Summary
The Shape of Sympathy is a poignant yaoi manhwa written and illustrated by Nodeok Park, spanning 130 chapters plus side stories.
Kwon Yuri, a young man who has long harbored a quiet crush on his cousin, attends her wedding only to see her marry someone else. At the event, he notices Lee Sunwoo, his former high school teacher, crying alone. Initially thinking Sunwoo is mourning the bride like himself, Yuri is shocked to learn that Sunwoo’s grief is for the groom—his own unrequited love.
Their mutual heartbreak becomes the foundation for a complicated and emotionally charged connection. Drawn together by loss, Yuri and Sunwoo begin an unusual and often uncomfortable relationship that blurs the lines between sympathy, dependency, and desire.