hello!! I'm Gyunmi or Yaya; I'm a '04 liner and use she/her pronouns!
this is my pseud for writing for manhwas; I don't think I'll use it much since I'm not likely to write a lot and I am in so many fandoms that I don't write much or at all for... but I'm active enough on Tumblr so don't hesitate to comment, reply, reblog or send in an ask! (*´ω｀*)
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I just finished reading For My Derelict Favourite till the finale (#113) and I just... have a lot of thoughts I need to unload.
If you absolutely love this and cannot handle any criticism for it, please don't read this. I'm only writing it for myself even though I generally don't write reviews or posts like this.
I really did enjoy this webtoon in the beginning. I loved it so much in the initial 50 or so chapters, to the point I could have said it would easily become one of my favourite isekai/villainess manhwas but...
The more I read, the more something just kept feeling off. Like, on the surface, the story is good. And I did enjoy it and it's logical enough and rounds out well. But something just felt missing, and piecing together what that was just made dislike the story and the ending ultimately.
I really did like Hestia in the beginning, and very early on I could see that her living only for Cael was going to be a problem. Her obsession with the revenge just became more and more tiresome because while it was truly the turning point for her character growth, I wish it had happened midway to the story than in the climax.
She didn't truly care abt Cael's wishes at one point because she was so absorbed in her own resentment and anger and it just all felt so unnatural to me because didn't she love this story? So much so she read it multiple times? You don't read a story like that and hate it's main characters to this extent. Even though Helios and Diana were wrong, it just didn't feel right that her love for Cael made her completely hate them to the point that she never once felt even a flicker of her previous love for them, not even in some pity.
Hestia just became a pitiful character to me. She went from being someone I related to and enjoyed, to someone I felt like I was watching from a distance. She had no friends in the entirety of the manhwa. Cael is her lover, and the servants at their household are not her equals. Every person she has met is just a tool she used to enact a revenge she kept saying was for Cael but was truly meant to be for her own feelings.
I wanted her to realise that the best revenge is living a happy life despite the suffering you have faced. A revenge that asks for the ruin of others can be satisfactory too, but the more she obsessed with it, when even their apologies that she originally aimed for didn't mean a thing to her–it just made her seem so... flawed.
And I'm not against flawed characters. I love my characters to be imperfect, to even be morally grey or complex. But I also want them to improve, to be well-rounded, to develop as people and to be better.
Hestia never lived for herself. Even to the very end, her purpose just changed from revenge to Cael. Like the only thing there is to her is loving Cael. Every act of kindness and good thing she did was for Cael. I feel like we never truly got to know her as a person because Cael is just so attached to every action she did and it frustrates me so much because
I feel like the author just... doesn't like women. Or doesn't know how to write good well-rounded female characters. I don't know which it is. The realisation that the best written characters were all the men, and the women only got obsessions and delusions or were delegated to being one-dimensional side characters like Erinyes or Harmonia was what really made me stop enjoying this manhwa.
Diana's change, while logical in a sense, still made no sense to me. At first, I thought that the power and position got to her. That she was just not able to cope with the change because she has hinged her entire self-worth to her ability to heal, to her identity as the saintess. And that truly is a seedling for an amazing complex character who could have grown and developed but was instead made to keep holding onto twisted thoughts that failed to serve her. Her backstory, and all that we know of her just failed to convince me why she reached that point. Given what we know of her, the storyline I would expect and want for her is one where she realises after losing everyone that she might be in the wrong. Where she attempts to improve things, maybe even clumsily, and where she actually is shown to have a proper need or thought process.
I never understood what she truly wanted. It didn't seem like what she wanted was power. The closest would be love, but then when no one was on her side, it should have made her desperate to get their love back and do whatever it takes for that, rather than beating the horse abt how she is the saintess or whatever.
It's like I can see the skeleton of a great story that was handled in a way that was good enough but could have been spades better. Diana's development was ditched in favour of making her this one-dimensional villain, which is very disappointing for someone who was a main character.
I am just frustrated with how differently Helios and Diana were handled. He got the benefit of being redeemed to some extent while she became the ultimate villain (and not even a good one at that) when in fact, I feel like Helios is more to criticize for Cael's death and spiral.
I liked Hestia and Cael's relationship initially, but by the end, it just... I don't know. It lost its charm because if love doesn't make you a better person, then that's not really love. Cael came back from the brink of wanting to kill himself, only to pour himself like that for Hestia. While there is nothing wrong with being so devoted, I would have rather enjoyed an arc of him learning to set boundaries and put himself first. Even when Hestia got mad at him for not doing what she wanted, he apologised and said she can do what she wants like. Why.
Why don't you assert yourself and confront her because you know you are right? What's the big difference from loving Diana and loving Hestia? Cael didn't change, and he just went from doing all for Diana to doing all for Hestia. Ultimately, it's like he never learned to put himself first after all.
And the complete lack of Hestia's inner realisation, processing and acceptance of her imposing her personal desires and resentment as something Cael wanted–them just magically getting over it and never addressing the flaws in Hestia just, didn't sit well with me at all.
Ntm the goddess part just made me so upset. Like, in theory, it is one of the good explanations for the transmigration, but it was so illogical and nonsensical. The goddess said that she loved the story of Helios, Diana and Caelus. Surely that meant she loved their bond, their love, their friendship. Surely it meant she loved all 3 of them and so when only Cael got a bad ending, she worked to fix it for him. So how could she not care abt Diana and Helios anymore after bringing in Hestia? Did Cael suddenly become the only one important to her? That as long as he was happy, Helios and Diana meant nothing? I would think that she would want the 3 of them to ALL be happy. Her complete disregard for the two of them was just so senseless to me. How could you claim to love their story, to love the three of them and then proceed to act like that?
Gosh, I could keep going on and on. I'm just so frustrated. I do not expect stories to be written the way I wish they would go. Every author has the right to write their story as they wish. I won't say that the story was bad. It was good, they tied up all the loose ends, so structurally it seems sound.
I am just disappointed because it truly could have been so much better. It had the makings for a great plot, and it just feels like a waste. I don't know if this was an issue in the novel to manhwa adaptation that made them rush certain things or what, but to me, it just wasn't that enjoyable in the second half. All of these glaring issues and plotholes just took away the enjoyment I had had in the first half.
And as an additional note, Helios and Diana are roman names of Apollo and Artemis. Which is insane because they are twins. What was the author thinking? Hestia the Greek goddess is actually my favourite of the 12, so it really was sad for me when I stopped loving the character named after her as much as I had. Really not sure what the author was thinking with these names.
GYUNMIII idk if you checked the korean webtoon platform but it’s been out for almost a month now!!! the artstyle change is… definitely something… but at least it’s back 😭😭🥲🥲🙏🏻🙏🏻
omg I'm so so sorry, I forgot to reply to your previous ask 😭 I have been so swamped and I told myself that I'll read and respond later and completely forgot, I'm so so sorry ;-;
I don't know how to check the Korean platform, but it's already been a month?? wow time is flying these days, all my days seem to have blurred into one TT I haven't seen the new artstyle, I'm curious now...
THE MANHWA’S COMING BACK ON THE KOREAN PLATFORM ON DECEMBER 29!!!! what a way to end the year huh. when they said second half of 2024 they rlly meant that
OMG!!! I hope they get the English version out soon too 😭 I don't know what difference there usually is between the Korean and English updates but it would be amazing if we could have it asap;;
I had given up hope of the manhwa so this is wonderful news ㅠᴗㅠ
just to let you know, northblade just caught up with the manhwa this week!!! there will finally be new btb novel translations next week…. 🥲🥲we are surviving on scraps of food
ahh, thank you!! honestly don't know when I'll be able to read it because I'm dying from exams lol but I can't wait to get to it soon <33
it's scraps but atleast there's something 😭 it would break my heart if we didn't even have the fan translations; I'm so grateful to them
there’s no official translation of the novel yet but the fan translation’s almost caught up to where we r in the manhwa rn!!! one year sure does wonders…
it’s currently translated by northbladeTL!!! lmk if you need a link!!!
I have their site saved but since they were behind the manhwa, I haven't been there in months... I didn't know it's almost caught up! 😭 it's really been that long, huh?
thank you for letting me know, I'll just read the novel after my exams then <33
I THINK THERE WAS SOME SORT OF DISAGREEMENT WITHIN THE COMPANY SO ALMOST EVERY SINGLE STAFF WHO WORKED ON BEST TEACHER BAEK QUIT… 🥲🥲🥲🥲but the adaptation studio (team the jick) will still be there for s3!!!! im just praying the artstyle doesnt fall off that bad…
noo :(( yeah, me too, I hope the art style would be good too.
honestly, I would be okay reading the novel too but I don't think it has been licensed or even fan translated, has it? 😭
OH MY GOD ITS BEEN 3 months but i thought thta i should let you know that oliboli left working on best teacher baek and are now working on a new manhwa… so there’ll most definitely be an artstyle change…
WAIT WHAT??? OLIBOLI LEFT?? why 😭 I loved the artstyle, it will take a bit to get used to a new one but I hope whoever else takes it up will stick for a long while ;-; I can't wait for BTB to start back up again, it's been soooo long
And yes omg, it's been a while since we talked too! My exams are coming up so I've been totally out of it and forgot abt this pseud ngl 😭
oh no yea for sure LOL 😭😭that would be awkward asf
it would be 😭
I got your other ask but, I think I'll hold off on answering that until I get to rereading BTB because my memory is failing me and I can only think of 3 charas off the top of my head rn so I think I'll be better suited to answer that after I've refreshed my memory of everyone~
WHEN I TELL U I ALMOST SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THAT NOTIFICATION … oh my gyatt …. 🤤🤤🤤🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻I NEED TO DO THINGS TO THAT MAN IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE weeewwww… that was so hot i had to combust… hes so cute omfg 😭😭😭😭🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻your writing never ceases to be amazing and good GOD… 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT UR LITERALLT SO GOAT
I'm happy you liked it!! 😭🫶🏻 and that you find it hot; I was so worried it would be awkward, I'm relieved my attempt turned out good. and thank you for your sweet words as always! ♡
I'm starting to think goat is your nickname for me 😂 Is it okay if I call you Bub? or is there something else you would prefer me to call you? "anon" is too generic to keep using for you after we've known each other for a while...
now that im here again 🤞🏻🤞🏻my strongest jun fanfic writer i would like to request some spicy headcanons or a drabble if you’re fine with that 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻thank you again. you are doing gods work
inappropriate things | dokgo jun
Fandom: Best Teacher Baek
Pairing: Dokgo Jun x GN! Reader
Word Count: 1.7k
Genre/Tags/Warning: Slightly NSFW, Suggestive Content, Reader Discretion is Advised
Summary: A training session turns into a tempting seduction.
A/n: I don't know how to write smut, I feel like this is awkward and weird TT I hope I could do your expectations justice; I tried my best! If you enjoy it, that's good enough for me, Bub! (can I call you that?)
also available on ao3!
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Maybe this was a bad idea.
Honestly, when Jun had off-handedly mentioned that he usually trained by himself, your inner ears had perked up at the chance to be with your crush for a little extra time. Sure, working in the council with him already had got you both closer than before, but you didn't really hang out together much outside of it.
So you had casually offered to train with him, trying to hide your eagerness. You were not a sword user like him so it was going to be hand-to-hand combat but Jun had accepted it and you had looked forward to it until now.
Until you were actually standing across him on the empty training ground and heaving from the exertion your body had been put through. Jun was good; he was strong and capable and you knew that. But it was one thing to know it and another to actually experience it. To feel that power and strength overwhelm your body.
You were no expert at hand-to-hand, but you were pretty good yourself. So the fact that Jun was slightly better than you was both frustrating and thrilling. Sweat trailed down your spine as you loosened your body, eyes sharply focused on Jun. He was lying in wait, letting you catch your breath. This was training, it wasn't an actual match to death. The unsaid pattern was a round until one of you had the other in a position to give a fatal blow and then you fell back, caught your breaths and did it all over again.
It had been a while now since you started. You didn't know how long it had been, the sun beating on your back just as intensely as it had since the start. You didn't care about the time as much as you did about how hot it was getting. Your skin seemed to be burning, a feverish feeling bubbling beneath the surface as you drank in the sight of Jun breathing harder than usual, his hair drawn back in a ponytail. A few strands at the front framed his face and the urge to tuck them behind his ears had to be ignored.
You flushed at the sight of the tiny smirk Jun had as he waited. He probably didn't even realise he was doing it, but it was a rare look on him and it was getting you even more bothered.
"Ready?" Jun asked and you fumbled to answer, distracted by the sheen of sweat making his body gleam under the sun.
"Uh, yeah!"
Jun immediately pounced and you wanted to say you tried but you were way too distracted for it to count– it was a miserable attempt and it ended with the blonde immediately knocking you back. The punch to the gut made you choke on the air and you narrowed your eyes as you got back into position to respond in kind.
It was unfair, how much he turned you on and yet… he seemed unaffected by all this. You were not blind. Perhaps a little optimistic but you could swear you felt the tension simmering between the two of you on some days, like something just waiting to snap. Sometimes, it felt like you were imagining it but, right now, it felt like a good time to test it out. The adrenaline, the frustration, the exhilaration was making you bolder than you usually felt.
You could play a little dirty. Let Jun taste a small portion of the desire you felt for him.
With a small smirk, you immediately went to grab Jun's bicep. The blonde froze for half a second at the sudden move out of nowhere, but when you just brushed past it and evaded his automatic attack, he looked confused. You bit back the smile on your face as you continued ‘fighting’, but really, it was just avoiding his attacks and making it look like you were attacking but all you were doing was touching him.
Innocent, casual brushes of skin against cloth, cloth against cloth and the rare meeting of skin against skin when you lightly scratched at his neck while trying to attack him or when you held his hand while diverting it– with every touch, Jun's complexion was getting warmer and his eyes were widening ever so slightly.
He was strangely quiet despite it, so you giddily assumed that he must not be hating it so much, but as it turned out, he was just slowly letting it build up. When you actually tugged him by the waist, it was like he snapped and flipped you over; the next thing you knew was that you had been knocked flat on your back, breath wheezing as your lungs got a shock from the impact. You panted heavily lying there for a few seconds, trying to regulate your breathing, until you realised that Jun was straddling you.
The president of the student council was hovering over you, both of you sweaty and dirty and so hot that you could feel the heat emanating off his body. The look in his eyes had you moving upwards immediately; dilated pupils, gleaming lips, the hair strands hanging just high enough to not touch the ground beside you. You slid your arms around his neck and nuzzled your face into the crook, dragging your lips over the hot skin.
You felt him shudder in your hands and you grinned against him; your little plan had worked. He was just as bothered as you now, wasn't he? Just a little more and maybe you could get him to actually do something about it too. You carefully slipped your arms down so that your fingers could dig into his muscles as you continued nipping at his neck.
"(Y- Y/n)," Jun stuttered, breathless, still panting from the exertion of the work-out, but to you, he sounded like he was winded from something else. Or atleast, you hoped it was something else. "Uh, um, this is, we are, we are outside, this is inappropriate!"
You blinked and paused your ministrations at his panicked tone. He really was such a goody two shoes.
"Is that so?" You said softly, dragging your nose up the column of his neck. You stopped at his ear and whispered, "Well, maybe I want you to do some inappropriate stuff to me, prez."
You felt him stiffen up even more and up close, you could tell that his skin was really starting to resemble some shade of red. With a careful move, you tugged him down and switched your positions so now you were the one straddling him, running your hands over his covered chest. The view was immaculate– his golden hair fanned around his face like a halo, his face pleading and desperate like he wanted you to stop but also not.
"Come on, Jun," you smiled down at him, your eyes half-lidded as you pressed teasing touches over his outfit, lightly tugging it at places. "Don't you want me? What's it gonna take for you to throw me on your bed and pound into me so hard that I can't walk to my classes tomorrow?"
"Oh," his voice wavered as he stared up at you, wide-eyed like a deer in headlights. "Don't be so vulgar, someone might hear you–!"
"A bit too late for that, isn't it?" You raised an eyebrow and looked down at your own hands all over him, your thighs straddling his waist and hips. Jun raised his hand and dropped it over his face to hide half his face from you and for the first time, you wondered if you had been wrong about it all along.
Did he not want this? Had you read all the signs wrong and forced yourself on him? It was a tiny part of you that wondered and worried but you knew that Jun wouldn't have let you get this far if he didn't want it too.
"Hey," you said, softly and a little unassuredly. Your hands stayed still over his collarbones, gently scratching the outfit in nervousness as you tried to voice your concern. "Jun. Tell me I didn't read it wrong. Tell me that you want me like I want you, Jun. Tell me you like me as much as I do."
Jun removed his hand to stare at you, cheeks still bright red, pupils still dilated, his Adam's apple bobbing unsurely as you gave him a timid look. You didn't know if you would be able to take a rejection from him. If he didn't want you…
"Huh?" He sounded confused and lost as he tried to sit up. You clambered back to let him do so and instead settled yourself between his legs while he looked at you, dazed and red-faced. "You… want me?"
That made you blink and the next second, you were laughing. He sounded so amazed by the idea that you would want him; was this boy blind? How could he not realise the power he held?
"Do you want to feel me down there?" You teased, dragging yourself closer to him. So close that your faces were barely an inch away and you could count his eyelashes. Close enough for your crotch to press against his. "You can find out just how much I want you."
Your words made him flush and his eyes darted downwards in an attempt to escape your sultry gaze but instead, he ended up seeing your exposed collarbones. Your outfit had mussed up in the tussle and with all the dragging and flipping you had done, your clothes had loosened up and seeing your shiny, golden skin was enough to get him.
"Maybe we should do that in my room?" He swallowed down the urge to sink his teeth into you. Your eyes widened and you nodded immediately, scrambling to stand up. There was no mistaking the way Jun was checking you out and now, after the training was over, you could feel the embarrassment crashing down about what you had just done. It didn't seem like Jun minded it though, if the way he practically dragged you over to meet his bed was any indication.
All that you had done to seduce him only to be unaware that just a sliver of your exposed skin was enough to make him actually snap.
my acc on tumblr here, surprisingly, is wabubman LMFAOOO 😭😭😭 but my twitter is the same name as my ao3!!!!
and Omg the fic… i cant wait i am loterally rolling around on the ground… ur truly my Goat
ahh I followed you :D my twitter is very unrelated to all this so I won't bother you over there 😭
I wouldn't expect much because I have actually never written smut and you didn't specify the level of spicy so it's... probably not going to be like full on smut but like a scene leading up to that? if that's okay? ;-;
if you say so 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻my ao3’s wubabub but i don’t have much posted LOOOL
I'll check it out when I get some time 🫶🏻 are you wubabub on here too? I'll follow you on my main!
I also feel that I should tell you that hopefully, I'll have your fic done by this weekend if nothing goes wrong! you just have to wait a teensy but longer ♡
