I really don't get the Asian vs Western comparisons cause so far this isn't so different from BL lmao. Ilya is the flirty hot-and-cold seme and Shane is the shy insecure uke 🤪

The author's own voice occasionally spills over the protagonist's narration and I wonder if what he wants to tell is more suited for the essay form rather than a novel. But for a debut work it is good and the style is quite nice.

Finished Arc 5 + the post-arc 5 side story... Bro why do Bee and Moth have more romantic chemistry than Bee and Dieyi 😭
Also Moth is def my fave of the side cast. He def creeps up on you lol

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The lack of revenge murder spree 😔

I am not against adaptational changes, I loved Pinocchio, but all the changes here were either pointless (Harlander), clichéd (abusive dad, falling for quirky girl with "different" opinions who is also the creator mouthpiece), or strips the og of complexity in favour of black and white victimhood

and it also feels like even though Dieyi can be cunning in his methods, he is unquestionably the victim in every scenario and often represents the authorial viewpoint. Whereas the students feel a lot more morally grey?

Firstly, the "abused character experiences freedom" character arc has been done to death and even Towei herself has written this archetype before with much more nuance and complex emotions (Li Zhizhi)

I've been reading a lot of marriage-themed BL lately for some reason lol. Idk why but I find them cute even though I'm so anti marriage irl 😆