#but also loyalty. and when he hands it to her she eats it. THATS INSANE SYMBOLISM

[pennyserenade]

coriolanus snow and his white rose of innocence, i think of you i think of you i think of you

[lunabonita]

My Webtoon Recommendations

These are webtoons that are all 10/10 for me. Of course it doesn’t have to be a 10/10 for you, so just a reminder, do not attack me for liking a webtoon that you do not. These are my opinions and we are not going to have the exact same taste. Please be respectful.

Your Throne

Genre: Fantasy

Chapters: 75

Status: Ongoing

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“Tensions are brewing under the seemingly calm surface of the Vasilios Empire, a kingdom ruled by the Imperial Family and the Temple. Lady Medea Solon has lost her place next to Crown Prince Eros, but resolves to win back whats rightfully hers. Will she reclaim her throne?”

You know whats amazing about this webtoon? The summary leads you to think that what shes winning back is the prince. Wrong. Shes trying to win back the throne. I love how this webtoon doesn’t try to make it a girl focusing her goals on a man, but on power. Medea is such a strong and well written character that you can’t help but love her.

The second protagonist Pschye, who of which is the person who took Medeas place as Crown Princess, is the complete opposite of Medea. At the beginning you hate her, but as the webtoon goes on and Medea and her get a better understanding of eachother due to them switching bodies as a wish from God, you begin to root for them as they team up to take over the throne from the Crown Prince.

The art is so beautiful and I constantly found myself at awe from the amount of detail put into it.

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The Makeup Remover

Genre: Romace

Chapters: 78

Status: Ongoing

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“After years of being told to focus on studying, Yeseul feels lost when she starts college and is suddenly expected to pay attention to makeup. When a chance encounter with brilliant makeup artist Yuseong leads to her taking part in a televised makeup competition, Yeseul begins to question the role that makeup and appearance play in society.”

This was created by one of my favorite webtoon creators Lee Yone. Their art is just so amazing and their stories always include such good topics.

For instance, The Makeup Remover’s theme is loving yourself for who you are. It shows how people treat you based on your looks and as someone whos struggled with that kind of thing for a while, this webtoon really touched me. The main character Yeseul is such a relatable character, even when trying to reject beauty standards, she still came subject to the pressures of living up to the people around her. She struggles with trying to love her own appearance and I really like that this webtoon didn’t try to be like, ‘fuck the beauty standard im better than that screw pretty people!!!’ it actually showed realistically how people struggle with self-image. I also love the main love interest because oh my god, we need more men like him please. He doesn’t care about Yeseul’s appearance and genuinely loves her for her personality.

Also, art is amazing. The author is so talented and you should support them by reading and liking the chapters.

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Surviving Romance

Genre: Horror

Chapters: 14

Status: Ongoing

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“When Chaerin Eun becomes the protagonist of the romance novel she is reading, she expects a fairytale ending with the novel’s love interest, Jeha. But when a bizarre twist makes her realize the story is not playing out as it does in the book, she’ll need the help of an unlikely character from her class to defy the new storyline and find her happy ending - if only she can figure out who this ‘Unknown Extra’ is first!”

Hands down one of my favorite webtoons by a long shot. You ever see a webtoon and think, ‘oh yeah, thats going to be a good webtoon’? Thats how this webtoon was for me. It was so good that I spent hours searching for other chapters that hadn’t been uploaded to webtoon yet on other manhua websites. I discovered it because it was also by the author of ‘The Makeup Remover’.

If there is one thing you need to know about me, its that I am a huge horror fan. So when I saw that my favorite author on webtoon had a horror themed webtoon out? You bet your behind that I binged it. Let me tell you, best choice ever.

Think of it as if ‘Ino’s Law’ and ‘Quarantine’ were combined with amazing art and a badass MC.

The Remarried Empress

I love how it is set up to the point where she cannot ‘quit’ until she completes the novel. Creating scenarios where she must survive while meeting the standards in the book. It is such an amazingly written webtoon and I cannot wait for more chapters to be released.

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Genre: Fantasy

Chapters: 82

Status: Ongoing

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“Navier Ellie Trovi was an empress perfect in every way - intelligent, courageous, and socially adept. She was kind to her subjects and devoted to her husband. Navier was perfectly content to live the rest of her days as the wise empress of the Eastern Empire. That is, until her husband brought hone a mistress and demanded a divorce. ‘I accept this divorce… And i request an approval of my remarriage.’ In a shoking twist Navier remaarries another emperor and retains her title and childhood dream as empress. But just how did everything unfold? “

Am I in love with Navier? Yes.

I absolutely adore how this story was set up. The first chapter begins with the big divorce scene, followed by Navier saying that she was going to be remarrying someone else since he wants to divorce her. This sets up a picture that gets completely shattered as you read the chapters. How everything falls into place with the reason behind the divorce and the remarriage is just so well written. The art is so good and and everything is just so insanely well done.

I absolutely love Naviers character, from her regalness and devoted loyalty to her role as empress, all the way to her petty moments and times of sadness. She is truly a character that you want the best for, and I cannot image anyone not liking her. Also the story is just so capable of making you feel emotions. I’ve laughed, cried, and got angry during the course of reading this webtoon. I love how betrayed I felt when the emperor brought home his mistress. It felt like I was in Navier’s shoes!

This is such a well done webtoon and I'm so excited for Navier to get all of the good things she deserves in her new Kingdom and with her new husband.

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Witch Creek Road

Genre: Horror

Chapters: 74

Status: Ongoing

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“A survival horror about love, acceptance, death, and revenge. And sexy flesh-eating demons. Yeah, it has those, too.”

This series seriously mind fucked me. The way that this story is set up, you don��t see the full picture until the later chapters. Season two literally blew my mind. It is also very gorey so keep that in mind if you don’t like that kind of stuff, but for me that makes it all the better. It is just so wild and crass that you can feel your heart pumping in anticipation.

They even have their own website that goes further into the lore because it’s just so wild. Also the art style is just so amazing, because it complements the story and horror theme so much. You hate most of the characters because they suck, and it is so satisfying when they are killed. Also it has it’s sad moments but I think it is a nice break from the horror so it isn’t so overwhelmingly scary.

I binged this series and I recommend reading only a few chapters a day so you don’t overload your brain.

Other then that, an amazing webtoon. Seriously, go read it, support the author, so much work goes into the story and art that it’s insane.

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Dating With A Tail

Genre: Romance

Chapters: 36

Status: Ongoing

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“On the dawn of her 29th birthday, unlucky-in-love Yunha discovers a shocking family secret: she’s started growing a fox tail, the mark of an ancestral curse. She must find her fated love before her 30th birthday or she is destined to become a fox forever! Even with her new-found enchanting power to attract men using her scent, will one year be enough to break the curse before it’s too late?”

Oh my gosh this is just such a good webtoon. It has amazing art, story telling, and characters. The true love interest was there the whole time, the villain isn’t who you’d expect it to be, and the spirit who cursed her is just! Im not going to spoil it but go read this webtoon!! It is so good and deserves more love.

Also Yunha is just so relatable?? Like she put off finding the woodcutter (her fated love) for 29 years and waited last minute to find him. Homegirl is me trying to do a project for school. Also to get rid of the scent that makes men attracted to her, she just starts eating a ton of garlic and that is just so funny to me.

Also I would go to church for the priest anytime if you know what i mean ;)

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Omniscient Reader

Genre: Action

Chapters: 53

Status: Ongoing

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“Dokja was an average office worker whose sole interest was reading his favorite web novel ‘Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse.’ But when the novel suddenly becomes reality, he is the only person who knows how the world will end. Armed with this realization, Dokja uses his understanding to change the course of the story, and the world, as he knows it.”

I cannot get over how high quality this story is. The world building is phenomenal, the art is fantastic, and the characters are very fleshed out. This deserved all the hype it has gotten so far and more.

I love the ‘mc thrown into a different reality’ trope so much. Just like with surviving romance, Dokja’s world became the story he was reading. Also a very cool aspect of the story is the level up and the fact that its like a game. Earth has turned into this show for god like creatures to watch and it follows Dokja trying to survive. I also really like that TWSA has a protagonist, but Omniscient Reader’s protagonist is not the protagonist that was in TWSA. There is just so much lore and I’ll say it again, the world building is just phenomenal.

The Ddokkaebi’s and Dokja’s interactions are also just some of my favorite moments from the story so far. And oh my goodness I would die for Lee Gilyoung. Thats it, thats the tweet. That little boy could probably kill me with his giant praying mantis and I would let him if it would make him happy.

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Not So Shoujo Love Story

Genre: Comedy

Chapters: 45

Status: Ongoing

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“Romance super-fan Rei Chan is ready for her first boyfriend and she knows just who it’ll be: the most handsome boy in school, Hansum Ochinchin. But her plans for the perfect story are derailed when the most popular girl in class declares herself a rival… for Rei’s heart?! This is the year her not so shoujo love story begins!”

This is just such a cute webtoon. The style is very appealing and while the humor can be childish and weird sometimes, it still has made me laugh a lot. I know the humors not for everyone but just keep in mind that it does get better as the story progresses and gets more serious.

Also its a gl! I’m really unable to find good gls these days that don’t fetishize wlw relationships. Rei being painted as a mean trouble maker whos just misunderstood and Hana being the ‘perfect girl’ who only wants Rei’s attention is such a cute dynamic. They balance each other out and better each other. Also stan Rei for constantly sticking up for Hana even if she doesn’t necessarily like her in the beginning, she has very good morals and sticks to them.

Also the defying stereotypes in this webtoon? Just god-tier. Really makes you think twice when you judge someone just on first impressions alone.

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Odd Girl Out

Genre: Drama

Chapters: 264

Status: Ongoing

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“After a successful winter break makeover, Nari is finally ready for her high school debut. But somehow, she ends up friends with the three prettiest girls in school! Follow Nari as she tries to navigate her brand new high school life surrounded by beauties.”

This story has made me cry multiple times. A lot, even. It is just such a beautiful tale of friendship and finding support in people who are unlike those around theme. It also tells a great story about how anybody can be the ‘odd girl out’. Be it the fat girl, the beautiful girl, the rich girl, or the laid back girl.

It goes so deep into its characters that you even feel bad for the minor antagonists. It really makes you feel for the characters and the reasons behind their actions. Also I know its long, believe me I binged all 260 chapters in the span of three days, but oh my god it is worth it. Also I know the art is kind of off-putting, in fact that’s kind of why I put off reading the story, but I’ve honestly grown to love it and the writing is so good that the art could be literal stick figures and it wouldn’t matter.

The story is amazing and also I just love Nari. She’s just the best.

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Gremoryland

Genre: Horror

Chapters: 67

Status: Completed

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“Six old school friends are invited to be the first visitors of GremoryLand, a new horror theme park that promises an experience as unique as it is spooky. But once this experience starts there is no turning back, and they find themselves tested beyond what they imagines, facing their most desperate fears in order to survive.”

This is definitely one of those stories were you kind of need to turn of your brain and choose to ignore ‘plot holes’ while reading the early chapters because this story definitely gets crazy if you don’t know the ending. Believe me if you stick with it it will all make sense and the satisfaction you get from finding the ending is just so worth it.

The story is so good, and who Gremory is you would literally never suspect. When it was revealed who Gremory was and how he was able to create Gremoryland is so fucking mind boggling that you would never guess. I had to do a double take. It wasn’t like one of those random characters with a vendetta type of twists, but like one you can pick out from clues throughout the story.

Its so good and twisted and just so worth at least giving it a chance.

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These were some of my favorite webtoons on the app! Of course it’s not all of them because unfortunately there is a 10 image limit. I also made this because I’ve run out of new webtoons to read and would love if you guys commented some of your own recs. I can also do a part two with other ones I liked if y’all want more recommendations. You guys can even request specific categories like Drama or Sci-Fi and I can tell you my favorite ones from that genre.

Also a reminder - if you disagree with any of my praise of these webtoons be respectful about it. At the end of the day it’s my opinion and you don’t need to be rude when disagreeing with that opinion.

[odessii-dragonblade]

Interrogation

(( Transcript of an RP between myself and Calartis! A bit long below the cut, fair warning! Some alterations made for the sake of consistent grammatical tense. ))

Odessii walked away from the courier after handing off a pair of missives for the Commander at Lilydale. She made a mental note to write similar missives - but not too similar - to Lady Ludlow, once she was done. Turning her head she spotted her spymaster, making a gesture for him to walk with her. "Bull is in our grasp, Timmy... All this bloodshed, it can stop - once we know where he is, we can formulate a plan to end him. Once he's gone... His cult will crumble; the Broken, and the Void, will be no threat to us here, and we can get back to the real mission."

Calartis followed Odessii as ordered, his gaze would wander around the camp. He'd be silent for a few moments then speak, "This Bull must be powerful indeed to gather such a following, how can we be sure that destroying his physical form will be enough?" His left hand would rest upon the hilt of one of his daggers. "Not that i'll shy away from a kill... But i'm a rather mundane man, not so gifted with fighting things like void spawn."

"He's an Eredar. One with Void magic, aye, but still a demon... And we're in the one place where demons die for good... All we need is one fatal blow - one kill. That will end him. And bring justice for those we lost... Those lost to Lady Ludlow, and Commander Schofield..."

As they approached the cage, a pair of soldiers - both Dragonblade, and looking to be taking their duty seriously - bowed their heads, stepping aside to let the pair passed. The Krokul kneeled in his cell, hood drawn over his eyes as they stared at the ground, presumably. At the sound of footprints, he looked up, Fel-cursed eyes glazed somewhat. "You will learn nothing from me. The Master is all-knowing - I will not betray Him..."

Calartis chuckled "Guess he knew you'd fail then friend." He'd then look towards Odessii. "This is your show Ma'am, how you want me to handle him is up to you, I can break limes or rip out unimportant bits, put some non-lethal but highly painful posion in his vains and such, or  simply talk to him." Cal would take out a few vials from a puch and start to apply them to a needle looking dagger, he'd turn his gaze to the broken. "You'd best hope she only wants to talk, you won't be the first or last thing i'll get to brake open."

Odessii looked to Cal, almost glaring at him. "No. No poison, no torture... We're better than our enemies, not as bad for a better cause."

She looked to the Broken, furrowing her brows. "I know your Master well... I knew him when he acted the part of a man, spending his days in a..." Did they know what a bar was? Damn, she should know more about Draenei culture. "In an inn, with my friends and I. It was long ago, but I can tell you, he is not all-knowing." 

The Broken stood, wrapping his hands around the bars of his cell to steady himself. "You have not seen the power He posesses - you have not heard of those He serves. The Void is inevitable, coming closer and closer... Yet He masters it. Stands in it unflinching, unblinking. You... You have not seen what happens to those who fail him, as I have... I will not fail him further by helping you..." 

Calartis arched a brow. "If you did fail him would be come here himself and kill you? Or simply send more to die in his stead like a coward? How powerful can he be if he hides in the void? You said he was a master, then why not plung us into the void? finish us off?" His eyes never breaking contact with the brokens. "I'll tell you why, he's a puppet nothing more, he pulls your strings while something worse pulls his." Cal would put his vials away and wipe the blade clean of poison before putting it away as well. "Oh and you're already dead to him friend I suspect we'll find nothing but your husk here in a few days once he eats you from the void."

The Broken slammed a fist against the bars of his cell, glaring at Cal. "The Master wastes not his time on trivial things like you! He sent us because you are an annoyance to him - his work is grander than you or I! The Void comes, and he heralds its arrival - he keeps us safe from it, if we serve him well. I failed him here, but he will reward me for my secrecy. For my loyalty!"

Odessii placed a hand on her blade as Azel grew agitated, looking to Timmy with concern, but not for the Spymaster's words. "Bull holds no loyalty to you, no care... You're just a pawn to him. Look around you - look at this world. Before your Master was with the Void, he was with the Legion - he was one of their eredar, one of the ones who ruined this world. Now he grasps for power, while the Legion falters - and you're just a tool for him to gain hold. Don't let him use you..."

Calartis nodded. "The only reward he'll give you is a swift death, and from what I understand thats only if he's in a good mood, he'll probably just feed your soul to the void for more power." He'd shrug. "But you're loyal to the last, well unless the last means death... Then you break." Cal would give a sad chuckle while shaking his head. "You're dead and those we set free will also die and all the while this Bull grows in power and you will simply be another number of those he has slain for his insane grab for immortality or whatever his end goal might be."

Azel looked between them, shaking his head defiantly. "No... We serve to be rewarded. For salvation from millenia upon millenia on this cursed world. The Master brings salvation... We will be saved."  

Odessii looked to Cal, furrowing her brows slightly. "I know Bull... He had moments where he seemed to love others. But he was always just looking after himself. It's who he is, whether or not he showed you. Please... Help us - and we'll stop him before he can hurt you, or any of your people, ever again..."

Calartis locked eyes with the broken again. "Or don't and die, this IS your only chance at redemption and more then likely living."

The Broken looked between the two of them, brows creasing together as he gripped the bars on his cell. "He showed us his power... He is chosen by the inevitable Void."

Odessii stepped forward, bending down just enough to be eye-level with their prisoner. "Nothing is inevitable. No Demon is unkillable. Your master has fed you all lies, empty promises... When all he wants is more power for himself. He'll see this world destroyed, and then mine - please, help me stop him. Help us stop him."

She looked back at Cal as the Azel slumped, staring at the ground and shaking his head. "I... I have failed him already... If the Master is what you say - if my people and I have been lied to..." He shook his head, looking up at Ode. "If I am to die, then I will have died aiding you... If you are right, the false God will fall, and my people will live on... That is all I ever wanted..."

Odessii stood straight, turning back to Cal with a smile, before gesturing towards the guards. "Open this cell... Take our new friend to our maps so he can mark a location, aye?" She walked back to Cal, crossing her arms over her stomach as she looked about the still battered camp. "What supplies we have will have to be ready to move - wherever Bull is, this location isn't safe now... We ought to leave before another attack, before more people die..."

A pain showed through her eyes - blaming herself for their losses. She made little effort to hide the thought from her most-trusted adviser, though it might not be entirely clear what she was thinking, just that she was troubled.

Calartis waited for the broken and the guards to have left before he spoke. "You seem troubled and I could probably venture a guess why, but regardless it's not your fault, these things happen...." His gaze would turn to the damaged camp. "I should know, I'm usually the one doing them to our enemies, even the most highly trained and well planned out defense can suffer losses, it's just the nature of war and in this war we should be thankful we still live let alone have enough supplies and soldiers to make a real difference." His gaze would return to Odessii. "And more over we have a new ally and are but weeks, maybe even days away from ending this battle and putting an end to Bull and his crazed machinations." Cal goes quiet and looks at the ground for long moments he doesn't speak. "I understand Bull was your friend, if you find it hard to strike him down, I'll do it."

Odessii shook her head, sighing. "I'll be able to strike the final blow if I have the chance... After all of this? The man I once called a friend doesn't exist... Maybe never did."

She looked to Calartis, a sadness coming over her features, barely kept in a neutral expression despite the emotion visible through her eyes. "This is my fault... Bull must have known we were looking for him, known where we were... Known I was here... He didn't attack us, this camp, these people, he attacked me, and everyone else was just in the way. The blood of the dead is on my hands, and too many weren't mine to bring here."

Calartis shook his head. "Thinking like that is what he wants, this is a war and people will die, it's up to us to make sure they didn't die in vain."  He'd point a thumb towards the damaged camp. "Nearly all of the soldiers in this camp would give their lives for you and Azeroth, and sadly that is what we are asking of them." Cal's eyes hardened into a stern look. "We must never let the soldiers know we are hurting, physically or mentally... I know this isn't easy for you, but we can't falter know, we need to push these emotions away and show these fiends that nothing can break us." He'd place a hand on Odessii's shoulder. "And once this war is over we can break down, but no sooner."

Odessii shook her head,  but accepted the hand on her shoulder. "I can put on a brave face for our people, Timmy, but nothing will convince me that this isn't my fault... When we assault Bull's location, I want our people to be safe - that has to be our priority. However powerful he's become, Bull is still mortal - a few of our specialists can take him. You, me, Arker, my brother... We'll stop him, or someone else will, but I'll not have more death if I can prevent it. Thoughts?"

Calartis removed his hand from her shoulder with a nod. "Of course."  He'd look at the damaged camp one more time. "I suppose this is the best we can do for now, i'll try and see if I can't have the scouts get us a safer path to Bull." He'd once more turn his attenction back to Odessii. "I'll be the vanguard for this scouting mission with your permission, with any luck we won't lose anyone, I might even get a new trophy or two."  

"You have my permission, aye... But don't risk your neck for a new trophy, hm? We'll need you in the fight to come... For now, I'm going to go work on a plan of attack - one that will keep our people safe, and get us to Bull." She looked to Calartis, smiling a bit fondly at the man. "Thank you for everything, Timmy - once this is all over, we'll have to celebrate. Gives us both a reason to survive through it, aye?"

Calartis touched a Dwarven made alcohol skin on his belt. "Aye I could go for a bit more Stormpike stout myself, and nothings better then a few victory drinks after a battle, morn the dead and praise the living, that sort of thing." His hand moved to a pocket that contained a map of the local area, which he took out and scanned over. "And i'm sure the men could use a day or two of rest and relaxation." While speaking he'd trace out lines with his finger on the map. "Well assuming we get that much time."

"We can rest along the way... But if Bull was able to find us here, it's best we keep moving until we reach him." She nodded at the man, looking back to her tent. "I'm going to get to work on a plan of attack. We'll set out soon, once Adisor returns from his mission with Lady Ludlow's people." 

Once more she looked back to Calartis, smiling. "This will be over, soon - then we can put a stop to the Legion, and be home by Winter's Veil." 

With a final nod to her spymaster, she turned to make way for her tent - there was much work to do, and it had to be done right.

(( Mentions! @lindon-schofield @eveshadows @elizebella briefly in the beginning. ))