
I’d forgotten why this is one of my favorite BLs ever. The first 10 chaps had me seriously reconsidering my past self but wow, everything after 15 is so fucking incredible. I truly believe this is the most complete and well rounded BL ever. The details in the story are what sets it apart.
I wonder if the writer was ever an archer because Dayeol’s struggle felt so real. Taehyun is so sensitively written, he felt so believable. All his actions made sense, his struggles with juggling his emotions. The panels where Taehyun is describing the things that’s made him fall in love with Dayeol just kill me. The detail of him acting tough with his male friends, being more comfortable with his female friends. When Dayeol just went it was a given he would be the bottom. I don’t know why that in particular made me so happy, like that’s what he wanted to be and he accepted it like there’s nothing to be ashamed of( so many BL fall into this quagmire of associating weakness with bottoming).
This really did feel like of a coming of age story just like the author states, it’s so much better for it. You can just tell the author understands people and how to write characters. This felt like a revelation when I first read it and feels like one now and this is my 4th time rereading this. That says so much about the effectiveness of this story. I truly think this is the best BL story I’ve ever read….