Questions about Novel

1) yes G and Xinlu get together in their own side story but that doesn’t stop Xinlu from trying to be a whole menace during the novel. I say trying because while the author clearly tries to make him seem like the problem it’s always Tae being the problem.

2) are you going to read the pairing side story? Because then to not spoil you, it’s very “you’re not like the others” despite the reader who actually pays attention seeing that bro is probably just like the others? But a top is gonna have their preferences and see what they want to see which is someone they can manipulate and lets themselves be manipulated and then call it cute.

3) they are thirsting most likely because he again isn’t actually the problem especially when he is taken out of the main story

I think the latest raw chapter plays a role and also how there’s gonna be a manhwa adaptation on xinlu x gable coming. Also spoilers alert but there’s this comment he’s gonna make abt going through such lengths just to have taeui and I think that’s where readers r gonna get the ick ig cos it’s pretty scary

Back up, so #1. G and Xinlu will get together but Xinlu is still obsessed with MC and tries to get him? Based on your: “But that doesn’t stop Xinlu from trying to be a whole—“.

Ugh…not the “you’re different” trope .

What do you mean by taken out of the main story? And how is Tae the problem?

Who do I believe? First reply says it’s Tae that’s the problem and author tries to make Xinlu the problem.

What does Xinlu do? Spoil me. I don’t mind.

It’s not that I don’t want to spoil it’s that it takes so much effort because so much happens. I made a huge comment pages back going in on why I hate these novels after reading them because they suck so much (to each their own taste of course, I just felt they had so much potential and the author failed at the 11th hour) but what I meant was while Xinlu IS problematic in that he wants what he can’t have, the author does this overarching theme of making Tae a false saint colored in bystanderism. Xinlu’s type is heavily based on the thrill of the chase and “unsuspecting” seme built ukes. Hence G and his whole “I know you think your suitors are bugs but you’re not talking about me right? I’ll prove you wrong!” Personality. Very puppy, though maybe not dumbass like Tae. Xinlu told Tae he’d just shoot him if he didn’t give him a chance (I was so done with Tae I literally was like “please do” lmao) but Tae offers up Reigrow instead and Xinlu even kidnaps Tae when rescuing him from his brothers boyfriend (kidnap is a loose term because Reigrow was literally right there two steps away and Tae got in there car because his brother was in there despite knowing nothing can touch his brother). So just some examples I guess to supplement my comment.

*the car

everyone in the story has a problem lol. cos as crazy is ilay is, only crazy can match crazy so taeuis definitely not in his right mind either. im not saying any of them are bad ppl cos theres a thin line between bad and good. as for xinlu, personally i have no feelings towards him. perhaps curiosity cos i heard hes topping gable and taeuis filter (the twink thing) wasnt helping to support it AT ALL. im guessing ppl have negative reactions towards xinlu cos he said that hed rather take taeuis corpse than let him be with someone else. here ilay went into how hed consume that corpse or sth along the lines lol (i know the bar is in hell with both mls) but then again ilay told his mercenary/agent friends to kill him if taeui ever dies before him so thats probably oddly romantic in the eyes of dark romance readers.

and then there was this whole xinlu sleeping with ilay thing. imo all 3 of them r at fault tbh. ilay and xinlu for obvious reasons but taeuis behavior is often overlooked. normally when u find out ur bf is sleeping with someone, youd feel betrayed by ur bf. instead taeui felt more betrayed by ilay and his whole monologue in the scene was more abt ilay than it was abt xinlu. so yh his way of thinking is weird but then again taeuis whole character is based on how his odd narration goes.

this is just from an objective pov. sry if it was a long rant i just love analyzing characters and imo passion is more focused on that than on the romance or action or anything else. but it could just be me overanalyzing stuff since its a weird habit of mine. im currently reading raga tho cos NOW i can imagine xinlu topping someone lol. btw i dont dislike any of the characters. maybe taeuis uncle ig cos i feel like he doesnt sincerely care for taeui but thats it

I agree that the uncle does NOT care about Tae at all lmao his own brother seems to care out of habit but I’d also go further and say that a lot of these pairings don’t actually love each other, it’s just possession sickly dressed up as love. I did a whole break down pages back on why I felt the novels had potential as far as story building and dynamics but crumbled due to weak tropes like rapist+victim= true love. The only redeeming characters for me were Kyle and Christophe.

u have a point but tbh i did actually enjoy the more docile interactions between ilay and taeui in suite lmao. but ofc that does not overshadow ilays horrible treatment in earlier chapters. like i said i enjoy the characters more than their interactions so the romance not romancing is fine for me. im reading raga now and i feel like their storys actually cuter than ilay and taeuis tho not sure cos perhaps i just didnt predict theyd be adorable in a way. especially gable. hes pretty lovable as a narrator. as for chris i dun rlly like richard and their interactions r far far worse to digest than iltaes so i skipped them and thats why i dun feel much attached to chris. is their story worth it tho? i mean richard and chris. if so maybe id try reading about them again. but i rlly rlly hate it when rape is written in books. webtoons r still tolerable but actual novels r rlly uncomfortable for me

No, I suggest not reading it. I feel like Chris is a sympathetic character who suffered an incredible amount of abuse only to be pushed into their ultimate abusers bed because “this is the only one who will see and love you.” This novel really contributed to why I hate Tae so much as it brought to light his false saint aura and bystanderism as he constantly acknowledged the rape/abuse taking place and went “well, that’s not good but I guess that’s how it goes. Let me do a pointless action so everyone knows I’m not one of the bad guys even though I won’t comfort Chris, tell him it’s not his fault/this isn’t right, or do anything to prevent these events happening to someone that considers me their only friend.” Very similar to how Tae tends to watch Ilay get attacked and when Ilay defends himself (albeit very bloodily) he starts screeching and preaching about not hurting others. The author goes so hard and heavy on making Tae liked by everyone when he has no redeeming qualities outside of neutrality (that isn’t actually neutral since at the end of the day he always folds for what Ilay wants.) but I can see what you mean in those little moments of vulnerability Ilay shows, it plays to the feeling of seeing the beauty in a beast which I also enjoyed. It was just SEVERELY overshadowed by the putrid amount of rape and Tae being absolutely useless as a narrator despite apparently having military training and the God of luck in his blood. I genuinely wish it had been Ilay POV I hate being in Taes head.

Also, thank you as I stand corrected, I do enjoy Gable individually, he’s a sweetie

No, not at all. Xinlu and Gable get together because Xinlu genuinely fell for him (Yuri fell first, Xinlu fell harder) Xinlu’s obsession was less of Tae, and more of RIEGROW (Xinlu absolutely hates that he took something that Xinlu wants) but even then, his love for Yuri overshadowed all that.

Thank you!! And oh so Xinlu wasn’t 100% in love with mc?