
The rating for this story is lower than I expected it to be. Nobody cheated, nobody got physically or sexually abused, there is no stalking, there is no manipulation, there is no ilegal or weird age gap nor are they committing incest. It’s just two dudes who finally admitted to loving each other after 15 years of friendship.
The ML literally said that the break up was mutual. Gisella, admitted that she loves and cares for the ML but she isn’t willing to stay with a man who was obviously unaware that he was in love with his best friend. Matter of fact, she pushed the MC to confess his feelings to get this whole ordeal over with. Yeah the MC was a bit of a coward because he feared losing his friend completely but at least he never made any actual moves on the ML so WHY IS THE RATING OF THIS STORY SO LOW, they’re literally cute together.

It's gotten so better now. But in the beginning Jei seemed really sus, and Seojin was so mopey and acting like a martyr. I assume a lot of people dropped it at that point. Or when they realized that Minwoo was not end game. Personally, I'm glad I stuck with it because I love stories about unrequited love and I'm glad Jei and Seojin had so much growth since then.

This story should have a waaaaay lower rating than it currently does.
I finished it and regret it. ML is an insane bastard with a revenge plan based solely on pure stupidity. FOR A MOMENT, I potentially understood the want of having the MC suffer the way he did BECAUSE they made it seem like he got violated constantly as a consequence for following the MC’s runaway plan from when they were kids in that orphanage BUT GUESS WHAT, he came out unscathed. AT MOST he was harassed when he was in the streets but he was never actually full on sexually abused.
SO HOW DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR HIM TO WANT THE MC TO GO THROUGH WHAT HE WENT THROUGH WHEN THAT NEVER HAPPENED TO HIM??!?!??
He confined, violated, and BEAT the MC, because he didn’t like the fact that he thought the MC was living a good life without him. HELLO?!!!! WAS COMMUNICATING NOT AN OPTION????? And then you tell me that the MC chooses to be with him
after this whole mess. HELL NO, matter of fact I’M UPSET THE BETA DUDE WASN’T GIVEN A CHANCE, granted he was stupid and trusted the MC’s nemesis but his heart was still in a better place than the ML.
The glimmer of hope in his eyes from seeing the emperor cough up blood was funny af.