I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS! I was actually contemplating dropping this manhwa because of the unhinged things both Ilay and Taeui did but the overall I was HOOKED on how the storyline would progress. And i just realized how they do match each others freak just as you mentioned
I think Tae didn’t say he liked Ilay earlier was because he himself was in denial. Like how could he fall for such a crazy m-fer?
The way I saw it, the attraction was there from the very beginning for both of them, and in Tae’s case I think it became obvious when he spend those days by Ilay’s bedside when he was stabbed and poisoned (right before
their relationship is definitely not normal !!! i dont think we can enjoy the story if we look at it from a normal lens. and taeui for sure is such a freak he knows ilay is hella dangerous -____-"
oh no yeah for sure tae was a FREAK for ilay since the beginning - normal people would run away but ilay keep showing him this other more human side of him since that first fated video call and it keeps reeling him in. as u said it just really takes a while for tae to admit it to himself bc no sane person in broad daylight would want to romance ilay
Lol…they do have their cute moments in later series.
hmm i actually really like the main character hes goofy but he has his brilliant and trickster moments. obviously although he picks up clues he often came into the wrong conclusions which was why in that dangerous world he got increasinly tangled w dangerous people like ilay and the twink (sorry i forgot his name). AND HE REALLY HAS NO SENSE OF DANGER !! what a freak
i actually LOVE ilay’s character in the beginning? and i wish to see more of these in latter chapters too? like he’s so calm, intellectual, and charming. and i would have been drawn to him too despite my reservations abt his murderous rampage tendency. thinking of mads mikkelseon’s hannibal. the conversation between him and tay was funny and all clever banter too. so i suppose i become really sad in latter chapters but i do think we finally get to see the full spectrum of ilay’s character after the tay betrayal arc. clearly dumbass tay didnt realize the thing that hurt ilay the most is him leaving ilya and not about being drugged or SAd. and then after that well the unhinged bl yandere male lead’s obsession and rape arc happened and i definitely feel repulsed by this side of him.
at the same time its really in his nature to act this way as he really is a psychopath and you cant tame a wild beast can you? its in their nature to devour - only a fool will want to try to tame a beast (tay is the fool)
definitely super difficult for me to stomach the multiple rape in this manga and i do feel that if tay could better communicate his feelings and boundaries some of these shits can be avoided - but again as his uncle said tay is actually not very confrontational when it comes to issues related to himself what with him grappling w self esteem issues (and thus i suspect subconsciously tay might just think he deserves all of this shit / his self preservation instinct doesnt kick in)
still all ilay wants to hear is an i like you from tae and as much as i feel like this is a whole ass stockholm syndrome happening here - at the end of the day they certainly match each others freak so i wish both tay and illay a happily ever after (after more suffering on ilay’s end please !!!