Reunion
Magnum opus bl whew the way i fucking cried in chapter 64 is insane, each chapter this story has is story boarded and illustrated to absolute perfection. The panels are so creative and expressive, author rlly used the scrolling feature a webtoon has to rlly amplify the silence of the story. And each panel flows beautifull to the next with no panel half assed, its like a series of moving pictures, its like watching a well made indie film. Im genuinely in awe at how the artist just keeps on getting better in each chapter bc just when u thought the author’s writing is already sad enough, the artist twists the knife even further by depicting it even more poignantly. The art is beyond, beyond stunning. Each panel is beautifully composed to a minutiae. The lighting genuinely Embraced the characters so lovingly. The facial expressions and body language is just A1, absolute perfection. Plus The way the artist is a fucking beast with the hands too, they draw it like its second nature bc im in awe at the amount of emotion in the way the hands are depicted????? Like all these elements come together so fucking masterfully and portrayed the bittersweetness of it all so perfectly. its genuinely insane to me ? This entire work can be a masterclass study on all those things, thats how good it is. What a fucking masterpiece of a bl, i adore the characters, the plot and overarching theme of grief in memories and the morality of making someone Remember while the commentary on poverty and classicism sets itself as a stage in the background. Its so bittersweet and profound and frustrating (read:good) at the same time bc hakyung and yoonsung’s only fault in this is that they love each other so so much, a heartbreaking right person wrong place situation. Like they genuinely did nothing wrong, its the circumstances that they met in that turned everything to shit like wow i hate yoonsung’s family so fucking much ? All the fault and guilt they pushed onto hakyung as if they didnt coerce him into this whole fake identity situation in the first place, all while dangling the money that can save his mom, and even having the gall to judge him for choosing money instead of yoonsung. Do u expect him to let his mother wither and die???? Bunch of out of touch, arrogant rich people. And if thats not enough, faulting hakyung for the entire accident when theyre the ones that orchestrated a lie so devastating it caused yoonsung to attempt suicide?? Are they even hearing themselves? Theyre acting way out of line for the sake of “yoonsung” as if yoonsung couldnt make his own decisions. That scene were hakyung broke down and cried to his mom fucking broke me bc he really went through way too much only to be treated like shit. The only good people in that family is grandpa and yoonsung :( GODD Its sooooo infuriating to see all these factors burdening their relationship. The angst was simmering from the beginning with all the brief flashbacks and history being built and it made me naively think that Oh this angst isnt so bad, its a very comfy hurt/comfort angst! But no it reached its peak in chapter 60+ and by that time i just started full on bawling, hiccups and all. My god…… whats insane too is how this story has almost zero exposition, u really rely on context clues and all the little subliminal messages littered through the story. All the details are so fun to capture especially how hakyung is reflected from yoonsung’s eyes, from initially a girl to finally him seeing a man and still loving him despite it. Its soooooo fucking romantic. The confession scene is romantic, the “korea is too cold. come back to america with me where its warmer” being a double entendre is romantic. This story is Peak love story and yearning in its rawest, visual form. My heart aches and sings everytime i remember this story. God bless the artist and author for creating such a stunning masterpiece seriously. I need this story to get an anime adaptation. A makoto shinkai one specifically. take it further and give us a beautifully directed indie bl film while youre at it. PLEASE. It’s a visual cinematic masterpiece even in manhwa form can u imagine the potential it has in other mediums? Jaw dropping AHHH My Top 3 bls easily.
Make a Pet Out of a Cactus
WOOOOOOOOO short sweet and simple but immediately cemented itself as one of the best bdsm bl ive read AHHHHHH this is what bdsm is all about babyyyyyyy explicit consent and most of all; love!!!!! Such a fun and fulfilling read. The couple’s dynamic is great too ah i love it, Sub tops u are such a gift to the world and dom bottoms u are my bread and butter!!!!!!!!! The ml having a nipple kink is everything to me RAHHHHHHHH give mls sensitive nipnops!!!!! They deserve the fun too!!!!!!! And the gag and candle play?? RAHHHHHH artist crafted this in the lab specifically for me …… thank u… Panels are beautiful and the composition in each single one is illustrated beautifully, the pacing from one scene to the other is so well done too. The art and anatomy and expressions are just top tier as always!!!!!!!!!!! Author my goat forever AHH Kudos kudos kudos!!!!!!
Sugar Trap
author crafted all the tropes and kinks in the lab specifically for me oh my god im frothing at the mouth at how good this is holy shit??????? The premise started off as the usual supposed enemies to lovers office romance but then u add in ml’s constant growing misunderstanding with mc’s professionalism and friendly customer service attitude + mc’s closeted sexuality and u get one hell of a good fawking time I LOVE ITTTTTTTTT its hilarious dramatic angst from sihyun’s side while the angst from joohwan’s closeted sexuality hurts like a punch to the gut such polarising feelings its a whole roller coaster LMAO. I just adore the couple dynamic in here especially sihyun’s affronted/cheated mistress situation going on in his head LMAO he’s such a tsun babe and seeing him create insane levels of misunderstanding and getting hurt by it fills me with so much joy such an adorable bulliable pitiful wife ml who just wants to get choked and dick stepped on…. My babie……….. can def see the angst for him picking up more seriously especially when he kept seeing himself as his mother who still clung onto his cheating dad’s shadow. Like AHHHHH that panel in ch28 where he gazes down silently and almost dejectedly at joohwan’s clarification (ring) and accepts it as long as he gets to stay with him… him looking hurt everytime he thinks joohwan is sighing at him… AHHHHH MY SHAYLA……. Also peeped his insanity with how he’d rather joohwan Have evidence to threat with him bc clearly that’d be a way to bind him to joohwan GODDD My sweet beautiful wife with a mental disorder i love u so much….. hes jsut grasping on straws thinking this is all he could ever amount to in joohwans life AHHHHHH my baby my wife my sweet pookie wookums the most absolute perfect submissive maso teary eyed kinky ml ive ever seen AND HEWLO THE TONGUE PIERCING???? author truly cooked him with the finest ingredients i owe author my life my GAWDDDDD what a babe fr i can go on and on about him forever. Also im OBSESSED with how author wrote joohwan’s character too bc that professionalism is off the charts like my boy has his entire foot down in the consultant business. Didnt waver at any of sihyun’s slick comments. That A1 customer service silver tongue winning hearts everywhere!!!!!! Adaptable in any setting!!! Unknowingly a man of charms and charisma!!!!! Just all smiles and sweet talk and immediately has sihyun melt into a putty i love joohwan BADDDD i love how hes so smooth with his talking too, such an enjoyable mc seriously. Like this man has crazy fucking game does even know that LMAO, he can easily pull any guy if he puts his mind to it its just a shame that he has gorilla glued the hinges of his fucking sexuality closet and yknow what in a way i get it His interactions with sihyun is just the cherry on top bc hes rlly just wrangling a tsun little cat with nothing but charm and flirt talk and sihyun’s just misunderstanding everything HDBDB like imagine your game too smooth someones first Immediate thought of u talking with another person is “Oh this MANWHORE!!!” theyre on completely different pages of different books its making me crydhhddb sending sihyun all my prayers bc WHEWDHBDBD its gonna be a while to get thru that noggin of his. i love them so much their dynamic is so addicting and fun GODDDD author nailed it downnnnnnnn!!!!!!! The fact joohwan doesnt have any recollection of their first make out sesh is hilarious and also being the igniter of sihyun’s choking kink??? Amazing. Obsessed crazy LOVE the increasing misunderstandings and the angst and drama its gonna eventually spill LMAO its my favourite kind of romcom borderline angsty misunderstanding flavour that i adoreee. Also the art style and anatomy? The facial expressions? The sex scenes????? The sexual tension?? “Donf worry i’ll be careful not to get you pregnant” THE DIRTY TALK HELLO???? THE SHAMELESS KINKS?????? Everything is just peak 10/10 my GAWD what a great adaptation, this is rlly my favourite story ever for this year god give me 20 more of these PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE IM HONEST TO GOD OBSESSED
Utakata no Koe wo Kiite
CINEMA I ALREADY KNOWWWWWW ITS GONNA BE A BANGER i fucking love the art style especially the juxtaposition of hopeful romance + sudden intense gore scenes at what the curse entailed. Author captured the whimsicality and poignant, bittersweet love thats present in hans endersen’s little mermaid really well in this!
Ashita mo Kimi ni Ai ni Iku
AHHHHHHHHHHHH love love love the fluidity and progression of romantic feelings between the couple here its so cute and gradual, i love the way they bonded :’) saku’s hopeless romantic fantasies paired with misumi’s growing budding feelings and how taken he is with saku’s sweet, charming character makes this such a fun and enjoyable read seriously i love this way too much especially with how puppyish in love misumi is with saku, my boy is just swooning,, no actually THEY BOTH ARE LMAO tldr its just sweet sunshine saku unknowingly charming a big oversized sticky clingy dog (misumi) its just so fucking cute
Black-shain no Tensei-saki wa Dom/Sub Universe no Sekai deshita