I know the drama just kept getting dragged but, ya'll know how much Jeakyung blames his self for what happened to Dan right? Bro gotta be too ashamed to face KD, and he knows he can't ask more from him even if it regards abt his feelings after all the sh** he had done so all that happened just make sense. We'll get to that point later anyway so just give it a progress and patience guys.
I feel like it'll connect to Su Ah's perception into protecting Juhyeok as the omega (hopefully author would put it that way) cuz the flashback showed a child Su Ah that everyone 'knew' as an 'omega' (and looks like being belittle and exploited too), I think his exprience as a child being exploited while perceived as an omega made him become overly worried and protective of Juhyeok (the scenting) when he manifested in that gender, although it can't be denied that what Su Ah did is still nonconsensual but it explains the psychology and motivations of his actions (IF the author is actually intending the narrative in that way).
Therapy needs me bruh: Even in a manwha they showed how people could sexualized a kid. I don't really know the meaning behi
I just hope when BWAT-nim said "after Shuraka and Tei's death" they're saying Shuraka and Tei died of old age and that's when they're finally evolving into a new world and generation
Mia: @Chlorine this isn’t a rumor. The author herself clarified this on her Twitter. Here...
it was mentioned that birth is "crucial" for those who bear the eyes of Natam, it's a must that they had to spread their seed to 'continue' the bloodline because if they didn't their blood will turn to gold and it will become a poison that will slowly kill the eye bearer, so unless Shuraka produce an offspring with someone else (since the author confirmed this wasn't an mpreg) he would perish as it was the 'gold punishment' of Natam.
Meiko. Idk: @PlotBeforeSleep if im not wrong it said they have to "spill their seed" aka just bust a
The author confirmed there's no mpreg in this story, then that means Shuraka either had to empregnate someone or he will die if he won't produce an offspring....
I'm still putting my trust in the author, pls BWAT-nim let this not be the same ending as Taming the Tiger
oh I get where you're coming from, it's canon that Ilay has more humanity than Zhenya, but understanding where Zhenya came from (his upbringing, environment, and perception of how survival in this world where one little slip means death which shaped him as a person), and given that Taekjoo is literally his enemy that he needs to unalive, it's more accurate and understandable as to why BoySeason portrayed him as someone without human empathy, unlike Ilay who literally grew with a normal environment and family, he's personality became too confusing for me because it doesn't really have any structural background to show how he ended up the way he is, and then his obsession towards Taeui just added up to my confusion cuz there's really no structure as to where his twisted feelings for actually came from, it's so shallow that the author just used the phone call with their childhood to buildup their emotional tension (in my opinion).
I'll be honest Passion is my first love fr, but after I came across with CA it ended up as my last and true love, there's just a lot in that novel that filled the things I felt lacking in Passion, and idk if I will ever come across with another masterpiece story like CA again.
Ava: @PlotBeforeSleep I never talked about who fell in love first... I talked about which one
Between Passion and CA, I'll say that Taeui and Ilay's relationship is the ones that are too impulse and immediate with no roots at all. Ilay's obsession with Taeui just doesn't really make any sense. Taeui's actually the one who has some kind of stockholm, his difference with Taekjoo is that Taekjoo will never look back if ever he got the chance to escape Zhenya's grasp, and every escape attempts he did and compliance with Zhenya is all for his survival, while Taeui is even willing to go back to Ilay (it's now in the current Passion arc) without even a sliver thought of all the abuse and how he should be running away from that man, and him constantly trying run away when Ilay held him captive is just him being rebellious against Ilay (which doesn't tie to his survival at all), even the time he first ran away from Ilay and the moment Ilay finally got to talk to him and told Taeui he'll hunt him and find him, Taeui even felt thrilled about it (which is already a sign of his inner conflicted feelings for Ilay that he doesn't know yet), which made Taeui and Ilay's relationship too impulsive and immediate without any structured buildup at all.
Both stories are still great tho, but CA just has more relationship structure, plot and character's depth (with psychological roots and upbringing), while in Passion is more immediate than developed.
chokerontheroad: @PlotBeforeSleep that's pretty informative! and when I say faster it was really a non-...
No, they did not fall in love instantly, and I don’t know why some people who claim they read the novel keep saying that when they clearly didn’t. I'll just explain the timeline because some non-novel readers or confused novel readers think Taekjoo stayed and fell inlove way easily because of Stockholm syndrome—but it’s really not that simple.
Right now (Season 2), we’re still in the island arc. After the last assault scene (the tattoo part), the upcoming scenes are already consensual, though still tied to Taekjoo’s survival. This arc is mainly about Taekjoo struggling and trying to bargain his way out. Nothing romantic is happening here. Even if Zhenya shows small moments of kindness, Taekjoo never sees it as love. He’s fully aware he’s stuck and is just adapting to survive. He never romanticizes anything and is always planning to escape. And he does escape. But then he gets framed and becomes wanted in both Korea and Russia. When Zhenya finds him again, Taekjoo doesn’t stay out of love—he stays because it’s the smartest way to survive. He uses Zhenya just as much as Zhenya wants him. That’s where their “situationship” starts.
In this one people need to stop treating this like a typical fast-burn romance. Taekjoo staying came with conditions. He was always ready to leave if Zhenya crossed the line. Over time, he benefits from the arrangement—he clears his name, regains control of his life, and keeps his autonomy. And by the end of Part 1 (after a year), they’re barely even together most of the time. Zhenya stays in Korea, helps Taekjoo in the background, even checks on his mother—but none of this is openly romantic yet. It’s slow, subtle, and built on actions, not feelings. The actual emotional shift only starts yeaaaaars later (that's where in the part 2 novel), and Taekjoo doesn’t even fully acknowledge his feelings until the end of Volume 5.
So yeah this is not a cliché enemies-to-lovers where they fight, get dramatic, and suddenly fall in love. This is a slow burn built on survival, negotiation, and gradual emotional development—if you’re expecting instant romance, this is not the one you're expecting.
chokerontheroad: wanted to start a competition between ml and ilay but smth tells me this ml and this mc will fall in
I was very disappointed at the author, but then I thought that maybe (and also desperately hoping) in the future chapters Juhyeok’s gonna be claiming to also like doing it with Su Ah (like the case in Jinx that's why we don't see any coercion s*x warnings in every sm*t) but just feeling conflicted and denial bcoz of his secondary gender, but if that's not gonna be the case then ig the author just really have a fetish for concepts like this.
Brochacho: "scenes of coercive nature" and there's actual ra** in the chapter :) at this point the author deser
You promised Dan to let him leave after the title match, after all the sh*ts you've done to him and then finally promising him to let him get his life back ofcourse he'll be eager to leave, he'll be packing his things eventually anyway so he just wanted to get it all ready, but taking your anger out on him just because you're pressured and stressed and every little thing annoys you, you just wanted to play victim and everyone to understand your whining *ss atp, you can't even encourage your *ss to properly communicate your feelings with him yet you want and expect him to act thoughtful not to trigger your stressed and pressured *ss, understand your frustration, and put up with your bullsh*ts yet again? Unless you put your sh*ts together, figure out what you truly feel and wanted, and communicate with Dan, you both will just keep going around in circles with no progress.
I know Jaekyung’s been through a lot, but I just really can't sympathize with him, it's somewhat valid that he snapped with everything and everyone because he'd been through a lot, but expecting Dan to be thoughtful somehow and understand his frustrations is just all bullsh*t. If you so much as loathed that ugly *ss bald b*tch then wait and let your *ss to take out all your anger on him in the match since you wanted to prove yourself better than him so much, but what you so so desperately need right now is communication with Dan, atleast ask and beg him to stay even just for a little while, maybe he could help your stressed *ss to lighten up.
I recommend you to just read the novel, the manhwa is still ongoing so obviously it'll still take a while before that happens, but dw Tkj will be leaving that place soon and be getting his revenge then.
kati: this is getting boring like let the man escape 💀
it was in an indefinitely hiatus because of some, idk, issues in the publishing company, the author already made a statement about it in twxtter and said that they're also still waiting for another opportunity to continue Dear 00 and Foul Start (maybe if the issue in the company got fixed or if another company decided to pick their story, idk but it'll definitely take a long while).
iwannagraduate: Does anyone have any info about dear 00? I remember bwat started two diff work, one of it was dear 0
So this is gonna be the starting moment where Jaekyung must start to face what he deeply wants. Tho since being the best MMA fighter has been his goal from the beginning ig he just doesn't want his personal feelings that even he himself can't even name yet to be a distraction with his life long passion, but he also know deep down that he now doesn't wanna let KD go while at the same time knew that the moment he finishes his 'must-win' match KD has to leave, so it's starting to confound him since he finally thought having KD by his side has become one of the things he truly wanted other than his career, but he also can't get shaken with personal feelings now that his goal is now finally right in front him🥹
