THISSS I was so confused when people kept calling hima green forest because reading the novel.....he kept manipulating him and it just pissed me off
Yeah, I agree with this. People seem to have different expectations when it comes to ABO and hot men. Like, "oh he's so hot and he loves him, how dare Jiheon not want to be in a relationship with him right away and do everything he wants?" You see a lot of that in fandom.
Agreed. I read a comment somewhere along the lines of, "MC previously told the ML that he did not want to get pregnant, so the ML tried his best not to make the MC pregnant by offering morning after pill etc after the heat. He is such a green flag."
The bar is so low that doing the bare minimum basic courtesy of not FORCING pregnancy on your partner is seen as a green flag.
Finally completed the novel (not the extras). I don't think I even want to go there.
Jaekyoung basically manipulates Jiheon even for the pregnancy. Even though Jiheon firmly states that he does not wish to be pregnant, Jaekyoung repeatedly asks him if he was sure and that he (Jaekyoung) would be thrilled to have a daughter.
Had to skip a lot of content to be able to complete this. I just could not stomach their intimacy most of the time (not just talking about bed scenes here). Jaekyoung keeps coercing and manipulating Jiheon till the end and Jiheon just goes along with anything Jaekyoung says. No other thoughts what so ever.
The only part I liked was the manipulation of media in the professional setting and how the Jiheon resolved it.
The reviews for this were very really good and stated that the ML (Jaekyoung) was a green forest but had a problematic MC (Jiheon). After reading the first 100 chapters I would have to completely disagree with this.
Jiheon has a lot of one night stands but he is not deceitful, He always clearly communicates his expectations and limitations. He also tells people who are interested in him, that he is not into relationships. The issue I see with him so far is going along with all the things Jaekyoung wants. He also projects his regrets on Jaekyoung and doesn't want Jaekyoung's reputation to be tainted even though Jaekyoung himself does not care for it. He also starts a relationship with Jaekyoung for this reason.
Coming to the so called green forest, I don't have any issues with Jaekyoung's blunt personality or even with his lack of communication skills. With such a straight forward personality showcased in the first few chapters, you would think He would be the same with his love interest. Man.. was I wrong. He is very deceitful, coerces, manipulates and guilt trips Jiheon into sleeping with him, completely disregards a "NO" or "Please Stop" from Jiheon in bed, continues to manipulate, guilt trip and coerce in all subsequent personal interactions. It is shown that he greatly admires and respects Jiheon as a swimmer, but the respect hardly translates to his behavior. I don't see how this is green flag, let along a green forest. Sure, there might be great character development in future chapters which I have not read yet, but it still does not make him a green flag.
The story and story telling was ok. The starting was interesting with professional athletes and the politics around it, but 30 chapters in, the story telling gets very blurry. The world of athletes takes a backseat (with occasional glimpses).