@YanaseRyoko and @Myraidofhate: Are you reading the same manhwa I'm reading? "The dawn to come"?
I was reading 1/2 of the 1st season and decided that it was excited enough to put it on my read list here and saw your comments... which were seriously off-putting.
Thank Goodness, it's nothing like how you described it!
At the same time, I'm not sure why or how this manhwa led you to those raging and horrid emotions, especially with the refreshingly straight FL and the calm-toned ML. I disagree with your opinions but won't disregard them, because you are entitled to yours just as I to mine.
I'm currently at chapter 48. The story is still progressing fine. Again, I quite like the two lead characters. They've done things that only make me like them and root for them (as individuals and as a couple). I'm glad they got out (to a certain extent) of their murky and sticky situations and might likely have some ways to move forward into the future. There are still a lot to unfold and who knows how many chapters this manhwa will have.
Some antagonists are pretty cliche. But again, this series doesn't make it annoying and too tiring. It's drama for the drama sake, for the plot, the familiarity so it's easier for the readers to consume. And things like that do happen in the real world - just to show how reflective this and stagnant our world can be.
I came across this series because I was taken in with the artist-nim Kang Ki's style. It's a good style and they have worked on good projects. The one I looked over before finding this was "Positively Yours" which I didn't click with. (It's too cliche, tiring and out-of-touch for me.) But I'm glad this one did.
For now, I like this one and would recommend it!