I shouldn't like this story given how the story starts out, but... I guess this may be the first forced-bite w/o any knowledge of the Alpha that I've read so far. I was interested to see where it would go.
Well, it ended up being pretty standard fare, with the Alpha turning out to be a typical obsessive/possessive yaoi top/seme, but it was also kinda funny, with a good sense of humor about all the terrible decisions everyone in the story was making. I just couldn't take it seriously enough to get mad at it for its unfortunate opening arc. Ymmv ofc.
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Here's my laundry-list of what I want to see in an Omegaverse story:
* An omega who is able to fight off all of his attackers, including his eventual alpha boo, even during heat, throughout the whole story. Alpha is forced to actually step off and properly woo the omega.
* Rich, powerful omega / poor, weak alpha (basically flip the standard seme/uke social dynamics and give the uke all the power, riches, etc)
* An omega who is bite-bonded but his partner has died. How does he cope?
* A female Alpha daddy and a male Omega mommy. I'm pretty sure this is possible.
* A story that explores the Omega drugs and addiction and side effects and is a pitiful story and extremely sad.
* A relationship b/w two omegas who have to desperately fend off alpha suitors to stay together. Possibly with fated pairing trope to make it extra difficult.
* An alt-omegaverse where omegas' personhood is fiercely protected by law, and people are wary of mistreating (or even interacting with them) them due to fear of legal repercussions. Omegas would have elite omega-only schools, and be easily able to have good jobs, and the heat medications would be so advanced from extensive research funds that the omega heats could be completely controlled, with few-to-no side effects. Alpha rut suppressors would not be so advanced, however. Omegas acquiring partners in this setting would be as much a business agreement as it is anything else. Bite bonds would be rare and require the signing of legal documents. Fated pairs would be the biggest kink in the whole system because those can't be controlled, and could be interesting to explore. There might be a whole underground subculture where some omegas might choose to be huge thots, letting their heats run wild, having orgies and all that.
There is a manga called Megumi and Tsugumi. It kind of matches the very first thing on your list. I like it so far. I don’t know if’ll you will like it. Everyone has their own preferences. <3
I kinda feel like... a better route for the 2nd storyline would've been for Shichiku to end up with a hyper-possessive Alpha. It would've seemed both more poetic and would've maybe exemplified the themes of his storyline better. No kids comin' out of that 'ship, though....
I read nother omega verse where an alpha and beta had a child, it just took a long time, so im pretty sure they could have kids !! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
Hahah yh poetic justice (▰˘◡˘▰)
This series takes the dark, ugly side of the Omegaverse setting that's hardly ever explored in doujinshi/comics and makes excellent use of it to tell a heart-rending story of two pairs of people who just couldn't quite connect on the level that they wanted to, but still managed to find something meaningful in their lives despite it.
There is rape involved in the storyline early on, but it is used in a meaningful way in the plot, so take that as you will.
Also of interest - Kaoru is a flat arc character, and the only one whose ideals never change throughout the story. With a character like this as one of the leads, you kind of get an idea of how the story will turn out by the end. Also, I had no idea the story was going to give the second arc to Taiga; I'd thought he was just gonna be an arc 1 villain. But, I can appreciate a good redemption arc, and Taiga had a lot of room to grow from what a trash person he was in arc 1. I really appreciate the effort the author went to to get him into an end state where the reader no longer had to hate him anymore.
That said... Yuka's arc 2 plot needed a little more screen time to really sell his changed perspective. But it was still overall pretty good. I am satisfied with the ending, and am definitely on board with everyone else wanting to see the babisessesessseseses.
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I'd just like to comment on a couple of things.
1) I'm not totally sure that Taiga was Yuka's fated partner. Some of the characters seemed to believe this to be true, but I found it to be ambiguous given the information provided. (just because characters in the setting think something is true doesn't mean it's actually true) Yuka may've gone into a premature heat, but Kaoru also went into Rut mode whenever Yuka was around even when Yuka wasn't in heat. Rather than Taiga being Yuka's fated partner which was causing him to go into heat early, it may've been Kaoru's Rut pheremones forcing Yuka into heat, even though they're not fated partners. Because Taiga never reacted back then to Yuka's heat by going into Rut (like Kaoru did), it makes me think that Taiga and Yuka are not really fated partners at all either. Honestly it's hard to tell, and I think the author intended it to be ambiguous since the moral of the story is to make your own fate.
2) I do think Rin was Kaoru's fated partner; enough context was provided by the story for this to be pretty much confirmed.
So, that said, I do think that Kaoru was the correct partner for Yuka despite not being Yuka's fated partner. Yuka was on a quick path to suicide even if he hadn't been assaulted on the roof of the school, and likely would've killed himself before the year was out regardless. He was having severe 'gender' dysphoria after discovering he was an omega -- the complete opposite of what he'd always thought he was -- and seemed to have no one willing to support him through it. Even Kaoru, who certainly would've if he could've, was avoiding him because he was having Rut issues around Yuka and didn't want to hurt him.
Furthermore, even if Taiga was actually Yuka's fated partner, he was far too immature and selfish at the time to take on the responsibility for helping a suicidal lover through his ordeal. The reality of the omegaverse fated pairing is that you aren't guaranteed to get someone who is a good person as your fated partner, and depending on the situation, the whole thing may end up being worse for you than no fated pairing at all.
Anyway, because Kaoru's pretty much loved Yuka since adolescence, and was by far the most mature and considerate and thoughtful of all the characters, he was really what Yuka needed beside him to get him through those rough times, even if they hadn't been forced to pair-bond in such a rushed and haphazard way. Fortunately, Kaoru was such a great person that Yuka effectively got everything he needed, even if he wasn't really that attracted (?) to Kaoru in a romantic way. The unwavering and unconditional support and devotion provided by Kaoru allowed Yuka to survive adolescence.
Following the incident in middle school that ended up with Yuka being bonded to Kaoru, the three of Yuka, Kaoru, and Taiga ended up in kind of a stasis that none of them could break out of. Yuka was reaping the benefits of Kaoru's magnanimous-ness for years, just living his life however he wanted without really understanding just how damn lucky he was to have Kaoru supporting him unconditionally. Kaoru was making good on his promise to take care of Yuka forever even though he gained nothing from the relationship but Yuka's body only when it was convenient for Yuka because Yuka just wasn't interested in him beyond keeping his heats under control. How sad.
Meanwhile Taiga remained adrift, looking for a fated partner that was never going to materialize - either because he didn't have one, couldn't meet them because maybe they lived in Iceland, or because his fated partner was already bonded to another Alpha. (Keep in mind that 20% of the population are Alphas and only 10% are Omegas, meaning there's a huge chunk of Alphas who won't have fated partners).
Rin was thrown into the story to be the catalyst to break all these characters out of their holding patterns. He may've been vaguely annoying, but his specific personality and presence was necessary for the two immature characters, Yuka and Taiga, to finally realize how wrong they'd been and shameful they'd been acting for the past howevermany years.
Anyway, when Taiga met Rin, he probably felt bad for him because he saw himself reflected in Rin -- they were two people who were desperately looking for their fated partners so they could have a relationship they felt guaranteed them stability and happiness without realizing that the fated pairing was no guarantee of either. They were both letting life pass them by in the process, never moving forward, never changing, never taking any action on their own behalves.
So, when it turned out that Rin's fated partner was Kaoru, for Taiga, it was like holding a mirror to what happened b/w Taiga and Yuka in middle school, and ripped open all those old wounds, which is why Taiga pushed Rin away so hard when Rin started pursuing Kaoru relentlessly while simultaneously pulling away from Taiga. Taiga started to realize his own wrong-headed thinking about fated pairings, about how they were no guarantee of anything, and that if he wanted a real, meaningful relationship, he'd have to put in the time and effort with someone who he was compatible with, just like Kaoru had. Rin hadn't gone through all these experiences yet that Taiga had, and so couldn't see how completely screwed he was being a fated pair with someone who would never accept him. Taiga finally decided to step up and act like an adult, which, as it turned out, was what he'd needed to do to get everything he'd ever wanted in life.
I stan on how long+ thought out this comment is
the afterword really made sense tho, we in real life also want to believe in such 'pre-destined fate' which actually doesn't exits and so many people are driven by in-the-moment and just do -like fuck, be in a relationship ,marry etc.
this actually reflects real life how we can't get what we wish and a lot depends o compromise.
Yes , life is unfair and we need adjust and crave out our own destiny.
also I would like to highlight that everything said and all these motivation and advice makes sense but it when YOU actually apply these principles into real life then only you can see the results.
this goes for cuz i know a lot of stuff and how to lead ur life but implementation in real life is what matters.
I really love the time and effort you have put into this thesis... I mean comment... And I really enjoyed it. It was really satisfying. Thank You.
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I really wanted to like this story but some subtle character/setting issues made the relationship feel completely forced, and I just couldn't quite get into it.
Both of these characters were interesting and they both deserved a better story and context for them to explore their feelings for each other and their situation. It was a missed opportunity, and I has a sad.
For comparison, I went and read Immoral Sandwich right after this, and while folks seem to not like that story because the plotline is uncomfortable, it is also a much better written story because the characters are all well established, their situation is very well explained, and everything that happens in it is the natural progression of the characters and plot, etc. So while the whole plot by the end feels uncomfortable because of how things got to where they are, it still feels satisfying because it makes sense for all of them. On the other hand, the cuddly, fluffy-ness of Unmei loses some of its bite because it feels like the characters had to behave out-of-character to get where they are by the end of the story.
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The omega, Nanao, hates alphas. Then why is he working at a host club that serves alphas? Given context provided by the story, he isn't being forced to work there. He isn't even trying to stealthily use the power he has with this job to get back at alphas in some way, he just goes to work and does his job and remains annoyed. Like I get that it's common in omegaverse for omegas to have trouble finding good jobs, but if anyone would be the exception here, it would be Nanao. He has the anger and drive to want to show the alphas up, but to continue to be underfoot of them in this job kinda feels dishonest to his character.
Also, the level of dislike that Nanao (the omega) harbors towards alphas feels like it needs more backstory to it. Like, all omegas have reasons to be salty about their sitch, but this particular omega has anger above and beyond that, and it should be explained why (his sibling was harmed, or he was harmed in the past, his omega mother, whatever, just anything).
Meanwhile, for as analytical and deliberate as Arisaka, the alpha, is characterized to be in this story, the story should've allowed him to overcome all of the alpha urges, to completely break convention. Like have him able to resist the pull of Nanao's omega heat as if it was nothing (they kinda do this at the end of the story but not at the beginning where it matters more). This would've given Nanao (the omega) an actual reason to start to like this alpha as being the exception to the usual alpha in a way Nanao can respect.
Also, while this story had the Fated Pair trope, it did nothing with it at all. If you're going to write a Fated Pairing story, you need to go one of two routes: 1) the characters hate each other, screw or get bite-bonded in a moment of passion, and have to deal with despising each other for the rest of eternity while being unable to separate, or 2) have external forces keep the Fated Pairing apart, and the two characters struggle tirelessly to be together. If you're just going to just write a standard "characters meet and bicker initially then grow to like each other" story, you don't need to have a Fated Pair plotline for that, and it's better if you don't because it just feels like pandering. The Fated Pair trope's presence in the story needs to mean something and needs to be central to the conflict in a way that's more meaningful than just how a typical relationship develops.
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I respect your opinion. I also think this story was a bit rushed but everything needed to make this complete was all there. I think I perceive what went on in this story a little differently that what you've outlined. What I see is that Nanao hates being oppressed and alphas happen to be the oppressors in any omegaverse. It doesn't matter what job he has he will always be in the service industry and he will always have to serve alphas and betas. He stays at the host club because it's a family environment for him. He works with other Omegas and they support each other. (That is why he freaked out when it seemed Arisaka was looking down on his job and wanted him to quit.)
IMHO, based on my experience as a POC in the real world, I know it doesn't require any tragic backstory for him to hate servicing those folks with 'alpha privilege' with their arrogant attitudes of superiority and entitlement.
The fated pair bonding was the mangaka's way of completing the story in under 10 chapters, without that element there was no way they were going to believably fall in love so quickly.
Nanao didn't magically get over his resentment of alphas or the insecurities he tried to hide about being an omega but he did recognize that Arisaka was the exception to the alphas he had known because Arisaka's actions proved him worthy of trust. I liked the dynamic at play with the fated trope. Nanao's body couldn't do without Arisaka though his heart and mind were fighting it. Arisaka on the other hand was totally smitten with Nanao's beauty and wit, that topped off with sexual compatibility and he was a total goner mentally and emotionally. Then when Nanao stopped fighting it and they talked things out he was able to connect his own heart and mind to catch up with and connect with Arisaka's. Then with the bite pairing, Arisaka's body, ultimately connected with Nanao's--that is why he made the statement that he would become Nanao's after the bite.
I think you take this way too seriously, don't try to analyze everything, just enjoy the reading! I believe the goal of the creators of these stories is for the readers to have a good time!
Have you considered TachibanaChiharu and I are having a good time discussing our analysis?
Ahhhhh~~~ *fans self*
That was some really satisfying shiat (chapt 79). Given how much Alex works out to maintain that ripped-@$$ bod, that dude is gonna end up in the hospital.
Also, how is not telling people you're gay considered "lying to them"? It's not really anyone's business, and I seriously doubt Alex ever stated to anyone in particular, "oh by the way, I am totally attracted to girls, yup, mmmhmmm."
I also agree with what someone else said, just how did this punk get onto the student council anyway? Aren't these popularity contests? I'm seriously doubting this guy is appealing/popular in any respect.
I didn't hate this, despite the misunderstanding plotline lasting waaaaaay too long. The characters are well fleshed out, the art is appealing, the characters have expressive faces, and I really like that the character designs are all very unique (they don't just look like different eye colors and hair colors swapped onto the same base). Also, the comedy is pretty on point.
However...
As with many of the tappytoon titles, I wonder why they bother translating these R19 comics and edit/censor them rather than just having an R19 section where they can post the R19 titles in all their glowstick glory in English. This is why I don't sub to tappytoon but do sub to Lezin. If a title is R19, I want to see all of the dick-swinging action. Cutting sex scenes also cuts character development, and that is bad for storytelling, and unforgiveable.
Anyway, onto the content of the comic.
So, both characters have annoying aspects to them, not just Siwon (the uke). Siwon is insecure and unreasonable, although I can't really blame him much, having such a statuesque boyfriend making him constantly feel inadequately masculine. Yoonsung (the seme) is somewhat selfish and inconsiderate; he could be bothered to respect the fact that Siwon needs to sleep occasionally, and stop doing such cringy things in public, ugh.
Also, this is a good time to point out that in comic and anime settings, there is no way to judge whether or not a character is considered "hot" unless the other characters in the setting say they are. Most comics are drawn such that all characters are appealing to the reader/audience, but that doesn't mean the characters in the setting think so too. Siwon only had people comment on his appearance (saying he's 'cute', ugh, just what an insecure guy wants to hear) in the later chapters of this comic (not once in the first comic), meanwhile Yoonsung had people saying he was hot early on in the original comic (the Jaehyun/Jumseok one). And ofc Yoonsung is drawn with a huge, brawny, ripped-@$$ body, meanwhile Siwon is drawn to look like a shota. Siwon is totally right, there is a huge appearance disparity between them, but given how long they've been together now, he did definitely go overboard fretting about it. Anyway, tangent over.
I think the most aggravating thing about this comic (so far) is that this whole misunderstanding thing could've been avoided and/or short-circuited any number of times by any number of characters doing any number of things differently. First off, Siwon could've just talked to Yoonsung like Jaehyun told him to really early on. Or Yoonsung could've pressed him harder about what was wrong (and given how easily Yoonsung's able to pressure Siwon into other *ahem* things, seems like he easily could've). Srsly, they're both adults, they should've just talked. Siwon should just straight-up be a lot more trusting in Yoonsung's devotion to him given they've been with each other for 8-and-change years and I imagine Yoonsung's acted like a lovestruck mooncalf the whole time. Also, Yoonsung should already be aware of Siwon's feelings of inadequacy since they've been together for so long (this didn't just appear suddenly out of nowhere) and should always be cognizant taking measures to avoid triggering an overreaction. (srsly, just tell him you're voicing a BL drama - you are both adults, adults talk to each other about their work, this should've been known to Siwon since before Yoonsung even started recording)
Meanwhile, Jaehyun knew there was a huge misunderstanding pretty early on and could've done any number of things to put a stop to it, between yelling Siwon into silence, or sending him a text message that wasn't cryptic rather than saying "read the webtoon" over and over (esp after Siwon told him he didn't want to read it - you can't make people read things they don't want to). The lack of action on Jaehyun's part is the most egregious here, and reflects on his vaguely crummy personality. Especially given how much effort Siwon and Yoonsung went to, to help him and Jimseok get together, it feels a little shytty.
Wow really well said! I know how most stories rely on misunderstanding plot to move the story, but this one took way too long to be resolved. I agree how the situation could have been cleared up earlier if the characters made more concious decisions, especially Siwon and Jaehyun.
Damn... this is exactly the kind of manhwa I hate, and I honestly thank you for this good ass review such that now I don't have to read it. I really suspected a lot of these tropes from the beginning but I just had to comment that this is such a good review on it. Carry on, netizen!
Haha, wow, I cannot tell if the wingmen are helping or hindering this situation.
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_next_door_neighbor/uu/the_next_door_neighbor-chapter-30
Despite the rushed/confusing start, this one turned out to be really good. I loved the side characters too! (also, appreciate the translator's notes early on; they definitely clarified a lot of things that would've been confusing/misinterpreted otherwise. kudos!)
Turbo seme mode activate!
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_next_door_neighbor/uu/the_next_door_neighbor-chapter-23/19/
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This manhwa was a pretty ok read. It is well-paced, time actually passes in it, the art is pretty great (although the facial expressions could use some work), the baddies are obvious and the author does a good job making you hate them, the other characters are generally likeable, and there are even some supporting cast members that are really great and could use side stories of their own.
All in all, a pretty decent read, but there is better stuff out there for (childhood friends finally realize their feelings) or (psychological drama of damaged characters) if that's what you're looking for in a story. Still, even for the cliche things this manhwa feels the need to lean on, it still executes them well, so I do still find it worth reading.
The list of things that bug me about this manhwa are below (spoilers), but it's more nitpicks than anything. Anyway, here's some of the good, unique parts about it first.
The best part about this story, and the most unique part about it, is Taesung's mother.
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Her backstory, her relationship with Haebom's mother, her relationship with her parents, and how all of this worked together to create such an awkward climate between her and her biological son is pretty great. I have particularly enjoyed how she has started to try and make up for her past treatment of Taesung on into season 3, especially with Haebom's help, nudging both characters toward each other. Also I appreciate her grounded reactions to things that happen around her, which is refreshing, such as their first time drinking together and other stuff. And, up through chapt 71, not all of the mother's backstory has been "officially" revealed yet, so there is still plenty to look forward to here.
Taesung's friend Yonghee is just great. I really, really want to see a side story for him. He's suuuuuuch great support for the both of them. Also Jia pops in for an assist here and there, and would've liked for more detail into her silly love life, even if it's a hetero relationship. Also Hyejoo has been a great addition since season 2, and is generally a strong character all on her own. Her completely innocent presence made Taesung rethink his absurd jealousy, which is a great contribution to the story.
Buuuuuut... while the manhwa doesn't do anything wrong per se, it does seem lean a bit heavily on the tropes, like a yaoi trope paint-by-numbers affair. And while it doesn't execute them poorly by any means, we still gotta tick all the boxes:
✓ childhood friends
✓ stepbrothers
✓ tragic backstories
✓ years-long misunderstanding yet they've both loved each other the whole time
✓ hot seme/top attracts all the women everywhere all the time
✓ seme/top is basically perfect in all ways (rich, powerful, hot, strong, popular)
✓ seme/top is only imperfect in the hottest of ways (sad backstory, horny, jealous)
✓ cute uke/bottom attracts all the gay guys and/or turns guys gay for him
✓ uke/bottom is a doormat and is virtually useless (no family, poor, cute not hot, wimpy, unpopular) - he gets better in late s2 and on into s3
✓ uke/bottom has a shoujo-heroine-esque heart of gold
✓ some sunbae makes the hoobaes (our leads) drink too much
✓ someone drinks booze for another because the other has been forced to drink too much already
✓ girls are harpies (thankfully, not all of the girls are harpies though)
I'm also confused as to why Haebom was ever unpopular. He's so cute and such a nice guy that anyone would want to be friends with him. If he had never gotten into that state to begin with, it doesn't seem like he'd have any trouble at all making connections with other people, which kinda makes that whole first arc feel a little forced. Ofc you can only realize this when you're reading season 2 and reflecting back on the events of season 1, since Haebom easily makes friends in s2, and it then starts to seem weird that he was ever in such a bad state at the beginning of s1.
I also appreciate Haebom's character growth in late season 2 / season 3. He does become a lot less of a doormat, but I don't know, it feels a bit late to have started that sort of thing. Those people who are sick of doormat protags are going to have bailed before then. I would've preferred Haebom to take the punch from the bully in s1 and then stand up again and still argue with the bully before Taesung intervened. Then his development would've started sooner, mid s1, and would've seemed more natural.
Also, while I can more than appreciate some R19 smut, it really feels like it was rushed in FAST at the beginning of season 3, and maybe should've had a bit more lead-up in s3 rather than "Haebom's trip to the combini to buy condoms and then they do it next chapter". Like I realize the author had been delaying the R19 stuff for a while by the time s3 came out, but idk, it just felt too sudden. Also, with a protag like Haebom, I'm not sure I really wanted to see him gettin' busy in the sheets. It didn't seem right for his character for the manhwa to show it. But I'm probably the only one who thinks this, so, ymmv. (I still read it anyway, so...)
I also could've used a bit more personality from Taesung. When a character like him is shoved so hard into the yaoi top/seme trope mold, they often come out cookie-cutter and interchangeable. Only Taesung's attempts to heed Haebom's nudging about various things has made him in anyway unique, but he hasn't done enough of this by s3 to really stand out yet. Well, whatever. He's all our dream-boo anyway. (I'll take the black-haired model, though *^_^*)
This one bugs me a lot because there were numerous opportunities for this series to do right by dem changin' yaoi times but just failed to manage it every single time.
Just because this is a comic, a webtoon, and yaoi, does not excuse this series for failing at storytelling 101 by not writing into the narrative well-thought-out themes. If there needs to be a storyline in the gay pr0n0 comic, then it should be something with a little care put into it. Otherwise it's just crappy wank material with too much talky bits and not enough censored glowsticks.
Both the seme and the uke make bad decisions constantly, and the theme of story up to and including chapt 18 is that "if you make bad decisions, you'll eventually be rewarded". Is this really the idea that the author wants to convey in this comic? I could've been okay with something like this if the comic had a grittier feel, with lots of mental illness and dark, tragic backstories, while the characters reveled in their crappy choices. Buuuuut, instead it's just written with the tone of a straight-shooting, semi-lighthearted romance drama. All of these incongruent things are at odds with each other and it just makes the whole thing uncomfortable to read, in the end.
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The biggest missed opportunity was that seme had numerous chances to do right by the homophobe uke, and I kept reading to see if he would finally make the right choice (by the end of chapt 18, he still has not). Every single opportunity he was given he squandered. Right from the beginning he was given the chance to find the lenders for the uke without laying a hand on him, thus putting him on the moral high ground wrt the uke. When he failed to make the right choice here, I groaned but plodded along to see if he'd figure it out eventually. Buuuuut, he failed to make the right choice every single time the uke was dragged into forced sex, to the point where even if the uke had been a gay guy and in love with him, it would've still been considered rape because of the way he was forced into violent sex when the seme was furious, or like, another time when the uke was injured. And then finally, to top it all off, at the end of chapt 18 we get a cliche and tired yaoi trope of yesteryear when the uke finally shows up at the seme's condo voluntarily for sex, and thus the bad-person seme receives the ultimate reward for his trash behavior.
This shoddy behavior by no means gives the uke a pass on his homophobia and crummy lack of consideration of the seme's feelings. The seme was the same person before and after the uke found out he was gay, and at some point the actions of the seme should've shown the uke how stupid he was for thinking that anything changed other than the uke having a small extra bit of unrelated personal information about the seme. Plus the uke's inconsiderate actions around the whole 'date' sub-arc were just suuuuuper cringy. I was grinding my teeth through that whole section.
This whole story was set up on the framework of having the seme force a change onto the uke wrt his homophobia by showing the uke that a gay person is just a person and sexuality doesn't matter, and thus the seme would be rewarded with the uke's sweet, sweet yaoi hole. But now the seme's getting the uke's yaoi hole voluntarily when he's done absolutely nothing to earn it, and I just want to beat my head on the desk. It could've been so much better with this setup. Oh well. I guess not everyone is Youngha.
Instead of correcting homophobia, what does he do: prove what homophobes think that gays just want sex and are oversexed and rape. So, really, the seme was just ingraining bad thoughts about gay men instead of raising awareness. So, actually, in real life, the sexual harassing/rape would have INGRAINED more homophobia....in yaoi fiction: abuse/rape equals love, tho.