Expected way worse

ebbyemmy February 26, 2025 1:19 am

Reading all the comments I expected soo much worse but like??? The fact that he tried to drug anyone was a huge part of the plot and was shown as clearly being wrong. They clearly say it's despicable and he feels just as bad as the creepy client. I think regret goes a long ways in fiction. Obviously irl this shit would never be okay, but he is fully regretting what he did and goes out of his way to make it right AND doesn't feel like he's entitled to forgiveness. He'd fully understand if he never got a chance and shows he's grateful for forgiveness.
Idk, I think this was pretty sweet all things considered and I like when bad stuff is actually acknowledged as being bad AND when there's not a double standard. He hates the creepy client for how he acts and understands that he did something awful, too. But he ultimately has way more respect for omegas than those other alphas do.
I was pleasantly surprised but maybe that's just bc my expectations were for horribly toxic shit lol

Responses
    boyifudont March 31, 2025 4:42 pm

    yeah this was really mild. a lot of ppl on the internet have a problem with remorse and think bad actions are never ever able to be redeemed so that’s probably why ppl made this seem so “toxic”

    i think it’s kinda crazy tbh to decide people can’t ever change without even giving them a chance. obviously there’s nuance to this general topic, but in this specific manga, the alpha very obviously tried his hardest to make up for his actions. i feel like we really should just let the victims decide for themselves if they want to forgive someone or not. and like you said, the male lead didn’t ever act like he was entitled to forgiveness.

    ebbyemmy April 5, 2025 7:17 am
    yeah this was really mild. a lot of ppl on the internet have a problem with remorse and think bad actions are never ever able to be redeemed so that’s probably why ppl made this seem so “toxic” i think it... boyifudont

    Ahh, yes! Super well said, I totally agree. Especially about letting the victims decide, specifically in a situation like this where there wasn't really a strong malicious intent and no repeated toxic behavior. And like you said, nuance is very important in this topic, but for this manga I really just feel it was handled appropriately and the remorse went a long way

    What the hell is this?! April 22, 2025 10:16 pm

    Some of them complaining prob also the ones read shits like jinx

    Cookynchim May 14, 2025 10:14 pm

    I agree!!! I've read this series so many times starting from before bl manhwa became mainstream and the comment section was so different. This story used to have a 9.2 rating and was —is— genuinely one of my favorite omegaverse story to read (not to mention it was one of the og stories). I think people are too focused on having the so called "ideal" ML that they see everything as Black or White –or in this case, Green or Red– and nothing in between. Which I think is a shame since there are lots of good yaoi manga that people are passing on due to the reviews.

    ebbyemmy May 15, 2025 1:33 am
    I agree!!! I've read this series so many times starting from before bl manhwa became mainstream and the comment section was so different. This story used to have a 9.2 rating and was —is— genuinely one of m... Cookynchim

    Yeah, that is the blessing and the curse of something becoming more popular. I've liked BL since like 2016 and so I've seen the progression, and it the issue was that there was a LOT less content so people put up with a lot more. The more content and consumers there are, the more you get both the chance for bad content and bad consumers lol. Like, there's the oversaturation of BL dramas and manga/manhwa being churned out there there are a lot of duds. BUT, there are also a LOT of really good things which raises people's standards by a TON, which is why things that are older don't always hold up. But also, people get pickier and I think there is a problem with readers in general being extremely unforgiving of characters, which is their prerogative, but I think it sullies the reviews. Like you said, there's a lot of black or white (or green or red) thinking in a lot of audiences and so the more popular something becomes, the more you're going to get that vocal majority of critics who don't care for nuance in stories.
    Obv critique is fine and taste is subjective and no one should feel forced to read something for fun that makes them uncomfortable/they don't enjoy. But it really is a shame, like you said, that it then muddies the reviews for other potential readers

    Cookynchim May 15, 2025 6:19 pm
    Yeah, that is the blessing and the curse of something becoming more popular. I've liked BL since like 2016 and so I've seen the progression, and it the issue was that there was a LOT less content so people put ... ebbyemmy