Ireon Ending - Ch. 17.3
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I don’t really want to say goodbye to this story, it’s so touching and profound,I love it so much that I will always remember it.
About the ending,I think not all the story need to clear things up.actually,it’s a literary technique in Asian countries(and yes I am Asian),it just like a story should end in a proper place that leave something to imagine to readers.
Anyway,thank author and Random Fujoshis Scans.
About the ending,I think not all the story need to clear things up.actually,it’s a literary technique in Asian countries(and yes I am Asian),it just like a story should end in a proper place that leave something to imagine to readers.
Anyway,thank author and Random Fujoshis Scans.
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I don't know about it being a literary technique in Asian countries - or a literary technique at all but I like it. I wish more stories would ... know when to end. I mean sure I could do with a few more chapters but where would that lead us? I think it ends on a realistically positive note. As realistic as a story about jumping back in time can be.
I guess I would have liked to see the moment when Jinwoos feelings for Candy faded or rather when his attention slipped, but I guess that's not really something one can pinpoint.
I guess I would have liked to see the moment when Jinwoos feelings for Candy faded or rather when his attention slipped, but I guess that's not really something one can pinpoint.
This story is so addictive, and it hurts in so many ways. It hurts because I can relate to Jinwoo and Candy. I have been with my boyfriend for almost 6 years now, we had mesmorising overseas trips, we rarely argue, we were good looking, we had the best relationship was the envy of all our friends, but here we are in the middle of a breakup...Where did we go wrong?
Our works got busier, I've picked up more jobs, and have been doing overtime at least 6 days a week. He has been out of town for weeks at a time for business. It became harder to spend more time together, all I want to do after work is to head to bed. We spoke less, and the pressure of our families staunchly rejecting a gay relationship became harder to bear each passing day. I started bottling up, and one day when he made a trivial negative comment against me, I decided to walk. I stopped answering the calls, I stopped calling, I wish this is all but a bad dream and it would go away.
When we met the last time, I thanked him for the friendship, and I felt so torn with guilt, sorry for not talking, sorry for walking away, sorry for not being able to make it work. He said he understood. But must this be happening 😭😭
Our works got busier, I've picked up more jobs, and have been doing overtime at least 6 days a week. He has been out of town for weeks at a time for business. It became harder to spend more time together, all I want to do after work is to head to bed. We spoke less, and the pressure of our families staunchly rejecting a gay relationship became harder to bear each passing day. I started bottling up, and one day when he made a trivial negative comment against me, I decided to walk. I stopped answering the calls, I stopped calling, I wish this is all but a bad dream and it would go away.
When we met the last time, I thanked him for the friendship, and I felt so torn with guilt, sorry for not talking, sorry for walking away, sorry for not being able to make it work. He said he understood. But must this be happening 😭😭
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Is it really.. the end...? 😣
Hmmmm, i like the ending, it is very realistic and all, but I hate leaving it on an uncertain note? Like, there wasn't a scene that showed them sitting down and REALLY talking, either to get all their feelings across and leaving the mistunderstanding behind and try to start fresh, or to just end it FOR REAL, but not leaving anyone feeling left behind and unresolved.
I really liked this story, the art is great and this was a really interesting way of putting a relationship's long years in perspective from both sides, but i think it needed more closure than this, be it closure leading to them still being together or not :/
Thanks for translating this~!
I really liked this story, the art is great and this was a really interesting way of putting a relationship's long years in perspective from both sides, but i think it needed more closure than this, be it closure leading to them still being together or not :/
Thanks for translating this~!
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hmmmm.... i just wish we'd actually gotten a scene where they talked it out.
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On the literary technique note...I do see it in writing sometimes - open endings aren't that uncommon after all. But to me this wasn't executed well. It's fine to leave it to our imagination- but there wasnt actually anything to imagine.
It was clear jinwoo regretted losing sight of what he had, and he realized he didnt show Candy how much Candy really meant to him. The "dont go" at the end of his part set that up perfectly well. And Candy learned in going to the past that Jinwoo really did love him, and that he had just become tired from work. What should have followed when they reunited and Jinwoo asked Candy not to go was the obvious thing - they cant let each other go because they love each other. Now whether that becomes bittersweet I think would be totally fine to leave in the open, but to follow up with a scene of present Candy and jinwoo in bed - facing each other, which was something so critical - but with Candy commenting on them inevitably drifting apart again...makes no sense.
Long time couples drifting apart happens a lot, sure, but that's when they don't realize what's going on and inadvertantly let things go cold Turkey or down in flames. But these two did see what was going on by going to the past. So, like........jeez I'm just going repeat myself again. Enough.
...There's my rant lol.
It was clear jinwoo regretted losing sight of what he had, and he realized he didnt show Candy how much Candy really meant to him. The "dont go" at the end of his part set that up perfectly well. And Candy learned in going to the past that Jinwoo really did love him, and that he had just become tired from work. What should have followed when they reunited and Jinwoo asked Candy not to go was the obvious thing - they cant let each other go because they love each other. Now whether that becomes bittersweet I think would be totally fine to leave in the open, but to follow up with a scene of present Candy and jinwoo in bed - facing each other, which was something so critical - but with Candy commenting on them inevitably drifting apart again...makes no sense.
Long time couples drifting apart happens a lot, sure, but that's when they don't realize what's going on and inadvertantly let things go cold Turkey or down in flames. But these two did see what was going on by going to the past. So, like........jeez I'm just going repeat myself again. Enough.
...There's my rant lol.
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I just wanted one panel of them being old and happy together. 😭
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It feels like it should be a happy ending, but I can't really groove it. It feels more like, "We're back together for now, since we realized that we still can't let each other go, but that feeling will probably fade one day. Oh well." Their miscommunication wasn't really solved, and they didn't share their true feelings. This is just like a temporary hold-over until life starts getting in the way again and they drift apart. They needed to sit down and discuss what they want and expect out of this relationship. Set a goal. I thought marriage would come up at least.
