Chapter 21 was very polarizing for all of POTN's readers with regards to the rape scene. Navigating several pages in the topic section and it's full of everyone's rants (including mine). And you're right, we just have to wait and see once Chapter 22 is uploaded to know what happens with our pair (and before more debates spring up). A legitimate romance? Yes, possibly. A happy ending? I dare to hope, but I have a feeling this is one of those stories with tragic conclusions :( We have two antagonists waiting in the winds: one is an ambitious charlatan who thinks he is morally righteous (and hates everything Seungho stands for), and a jilted lover hell-bent on revenge. So...yeah.
I'm thinking this will be tragic after all is said and done. I think that Seungho and Nakyum will be forced closer thanks to their antagonists and while it won't be pink roses "romantic" it'll be interesting to see how things go if/when they start a serious relationship
Alrighty,
It's obvious that some of us see the rape on chapter 21 as a conflict for the plot put there by the author as the catalyst for drama (I'm definitely in that group)
And some of us see the rape as some type of transition to legitimate romance with a happy ending (for whatever reason)
We are at a part of the story where it could go either way but I think we should wait and see what happens at the end of the month before further debating.