I feel like there were glimpses of Taeju's "good" side in the beginning as well. Not from the beginning considering he made Euihyun bleed but later on.
- he fed Euihyun
- got Euihyun a decent job (yes, to trap him, but he could very easily throw Euihyun into a brothel and leave him there)
- ever since the beginning he was rather caring towards Euiyoung
- he offered to drop Euihyun off (chapter 14) and generally offered his "help" in dealing with Euihyun's boss
- he never raised his hand on Euihyun (yes, SA is still terrible but I'm talking physical violence as well)
...and more.
I mean, he could've very easily lock Euihyun in an empty room and use him whenever he pleased.
He was definitely a red flag in the beginning but there were green blades in there now that I'm rereading this.
yes i absolutely love the character development, there were no awkward skips, the improvement of their relationship wasnt linear either, super realistic and unlike typical bl manhwas
Exactly and it’s not like he is gentle when dealing with others in his business … I think that kinda helped me to keep reading and I am glad he is slowly redeeming himself
and when Taeju apologizes that’s it’s not EH’s fault and he knows he is probably blaming himself and that is all taeju’s fault ╥﹏╥
I’m actually impressed by how the author managed to spin Taeju’s character around. Often times I’ll
Read BL’s with such an asshole male lead and I always wonder to myself “how are they gonna get me to
Like this guy” idk something about Taeju just works so well, I think it also helps that our MC has such a distinct personality it makes their chemistry a lot more interesting to watch. I’m not a fan of “struggle love” and in IRL, I would probably beat Taeju with a baseball bat if I could. But omg in the story, hes great.