Pop off, I love this story but after reading what you said your sooooo right!!!
ppl calling him a complex and well written character is really pissing me off, hes not.
the author doesnt explore his mindset at all, there is no depth to him as a character.
What is TBMD ?
The Beast Must Die
Im glad you can see it
the beast must die
it has the best depiction of a psychopath ive seen in bl
I try to be understanding as possible, its probably 'their first time' analyzing a literature work just like caesar's first time falling in love☠
Fr the author actually made in depth research on psychopathy before they started writing. Blind play ngl portrays psycho/sociopathy quite well too tho i didnt read the entire thing, i heard its good enough
lmao
PREACH! I honestly don't mind this story but I completely get you. I would just say that even tho Lee won "chooses" to be there, he really doesn't because he has no other choice. When he tried leaving the first time, he got shot, kidnapped, raped, and almost froze to death. The fact the both his lover AND his father are in the mafia, not just in the mafia but actual mafia bosses with the former being retired but he still has A LOT of influence. He can't leave even when HE WANTED TOO. First time his dad gave him a pass but Caesar being a fucked up weirdo did even give him a chance to leave. Now with both the dad and Caesar, there is no chance in HELL lee won is ever leaving Russia without either of them knowing or getting their permission. （￣へ￣）
The circumstances really doesnt side with him but tbf, its all on author's decision afterall we readers can only speculate the what ifs and what nots. But its alg ig
I'm a tolerable person. There are only some stories i couldn't handle and usually itd be for the reason that its either too f ed up or angsty to the point of no return. But this story, no matter how many times i tried to get into it, its just not for me. Particularly because i hold the view that LAWYERS are supposed to be the ones with the most common sense but leewon's 'lawyer-ism' was so miniscule that made me even doubtful, is he even a lawyer?
I didn't like the story from the get go though due to this. During the fresh time of the relationship, suddenly the prospective lover man shot you not once, not even twice but thRICE. And despite the constant abuse of power, as a LAWYER, he still chose to be with his abuser.
Now ik some of yall have been caesar's defender/apologists yada yada, idc come at me without understanding this perspective first and I'll have you BLOCKED. Saying that he's a well written complex character is a bit over the top. He's mid at best and you can call my standards high because it is. If the story doesn't go into the details of the dark triads and psychopathy explicitly, paired with each important characters' portrayal of the gravity of the matter, then iTS MID TO DECENT at best. Why? Go and read TBMD if you haven't yet then or lets dissect and discuss about Seungho cause THAT man right there, is one of the most well written complex character.
Overall for the story, I'd call it a dark romance but not the kind of story I'd settle into. I think i would be less irritated if leewon was just an ordinary man but ffs they had to be a lawyer. Yall can talk about how realistic caesar is acting but leewon my guy, its rather disappointing. But with all the sex scenes to amend their relationship, that just added more into the negative points. Its like the LAW to have sex to finally be vulnerable. It satiate the readers' thirst but tbh this can never best solution all the time.
This is a constructive criticism perspective, i do not come here to look for a brawl of words or anything. You either take it and leave it or take it and ponder again. Anything of hostility will be replied briefly and blocked, not because I'm afraid or anything but i just value my time and peace than to participate in a dispute. Thx.