Manga Match 38 Secret Crush

There's a thought that's been going through my head for a while now...and that thought is the Snickers commercial: you're not you when you're hungry. Sometimes my brain just thinks about weird things.

{Spoilers, but it's slice of life so you already know what's going down}

I was thinking about a new way that I could spin these because honestly the whole school life romantic drama category is all I really read due to my lack of romantic relations irl (yes I do realize how sad that sounds). So what I really came up with was a short summary and a short commentary on why this manga was different from your cookie cutter "boy meets girl" story which consists of stereotypical arcs ie the summer vacation beach arc, the arc with the meddlesome guy/girl who's jealous of the power couple, the first date arc, the misunderstanding due to lack of proper communication arc, and school festival arc to name a few. It's a pretty clear-cut recipe, so I should probably stop teasing my mom for only reading trash romance novels that have a formulaic story line as well. Sorry mom :')

So this was a story revolving around a guy and a girl, both who are seen as handsome and pretty respectively in their high school and both with something secret in common: they both have a secret crush on the other. Lucky for them, their love turns out to be mutual and after some awkwardness due to wonky communication and the meddlesome side characters in love with our MCs, they come together and live happily ever after. Pretty standard stuff right here.

However, something that kind of sets this manhwa/webtoon apart from the rest is the characteristics of the MCs. While usually there's a dichotomy between the guy and the girl, usually with one being smart and the other dumb, or one being social and the other antisocial, or some other form of contrasting characteristics, in this story the two of them seem to be the same person just of a different gender. They're both good looking, they're both shy around the other, and they both are dumb. Even at the end of the manhwa they're seen going into the exam that everyone is sure that they'll fail for another time which is kind of funny. I think it's a subtle reminder of how it's not always the famed "opposites attract" that rings true every time, but sometimes it's someone very similar to you that could end up being your fated person, or something heh.

Overall I'd say it's a pretty good read. It's got some really funny moments like the poop necklace, ohoho got your attention didn't I?, and some very relatable moments, especially during the exam season arc (T^T). But I definitely wouldn't say it's a must-read. I was mainly drawn into this one because it was completed if I'm being honest. I can't keep picking up manga and waiting ages for them to finish unfortunately, I need something to occupy my time that I can binge in the meantime.

(Sorry, no screenshots heh, nothing really spoke to me as something I needed to screenshot.)