pluviophiliac's manga / #♡(204)

these were my mid-reading notes: oh, this is DEFINITELY a new favorite. top-tier quality writing, bro!!! i’m loving this dynamic, too. honestly, i expected a lot more violence. and toxicity. it’s surprisingly wholesome, actually. never thought i’d say that, lol. in any case, i’m absolutely OBSESSED!!! reading this was a great decision. edit: … well, i kinda feel the need to recant some of that previous statement ‘cause shit just got ROUGH!!! i guess all is ‘technically’ well and right in the world again, but omfg… that was BRUTAL. at least they’ve seemingly ‘forgiven’ each other, so i see no reason to sulk about it. still ship them, ngl. (i know, but i really do like their chemistry!!!) you guys, just learn to freakin’ COMMUNICATE so that something like this won’t ever happen again, goddammit!! - - - - - whenever i rate something, i do so based on how invested i become in a story. i judge the art, the characters’ expressions, their individuality, my emotional responses to their actions, etc. i don’t really mind dark and twisted romances as long as the story’s well-written enough, and to me, it absolutely was! ‘pleasantly surprised’, i believe the term is. and i’m not talking about the EXTREMELY toxic bits… ‘cause that was uncomfortable to read. i’m talking about the general atmosphere, and i found it quite intriguing, honestly. HOWEVER!!! i’ll admit, seeing some of the other reviews is low-key making me question my soon-to-be nonexistent sanity (lol), but i said what i said. i really liked it. it’s not like i expected things to be 100% healthy and inspirational given that this is an ACTUAL mafia romance (?) type plot. still, i won’t claim to regret my previous statements. i truly did enjoy myself… well, most of the time, anyway. (i’m guessing that other readers will, most likely, understand what i’m referring to.) either way, i found their dynamic really interesting and unique—which is DEFINITELY not something i expected. i thought i’d be basic as fuuuck. nonetheless. it was surprisingly amusing watching my them interact! and, overall, i’m generally pleased with the final outcome. in any case, i’ll be looking forward to the side stories that are yet to be illustrated! (‘roses and kiss’, i think it’ll be called.) can’t wait to see what’ll happen the next time around, lol. :)

to keep things short and concise, since i’m currently tired as fuck: i’m legit living and breathing for this rejuvenating sense of euphoria. a perfect, insane power-trip with amazing art and memorable characters—just what i was hoping for!!! literally got zero complaints at this point, it’s just all-around epic. LOVE. THEM. ALL. especially our ridiculously overpowered main-boy, naturally <33 he deserves the whole wide world, and absolutely nothing less! whoever wrote this masterpiece has mastered the art of creating wicked buildups. they never disappoint! not even kidding; i’m borderline SHAKING from all this excitement. another favorite, no doubt! ahhhh, i really do feel revitalized. just… gorgeous. simply outstanding. 11/10, abso-fucking-lutely, with some amazing storytelling and overall world-building to make the reading experience even better. there are soooo many things i’m already anticipating from this, though!!! literally so many fights and encounters and vengeance and emotional connections to look forward to. already know it’s going to be killer.

bruh, i have full-body convulsions every single time he says “i love you.” i’m not even kidding. seriously, i can’t handle the cringe, it’s OUTSTANDING. truly, this is hysterically funny in ways i never could’ve predicted. i’ve been laughing my ass off like crazy, haha. even stayed up half the night binging this thing, lol! no regrets, factssss. it’s truly an amazing story, and i’m actually kind of glad i put it off for so long since i now have the option of binging 80+ chapters instantaneously without forced breaks like i want to. <33 also, i love these characters!!! i’m surprised by how unique and ingenious the actual plot itself is, too. all my initial predictions were way off! i mean, i’m quite familiar with this genre by now—especially these game-like reality tropes—and i must say i’m positively surprised (more like overjoyed) about the fact that i literally have no idea what to expect from anyone or anything. honestly, it’s great writing! the art is quite spectacular, too—very engaging and expressive! stellar world-building, enticing personalities all over the place, emotional complexity, amazing comic relief, as well as overall great potential for character development and plot progression. <33 man, i’m so excited for future chapters!!! edit: completely forgot i wrote this during one of many mental health breaks caused by all this “i love you” business… had another cringe-fest the minute i returned to the story... now i’m hiding out over here again, waiting for the goosebumps to finally recede. heeeelp meeeeee. edit #2: hyunje’s actually my favorite out of everyone in this hunter bunch, lololol. he’s so funny

man, i can’t believe it’s already been over two years since i started reading this… time sure goes by fast, haha. i’ve been following ‘golden time’ since the very first chapter was released (because light & shadow was, and still is, a favorite of mine), and i gotta say that this hasn’t been disappointing me at all. i’ve loved all the dynamics and emotional bonding between the characters, the overall character development, as well as the actual plot-progression, of course! the art’s freakin’ exquisite, too. i’m really looking forward to these two upcoming side-stories! (yes, this review is embarrassingly short, i’m well aware, but i just wanted to say that i’ll 100% be back for the author’s next story—whatever it might be. i already know it’ll be quality content.)

man, how epic is this?! remind me again why i put this off for so long??? oh, wait, that’s right… not enough chapters to spend the whole day binging; that was it. oh well, lol. in any case, it’s probably one of the best martial arts comics i’ve come across. goddammit, i’ve grown attached to this family in such a short amount of time, too… ahhhh, i’m so excited to continue!!! this guy’s seriously OP. like, massively so. ‘return of the war god’, it says… ‘war god’ my ass, lol. he clearly left that semi-unhinged persona of his back with his old immortal pals from a millennia ago. i mean, i absolutely realize he remains same person with the same exact abilities and everything, but from the small bits and pieces of his past that we’ve gotten to see thus far, he almost feels like a whole different individual. aaaand, as much as i adore the whole monstrous-god-like-fighter-striving-for-vengeance trope, i really do appreciate this new happiness-seeking-family-oriented-living-in-the-moment version of the greatest warrior of all time. just… HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT, bro. he’s great and cool and sweet with his precious ones and i’m so in love with this guy!!! (and his fam, lol.) also, i know i’ve said similar things plenty of times before, but this is one of the most wholesome, effortlessly power-trippy martial arts manhwas i’ve read, i think… which says a whole damn lot, given the amount of these comics i’ve read these past 18 months. duan yuxian is next level martial EXCELLENCE, though—i kid you the fuck not. such an an admirable character. this current version of him, i mean… he really changed through those 1000 years of being sealed down at the bottom of that lake. and with the war god’s old reputation versus duan yuxian’s current one in mind, i’m quite excited for the day when people’ll finally realize his true identity. (the buildup is MURDERING me, man.) modern-day version of the war god’s definitely misunderstood, lol. (not that he’s doing anything to alter that reputation, but anywayyyy.) i’m low-key crushing on ANOTHER overpowered fictional character now, fml. it feels like i’m starting to get a bit repetitive now, oof. either way, this is 100% a new favorite! no question mark in sight, that’s for sure. <33

dude, this one gave me whiplash like craaaazy. still, i loved it! although, it came a point quite late in the story where i really struggled to continue reading. things turned out so depressing and soooo fucking toxic—more so than i ever would’ve thought when i first started out. (i guess i should’ve known, sheesh. just look at the damn title… looking back, there were soooo many red flags i missed.) nonetheless, in the end, i kept going… and i’m glad i did! i was reaaaally close to dropping this… for quite a few weeks, actually. but, as you know, i stuck with it and slowly adapted to the ‘fucked-up-slash-a-whole-lot-more-intense’ dynamic between our two mains. it kept things interesting, though—that’s for sure! i suppose i was just unprepared. (i’m not all that great with surprises.) still, the story had an overall nice conclusion! really, the wholesomeness of it actually surprised me a little bit. but throughout the manhwa, i did appreciate the realism of the characters’ personalities and how they both (i guess?) learned how to set healthy boundaries and respect each other in the end. but before that, it was nice seeing each of them come to their own individual realizations, grow and mature in their lonesomeness and then eventually get back together—stronger than ever—AFTER they’d worked on themselves and talked things out. aaaand, of course, i liked that their relationship wasn’t anything even REMOTELY close to perfect. but hey, at least they’d solidified a much stronger foundation for themselves than before, and they finally had a real shot at being happy because of it. this was the healthy BL romance i wanted at the start, but was unable to get ‘til the very end, haha! (‘healthy’ might be too strong of a word, but at least it turned into something could work for them in the long-run.) anyway!!! it’s been a good run. i’ll be looking forward to the upcoming side stories! edit: THIS SIDE-STORY IS LEGIT. SLAUGHTERING. MEEEEE. AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! omfg, y’all… siwoo actually violated do-hyeok. like, FULL-ON SEXUAL. FUCKING. ASSAULT??? genuinely, i never would’ve foreseen this. what an epic, twisted role-reversal!!! it’s surprisingly exciting… and satisfying, heh. (karma, anyone…?) revenge sure tastes sweet, ahhhh. <33 that’s a genuinely fucked up thing to say, i’m well aware, but at the end of the day, i 100% know that park do-hyeok caused lee suha soooo much more damage, both physical & emotional, than seo siwoo EVER could’ve done him. what he had to suffer (?) through was NOTHING compared to all the vile things he did to suha; pre- & post-relationship. besides that, it’s not often you get to firsthand witness the infamously sadistic, ‘i’m-the-top-in-this-relationship’ villain slash ex-abuser get his asshole completely WRECKED by said ex’s best friend as a form of carnal retaliation. and apparently, the assault was satisfying enough for him to actually look him up afterwards to get want more of , too…? like, that is undoubtedly and irrevocably FUCKED, bro. so fucking wack, right?! well, anyway… it’s surely, uh… an ‘interesting’ way of discovering he actually enjoys (even PREFERS) being a bottom… and not only that, but a bottom who now forces himself to become completely submissive in bed and let another man fully dominate him in bed. ahhh, the mere notion of it excites me so!!! what really tickles my pickle, though, is the fact that do-hyeok is WILLINGLY doing this much for a man who 1) went uno-reverse and used his own predatory tricks against him, 2) drugged him, 3) violated him, and 4) then went incognito on him—during their very first meeting, no less! that’s a seriously crazy fucking thing to get so turned on about and i motherfucking know it. even more so because i actually know the background and their circumstances!!! i comprehend the true extent of these wicked relationships, and i have an in-depth understanding of the characters in question as well. shit, man—i’m speechless. and horny. heeeelp. lmfao, i should be ashamed of myself. i AM ashamed of myself. more than anything, though, i’m actually more than a little surprised by the direction the story’s taking. it’s like i’m being introduced to two completely new characters, haha! i love it, and i love this dynamic!!! they have surprisingly good chemistry. sexual compatibility, too! (bet no one could’ve anticipated that, lol.) P.S. right now, i’m over here QUIVERING at the mere notion of sporadically getting to see even one more round of this ‘hookup arrangement’ they’ve set in motion… like the sick fuck i am, goddammit. what’s next, i wonder? will they become romantically involved?? will suha and jiwoon figure it out??? or will they just continue to hate-fuck like bunnies in secret until they break it off and continue their lives like nothing ever happened???? fuck me if i know. what an incredible sticky (and needlessly sexy) situation they’ve got themselves in, heh. but either way, it’s an intriguing twist no one will ever see coming—no matter how you look at it!!! i’m all for any available routes heading towards a redemption arc, too, or even a FRACTION of a possibility of future reconciliation… and; well, character development—naturally. i can see the light, good sir!!! it’s shining so bright. <33 P.S.S. dear author, i beg of thee: PLEASE turn do-hyeok into a docile little lamb and let siwoo continue pulling the strings. i absolutely love to see it, and there’s so much unexpected potential in this union. so, so many possibilities… i’m so excited for the future of this story these days—i can’t help myself, lololol. all i know is that THE. SMUT. IT. TOP. NOTCH. QUALITY. and there’s no going back now. keep up the good work!!! P.S.S.S. my dear, (please-fuck-me-you’re-so-hot) siwoo, whom i used to look at so natively… KEEP WRECKING OUR TOXIC REDHEAD WITH YOUR MONSTROUS GENITALS, GOOD SIR. just like he wrecked our precious little suha for absolutely no acceptable reason whatsoever. ahhh, how poetic this is!!! keep doing just like that, darlin’. he loves it. you love it. and WE love to see it. <33 this is the kind of toxicity i yearn for, haha. …i can’t believe i’m actually ‘cheering’ for sexual violence. what have i become, hmm? oh, well… i really can’t help but to like siwoo’s character. he’s surprisingly enticing. and suave. and ATTRACTIVE!!! like, soooo fucking attractive it’s KILLINGGGG MEEEEE. god… :D #final edit: aww, everything’s officially over now… i’m upset by the ending for siwoo and do-hyeok, even though i know it’s the ending that makes the most sense. :( didn’t really expect an open ending like THIS, though… i wonder if there’ll be another side story? or perhaps a whole different story set a couple of years from now?? do-hyeok’s last monologue seems to kinda leave that option open, but i don’t know… maybe i just don’t want to see it end like this. ;/ which is 100% true, too, lol. anyway, i suppose that’s it! i’m just relieved i made it through this in one piece. didn’t really think i would at first, knowing how unnaturally attached to this latter couple i became… vey much unlike how things progressed with suha and jiwoon. quite odd, hmmm. despite everything, it’s definitely been a consistent 10/10 read, though! as always, i love the emotional complexity. <33 #final FINAL edit: OMFG. ANOTHER SIDE STORY. I’M SO EXCITED, HOLY SHIT.

ohhh, my god. oh my god. OH. MY. GOD. this is fucking VICIOUS. brutal and violent and bloody and i don’t even know where to start. i didn’t even read the manhwa in full (i browsed through some chapters all over the place to figure out which genre to put it in and ended up kinda sticking around for a bit), but i can already tell this one’s gonna consume me wholly once i truly immerse myself in the story. i couldn’t possible even BEGIN to imagine the kind of pain and torture these two would’ve had to suffer through. i’m getting anxious just from the small parts i’ve managed to see thus far. INSANE.

damn, this is good.

this is so fucking good, y’all. seriously!!! HYSTERICALLY funny would be an understatement, lmfao. and i ADORE this dynamic of theirs!!! i love how comfortable they are with each other, even though they probably don’t realize it themselves. it’s something so innocently sweet about the whole thing... that’s excellent writing, i guess. still, definitely a new fave!!! can’t wait to see what happens next. <3 edit: OMFG. IT’S OVER AND I CAN’T COPE. have we ever seen such a healthy, exceptionally wholesome couple in the world of manhwa before??? i mean, maybe once or twice… but it’s truly rare, honestly. there’s always something to nitpick about, something they do to hurt each other... but noooo, just sheer adoration, respect & consideration between these two. i’m just in love. such a beautiful, charming story. <33 my heart feels so full right now. i don’t doubt i’ll be rereading this one day—it’s absolutely worth it.

this is so, so dark, man… i’m wholly enthralled, not gonna lie. loving every aspect of this!!! (and yes, that includes reinhart—as well as his psychopathic tendencies.) god, these broken people… there are some truly complex, twisted individuals and relationships in this story. i genuinely didn’t expect something this raw and gruesome when i first got here, but i’m enjoying myself nonetheless! it’s… ‘refreshing’, in a weird kind of way. you never know what to expect. i’m looking forward to reading more!