Because he hasn't redeemed himself yet, and his story isn't done. We need to get to the other side first.
My personal theory but i think it's because zhenya and Cesar are like "fictional dark daddy" and jaekyung reminds them of toxic ex
erm has zhenya been redeemed? the double standards is crazy
Dont know who zhenya is, but Cesear fits the "obsessive ml" trope, like so in love that he's crazy. Jaekyung is only just now realizing he MIGHT like the uke, and has basically been using him this whole time. Essentially, the difference is whether they love the uke or not, not how bad their actions are ╮(￣▽￣)╭
different fandoms think differently
Zhenya also didn't realise until later that he liked takejoo. He literally threw him in a freezing cold river NAKED after r*ping him. So I don't think it's love
Novel reader here, he just got better. Don't get it wrong, i dont think he ever truly apologised for what he did. But Real code name anastasia fans still love him, not because they are blind simps but because he is complex character with dark morals. They know he is bad and I'm certain they don't go around saying that zhenya is better bf than jaekyung. ( I still fucking hate zhenya).
And overall also, Zehnya owns up to his behaviour. He willingly engages with the underground and at least recognises it and takes responsibility for it. Within a psychological story, morals are presented in many different lights, and acknowledgement, self-awareness is definitely one of them.
Oh yeah, Cesar just hwak thwa ed on his redemption. Since I'm not a fucking pussy I will say I still like him. That's cuz he is a black flag and him acting like that is in charcter.
Cesare redeemed himself??? Σ(っ°Д °;)っ
The only only thing that happened was that Cesare mellowed a bit, and we all collectively erased the kidnapping incident from our minds.
As far as I know for Zhenya bro is still an ass.
I’ve got a genuine question.
I’m not here to defend Jaekyung or excuse what he did — but I’ve noticed that characters like Cesare and Zhenya, who have also crossed serious lines with their partners, still get a lot of love in the BL community. Meanwhile, Jaekyung tends to get a lot more hate.
So I’m just wondering — why do you think people react so differently to them, when Cesare and Zhenya are arguably worse than Jaekyung?