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I love this comment. You where respectful but also thoroughly developed your point. Anyways, I agree with you. But I think the author might be trying to make it obvious that Yahwi’s development is meant to feel rushed and imposing, to sort of show how Yahwi genuinely struggled to empathize with others and how he feels. (if I’m wrong I this then I will be disappointed in the end).
Am I saying that this excuses his behavior? No absolutely not. He is being careless, manipulative, etc, just for his own gain, he never has done anything to show that he cares about Jooin, other than his body, and the fact that he just said it plainly, and that the author is portraying him in a light that is supposed to make the reader feel compelled to his argument, absolutely infuriates me.
Because of what you said, it is feeding into this idea that because one is lacking for one thing then the other has to compensate. This manhwa could be a typical ‘Beauty and the Beast’ case; the beast is abusive towards belle but as long as she (in this case he) tames the beast with love and compassion, then the beast will turn into Prince Charming, and live happily ever after.
No, that is wrong, it is no one’s duty to fix anyone else, or to save them for that matter. People end up hurt, because they’re believers in this sort of story. (I got carried away).
But anyways what I meant to say is:
The author has set up everything to show that Jooin does not have to deal with Yahwi’s behavior, and that he can do something for himself, and therefore doing something healthy. That is truly what I’m hoping for, but then again how the author portrays Yahwi is also concerning, as the tone of the drawings make what he says appealing and even sexy, when we know that he is being toxic.
ANYWAYS! ! If you actually read this then damn.. thank you. But yeah.. I appreciate your comment!
Trust me, I've never read any comment in my life that I've agreed with the most more than yours, I am more than happy to read your take on this. I appreciate what you've brought in the discussion and it's not because you agreed with me but you offered an explanation in the part of Yahwi's characterization. Evidently, that helped clear a foggy area regarding my perception of him as a character.
I am glad I was able to help you in any sort of way, I genuinely enjoyed discussing this with someone, or rather reading someone’s analysis is a character, an analysis as developed and thought as yours, it was thought provoking, cleared some ideas but also helped encourage even more ideas, you did all this while still being respectful and allowing for the idea that the author May have something else. You talked about a character and their influence in the story and not for the author making it, thank you for that. As I said before I genuinely enjoyed your comment, and I hope to read more from you! You have a very interesting point of view.
One true love per lifetime isn't real. Learn to love the people who love you. I can understand that him having attachments to Yahwi is just "the heart wants what it wants" but it's also a manifestation of mental weakness born from the experience shared with that person. If he can only open up himself to a wider perspective, then he will know that he can pursue a path that he knows he deserves.
Please don't attack me but Jooin is just so mad in love with the man who mistreated him. I'm glad he's standing up for himself after everything that had happened to him but I feel like he's only waiting for Yahwi to prove to him that he has changed...which I don't get because Yahwi treated him poorly and there's literally another man waiting for you and you can learn to love him.
I'm not outrightly hating this manhwa. I'm criticizing its theme of only having one true love which isn't true in real life at all. Moreover, its use of "redemption" in the arc of Yahwi isn't impressive at all. Normally, there has to be a balance in these situations where a character like Yahwi is put into extreme circumstances that will make him change for the better; there is the desparation and feeling of hopelessness. But all I see so far is none of those things. In the end, Jooin is still the one suffering from Yahwi and his own decisions. If you're going to write a rounded character, then you must know how to write them properly.
Also, it's like BL authors can't write a good story if they do not make one character possess all the good qualities that society adores while the other character possesses pitiable qualities. It's like they're feeding us that a good romance story can only happen if one is a knight in a shining armor while the other one is a damsel in distress.