This is a HOT TAKE! And people might krill me for saying this but.... The characters are r...

yeah its kinda stiff, just a basic smile or smirk every now and then being copy and pasted every single time w the same expression. theres no variety

facts the characters have the personality of a rock

none of the characters have a personality, they just follow a trope / stereotype

I don't think the characters are bland. Maybe you just don't relate to them.

Yeah exactly, I mean the manwha is cool with those characters, they don’t need to feel each emotion to 100%. We, ourselves, don’t feel every single emotion to 100%. So, it would be unnecessary for those characters to be super emotional. It would be even boring.

You are completely valid for saying your opinion and I respect that. However I do think its not because I cant relate to them, its just personally for me the characters act stiff most of the time. Its okay though if yall still enjoy it that okay too, that probably means you are more invested in the story than I do. The characters are absolutely beautiful too, so its a Wn still and worth a read.

A lot of people are stiff and guarded in real life. I know I am. That doesn't make them bland, in the contrary. To me this is very relatable and realistic. That's why I said you probably don't relate. You're probably an extrovert and that's ok.

Exactly. As a woman in her 30s, I deeply understand this perspective. I am guarded, I don't show emotion easily, I don't share personal details with people at work because people like to gossip. I'm old enough to know that by now. Even in this story we see how the single piece of information Haesoo has shared at work ended up being used against her by her colleague. That's what happens to adults who've been through shit. They become guarded, they have few friends, they are careful about what they share.

As Ive said its my personal opinion, Just because I said theyre bland it doesnt mean im suddenly correct. Its what im feeling when I read the story and I completely understand if you dont think I can relate to it. Im also an Introvert if you wanna know just sharing a little fact about me. My extrovert friends adopted me im their friend group.

Also im not reffering here to the people, im only saying this because I know they are fictional. I do know people act differently IRL. Im only talking about my personal dislike for the artstyle since thats my grape with it. Anyway thanks for your time, have a great day.

i'm the same but i still find her bland bc she's written as a y/n self insert and assuming someone is an extrovert just bc they disagree is very odd

I don’t think she’s a Y/N self insert. If she was, every reader would have rolled their eyes at her actions and her reactions. You know the routine of a Y/N, she would have get revenge on her ex husband and turned into a Mary Sue/ girlboss, she would feel every emotions and made a big commotion each time like everything is deep. And somehow, turn into a full time therapist for every sad male character. While the Fl is not that, she’s quiet, heartbroken and human. Her reactions aren’t based on being quirky, super sad all the time, or having tantrums. Because if she was like that every one of us would’ve said that she was doing too much. Homegirl is in surviving mode, and, we can see how she became more and more emotional with the ML’s presence. But, the only Y/N coded is her exaggerated body and how she is oversexuallized. And, that’s it. But the Fl is grounded, and just subtle. And, it’s okay that people, like you, feel like she’s bland but I feel like she stars away from being a lifeless doll.

not every y/n self insert is written the exact same and the way you speak in absolutes is again very odd

the reason why i see her as a bland y/n is bc she has no likes or interests yet it's been 60 chapters and it's only shown her as the typical broke hardworking mc she's not written as character but as a trope but agree to disagree

And I get what you’re saying, but let’s not act like the term Y/N self-insert doesn’t usually come with the same type of behavior —overly emotional, endlessly desired, and every being’s savior. That’s not oddness, that’s acknowledging patterns.

As for her being a trope, you’re not wrong about ‘the broke, hardworking MC' setup. But that doesn’t cancel the fact that people can identify to her and a subtle writing. Not every character in this manhwa or any work needs with Santa Claus-type long list of quirky hobbies by chapter 5 to be a good character. Some characters are slow burns —emotionally restrained because that’s their situation.

Irl, there are people who finally find hobbies when they’re sixty years old. So it’s not a big deal that she has none or few.

But like you said, agree or disagree. People are still disagreeing about Earth being flat, or the sun being yellow or red, or waffles are better than pancakes.
Just, don’t confuse quiet or/and numb characterization with lack of it.

With all that hardship... She probably doesn't have time or desire for any hobby or personal interest. Literally every second of her life is taken by work. She had to give up one of her part time jobs to make time for Taeha. I don't think she is a "Mary Sue".

right just like how EVERY reader would be reacting like how you said they would is "acknowledging patterns". Not everything is clear cut.

Hobbies and interests/likes are not the same. I refuse to believe that someone can go their whole life not having at least an interest in anything. (and i'm talking about interests outside of relationships.)

There are quiet characters with good characterization that I like bc their entire personality isn't just being hardworking

theres a reason why this story has the rep of being written like something from wattpad but anyway like i said before agree to disagree have the day you deserve

yeah i agree but i personally was hoping for her to find an interest outside of a romantic relationship after breaking free from her ex. mary sues and self inserts are not the same

I hear you but you and I are looking at different things. You’re focused on patterns and tropes, and, I’m talking about nuance and intent. And it’s okay that made the story somehow rich because we have different perspectives.

Not every character has to be busting with hobbies and passions. And to have a large will to live to make them valid. People —Irl or fiction— are surviving, struck or dumb emotionally. That doesn’t mean they’re badly written or lifeless doll.

And there is so much example of FLs who are quiet, emotionally distant or have clear hobbies and dislikes outside of their roles. They are Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Moon Dong Eun from The Glroy, Mikasa Ackerman from Attack On Titan, Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games. All those women barely had one interest, they were there just for the plot. But nobody will say that their lack of hobbies, silence, detachment or numbness were the things the most unrealistic and unrelatable. Each of them are great and affected the readers.

Same with FL here, is she really came off ‘hardworking' or 'a fiction from Wattpad', then not a lot of people would have identified to her, and, would have related to her. Her growth is there, it’s just subtle and not loud.

But hey, like you said, agree or disagree. I just find it interesting that for a character that you seem to dislike, you seem very committed to analyzing her.

But, have a good day. And, I’ll see you at the next chapter.

I think she'll slowly discover more of herself as she becomes more liberated from toxic/abusive patterns