Tops get away with so much shit in these other mangas but let a bottom be mad 1 time and all of a sudden he’s the worse person to ever exist ever OK (#－.－)
Riiight smdh
Sorry my fat finger clicked on the dislike button instead of the like one
Ik all smut kind of made everything confusing but I’m here to help!
Chapter 1 shows how Seo Seungwon (MC) sees every one as a piece of paper, a fake relationship he was forced into when he was reincarnated into this life. His brown haired classmate, Woo Jimin, is the protagonist of the novel MC was reincarnated into and only met MC’s brother, Seo Seungjun, after Seo Seungwon killed himself. MC is worried them meeting earlier than they’re supposed to could have bad consequences even though he met Tae Seongjae (ML), earlier than he should’ve too.
As to why the MC reacted the way he did is because
1. He doesn’t consider Seungwon himself and by extension doesn’t consider Seungwon‘s family as his own and
2. Seungjun’s attitude towards the ML when he not only came unannounced but was extremely rude towards MC’s boyfriend (? Idk if they consider themselves dating, I forgot if they had that conversation)
Basically he’s tired of what is essentially a stranger, someone the MC doesn’t even acknowledge as real, barging into his life without his input and potentially damaging the integrity of the original novel and it’s storyline.
Man I knew all the smut was a bad idea. It wasn’t bad smut (shits delicious) but the plot is too fleshed out for multi-chapter banging. It’s no wonder everyone is confused ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I totally forgot about Kang Muhyeon who was the ML to the original novel MC was reincarnated into He’s not that important as Woo Jimin as of now though. As for Jimin’s relationship with the ML, MC was supposed to be bait to get Jimin’s attention. The ML acted as the toxic 2nd ML (Which sucks for poor Jimin cause both his ML and 2nd ML sucked ass apparently) who kidnaps Seungwon, forced him into a sexually abusive relationship which leads to Seungwon killing himself, upsetting Jimin because of how close they had gotten in the middle of Muhyeon’s unwanted advances.
There is also a major plot point stated by the MC where Seongjae experiences some traurig event and takes it out on Seongjae. (but I sadly don’t remember what chapter that was nor do I feel like finding it…)
In the end, Seo Sengwon was kidnapped by Tae Seongjae, fell in love with him, killed himself because of the abuse and unreciprocated feelings, and all the blame was put on Jimin because “Sengwon refused to listen to him”. This is especially cruel to Jimin in the original novel as Sengwon was the only real friend he had who he could rely on.
I still love Guwon idc. As long as he continues to understand the meaning of consent idc abt his murderous tendencies. He’s just being silly. Guys can’t be silly anymore?? SMH
Guwon is so interesting to me. Sisyphus established himself as a ruler of great intelligence and ambition after killing the previous ruler and manipulating the political landscape to gain the loyalty of the people JUST like the story suggests Guwon did by having him say, “I’m grateful you all chose what was right”. In one of the previous chapters he says “I’ve always wanted a home like this” with no telling how he put together a village all by himself. I believe he didn’t and took it just like Sisyphus by killing the previous “king”. Not only that but his name meaning “Salvation” is just hilarious in a post apocalyptic world especially considering this one is clearly dark asf. There is no salvation but Guwon has made it so there technically is. A salvation in which there are strict rules now that it’s been taken over by a cunning king which would also explain why everyone seems to avoid him.
Not only that but in chapter 3 Guwon brings up a large boulder at the top of a hill and how it reminds him of his dedication to protecting the town and everyone in it. He said he’d do anything to protect them as he ruthlessly plunges a zombie with his bare hands (which I think parallels what happens in this chapter). In relation to that, Sisyphus’ punishment condemned him to eternally roll a boulder up a hill. His punishment was a result of his attempts to cheat death, including trapping the god of death and returning from the underworld which might pertain to Guwon’s character design with all his stitching and black skin.
It should be known that Sisyphus became king by taking advantage of an unstable political climate through trickery and manipulation. Manipulation he then used to trick death twice, first by chaining the god of death and a second by lying to the goddess of death. This will probably come up more later in Guwon’s backstory as I believe he has already tricked death twice and somehow got that boulder up the hill (metaphorically) even though he was supposed to be condemned to endlessly pushing it for all of eternity. Especially since Sisyphus’ punishment is often interpreted as a metaphor for the human condition: the endless struggle against forces beyond one’s control, never yielding any final success or relief, it would only make since that Guwon’s name means salvation. Because despite all the odds, he got that boulder to the top.
I also wanna say I made a comment about Jinwoo also hiding something big along with Guwon. Chapter 2 he wakes up trying to stab Guwon and keeps having flashbacks about his dad. The author might be trying to make him seem like just a victim but I think their might be something dark within Jinwoo too that hasn’t been explored yet.
PLEASE someone add onto their theories here. This story is a lot more interesting than I thought it would ever be ╥﹏╥
Does this have a novel? I wanna read ahead SO BADDD
Yeah there’s a novel u can read it on novel updates I think
But it have different name called "Depressing Illusion "
Perfect Buddy 2 - Another season of Mr. ThirdLeg and his unnamed relationship with Depression Office Worker (TM)
HSHSHSJJH THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT OF
Just what I needed