honestly— i originally only read the orv webtoon bcs of kdj. i didn’t really care much about the other characters bcs it felt like there wasn’t enough effort put into exploring their stories deeply, so why should i care 'bout them?— then after digging around for a while, i found out it was originally a novel, and i decided to give it a try since i had never read a web novel before. and yeah— i’m really thankful my past self made that decision.
i know this sounds exaggerated, but i started reading the novel during a point in my life where i felt like all my efforts meant nothing. like i was nobody, like i would never find my place in the world. i was even doubting whether i should keep drawing— i felt genuinely miserable. and the only thing i remember doing during that entire month of uncertainty was reading. reading orv.
i didn’t even know if i would actually finish it because i always end up dropping really long books halfway through. but there was something in every chapter that kept pushing me to turn the next page. this curiosity that wouldn’t let me sleep before finishing a chapter. i kept reading until i lost track of time, completely immersed in a world i couldn’t understand why it fascinated me so much, but there i was, sitting in the corner of my room, reading like my life depended on it.
unexpectedly, orv became the comfort i needed to quiet my mind. it stayed with me during the days where i didn’t want to do anything except read, during the days where getting out of bed felt like such a huge effort, during the days where i thought i was the only person living a difficult life— it even changed the way i see stories. it taught me to appreciate the love and effort behind the creation of a story.
i know orv isn’t a perfect story, but it had the spark i needed to love stories again, to trust myself again, to keep living so i could continue discovering hundreds of stories i still haven’t encountered yet. that’s why orv has such a special place in my heart— especially for that 15 year old kid who thought he would never truly enjoy something again.
this is so sudden— i never had the courage to write something like this, like a letter for the love i have for a story, but i wrote it right now... i think its bcs i want to believe im not the only one who feels insane for loving a story with so many chapters, mistakes, and cliches that, in the end, made my life so much happier and less ruined... haha
