Why Is it You?
After getting a divorce, Jordyn slowly starts getting involved in the gay community with the help of Owen, his first gay friend. ----------- I'm not exactly too sure how I feel about this one. The pacing was off, not the worst, but still quite rushed. But most importantly, this plot's all about uncalled-for cheating all around. This story could've been told without anyone cheating on anybody just fine. But instead it went down this road of unnecessary drama, manipulation and lies. Every single character would not give two fucks about being unfaithful. Even the side ones would try and get others to manipulate and/or cheat their love interests/partners. It made me so uncomfortable. I did like how smoothly Owen & Jordyn's relationship flowed towards the end, as well as their verse couple dynamic. I also liked the conclusion and self-reflection that Jordyn went through towards the end. And it did make all the discomfort worthwhile to some degree. But he showed no guilt over cheating on Simon prior to Simon's own cheating. Granted, Simon's a piece of trash. But he was still supposedly in a committed relationship. Towards the end, I felt like both the pacing and the characters got better, and as it also ended on a sweet note, that was nice. But yeah... I'm not too sure about the rest because of the ride to get there. I have mixed feelings about this one. Didn't hate it per se. And I did like some aspects of it, but like I said, I have mixed feelings over it.
Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru
Linked story to Doushitemo Furetakunai.
Masked Woman
Who wouldn't be upset if they had a boss who treated them cruelly and unfairly? That is the life of Eom Boran, Henzel Company secretary under the leadership of Kwon Sehu. Unable to forget, Boran decided to vent her frustration by writing children's picture books. In the book, Boran drew Mr. Kwon, 'Huse', as a child who likes to bully his friends. Boran thought Mr. Kwon would never find out about the book, but fate said something else. What will happen to Boran? Can Boran hide the truth about the book from Mr. Kwon? ----------- It's quite the fluffy and naive type-read. I liked how their relationship wasn't rushed at the beginning, but then as soon as they got together it started to run like mad, so that was a bit of a let-down. But it was still enjoyable. Will's such a precious boy that adds to the story's dynamic. The time-skip at the end was also really sweet. I'd have loved to see a scene where Will had admitted to Harrison that he saw him as his own father and not just a care-taker. It's not necessary as it's already very well shown throughout the entire story, but it'd have added this endearing tone to it all, as well as really further empathize his and Harrison's already very strong bond. I feel like I'd have loved to see such a moment. And as Harrison & Viola's relationship got so rushed at the end it kept me from enjoying it to its fullest potential, which was a shame. We got plenty of time & content developing the start of it and letting us see their feelings for each other bloom, but as soon as they got together, literally two days after they got engaged. I feel like had it been cut at them getting together & Viola publishing her book, then a time-skip of them married, it'd have been better. But anyway. This is still enjoyable if you don't look too much into the details of it.
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