A lot of people are justifying Misaki's toxicity by calling it realistic which is a bit ridiculous to me. Like yes, there are plenty of toxic individuals like Misaki in real life as well, who will blame other people for their own insecurity and inferiority complex, which is toxic in real life as well.
It's alright to have feelings of inadequacy and have feelings of inferiority compared to someone else, but what isn't right is to make that person feel like shit because of YOUR own personal feelings and issues. No matter if it's real life or fiction, that sort of behavior is shitty regardless.
Usually Misaki would be the antagonist messing with the main characters, but since he is the main character and we see everything from his perspective, everything feels justified when it isn't. It was clear Misaki felt validated from Kaname's attraction. He wanted to be validated by Kaname's feelings, even when he didn't truly reciprocate his feelings towards Kaname. He wanted to take advantage of Kaname's feelings to feel better about himself.
The toxic part about Misaki isn't about his inferiority complex or him wallowing in his own insecurities, it's about how he chose to handle them afterwards. Not every actions of a main character can be justified just because they are the MC.
A lot of people are justifying Misaki's toxicity by calling it realistic which is a bit ridiculous to me. Like yes, there are plenty of toxic individuals like Misaki in real life as well, who will blame other people for their own insecurity and inferiority complex, which is toxic in real life as well.
It's alright to have feelings of inadequacy and have feelings of inferiority compared to someone else, but what isn't right is to make that person feel like shit because of YOUR own personal feelings and issues. No matter if it's real life or fiction, that sort of behavior is shitty regardless.
Usually Misaki would be the antagonist messing with the main characters, but since he is the main character and we see everything from his perspective, everything feels justified when it isn't. It was clear Misaki felt validated from Kaname's attraction. He wanted to be validated by Kaname's feelings, even when he didn't truly reciprocate his feelings towards Kaname. He wanted to take advantage of Kaname's feelings to feel better about himself.
The toxic part about Misaki isn't about his inferiority complex or him wallowing in his own insecurities, it's about how he chose to handle them afterwards. Not every actions of a main character can be justified just because they are the MC.