I don’t know about Asian dating standards but yeah it’s obvious she’s been pining after him for over 100 chapters but the closest we got to him even noticing her as more than a child like sisterly role was in the hospital and even that was glazed over. I love romance when it’s reciprocated and fleshed out. Feels forced that his concerns that were very normal for a person he considers like a sister to him is being shifted in this unnatural romantic light. It doesn’t sound jealous at all maybe that was a translation issue because I don’t know why she said that. And if she hadn’t confessed I don’t think he would be even humoring this conversation. Tbh I’d rather the author find someone new for him to build with than have him all of a sudden develop feelings for her when she literally been there the whole time. Or I'd rather she’d left without confessing and he miss her and they’d developed something after she got back and really grew into herself and her own career.
Yeah, the last scenario would have been cute, but maybe too predictable or overdone?
If you think about it, worrying about those things are only platonic if there is no mutual attraction. I gwt he hasn't shown interest in her in that way before now, but to be fair he's been written to be mega one track mind and obsessive over his past mistakes
Now that all his past baggage is wrapped up, nows the perfect time, and some guys really are dense and need that trigger to really get it. Like when guys tell their "i didnt realize she was flirting" stories.
It was so sudden even when I knew from the start it was gonna end up with the 2 of em. The romance was like super rushed, we didn't get the yearning, memories together and stuff.
Probably not the priority? I didn't read the novel tho, so I wonder if things were left out
I read the novel and yes it wasn't the priority but nonetheless it was still sudden and rushed. While I'm not complaining abt the romance, I'm complaining abt the execution.
Why's everyone hating on the romance so bad?? Personally I love romance, and it's not like it wasn't obvious he was gonna end up with her eventually?
I also dont think his thoughts are "father like". I get he lived a whole other life, but physically they're close in age and by asian dating standards, those are very typical romantic care thoughts.