Exactly. It’s right, the rape is TERRIBLE. It’s not like we are trying to redeem the rape, but to completely dismiss taekjoo’s character is also as bad as trying to redeem the rape. I was very fond of Taekjoo when it first came up. I hadn’t read the MANHWA or the NOVEL. But I read the novel and then realised that however handsome they both are, they are simply bad. They somehow redeem eachother through, eachother. Not the BEST writing when translated into English but some scenes were so cool.
You will see that Zhenya had a bad upbringing. It doesn’t mean we are glossing him over. He’s bad. But so is Taekjoo, because even if he had a good upbringing he grew up as violent and as an asshole. He barely visits his mama and does a job life risking and hasn’t said it to her. He beats the shit out of people in the most gruesome ways. He also likes when Zhenya beats other people it arouses him. He’s just as arrogant as Zhenya. Also, during that threesome, the woman had not consented to him fully she asked Taekjoo to wait but he didn’t and slammed in. This is very much overlooked.
Well it was because of his job he couldn't say a thing unless he quit his job that spies are usually not allowed to and I've heard that some people are chosen to be spies regardless of whether they consent or not, especially if they work in jobs handling sensitive information, like in police or military sectors.
He's not even that red flag (taekjoo) he's just an asshole, doesn't mean rape is okay for him like wtf, besides did you not see zheyna was crazy since a child, and taekjoo is a nis agent, a secret agent, he tries his best to be there for his mom, his job requires him in such position, stop trying justify everything, just read it and call it a day
BRO ARE YALL DUMB who’s justifying WHOOO??? We said “Zhenya is a red flag SO is Taekjoo” because ain’t NO way y’all find Taekjoo okay because he’s also trash and he’d shoot you in a second. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SAYING ZHENYA WAS FUCKED SINCE HE WAS A CHILD BECAUSE OF HIS PARENTS. What reason did Taekjoo have??
Taekjoo is also a red flag. They are two peas in a pod though Zhenya a bit worse. They are compatible so...