Responses
You have such a great way of reflecting on the story, i would’ve just said nice cause i dont have the deep of a vocabulary or wording
Aw Thank you the whiplash i got from seeing him as basic yaoi man #2421 to multidimensional accurate portrayal of abuse victim was real
Exactly!! This is one of my all time favs
This was too good . me and this author have the same brain because most of the things i was hoping would happen happened. Ilyan is my favorite character by far… he originally appeared static and just a pretty face with the basic tsundere personality but hes actually quite multifaceted. His alcoholism is treated seriously and his backstory actually affects him beyond making him comically evil or some saint that held through constant abuse and somehow never adopted the ‘negative’ traits of the mentally ill and traumatized (the ones that actually piss people off and dont just make them sympathize with you)
Like don’t get me wrong he was definitely an ass a lot in the beginning but honestly for somebody who had no friends or loved ones his entire life, was in and out of rehab during his childhood, and who only rose to stardom because he got forcefully kissed due to some old guy who used to stalk his dad… i’m not surprised he adopted such anti social behaviors. Especially ones of being constantly aggressive and on guard around people and even being paranoid, not just distrustful, of their intentions
And wow i was pleasantly surprised to see that his alcoholism wasn’t shoved under the rug for a comic relief joke. The way it started was crazy too!! him drinking as a child because it was the first and only way he saw his dad ever look at him with the slightest hint of approval or recognition?? I can’t lie i have heard of a lot of alcoholics who started out all the way to their childhood (and almost always, the way they obtained that alcohol was due to parental neglect and/or abuse)
Which is why i’m glad he has such a green flag for a boyfriend
The side story is great too