
I meant compared to other people, he is gentle to the uke. He killed his servant for getting the "wrong" information, he threw away his fuck buddy by the hair because he said something off. Meanwhile, with the uke, he pats his head, is patient with him, and even cancels a punishment issued by own self (this is actually a big deal in Ancient Korea because it's the same as going back on your word, and admitting that you made a mistake). Also, you have to keep in mind that this is Ancient Korea, where lowborns are treated as dirt. Most nobles are repulsed by the mere touch of them.
By the seme and noble's standards, it is gentle :P that's why the brunette fuck buddy is salty sis.

I always thought the reason why he's patting the other guy's head is that he hasn't done anything to piss him off. He did in the beginning when he lied about being the artist of the book. Tied him up and all that. But I get what you mean. Gotta be nice to the artist you're commissioning from. Those hands of his are basically treasures if he draws art that makes the master's dick hard just by staring at the finished work.

Lmao hahah true.
But seriously though, by standard from that time period in korea, the uke should have been sentenced to death at least 3 times already (lying to a noble, “attacking” a noble, sabotaging commissioned work). Lowborns were looked at very poorly by the nobles, and even the tiniest wrongs can lead to punishment by death. AND I’m pretty sure the seme already has some underlying attraction to the uke. It’s not just his works anymore. You can tell by how he treats the uke, ,by how turned on he is by his work now and how he showed mixed emotions after the uke compared him to the teacher. I don’t think it’s just his work anymore that the seme is after, even if he knows it or not.

True! He has a famous temper yet he holds back (somewhat) with the Uke. The painter can easily paint without watching the whole show. Yoon makes the kid watch everything. In fact, he seems turned on more by the Painter watching him than the fact that it's being painted.
The topknot guy even said "Why couldn't he have him paint it after?" Exactly. Kid can paint from memory. Yoon wants the kid watching though
What is the punishment?
WHAT IS THE PUNISHMENTTTTT? Σ(っ°Д °;)っ