Highschool, turn off your brain, deliquents, bratty bottom, pretty boy in an all boy's school, pretty boy wannabe deliquent x smitten bully x smitten black cat deliquent, delayed puberty disorder, love triangle, to be continued, grey morality everyone, bullying, smut but without actual showing dicks, smell kink, horny teenagers everywhere, the men who yearn are the men who earn
TW: SA, [internalized] homophobia, sexualized delayed puberty disorder, one-sided emotional incest from his sister, forced feminization (because of physical disorders), gynecomastia i think these are the weirdest TWs I've ever written.
Full review [no spoilers] ->
Okay so. Uh. Well let's start with the pros. This manhwa was VERY entertaining, for someone who's into noncon/dubcon it's a pretty good choice. All of the characters are of age so there's that. I liked the dynamic, i prefer when tops fall first and bottom is the one to give in the last. I liked both of the MLs, even tho one of them is a bully he has a very satisfying character development + jealousy is chef's kiss in this one.
Now let's address the elephant in the room, and I won't soften it: this manhwa sexualizes puberty disorder. So basically in order to make the MC as much of a pretty twink, he is genetically developing incorrectly, he's as tall as he was in middle school and he's very feminized through the series. The size difference is massive and pretty ridiculous, because while MC could pass as a short adult/highschooler on his own, next to other students he looks ridiculously small. And i understand it in some way - this school is supposed to be full of big bad deliquents, so them being big makes sense. Also, it's an all boy's school so it's pretty convincing that they would sexualized the only pretty and feminine loser boy in the whole building. But yeah uh. Well just letting you know what you're getting yourself into.
When he's NOT being sexualized, his disorder is pretty well addressed, he has a ton of self-image issues, he hates how short he is and is doing his best to do anything to change that, while his environment is NOT helping. He's so used to being a deliquent gaining this title back is his main motivation. I really like grey morality characters, or freak4freak, so seeing (wannabe) deliquent x deliquent trope was so fun for me.
The 2nd ML is a typical bully who does what he does because he's in love with MC but doesn't know it. It doesn't justify his actions ofc but as i said, his character development is very satisfying and he regrets his actions without pressuring MC into ever forgiving him.
Now... The sister. She's basically obsessed with her brother, a typical yandere sibling who won't let their brother be with any girl. She IS into BL tho so she's okay with him being in a gay relationship? XD. The whole situation balances on her being a platonic yandere sister and a weird ass emotional incest. She never does any sexual advances to him but she DOES pretty weird stuff regarding his sexuality in general. It's pretty hard to explain without spoiling anything but the MC constantly calls her a crazy bitch and i feel like it's her best description. She is one crazy bitch.
The 1st ML is pretty understanding about MC's disorder and is the only person who's seemingly not into MC for his body and truly loves him. Dude is a tsundere WHILE yandere yearner, which I don't see often.
In general, this series gets better with addressing the more serious issues as it goes, and while it's not finished at the moment, the main couple is together by now.
If someone can turn off their brain and enjoy the ride, this series is for you. But if any TWs are too much for you (which is completely valid) it's a no-no.
