- #1
The story is interesting, but I'm disgusted by Seo-heon's personality and actions. He is controlling, never bothers to explain himself, displays possessive and affectionate behavior towards Woo-hyun despite having a partner. The f*ck-or-die plot device makes their relationship even more uncomfortable, as it completely smears the boundaries. Yet Seo-heon doesn't see anything wrong about his behavior, even making nearly identical gifts to his partner and to Woo-hyun (he will surely have a perfect explanation if he is ever placed in a spotlight, but to any outsider this feels wrong).The novel is also already set up for a very annoying trope, which is common in Korean novels. First, the protagonist is set up as a damsel-in-distress; here, Woo-hyun's powers turning off and his body shutting down at set times. Then their friends, or more likely, love interests use their health and safety as an excuse to control them and severly limit their freedom; typically, by forcefully changing their place of residence, limiting contacts with other people, disallowing certain behaviors, etc.
