I seriously can’t with people who see bigger problem with Taegu who never acted (as far as we know) improperly towards Yeongwoon, didn’t even hit on him as far as we know now when MC is a whole ass adult in his mid 20s than with Seo-In who is classified harmful rapist.
And don’t even start with trauma excuse
His presence is foreshadowed through the whole story so far. He is dead but still so very present. I’m probably in some extreme minority but I’m genuinely curious about Han Jaewon’s psychological portrait. The simplest, lazy answer is obvious: he was just some kind of psychopath with narcissistic traits but I hope there is more to it. Of course the level of the toxicity, hatred and harm he presented can’t be explained in any way but I look forward to his story being expanded at least a little bit.
I’m curious about the mother’s role. It’s clear she was such an important figure in the whole situation. How the loss of one twin during pregnancy affected them. Her lost career too. The way she looked at young Seo-In in orphanage gave me chills, there was some madness in that gaze, greed. She also knew how her biological son was, did she do anything about it? Or swept it under the rug? What about the father? And his role in all of it.
It’s clear Han Jaewon saw Seo-In as his replacement. That he is broken, sick and is going to die sooner than later and his parents/mother brought the healthier, better “model” home who is going to replace him one day when he is no longer there. It’s clear that the illness and the appearance of the “better version of himself” made him bitter but it still doesn’t explain the level of coldness and harm he had showed since such a young age.
I hope author is going to develop this thread.
So the question is: why switching/reverse couples are so unpopular in BL world. I know, I know some people are going to accuse me that it’s not true and name the same 20+ titles everyone has reread already at least few times. But what are 30 stories in the ocean of thousands? A drop in the bucket. I can’t name any news switching couples stories......
Grooming is a tactic where someone methodically builds a trusting relationship with a child or young adult, their family, and community to manipulate, coerce, or force the child or young adult to engage in sexual activities.
We didn’t get ANY indignation that anything like that had taken place here.
Simply knowing someone when they were younger and then finding them attractive years later doesn’t equal grooming.
This "lingering perception of the child" is only relevant if you were attracted to them as a child and that is feeding into your attraction to them as an adult.
If you weren't attracted to them as a child but are as an adult, there is nothing wrong and your reaction of being "creeped out" is irrational and unjustified.
I’m not even a fan of the ship or of such dynamic but people are making up bullshit and attacking the others violently and accusing them of disgusting bs when they don’t agree with their made up definitions.
Either people don’t understand what grooming means or they are being purposefully misleading with their comments. Age gap is bigger problem than relationship full of abuse, rape and pure toxicity? Age gap is more problematic and makes you more uncomfortable than rape?
We didn’t see (at this point) Taegu making any move on MC or him acting improperly so what grooming? Mc is an adult man at this point too.
Y’all are reaching now to excuse the fact you drool over your beloved toxic rapists MLs
Massive member and gorgeous, pretty face with big muscular body is perfect combination for readers to forgive anything.
Reminder: saying stop in the middle of sexual encounter (even if the consent had been given beforehand and there had been no agreement on some non con role-play) and other party continuing means sexual assault/rape.
MD is toxic af and has wronged Chanwoo in so many ways, such as disregarding the fact that he had just exited an abusive relationship and asked him to be in a relationship + he literally manipulated Chanwoo into doing sexual acts with that hoe against his will which is literally sexual assault. Chanwoo is mentally and emotionally fragile and had every right to reject MD, but the fact that he retaliated and slapped him for not wanting to kiss the hoe... Yeah, yikes. Down vote this shit all you want im just tired of y'all pretending this relationship is anything but toxic.
Haeyool IS being exploited.
Prostitution is rampant in the South Korean entertainment industry, which has resulted in actors and idols taking their own lives, as they can no longer cope with being raped, sexually exploited usually on the orders of their management. Work place bullying, nepotism and sex work is hardly unheard of in SK, but "sponsorships" are one of those open secrets where basically the wealthy influential men and women are untouchable, and if the actor or idol wants to secure work or pay of the massive debt that is occurred from them trying to debut or maintain their career from their management, then they have limited choice. A wealthy or influential person can provide, but on the grounds that there is a return, which is usually sex.
Never heard about metoo movement and Harvey Weinstein's "casting couch" practices? It all started from the rumours about soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment that circulated in Hollywood for years.
The practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment in the entertainment industry, primarily acting roles. The practice is illegal in the States for example.
So saying he is no victim and not being exploited... Is at least questionable.
Every worker who is coerced into sex is automatically a victim and being exploited. It's illegal practice in many countries and it's shocking some people still don't understand it.
People who say that he doesn't act as if he wanted the man out of his life clearly don't understand the reality of SK's industry world. He would be finished in the industry. He would be showed as unreliable client and blacklisted automatically.
We saw ourselves in chapter 19 how the sMitTen uncle/sponsor treated him so well, he just assaulted him casually because he was jealous and would rape him if MC didn't intervene.
On the other hand Seo-in would be a perfect example of nepobaby.
Also can we stop with the shallow view that a victim has to be a perfect saint who doesn't do any wrong to be recognized as one? Cycle of abuse anyone? He was manipulating Yeongwoon to gain sympathy, to get him to like him... no one is pretending otherwise. Still it looks like he is being mistreated and abused too. These two things can coexist perfectly well alongside.
And no one is saying he should end up with MC too.
Or that he won't take a turn for the worse in the future.
The thing that irks me to no end is putting Haeyool and Seo-in - possessive, obsessive sexual offender and stalker (with strong family connections in the industry), someone who is sabotaging someone else's career because he knows that person likes Yeongwoon.... in the same bag. By no means, Haeyool is no saint and he was acting manipulative but to put these two together as if their misdeeds were on the same level is just unfair at least at this point in the story.
Not sure how the sponsor abusing Hae-yool is a lie. We literally saw the sponsor being abusive out of jealousy. It wasn't staged, he wasn't onto whatever plan. He was genuinely aggressive and forceful. It's not a lie and I doubt it was the first time. How did Hae-yool plan he was going to get assaulted (how could he plan that Seo-in would follow him and sponsor bump into them at perfect timing???) and how could he plan Yeongwoon to magically arrive in the middle of the assault, he didn't notify him in any way, he genuinely looked angry in that scene, we saw his thoughts ....?
He lied about the reason he was being assaulted but it's not a lie he was assaulted. He only used the assault part in his advantage but the assault was real.
Dedication to all delulu users who believe that Seo Hae-yool's actions and behaviour are comparable or worse than these of waste of human being called Han Seo-in.
I see the old, famous theme for BL:
"Create dominant toxic predator seme and draw him so beautiful so that girls drool over him and forget that he's a toxic peice of sh1t seme" will neeeever get old.