NEVER judge a book by its cover.
I was a little undecided; I didn't know whether to watch this series because, from the outside, it seemed kind of meh. Then time passed, and I never saw it, not even the trailer or anything. Now, last night, I decided to look for something to watch because I'd felt for a while that there weren't any good series (or at least ones that interested me) around. After the first two episodes, I gave up and said, "I have to keep watching it". So I stayed up until 3 am watching it closely, and I'm so glad I did because I enjoyed it much more than I expected.The premise introduces us to a gymnast who's retired because of an injury, Jiwon. He always wears his cap to cover his face so others can't see him or his face. The cap is a metaphor representing not only that he doesn't want to be seen, but also that he doesn't want to be seen—his very being, I mean. Then we have a basketball player who, from the outside, seems like a womanizer and a bit of a typical Bad Boy, the kind you'd expect in a BL to say to the guy he's falling for, "I don't like other guys, but you... *gets turned on dramatically*" or another line like, "I'm not gay, but I love you!". Very stereotypical, but very well done. It seems they're finally managing to create clichés without being repetitive...
The rest of the story is almost nonexistent because it focuses, quite a lot, on the relationship between these two. Something I think is great. Were they both direct? Yes. Did one give the other time? Yes. Was there consent? Yes. I think this series has achieved something that many other BLs haven't: be direct without being abusive. No toxicity, no bullshit, none of the bad stuff, and all of the good stuff.
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