pluviophiliac's manga / #steamy level 69696(693)

heh, i quite liked the storyline. it’s a classic! my biggest complaint, though, is that the art itself felt kind of… flat. it’s just hollow, expressionless and underwhelming. i didn’t feel like their looks and body languages always matched the situations in question—which is the main reason as to why i’m only giving this three stars in the end. it felt more awkward and forced than genuinely wholesome, if that makes sense. i did somewhat enjoy the smutty scenes, though! but yeah, overall, i do wish that the art was a lot more expressive and original… and i also would’ve liked feeling that connection to the characters. make the atmosphere feel more personal and intimate, you know? sheesh. but oh well!!! but, to be fair, it’s definitely not the worst story i’ve read—BY FAR. i’m sure i won’t be rereading it, though! :)

this is soooo different!! never before have i come across a smutty josei during a historical era. it’s quite revolutionary, really. i’m thoroughly enjoying myself! edit: my god, this stresses me out. the sex is RIDICULOUSLY hot, no joke!! i’m just anxious for the big ‘reveal’, to be honest. i don’t know what to expect. i’m hoping for a happy ending, but you never know!!! one can always dream.

woooow. this is way better than i expected! honestly, i don’t really know what i was expecting, but i know this wasn’t it, lol. either way, i’m stoked! i’m enjoying every single aspect of this thus far. i can’t wait for noah to find out the truth; it’s going to be epic. also, all this non-sexual sexual tension is KILLING me!!! my god, just fuck already. edit: *currently dying in HORNY!!!* i read the novel, so i already know what’s up… ughhh, it makes the manhwa-experience ten times better. the tension and anticipation is killingggg meeeee… edit #2: it’s over and i don’t know what to do with myself AHHHH. they’ve grown so much. <33 can’t believe is as this, but i love them together, lol. that epilogue was beautiful. (i’m getting emotional now, fuck.) a day will come when i’ll write a more extensive review (i’m guessing i’ll be rereading this again at some point as well), and i’m quite looking forward to that. i’ll give this store justice. no matter how initially toxic and unhealthy their relationship was, they’ve both changed and grown since the beginning, and i’m surprisingly optimistic about their future. also, i hold so much appreciation for the fact that they actually went public with their relationship so quickly…!!! and with, like, zero hesitation at that, haha. it’s so rare to see that in comics featuring modern-day korea—ESPECIALLY with celebrities. i love it, and i’m so happy for them.

my god, i can’t believe there is an author out there with the sheer AUDACITY (!!!) to create characters this fucking good looking. it should be illegal, i can’t. the awkwardness is on a whole other level, though… that’s the main reason as to why i’m here, writing this right now. every sentence i write here is basically a necessary mental health break for me, lololol. i’m only on chapter 3 and on on my 4th one as we speak. send help.

AHHHH, STOP CALLING OUT HIS NAME, YOU IDIOT!!! PLEAAAAASE, I BEG YOUUUU!!! i can’t cope with all this secondhand embarrassment i already know is heading my way. YOUR BOSS DOESN’T EVEN KNOW HE SLEPT WITH YOU (um, maybe…?), AND YET YOU’RE MASTURBATING IN THE FUCKING BATHROOM STALLS AT YOUR GODDAMN WORKPLACE?! WHERE. HE’S. THE. BOSS?!?!?! AHHHHH!!!!! i can’t handle this. talk about maaaad stress, bro… i’m literally here writing this during my fourth mental health break in, like, ten minutes… and i’m not even past that ONE scene yet. i repeat: I’M. STILL. NOT. PAST. THE. GODDAMN. MASTURBATING. SCENE. good lord, send help… edit: what the fuck did i just read, lmfao. don’t get me wrong—i thoroughly enjoyed myself! despite all the… ‘mistreatment’, if you will. i only came here for the sex, after all. and, just between you and me: the smut was TOP. NOTCH. QUALITY. man, seriously… i need a shower… or three. whatever. these guys were (slash are) toxic af, but i don’t even care at this point. yaoi has truly desensitized me by now. i suppose it’s only logical… considering the fact that even sexual assault has the capability of turning me on these days. and yes, before you ask: i do disgust myself. i clearly have issues. shit happens.