Trapped 올가미

by Haemuri

Chae-a Han and Yunsu Park may be perfect angels at church, but Chae-a is really a foul-mouthed ex-convict, and Yunsu is… a vampire? When Yunsu blackmails Chae-a with a murder she didn’t commit, she begins searching for ways to escape the situation until the perfect opportunity presents itself. With Yunsu’s life now at her mercy, the two begin a life-or-death game of cat and mouse, only to find themselves falling deeper and deeper into each other’s traps...

Genres: Manhwa, Manga, Romance, Fantasy, Vampires, Enemies To Lovers, Webcomic

Unknown Binding

Published September 2, 2019

Reviews

[Saskia [University era] · Rating 5 out of 5]

✧.* 6 star read (kicking my feet)
╰┈➤ ❝ 🍷 Promise me that you'll stay with me forever.''
webtoon/ psychology thriller
gimme more these, the tension was so good >>
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
₊˚ 𓍢ִ໋🌹191 chapters (main story)
₊˚ 𓍢ִ໋🌹12 chapters of the side story
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
ᯓ★ top tier tension
ᯓ★ top tier plot
ᯓ★ hot main characters
ᯓ★ vampires
ᯓ★ yearning
ᯓ★ tons of kissing scenes after ch. 88
(literally so hot ngl)
cute hot with tons of tension scenes
ᯓ★lowkey toxic dynamic but I ate it up
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ They are so cute and so hot ugh.
˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ Messy plot but I lowkey live for it.
˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ I want more moments of them but I am so glad that they are happyy
˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ Rollercoaster story alert
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
๋࣭ ⭑🕸 🦇 🕸๋࣭ ⭑
Characters
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
💐 Yun-Su Park.
༉‧₊˚🕯️He's so obessed with her, yearns for her, loves her, protects her.
༉‧₊˚🕯️This story is so unique omg
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
🧸🌹 Chae-A Han.
༉‧₊˚🕯️ Girl boss girlie
༉‧₊˚🕯️ She's so strong and funny, i love her
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
🌺Rose
༉‧₊˚🕯️Sis, you stressed me out omg
༉‧₊˚🕯️ Outsmarted your own dad, thats the only good thing
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
🦋Geu-Rim.
༉‧₊˚🕯️Likeable character omg
༉‧₊˚🕯️he protected Chae sm and he sees her as his sister
༉‧₊˚🕯️rebirth, literally
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
🦇 Abeoji
༉‧₊˚🕯️I hate you so much. Please just you shouldn't have existed.
༉‧₊˚🕯️The bane of peoples suffering
༉‧₊˚🕯️Psycho
︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
Chae-a Han and Yunsu Park may be perfect angels at church, but Chae-a is really a foul-mouthed ex-convict, and Yunsu is… a vampire? When Yunsu blackmails Chae-a with a murder she didn’t commit, she begins searching for ways to escape the situation until the perfect opportunity presents itself. With Yunsu’s life now at her mercy, the two begin a life-or-death game of cat and mouse, only to find themselves falling deeper and deeper into each other’s traps...

will reread this in the future, I love them sm

[Anonymous Soul ( FREE PALESTINE ) · Rating 5 out of 5]

🌑 5 stars ⭐ 🌑

Warning ⚠️: ENEMIES TO LOVERS!!

Woah! It’s been a while since I’ve been this invested in a story!
Chae-a Han and Yunsu Park....god, they were made for each other! They’re the only couple in a long time that I absolutely refuse to ship with anyone else.

Neither of them knew how to love or be loved since they had never been in a situation like that before, but the way they worked it out between themselves was just fabulous. 😩✨
Yunsu is a character with questionable behavior, even toward Chae-a, but when that happens, she knows how to hold her ground, making him chase after her until he’s desperate. 🫣

And despite all of that, no one can deny the hot, fiery attraction between them. 🫠 You just keep wanting more while holding your breath...

Sure, the starting was a bit frustrating but it gets better with some patience.

The story and side characters weren't all that but.... Since this was a genuine enemies to lovers, im content ❣️

🕸️ Plus, the art just keeps getting better and better as you go further~🕸️

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Are they toxic? Yes. Is it addicting? Yes. The art is incredible, the storyline has a good pace, and the characters are intriguing. You'll be in suspense up until the end.

EDIT: the final episodes dropped and O.M.G I could not be more satisfied with an ending. If this manhwa ever gets an English print edition, I am buying it up like tech bros bought Bitcoin. I would pay so much money to own a physical copy of this series.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

not a book but since it's on goodreads so why not.

no one does slow burn better than them. Enemies to lovers? Naur, enemies AND lovers. I was gagged, seated and foaming at the mouth for the whole 191 chapters.

[27/7/24 update]
just finished the side stories and the ending is literal perfection. I fear nothing is ever topping this

[aamna · Rating 2 out of 5]

This could’ve been a 5 star read but it was unnecessarily dragged like crazy, and side characters were getting too much screen time. The author overstated the importance of side characters like Rose, like I dgaf tbh, infact I find her very annoying and didn’t want to know her backstory.

The main couple …. were sooooo annoying, the denial of feelings and misunderstandings goes on for 100+ chapters and it really pmo.

Apart from that, I still finished it, the beginning 40-60 chapters were really good, but it kinda derailed afterwards.

2 stars for me🙂

[Blaine Sirius ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now THIS is a vampire x human done right😩💯

[Atheina Vismark · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this so many times. Is it toxic? Oh yes? Am I still addicted to it? Yeahhhhh

[airu · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think i've re-read this webtoon 3 times now and i eat it up every single time. an ACTUAL enemies to lovers trope done right

[Leila ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enemies-to-lovers excellence 🛐🛐 por la mitad se hacía un toque repetitivo pero honestly? Me mantuvo tan entretenida that I don't even care. Tuve que esperar 1 semana para leer LITERALMENTE el último capítulo y la espera fue una tortura (además de que no me enorgullece admitir que para cuando leí el capítulo, me había olvidado de casi todo lo que había pasado xd). Pero teniendo en cuenta la mala suerte que suelo tener con historias de vampiros, esta estuvo bastante buena, y el dibujo es fenomenal. El prota cuando se ponía en modo vampiro (aka cuando se le ponían los ojos amarillos) era literalmente Yahwi de Yours to Claim.

3.5 de 5 estrellas.

[Nathismyking · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quel classique d'Halloween

[Lorraine Tan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was terrified and creeped out. Came for the romance, left with an eerie feeling of men. The start was incredibly intriguing, but it progressively got bland, though still scary for me. If I was the female lead, I would just die on the first episode. He is not the standard. Might try to give it another chance though.

[Sara ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, I finally finished this. The enemies to lovers was peak, but I felt like the last season dragged on.

[jov · Rating 4 out of 5]

whoa... ok.

damn, i didn't think i would enjoy this that much SHDKS,, mainly because i'm usually not for toxic romances, or vampire romances in general. but man, this one is different (it definitely is still toxic for the most part, don't get me wrong)

i think the main reason why this works so well is that Chae-A is an extremely strong fl. she's actually smart and uses her brain, she's headstrong, even when she's dead terrified she'll still try and fight her way out of it in order to survive (even if resorting to less than ethical means). They have an extremely interesting dynamic, where they're both afraid of each other, but also both indebted to each other, so there's this weird sort of understanding between the two. They are enemies, but also allies. They hate each other, but they can't deny the tension between them. No matter how much they try and get rid of the other they end up inadvertently on the same side of the coin. it was just really interesting

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

This was so good. It started out as a psychological thriller but evolved into something much more layered. Han Chae-a (MC) and Park Yunsu (ML) have consistent characterisation and with how their relationship started out, their romance is definitely a slow burn, but it’s one of the most well written enemies to lovers stories I’ve read. HCA and PYS honestly have a toxic relationship and PYS is a yandere but the author did such a good job with developing them as complex characters and their relationship that everything makes sense and doesn’t feel forced. And I don’t know whether it was intentional or not but as the story developed the characters’ dynamics changed, the art style also improved a lot. PYS got so much hotter, like he wasn’t a sickly vampire any longer.

There are a lot of nuances in their relationship and though at first it seems like they’re always at each other’s throats, and to be fair, this aspect of their relationship doesn’t change for them, but as the plot progresses and they spend more time with each other, they learn (albeit not by choice) to trust each other and lean on each other in a world that didn’t teach them how to love. They’re similar in a lot of ways and the most significant is probably how neither of them know how to love the “right way”, which is why their relationship works - they’re not perfect people but they’re perfect for each other. HCA is the only one who can deal with someone like PYS and PYS is the only one who accepts HCA for who she is.

There’s a lot of symbolism in the story that shows readers how the characters are affected by their actions and past. For example, why both HCA and PYS go to church, and how it’s related to something in themselves that they feel is inadequate.

The supporting characters like Grimm, Rose, Leo and even Grey and Gemino were all well developed too and they’re all vital to the plot development so if the author hadn’t written them well, then the story wouldn’t have been as good as it is. The relationships between the main and supporting characters were written with intent and I especially liked how PYS and Grimm’s relationship evolved over time as Grimm grew up and realised how good PYS had raised him. Rose’s sacrifice was a sad event for some of the characters but it was the catalyst to bringing down the immortal Grey and it was also a chance for the author to show readers a little of Grey and Rose’s past. And shout-out to Leo because I think he's the unsung hero of the story. So many things would've been worse if he wasn't there and in fact even HCA and PYS wouldn't have their happy ending without Leo. He had lost Rose but at least he still had Grimm and the opportunity to die as a human instead of living eternally as a half blood.

For a story focusing on vampires, I liked how the author didn’t sugarcoat anything and showed how gruesome and cruel vampires can be towards humans. This is particularly true at the start when the author lays the foundation of the story and slowly builds the links between HCA and PYS, where PYS is constantly terrorising HCA and treating her like a toy to play with.

Besides that, I think ‘Trapped’ is such an apt title for this webtoon because there were so many times while I was reading where I thought “wow HCA and PYS have such an ill fated relationship” because they were truly entangled and there seemed to be no escape for either of them. Therefore, I liked how the story ended - after so long, they were finally free of each other, but this time around, HCA was willing to choose PYS. HCA had always been trapped with PYS due to PYS forcing her into undesirable situations, and she had hated herself for having romantic feelings for him, but in the end, she decided to accept them and save PYS from the verge of death. Also PYS telling HCA that he would always love her more than she loved him was such a satisfying moment, even though it was clear early on how obsessed he was with her.

[Lu ⋆⁺₊⋆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

↠ ☆☆☆.3

[sam (taylor's version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

well that was my first and last dark romance :)

[Shira More · Rating 5 out of 5]

What would really happen if a murderous vampire became obsessed with a woman who has nothing left to lose. A dark, messy, toxic masterpiece.

[Hope (nico robin's version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fcking masterpiece. Real enemies to lovers almost until the end 😂

[eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh my gosh!!! this was SO good. this was my third try at reading this bevause the first few chapters, the art style was HORRENDOUs. but after chapter like 10-15 i think it good WAYY better and actually turned out to be so beautiful 😭 this was a psychological thriller dark romance and ouuu my gosh it’s right underneath purple hyacinth. yunsu and chae-a han were SO messy like i don’t even know how this turned out to be a love story question mark 😭 and i could NOT believe some of the things he did but you know what they honestly match each other’s freak so they both have some issues. this also reminded me of dreaming freedom, although it definitely was a little darker. one of the best manwha oat???

[Alicia Maetz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top 1 de mes livres préférés TOUS CONFONDUS.

Je suis actuellement DÉVASTÉE d’avoir fini ce webtoon. J’ai été littéralement obsédé par ce manhwa, première fois de ma vie où je me forcer à ne pas le lire car je n’arrivais pas à m’arrêter.
Je n’ai jamais vu un ennemies to lovers d’une aussi grande qualité dans tous les livres que j’ai pu lire de ma vie. Impossible de faire mieux.

Chae Ah et Yunsu Park se déteste dès le début, puis se déteste eux-même de s’aimer.

« J'ai envie de la mordre au cou et aux épaules jusqu'au sang et de l'étouffer dans mes bras. »
Svp, si ça, c’est pas une phrase de psychopathe ?

Bordel comment c’était dingue, l’histoire était tellement addictive ça fait extrêmement longtemps que j’ai pas lu ça. L’histoire des persos secondaires, le passé des protas, l’histoire tout court enft.

Chae Ah TOP 1 de mes persos féminins préférés de tous les livres que j’ai pu lire. Elle a un putain de caractère, j’ai adoré.

Ils se détestent TELLEMENT c’était une dinguerie j’ai jamais vu ça bordel. Yunsu Park 🫵🏻 à faire le mec manipulateur/ psychopathe puis ensuite à être dans le déni des ses sentiments, pour finir obsédé par elle. HE FALL FIRST AND HE FALLS HARDER 🫵🏻🫵🏻 👊🏻💥👊🏻💥👊🏻💥

Review longue mais obligé.

Conclusion : meilleur ennemies to lovers jamais créée et indétrônable
—————
Pour finir :
« - Est-ce que tu essayes de me draguer là ?
- Est-ce que c’est entrain de marcher ? » 🥲

[Hamda Hammad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would like to grab every person I come across and tell them to read this manhwa. The art is amazing, the plot and the characters are so complex with amazing backstories all around. Both the people from the main couple are equally deranged. Their relationship was toxic from start to end BUT GOOD LORD, I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT.
THIS... THIS IS PEAK ENEMIES TO LOVERS.
I don't think anything could top this story. This was so good. SO FREAKING GOOD.

[VI · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terminado de leer 21/02/2025

[metereopatia]

Well this was toxic but also compelling to read, I have no defense.

mini-rant: the psycho waited 189 chapters to drop lines like "I feel more at ease. More than I did when I was trying to have you by any means." or "[…] I didn’t actually care if you were a vampire or not. It’s just that I was always the happiest when you were by my side. My meaningless eternity… gained meaning, thanks to you." or "[…] Just imagine getting away from me. It’s what you’ve always wanted. Your life has never been easy, has it? Just think of me as another passing misfortune." where was this energy 100 chapters before man, god that took so long.
Also my girl Chae-a deserves a lifetime of rest and holidays, but she'd probably get bored, go off queen I guess

[Axelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

And what if I tell you, there is a "I hate you" "I know" scene?? Vampires can still be well done thnks Haemuri

I keep thinking about this one

[think for yourself · Rating 5 out of 5]

Це моя найулюбленіша red flag ❌ історія ever. Вона реально стала ловушкою для мене, бо я не змогла вибратися і прочитала її до кінця. 💖

5/5

[ˈrēdər · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trapped membuka alur dari setiap season dengan cukup chaos, kita sebagai pembaca dari luar dinding harus tahan, melihat alur cerita bergerak melalui hubungan kompleks dua tokoh utamanya yang berperan sebagai pengecoh. Konflik diselesaikan dengan cepat, ringkas, tanpa membuang banyak waktu. Karakter-karakter pendukung juga dipergunakan pada tempatnya, meski keberadaan mereka hanya sekedar menjadi penjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan seputar vampire.

Park Yunsu & Han Chae-a adalah epitome dari bagaimana thrope enemies-to-lovers dalam fiksi seharusnya dikemas. Keduanya setara secara mental bahkan jika Chae-a dianggap lebih lemah secara fisik ketimbang Park Yunsu—ia tahu cara yang paling kuat untuk bertahan dari kejaran manipulatif dan rentetan blackmail yang dilakukan oleh si vampire adalah dengan terus melawan. Begitupun Park Yunsu yang mencoba mengamankan posisinya sebagai predator, ia terus mencari celah untuk menyerang mangsanya, meski harus menunggu dan bersabar. Hubungan mereka berdua terlihat natural, beracun, dan intens, dengan tingkat sexual tension yang tinggi.

Menilik dari background karakter, baik Park Yunsu dan Han Chae-a punya background yang menarik. Cara mereka dipertemukan juga sangat berkesan, di mana mengambil latar-latar tempat yang tidak biasa sebagai jalur komunikasi dan transaksi rahasia yang hanya mereka berdua yang tahu. Membuat lingkaran jebakan mengalung intim serta erat pada leher kedua tokoh ini. Kita menyaksikan tanpa dinding bagaimana keduanya saling mengkultuskan ego masing-masing, lewat sentuhan fisik berlebih, pembicaraan dua wajah yang terlampau dekat, dan bagian sekitar yang ikut ambil peran dalam mengintimidasi.

Sebagai "antagonis" pengacau kehidupan tenang dan aman masing-masing, keduanya berakhir terikat satu sama lain. Park Yunsu adalah contoh male lead yang urung mengancam menggunakan aura, di awal penampilannya, ia tampil kasual, tenang, dan terlihat normal, seperti lelaki pada umumnya. Ia juga tidak digambarkan sangat berkuasa atau terlalu dominan hingga membuat orang lain merasa "takut" padanya. Ia charming, sangat kharismatik, yang jujur saja, itu membuat karakternya sebagai predator justru lebih mematikan.

Orang yang tidak tahu mungkin menganggap Park Yunsu seorang lelaki yang sopan, mempunyai wajah tampan, dan dibesarkan atau dididik dengan baik saja oleh orang tuanya—kenyataan mengerikan di balik persona luarnya hanya diberikan teruntuk Han Chae-a, ia mengintimidasi Han Chae-a menggunakan ketakutan isolasi yang hanya bisa dirasakan oleh Han Chae-a seorang, ditambah power supernatural yang membuatnya menjadi sangat sulit untuk dikalahkan. Beberapa mungkin mewajarkan perilaku Park Yunsu—toh, ia bukan seorang manusia, tapi terkhusus Park Yunsu, karakternya dibuat senormal mungkin sampai pada satu titik; kalau ia bukan seorang vampire, maka ia hanya seorang psikopat yang pintar memasang topeng palsu di depan orang lain.

Untuk Han Chae-a, ia adalah contoh female lead dengan perilaku defensif paling tajam. Seorang manusia yang memiliki moral abu-abu karena ditekan oleh kejadian masa lalu. Ia tidak ditampilkan sebagai seseorang yang berusaha mendapatkan empati dari kita, sebagai pembaca. Ia menunjukkan bahwa ia bisa memberontak pada keadaan meski ia tahu, ia tidak bisa. Tapi ia bisa melawan meski hasilnya percuma. Saya tidak pernah sepuas hati ini membaca karakter female lead, karena kepribadian Han Chae-a yang benar-benar dibangun konsisten, hidup, dan enticing pada satu waktu. Saya jadi paham kenapa si vampire itu sampai "tergila-gila", karena sebagai manusia, Han Chae-a tidak patuh pada nilai-nilai manusia yang mengikatnya.

Ia bukan seorang manusia yang suci. Ia adalah wujud nyata dari manusia itu sendiri, di mana ia bisa menangis meski terus memukul nasibnya sampai remuk, ia bisa marah ketika keadaan memaksanya untuk tetap bersama kondisi yang tidak ia inginkan, ia bisa berdarah, terluka, bahkan hampir mati berkali-kali tapi terus berusaha untuk bertahan hidup. Terkadang ia menyimpan dendam dan lega jika berhasil membalaskan dendam, tapi juga ia tahu bahwa apa yang ia lakukan tidak lebih penting dari apa yang ia harus ia lewati di depan sana. Han Chae-a adalah seorang manusia yang hidup untuk hari ini, ia wanita yang sendirian, bekerja untuk diri sendiri, tinggal sendiri, dan menyimpan semuanya sendiri. Siapa yang tahu kalau hidupnya yang berjalan monoton bisa membawanya masuk ke dalam jaring rumit yang dibuat oleh vampire sinting bernama Park Yunsu?

Pada akhirnya, mereka berdua terjebak. Pada satu sama lain. Seperti judulnya, Trapped.

Terima kasih untuk Haemuri, karena sudah menyalakan thrope enemies-to-lovers lagi. Di mana keduanya benar-benar membenci satu sama lain, sampai di titik di mana keduanya ingin membunuh satu sama lain. Seperti kata salah satu cuitan di X, "Enemies to lovers bukan enemies to lovers; jika keduanya belum saling membenci sampai ingin membunuh satu sama lain." Juga, pilihan yang sangat tepat memilih genre thriller serta psychological untuk cerita ini. Kalau bisa, next karya boleh lah coba genre distopia, Haemuri.

[Shadou · Rating 5 out of 5]

To jest pieprzony majstersztyk. Aż nie mogę znaleźć słów, aby to opisać. Najlepsza rzecz jaką przeczytałam w tym roku i jedna z najlepszych jaką przeczytałam w ogóle.

Możliwe też, że jest to najlepiej stworzona relacja, z jaką miałam to tej pory do czynienia. To, jak jest psychologicznie zawiła sprawia, że mam ochotę wstać i zacząć klaskać, ponieważ autorka jest absolutnym geniuszem. TO jest prawdziwe, idealne enemies to lovers. Ta relacja jest toksyczna, Yunsu jest jednym wielkim creepem i manipulatorem, Chae-a jest bezuczuciowa i pełna nienawiści, nie ufają sobie, wykorzystują się na każdym kroku, ale jednocześnie więź, którą wykształcają, jest uzależniająca i ekscytująca. Nikomu takiej relacji w prawdziwym życiu nie życzę i jednocześnie jestem zakochana w tej dwójce całym sercem.

Jednak książka nie stoi tylko na romansie, bo prawdę mówiąc wątek około romantyczny pojawia się niemal że w połowie historii. Przez większość historii mamy tak naprawdę do czynienia z czymś w rodzaju psychologicznego thrillera, fantasy i horroru. Ten webtoon to dowód na to, że da się jeszcze pisać w ciekawy sposób o wampirach. Thrillerowy aspekt jest doskonały, historia trzyma w napięciu od początku do końca.

Ciekawie było obserwować rozwój ilustratorki. Kreska przeszła zdecydowane zmiany w ciągu powstawania webtoona. Oczywiście na lepsze, ostateczny styl, który osiada mniej więcej w okolicy 50 epizodu, jest cudowny, trafia dokładnie w moje gusta i chodź czerpie ze stylu mangowego, autorka ma swój unikalny sposób rysownia, który od razu się rozpoznaje.
Przez to, że zmiany w stylu są wyraźne, można mieć zarzut co do spójności całego komiksu. Nie wiem, czy autorka ma zamiar wydać komiks w wersji papierowej i czy będzie chciała wrócić do pierwszych rysunków i je poprawić. Może nie, chociaż ja nie miałabym nic przeciwko. Na szczęście w trakcie czytania zmiana nie jest nagła, po prostu stopniowo, delikatnie się zmienia.

Czytajcie Olgami. Czytajcie.

[daphne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS SO SO MUCH. MY NUMBER ONE MANHWA AND NOTHING COULD EVER BEAT IT. I LOVE THE TENSION THE TOXICITY THE URGE TO KILL EACH OTHER YET FALL IN LOVE EVENTUALLY. PARK YUNSU, THE MAN U ARE. NO VAMPIRE COULD BE AS HOT AS HIM. HAN CHAE AH, HOW BADASS SHE IS. SO POWERFUL. POWERFUL COUPLE. I LOVE THEM SO FREQKING MUCH.

my fav lines that got me CHOKING>>

“If I ever came to like you.. I’d hate myself” - STOP WITH THIS DENIAL SHT JUST CONFESS ALRDY OH MYLORD

“I let you go over and over again.. but the one who came back to me was you, Chae A” - I TOLD YOUUU, I HATE IT SM HOW CHAE AH KEEP BLAMING YUNSU BUT IN FACT SHES THE ONE WHO KEEPS COMING BCKK UGHHH STOP BEING SO DENIAL

“If you try to change my life however you want one more time… you’ll have to prepare yourself… for when i despise you forever” - GIRL HES LITERALLY IN LOVE WITH U AND CANT LIVE WITHOUT U EVER AND HE SAVED YOUR LIFE SO STOP COMPLAINING EVEN THO U DIDNT WANT TO BECOME A VAMPIRE BUT STILL HE SAVED YOUR LIFE AND HE LOVE U. BE GRATEFUL GOSH.

“Who gave you the permission to die on your own” - OHMYYGOOSSSHHHH I LOVE THE POSSESIVENESS IN THIS LINEEEE AGGHHHHHHHSQHSJSBHBSXJBXS

“Won’t you love me? Please…” HES A FREZKING YEARNERRR

“I’m out of my mind over someone like you, Chae A Han. That’s when i fell in love with you” - GAAAHHHHHHH HE CONFESSEDD LOUD AND CLEAR IF I WERE CHAE AH, I WOULDVE FAINTTT.

“I didn’t actually care if you were a vampire or not. It’s just that I was always the happiest when you were by my side” I CRIEDDD SO HARDDDD ON THISS DAMMIT PARK YUNSU

“I won’t drink anyone else’s blood but yours” HED DIE WITH HERRRRRR

[Lucy Li · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reading cuz of the few scenes i’ve seen of this manhwa when scrolling intsa, and i regret not reading it sooner. The enemies to lovers is real here, there’s really no romance until much later into the story, and the romance that they have is toxic through and through, but i think the toxic romance is done really well, you kinda understand where this toxicity comes from. And the lack of trust between the characters is also justifiable in terms of the story and the characters. So overall really loved the manhwa. Though i will say i’m not a picky reader but i really really liked this one.

But if you’re looking for an enemies to lovers where there is romantic tension and attraction between the 2 mains basically from the moment they met or something like the 2 mains are from rival family’s and are supposed to hate each other but are have romantic attraction towards each other then this one isn’t for you. Most of the tension between them before they actually start liking each other is a predator and prey relationship or one betraying and lying to the other constantly and vise versa. And even when one of them realized they liked the other the progression is slow and doesn’t progress as there is little to no trust between them. anyhow so yeah if you’re looking for an enemies to lovers like the typical enemies to lovers in romantasy or romance novels then this isn’t for you.

[rollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

absoluteeee masterclass in yearning and messy, toxic relationships; top 10 angst of all fawken time!!!!!!!!

the pacing is crazy and perfect: you're on the edge of your seat and you're just dying to know the next development before you can even catch your breath after being overwhelmed by the last plot twist.

chae-a and yunsu are so fucked up (/pos) and watching them trying to balance healing vs hurting each other is delicious. they're such a good toxic relationship (lol) and watching them become undone from each other is soooo delicious,, their past pain/hurt was shown so well and you know it's good when you want them to be together but also want them as far away from each other as possible 🥲

the side characters are also excellent -- father is such a satisfying villain imo. just delicious explorations of how father managed to fuck up so many people rip. also idgaf but rose get behind me -- talk about daddy issues LOL... if u get it u get it.

overall, such great, complex, fucked up relationships in general lol and explorations of familiar/romantic love, parent/sibling relationships, holding on to relationships that have long soured... what makes you stay even when all signs are telling you to leave?