even if he was, i feel that it's refreshing to see a lead man who is genuinely reproachful about it, and if he served his time & reflected, i think i could accept him as the love interest
Totally agree, if the person rlly reflected and feel bad about it, it kinda gives me the feeling that the person isn't bad? I think....
yes! well.. if he was bad, then he's probably a changed person now. I think that counts a lot!
I understand that some people would not trust someone who EVER did something like that, even if they truly changed their whole way of thinking and truly regretted, they would still be looked at as a bad guy forever. But there are also some people who see them as a brand new person separate from their old self, and might decide to give them a chance, and I guess that's all we as flawed humans can hope for if we just want to learn/grow and achieve some kind of happiness in our lives someday.
I also really like the idea that he was framed! It's a huge probability, because it's such a common trope in stories?
Idk, I have the feeling that he wasn't a rapist, but that he was falsely accused