I kind of wished they didnt have the smutty scene. I find them both so cute and their chemistry is great but the yaoi bits were rushed and unnecessary for this story.
I also kinda want Hidaka's HOT dad to have his own story and be the uke lol.
Yeah, that or just an extra chapter for the smutty scenes you know? Like they just kiss in the last chapter and the extra chapter is their first time together or something like that. Just so it gives both scenes room to breath lol. It was just like a page of semi smut and then back to fluffy heartwarming shounen ai type story XD
In Chapter 50 after winning the gold medal and Woojin taking care of Yi Ho, CH said to YR in hotel room "I won a gold medal, so put it on me again like you did that day'. And if you look carefully they both remembered the promise made before ie if CH wins gold he gets to mark YR. Then they had sex and one part had CH holding YR at the neck from the back and then YR gasps, and the scene showed glistening reflections of water. Thats when I realized he had marked Yi Rim as they agreed. The imprint was done, just not explicitly shown. Which to me just makes it more beautiful to end the chapter and main story that way.
I spent an entire afternoon absorbed in it, the story of Kouhei and Taichi from start to end pulled at my heartstrings, made me cry alongside them and smile and shout for joy when they did. The plot and narrative has a lot of depth and stays fairly realistic, and Kouhei's deep love for Taichi made me feel so very single lol. Best BL ever. Loved it!!!











Whilst I appreciate the official versions (Thank you Jujucat!) the earlier translations by Kedama Scans are just so well done!! The sentences and phrases pulled me in, reflecting the poetic life lessons and the witty charms of both MCs. The romantic tension that builds, meaningful glances and nuances were all done well to reflect the relationship development. 100/10 from me for this gold standard BL.