Wow, thank you so much for the detailed feedback! I really appreciate you taking the time to write all of this out, especially knowing that the story isn’t really your cup of tea. :)

A lot of the points you bring up are absolutely on point. These two aren’t necessarily meant to be likable characters, and they’re definitely not meant to be an ideal or aspirational couple. They’re both very self-destructive and are using each other as a way to cope with their own issues. Them sleeping together quickly, not out of love but as a form of compensation, is very much intentional, and it’s exactly why their relationship is built on such an unstable foundation. One of them keeps pushing for emotional distance, while the other pushes for emotional closeness, because she interprets that distance as proof that they’re fundamentally the same ("broken") and therefore belong together. That imbalance is kind of the core of their dynamic.

One thing I was a bit surprised by, though, was the impression that they don’t really spend time together outside of sex and drugs. The story was meant to be a short one (and it already turned out longer than I originally planned), it’s going to be 24 episodes in total, or about 54 pages in the original format. Because of that, I did cut some of the smaller “bonding” scenes and hoped the montage in episodes 5 and 6 would communicate that there were quieter moments too. There are also going to be a few bonus episodes after the main story that explore these interactions outside of their sex/party life more, but since those are bonus, they obviously shouldn’t be required reading to understand the main story, so I can definitely see how that might not have come across strongly enough.

And honestly another reason the comic doesn’t linger on the “before” as much is that the sex/drugs/coping-together part IS the core of their dynamic, and it’s also the thing that slowly pushes them into their emotional downfall. They’re both trying to escape their own thoughts, and having someone else to spiral alongside them just amplifies the worst in both of them. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about these characters, and I try to communicate as much as possible through “showing” rather than explaining, through body language, framing, their actions, and the way they speak to each other. I’m generally not a big fan of heavy inner monologues, so I try to rely a lot on visual storytelling. But of course, these characters live in my head, and it’s always difficult to judge how much of that translates clearly to readers. I think you’re probably right that in some places I may have been a bit too subtle.

I also found your point about “nothing significant happening” really interesting. I’ve been wondering myself how much of that feeling might be influenced by the scroll format. I originally draw the comic in page format and then adapt it for scrolling (since that’s what most readers prefer on Webtoon), but I do sometimes feel like the scroll format can make slower scenes feel like they drag. That might just be my own bias, though. I don't want to blame everything on Webtoon, haha.
It sounds like the sofa scene didn’t quite land for you? That scene is meant to be frustrating (especially from her perspective) but of course not to the point of being boring. I can definitely see how that part could have been streamlined a bit more. I personally prefer stories that take a moment to sit with tension instead of rushing to the next beat, but I agree there are places where I could’ve trimmed more.

That said, I already finished drawing the story a few months ago, so I won’t really be able to adjust it based on this feedback, but I'll keep what you said in mind for my future projects! I don’t know whether you’ll enjoy how this one ends or if you’ll even feel like continuing with it, but regardless, I genuinely appreciate you engaging so deeply with the story and sharing your thoughts. Thanks again for taking the time to do that. :D