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I put mixed feelings because this manwha can get pretty dark at times, and that's not for everyone.

But I absolutely loved this manwha. I felt like everything fit together even the dark stuff had it's purpose to the plot and nothing was gratuitous.

Even the spicy scenes felt tied in and important to the plot, and weren't just thrown in there for fan service or to keep people reading. I loved how much the main couple valued consent and were constantly asking each other if they were ok, or "did I hurt you" and were careful to respect each other's boundaries and take care of ... each other. It wasn't just sex, it actually felt like they were making love which was very sweet. There was even added realism and awkwardness and protection and showering and all the boring stuff that a lot of stories just kind of gloss over for entertainment purposes. Which I adored and made the story all the more grounded in reality.

One thing that really stood out to me was they did an incredible job actually facing the issues, and recognizing them as issues. Rape isn't love in this story. When Jiwoon hears from a coworker about how Suha is in "no position to say no" because of his position Jiwoon starts acting professional again and avoiding Suha, and after a while we end up getting Suha's enthusiastic consent.

There were some messed up things that happened to Suha because of Jiwoon And many other guys unfortunately. (Suha does not have a good choice in men)

But Jiwoon is different. He is actually trying his best to be a better person for Suha, and I think he really loves him. He let his jealousy get the better of him to creepy degrees. But I love how Suha stands up for himself and leaves when he finds out. And when they make up it's only on the promise that they will talk through those types of feelings rather than acting out like that. It was a very emotional reuniting.

It was very mature and handled well. Something I hadn't grown to expect from BL manwhwa/manga/manhua whatever. Maybe the bar is set in hell for me. But I really loved the characters, they felt really fleshed out and their relationship felt like it developed slowly and naturally. And they were both dealing with issues and baggage and I love how they were able to tie it into the plot instead of just making it a "tragic back story" just to excuse why they are all a mess. It felt more meaningful and important to the plot than the tragic backstories that I've read from other stories. And it wasn't used as an excuse either, just an explanation.

I want to put completely recommend. But some of the dark stuff,, the violence and SA and drugs and such would not be something that everyone would feel comfortable witnessing. But by the end it just becomes this very wholesome romance between the two leads. <3

Especially the side story about them. (haven't finished reading it yet so maybe something horrible happens).

Also the side story with Siwoo...if you aren't into some really messed up stuff you're better off just skipping that side story. It doesn't have the restraint the main manwha did.

*Spoilers ahead*

It was such a great wholesome movie right up until the ending scene. The animation, voice acting, music, everything was incredible. The story was very creative. I loved how you could read every little emotion of the characters from their eyes, face, and body language. Even in not very emotional scenes. the characters felt so alive.

If you just pretend that ONE scene didn't happen this is a great movie.

Tsuzuki turning out to be a rapist just ruined the whole movie for me!. And Kunieda ending up being ok with him and even kissing him back. Just NO. And the credits and everything ... trying to make out like everything is sweet between them.

I am somewhat new to bl, but I've heard this is a very common trope in the genre. Rape is love. But I really thought this movie was going to be different, because of how wholesome and sweet it was throughout the whole movie. If you could literally just delete the 2min of that scene from this movie it would have been perfect.

I don't even know how to rate this because it was such a good movie other than that cursed scene. I want to give it a high rating because 99% of it was great. My original rating was probably going to be 8/9 but I just can't now after that cursed scene. So I give it a 6. Which is really sad. I am very disappointed if that wasn't already clear from my review.