
Unpopular Opinion: I hate it when authors make like the most fucked up male leads but then attach like some tragic backstory. I understand your past but that doesn’t excuse his constant manipulation and abuse and exploitation of the MC

I don't know why people keep saying this. No one is saying it excuses his actions. It's just character development and it helps explain why he is the way he is. An explanation is not the same thing as an excuse. And personally, I think he'd be a really flat character if he was just evil for the sake of being evil. This helps to flesh him out a bit more and makes him more relatable.
OH FUCK OFF YOU PIECE OF MANIPULATING ABUSIVE CONTROLLING SON OF A BITCH!! Dude, he is genuinely pissing me off, I’m putting out so much CO2 from the amount of sighing I’m doing.