columnist of a Food megazine falls in love with a novelist who can't taste anything due to his childood trauma: he was abandoned by his mother and left alone with his abusing father who trew him from a bridge in the ocean almost killing him.
such a beautiful story, so human, bittersweet, psychological. I loved every aspect of it, I loved how it potreyed ptsd, fear of homophobia, loneliness while still being with someone else, feeling that you're not making any progress. ALL OF IT.
the side couple wasn't my favorite at first but I kinda think it's because the author placed their storyline while the main couple was feeling heartbroken, but in the end I still enjoyed them. I absolutely love the novelist and even the fact that the novel he was writing resembled how he felt about him, loathing himself. He went through a lot and he should be protected at all costs.
The Man Who Can't Taste