This review is for S3 of the webtoon.
The time skip? That was so unexpected but necessary to the story. Eui-joon matured and became a man in his late 20s who hadn’t forgotten or gotten over his mister from 4 years ago. The start of S3 had a bit of a bittersweet tone to it but I am happy to report that Eui-joon and Gunwoo did in fact get their happy ending.
After all those years of radio silence from Gunwoo, Eui-joon was right to be mad and he did try to be stubborn and not get back together with Gunwoo out of self-respect. But Gunwoo was also persistent in his pursuit of winning him back. There is infidelity in this season though, with Eui-joon being the cheater and the one being cheated on. And Eui-joon had enough self awareness to know that cheating was wrong even though he was also being cheated on, so that part was a little messy. However, when Eui-joon and Gunwoo finally got together for real, they were so sweet on each other and their sex was so hot. More than that, I really liked how they found comfort and happiness in each other. I was also relieved that Chaehyeon was well and alive, and his character was actually so important to Gunwoo’s character growth.
I really liked how Gunwoo changed for the better over the course of the story after meeting and knowing Eui-joon. His character is so refreshing because he’s blunt and honest but not necessarily an asshole, if you know what I mean. And yeah, his personality did make it hard for Eui-joon to get to know him better as a person, but he was always good to Eui-joon. Their age gap wasn’t a problem for him and he never used it to his advantage, instead treating Eui-joon with respect although he could be rough sometimes. Their dynamic didn’t change much from S1, with Eui-joon being the talker/sunshine type and Gunwoo being the listener/grumpy type in the relationship, but they both changed as individuals and were able to grow closer as a result.