[Pickup Request] June Noir
Novel Information
Title: June Noir
Original Language: Korean
Chapters: Ongoing
Genres: Drama, Psychological, Romance, Thriller, Action, Tragedy
Links
- NovelUpdates: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/0yz73e9/june-noir
Synopsis
June Noir follows Park Yoonseok, a broken police detective with a death wish who goes deep undercover to investigate Baek Gitae, a violent and sadistic crime boss. When Gitae becomes deeply obsessed with the detective's self-destructive nature, the two entangle in a dark, toxic cat-and-mouse game where the lines between hunter and prey completely blur.
Why Should We Pick This Up?
This is one of those series where they don't smooth over trauma, and the mc genuinely feels human. And ofc, by that I mean he makes mistakes, but makes up for it by being the most badass bottom you will see in your life. I feel like this site has a lot of manga where the bottoms are very petite, and pretty much harmless, and don't get me wrong, I'm an absolute simp for those too, but I feel like its a good change of pace to have a fiercer bottom, and just as fierce top, which tips the scales to make the counts between the two equal. And like I said earlier, I feel like it represents trauma, and the state of being emotionless quite well, while also showing how a hardened heart is able to thaw over time, with the right person, and enough space between the past and the now.