I feel like your overthinking it
um no i just summarized the comments while adding my own opinion.
Your kinda right but I feel like most authors who writes these characters kinda just do it and don't really put any psychological research or input in it if ukwim (mostly in general)
Like the sexual (interest?) for the plot or development of the story rather
true at first i didn't know he was underaged and thought author made him small because of bullying and lack of self care as he was living all alone and thought this psychopath would yk make him healthy so he looks matured like he is only 1 year away from being an adult even if author had to add the sex part they should've waited for sometime but story is interesting so in my head I'm just imagining he is an adult who's just got a small height but then again maybe author thought a psychopath wouldn't care about it so as to add similar element to his character they crossed the line. I'm trying to find novel version of this i think this would be good read as novel rather than manga
Yeah true. His age could also probably be for manipulative reasons, along with his personality, like being too naive, not standing up for himself, etc etc
Wait is there a novel?
nooo i tried really hard but couldn't find one (/TДT)/
Oh, I think that's because the author (idk their twt you can probably find it down below) only made a manhua version
omg I can't with ppl caring for morals in psychological stuff...
Just a reminder: when u see psychological tag it means some lines are crossed that doesn't mean everyone who reads or write psychological stuff is of the same criminal mind.
also the writing of the story is great our serial killer didn't approach him in sexual manner it was just for pure psychopathic purpose but then mc's behavior stimulated our psychopath which led to sexual behavior I've read about this somewhere in which psychopaths or sociopaths when overly stimulated in certain way they tend to have s3xual relations(helps them to control their urge to murder) that story seems similar to what author is writing or going for
so what if this could be meal for pedophiles? that's just saying don't write about killing stuff cuz then people who likes to kill will enjoy? u can't stop evils of mankind by hating on some psychological story someone is trying to tell.
saying this again but i still don't think he was looking at mc in sexual way so it's not pedophilia but looks do serve the purpose but who cares i just want to know the end of their story.