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.)

Manga Match 30 Doridosim

It's the long three day weekend, I'm all alone because everyone left me to go travel or go home, yesterday I helped out with senior banquet for my club which in total took 7 hours plus the hour I spent doing a sort of pre-hangout my upperclassman kind of roped me into, and I'm exhausted. I don't want to do work right now, so I'm coming at you with another manga. LOL honestly there's just so  much manga because it's easier to read in between classes than anime. Like I always forget my earphones and I don't like watching things without sound, so manga is kind of the only option. Also I realized since I have lecture in one of the biggest lecture halls on campus, I think people are actually looking at my phone lol. Also I can't wait for school to end in two weeks. My roommate is like a hyena when she laughs, but magnified so you can hear her 5 doors down, and her snoring is atrocious.

Something that kind of sucks about being an introvert is the fact that I get so tired after excessive social interaction. Like I had an adequate amount of sleep, but I just want to go back to sleep right now. Also I might have tonsillitis, but I can't tell because the on-campus clinic is closed until Tuesday. RIP, hope I last that long.

{Spoilers, but you already know the main guy and girl are gonna end up together so}

So the story mainly revolves around this nice guy named Kang Dol and his love life. There's nothing really special about him, he's pretty awkward and he's kind of overshadowed by his popular friend Hoo so he seems more like a traditional background character more than anything. But, the most popular girl, Dosim, in the theater department sees his kindness and falls in love with his sweet nature. Plot twist though, the two originally get together when Dol gets drunk and mistakenly confesses to Dosim instead of his actual crush, Dosim's friend Yang Yang. Yikes. Dosim is over the moon with happiness, but Dol doubts the genuineness of her feelings, as he had a past relationship where he was just used and thrown away by his high school crush who was very much the most popular girl in school, similar to Dosim's social status. However, Dol finally realizes how sweet Dosim really is, but things get kind of messy as Dosim realizes that Dol didn't mean to confess to her in the first place and Dol's friend Hoon becomes this competitive love interest.

It's your very typical sort of school life, romance, sort of set up. I think one thing that's nice about this is that Dol isn't perfect. He still gets jealous of Dosim hanging out with other people, but also doesn't want to come off as overbearing. He has a sense of how much is too much, but he also really loves Dosim in this awkward sort of way which is endearing. Dol is the classic nice guy, a prime example of nice guys not finishing last.

If you're looking for another manhwa to read, this is a pretty good one. It's got a pretty standard romance plot line in a university setting. There's nothing super standout, except some of the characters and their eccentric backstories I suppose.

LOL maybe I need to branch out into other genres, this romance-school life combination is starting to become too familiar.

Ah yeah, this girl was also a minor source of conflict in the story, she's kind of Dol's counterpart in a way? She made me kind of sad because she was so nice and noticed Dol for being a really spectacular human being, but because in Dol's heart there was only room for Dosim she was kind of sidelined.

LOL something that's so relatable is how Dol sees himself as being super ugly in a "how could anyone like someone like me" kind of way

ASDF it ended pretty cute with the two of them getting couple rings

I think something that's also pretty cute is the name of this manhwa. It's Dosim's name and her pet name for Dol put together.