ayo is this really still on-going?
I started reading this when my kid was 8. She’ll be 21on March 23. Legit insanity. I have the feeling I’ll be getting my senior discount & this sht will still be updating.
i finally read this from start to finish in one go. let me recount my feelings while i was reading this.
ch 1-60s or so, i was honestly meh. the story just felt very base line and nothing really jumps out at me? i wasn't mad nor was i excited, it was a basic read and nothing about the plot felt special. at one point i thought to myself "nothing really happens huh" because it just felt lackluster.
ch 60s - 90s. the subplot about mr.park trying to kidnap hyunsoo and them taking him down was...okay? at least nobody got raped. and hyunsoo handled himself well.
ch 90s-final. it was cute, but again, still very base line, i wasn't ecstatic or anything.
i think the back and forth aspect of the plot overstayed its welcome. for a while i get it but it just wasn't very fun to read two people having a crush on each other but are also actively pretending theyre not? (at least on hyunsoo's part). and i mean hyunsoo had support. his little gay cafe friend and the ceo daughter. he had people to talk to to go over and assess his situation, i dont see why that couldn't have helped him come to realization sooner, rather than drag it all the way to the end.
i do appreciate the characters being fleshed out though.
overall, a basic office romance. nothing problematic happened but not like anything special happened either.
i just binged it too and i had the same opinion for you in the first 50 chapters or so, but then something clicked for me and i really began to like hyunsoo and youngchan as individuals!
i think hyunsoo was so… realistic. he was just the right amount of self deprecating and realistic, so when the plot dragged on, i didn’t mind it bc he was resisting happiness in a way that made sense to how he was written. he’s so stubborn lol. i’ve read quite a few office bls (always will accept recs for more tho!) and i think hyunsoo is one of the most human, and easy to admire bc of his morals. i personally liked that!
100% agree that the kidnapping plot was a not super well done. from the beginning it felt a little far fetched and i don’t love the whole antagonist being a stalker thing.
your comment made me reflect on why i personally enjoyed this so much and i think it came down to how much i get hyunsoo LOL but plot wise i agree that it’s not the most special!!
I stopped reading this at like chapter 20 because I felt like it was a lot of back and forth with no progression. So that continues until the end? I'm asking because I don't know if I should pick this up and start reading it again
Thanks for your input. I actually do like their individual characters being fleshed out, esp hyunsoo, but the togetherness of their relationship, the union of it all, being pushed back so long, could have been better.
Yes the back and forth does continue until about the end. If you dont mind minor spoilers of timeline, then
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s4 ch91 is where youngchan confesses, verbally, that he likes hyunsoo. But hyunsoo rejects him, and it isnt until ch97 that hyunsoo verbally returns his feelings too. The rest of the story is where we see them be a normal couple.
yes it takes a while for the romance to move forward! i think it’s a stronger character study than a romance
I agree with this. I’m not typically into slow burns but I loved to see the character progression and even if it seemed a little mundane at times it’s full of interesting characters and well written plot!
Please someone spoil me if hwayoung actually kills this bitch I won't surprised. I get hwayoung has had a character development and in his peaceful mind era but this is murder level assault this bitch tried to pull.
Granny's soul gonna haunt jk herself when she find out what's been done to her precious baby.
Ash has such great friends you know. And if he doesn't step tf up soon and put them in their place, imma just assume birds of a feather flock together（￣へ￣）cuz ain't no way all your fcking friends talk like this about your ex in the presence of your new partner and you aren't also part of the problem.
i feel like im blacking out and waking up every new chapter. stuff is missing in between each update
My last bookmark for this was May 13th 2023 on chapter 71 and I recall kinda enjoying this story. But then it says end at chapter 76?? And the comments are not promising either.... Tell me, do I even bother finishing or should I just keep my good memories and never finish this?
The ending was just slightly rushed because apparently the author died
Are they fr gonna do a dp with that dildo??? Are we really gonna get nasty???
Yes
mom is right to be worried. chaeheon is insane.
LMFAOOOOOOO
This is the one