Roses and champagne lovers, im sorry. but reading this felt like a chore. i really want to like it since the rating is high and i always see people talking about this but my god. the stockholm syndrome is real on this one. uke went from a very resolute character into a total pushover. caesar was nothing but an obsessed lover and no significant character growth whatsoever. they didnt even get to know about each other until the very last chapter (what was all that 88 chapters for, really?). theres also this mention of "mafia" like a broken record like I KNOW caesar is mafia and the setting is mafia yadayadayada i dont need that shoved up my throat everytime. the subplots also felt like the author had sudden ideas and just went rolling with it. theres that one cousin then theres leonid then the father then vladimir and none of those really propelled the love story into something else, character-wise also. you could remove them from the story and no one will notice! uggh my head is really aching right now
Also the handling of sexual abuse in this is is concerning. “Oh yeah he got raped but its ok because he fell in love” No..? what???
If i wrote about amount of times i threw up reading this, it would most likely make a better story. The abuse never lead to anything other than “oh yeah you need to learn how to say sorry.”..
Like i get it, its mafia and crime and violence whatever.
Other thing is that i find it very odd how the sidecharacters show more than the main pair.
Like Vladimir,, he had so much more to give than any other character. He has difficulty opening up to new people, he has a tendency to be rude and assume things, hes a very quiet but caring character even with his negative traits. The author most likely tried to do the same with Caesar, but it ended up just obsessive.
Not a good read.
actually finished this 30 minutes ago and the disappointment i have right now knows no bounds. i am so with you about the r*pe thing and that being handled with just "you need to learn to say sorry" like wth??? up until the very last part there was no redemption arc for caesar and the uke (i already forgot his name) devolved as a character. reading this felt like im at this all you can eat buffet just for it to be taken away while im halfway eating my food....
Maybe all of this has to do with that. How someone resolute succumbs to the pressure of a relationship based on sex and possessiveness, and how this choice shaped the victim's life.
its such a rarity nowadays for manhwa yaoi to not have smut be integral to the plot. i love the journey hakyung and yoonsung had to take for their romance. the pain, the pining, the acceptance and the bravery. I may sound like a broken record but goddamn, the art, the story, the execution done for this was top tier. It has the atmosphere of PEAK CINEMA. Thank you author-nim for this masterpiece. Looking forward to your future projects. My money is yours! and I will never get tired rereading this. Definitely will recommend this to anyone.
Reunion, you have my whole being. I fvking love you!!!!
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THE HOLLOWING OF THE CHEEKS IS CRAZYYYYY TONGUE GAME IS BACK BABY!!!!!
I FEEL SO UNWORTHY READING THIS!!! SUCH A WONDERFUL MANHWA AAAAAH THE ART IS PRETTY THE PINING IS SALACIOUS THE ART IS IMMACULATE OH GOD THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!
TOO MANY THINGS WERE GOING ON IN THIS EPISODE I AM DYINGGG
A RING? Oh they're definitely getting married in the finale
MENTIONS OF SPITTING??? I bet their sex scenes will have panels of spitting and salive kink
IAN'S COOKING??? We'll defo see him feeding Eunsan someday
IAN CALLING EUNSAN BY FIRST NAME??? You know what that means
This manhwa will make me crazy(╯°Д °)╯╧╧
I need some love for dear Jo, please （/TДT)/
Jo,for the win!!
im so grateful they haven't deviate from the novel at all. everything is staying true to the original piece
what is the novel name and source??
It has the same name “Dash”, you can find it on novelupdates
shameless i know but ill take one for the community: can the side stories by smutty, please??? （/TДT)/
its such a shame when cant see this two gorgeous characters not do the deed when they cant keep their hands off one another （/TДT)/