The is long but I had a lot to say lol so bear with me:
For all the people believing a jealousy and chasing arc will fix everything and make the ml regret everything, I feel like you guys are kind of missing the nuance in the ml’s character and over-red-flagging him. We don’t know the full history yet, but it’s clear he’s ignoring her cause he thinks he has and WILL hurt her, not cause he’s an evil red flag. So the second ml gunning for her won’t cause him to regret his actions because it won’t change the negative image he has of HIMSELF. At most he’ll be protective over her cause he wants her to date a good guy.
He’s not those red flag mls that go through their development arc. He’s an insecure dude that got triggered from unresolved trauma. What he needs isn’t to “realize his feelings” cause he’s already aware of them. He needs someone or something to convince him that he won’t hurt her and that he is good for her cause that’s his actual dilemma. So, I feel like a jealousy arc will have the opposite affect.
The ml first needs to go through positive character development and build up confidence in himself. Once he does, I think a chasing arc would make sense AFTER.
The is long but I had a lot to say lol so bear with me:
For all the people believing a jealousy and chasing arc will fix everything and make the ml regret everything, I feel like you guys are kind of missing the nuance in the ml’s character and over-red-flagging him. We don’t know the full history yet, but it’s clear he’s ignoring her cause he thinks he has and WILL hurt her, not cause he’s an evil red flag. So the second ml gunning for her won’t cause him to regret his actions because it won’t change the negative image he has of HIMSELF. At most he’ll be protective over her cause he wants her to date a good guy.
He’s not those red flag mls that go through their development arc. He’s an insecure dude that got triggered from unresolved trauma. What he needs isn’t to “realize his feelings” cause he’s already aware of them. He needs someone or something to convince him that he won’t hurt her and that he is good for her cause that’s his actual dilemma. So, I feel like a jealousy arc will have the opposite affect.
The ml first needs to go through positive character development and build up confidence in himself. Once he does, I think a chasing arc would make sense AFTER.