I totally agree! People are also glossing over how young NaKyum is. He is around 14 years old. I know it is a different era, but still disturbing to see.
WAIT WHAT
Of course! the argument of this being a different era is understandable because things were different then, but now we can hold things like this up to today’s standards and we understand why they (relationships with children) are wrong. Many a people are saying they can handle the pain and find Lord Seungho attractive and would love a relationship with him but no one should actively seek out a relationship where they fear for their safety.
????WHEN WHERE WHAT HOW
It’s highly likely that Na-kyum is a minor but I’ve not found evidence of his canonical age
Okay so I had this discussion with someone before that wanted Lord Seungho and Na-Kyum to end up together but personally I hope there’s a third character out there that comes in to sweep him off his feet and save him. At the start, he was in love with his teacher but even though he, he being the teacher, was aware that Na-Kyum was being r*ped, he took advantage of him to further his own political career. Lord Seungho took advantage of Na-Kyum after he got drunk and mistook him, him being Lord Seungho, for his teacher and rather than stop Na-Kyum Lord Seungho took advantage of his inability to say no and r*ped him. Na-Kyum falling in love with Lord Seungho feels more like Stockholm Syndrome, falling in love with your captor, more than anything else. Lord Seungho kidnapped him, threatened him, manipulated him, r*ped him, so I’m really not rooting for him but I know they’ll probably end up together. I typed this out just to get this out there because I’ve seen a lot of people support the relationship between them. No one should ever seek out or support a relationship between an abuser and their victim, don’t romanticise what is happening and gloss over the abuse, if any of these things are happening to you in wtv relationship you are in, reach out to others for help bc no relationship should be this way.