«Cuando conocí a Cheong-Ho mi mundo se iluminó de estrellas, no podía imaginar que existiera un mundo más cálido y brillante que este hasta que me enamoré de él.» 🌊💙
broke: they keep miscommunicating over and over again it's so repetitive and boring
woke: the plot is so melodramatic that it's entertaining because it's so ridiculous. you genuinely have to sit back and admire their dogged commitment to miscommunication right up to the end of the main story
I actually read Surge Towards You a few months ago, but never got the chance to write my review until now 😅 So please forgive me 🙏
Surge Towards You has been showing in my FYP for quite a while now, but it’s just recently that I decided to give it a try. The art was what sold me out at first because the baby looks sooooooo cute 😍
I actually think that the romance started pretty well and progressed quite fast. When I checked the number of chapters, ok, that makes sense. The only thing I didn’t like was the drama. For me, the “running away trope” is already overused. There’s really nothing new in this manhwa, but I really find the main character’s backstory quite fascinating. Overall, I think this is an ok bl story.
As for the main characters, the alpha really stood out for me. Considering his trauma and how detached he was in the beginning, I didn’t expect that he would be the one who fights more to make their relationship work. He was quite annoying at first so I really thought I will end this story not liking his character, lol. I really like his backstory and character development.
The omega on the other hand was really funny at first lol. He always speaks his mind in a clueless way that really stresses out the alpha, wahahaha. His backstory is really sad and I’m glad that in the end he was able to work on it and get better in the end. Unfortunately, he was really annoying on the “running away” part, so minus points for that, wahahhahaha.
For the art, it actually reminded me so much of Love is an Illusion because it also started with a black and white art. I thought we would only get the colored art in the special chapters, so I was really delighted when season 2 came in with full colored art! The art really looks amazing, and should I say that Yi-ho is probably one of the top cutest babies in manhwa world?! He’s so cute and chunky. Those cheeks just waiting to be pinch 😍 And when he smiles, he looks like an angel, uwaaaahhhhh!
Anyway, the main story finished at chapter 50, but the creator gave us almost the same amount of side stories so I am really happy! It’s great seeing more of our cute baby Yi-ho and seeing how the couple’s relationship progressed considering they conceived pretty early in the story.
If you are looking for a decent story with a very cute art, you might want to try Surge Towards You. Happy reading!
📖 Summary: Where Volume 1 simmered with tension and old wounds, Volume 2 throws those wounds wide open.
Minjae is still recovering physically — but emotionally? He’s falling apart. Yeonwoo is doing his best to hold things together, but patience only stretches so far. This volume turns quiet longing into open confrontation — and finally forces both boys to face what they’ve been avoiding.
Expect:
Raw vulnerability between closed doors
Minjae breaking in ways he doesn’t know how to stop
Yeonwoo asking — no, demanding — emotional honesty
The return of past trauma that shakes both of them
One bed, one night, a thousand unsaid things
💖 Character Reactions:
🧊 Minjae — Still icy, still difficult, but now the cracks are bleeding. You see him trying — and failing — to push Yeonwoo away, but his fear of being truly seen is now tangled with the desperate need not to be left behind.
🌊 Yeonwoo — Kind, yes — but not infinite. This is where he stops waiting for Minjae to change and starts setting boundaries. His pain feels sharper here, especially when his love is met with silence or retreat.
✨ Emotional hurricane moments:
“Why are you still here?” / “Because I still care.”
The accidental touch that lingers too long
The argument that ends not with shouting — but with shaking hands
That one quiet moment where Minjae almost leans in… but doesn’t
🔥 Smut Level: Still a slow burn — but the emotional intimacy is now dripping with dangerously close physical tension. Think: shirt grabs, almost-kisses, breathy pauses, lingering glances in the dark. #SmutTags: #TouchStarvedIceSkater #SwimmerOfEmotionalDepths #AlmostKissCarnage #SilentCraving #BedsideStaringContest #SayItWithYourHands
⚠️ Trigger Warnings: Mental health strain, internalized homophobia, abandonment issues, athlete trauma, emotional shutdowns, past relationship pain