I stopped reading this cause the top always makes statements that are super problematic during sex and he's painted as a green flag, I figured I'd drop in and take a look at the latest chapters to see if there's some development there and immediately am met with "I like it when you're in pain because of me" and I'm like "NOPE" this sure hasn't gotten better! And the MC still thinks he's cute when he does his obnoxious manipulative shit. I'm ok with red flag tops as long as they're upfront about it, this bullshit passive-aggressive covertly a manipulative asshole that wants to come off as clingy and cute stuff makes me just want to stab my eyeballs out with sporks, so I'll just take this off my list.
I totally agree. I gave this a chance, but no improvement at all, still the same toxic shit. I'm dropping it as well.
My hot take for the day is that Jin isn't anything remarkable, he just confessed first.
To me this story is about two people falling in love with one another but out of synch. Literally nothing makes Jin worthy of being put on a pedestal, save for the fact he said he liked Hanjoon first. I don't even think Jin fully comprehended what dating a gay man fully entails, because when it came to sex he saw a side of Hanjoon that freaked him out. I am personally glad they didn't go through with it that time because Hanjoon wasn't in love and it would have been another notch on his headboard he'd have moved on from and Jin would have just closed off and been traumatised. Hanjoon has since then had time to reflect and realise that "holy shit, I am actually catching feelings for this man." I enjoy that part of it, I also enjoy the fact they are fucking TALKING in these past two chapters about the situation between them and their feelings and how those feelings are starting to align. I see people complain all the time about couples in manga not communicating properly, but when it actually happens in a story they're like "boring, where's the drama?!"
The hell.
I also did enjoy how there was no dramatic effect during their conversation and Jin actually wanted some time to think instead of immediately dating after HJ reciprocated his feelings. I'm tired of seeing bls after bls who resort to sex during a miscommunication and not even communicating after lol. I like how they're pursuing a mature and secure relationship idc if other ppl find it boring
Thank you I was just screaming into the void in frustration XD but it's nice to hear from other readers who appreciate the same subtleties in a good story!
all of this!!
UGH REAL i hate bls that resort to sex in situations like these! it's too cringe and way too unrealistic. it's like the author hasn't been in a real relationship before i don't understand how people can find it boring because i honestly think it's beautiful when people properly communicate and express their feelings.
It is! It's just that noncons have been a trend for a while so authors tend to feed their audience exactly that bc that's what would give them the most engagement and . Most readers these days cling onto "character development" and "chasing arc" so much that sometimes they forget that people can still do and be better w/o resorting to those barbaric tactics I'm glad there are still readers like you and OP who appreciate healthy stuff
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Willing to bet creepy blondie twink wants to rape that ass too. He's definitely fucked in the head and MC going with him is not the best course of action.
Everyone's acting like Jin's honour was besmirched. He got rejected, people. It happens everyday when you swipe left on tinder, super mundane and banal thing. It's not like Hanjoon crushed his soul and threw it in the trash. It wasn't the right time for them, it had to cook, now it be cookin' and I'm waiting to see what is served up. I'm sure it'll be delicious and will involve some buns and a couple sausages.
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It's almost like they're in prison or something.