power to give you insights into your own selves which further helps you to understand the story in better depth. That's the beauty of stories. It's not just one sided. That the reader consumes the story and the end. No, it's give and take. It's a well rounded transaction of emotions and insights. Art makes people evolve.
He whines even at being hugged by his steady boyfriend. Lol he is 19, boys are reaaaally hormonal at that age. But he is so coy and whiny, even little pecks and hugs and kisses are his undoing. Boys at that age do much more than that, even if they are otherwise shy, especially if they have a steady partner. Maybe at the beginning of the relationship, it was sort of understandable but now it's just annoying. Not saying they necessarily go all the way but getting all frazzled at a simple kiss is just unbelievable for a healthy 19 yr old dude who reciprocates the feelings of his boyfriend. He doesn't even get hard like what? Lol. He is not some shy teenage girl afraid of getting pregnant, writer pls don't write him in your image.
Petition to insert Yuri's character into every single miscommunication and misunderstanding and draggy manhwas to cut the number of chapters into half this dude really cuts through all the bullshit without a fuck given.
Cute high school story, likeable characters, both MC and ML. Yuri too. Junseo is a sweet pumpkin.
Ah this one is gonna be tragic is it? Ah well, enough happy endings in BL as it is. Onwards and upwards I guess. Sigh. Stay steady my heart.
Strong, one of a kind, popular twinky MC with survivor guilt, strong, one of a kind, manipulative ML who wants to track and hire him, MC who wants to die as soon as he finishes his goals. Writers just recycle stories because they have nothing new or authentic to offer. Like assembly line storytelling. Tch.
If this is ragebait. congrats. You've done well..
"Authors just wanted to recycle stories because they have nothing new or authentic to offer"... seriously??? you are gonna say shitty things like this in these times? The gatekeeping is cringing me off..
Like, in these day and age, how many in media (games, songs, novels, comics) have you consumed that is literally inspired by another great work before and you can totally compare them side by side?? there is a ton of them!
For me, there is nothing wrong with being inspired by another work as long as, it is beautifully well made and had interesting twists, being formed into another story to read. This is one of them.
Death Delayed for a short time does NOT have the idea of restorer, special ability that had drawbacks when used, linked dungeons. it is trying to be different despite the heavy influence.
What rage bait heheh? Woah easy on the language. Username checks out. Lol.
It's okay you like the manhwa, but a bit more objectivity is also okay, shift from an emotional lens to a more neutral lens. When you feel triggered, take a pause, sit with your emotions. Calm down. Then respond. Hope it helps. Anyway I said the two manhwas are almost the same, not identical. Whether the MC is restorer or not is just petty nitpicking. The rest of what i said still stands. Again, deep breaths. There you go! Have a good day.
Says the one that uses a lot of exclamations points and is highly defensive. If you just used better words to address commentary, then there will be no problem like what you have said, this is almost like or this reminded me heavily of instead of saying in your own words.. "Writers just recycle stories because they have nothing new or authentic to offer. Like assembly line storytelling. Tch." now your are degrading someone.
Well I don't owe anything to the writer. Neither do you. I am free to critically engage with the story. What's the fun in being blind just because of a little titillation it serves? Also literally blind because I don't see where I used exclamation points. How am I being defensive? Can you deny the points that I made about the similarities of the story and characters? Are they not true? Lol better words? I used exactly the words that express what I wanted to express. You just delved into personal attacks rather than actually disproving the claims I made. I don't know if you understand this, looks like you don't, but the moment you use ad hominem arguments, you have already lost the argument. Plus I am far from the first person who has noticed the recycling nature of BL manhwas stories, like there are tons of these type of stories. If you had any objectivity, you would have seen it too, it is really so self evident. Anyway, your comments suggest you really don't have the werewithal to see a story with objective lens. But do some breathing exercises and try it again. It's okay, you can demand better stories, better narratives and not just cookie cuter slop. Hope this helps. Toodles.
That’s the dumbest take on this story LMFAOO
You’re real for that response
Thank you. I am just appalled by OG comment.
It's always the gas lighters who have nothing to contribute to the actual issue but are quick to distract from it with their cheap comment, as if that proves anything. Lol.
Lmao.
Yeah like I’m gonna take seriously someone who can’t even spell .
Their dislikes on their comment speaks for itself
Lmao I didn’t even notice that
That's a very inventive and ingenious argument.
This is a site where shota lover comments get upvoted, it's not a measure of validity of argument like what??
This is a site where sh*ta lover comments get upvoted, it's not a measure of validity of argument like what??
Not you trying to make your comment look all smart now lmao
I am not the one who needs it. Lol.
Clocked that they sound dumb asf now
Lol all these comments and trolling and gaslighting, and not a single one wanted to talk about the actual discourse in the post. Y'all are so transparent, either you don't see it or understand it, but look silly either way doing it.
Bro im so glad to see someone on here with a sensible take. Im not bothered by the cliches and overdone tropes myself, I’ll bite. But the writing is just so bad? I forced myself through almost 20 chapters and I just don’t care about the characters. MC is boring, ML is unlikeable, plot—I’ll give it that it actually puts in the barest minimum effort with setting up 7 themed dungeons to progress though with MC trauma/ML plotting, compared to most BL that are actually brain dead rape romances, but I have no clue how people can act like this is decent??? This is a 3-4/10 at best, unless you are incapable of critically thinking or this is your first time reading a story that fails, but tries to be a little better than the rest.
Anyways I have no clue why everyone is being so defensive about you pointing out that this story sucks, but I respect that you’re actually trying to engage with this work with even an iota of thought, which seems to be rare in this thread lol
Yeah the story could not hold my attention and got really tedious so I dropped it. Most readers on these type of sites are just here for the smut and fluff, even if meaningless, and more than ready to forego everything else a story is made of. They are quick to call others out for their prejudice but just as quickly resort to gaslighting and underhanded tricks when someone has an opinion different from them and never take accountability for it. I am guessing they are very inexperienced in life and media comprehension, maybe minors/immature, or are extremely insecure to be able to critically examine their own actions. They will dehumanize you, gang up on you and try to invalidate you just to get an upper hand by any means. It's sad though. They criticize their leaders and presidents for the same shit that they do in small microcosms like these sites.
Oh yeah I totally feel you on that lol. It’s so clear from the comments/discussions/etc that the average age on this site must be like 14. Putting aside how concerning it is that actual kids are reading all this toxic rape romance and not understanding how there’s anything bad about it, I feel like any site that has such a young online fan demographic is bound to be a shit show. It’s sucks bc it’s nice that there’s active community and discussion compared to some sites, but when you look at it, the quality of the conversations are so bad I can’t be bothered to argue with these kids, like you said they clearly lack media literacy and I’m not about to waste my time to teach it to them lol, but it does get frustrating that they can’t just ignore an opinion they don’t like.
I think I’m more sympathetic to the ‘mindlessly looking for mid stories’ aspect of engagement with this site because I understand the urge to escape from life with media, like the feeling of ‘no matter how mediocre it is it’s still better than my reality rn’, etc. but it seems you have higher standards, which I respect. Do you have recommendations for how you find stories that aren’t garbage, or any recs?
I get escaping from reality. I do it too. However online community for manga readership is huge and not niche like it once was. People's opinions here provide a window to their thought processes and belief systems. A lot of fans here are more blatant than they are on their official handles because of anonymity. so I find it harder to dismiss.
I don't have a proven method to find good stories. Initially I went on the bl subreddit and found a couple of credible and thoughtful readers. So I got recs from them once I told them what I liked. I found that the rating system on these sites is completely unreliable, so that's out of the question. Comments and reviews are equally unhelpful. When I like a story, I look for what other stories that writer has written. Sometimes I read the blurbs and see if I like the plot outlines. Sometimes I check reddit. Sometimes I just wing it. You can tell if a story is good by reading the first few chapters itself. Sometimes I look at lists, if there's a subgenre or theme I am interested in.
NO One mAkEs My Bf cRy, lol seme get the fuck Outta here. it took THIS LONG for the seme to realize how much that restaurant meant for the uke when the uke showed such emotion for his restaurant FROM THE BEGINNING. I thought that once they started dating, the seme would do something about those thugs but he didn't, he just wanted sex. Now after the uke was attacked and blackmailed into giving up his restaurant, now the seme is suddenly clocking everything. AND HE IS A POLICE OFFICER who had the best position to realize and resolve something like this from the beginning. And he left the uke to deal with the mob boss ALONE even after everything the uke went through. Seriously seme isn't a good boyfriend or a police officer.