Far from Romance
There is just something about salarymen being loved that makes my heart full. It started with dokja for sure.
For My Abandoned Love
LOVEEE THIS. At first everything was kind of redundant, but I came to actually like hes and cael?? I love how the author really made the characters as stereotypical as it can get especially with the male lead and second. Heli with the dark hair and gold eyes as the ml, and cael with the lighter and longer hair bc gurl the AMOUNT of fucking stories i've come across with the 2nd lead having a long hair is ABSURD. Ur telling me u rather choose the black hair than the long hair that u caN TUG? STFU. I love my collection of black-haired men, BUT pls give my long haired babies some love DAMN. Ik theres other stories like this, but the characters barely kind of makes the story better ?? Idk all i know is that I love how stereotypical every character is even diana with the pink and blue eyes, and a saintess OF COURSE while hes is out here looking the EVERY ML LEAD WITH THE RED EYES. FUCKING GORGEOUS. ALSO FUCKING HILARIOUS WHAT THE FUCK?? THE WAY HES REACTS TO CAEL IS SO FUCKING FUNNY LIKE SHE CANT JUST STAND STILL AND CAEL IS SO USED TO IT ALREADY IM DYING. THE KEYBOARD SMASH AND THE EXCLAMATION POINTS MAKES ME DIE SM I FEEL HER BC WHO WOULDN'T GAWK AT CAEL WITH THE LONG WHITE HAIR, LONGER THAN DIANA'S?? HE IS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL OH MY GOD. HE IS DRAWN SO WELL BC EVEN WITH LONG HAIR HE LOOKS SO MASCULINE AND BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE HE DOESN'T LOOK ANDROGYNOUS AT ALL (ITS NOT A BAD THING BTW) BUT LIKE SO MATURE??? I JUST WANT HIM SO BAD TOO SO I RELATE WITH HES. GIVE ME "SHE FELL FIRST, BUT HE FELL HARDER" TROPE AND I LOVE IT, JUST ADD MORE ANGST AND I CAN DIE.
Koi ga Ochitara
Reread this and tbh idek why at the start, ahjussi (imma call him that) felt off for me still even if he's a GOOD and HOT man like wtf I guess it's the way he was drawn. But STILL HE'S LIKE HANNIBAL LECTER AND NANAMI LIKE WHO WOULDNT LOVE TO TAP THAT ???? WTF maybe it's not an "off" vibe persay but more of an intimidating aura bc he is the chief in a company. I would not mind if he were to be my sugar daddy tbh he would not make sex feel like a chore i JUST KNOW IT.
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
Finished the novel. Made me cry like a bitch. There is so much to unpack in this story that i dont think typing is enough. I LOVE THIS. This is one of the reasons why i am even alive rn. I have never felt more seen and related with kim dokja than anybody else (besides chu wanning ofc). He is the embodiment of who I am as a person, like he's my kinnie it's so fucking shocking how I can relate so much. The story is incredible. Tbfh I started bc of many joongdok i see on my twt, but stayed for the plot and mostly bc of dokja. I would recommend this in a heartbeat for everyone, but it does take time in finishing it if all u want is the romance or shipping aspect between kdj and yjh since it's focused on plot and action. I, for one, managed to finish this in less than a month (i remember it was on the road to christmas break) WHILE preparing for exams bc im just built like that and I was immersed in the world building which was amazing by the way! It was a rollercoaster, but i wouldnt have it in any other way. I love every character until now. Even if it's been a couple of years since I've finished it, best believe im still reading joongdok fanfics until now. I love the popularity its been getting, bc i need everyone to reach the epilogue and LITERALLY cry with me every damn time its mentioned. This is a gem, a masterpiece, a piece of my existence, a place in my heart, and chapter in my life i will always keep bookmarked. I love it. ALSO, THERE'S FINALLY A FUCKING ENG PHYSICAL BOOK!!!
Ni Jiu
Chapter 81 as of july 19, 2023. I CANT TELL U HOW CREATIVE THIS IS. I'VE READ ACCIDENTAL MARK WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THIS SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISED WHEN THERE'S A PLOT LIKE THIS. SO CREATIVE IN THE SEA OF ABO. Im so glad authors are going outside of the normal omegaverse plot bc i am TIRED. This is new. An omega isekai-ed in the non-abo world?? The suspense and the intrigueness is a lot!!! Okay, now that ive read around 70 chaps, let me just how i am stressing that he isn't explaining his situation correctly? There is just SO MUCH potential in this plotline, and im kind of disappointed that the execution doesn't show it justice. However, since we're only 70 chaps in (assuming this is a long one), then maybe I am being too impatient. But please, can the omega explain it perfectly instead of going in the flow. Like i want the "omega in a non-abo world" to show more. Like isn't the doctor fucking confused how a MAN got pregnant? Like why isn't there more interactions between him and weiwei (?) During his solo sessions. I hope to see at least someone who knows his situation.
What Happens When the Second Male Lead Goes on Strike
Chap. 17 as of july 21, 2023 I see the hype and im getting it. We need more isekai male leads tbH like the only ones I know besides this is the famous trash count one. There NEEDS to be more gay isekai or historical. Its so fucking funny, I love how the ml literally did not read the novel and is just going forward in the most linear way possible. I also LOVE how he got the second lead though like the blonde hair and being the HOLY PRIEST? It's cliche and I love it. Looking forward for more.
When Sato-kun died..
I am fucking tearing up. Just the fact that she just got closer to him when he's already dead is sad itself like damn that's just so unlucky. Like he wanted to approach her, but knew better and it's fucking me up how he is literally loved back but he never knew bc he's fucking DEAD. I am pissed. And i want to know how he died tho like are we not just going to talk about that.
Missing Love
Wow. It's been a while that I've read something so dark. It's a beautiful and painful story. It's realistic and doesn't romanticize human trafficking and sexual abuse. The amount of shit that happened to geom is making me angry sm like what did he deserve for that to happen to him? He just wanted a normal life. His friendship with wooyeon and the girl was so bittersweet it made me realize it's not even about wooyeon anymore but moreso the past that he wanted to get back to. Those little quotes that I fucking read from wooyeon about geom like "I will give you all the happiness and love I can, with no desire of anything else" and geom's speech towards yeonha (? Gurl idk) "the happiness i felt with you encompassed the 20 years of my life, i survived bc of you" and something like that made me bawl like pLEASE LET THE TRIO GET BACK TOGETHER. Also, the art is immaculate. Everything is so beautiful despite the triggering scene. Ik some scenes were kind of glamorized, like the part where geom had a corset and mask on like an angel. But damn it's so pretty. Ik it's defi itely not for everybody. But i will be thinking about this alot. I SOOOO want geom's freedom already like im tired of all these rape shit.
Waterside Night
Although it's been the most proper redemption arc I have seen so far. It is not enough. And tbh when his wish changed from a selfish "live together" to a selfless "dont die and live" that made me tear up, I like to imagine an angsty moment in the future wherein his redemption arc would lead to him sacrificing himself for the two brothers like getting shot or something. There is just something about him wishing him life and giving him everything to achieve that gets to me sm. He has been an asshole, but he had some soft moments from the start that kind of bled smoothly into who he has become now that it wasn't ooc of him unlike some bl characters. He's still crazy as fuck tho, but at least he is aware of his fucked up-ness. UPDATE: It's finally the end what the fuck!! Oh mygod i didn't expect to love this as much as I do and appreciate taeju as a human being? Lmao like he was a total douche and STILL IS dont get me wrong, but his redemption arc has been great compared to other mls (especially red flags) like 10 times better. I quite didn't like euihyun's speech at the end tho with the "You love me more than I love myself" but i understand his situation of having to deal with everything, so touch-starved, so affection-deprived all his life. He needed someone who he knows would do anything for him, he needed that reassurance & stability and he found that with taeju & I love that for him. He found his own happiness and idea of love. He found someone who can take care of him as much as he would take care of euiyoung bc damn does he deserve all the love in the world !!! Best big brother fr!! And the parallelism of realization that hits taeju when he looked at euihyun's face looking at the sea, when back then all he thought of the sea was death but now it's something beautiful to look at. I bet in that moment his thoughts were about being the cause of euihyun to repeat the actions from the past and was scared to death thus asking "what are you thinking about?". Now it's euihyun having to reassure him with touches and kisses, saying that it's okay to stay in his life, to stay by his side. Ugh i feel like crying. I NEED side stories of them being all lovely and having the baby PLEASE
My In-laws are Obsessed With Me