#The Tainted Half

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The Tainted Half, by Manta comics and chyomchyom

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Yandere Emperor x Gender Neutral Reader Oneshot (🥺 Smutty)

▪︎Warnings/Trigger: Light degradation, READER IS A WEAK AND QUIET PERSON, fluff(?) + smut, reader gets fingered, reader has a burnt scar on bottom half of face(read the manhwa if you interested in the actual romance story of why I put this detail), Mild yandere tendency, psychological,.

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▪︎Manhwa: The tainted half (ITS NOT COMPLETE, dont worry this oneshot is spoiler friendly!!!)

😭👏 Author's note: apologies everyone, for some reason when it comes to smut, the universe keeps making tumblr shut down whenever I copy paste the words. . . So screenshots to the rescue!

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Being one of the many descendant of a loving union between a goddess and a human, you were born in the Yul clan, who were blessed with such incomparable beauty that was like a curse as your people were exploited, sought after by man’s greed and trapped with no way out. It was difficult to be living in a time of his majesty’s endless tyranny, enduring the scorning of fellow concubines, the disapproval of courtiers and not seeing your cousin, a fellow concubine, was incredibly isolating to you. . . Luckily or unluckily for you, the Emperor has graciously been showing interest in you. You can only hope things will go well from now on.

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😩👍Gona be busy these days with more studying!! Hope you all enjoy this!! Bless you and as always, remember to never give up, it doesnt matter whether you believe in yourself or not -- JUST TRUST YOURSELF!! The situation will always be better than you expect ♡♡♡

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The Tainted Half | Banjjok by Jinui, Jinesomyeon, and Chyom Chyom (Original Story)

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Some completed manhwas that I have read *may contain spoilers*

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My gently raised beast 

Length: 93 chapters + 13 side stories Art: good, one of the best ones Genre: supernatural characters (beast), fantasy, European themed (duke, emperor, princess etc) Recommendation: swoon worthy, good plot and backstory would recommend Notes: initially it can get a little disinteresting as for 30 something chapters the ML and the FL are just young children however the build up is worth it

The tainted half

Length: 40 chapters Art: absolutely beautiful Genre: ancient Korean or Chinese themed, concubines, kings, some supernatural phenomenons, fantasy, contains sexual themes Recommendation: definitely recommend, very unique plot different from typical historical manhwas, also it’s short and easy to follow  Notes: the ML and the antagonist are twin brothers hence they essentially have the same facial features however the hair, plot, direction and dialogue makes them distinct. The ML is also extremely swoon worthy and one the best long haired ones in a while (don’t worry even though they’re twins the antagonist is nothing in comparison)

The double agent 

Length: 73 chapters + 3 side stories  Art: definitely pretty, we love platinum hair MLs Genre: modern historical manhwa, detectives, spies etc. European themed, tragic themes, contains sexual themes  Recommendation: if you enjoy plots with tragedy some action and vague romance, would recommend  Notes: can be disturbing initially, but the conclusion from the MLs pov is beautiful, does contain toxic themes but we love little bit of that, it’s kinda like trust the process but not quite 

Beware the villainess 

Length: 92 chapters + 36 side stories  Art: extremely beautiful, the outfits are amazing and the ML is the best long blue haired in all of manhwas Genre: European themed, transmigration, fantasy, supernatural (wolves?) Recommendation: would recommend for the romance since it’s expressed little but it’s swoon worthy. May become lengthy after a stretch however there is a strong plot that is followed  Notes: one of the reasons I didn’t drop this manhwa was bc it was already completes including the side stories. The only thing motivating me to continue was to see more romance between the ML and FL and also the ML is stunning and down bad. Also there are very few mahwas about wolves or animal transformations so I kept reading this one.  I really wanted some more skin ship but felt like it was too little and expressed too and late.

Love advice from the great Duke of hell

Length: 131 chapters + epilogue + afterwords Art: wasn’t impressed at first but honestly it’s pretty neat for being sketch like and adds to the humour and aesthetic  Genre: the true definition of supernatural meets romance meets comedy. And this shit is funny. Like funny funny. I’ve had to suppress my laughter funny. The plot is unpredictable af.  Recommendation: Highly recommended for all readers. It’s just simply peak in its game. I believe all readers that like action, supernatural (devil, duke, occult etc.) romance and humour will enjoy this  Notes: the only manhwa that I wish I had been following along as the chapters were released usually I like to binge the whole manhwa but this one was honestly a ride with all the cliffhangers strategically put to make to continue scrolling. Also one of the best ending I’ve read extremely unpredictable. One of my most highly recommended manhwas even to new readers. The laughs are amazing.

Him & him & him 

Length: prologue + 16 chapters + 6 side stories Art: it’s good the MLs are cute  Genre: it’s smut, heavily sexual themes, sex partners, threesomes etc. the FL leads a typical office life, reverse harem  Recommendation: if you want some smut with a vague plot, or if you prefer short smut stories Notes: I wanted a better ending, although it remains harem. The smut had a potential to be way more kinky (since I’ve read many more creative ones). Two of the MLs are twins and the other one is their uncle which may sound weird but with the hot art and smut it’s not.

Mythical errand 

Length: prologue + 83 chapters Art: I love it. It’s pretty distinct and unique, the blushes are too cute, and the MLs blushes are 😩 Genre: historical (Korean era), mythical, college students, mythical beings, modern setting, comedic elements and romance  Recommendation: It’s really funny and entertaining, for a person new to webtoons and mythical creatures it’s a fun experience. But if you’re looking for harem ending then I have to reveal that it’s not one. Notes: the first season was amazing I had been obsessed, however it went downhill from then onwards. It’s alright to pick a ML from the two however the ending for the second ML was not satisfactory and it felt rushed and forced. Also the moments with the ML were not enough. In fact I had been thinking of way more creative continuations as I had been waiting for daily pass.  My dear cold blooded king

Length: chapter 0 + 161 chapters + afterword  Art: stunning, the MLs are hot Genre: historical, some action, romance obviously, certain mature themes Recommendation: yes, one of the og emperor trope manhwas. There’s a ML and a second ML and fortunately she ends up with whom I wanted her to. Nota damsel in distress FL  Notes: it’s been too long since I read this, one of the first manhwas I ever read. Was already concluded when I read it so was fun binging though the less interesting chapters quickly 

Rewriting the villainess

Length: 62 chapters + afterword

Art: pretty, the characters are too cute, the only green(?) haired FL manhwa that I know as of now

Genre: Korean school setting, also a little medieval, body switching typa isekai I’m not sure, the FL like switches with a character of the manhwa she wrote, so it’s supernatural, romance and fantasy 

Recommendation: I do recommend reading if you enjoy an average looking FL

Notes: A little different from the plot lines of other villainess manhwas but not too crazy, it’s short, although I didn’t expect how long the manhwa would actually run for as I had been following it (catched up again after skipping a few weeks). I wish they explored the other lead and his attachment to Liza.

Lullaby 

Length: 48 chapters + afterword 

Art: pretty, the FL could have been prettier, her hair seemed almost grey in certain panels, the FL is extremely hot, his facial features are like the typical back haired FL in manhwas (which is one reason why I began reading this) and that panel of him in the traditional Korean clothes is hawt hot (the second reason)

Genre: fantasy, demons, supernatural, ceo, employee, office, romance 

Recommendation: for binge reading some fantasy, could get a little stretchy or rushed at times

Notes: you could totally just binge read the chapters where the ML and FL interact or just scroll to the outfits that I was talking about earlier.

Romantic flow 

Length: 50 chapters

Art: good, very professional, the ML is really fucking hot

Genre: romance, office romance, misunderstandings, ceo, lawyer, contains sexual references

Recommendation: short, easy to follow, recommended if you want some plot with hot ML, or if you like dark straight haired FLs

Notes: I personally only read this for the kissing panels and sexual panels and otherwise just skimmed through the rest

There must be happy endings

Length: 109 chapters + 3 side stories

Art: very beautiful, almost too pretty

Genre: time rewind, married, ceo, company stuff, angst, domestic abuse(only referred)

Recommendation: classic for a time rewind manhwa or if you like pretty art or you if want to read about married leads

Notes: initially began reading this having no idea that it’s a time rewind, I just thought the that the characters were too pretty to be ignored. I especially loved the concept of the möbius strip.

Dahae’s Dream

Length: 34 chapters + authors note

Art: Stunning, the FL could be prettier, but all the MLs are stunning

Genre: (don’t worry there’s one endgame if you’re not into harem), there isn’t an actual reverse harem, she does not sleep with multiple men at once, but she does sleep with them consequently. Its obviously smut, it’s obvious but I didn’t see the genital visuals closely, you know, like the other manhwas. Is a little supernatural. Office romance, there’s also a cafe trope, director trope and celebrity trope.

Recommendation: definitely, it’s super hot and sexy and it’s short, but I feel like the story could have more, like it’s not over yet, we didn’t get enough of the endgame.

Notes: I wish the drawings were more explicit, bc the characters are hot af and it would be better if they had a more defined ending. And of course it’s too short. Like I just binged this in half a day and to immediately write down its review. Other manhwas that ill review in the future are the ones that I read like almost 2 years ago.

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The Tainted Half

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The Tainted Half (Webcomic)

Created by: Chyomchyom / Of jin

Genre: Historical/Romance

The Tainted Half is pretty tragic for the female lead, but it has a mostly happy ending. There are some pretty smart moves and the whole story revolves around a curse that happened due to a reincarnation with the characters. The series right now is finished with around 40 chapters.

The story starts out with the Emperor gaining a new concubine named Seolha. The girl is burned on one side of her face which every other concubine shunts for her appearance, including the Emperor himself. Although she tries to get out of it, the Emperor is adamant in keeping her before being interrupted by Prince Muon, his half brother. While leaving the palace, Muon compliments the girl for being brave before she walks off. She goes to her own section of the palace to be with her caretaker, Unjeong and has tea with Hoyeong, a mute eunuch. However, Hoyeong gets scolded by another concubine for stealing scraps from her and is about to cast him out of the palace before Seolha interferes and instead gets him a lighter physical punishment. When Hoyeong gets hurt, Seolha goes to save him, feeding him her blood which heals him. The story tells of a legend about a maiden from the heavens who came to save a wounded man, with the maiden cutting her hand so he could drink her blood and be healed, revealing that Seolha was one of the only ones who inherited that ability. While letting Hoeyong rest, she goes to meet with a hunter outside the walls that gifts her a rabbit, but he is caught by Prince Muon. Seolha, unable to trust him threatens that he would be under treason for taking the emperor's concubine. Muon, amused, hunts her food (as she was hungry) and cooks a meal for her. While talking, Hoyeong's brother comes to see if he's alright, and Muon tells Seolha to trust him asking to be her ally.

The emperor reveals to the court that Seolha's clan was slaughtered and that she was the last of her kind and is forced to keep her for that reason. Seolha is forced to watch a concubine and the emperor have sex before Muon consoles her afterwards. Muon and the emperor talk about the late emperor's will while Seolha learns that Hoeyong can now speak, making him promise to keep this a secret. Seolha proceeds to burn her side of the face again (as it has been healing due to her powers) so that she can prevent the emperor from finding out she has healing powers. Seolha is prepared for the emperor's chambers, where she finds out she will be sleeping with Muon instead of the emperor, as the emperor is disgusted with the idea of sleeping with her. The emperor states that even though she will be sleeping with Muon, her child will still be the property of the emperor. Muon and Seolha intentionally trigger him by making him go back to the time where he lost his parents in a fire to get him to leave the room. The two have a cute moment together and sleep together in the forest. We get a flashback about a curse that the emperor and Muon have to endure a curse with Muon having to kill something every day until he's around 20. All seems well for a bit, until the emperor summons her, forbidding her to leave the palace unless she kills Muon. To persuade her more, he reveals to her that he was the one who purged her town and brought her to the emperor in the first place. As much as Seolha can't believe what he's done, she tries to follow through, but fails as she cares too much about Muon.

We learn about the full legend of the one who came down from the heavens to save the man with her blood. The two of the got married and had a child, but everything went wrong one day when they saw a fire in the distance. There, they saw a man to his death, and despite the husband's pleas, the wife decided to save him with her blood. The man wakes up, demanding the husband to see who saved him. While the husband tries to protect the identity of his wife, the man reveals that he is the emperor, before the wife begs for her life. The daughter accidentally reveals her mom's powers of being able to heal. The emperor tries to reveal that the husband doesn't care about her, as she is barely fed and she has pretty poor clothing- stating that the husband has been only feeding and clothing himself (as he has better health and appetite). He tries to get the wife to come with him, however, she refuses being loyal to her husband. To prove it to him, she burns her face stating that her husband will still love her even if her face was disfigured. When the husband comes back, he is disgusted by his wife's disfigured face calling her a monster. She blames the emperor for this stating that she was happy before he came into their lives and kills herself. As she dies, the emperor laments that she should have chosen him over her husband, however the wife states that the same thing would have happened as they've only just met. Using his own blood, he gets the gods to push them in a cycle of reincarnation so that he can meet with her in another life. This is what leads to the curse of killing every day and the matching scars that the two have.

After a cute encounter with Hoeyong and his brother, Seolha decides to burn her face again, but is caught by Muon. She ends up revealing the power she has to Muon. Meanwhile, Muon talks to an old scholar about forging the death letter of the previous emperor. After some lovey stuff with Muon, Seolha shares with Unjeong her fear of the emperor and how she has to kill Muon or else he will cause Unjeong to suffer. We have a flashback with Muon about when he first saw and fell in love with Seolha. When talking with his brother, the next emperor states that he will take her into her concubine as he wants to be known as the emperor who has taken a Yul (Seolha's race) in his power, or else he would simply just kill her. Angered by this, Muon burns the entire place down, traumatizing his brother. He had made a deal with the matriarch of the Yuls to protect Seolha, by making her the last Yul so that she could not be killed. Muon reveals this to Seolha who is understandably upset. The emperor comes in to help teach Seolha how to kill someone, using Unjeong as her target and hurting her. Seolha ends up pregnant and Muon ends up going to war and getting hurt. Seolha takes this opportunity to attempt to kill him before running away. The emperor reads the last will of the former emperor, stating that Muon will be the next heir. He is alive thanks to Seolha taking pity on him and reviving him with his blood (instead of killing him) and the emperor ends up being killed by wolves after having his face slashed by Muon. Seolha is able to reunite with Muon and the two have a happy ending.

This story is fairly tragic for Seolha, who was just an unfortunate soul who wanted to stay alive. She was placed in the situation thanks to Muon, who was (in essence) trying to protect her from his brother's wrath and out of his own possessiveness. She is pretty smart in her own way though, making friends with outsiders in exchange for food, burning her face on one side so that she could avoid sleeping with the emperor as well as kind, using it to save a poor eunuch and give his voice back and eventually saving Muon. Considering there wasn't really much she could do in her situation, what with the disdain that the emperor had for her appearance, it really felt like she did her best to keep herself alive while still showing kindness. In the end, she could only really rely on Muon who at least had some power in the court, though sadly she was just one in a long line of cursed Yuls where people seek her blood for their own benefit. In the end though, she lives happily as she deserves after having to deal with everything that she had to go through. There is actual foreshadowing that the burn she has is healing which as you go through the chapters, you slowly see it fade. I thought that was a pretty neat detail that was added in there.

The big yandere here of course is Muon, whom I will say is more of a possessive/protective yandere. While Muon does cause the fire to prevent Seolha from being killed and does her best to protect her in the court, he also is doing it for the sake of his obsession towards her. Considering that he's cursed until he can be with her, it only makes sense that he try to dethrone his brother using a fake letter. He also does, you know murder a lot of Yul's just for her sake and kept it a secret from her (at least until the emperor reveals it to her) and seems to have known that she had healing powers the entire time. In the original legend, while the emperor did see that the Yul's husband wasn't treating her as he should have, he also attempted to just take her away, even leading to her burning her face just to prove her husband's loyalty before attempting to keep her alive after she tried to kill herself. Thus this forces the two in an infinite reincarnation until the two can be together, which makes me again feel really bad for the wife in this situation since while the emperor did reveal the husband's bad side, he did also try to take her away from him because of his own interests. This is in the same case of how the current day Muon works with Seolha, since while he does help her in many situations, still goes with the end goal of taking her as his own. In the end, it's probably for the better considering how much of a jerk his brother is what with him making her do such horrible things, but it's still the "lesser of two greater evils" I suppose.

Seolha's relationship with Unjeong and Hoeyong is also pretty cute. I find Hoeyong to be really adorable and I'm very glad he got his voice back. Unjeong was also a serious pillar in Seolha's life and without her, I think Seolha would have just given up entirely and ended up the same way her predecessor did, attempting to die to escape the life that she had.

Overall, a pretty good and a bit tragic story. While it does have a good ending, there was quite a lot of drama and trickery involved. Reminds me a bit of A Kind Goblin's Bird.

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Anyone have any book recommendations that are similar to the below web comics?

Twilight Poem

The Dragon King’s Bride

The Tainted Half

Under the Oak Tree

I just really like the idea of a main character who’s been abused/ traumatized but ends up finding someone who’s ‘scary’ that actually takes the time to understand them. Give me someone broken who finds their home in a person they least expected.

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The Tainted Half, by Manta comics and chyomchyom

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One of those dumb manga-monopolizing apps' ads finally got me to read the story 'the tainted half' (about a concubine to a cruel emperor who has a burn mark on half her face) and tbh, her relationship with her nursemaid and the goofy guard has more chemistry than both the male leads so far.

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The Tainted Half | Banjjok by Jinui, Jinesomyeon, and Chyom Chyom (Original Story)