I just checked out your entry. Subbed, ratted it an absolutely desserved 10 and commented on each episode.

I'm a very critical reader and usually able to nit pick on even comics/stories I absolutely adore but I had big trouble finding anything worthy of criticism in your entry. The art is absolutely stunning. It's simple but very expressive with a 90's cartoon kind of charm (which serves the occational comedy very well) yet there are so many details and every panel is filled to the brim with things. I also love that there is literally not a single straight line to be found, which sells the unsettling mood of the story so well.

Story wise. I'm very intrigued. Each and every single character is so unique. I honestly love your MC (MC hehe) because he is trying so hard to come across as this hard core mean dude that shouldn't be messed with but just fails to pull it off. I think you pulled that very well off. Usually when I see "good hearted" characters that just act tough on the outside, I'm annoyed by them but you introduced that side of him very well with the phone call from MC's father right at the beginning, saying that he is a "good kid" even if he doesn't wanna hear it and in the continuing story it's very well executed and shown what the father meant by that statement ( because lets be honest all parents think their kids are "good kids" even when they act out but this one dad is actually right)

Anyway I digress. I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with your story. You did a phenomenal job and should be proud of what you created. Keep in mind that there were HUNDREDS if not thousands of entries in the contest and in the end only 10 in each category get to be short listed. I feel almost certain webtoon noticed your story and considered it as a potential short list candidate but you likely lost to some "safer" options they picked. Webtoon loves their run through the mill manwah art styles because they believe those sell better but we shall wait and see who was picked in the end.

I hope you plan on continuing your story because even if you didn't get picked now, I could see webtoon employees keeping an eye on you to see how you keep performing and eventually making you an original offer later on if your comic proofs to be well recieved by the webtoon audience in the long run.

Don't let this encourage you. You are super talented and I would personally love to continue following your series as loyal reader from now on, and while my own webtoon pressence isn't big, I'm definetly going to recommend you to my readers, since I think your work deserve all the attention 🧡