The only criticism I've read which is approaching any accuracy is that the author is failing Woo Won.
But still, you guys need to chill, lay off my sweet Woo Won, and start reading this story PROPERLY from chapter one!
Seo-an was a gibbering mess and a shut-in who suffered frequent panic attacks outside and around people. It was WOO WON WHO HEALED HIM so that he could "do so much" in these later chapters!! Woo Won braved the rain to give Seo-an an umbrella, when he saw him stranded. THAT'S how they ACTUALLY first met - even the author forgot, FFS!! Woo Won calmed a panicking Seo-an on multiple occasions and became his anchor of safety, his rock of reliability, through the hand woven bracelet that Seo-an STILL uses as his calming touchstone! Woo Won has accepted Seo-an completely, without judgment or a desire to "fix" him, change him, or otherwise meddle.
On the other hand, from the point where Seo-an recognised the delivery man as his rainy day saviour, he has done nothing but manipulate him (HOW many pizzas did SA order to get WW to come back???) SA not only seduced a straight man, he has criticised, yelled at, and lashed out at WW in an effort to "fix" him, change him and meddle!
SA has done nothing to get to know WW, despite the evidence of a hard life and WW's obvious low self-esteem. It is only in chapter 90 that it occurs to SA that WW's past might have been more damaging than his own, because all he's seen is debt (rich people think all poor people have that though), and the trauma of the accident.
Seo-an has fallen into the trap of becoming exactly what has hurt / is hurting him - a manipulative family who won't allow others the autonomy to make decisions!!
The author has taken TOO LONG to reveal just how terrifying Woo Won's home circumstances were, and it's been too disjointed. The introduction of the father was too sudden and poorly handled, such that WW's long history of suffering abuse is still being revealed in chapter 89, having been drip fed to us, mainly through the criticism of others (friends, exes and co-workers) and his extreme self-denial and tortured self-judgment!!
The author depicted Woo Won unsympathetically from the start, presenting him as an airhead ditz. But Woo Won was NUMB, withdrawn and isolating himself in a subconscious attempt to protect himself from the harsh life which has wounded him deeply. Even his mother has contributed - checking out from motherhood for a few days to find herself, leaving her kid in that emotional hell, only to think that an apology would be enough to erase the enormous damage inflicted. It wasnt... He was a kid in an emotionally and physically abusive home, which was also filthy. WW's mother held the key to his release and sat on it, as so many abused mothers do.
I actually expected WW to condemn SA's outburst as sounding just like WW's father! How could SA complain about NOT being WW's top priority when WW just said he was - thats why he went where he went, doing what he did and WHY!
Every word out of Seo-an's mouth is to manipulate and control WW - even to WW's emotional separation, he responds, "I cant wait too long..." , ie bugger however much WWs hurting or how much time WW needs to recover, SA won't wait too long!
That said, i do believe their love is genuine - men in love will do anything for that person, and theyve both proven that. But Seo-an needs to have more confidence in WW's love and just stop with the scheming.
All of this is to say that MY HEART BREAKS FOR WOO WON, and I think y'all have missed the bigger picture, because the author/editor have been remiss with WW's character and story.
The only criticism I've read which is approaching any accuracy is that the author is failing Woo Won.
But still, you guys need to chill, lay off my sweet Woo Won, and start reading this story PROPERLY from chapter one!
Seo-an was a gibbering mess and a shut-in who suffered frequent panic attacks outside and around people. It was WOO WON WHO HEALED HIM so that he could "do so much" in these later chapters!!
Woo Won braved the rain to give Seo-an an umbrella, when he saw him stranded. THAT'S how they ACTUALLY first met - even the author forgot, FFS!! Woo Won calmed a panicking Seo-an on multiple occasions and became his anchor of safety, his rock of reliability, through the hand woven bracelet that Seo-an STILL uses as his calming touchstone! Woo Won has accepted Seo-an completely, without judgment or a desire to "fix" him, change him, or otherwise meddle.
On the other hand, from the point where Seo-an recognised the delivery man as his rainy day saviour, he has done nothing but manipulate him (HOW many pizzas did SA order to get WW to come back???) SA not only seduced a straight man, he has criticised, yelled at, and lashed out at WW in an effort to "fix" him, change him and meddle!
SA has done nothing to get to know WW, despite the evidence of a hard life and WW's obvious low self-esteem. It is only in chapter 90 that it occurs to SA that WW's past might have been more damaging than his own, because all he's seen is debt (rich people think all poor people have that though), and the trauma of the accident.
Seo-an has fallen into the trap of becoming exactly what has hurt / is hurting him - a manipulative family who won't allow others the autonomy to make decisions!!
The author has taken TOO LONG to reveal just how terrifying Woo Won's home circumstances were, and it's been too disjointed. The introduction of the father was too sudden and poorly handled, such that WW's long history of suffering abuse is still being revealed in chapter 89, having been drip fed to us, mainly through the criticism of others (friends, exes and co-workers) and his extreme self-denial and tortured self-judgment!!
The author depicted Woo Won unsympathetically from the start, presenting him as an airhead ditz. But Woo Won was NUMB, withdrawn and isolating himself in a subconscious attempt to protect himself from the harsh life which has wounded him deeply. Even his mother has contributed - checking out from motherhood for a few days to find herself, leaving her kid in that emotional hell, only to think that an apology would be enough to erase the enormous damage inflicted. It wasnt... He was a kid in an emotionally and physically abusive home, which was also filthy. WW's mother held the key to his release and sat on it, as so many abused mothers do.
I actually expected WW to condemn SA's outburst as sounding just like WW's father! How could SA complain about NOT being WW's top priority when WW just said he was - thats why he went where he went, doing what he did and WHY!
Every word out of Seo-an's mouth is to manipulate and control WW - even to WW's emotional separation, he responds, "I cant wait too long..." , ie bugger however much WWs hurting or how much time WW needs to recover, SA won't wait too long!
That said, i do believe their love is genuine - men in love will do anything for that person, and theyve both proven that. But Seo-an needs to have more confidence in WW's love and just stop with the scheming.
All of this is to say that MY HEART BREAKS FOR WOO WON, and I think y'all have missed the bigger picture, because the author/editor have been remiss with WW's character and story.