
Rereading from ch1. Its been known for oong that caesar is a fcking psycho, obsessive, possesive, toxic, son of the devil mf for him shooting leewon so he wont leave. He was written like that, this was not supposed to be a fullfy romance nor the existence of leewon is meant to make him suddenly an angel. Therapy wont even able to save him. BUT its fair to say that at some point mikhail is a fckery himself too
Mikhail tricked leewon in that situation, appointing him his heir out of his own selfishness. In a way, they're just the same peas, mikhail and caesar. Well. Mikhail wont be the head if he wasnt inhumane himself. He was just depicted "gentler" to his son. But he's been sergeev's mortal enemy -- they're on the same level of power. So its obvious, lomonov is as evil as sergeev. And i still hate him, he made leewon a target by announcing he's the heir then he said he just wants to protect him? Lol he's even messed up -- REMEMBER when mikhail literally ALWAYS plots murderous attempt against caesar as a child?? For what? Just cause he can't take it on head sergeev himself? A fcking psycho that one too

I thought i was the only who was sad about their past, but seems like a lot of people feel that way too. I'm just so sad that despite liking Andrew and hearing the reason, Nathan's emotionally not attaching himself personally with Andrew. He understands everything Andrew feels (even more than Andrew himself unferstands) but its like he's giving him tough love or giving up on him easily cause Andrew cant sort himself out yet?
I dont know if its just me but its like Nathan cant be with Andrew if he has to deal with Andrew's internal turmoil during their relationship. God now this makes me cry. Seeing Andrew's past is just heartbreaking.
It is true, we're the only ones who can save ourselves. But maybe what's painful here for me is the fact that Nathan admittedly likes Andrew but is unwilling to wait for him until he settles his turmoil or embrace Andrew with his internal problems. Its just, as someone who cant help but empathize with people, i cant grasp the idea of liking someone, wanting to be in a relationship with someoneel but unwilling to emotionally invest yourself with them.... I... I need to hear other's thoughts on this. Maybe my perspective is singular and limiting based on my own sentiments.

I agree with you 100%. I am very similar. There I was crying throughout the entire situation as I read and it came to an abrupt halt. Like where was the emotional understanding and support. It was just like Nathen diagnosed Andrew’s “problem” and then told him to find a cure himself. Straight up told him to “deal with it” but “without” him. Which is hard to understand because again he also “liked him” when you quote on quote “care” but not enough to stay. The other thing is this issue regarding their relationship is one thing and maybe Andrew has other more bigger problems to work on but it’s not like Andrew was asking him to solve all his problems. If being perfect and issue-free were a requirement for dating, no one would be dating. It’s like he was telling him to be the perfect person in order to be in a relationship with him. Idk maybe I’m reaching but no one is perfect I guess we’ll see soon in the upcoming chapters

You said it best!
"Straight up told him to “deal with it” but “without” him."
"Liked him or care for him but not enough to stay"
And you're right, entering into a relationship doesnt mean oh hey you have to be perfect kinds of people to be lovers, no. Its accepting each other and standing with them through thick and thin. I think Nathan has the bigger character problem, not Andrew. And I couldnt imagnne how they would be together if Nathan wouldnt have a big vharacter development.
Sometimes, i thought the ML had a kind of adhd, but most of the times its like he actualld had psychological thing going on with himself. He's borderline possessive, obsessed and a creep. It was approached in a light manner so its not that heavy to read i guess