Awfully Damn Kiss and Hug

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I've only read the first 6 chapters of this, because that's all I could find, but it's a really engrossing and suspenseful story and I'm almost frantic for the next chapter. I feel like it needs some support on MAL.
The plot starts with a wild, out of control high school boy, Yeon-Ho, who gets into physical fights a lot, these two other guys who are searching for him but don't know who he is because the rest of the student body is too scared of Yeon-Ho to tell them. Then there is this high school girl, Young-Un who is very popular with guys, ... and has had lots of boyfriends. We first see her breaking up with her latest boyfriend, and we get a false impression of her that's quickly revealed to be slightly off. This makes her character more 3-dimensional than it otherwise would be and levels the field between her and the mystery surrounding Yeon-Ho, and she actually turns out to be a strong and intuitive, smart person (rare in shoujo). She helps him and then he helps her and they become sort of entangled. She realizes quickly how alone this kid is and that he doesn't seem like he has anyone he can depend on. Everything in this story is not rose-colored, and romance is not at the forefront of the action. Somehow, these two people get involved with each other and every time it seems like they are going to drift away from each other, events conspire to throw them together again. It's a compelling read and totally worth your time.
The premise may seem like a classic shoujo type plot but the interactions between the high school characters are a lot more nuanced than other shoujo. Earlier I called the story suspenseful, but it's almost more like the way the story is told is what is really suspenseful. There are mysterious backstories that are only revealed through certain interactions with characters. We meet and see and are regularly reminded of the characters' parents. This is rare and I think should be valued. Updates are sadly not frequent but I think that this is the type of manwha that will gather a larger following later on. The art is clean and conveys emotion with bold dark lines and high contrast for intensity alternating with light greys for delicacy. The artwork actually shows more of an appropriate variation and mirroring of the action it conveys than many other mangas I've read, where it seems like the story planning, drawing, and actually dialogue seem to have been written or planned at different times.

Overall, I totally recommend this to anyone! You should read it!

The ending felt so rushed.

I was so disappointed. There were so many things left unsolved but suddenly the author finished without a proper epilogue. Also, I don't like how confusing Lee Kiha-nim made some characters' emotions that it made some readers misunderstand.

Every one in the party is in the wrong, in my opinion. They could've talked it out, but they chose to do the opposite. This is why communication is important, people!

Character development? Hmm, I don't quite see some development although there were some moments that made me think, "Oh, he changed.".

I honestly enjoyed Seung-ha and Chan-gyu's story more rather than Yeong-un's unbelievably disturbing affection ... towards Yeon-ho's father.

Anyways, I enjoyed the incredible art style and transitions of the manhwa. This is probably one of the few beautifully drawn manhwas I've read.

Considering the score of my review compared to others you might think I'm just being hateful, that is not the case. The ending of this manga was so absurd that I had to leave a review. I spent a good amount of time reading this to only be majorly disappointed. It's the first time I've seen such a lack of care for a story from an author. I do not ever recommended reading this it's a waste of time and the second half and especially the ending are very poorly written. The ending makes no sense, many plot points are left unaddressed and open, and ... the bulk of the second half basically goes off the rails and (spoiler but important to know if you plan to read) the FL developed feeling for someone else. the female lead who I loved in the beginning is now one of the characters I hate the most, how could you do that to someone that's just awful.

The story starts off amazing, I totally loved it. It was a more serious romance with a good level of emotional depth, that is... Until it all went to s**t.

Also the info is wrong, there's 73 chapters total not 52.

SPOILERS BE WARNED

Everything was great until the FL falls in love with the father, like...???? Wtf... What was the author thinking. How are you going to maintain a healthy relationship between your characters if your FL is in love with her bfs dad? How are you going to redeem her? You really cant, I mean it would be a Permentantly awkward relationship between the three of them, and she would have ruined the relationship between ML and his dad after all that hard work. And I wouldn't blame the bf for leaving her either that's just f****d.

And then it gets worse because the ML RUNS AWAY??? Where? To who? For an entire year??? How did he maintain himself? Besides that, the girl never fell out of love with the dad, so how does this move forward?

I think the author realised how much they messed up the story and that's why they ended it the way they did. The ending which is him coming back after a year to give her flowers for her graduation, and her saying "we've been technically dating for 700 days" and then they hug and that's it. Trash.

Everything is left unresolved: why did he leave, where did he stay, what was he doing, why did he not give her the graduation flowers in person and planned to leave without ever seeing her again, does she still love his dad, does the dad like her, does he know she had feeling for his dad, and how did he feel about them being close? Sooooooo much is left open and unaddressed.

Im upset at this horrible writing and lack of attention. Do not recommend reading.