Dang you nailed it ! I even mentioned inability comment how annoying it is that the grandpa is all doting because she showed potential or whatever...but everything you said about how sad and unfair for the og body owners in this trope I agree with... I actually struggle to find similar tropes that don't miss this point or at least address it...like a fl who's aware that these ppl would've let her die if she was deemed "worthless".
I would appreciate a recommendation
I'm trying to find some, but I fr believe I've never read a manhwa like that yet.. well, there is one manhwa that addresses that, but also not rlly?? LOL sorry ik I don't make sense, but the mc does realize the OGbaby def died of starvation and neglect, and she(mc) only survived cuz she went(literally crawled her way out, and plus she has magic) to find food. But that manhwa also sucks cuz at the end, the mc is like "boohoo, ik I sympathize with this body's original owner and knew what happened to her, but I came to love y'all!! Grandpa, uncle, ik u killed this baby by neglecting her, hence she died of starvation, but you guys are so nice to me!!!".... Disclaimer, she never said that obv, but she legit forgave them. As if she has the right to do so like U R A STRANGER. WHO AND WHY R U FORGIVING THEM FOR KILLING- NO TORTURING THAT BABY?? She only survived cuz she was interesting.. interesting = not acting like a normal baby and knows how to do magic... Man, sorry I got too heated. I just can't stand these type of stories.
Lol its okay I totally understand the frustration and I actually think I saw this one before but it looks like I dropped it at the end and couldn't handle it haha
I get the appeal that makes authors and readers ignore this...because this type of story is a common fantasy for a lot...to go back in time...to be a gifted and loved child everone is in awe of...but once the thrill of the cliche yet satisfying scenes of adults acknowledging the main character...they should dive deeper beyond the meaning of this fantasy and present what makes a child...or anyone really..worth of love and respect and not just introduce more characters to dote/fall in love/obssess with the mc untill the inevitable happy ending
Lol sry for the rant but I am glad I got this out of my chest too hehe
I rlly like this type of story.. well on the surface level sure. It's a nice story, where the bullied will come up and take revenge later on. But yk what sucks? At the end fo the day, the REAL owner of the mc's body rn is still dead.it rlly sucks that ones u realize the only reason the mc survived(even tho the OGbody did not), is cuz they r either act all cute to their abusers, OR they r smart. And for this story, it falls in the latter. I still can't comprehend the fact that this sweet sweet innocent child is dead cuz nobody in that goddamn house cared for her, except for the maid.
But hey, the mc is useful. She's smart, so ofc she's gonna attract someone's attention and "saves" her. For me, that's rlly shtty... Again, at the end of the day, Jeffrey still let the OGchild die. Nobody helped her. All I'm understanding is, if u aren't using your cuteness or genius brain, nobody will pay attention to you. After all, your just an ordinary who the gods hated. Not only did u lived such a horrible life, the gods in that world decided to let someone else reside in ur own body. Got disrespected TWICE.
This is the thing that these authors who uses this trope always miss. This is why I always enjoy it if the mc goes to someone who never met the OGchild in the first life.. cuz yk damn well if they met, the OGchild will be saved. Now that's GENUINE. This also applies to mls, imo I rlly hate it when the mc chooses the guy that's supposedly Inlove with another woman, aka the heroine of the story. I always eat up those stories with authors that care for good writing and not solely for money. This manhwa on the other hand.. I don't think it's hard to write a character that genuinely cares for the mc, and the mc doesn't have to be "special" to be accepted.
Anyways, that's all. Thanks for reading to my opinions!