Not sure if it's the same for all writers, but I've developed a love-hate relationship wit...

Not sure if it's the same for all writers, but I've developed a love-hate relationship with a second male lead I created. I like him in isolation, but I became bitter after he grew more popular than I planned among readers. So though I felt bad for him when his time to exit the drama came, a part of me felt sadistic pleasure because it's like some well-deserved punishment for him for interfering in the first place. (And yeah, I know it's twisted since I'm the one who made him do all that, but I just really wanted my main pairing to be more popular lmao) This is all to say, don't root too hard for the second male lead—at least not where the writer can see it. They just might take it out that much harder on the second male lead as a consequence XD