The author did a very good job at convincing me that Taesung was a flawed yet likable character, I will give them that. But now that I think about I was always a dumbass for believing it lol not only did they meet in a fucked up way there were probably other subtle signs that this was coming. The cover itself is pretty telling with how Sooyoung is positioned at Taesung's feet. Not to mention the story has always been pretty heavy.
The way I see it I don't think this is necessarily supposed to be a positive story. I think this is probably one of those tragic love stories. Honestly it would probably be best if the story doesn't try to redeem either Minhyuk or Taesung since they both at the point of no return. The only real happy ending would be Sooyoung escaping them both.
With that said I don't get the sentiment that Minhyuk is now a better choice. The first thing he did once Sooyoung had his guard down was assault him. I'm pretty sure that says a lot about how he would treat Sooyoung if they actually got together. Of course we haven't seen his worse side yet, he hasn't been able to get to Sooyoung because of Taesung, why are we assuming he's better with no real proof? Why assume that when we have plenty of proof that he's 9 times out of 10 just as bad?
Last time I checked the story has shown him to be manipulative and possessive too. Not to mention when he thinks about Sooyoung the tone around his thoughts have become more obsessive and controlling as the story develops. Minhyuk is more of a snake than a wolf, he's good at lulling people into a false sense of security while hiding his true nature, of COURSE he's not going to go ham like Taesung just yet. Let's see what happens if he manages to get Sooyoung, I have a feeling Minhyuk will fully show his psychotic side and then people will probably complain about him.
Saying Minhyuk would objectively be the better choice is like saying "Well it's a dumpster but at least it's not on fire like that one over there." lmao. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's wrong to like Minhyuk better I'm just very annoyed by people trying to downplay the severity of his actions (which might end up hurting Sooyoung more considering the fact that he trusts Minhyuk and actually believes he's a decent friend unlike Taesung who's more openly abusive). You can think a character is more likable but excusing shitty behavior is unnecessary af.
The author did a very good job at convincing me that Taesung was a flawed yet likable character, I will give them that. But now that I think about I was always a dumbass for believing it lol not only did they meet in a fucked up way there were probably other subtle signs that this was coming. The cover itself is pretty telling with how Sooyoung is positioned at Taesung's feet. Not to mention the story has always been pretty heavy.
The way I see it I don't think this is necessarily supposed to be a positive story. I think this is probably one of those tragic love stories. Honestly it would probably be best if the story doesn't try to redeem either Minhyuk or Taesung since they both at the point of no return. The only real happy ending would be Sooyoung escaping them both.
With that said I don't get the sentiment that Minhyuk is now a better choice. The first thing he did once Sooyoung had his guard down was assault him. I'm pretty sure that says a lot about how he would treat Sooyoung if they actually got together. Of course we haven't seen his worse side yet, he hasn't been able to get to Sooyoung because of Taesung, why are we assuming he's better with no real proof? Why assume that when we have plenty of proof that he's 9 times out of 10 just as bad?
Last time I checked the story has shown him to be manipulative and possessive too. Not to mention when he thinks about Sooyoung the tone around his thoughts have become more obsessive and controlling as the story develops. Minhyuk is more of a snake than a wolf, he's good at lulling people into a false sense of security while hiding his true nature, of COURSE he's not going to go ham like Taesung just yet. Let's see what happens if he manages to get Sooyoung, I have a feeling Minhyuk will fully show his psychotic side and then people will probably complain about him.
Saying Minhyuk would objectively be the better choice is like saying "Well it's a dumpster but at least it's not on fire like that one over there." lmao. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's wrong to like Minhyuk better I'm just very annoyed by people trying to downplay the severity of his actions (which might end up hurting Sooyoung more considering the fact that he trusts Minhyuk and actually believes he's a decent friend unlike Taesung who's more openly abusive). You can think a character is more likable but excusing shitty behavior is unnecessary af.