Uriel

Uriel is a highly complex and well-done character who gets repeatedly bashed for his behavior and trauma, which I feel is highly realistic given his experience and environment. He is given a lot of shit by many of you readers because a lot of you simply want your ship to sail and/or just don't take a step back and look at him and his situation from a broader and more empathetic perspective. I get angry and pissed off a lot because of it and I will continue to call y'all out to unpack your shit but this post will be more tame, informative, and analytical.

Uriel has PTSD that is accurately portrayed by this manhwa. He experiences extreme anxiety when presented situations in which he has to think or deal with Aquila and his disability. He goes through several flashbacks surrounding his trauma and when confronted by Aquila after his coronation, he is appearing to be triggered to the brink of a panic attack and hyperventilation. He is beyond traumatized and his emotions, trauma, experience, and actions are all valid and should not be harshly criticized as they are.

After this current update, many of you are pointing out that Uriel is going about his wish the wrong way and that he should forgive and work towards creating a better relationship with Aquila. No way in hell should he do that. He is not obligated to do any of that. Sure, it'd eventually benefit his self growth if he accepts and allows himself to experience more peace about the aftermath of his trauma but he never needs to forgive Aquilla if he does not wish to. He never needs to reform a relationship with Aquilla after his trauma. No one should expect anything of him regarding how he handles his trauma and feels about Aquila after he begins to heal.

Further regarding people's opinions of his wish to never see Aquila again, it is not juvenile and bad of him to make that wish. He is not far in his self growth, acceptance, and mental health journey for multiple reasons. One of them being is the environment that he is in. As this past chapter has shown, Uriel has been mistreated and neglected his whole life. He has never really had a strong support system from anyone but probably Lamia. And after the brutal attack on him, the environment became even more hostile towards him. People began to react and behave even more negatively towards him in fears of their social, title, and power standing changing. The power change that could have and has arisen due to the incident has greatly increased that hostility towards him. Many do not like him as is, and many also see him as greatly unfit for being the heir and upcoming lead of the Orphe family. His position switch also goes greatly against societal norms as the first born becomes the head of the family and the second born becomes a knight regardless of their gender.

Self growth, acceptance, and healing are hard enough to achieve and improve even in a healthy environment and strong support system. And Uriel has none of that. He has not had proper time to heal and probably will not have that for a long time, if ever. It's highly unrealistic for anyone to expect him to handle his trauma currently in a manner that is more healthy towards his mental health (acceptance of the situation).

I see some people in the comments trying to excuse and validate Aquila's actions towards Uriel because of Uriel's outlook on life and behavior at time of Aquila's attack. Having a strong sense of idealism and being a little naive does not warrant a brutal "life lesson" designed to change his outlook on life and show how cruel it can be. It is not a crime. It never will be. Uriel also could've learned more about how the real world functions through other less harmful and scarring means. He could've learned it not through betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted and defended. Because of it, he is forever changed, scarred, and traumatized. He is completely marred by the events that he has experienced.

Nothing will ever justify what happened to him. It doesn't matter if Aquila's goal is to protect and save Lamia from what we don't exactly know was her fate in her past life. We don't even know whether Aquila's actions in this time will even lead her to a better date. Regardless, Aquila could've probably found a better means to change the possible bad fate Lamia experienced in her past life that doesn't leave her beloved brother disabled and scarred.

Many of you readers are also not disabled which further gives you no room to talk or judge the trauma and experience surrounding a person's disability. A disability that comes from a drastic change like the one Uriel faced can be incredibly devastating and detrimental especially when it completely changed everything about your life like it has done to Uriel's. He is no longer to live out the role he's been assigned into since birth. He is no longer to do something that he probably also enjoyed as shown through flashbacks about his

I also see many people get pissed off and frustrated with Lamia's behavior, feelings, and actions towards Aquila but they are also highly valid and should not be bashed on. It is highly unrealistic to expect anything but what she has shown and acted out on. What would you do if some man all of a sudden pops up pledging to help you after brutally attacking, disabling, and traumatizing your beloved brother? Would you forgive him and treat him better and want a more positive relationship with him like you guys expect Lamia to do? No. You wouldn't. In fact, you probably don't even forgive most other people who have done far less to a friend or family member. So don't expect some magical forgiveness towards Aquila from anyone in the Orphe family.

It is also highly shady that Aquila only healed Uriel's hand and apologized for his behavior AFTER Uriel's coronation. It feels like it is leading up to the revelation of a scheme between Aquila and someone that was designed to obtain the result of Uriel and Lamia switching roles for whatever reason it was desired and needed.

Yes, I know you want your ship to sail. But if you want it to be done it needs to be done properly, which will take an insane amount of time, patience, and redemption. Even then, can Aquila ever really make up for his atrocious actions? Can he ever really repent for them? Honestly it's highly unrealistic that Lamia could even be involved with Aquila romantically after the events that transpired. If anything, the only realistic outcome would probably be a neutral relationship or an ally ship in the face of a common, bigger enemy. So stop bashing the characters of the comic who do not deserve it. Be more realistic with your views and expectations of the characters mentalities, behaviors, and actions in this manhwa. Be more open minded, understanding, and empathetic. Uriel needs empathy more than anything, even if you readers won't impact him as he is still only a fictional character. Do his character justice.