I think you got MC and Woori mixed up in some of your statement but I agree. When I first saw the raws of this chapter I was disappointed with Woori. You really cant deny the lowkey manipulation. Tbh I'm really not very much team Woori from the start coz (Not like I'm team Taehan as well lol) he's been working with him for a while and if not after his glow up he wouldn't have noticed the Danwoo. But Taehan, when he first saw Danwoo, even when he had those long locks he already noticed his features and got hooked on him right away. Though he's still a working progress, he was clear on what their status is. Anyways sorry got sidetracked a bit. You're right theyre going easy on Woori I think maybe coz he seems the underdog here? lol
I remember leaving a comment of spoilers talking about how woori does this in the raws, a while back ago. I think what people aren’t getting is that woori’s character didn’t get “assassinated” or did a “180.” He was a ticking time bomb waiting to happen and he already showed the signs. Usually when characters like this are in a long time unrequited love, they bottle up their feelings and blow up one day. It’s just that a lot of readers tend to see nothing but a cute puppy face compared to the ML. The fact that a lot of ppl called the one-sided dry humping hot, is crazy. They’re so ignorant that mc didn’t want that. MC was literally excited about the sleepover with his only friend, and woori decided to hump him like a dog. And then there’s one commenter fighting for their life that it wasn’t SA saying “woori reciprocated by moving along a bit!!” Woori has been shown to easily succumb to pleasure regardless of who it is. That’s not the same as consent.
Notice the fact that woori went along with “friends touch each other.” That was already manipulation and taking advantage of mc’s naivety. He knew that. Then came this chapter where he’s very pushy. It’s like you give them a taste of the cookie, and they can’t stop being horny for it. I’m seeing this a lot more often lately that readers are not picking up on hints of 2nd MLs being red flags as well. And it always happens with a seemingly “nice/puppy” type 2nd lead. They always think the guy is pure and innocent and ignore every sign because they hate the ML in comparison. (Minwoo from that one omegaverse love triangle story is another one).
Acknowledge that BOTH love interests aren’t 100% good people. As they both take advantage of how naive and how easily mc succumbs to pleasure.