Oh i just realized the picture ahjussi had on the app they met through was with no facial hair. Even Yuan imagined him with no facial hair based on it.
Also the pic was put years ago. Interesting. Do we get to see a version of him clean-shaven? (Mind you i absolutely love his facial hair tbh)
C'mon Guwon I've been trying to defend you in all my theories you're making it hard for me rn
I'll try anyway: what if this is just Teach experiencing flashback hallucinations and we can't actually tell what's currently happening and what's just a mesh of past and present memories
I mean why is the body still there without being decomposed?? It's been a looong while since teach left and ain't no way they would miss the smell of it, and the doctor wouldn't mistakenly say "they may still be breathing" or suggest to check because you'd immediately notice a decomposed body right away and it will have real maggots and worms. The whole place would reek... The whole scene is off and Teach had time loss right before it so idk if i can trust what was shown rn at face value
The same … There’s really suspicious how dizzy and wobbly Teach every time and I really wanna know what’s going on
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And don’t forget about teach’s constant memory lapses and how he choked Guwon when teach regained his consciousness
What a mess（￣へ￣）
I absolutely loved this so much but I'm devastated at not getting any sides for Cassian. I know Rael is happy now, so I am not bothered at the lack of Rael side stories (tho I would've been happy for one at least) but Cassian suffered so much. Did he make a mistake? Yeah, but it wasn't put of selfishness or greed or vile intentions, he really didn't know any better method. He had to learn in the hardest and worst way what happens to anything he cherished, and he feared the same fate reaching Rael badly enough for him to pull such a scheme. I am surprised that this bit is the only bit I cried and in this story, considering the worst shit there. I feel truly bad for him because whole Rael is now happy, he isn't. He is content that she's happy even if it's away from him, but I don't think Cassian had his happy ending and that leaves a spur taste in my mouth
Right!! Cassian deserved some love too :') And he seemed so enamored with Ishid'd babies... Like he wanted to free himself from the bad father figure his own dad had been, and have a nice lil' happy family of his own too. It made me so friggin sad for him
These new turn of events, while not shocking, were a ride.
I wouldn't call Guwon a green nor a red flag. It's more complicated than that, because I don't think Guwon is sane in the sense of a mature person capable of normal thinking with a normal set or morality/moral compass. And it has nothing to do with him being good or bad, it's because I genuinely believe he was created, physically. I think he's some sort of Frankenstein, with all those stitching marks. He is incapable of rational thinking, and he's just yearning to be a savior.
Now, to analyse (please bear with my ranting, or abandon this comment since it'll be a yapping session):
Guwon is deadset on being Sisyphus, the boulder being this town's peace, and he doesn't know anything else beyond that. This could be a thought ingrained in him as a purpose for existence, or a desire that bloomed out of desperation for being tormented by death earlier. If we go with the Frankenstein theory, and that the undead were an experiment gone awry, then it could be that Guwon escaped and now longs to stop the same fate reaching others, though due to the torture and instilled fear he faced he knows not how to get to others otherwise.
We've seen that Guwon actually mimics other humans a lot, he learns through their behavior then repeats what he learns, and despite all his attempts to fit in, he still inspires fear and horror in other humans when they witness his violence causing them to go to the safe haven he creates for them without any hassle, which to Guwon proves to be a solid fool-proof method. He doesn't need to think on right or wrong, as long as his intention is to keep them safe.
He longs to fit in so bad with others that he's at war between being feared so they can follow him and stay safe, or being loved and accepted but causing that seal tight foundation be shaken. That's why he yelled at teach asking if he's wrong, a twisted desire to see the same reaction others have given him: fear, submission, detachment. But he was challenged, he was called out and reprimanded and scolded like the kids, like humans fighting each other, like family members arguing,,, like normal. And that's why he caved in easily. He realized he doesn't actually like being feared, despite knowing that fear is the "only" way to keep the people safe.
That's why teach is not like the others. He's not selfish in his fear, and he's not a coward despite what teach thinks of himself. He even thought he's willing to be trialled for standing up for the people's well-being, and to Guwon that's a sentiment he too can understand, because that's ultimately his aim too. In Guwon's eyes, teach is selfless, loved, not feared by others, the kids follow him, the people are willing to ask him for him, and he embraced Guwon from the beginning, teaching him all of the things that made him feel closer to a human than he ever felt. And to top it off, he isn't afraid of slapping him, yelling at him, reprimanding him, or telling him he's wrong. This is why we see Guwon now acting so giddy and happy despite the obvious chillness that exists for everyone else, he truly is unaware and not in a "oh no my boy will be affected once he becomes aware" no I mean he's mentally unaware of anything because he's not exactly the sane we consider on our sanity metric.
Bottom line is, I don't think Guwon is actually a bad person, nor a red flag. Teach has every right to be rattled, and it's not his responsibility to teach or fix Guwon at all, but I do hope he calms down and start seeing the deeper facets to Guwon's personality and character, and not hold him in such a fearsome and disgusting light.
This story has been very interesting so far, so I have high hopes for the author continuing this in such a complex way!
If you've read so far, thanks and sorry I am high on multiple sugar packed cookies rn
Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying her dominant nature and the dynamics in general, but can I just say that I'll be very disappointed if this continues down that route of just being porn without any positive development? Because I don't think Courtney is actually a good master/dom given how she's not even thinking of Richard in most situations specifically recently and this last chapter, it's more about her and her curiosity and now her venting anger. Like she just thought "isn't he the best subject to vent anger at?" While wondering if she should do a scene this night, and I find it incredibly disappointing to her character development that that's how she thinks instead of actually caring about Richard. They didn't even discuss safewords or limits, she just immediately assumed Richard is gonna take whatever she gives, and it has reached the current train of thought that has her think she can vent her OWN anger and frustrations out on him like a stressball and that he'll probably be happy and enjoy it. Idk if he will, maybe he might, but that mindset for a dom is incredibly unhealthy and dangerous.
tbf I don’t think this story is meant to be a good representation of bdsm; it more wants to show how crazy the fl and ml can be but surely there’s to be romantic development in the future?
I suppose so. I wasn't hoping for a good representation, but at least for the author to not go down the abusive/venting anger out on the sub route
This reminds me, Teach saw Geyongha in the storage room a few chapters ago, where she threatened him not to speak a word about seeing her there, and that she'd kill him if he did.
The father wasn't the only person doing small rebellions in a town with unfair laws that are too harsh for its citizens in favor of the hounds. Each person there is doing something hush hush, and whenever someone's caught, fear is the only drive for them to condemn the traitor to death. If one person sells out someone, they'll all fall like beads on a rosary. This town is scarier than it seems.
I wonder where and who decided on the rules of it, since I doubt Guwon did, and I doubt he's the REAL mastermind, if he's Sisyphus, then he's just the protector and overseer.
this is gooood
Liking the sides but I will go feral if we're not shown youngchae and yeonji's side story like this is female version of the main couple and I am here for it give me that wuh luh wuh please thank you.
It's okay guys he might just have ocd or be humanphobic :(
I was wondering how the manhwa will handle things going forward from the novel, since in the novel it doesn't shy from crudeness, pervertedness, gore, and violence, and I think this chapter confirmed for me that they'd try to keep it as PG as they can lmao idk if they'll do the smut either.
In the novel, Abel was stripped naked in this scene before being taken outside the tent. He remained naked all along. Idk if they'll add that later, esp bec next scene is a prelude to rape...
Ok if that’s on the menu I’ll skip the next few chapters. Can’t stomach that shit in these stories. It’s overused as a plot device and almost always graphically shown. Nobody needs that imo
In the novel I didn't feel that it was there for shock value, it made sense, and he wasn't actually violated. It doesn't get to that point, and seeing how the manhwa is being quick about those things it'll not be dragged out unnecessarily so do not worry.
I am just more sad about other graphic stuff I did wanna see, especially the gore. I didn't mind the next scene being accurately depicted either, I think it adds to the horror of it. I read this manhwa then continued with the novel and the novel feels even more horrifying it's a mood shift fr. Yea there are funny bits, but the details in this story later on matter a lot in terms of explicitness even gore wise