pluviophiliac's manga / #precious as hell(699)

oooh, smutty goodness. <33 edit: wow. that was one fucked up story, i won’t lie. i genuinely don’t even know what to make of it... on one hand, it was RIDICULOUSLY toxic. hwan was a manipulative piece of trash (and a PREDATOR, too!!!) with a seriously terrifying personality once you go below the surface. i can’t believe he got away with his schemes for so long, omfg. sigh… nonetheless, i found the ending to be… well, surprisingly sweet and very wholesome. it’s kinda strange, though... i actually quite like the fact that hwan got a real chance to both do and be better. REDEMPTION WINS this time, yay!!! i mean, it really sucks that the old chiwoo was completely erased from the first timeline and that hwan’s the only one to remember 20+ years of memories—good or bad… but in the end, chiwoo’s “new” life ended up being a whole lot better in each and every way, and at least hwan recognizes that. now, they’ve got a chance to build a relationship together that’s actually HEALTHY and stable. and from scratch, at that—a completely clean slate!!! no more codependency, no more regrets… it doesn’t yet exist in this reality for them. as a reader who really struggled to accept their unhealthy relationship dynamics up ‘til a certain point, i’m so relieved to know that they (hwan in particular) got a re-do. …but ohh, man. hwan of the OG reality was a real piece of work, i won’t lie. talk about having issues… and that’s putting it lightly! he got what he deserved for a time, he really did, but like i said—i’m glad he didn't have to spend the rest of his life in misery, full of regrets. he got the opportunity to become a person deserving of chiwoo—someone he could be proud of… and he now fully realizes exactly what NOT to do. so yeah, all’s well that ends well! these newer “versions” of hwan and chiwoo seem to be doing so much better than they ever did before. with that in mind, i’m excited for their sake! i just hope it stays that way, and that hwan doesn’t let his insecurities take over again and ruin this now-healthy dynamic they’ve got going. this has been an interesting read, that’s for sure! definitely not something i’d read again (for MULTIPLE reasons), but oh well, lol.

god, these endearing people!!! i ship them so hard, fuck.

ohh, there’s smut?? edit: i technically just browsed through the unofficial translation (which i didn’t mean to do, i just kinda got pulled in lol), so i don’t really feel confident enough to give a proper review of the manhwa at this point in time. will definitely have to reread the official translation later on, though! i can tell it’s a great story—i just can’t decide whether it’s worthy of 5 stars or not just yet. i’m leaving it at that for now!

hmmm. i feel like i should be enjoying this more than i actually do. i like the overall plot, but it feels kinda… anticlimactic, if you will? it’s a bit tedious. but anyway, i’ll stick around!