Haekyeong saying “my boyfriend” every five seconds is rubbing salt in my freshly broken heart. These two being all lovey dovey genuinely ruined my day.
Girl they have enough enemies lets be supportive
Sounds like a you problem. Maybe don't watch or read anything with romance genre?
Yeah, yeah, I support them…doesn’t mean my heart isn’t full of bitterness.
Taeui’s officially entering his simp era, what he doesn’t know is, Ilay’s right there with him.
This is unbelievably boring. I’m seriously battling myself just to get through it. I’m taking a break for now. No character has ever frustrated me as much as Yeonjae Woo.
Spoilers Ahead
My theory is Yeonjae is most likely an alien from outer space. Right after landing on earth, he read thriller, horror and those “and they were roommates” historical novels to binge learn human behaviour.
Things that straight friends do according to Yeonjae:
- They want their hair blow dried by their friend.
- They get jealous of any one of any gender coming close to their friend.
- They have sleepovers as adults with cuddle and hugs included with their friends.
- They randomly hug their friends from all directions, and touches them as much as possible.
- They take short little naps while hugging their friends waist.
- Straight friends most definitely keep joking about marrying each other to their own parents, to the friends parents and to their common friends.
- They stalk their friends around in cars following their every move.
- Offers to have sex to save their friends from STDs.
Things he has done to make Seoyoon happy:
- Called all gay people disgusting, causing SY to have a panic induced flu.
- Said “love” is nothing but a biological urge to procreate.
- Started dating a woman, so SY will think he’s “normal”.
- Smile like a creep all the time, because SY once told him to smile more.
- Had sex with SY and turned it into a spectacle, calling it “giving away his virginity,” then constantly reminded SY that he’s now responsible for taking it.
- Throw shades at SY’s parents on his behalf.
Things Yeonjae has been jealous of so far:
- SYs piano.
- His own gf for once accidentally meeting SY.
- SYs coworker.
- Both of their common childhood friend.
- SYs roommate.
- Prospective dildos that SY might end up using instead of his meat dildo.
- SY’s new perfume because it wasn’t gifted by him (unlike all the others that SY own).
I think some of you are a little too obsessed with labeling characters as red flags, green flags, whatever. Not every character fits neatly into those categories, people (and characters) can be more complex than that.
Guwon hasn’t tortured anyone, hasn’t manipulated anyone. He is rigid in his worldview (a lot like the people who love sorting characters into “flag” boxes) but he’s consistent. He never enforces a rule on others that he doesn’t follow himself. Even during the trial, he punished himself first for not being cautious enough. If he ever needed medicine, I believe he’d rather suffer than break the rules he’s set. If it had been Jinwoo who stole the meds, he’d have put him through the same trial, no favoritism, no exceptions. I’m not saying that makes him good or bad. I’m just saying his morality is very black and white. In his mind, stealing water to save a sick person still equals a punishable offense. He doesn’t have the emotional or social depth to weigh compassion or context because he doesn’t understand those things. We’ve already seen that he lacks basic understanding of nuance.
So before you judge him too harshly, maybe step back and consider that he’s not evil, he’s just deeply limited in how he sees the world.
Oh I love this take
nicely said.
Dude, I did a lot of paragraphs in my own topic for a thing you said in 3 paragraphs, I'm so happy that's certain people here understand, thank you
Absolutely agree with this take, honestly makes me wish I could jump into the comic and just teach him basic ethics He doesn't do the bad things he does it with bad intentions he's like a child with the power to kill, bro straight up needs someone to just sit down with him
So true. If someone could teach him all those fucked up rules, then he can definitely learn ethics and morals too. And, I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up turning on his precious hounds by the end.
So basically we're just gonna ignore that he murdered a lot of people just because we think "he can change". I'm all for it but in real life, y'all are basically giving him "pretty privilege" and if he wasn't attractive, y'all would probably burn him at the stake. Ignorance excuses no one. He is fucked up and he has to pay for the consequences he did.
But since this is fiction
What the fuck is your point? Did you understand what was said?
First, we don't ignore the things Guwon did, you really didn't understand what was said here. Second, in real life, when a man kills someone because he does not understand the dominant and majority morality of our society, he is not judged in the same way. That's why there are mitigating circumstances and case laws. Third, yes, he must face the consequences of his actions, but how? He can't have harsh consequences as a person fully aware of their actions could have, because Guwon wasn't aware of our morality and the impact of his actions. And fourth, reduce our comments under the criticism of "you say that just because he is pretty" is an insult to our reflection as readers, an insult to the work of nuance and intrigue the author put in the BL and an insult to the real questions that this BL ask.
My whole point was to encourage thinking beyond black and white judgments. For example, stealing is a crime and in most places, it’s punishable. But why do we sympathize with the father who stole medicine for his child? Because we understand the emotional context and desperation behind his actions. Guwon doesn’t, so he simply kills him, because to him, stealing = crime = punishment. That’s the rigid, childlike logic he follows.
Similarly, murder is obviously a crime. But when Jinwoo and Gyeongha plan to kill Guwon, we’re more forgiving, because we understand the emotional and situational layers behind it. All I’m asking is for people to apply the same lens of empathy and context when analyzing Guwon. I’m not blindly defending or excusing anyone here.
And no, you won’t ever find a single comment from me saying, “He’s hot, he’ll change.” I’ve never once based my opinion on his looks. In fact, attractiveness is subjective….some people find him unattractive and still manage to understand the complexity of his character.
I know I might sound patronizing, but I find the people who instantly slap “red flag” or “villain” labels on characters to be exactly like Guwon, rigid, lacking nuance, and too focused on absolutes. That kind of oversimplification also exists on the opposite end, where people ignore subtler “red flags” and praise characters for doing the bare minimum, calling them “green flags”. Either way, it misses the point of character analysis entirely.
Womp womp
From the beginning, this story has felt very similar to the novel Dash (Ian’s personality is 100% the same as the Dash ML, similar circumstances making the MC become their manager, signing with a small company where the MC works, the older MC & younger ML dynamic with a past connection where the ML was inspired by the MC, MC stop playing their favorite sport and resent the famous ML). It’s clear the author took heavy “inspirations” from Dash.
Now with this new woman who looks a lot like Eunsan, I’m guessing she’s a close friend who knows all about Ian’s obsession. She’s probably already in a relationship with someone else. Oh, and she’s probably pretty famous too, likely an actor or a model.
Also, Ian seriously gives off major virgin energy. I don’t buy for a second that he’s done anything remotely sexual with anyone.
Yeah agree about the last part there, Ian acts like a total virgin and a tsundere to boot. He looks like he has zero dating experience.
Imagine meeting your high school obsession - (Ian is clearly over and above nursing a major crush and has transcended into full on obsession a long time ago) - a decade later and the first thing you do is speak in a condescending manner.
Ian arrogantly asked MC if he thinks of himself as a frigging role model, and in the next breath, casually invades his space by getting super close to him and caressing his hand. ┗( T﹏T )┛
It gives off that ''schoolboys who pull on the pigtails of little girls they like to get their attention'' vibe.
Absolutely agreed, 100%
Maybe I’ve lost it, but I still don’t believe the director’s actually dead. Unless I see a flashback of Minhyung committing the murder, I’m not buying it.
Ikrr i thought he'll become saviour but no way he's dead this soon
I mean, his death did knock some sense into Yijae, but I kinda wanted him to be a savior in a more alive, less corpsey way
He threw a whole tantrum over a damn shirt, how fragile is his ego? He always says yes when it benefits him, like free training for his brother, that concert ticket, or that massage with a happy ending. Where was his pride then? He’s only consistent when it comes to stroking his own ego.
Grandpa, you third wheel, go back to sleep. And Hakbum, did he raid his grandma’s closet by accident? That outfit was wild. A lilac vest, floral shirt, and bright yellow pants? Living with his unhinged boss is clearly taking a toll.
Maybe it's from an older dude (▰˘◡˘▰)
Poor guy got possessed by the spirit of an old man on that mountain, he’s looking kinda rough too.
That’s why I always say, Yeonjo isn’t your typical weak uke. If life hadn’t screwed him over, he could’ve been thriving as a politician or something. And that asshole of a guard doesn’t get any “pretty hussies” unless he’s dropping serious pennies.
They really said “here, thirst over grandpa” and then hit me with the child abuse plot twist. I need a refund.