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As a first thought, I said "ok i'm gonna read this cause it looks like a basic common bl", but it's not the case. In this manhwa, we are gonna met Chiwoo, who is a guy very quit and mysterious, he is older than his classmates,and doesn't demonstrate a wish to have friends. At the same time, we have the class president, who insists on being his friend. Throughout the story, we will learn more about why the main character is the way he is, finding a story of a boy who manages to overcome his past traumas in order to move on with his ... life. I think the characters are very well written and developed. A good short story.

Even though I normally hate love triangles, this manhwa was actually not that bad! I really liked Chiwoo and Kyujin's developing relationship throughout the whole thing.

I have to warn peeps that there are some pretty rapey and violence scenes that are disturbing, so take note of the warnings you find in the chapters of the manhwa folks.

Honestly hated Jihyun, he honestly is the true definition of scum. What peed me off was that police weren't involved with jailing the rat. Like wtf man???????????!!!!!!

Anyways it's a pretty good 46 chapter read to check out if you are bored out of your mind!

This manhwa contains sensitive content involving rape.

Despite the "love polygon" tag, the story predominantly focuses on one relationship, with the second one progressing at the very end. The author plants certain seeds that just never amount into anything and in the end I found myself asking questions.

One significant element of the story is an issue involving Chiwoo's hiatus from school and an incident with Jihyun. However, it takes the entire manhwa to reveal the nature of this event making it feel drawn out.

Chiwoo is depicted as romantically interested in girls. When a classmate shows care and interest, Chiwoo reacts by questioning the classmate's ... sexual orientation. This hints at Chiwoo's discomfort or lack of interest in that direction. However, this potentially intriguing dynamic is introduced briefly and remains unexplored throughout the narrative. It could have been creatively linked to certain plot elements. I found Chiwoo plain, with a linear personality. Jihyn was a character that I found to contain more complexities but they were never deeply explored.

The story deserves commendation for realistically portraying a character's response to trauma. I also commend it for not romanticizing rape, as is done too often in "boys love" works. The art style, while not terrible, lacks distinctiveness as characters share similar features, giving them a similar appearance and they look more like grown adults than high schoolers.

Overall, while not the worst I've read, it could have been significantly better. However, I believe some readers may appreciate the story's commendable aspects.