All chapter 62 did was solidify that seungho hasn’t changed at all and still behaves irrationally and violently towards nakyum
> A lot of people in their big essays, analyses focus mostly on SH and how hurt he is but they forget and overlook Nakyum and his feelings/state of mind
Oof yeah this is the thing about this story's audience that bothers me the most; I get the feeling most of the readers only really care about SH (bc he's the tall, dark, handsome asshole who all the readers lust for, while they all perceive NK as just "cute", "their son", other infantilizing relationships to suggest a generic, weak moe attachment), hence most of the chapter 62 complaints being about SH's "lack of character development," and even worse, ppl victim blaming NK for """causing" SH to backtrack. I'm not a fan of this super convoluted reasoning of NK clamming up from a weak death threat either, but the guy is a r*pe and abuse victim who was just almost strangled to death, ffs, it's a miracle he's even able to respond to SH at all.
Also it bothers me that everyone here perceives that character development for SH would be for him to show bare minimum kindness and "'forgive" NK for his great crime of supposedly....moving freely of his own will??? You know when SH will finally evolve beyond his current character as a straight-up abuser, the cliched Yaoi Troubled Boyfriend? It'll be when he gives NK freedom to make his own choices, recognizing that he's only perpetuating the abuse he suffered under his own high society by forcing NK to be stifled as well for not only being gay but also for being born lower-class - it'll be the day he lets NK *choose for himself* whether he wants to stay with SH or leave and NOT when he decides to continue keeping NK locked away like a prized sex toy and going to beat up/kill some randos for touching his possession.
I agree with everything you said.
Tbh I don't understand yaoi readers most of the times.
I didn't understand why people dragged Jihwa for his mistakes... But didn't find Seungho's past actions as much disturbing.
I don't understand the logic that Seungho's redemption arc and his growth are more valid than NK's wellbeing.
Let's not even start the post which openly blame NK for the new misunderstanding...because it's literally victim blaming. Seungho overreacted, turned to his violent tendencies...and it's Nakyum's fault?
So what if he wanted to leave SH for real one day? Then Seungho can hurt him or kill him?
Because many people put the blame mostly on miscommunication and they don't see anything wrong with the way Yoon reacts.
Spoilers and unpopular opinion
I feel that it's going to be really unpopular opinion but yes on the one hand we can agree that Seungho's unstable, traumatized man, that it's hard for his character to change drastically (62 *cough* chapters *cough) but there is a one BUT:
Why should Nakyum keep up with this and get the short end of the stick all the time?
Nakyum falling for Seungho looks more and more unbelievable and unrealistic. It would be more similar to some disarranged "Stockholm Syndrome" than genuine feelings at this point.
It's all sweet and glorious that SH is changing slowly, there are these small changes here and there but what about Nakyum?
A lot of people in their big essays, analyses focus mostly on SH and how hurt he is but they forget and overlook Nakyum and his feelings/state of mind.
Why is Seungho's pain more valid than Nakyum's?
Readers blame Jihwa and Nameless... But doesn't this situation show how lost and ruthless Yoon is?
Even if NK escaped on his own, why should it be so surprising? Because SH showed NK some of his vulnerable side and threw some scrapes of affection, Nakyum is supposed to be over heels in love and forgiving?
Seungho doesn't even try to understand the painter.
Yes add to all of that history circumstances... But then they will never stand on equal grounds.