Well you got the gist of what the seme first crush showing up does, Geon sure as shit isn't gonna let anyone take Gyuwon, not that Gyuwon still likes that guy but still.
I don’t think that’s really fair lol. What exactly did the Coach do to “get his way” with Geom? He obviously only ever considered the possibility of platonic relationships between men, and he saw Geom as a close friend. Even if he noticed that Geom saw him as his closest friend and treated him specially, it’s not like he used that against him or manipulated him. He just continued doing what he did normally, work with him, talk to him, walk home with him, just… being friends.
So why wouldn’t he want to give the obvious new person Geom likes hope when it’s so clear they like each other and basically always want to be around each other? I think you’re too used to the typical “2nd Male Lead Causes Issues” plot that most Yaoi’s do, because the Coach here seems like a really kind and genuine dude who’s far too mature to start causing random relationship conflicts between his colleagues and acquaintances lmao.
For the part saying the crush “get his way”, I stated that’s how I felt. The guy literally talked about how the uke isn’t putting him first anymore, when you see someone treating you differently then others…..you obviously question it. The seme even said the uke made his feelings obvious.
The crush apparently didn’t notice that the uke liked him but he could noticed that the uke like the seme because he was putting the seme before the crush. The crush is giving hope to the seme who was already told by the uke that he doesn’t want a relationship at the moment. Again, they’ve had discussed about their relationship and the seme has stated multiple times that he’s okay with the uke using him for just sex.
I’m saying just because he noticed how Gyuwon followed him around and placed all his attention on him doesn’t mean he was using that for any reason. It was just a thing Gyuwon did, and he noticed when it stopped. It didn’t change how he felt or their relationship from his perspective, he just noticed he got attached to someone else. That doesn’t make him a bad guy whatsoever lol.
Also it’s not like he knew anything about Gyuwon “not wanting a relationship” when he was giving Geom hope. Geom literally said in this chapter that Gyuwon is purposely finding things to do with Geom without labeling it as a date so that they don’t have a reason to end their relationship. Coach didn’t notice Gyuwon like Geom until Geom admitted he liked him, so Coach was just reaffirming the fact that all his attention is now on Geom, which he felt is a good thing. So there’s no point in villainizing a character or “feeling a certain way” about a character when the story explicitly states that those assumptions are wrong lol
Hey so I just wanted to mention you got Gyuwon and Geon's names in the wrong places. Lol it's Geon who followed the coach around not Gyuwon. And it's Geon who doesn't want the relationship and coach gives hope to Gyuwon, just thought I'd mention it. But anyway I do agree that coach is not a villain, he really had no clue about Geon liking him at all. But i think he started noticing something was up based on Geon's reaction to his marriage. I think he feels a little guilty because Geon spent all that time with someone knowing he could never have him. That's why he is happy to hear Gyuwon tell him he likes Geon and genuinely wants Geon to be happy.
Omg you’re so right lmao people are gonna be real confused by my comments
I’m bias, I never really liked the crush/glasses guy. Regardless if he knew the uke’s sexuality, he knew the uke was treating him special and I felt like he definitely used it against the uke to get his way.
The crush is also giving hope to the seme by saying he thinks the uke likes him. The scenario the crush brought up was literally during the time the uke and seme became sex partners. I feel like the uke makes it very clear currently where he stands with the seme, I do think the seme has the right to show the uke that he truly likes him but he shouldn’t push the uke into a relationship that he says he doesn’t want at the moment. I still stand by my old comment of the seme’s old crush being introduced to stare the pot a bit to open the uke’s eyes more. I really respect that the uke is straight forward and doesn’t use the seme’s feelings against him!