[The following post contains spoilers for both Nurse Love Syndrome and Nurse Love Addiction] Do you ever stop to think about the runner-ups in romance? I do often. I wrote about the topic back in 2016 after having finished Nurse Love Addiction. Funnily enough, having finished Nurse Love Syndrome a few months ago, I’ve decided […]
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