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I kind of agree, but I just think the whole misunderstanding arc is so cliché and lazy writing. I’ve seen it too many times and these authors need to get new ideas because all of these stories are giving copy and paste. There’s many ways to develop a character then just giving them the typical miscommunication trope and making the female lead wait for them until they figure out what they want in life.
I completely understand what you mean. I think I’m just giving this author the benefit of the doubt cause they’ve proven, to me at least, that they’re not as incompetent as I thought they would be.
I also wasn’t too mad at the end cause it’s actually in-character for him. He’s been described by numerous characters in-story, including the mc, as an anxious “pussy”/ coward. And his trauma was hinted very early on considering the nightmares he kept getting. So him rejecting her like a coward after the purple haired girl triggered him, although annoying, makes sense narratively to an extent.
The one thing I do find frustrating, and definitely copy-paste like you said, is him ignoring her cause I don’t understand the need for that. I definitely lost a little faith in the author after seeing the appearance of the second ml at the end, and the way the ml ignored her. So I do also agree with you to an extent despite everything I said. Hopefully season 2 can resolve this in a satisfying way.
The reply ended being long again. Sorry about that.
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.