I wouldnt go into this manga with the same misconceptions as many do when it comes to works such as Killing Stalking as a prime example. At least by my standards I do not perceive this story as romantic by any sincere means. Yes the plot is driven by Kwons desperate want for Himan but from the way I interpreted it Kwon an orphan the son of a murderer living in an orphanage that both physically and sexually abused him upon meeting Himan who just so happened to be kind and attentive towards him as he would towards anybody else a very very important fact to note here Kwon clung to that warmth of being cared for not only because his entire life was void of it and he had zero experience of knowing how to react to said positive warmfeeling emotions Himan essentially became Kwons first and ever want in life. That is because as emphasized often throughout Kwons backstory he was never greedy and never wanted for anything in his life prior to meeting and wanting Himan nor had he ever experienced any means of a single positive emotion really. Hence he did not know how to act / respond to those feelings in a normal way much in the same way as say a person who has always been void of a parental figure in their life might gravitate towards a teacher or another adult who shows them an unfamiliar amount of care and kindness. For someone who has or has had that means of a solid presence in their life their reaction and interpretation of an identical interaction would likely vary significantly in response. So in Kwons case in meeting Himan the first ever person not to reject his existence and expressed some genuine fondness towards him Kwon immediately grew overattached to such an extent that Kwon dedicated his whole entire life for just the opportunity to be in Himans close quarters again: he killed his headmaster so he would attract notice from Himans mafia father climbed the ranks from the ground up until he became Himans fathers righthand man and since Himan had cut complete ties to his father and family Kwon went through the extra effort again of taking the sole initiative of breaking the peace treaty between a rivalling mafia by burning down their entire headquarters all for the mere CHANCE of them kidnapping Himan as leverage and hence forcing Himan and Kwon to meet again as strangers. And you know what? Just about every single SECOND of this story was weaved by Kwons own hand unbeknownst to Hiwan and even the reader. If the story were to include just that flashback alone of Hiwan and Kwons first meeting I would go ahead and say yeah even though a lot of mental instability is at play here as a direct result of some extreme amounts of trauma particularly in Kwons case there is some semblance of love here because Kwon really did gravitate towards Himans affections for him. However given the fact Himan not only completely fails to remember Kwon DESPITE keeping his same name from when they first met in their late tweens I do believe but Kwons headmaster his groomer even tells Kwon as such in the moment he tells him that Himan is merely being kind and that the way Himan treats him is no different to how he would treat any other one of his friends which over the course of the story I can definitely see as being true since we see a fair bit of interaction between Himan and his college friends. Himan put his entire life on the line just to keep his best friend safe. This is where the romance aspect cuts off I think. Because at this point I think the lines become blurred for Kwon as to whether this chase for Himan is love revenge or something sinister inbetween. The way Kwon completely cuts Himan from his life following his headmasters prior claim harshly at that only to end up manipulating every aspect of his own life so Himan would just be fated to be close to him is sick and its twisted and clearly scales an extreme case of obsession. And while Kwon does have a supposed soft spot for him I think that would be obvious enough considering Himans existence has been an essential to every single thing Kwon has done with his life up to this point. Yet Kwon doesnt treasure him despite this significant amount of influence Himan is unaware he has over Kwons life if anything his treatment is harsh condescending and includes countless explicit threats of SA. Its all very noncon and often justified as punishments whenever Himan does something Kwon doesnt approve of. And of course if you read the extra three or so chapters following the 51 conclusion Kwon rapes Himan as punishment and revels in the fact that hes won his big lifelong scheme worked and now that hes made Himan fall for him in the process Himan finally belongs to him to treat and fuck as he pleases. This story as a romance is completely fucked. As a narrative on the other hand it is actually quite spectacular to say the least and thats really hard to deny. There were so many moments that genuinely shocked me so much there was hardly anything predictable at all about this plot which made it all the more exciting to engage in. So yes I regard this story highly and I would definitely recommend it to anyone to give it a shot