“seungho will always be the lesser evil in his life” DUDE. YES. up until this point he has managed to live with SH, it even got to the point where this scary mans softened up on him. he thinks of him as safe, as long as he knows where he stands and doesnt cross certain lines. but with everyone else, anything could happen to him at any point in time. its natural that he believes he can handle SH’s anger because he’s been doing that until now.
i want to add more to the reason why he chose not to tell SH.
NK is a lowborn, literally all he has is his life – so he has nothing else to lose. he thought that by the lord’s side he was safe (like i said, as long as he doesnt cross certain lines— he may even save people from SH’s rage). but that image was shattered the moment he was kidnapped from SH’s house. sure, the lord is powerful, but it happened once so whos to say it wont happen again? NK believes SH might hurt him, but he wont kill him. whereas jihwa and nameless surely will, in the most painful way, if he doesnt do what hes told.
YUP YUP.
Just a little correction. Nakyum wasn't abused most of his life. If he had to choose he would still live in the kisaeng house. But all of his big sis in the kisaeng didn't want that kind of life for him. At one point he wasn't abused by In-hun. In-hun just corrected him for drawing erotic pictures and let him be like those peasant children. In-hun wasn't seen as bad trough Nakyum's eyes at this time because he still believed that his learned sir was a wise and kind man (In-hun had more of a role of a jerk than an abuser before). The trail of abuse began with Seungho coming into his life.
For Seungho, social hierarchy applies to anyone but Nakyum. You would have said that Nakyum thinks that Seungho can kill him, that would have been acceptable for me, but Seungho won't abuse him to the point of killing him as he is clearly obsessed by him like a child is obsessed by some kind of toy but cherishes it. He doesn't even want to break him as he doesn't like to go all the way when Nakyum is frail.
Now about victim blaming, we all know what Nakyum has been trough at this point. I'm not blaming him but just pointing out that the how the drama will go depending on his choices.
If you read me, it's not about standards, it's about what a character can feel and I like to dwell on Seungho's way of thinking.
do u have a twitter? i just see a lot of PoN fans on twitter discussing these topics in depth, and it’s always awesome to read their insight
uhhh not my place to say ig nut i think you misunderstood what they said man. they arent defending SH, they arent degrading NK either. theyre just giving ,nsight for the future of this comic
I need references for that because maybe I clearly missed something. A kisaeng house is more of a geisha house if we go with the Japanese analogy than a prostitute. His 'noonas' clearly stated that he doesn't have to ever come back and that they know he will miss them, meaning they cared about him. He was sad to part away, not a bit abused for the single panel that shows his face in chapter 46.
Jung In-hun never cared about anyone but his bigoted view of himself. Like I stated, he let Nakyum be like other children peasants. If you take on account beating Nakyum's leg because he drew male on male erotica, for me it's the equivalent of redressing a child for his wrongdoings which is normal as physical correction was the norm. Other than that I will like you to tell me other type of abuse In-hun has done before Seungho came to the picture.
Seungho is powerless against Nakyum much more than you can imagine. He wanted a new source of entertainment which is Nakyum, he was drawn by him, challenged by him and like I said "I'm sorry" from Nakyum is a trigger phrase. I'm not trying to defend him, and I will never try to defend his actions. I like to analyze the character that's all. We think the same thing about Seungho for sure.
Fyi, I'm married with the one and only person I ever loved for 15 years with two beautiful children. Don't you think it's too far fetched from you to think I never experienced love ?
Sadly, no. I tend to stay away from any form of social medias.
More than shifting the blame, I don't want the next chapter to go as I am expecting. Seungho won't have the decency to understand that something is off or even admit it. All depends now on Nakyum's course of actions. I clearly understand that between being traumatized by Nameless and cope with Seungho, there is not too much room for choice. But as far as I want things to go, saying only sorry will be the bad end.
What will happen now will be on Nakyum not telling the story. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that what Seungho will do is good or justified. He will rape our painter, no strings attached. That will be gruesome, even more than the previous non-con blowjob. He will feel like shit after, but will do it nonetheless if Nakyum shut himself.
But for Nakyum, thinking that he will protect himself if he doesn't talk is a mockery. I will explain why he is doing that later, what's interesting for me is Seungho's mindset.
In the beginning, Seungho tries to reminisce what he considered a good time. He is battling his anger, dissatisfaction and disappointment. He wants to punish NK, but at the same time feels a glimpse of pity. That's why he left his robe.
Kim trying to persuade him that NK was waiting for him is not what the Lord wants to ear from his servant, but from the person he has a lingering feeling for.
He goes to the painter, he is dejected and he wanted to confirm that his conclusion was wrong. NK didn't give him that. Instead he goes with the classic "I'm sorry". That's not the first time Seungho hear that sentence.
"I'm sorry, my lord but I no longer paint erotic images", "I'm sorry my lord, [...] I've spoken out of hand, sir", "I'm sorry my lord, I don't want to paint", in chapter 47 and 48, he said "I'm sorry" twice the same day (the first one leaves SH baffled and the second one makes him so angry he flips his table)... There is no explanation NK gives further than he's sorry.
The embrace SH gives goes from reassuring to threatening as his grip is more firm and goes on blocking NK from behind. My favourite panel is the one before the last. The author didn't draw any faces, just lines. SH face is a bit over NK's back. He gives a pause to his speech... It feels like at this point whatever happens he doesn't have anything to lose. He's only blames himself for what is happening and doesn't care of anything.
As for Nakyum, I understand that he doesn't know one person to trust. He is afraid of his life, but he should have said what he's gone through instead of crying and saying nothing. He is too afraid of Seungho but is traumatized by the masked face. I've said since the beginning that for Nakyum, Seungho will always be the lesser evil in his life. That's why he behaves like that.