Yeah I always found it weird that people dislike killian when it’s made very clear and obvious that he doesn’t have complete control over his thoughts and actions. Also I read the novel too and it became one of my favorites, it’s got my favorite type of angst.
The story make so much sense now thank youuuo((*^▽^*))o
Yeah, honestly I love me any sort of redemption ml story(as long as they hadn’t done something absolutely horrible) so killian is a ml that actually has a lot more leeway for forgiveness than other mls out there.
Thank you for this! you explained it very well
even without reading the novel or the spoilers, i was able to understand what was happening... although it happens a bit later but were still at the chapter 40s its literally not that much. The first hints of it happens way earlier too...
i havent been keeping up with the manhwa chapters but really?? if u really do understand whats happening, then good for u. because believe it or not, ive seen a lot of manhwa readers hating on killian's ass even though theyre caught up with the manhwa thats why i assumed that most manhwa readers werent given enough info because theyd always rant about how lennon is better blablabla and how he shouldve been the male lead, without considering killian's situation. that is why i made this comment! to further clarify what is happening. tbh i initially thought that manhwa readers were completely clueless basing from the comments/thoughts ive read about killian, but ig not all of them are. im glad to hear that
WAITTT I TOTALLY WASNT DISSING U BUT I WAS DISSING THOSE READERSS CUZ LIKE HOW COULD U NOT KNOW
Honestly the whole Lennon debate makes no sense when theres literally not a hit of romance between the two.
OHHH whoops thats embarrassing im very sorry
here are more details to make u grasp the story better. ive read the light novel and looking back at the manhwa adaptations, it's kinda lacking in info and needs further explanation about the plot, which makes people easily misinterpret the behaviors of some characters, most especially killian. killian's character needs justice, because homeboy is certainly not getting any with the manhwa adaptation
let's start off with the author, K. K is actually suicidal in her og life as far as i can remember. she lived a horrible life, and as a way to cope through it, she made lise, the perfect fl, as an inspiration. K has always dreamt of being lise because unlike her, lise was everything. as ive mentioned, K is suicidal. she ended up offing herself and her death wish was to be lise or at least be like her in her next life. as soon as she opened her eyes, she found herself as lise sinclair, the very own female lead she admired.
at first, being the main protag was fun. until she realized that she's sorta stuck in a loop, which made things dull. to make things "interesting", K planned on transmigrating souls in edith's body while setting up impossible conditions for the ediths to win, in order to guarantee that in each lifetime, lise wins and lise will always get her happy ending. by setting conditions, i meant altering or manipulating the perceptions of the main leads of the story, most significantly killian and cliff. that's why edith had a hard time developing a decent relationship with killian, because killian was basically programmed to act that way. the only way killian will get a sense of free will is if edith is able to go through the tough challenges of K's terrible obstacles.
as K's authority declines due to edith overcoming all her conditions, we can apparently notice that killian is gaining more empathy towards edith, slowly revealing what killian's real intentions and feelings were.
now regarding lennon, the reason why he was kind to edith in the very first place was because of the fact that he's only a minor character. meaning K doesn't really have much control towards lennon because K's authority is catered towards the main leads of the story. unlike killian, lennon wasn't brainwashed into thinking that edith was a villainess.
that's why i find it unfair for people to compare lennon and killian's affection to edith, despite knowing that killian is literally being manipulated by K, leaving his real thoughts being disregarded. it's unfair to compare the two, when one is showing raw emotions while the other isn't allowed to because they do not have the privilege. it's like comparing the thoughts of a free man to a man who is forced to submit in a system. of course it's apparent for both of these men to showcase different behaviors, because they were in different circumstances.