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as someone caught up with the raws, the thing with this manhwa is being patient - the author has like a 100year plan. everything we learn about a character is often told through a specific pov or a mix of misunderstandings, hearsay, etc - sometimes it's true, but it's always a one-sided viewpoint. and then the author will eventually reveal the other side/the other story that explains why certain characters behave a certain way.
i know this manhwa drags on (especially when everyone's learned to expect instant gratification in this genre) but the character writing is actually amazing - probably one of the best in this genre. the author has a really strong sense of how people's personalities are shaped by their circumstances - their past, their family, class.
you kind of saw it with the first CP - jaehyun's shame towards his poverty causing him to act with insecurity, etc. but the first couple was definitely the least controversial haha like everyone hating on sungtaek (bc we just see him acting like a creep)...and then everyone hates on cheoljin (bc we know him only through Minwoo's own limited perspective). i think when the author eventually reveals their circumstances to explain their behavior it's not to excuse them, but to explain. no one is perfect in this series, some are more complicated than others. And the author is a firm believer that true love is when you can embrace even people's flaws and ugliness - kind of when cheoljin said how norman might choose to embrace sungtaeok even when he learns he's a stalker. emotions are messy and complicated.
ANYWAYS as someone reading the raws (right now we're at Minwoo and CHeoljin's story - basically the MOST intense and complicated one) its so funny seeing k-fans swing in support every time new information is released - like "wow ofc minwoo couldn't trust cheoljin" (next chapter) "minwoo you privileged blind idiot, how could you act like this to your wife" (next chapter) "poor cheoljin...everything would be solved if you just cried" (next chapter) "cheoljin you bastard why are you like this"..