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A review by vrstal
Blood Link_Vol 1. Webtoon Ver: Yaoi Manga by Yeong
5.0
[Review for the entire manhwa.]
5/5. Highlights may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.
Content Warnings for book: Attempted assault, violence, pregnancy, homophobia, parental death, child abuse, pregnancy complications, postpartum depression
Kink: Erotic blood drinking, exhibitionism, somnophilia
Lee Bin and Hwa Gok are university students. Lee Bin is a vampire who was feeding on a girl at a group date — and Hwa Gok found him, attacking him for doing so. Unknown what vampires are, Lee Bin goes to drink his blood but it tastes awful as it reveals Hwa Gok’s half-blood Lycan nature. Not only that, but they accidentally formed a blood link, where Lee Bin can see everything Hwa Gok does. Thrust into a supernatural world, these enemies somehow fall in love.
Hwa Gok suddenly starts to give off a sweet scent that everyone but himself can smell, and for Lee Bin it tumbled into them having sex. It’s revealed why Gok smells that way, and it ends up relating to why he can become pregnant — neither which he and Lee Bin were aware of.
Honestly, I loved Hwa Gok. He’s like a puppy and he looks so sad. The artist gives him the cutest expressions and he cries a lot — I love a crybaby character, I must admit. He was earnest and really wants to help people, even if he is a bit clueless at times. I loved him in general, being so sweet. A lot of people call him slow because he doesn’t pick up subtle things, which I could relate to. He also was insulted for his looks which I don’t get? He’s adorable!
Lee Bin took a bit more warming up to. At first he was an asshole but throughout the story you come to understand him more, and he shows his love and care for Hwa Gok so sweetly. I love that he takes care of him just exactly as he needs. They support and take care of each other, which is even more important. There was possessiveness for sure, and even Gok’s father points it out but — it worked for me. Even he had insecurities.
A lot of the romance is sad at first because the characters grapple with Lee Bin’s immortality, the issues surrounding the baby and how Lee Bin doesn’t really want it, and how they will really have their “happy ever after”. I felt sad for both of them, who wanted different things but at first couldn’t seem to find a way to have them. It’s complex and there is angst between them, but they do find their solutions. I cried a lot as Lee Bin really had to confront his fears. There’s certainly some co-dependency in this relationship, mostly on Lee Bin’s side. It makes sense though, because of his background and dedication.
The moments with family, memory making, and the baby were so cute!
In season 2, we move forward in time. Lee Bin and Hwa Gok are plenty happy. Their son, Lee Hwa, is grown up now as a lycan-human man. We are introduced to his love interest, Seolhyun, who he met in his childhood and now is a fellow student with him at university.
Lee Hwa grew up in America with queer parents, and so he’s a lot more open and friendly about such things. He’s very puppy like and protective, believing in love. He reminded me a lot of his father, Gok. His secret possessive streak is definitely from Lee Bin.
Ok Seolhyun is also a female lycan, but his memories have been altered to make him believe he is a male one. He is reserved and a little awkward, but genuinely cares about those around him. Having a rougher home life, because he’s a pureblood lycan, made me feel really sad. He put up walls and lied about his feelings because he felt he didn’t deserve to ask for love. The desperation, all of it, was hard to read because I felt for him.
The relationship between Hwa and Seolhyun starts with what was believed to be an inconvenient heat. However, Seolhyun believes he is not a female lycan and thinks he’s deceiving Hwa this way — in reality, he’s been deceived by others around him. This relationship had even more angst because of the plot context around it all. I felt so sad! When they get their happy ending though, it’s so worth it.
I liked the extra focusing on Kakia and Ino. It was sweet to learn how their tenuous romance came together.
I really enjoyed the over all world and plot, the way all the characters lives intertwined together. How not all of them are choosing the life of immortality, and that’s alright. How people made mistakes and learned from them. Ugh, it was so good.
There’s a lot more I could say - it’s a long manhwa, after all - but I want people to read it! So overall, this is a very rewarding story with drama, angst, sweetness, and love. I highly recommend.
5/5. Highlights may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.
Content Warnings for book: Attempted assault, violence, pregnancy, homophobia, parental death, child abuse, pregnancy complications, postpartum depression
Kink: Erotic blood drinking, exhibitionism, somnophilia
Lee Bin and Hwa Gok are university students. Lee Bin is a vampire who was feeding on a girl at a group date — and Hwa Gok found him, attacking him for doing so. Unknown what vampires are, Lee Bin goes to drink his blood but it tastes awful as it reveals Hwa Gok’s half-blood Lycan nature. Not only that, but they accidentally formed a blood link, where Lee Bin can see everything Hwa Gok does. Thrust into a supernatural world, these enemies somehow fall in love.
Hwa Gok suddenly starts to give off a sweet scent that everyone but himself can smell, and for Lee Bin it tumbled into them having sex. It’s revealed why Gok smells that way, and it ends up relating to why he can become pregnant — neither which he and Lee Bin were aware of.
Honestly, I loved Hwa Gok. He’s like a puppy and he looks so sad. The artist gives him the cutest expressions and he cries a lot — I love a crybaby character, I must admit. He was earnest and really wants to help people, even if he is a bit clueless at times. I loved him in general, being so sweet. A lot of people call him slow because he doesn’t pick up subtle things, which I could relate to. He also was insulted for his looks which I don’t get? He’s adorable!
Lee Bin took a bit more warming up to. At first he was an asshole but throughout the story you come to understand him more, and he shows his love and care for Hwa Gok so sweetly. I love that he takes care of him just exactly as he needs. They support and take care of each other, which is even more important. There was possessiveness for sure, and even Gok’s father points it out but — it worked for me. Even he had insecurities.
A lot of the romance is sad at first because the characters grapple with Lee Bin’s immortality, the issues surrounding the baby and how Lee Bin doesn’t really want it, and how they will really have their “happy ever after”. I felt sad for both of them, who wanted different things but at first couldn’t seem to find a way to have them. It’s complex and there is angst between them, but they do find their solutions. I cried a lot as Lee Bin really had to confront his fears. There’s certainly some co-dependency in this relationship, mostly on Lee Bin’s side. It makes sense though, because of his background and dedication.
The moments with family, memory making, and the baby were so cute!
In season 2, we move forward in time. Lee Bin and Hwa Gok are plenty happy. Their son, Lee Hwa, is grown up now as a lycan-human man. We are introduced to his love interest, Seolhyun, who he met in his childhood and now is a fellow student with him at university.
Lee Hwa grew up in America with queer parents, and so he’s a lot more open and friendly about such things. He’s very puppy like and protective, believing in love. He reminded me a lot of his father, Gok. His secret possessive streak is definitely from Lee Bin.
Ok Seolhyun is also a female lycan, but his memories have been altered to make him believe he is a male one. He is reserved and a little awkward, but genuinely cares about those around him. Having a rougher home life, because he’s a pureblood lycan, made me feel really sad. He put up walls and lied about his feelings because he felt he didn’t deserve to ask for love. The desperation, all of it, was hard to read because I felt for him.
The relationship between Hwa and Seolhyun starts with what was believed to be an inconvenient heat. However, Seolhyun believes he is not a female lycan and thinks he’s deceiving Hwa this way — in reality, he’s been deceived by others around him. This relationship had even more angst because of the plot context around it all. I felt so sad! When they get their happy ending though, it’s so worth it.
I liked the extra focusing on Kakia and Ino. It was sweet to learn how their tenuous romance came together.
I really enjoyed the over all world and plot, the way all the characters lives intertwined together. How not all of them are choosing the life of immortality, and that’s alright. How people made mistakes and learned from them. Ugh, it was so good.
There’s a lot more I could say - it’s a long manhwa, after all - but I want people to read it! So overall, this is a very rewarding story with drama, angst, sweetness, and love. I highly recommend.