The Warehouse

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I understand this Manhwa is not for everyone, but i still strongly recommend it!

First of all, its very VERY VERY dark BL!! As well there are several trigger warnings since its so dark. Stalking, kidnapping, rape, drugs, delusion, violence, obsession, suicide, the list keeps going on.... psychologically degrading... plot twist.. man the list keep going!!!

The story is very strong and very well written. At first you might be a little confused, but it all gets explained with a lot of flashbacks and background story, as well a very good psychological character development. (If you read the Q/A after you can see how much ... the creator has been working on this to get the perfect starts) Along the story you get to know what's going on inside both of the characters minds, what they are thinking and what they are feeling, they reasoning for every actions.

I love how the story is feeding us a little by little instead of giving us everything at once, making the drive to continue reading stronger has the curiously keep growing. That way the story doesn't feel rushed or overwhelmed with information, since its a very heavy and psychological based. And i honestly, its been a very long time since I've read anything this good.

The art itself was at first nothing something i enjoyed has much, but it kinda "grew" on me over time. I understand the drawing style is to create the atmosphere, and it works, as well i love also how "simple" some few things has been drawn, yet detailed enough to understand what im looking at. I dislike when the images are either too detailed and im sitting there wondering what i am looking at, but this was just the perfect balance!

If there is one thing i must give a minus about this is it would be that i wish the creator would have explained a tiny little bit sooner what their jobs where and why the guys were after them. (Im not going to say more cause it would spoil it.) But it will be explained further into the series, so its overall okey.

Anyway, i do recommend it highly, but be aware its very dark and it comes with a lot of trigger warnings! If you got any questions it will be explained in the Q/A, and i highly recommend reading the side stories! :)

This is my first time writing a review so I'll try my best.
First thing to say: "Warehouse" is not for everyone. There's a huge trigger warning on this manwha and the most accurate thing I can say is please expect something similar to "Killing, Stalking" if you have read that one already. It's tough and raw.
Using a couple of words to describe the plot and the topics around: obsession. rape. hate. resentment. denial. kidnapping. violence. madness. love?
The plot moves around two guys who met in school and start a secret romance, but things end up really bad and they don't see again for like 8 ... years, till THAT fateful day when everything mess up. There's an obsession remaning in the bottom of their hearts but it's worse for one of them.
From my personal view, due the impression that I got from the first chapters, I started to expect something like "Killing, Stalking", a story where everything ends up really bad for everyone. Death, betrayals and lots of blood. And even though some of them managed to accomplish, not the same story for the rest. It's very hard to emphatize with the characters due this is not a story to feel pity or attachment or even sorrow. You can't emphatize with a psycho kidnapper nor the kidnaped character who messed up someone in the past till the edge of madness. You just can't. I consider that the first half of this manhwa would have been GREAT as a pure psychological horror serie, but not as much as a BL, because you can't feel the love and you can't feel like things will be good at the end, even if the author gives you that at the end of the story, you can't fully digest the end that was given because It's not what you felt it was going to happen due of all the events that occurred.
The end is a stockholm syndrome with no hope around for anyone. There's no love to truly believe and a very bittersweet happy ending.