I thought the conflict was gonna be him being his best friend and first love and a genuinely great person he's still stuck on, not him being a manipulative DICK. What's happening in the club rn?
lowk in my own observation (n my 3rd reread) wonjae was manipulative from the start. brother approached the mc w the intention to use him so that he could become the real jihoon. especially w the red head dude? brother literally blackmailed him and played the victim till college wonjae is an asshole and he knows that lmfaoo he's a good person when he wants to be one
I agree OG wonjae pursued youngmin with dubious intentions (trying to reconnect his past) but homeboy was just let go from being institutionalized :(
Also OG is more gruff than mean or manipulative.. he even helped Youngmin gain courage to stand against the abusive red head although his means and attempts to do so was dubious xD
More than being a pedophile, he's a sexual predator with one specific victim lol. He was 32 purposely building a relationship with someone Vulnerable (parentified) at 17 or 16. He even had the stereotypical predator chat about him being a virgin or liking someone HAHA. It's like ppl think your brain ages the second you turn 18- yes he can make choices yes he's a thinking person, but he is still someone at the cusp of growing up. His ideals and desires and personhood are subject to drastic change- all while he is now in a relationship with a fully stable and established adult man who already had the chance to do all that on his own.I think you're missing the point if your only defense of this is "it's legal and he's an adult who can make a legal choice." but like......it's fiction
╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ so w/e . Just don't delude yurself that this was a wholesome story. It was more cute with a sinister backdrop lol.
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But my god do I love to hate her. What a fun villain. Her stupid faces are so fckn funny. I'm so excited for Remilia♡