
I hope gangster guy here stays as a guardian worrying about mc's relationships in a completely platonic way. For me it would be weird to see a guardian/father figure do a complete 180 and suddenly becomes a love interest just because the kid he looked after has now turned into an adult.

No literally idk how people are justifying it when its very predatory too I mean Yeongwoon sees him as a father figure I bet he would be disgusted to see his father figure have romantic feelings for him like that man watched him grow up since he was 14 theres no justifying it if he does have romantic feelings for him its not okay

Literallyyy lmao. I see specific ppl in his defense too. Even if he’s not an actual pedo or grooming yeongwoon. He still watched him grow up. Someone was having an argument and the person said “in real life being an adult and watching a minor grow up and later dating them when they’re legal, is weird.” And the Taegu defender said “no it’s not?? They’re both adults then.”

I mean it is predatory though like its immoral and people defending it are gross waiting for someone whos a minor to be legal is literally what predatory means its also about the same level as pedophilia too and the people defending the fuck out of it need serious help because defending something like that is not normal those creeps have to be kept away from kids and get serious psychiatric help

i dont like taegu but its not confirmed predatory behaviour?? we dont know if he liked mc whilst he was a minor, and if he waited at all
its not predatory or pdf if he caught feelings AFTER mc turned 18 but again we dont know. right now in this backstory, it clearly isnt a romantic relationship that he's feeling and more of a parental one

A normal person would not catch feels towards someone they met as a minor (16) and has taken care off until adulthood. If anything they should feel more like a family than a love interest. Thats why its weird if he ever does catch feelings for the mc cuz he has been acting like a guardian up to that point. The dynamic of a guardian and a love interest is completely different and honestly should never mix. Its very much pedo mindset to say so otherwise because imagine if your in foster care and when you turned into an adult your forster guardian suddenly takes a romantic feelings towards you wouldn't that feel disgusting.

I would like to point out that you JUST said how it can be considered predatory LOL. Look at the last sentence of your comment: “right now in this backstory, he’s feel more of a parental relationship.” Then read the sentence before that, “it’s not predatory if he caught feelings for after mc turned 18.
IMAGINE you’re a mom and you have a male friend you introduce to your child. The friend helps takes care of the child and watched that child grow up like he’s their uncle, and after they hit 18, he says to you “I’m in love with your daughter/son. You wouldn’t think that’s weird or predatory even if he explains he only saw your kid differently once they were 18??

but again we dont KNOW when or if he caught feelings?? it obviously isnt when he suddenly turns 18 i mean cmon, lets have some common sense.
you say he helps takes care of him but barely, he only feeds him due to his abusive dad and empathy
under no circumstances is he actually a guardian because he hasnt taken him in to live with him at this point, using that entirely different context has no relevancy to their relationship.
and im starting to think people just dont understand what words mean anymore. misusing words like pdf and predator actually harms real victims and can lead to people discrediting their experiences !!

Are you being fr rn?? It was AN EXAMPLE for YOU. I told YOU to IMAGINE yourself in a similar situation using YOUR logic of it not being predatory even if it’s started out as a guardian-feeling relationship and turns to love when the kid is an adult. I didn’t say that’s what happened to the characters in the story. I told you an example so you can THINK and put yourself in that position.
It’s still fuckin weird even if he fell for yeongwoon at 20+ BECAUSE HE WATCHED HIM GROW UP. And by watching him grow up, you visibly saw him plwatching yeongwoon through his windows and visiting his house and meeting him. That’s another version of watching a person grow up. And what do you mean “I doubt the author would ruin their book and rep-“ Korean authors don’t give a single fuck?! This story already has rape and drugs in it, and several other manhwas have kidnapping, sexual abuse, physical abuse, etc.

And also please read the other persons reply to you. They further explained it for you. And please don’t give that nonsense about you caring for real victims irl, if you did- you wouldn’t be trying so hard to justify how a grown ass man watched a middle schooler grow up, kept tabs on him, and magically turned those familial feelings into love once he conveniently was an adult. Just the fact that you even disregarded my example of you being put in the shoes of someone in a similar situation- shows you only care about bringing up real victims whenever it’s convenient for your argument.

I can't believe people have to explain to you why their relationship would be predatory.
Honestly it shouldn't matter when a person caught feelings, what truly matters is their previous dynamic before they even turned into an adult. If their dynamic is guardian and child then no they should never be turned into love interest because those doesn't mix and shouldn't mix. Adults can still be a victim of grooming from their childhood believe it or not. Honestly adults should be more busy guiding younger people into the right path rather than finding ways to make them their lover.
This whole thing shouldn't have to be a debate just accept a simple fact that adults shouldn't fall for people they met as minors.
Oh and don't give me that western romatasize bullshit I live in Asia and yes authors are willing to destroy their well written works for pedo bullshit. Books and literature are powerful it can very much affect reality it can cause a revolution to happen irl fiction or not. That's why when people see pedophilic bullshit in literature they tend to call it out and not tolerate it.
Find a lover your age babes its that simple....
Im drop this soon bro wtf is this fuck ass plot
what I'm saying
No they were already happy and shit and then they pull another plot twist nah this feels like their milking the story atp
I dropped it but I come back and watch the end to see if it progressed . Fun fact nope just gets worse lol
I let it marinate I comeback with 4 new chapters and no progress sighsssss