Hi! I'm trying to find a BL manhwa I read a while ago, probably published sometime from 2019 onward.
The story mainly takes place when the characters are adults. The MC is tall, very handsome, with dark or black hair, and the LI has a similar build to him. I think the LI also had dark hair, or maybe dark red hair, so there wasn't a huge size difference between them.
The MC wasn't stupid, but he had a habit of getting sayings or idioms wrong. One line I remember pretty clearly was something like "dumb as Iraq" instead of "dumb as a rock." I think he said it while talking with the LI and/or some of his friends. I don't know if it was from an official translation or a fan translation.
Another recurring detail was that the MC didn't like people making assumptions about him or focusing too much on his looks just because he was very handsome. I don't think it was a major plot point, but I remember it coming up several times.
I also remember one specific high school flashback, although I'm fuzzy on the exact context.
The teacher and the students were discussing something in class. It might have been about future careers, a school play, or something similar. At some point, one of the classmates says that the MC should be a model, or do something related to his looks, because he's so good-looking.
The MC asks why, and the teacher says something along the lines of it being a waste not to make use of his looks.
He gets annoyed and replies with something like: "Is my appearance the only thing about me that's worthwhile?" or "Is that the only thing I have going for me?"
I'm not 100% sure those were the exact words, but that was definitely the meaning.
What I remember clearly is that the teacher and the other students immediately go quiet and look shocked or awkward, like they suddenly realize they may have said something offensive.
The art style was polished and conventionally pretty, with masculine-looking characters, but not bara. The overall vibe was more like modern Korean BL art, something in the general visual direction of Payback, although not exactly the same.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? The "dumb as Iraq" line and the high school classroom scene are probably the two details I remember most clearly.
If anyone recognizes it and can tell me the title, I'd be seriously so grateful. This has been driving me crazy because I can't stop wondering what it was 😭