not to be a dick but it's always "i swear guys, trust me, i just don't have the link anymore" etc etc whenever you ask for sources for claims like this, but no one's actually ever able to provide one. it's almost always word of mouth.
i don't deny that yoohyun gives incest energy with his obsession towards yoojin, but i really can't see the author actually going on to say that in an interview/Q&A.
if anyone's able to show a real source i would be happy to stand corrected.
I actually found the tweet about "ideal partner", good God (note: the Twitter OP is not the author, just a fan who shows us Q&A)
https://x.com/Chayunnn1020/status/1550799750244761601
thanks for the link! the author does indeed *not* confirm that "his brother does have romantic feelings for Mc" like someone above claimed. but they do at least confirm the incesty vibes i guess. you were right, yoojin would be yoohyun's "ideal type"
if anyone's curious, the auto tled version says:
Q) I would like to know the ideal types of Nas-level characters.
(Han Yu-jin, Han Yu-hyeon, Park Ye-rim)
A)
> Since Han Yu-hyeon has no human interest in anyone other than Han Yu-jin, her ideal type is also Han Yu-jin, whatever that means.
I feel like it's because Han Yoohyun himself, being (spoilers) an actual fire turned into a human, could only feel one form of unconditional love that couldn't be categorized as platonic, romantic, familial, or anything. Everything in his life is revolved around Han Yoojin, in whatever aspect that is. Just like you said, this is not a confirmation that he has romantic feelings—it pisses me off when people spread out of context "facts" like that around when they don't even know the full context or the source. At least read the whole novel first before commenting.
I feel like it's because Han Yoohyun himself, being (spoilers) an actual fire turned into a human, could only feel one form of unconditional love that couldn't be categorized as platonic, romantic, familial, or anything. Everything in his life is revolved around Han Yoojin, in whatever aspect that is. The ideal type in the QnA is not always based on romantic attraction alone, check out the other's answers, because the concept of ideal type by itself in the novel can be interpreted differently. It is never explicitly said that Geunseo was talking about romance-only in this context. The first dialogue that you said also does not indicate romantic attraction too, please understand and learn about Han Yoohyun's backstory so that you could understand the complex dynamic of Han Siblings–or any other relationships in the novel. None could be described in such shallow interpretation.
@cottonbubs I‘ve read the novel until ch 450, I think I have a fair share of knowledge about Yoohyun’s raw nature that burns everything indiscriminately. and, for God’s sake, I quoted Yoohyun and the Q&A part to fuel yhyj shippers (like myself). we know Yoohyun never said “I want to fuck you, hyung” or “I love you romantically and I wish us to be romantics partners” - it’d be a different novel altogether.
but readers would be foolish to believe Geunseo doesn’t ship yhyj even platonically. they just don’t explicitly state it.
I know for sure the author desperately wanted this story to be bl but unfortunately can't, so they're doing the best they could to make everything seem "platonic", even though they've got the subtlety of a stampede. They can't help but put tons of scenes reeking of innuendos. It's basically mpreg with a twist ohmygod ╥﹏╥ and the artist is definitely in cahoots with the gay agenda cuz why is a scene where Yoojin is suffering looks so sexy? Umm!??? Choking ans chains jfc the men are out to get him
Anyways, I wanna read some fanfiction now featuring yoojin getting it