update (july 20/24): shutline's animation has been released now!!! how am i getting so lucky that my fav manhwa now has it's own animation. don't mind me while i cry 😭
this review will have spoilers!
"every time i see you...i want to fuck you so hard. body and mind. i don't care what you think i am. but remember this, you're already with me. get that through your head...stop looking away and accept it."
new all time fav couple and book boyfriend alert 💖 (this is a review for all volumes released so far btw)
i devoured this in one sitting because i could not pull myself away from how amazing this couple is together. they give off some of the most powerful couple vibes i've read. i'm so obsessed with them, i would literally do anything for them. this is the couple i refuse to hear criticisms about (i mean i will, but i will cry though…😞). the plot was is intense, the development of the storyline is perfection, the chemistry? the fucking chemistry? y'all are not ready...i was holding my breath every time they were on page together. the character development? jake got so soft for shin. and despite everything that was going on between them and jake's background, shin was slowly starting to accept jake as well. jake is in a gang, so i love how shin didn't easily trust him or ignore his suspicions towards him. but don't worry jake is a green flag (trust me y'all just have to read it). he may be a gangster, but there was no way shin could keep himself from jake. they are like magnets. who would want to be away from daddy jake who is the king of protectiveness and who would kill for you anyway?? 😌
"being trash together beats being trash alone."
this moment >>>>
where shin leaves, but then has a realization about jake and goes back to kiss him...i was beside myself. i was screaming and kicking and giggling so hard, but also was wanting to cry because of how happy i was. i adore moments like these.
i gotta say, the art is phenomenal. i love how it was done. the intense looks, the pure want and passion they have on their faces for each other. the blushing, the sweat......😩✋ the possessive waist/neck/jaw/shoulder grabs, the emphasis on just how opposites they are. their size difference. they are both hot muscular men but jake is a whole new level and when they were in the same frame together where you could see just how much bigger he was....my gawddddd, i couldn't handle it. when jake showed up at shin's house, picked him up, and just DEVOURED him? jaw dropped and speechless. THE SHOWER SCENE??? THE CAR SCENE??? those sex scenes were next level. not just because they were *cough* extremely detailed *cough* but it was because their chemistry and sexual tension is through the roof.
also, another reason why i love this manhwa so much is because it has more of an equal dynamic between the main characters. there was no damsel in distress, no doormat characters who just take all the other main character's shit, there is NO non con here unlike so many other manhwa. and there was actually a plot besides all the sex scenes. i mean it's not that i don't like those (but i at least prefer one's with no non con) but it's a refreshing change and i could read manhwa like this for the rest of my life.
so if you like:
💚 mechanic x gangster
💚 two equally hot and badass mcs
💚 intense plot
💚 enemies to lovers
💚 possessiveness & protectiveness
💚 beautiful & hot art
💚 spicy as hell
💚 opposites attract
💚 chemistry through the roof
💚 cliffhanger just so y’all know
anyway, i will be rereading this until season 3 comes out because i will never be able to move on from them. it's supposed to come out this spring so hopefully it comes soon 😭
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edit: now that i’ve finished all the released seasons (seasons 1 and 2) so far, i’m moving my rating up to 5 stars bc Jake and Shin are now one of my fav couples. i’m just going to do a full review here of everything. so full RTC 😩
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season 1:
goddamn 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
i know this has a plot but Jake and Shin are so hot together it kinda went to the back of my mind ngl 😩 BUT- what a power couple they will be 🤌 i really loved how they have a much more equal dynamic than a lot of other manhwas. and JAKE? wow….the man you are 😳🥵🦋 also was equally fanning myself over Shin.