
as much as i think this manhwa is decently good plot wise and their relationship is healthy enough i really just cant get over how uncomfortable their backstory tgt makes me like genuinely even if he "was only a kid because he took the form of the first thing he saw" it doesnt change that 1) taehyuk himself thought he was a child and 2) ended up raising him. that shits weird im sorry i dont see how else im supposed to interpret their past relationship other than guardian/child they raised

I feel like people use the word grooming loosely though. Grooming is intentionally establishing an emotional connection to take advantage of an underage kid. Theres no such thing as unintentional grooming, therefore no grooming really happened. Because Taehyuk never really meant for Hyo-un to fall for him. So theres no grooming subplot.
Though i do find their past weird as well. But the one i find weird is Hyo-un. Cause tbh their relationship was forced from the beginning. Hyo-un forced Taehyuk in a sexual relationship. Even the orb thing. Taehyuk never really got a say in that cause well, he was literally dying. In all honesty, Taehyuk didnt even feel like he was inlove with Hyo-un in the past, he just gave in cause he was a pushover and Hyo-un was persistant. Both Hyo-un and the king were literally the same, theyre both obsessed and trying to trap him. The only difference between them is Hyo-un was successful and well, didnt kill Taehyuk's entire family so, plus points?

I think the author somehow tried to diffuse the fact that they were literally writing a grooming situation by establishing "oh but actually it was the child that was being raised that ended up forcing this to happen so taehyuk isnt at fault", but no matter what the adult in the situation is at fault, there should be no doubts about that.
Its very true though that Hyo un was VERY uncomfortably written as a result of that too, I think their backstory is what butchered both of them as characters in my eyes, pretty disappointing, I dont know how this manhwa ended up so popular and such a pinnacle of green flag bls when its truly not at all

Genuinely so glad to see someone else agree with this. I check in every now and again to see where the story's at, but the backstory just left an absolutely sour taste in my mouth. There was no need and it just set a really weird tone for the rest of the story. I said this last year and got absolutely dogpiled in the comments for it

i agree omg it changed their dynamic completely. and a 9.6 rating?? these people are insane what arguments did they even have against you like im so lost how would you defend this plot its grooming and incest but with 100 loopholes around it so that the people enjoying this can go "um well ackshually" to feel a bit better about it
what exactly do they mean by "whenever you come here." did they send euiyoung to live with taejus parents or smth bc im gonna be really fucking mad if thats the case
he probably means whenever he comes to the room to check on the baby
author stopped giving af abt euiyoung the second euihyuns and taejus relationship started being normal and thats kinda so upsetting bc hes still supposed to be someone so important to euihyun, there was a whole arc about their separation anxiety but the second the omegaverse pregnancy plot point needs to kick in hes no longer relevant? fuckkk off bro
he'd better
he was just an instrument to the couple's romance ig, jk