I fear I may be too empathetic for this because I DO In fact feel bad for jaekyung. Yeah he's a POS in the present but that's not the Jaekyung I sympathize with, its the little kid that only had boxing and winning to drive his life, and his purpose, and the teenager trying to beat generational curses while dealing with grief, abuse, and abandonment. Its okay to feel empathy for someone's past, without excusing their future. Im not exactly a "fan" of this manwha but I did want to stick it out because this author writes characters in a way that is very realistic. I don't excuse his actions as a rapist, abuser, and just all around asshole, but I can take into account the perspective his back story gives me, and mourn the person he could have become.
I fear I may be too empathetic for this because I DO In fact feel bad for jaekyung. Yeah he's a POS in the present but that's not the Jaekyung I sympathize with, its the little kid that only had boxing and winning to drive his life, and his purpose, and the teenager trying to beat generational curses while dealing with grief, abuse, and abandonment. Its okay to feel empathy for someone's past, without excusing their future. Im not exactly a "fan" of this manwha but I did want to stick it out because this author writes characters in a way that is very realistic. I don't excuse his actions as a rapist, abuser, and just all around asshole, but I can take into account the perspective his back story gives me, and mourn the person he could have become.