oh, Rendou. chasing an honest dream in a cruel, dishonest world. in the end he's still swept away by a dubious character, hijinks likely to ensue. he's kind of the very thing I fear becoming
'As Eunsung's father, I hated him. As a teacher, I pitied the sad life he lead. And as his father, I loved him'
more than anything, I mourn what this could have been had Hyukjoon's character actually conveyed such ambivalence. not once do his actions come across as sincere despite supposedly harboring these mixed emotions for Minjae all along. his every move is cold and calculated, not once do his hidden affections eclipse that hate.
For Minjae, such one-dimensionality makes sense because he is self aware. he knows he would've latched on to the first person to drag him from that orphanage and that it just so happened to be Hyukjoon. telling the police he killed his father is perhaps the most redeeming thing he could have done considering his incredibly conceited nature
Taehyun, babe. there was no way you could've fixed that lol
mangago comments make me feel like L cause I realized that Gyeong-do had been molested by their father forever ago but everyone's acting like it's the most unexpected thing ever. you couldn't put two and two together when he raped Yoo-Gon? lmao
I mean, most shitty men are shitty because they're inherently evil not because they have a tragic backstory
this is a fictional story. it's obvious if you just pay attention
It's still shocking because of how horrifying the nature is, even if its foreseeable. I think everyone is finding their visceral feelings in reaction to it shocking rather than the plot actually being super unexpected. I'm surprised that it managed to make my stomach turn so suddenly since it's a fictional story.
Kimi has no spine and goes out of his way to answer for his brother dragging him down. he's just as insufferable as Natsuo for enabling his behavior to his own detriment. but I liked that about his character. he really is a pathetic loser
secret reciprocal feelings is such a cop-out. Soudai gives the impression of ambivalent emotions towards Haru in the face of Iwata's pursuit of him; his disdain was just so believable. and Haru honestly is a little obsessive
ironically, Soudai hurting Haru to protect him from his own mediocrity mirrors his perceived complexity as a character having such a boring rationale lol
I wish Soongap had called him Bongchun at the end instead of master
right?!?? the book is good but it just gives me a bad feeling when he says that~~
Part of me kinda thinks that Soongap just stayed huhu
yoon gyeong-do was very obviously raped by their father, too. it explains his sudden inquiry about Yoo-Gon and Jung-Hae's sex positions. he raped Yoo-Gon to emasculate him and assert his own masculinity to himself, it angers him that Jung-Hae can find pleasure in something that he never had a choice in, and even more that Yoo-Gon can still hold on to his pride after being raped. he's a pretty good character
^^^
killed his 'father' and fucked his brother. bro is literally Oedipus