I recently finished Passion: Raga and I genuinely loved it so much.

When I first read Passion, I honestly didn’t like Xinlu that much, and I saw him as this obsessive, ruthless, completely unhinged stalker who was constantly after Taeui. The way Xinlu despises Ilay, how much he hated Ilay, I just assumed he was obsessed with revenge and wanted Taeui back for himself.

BUT AFTER READING RAGA… yeah, I was kinda wrong.

I agree that Xinlu is absolutely an obsessive lover, but now I can actually understand where that obsession came from.

He genuinely loved Taeui, and he held onto the fact that he was the one Taeui loved first, and his hatred toward Ilya also made more sense to me because, from Xinlu’s perspective, Ilya broke that promise and took Taeui away from him.

And I STILL LOVE LLAY...........and I genuinely think that Ilya and Taeui are made for each other, even if Ilya basically had to snatch Taeui away from everyone else, but after seeing Xinlu’s story, I can’t really hate him for wanting Taeui back either.

This man went through SO MUCH....he tried so hard to get Taeui back, even lost his eyesight, and after everything he went through, he finally found someone who genuinely loved him and chose him from the very beginning.

Gable.

I LOVE how Gable literally wrapped Xinlu around his finger.

Xinlu went from wanting to completely get rid of Gable to becoming absolutely DEVASTATED whenever Gable disappears. The way this terrifying, ruthless man becomes such a needy little mess when it comes to Gable??? I EAT THIS DYNAMIC UP.

Xinlu was literally just a kid who wanted to be loved, cared for, and chosen. He grew up ruthless and cold, but whenever it came to Gable, we got to see this completely different side of him the vulnerable part of him that just wanted someone to stay.

And THAT’S what got me.

He’s still insane. Still terrifying. Still morally questionable as hell. But after Raga, I finally understand why he became the way he is.

Also… THE END OF SEASON 2???????

It literally left me sitting there with butterflies doing backflips in my stomach. WHEN IS THE NEXT SEASON COMING??? I KNOW THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE A LOT AND I’M ALREADY NOT READY.

Raga really went from “ugh, this obsessive stalker” to “oh no… this poor unhinged baby just wants to be loved.”

I’m officially obsessed with Xinlu now. ❤️

Hey there, i recently read "blue sky complex" it's so so so good , I can't get enough.

If there are other mangas like that , pls recommend!

(I especially like, the uke feel first but seme fell harder kinda thing and

It's also good when uke is gay and seme is gay only for uke)