What’s a grey female protagonist? And nah I doubt people would defend men, I’ve seen a lot of hate towards men for making slightest mistakes/late decisions/being indecisive, even if they had antisocial personality disorder.
As for FL here, the hate is definitely from misogynists and it’s forced hate too. She has a reason as to why she confessed much later.
Yo she doesn't even feel like a women and sorry to say the way they made this story yeonwoo doesn't act like a boy , people see her as dominant just like bl semes and yeonwoo as submissive just like bl ukes lol misogyny warriors that's why most people watch this because of characterization, author was clever he deliberately made it this way as to get the attention of all the bl readers
They can never make me hate you Haesol