I think you missed the whole point of the story lol. The fact that we don't root for the original male leads because they're actually superficial shitty characters pokes fun at the fact that Melissa a "real" person ended in some 3rd rate, undeveloped romance novel. The original male leads are suppose to be bad characters. There really isn't any development for them. From the clues of the stories, it looks like the spirit thing is manipulating Melissa to be heroine because she's messing up the original story where Yuri is getting all the guys. That prob is why the original male leads are being nice to her now.
Oh hey, no worries, I got the point, I did! Doesn't change that i don't like that the way the story is progressing, the "narrative" is going to become the antagonist, and the boys are all gonna fall for her.
Also, there is character development... that's why Ian's trying to change, 'cause he realized how shitty he's been. That is development right there. I'm sure the brother has also maybe had an 'ah-ha!' moment (after mc fucked him up a little) that made him change his ways. <-- also development. Like they have graduated from being the cardboard cut outs depicted in the novel, to people the mc has to interact with.
It's difficult to keep straight, but it's not like the mc woke up in a fake world she will eventually wake up from (at least that's what i understood), this place is as real as the world she came from. Which is why the guys are shit rather than charming. So obviously things will change and progress. One of the guys is possibly going to even be redeemed, which i like, but at the same time this whole "now YOU (mc) will be the love interest and everyone will fall for you!" thing is a direction I'm not sure I'll be into, and that is what i was trying to express.
Also Ian trying to win back mc (implying that he cares, but apparently not enough to give proper space and time to heal). I didn't really like that, but i get that it's inevitable considering where the plot is going. I can still not like that though. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Ah I see what you mean. Truthfully, I don't want the OG MLs to start liking her either because it will get in the way of Nine lol. Like if they can all just go away and Melissa, Nine, and Yuri can have a more original/new adventure that would be cool.
This was pretty fun. The beginning was a bit frustrating (I wasn't sure i liked MC), but it got pretty good. I liked the dressing down of bad tropes, i like the small nod to stalker = bad. The ending of this "first season" is what's kind of making me unsure. I get that this is a romance story, and i do like Nine, but it's the implication that the rest of the "4 male leads" are going to fall for MC now that makes me really not like it. I hope this writer handles it well, and i kind of get that this is probably what it was always going to be. Even though i would have preferred a friendship to form. And hey, it still could.
Also the fact that Ian just doesn't get it even after all that character development. He did some VERY shitty things, hell Melissa before MC did shitty things too, but that just goes to show how freaking toxic their relationship was. And. Ian. Doesn't. Get. It. MC now is showing no interest, clearly has moved on, but Ian seems to think the good decision is to try and win her back. Like not even let any actual time pass to let them both breath and rethink. Hell the engagement STILL hasn't been annulled, despite him saying that he would do it. For fuck sake, he's on his way, but he's only taken like a step in the right direction, rather then actually proceeded down this new path. It bothers me SO much. Like ffs does MC have to do all the thinking for these guys??? Can they not think and feel on their own? Wouldn't he naturally have wanted to maintain some distance while he got his shit in order??
Also the 180 the brother does after his gun gets broke is just... what? I mean we never get his thoughts on the relationship with his sister, so perhaps there's been some secret affection for her the entire time. Maybe. But it's still so sudden, and the way he suddenly got all protective just... is there gonna be an unrequited incest tag? 'Cause if so, imma go.
I do like that mr. peacock got dropped from the story entirely. Though i suppose he can make a come back in the next season. And i don't even know what i want to do with Red wuff, but i kind of want him to fuck off with the "well she's not my type, but she has some chame". Ugh.
It really feels like the next season may devolve into these guys all fighting over her, and i just... I don't want that. It was fun that she wasn't anyone's target but Nine's and arguable Yuri's.