A shoulder to cry on was a drama that I did not expect to enjoy, but I loved every moment of it. The two main leads had amazing chemistry and I honestly believe a lot of people pass/dislike this drama due to the lack of skinship which is a bit sad.

The first five and a half episodes of this drama was perfect to me in all respect. The pacing of the drama was just fast enough to keep you on the edge of your toes and eager to know what happens next. In terms of character growth and development, Tae Hyun has a much better fleshed out arc compared to Da Yeol. But in the end I really loved both characters as they both have an important life lesson attached to them.

But to me this drama represents something tangible rather than overly used tropes and fanservice. I think an important part of the drama that most people miss is the fact that Tae Hyun is not sure about his feelings. Besides this he also faces societal pressure in the form of his other fake friend who calls him weird just for being close to Da Yeol. This to me represents something that could happen in real life, where a person is not sure about their feelings and hence would rather push people away and avoid it.

Now comes the not so good part of the drama. I feel the pacing of the last 1.5 episodes where totally mismanaged. Episode 6 had a time skip which took away from the emotions rather than complimenting it. The resolution of the plot in this episode also felt weird and unsatisfying. Episode 7 on the other hand feels like a fanservice episode though sweet, was let down due to the lack of depth of episode 6. I honestly believe if they had extended episode 6 and done a second season before episode 7, this drama would be the literally perfect.

As someone who has watched other BL dramas, I believe this one of the better if not best one at the moment. And hence I would really recommend this drama.