I honestly thought the story would build toward that moment of change, since it felt like it was being set up as a major turning point---- but it never happened. The MC continued to live solely for the sake of making the people around him happy, and not once did it feel like he was doing anything for himself.

Even toward the end, when the ML starts connecting the dots about the "aunt" Wonwoo mentioned, it felt abrupt and underexplored. Up until the very end, the MC never truly let go of his past, nor was he ever fully honest with the ML. While one could argue that this is because the present Yoon is not the same Yoon from his past life, it still feels lacking. The fact that he kept such important parts of himself hidden---- including the truth about the aunt---- made me question the depth of his love for the ML. To me, love should involve being able to lay your heart bare, and that never really happened here (though that might also be my bias from reading Chinese novels that emphasize that kind of emotional openness and tenderness).

We, as readers, know so much about the MC, but his partner only knows very little about him. One could argue that Yoon chose not to ask or dig deeper out of consideration, so as not to make the MC uncomfortable. However, in the end, the decision not to open up still lies with the MC, who kept his heart guarded and never fully allowed himself to be vulnerable. If this kind of characterization were given to the ML instead, I'm certain many readers would criticize him for not verbalizing his feelings and for never truly opening up. It likely wouldn't be received as leniently. Perhaps it's also because the story is predominantly uke-centered that this dynamic is more easily accepted.

I really wish these aspects had been explored more. The romance was already established, but the emotional depth and the MC's personal closure were not given the same level of attention. It's a shame, because the story had so much potential. I'd like to believe that the MC truly loved the ML, but he never explicitly expressed it to him the way the ML did. Even in the moments when he did say it, there was a sense of uncertainty---- his own POV didn't provide any strong self-realization or emotional weight behind those words. It almost felt as if they were said simply to label or justify their physical relationship.

The closest indication we get of his feelings comes from his physical reactions and flustered responses to the ML's suggestive remarks, which ultimately brings everything back to their s*xual dynamic. Because of that, it feels like what they had---- at least from the MC's side--- was rooted more in physical intimacy than in emotional connection. While one could argue that his lack of rejection or discomfort implies love (and that may very well be the case), it often came across more as dependency or a fear of abandonment rather than a fully realized, emotionally grounded love in MC's side. And that, more than anything, adds to the overall sense of incompleteness for me.

For most of the story, the only thing that seemed to distinguish the ML from others was their physical relationship, since the MC treated everyone on "his side" with the same level of care. Because of that, the romance felt somewhat bland to me, with s*xual intimacy acting as the main driving force. Personally, I didn't enjoy reading their s*x scenes much either because not ones did I feel love and tenderness in their s*xual interc**rse and the words shared in between in the MC's side and even the ML sometimes, as it focused more on dominance and control rather than tenderness---- at least until the very end.

Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the plot, and many of my questions were answered. But the MC's emotional closure, especially regarding his past life, remained unresolved, which left the story feeling unfinished.

Won Woo and Gye Yoon

His s*x scenes with Idan, though thankfully not very frequent, felt completely unnecessary.

The story plot is amazing. The MC deserves the happiness. Sometimes I think the MC of this world, how miserable he was. Unpopular opinion but the ML is cute (but only for MC haha) . I wish I could see the power manifestation of hwan but it wasn't mentioned till the end. She is cute.

But after finishing it I think it could have been better in many places. Some side characters are mentioned so many times, but still not elaborated. Like the character Idan. Also some characters were given too much attention like that swung wook (I forgot the name, whatever that annoying water esper) and his friend (the A rank esper leader) . There were potential to introduce so many amazing characters and their stories. Even though there were so many people, But after finishing the novel, it feels like the story was only about MC and ml. This is also the first time where I skipped smut scenes in the novel.

Arguably way more OP than the ML. And I loved how the ML was untraditionally younger/needy/more emotional etc.

MC is kind of a tsun.

the mind control!

How about Nani?? Nobody told MC about Nani yet! And what happened to the Ji siblings?? How about other pairings? The only other pairing in this novel is that Seung-wook (don't remember the spelling) and Idan, but we all know it's not going to last! Like, are there really no other remotely interesting guide in their world aside from Won Woo? Anyway, I probably just want everyone to have their own partners so they will not covet our Won Woo anymore.