
LIKE BRO CHEATING/RAPE IS A LITERAL CHOICE. U CHOSE TO DO IT THEN WHY DOES HIS FKING BACKSTORY EVEN MATTER???? WHY ARE FREAKING SUPPOSED "GUD" MANGAS FILLED W RAPE AND SHITS THT DEF DO SCREAM IN NEED OF THERAPY AND BOTTOMS W STOCKHOLM SYDROME LIKE DONT FKING TRY TO EXCUSE THEIR BEHAVIOUR SAYING "oh he didn't know it was bad bcuz he grew up in an broken abusive household" LIKE FUCK OFF IT BASIC FUCKING COMMON SENSE IF U DONT HAVE IT GO GET THERAPY.

I also HATE that he raped and treated Samyeong that way. RAPED IS NOT OK.PERIOD. But the backstory is there to ONLY SHOW why he TURNED out that way not for us readers to took pity on him, or agree with his actions or justify why he raped Samyeong. Backstory is important for us to get some context and understand the plot of a story, most books have that. So not sure why are you guys hating on their past so much. C’mon guys did you even read the summary on how the author described the Top, its bound for the story to go dark(er). Grow up!

I agree with this. It's just an explanation, not an excuse. It's sad he went through that. I believe he developed Antisocial Personality Disorder with OCD and Anxious attachment disorder. Doesn't make anything okay, but that's just what I'm guessing.
ASPD: because he literally has no empathy for other people, is impulsive and pretty much a psychopath.
OCD: because he wishes to control everything around him, including Samyeong and loses it whenever something goes wrong.
Anxious Attachment: he becomes so afraid and is very codependent emotionally and mentally on Samyeong to the point where it fuels all the other disorders.
Again, doesn't make anything he is doing okay. It's fucked up. His childhood is fucked up. It's sad that the cycle of abuse continues.
This is a dark romance, so anybody screaming and foaming from mouth should understand that dark romances aren't pretty. They're full of abuse, gaslighting, manipulation, coercion etc. Sick Yandares.
I normally don't read any dark romances, they really disturb me. But I think the reason I am reading this one is because the king is toxic simping. He doesn't beat up Samyeong and is ready to kill for him. It makes it a little palatable. He doesn't sell or let anybody touch him.
Obviously, his sexual abuse isn't okay, but it's harder for me when, for example, the yandare shoots or beats up their "lover."
idk abt anyone but jst bcuz he were treated wrong as a child doesn't fking change the fact tht he literally raped him so many times. A rapist is always a rapist doesnt fking matter about their background or how they lived.