# WebtoonLib — Garden of May #36: Side Story

## Series
- title: Garden of May
- slug: garden-of-may-siz3a4k4

## Chapter
- number: 36
- chapter_key: 36-gxe5aj
- title: Side Story
- release_date: 2026-11-09

### Summary
Garden of May Chapter 24 focuses on the intense moment of first intimacy between Vanessa and River, oscillating between pain and pleasure. As Vanessa questions why River is different from other men, she surrenders herself to him, asks him to be slow with the overwhelming emotion of experiencing it for the first time, and a provocative tension rises between the pair over who will beg first.
- summary_language: en
- summary_source: chapter_translation
- summary_verification: verified

### Key events
- Vanessa and River engage in consensual sexual intimacy with River checking consent.
- Vanessa hallucinates past conversations and reflects on her earlier provocation.
- River teases Vanessa about her chastity and proposes a bet on who begs first.
- Vanessa reveals it is her first time, feeling overwhelmed by pain and pleasure.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Garden of May Chapter 24 focuses on the intense moment of first intimacy between Vanessa and River, oscillating between pain and pleasure.

### Spoiler summary
Garden of May Chapter 24 focuses on the intense moment of first intimacy between Vanessa and River, oscillating between pain and pleasure. As Vanessa questions why River is different from other men, she surrenders herself to him, asks him to be slow with the overwhelming emotion of experiencing it for the first time, and a provocative tension rises between the pair over who will beg first.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: editorial

## Transcript
- transcript_source: community
- transcript_language: en
- transcript_bubbles: 96

### Content
HAA....
I WANTED TO ASK WHY YOU'RE SO DIFFERENT.
HA...
RIVER...

UNLIKE THE OTHERS WHO HAVE LUSTED AFTER ME,
WHY YOU AREN’T APPALLING,
BORING,
OR UNPLEASANT.
HNH.

WHY I’M REDUCED TO...
W-
WAIT...!
LUSTING AFTER YOU LIKE SOME ORDINARY BASTARD.

NGH,
NH...
AHH!
AHNG,
R-RIVER...!

VA...NESSA...
HNG,
...NH!
IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO STOP NOW?

JUST...

JUST TAKE IT SLOW...
IT'S... MY FIRST TIME DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

AHH-...
IT'S ALL TOO OVERWHELMING.

MY BRAIN MELTS UNDER A SENSATION...
SO SHOCKINGLY, SUFFOCATINGLY SWEET.

HNGH.
NHH-

AHN,
AHNG...!
JUST... RELAX A LITTLE.
HNG,
IT... HURTS...
AH, HNG,

I...
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE...
IT'S NOT EVEN HALFWAY IN YET, VANESSA.
HUU...
IT HURTS SO MUCH JUST HAVING IT IN...

WHAT IF IT HURTS MORE ONCE HE STARTS MOVING...?
RI...VER...

HNH,
A... LITTLE...
SLOWER-...

AHNG!
NGH,
AH!

HAHNG,
NGH!
RI... NGH!
AHNG!
NGH, AH!
HNH,
SO GOOD...
PL...EASE...
SLOWL-...
AHNG!
AHNG, NHH!
NH,

HAHN,
NH,
HAHN,
UTTERLY, HELPLESSLY.
HNH...!
WA... NH, IT...
R-RIVER, SOMETHING'S...!
AHNG!
NH,

HNGH...!
AH,
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A BET?
ON WHO...

AHH-!

ENDS UP BEGGING FIRST?
HAHN...
NGH,

HNGH, NH...
AHH!
S-STOPP...

I CAN’T...
HNH...
YOU CAN’T BE TIRED ALREADY, VANESSA.
I’VE DONE EVERYTHING I COULD TO PRESERVE MY CHASTITY UNTIL NOW,

YOU SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT TO THE VERY END, DON’T YOU THINK?
L-LIAR...!
HOW COULD A CHASTE BODY POSSIBLY BE LIKE THIS...?

CONVERSATIONS FROM THE PAST RESURFACE LIKE AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS,
AND THE VOICES,
LAUGHTER,
EVEN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THAT DAY ALL LINGER IN THE AIR, JUST AS THEY WERE.
BACK THEN,

WHAT EXACTLY WAS I THINKING WHEN I MADE THAT PROVOCATION?

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Garden of May #36: Side Story](/series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4/chapter-36-gxe5aj)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.