I heard nothing but truth! The character development is inconsistent if i may add. It shows seungho has a soft spot on nakyum from S1 but the recent chapters made a U-turn! Seungho not even show any remorse of what he did to nakyum but the suffer nakyum got is adding up. I would understand if this was tagged as psychological but it wasn't unfortunately. We don't have much info though it has been 65 chapters long. Jihwa backstory is more clear than seungho. It only took 2 chapters. If the author saves seungho backstory for as a pity card, i wouldn't be sorry for him. What he did is unforgivable.
You are so right! When I see all the poster that Lezhin gave their readers of Nakyum and Seungho laughing and holding each other, I thought they were going to get better in the second season. Then the new chapters came out and I was so disappointed with Seungho's behavior.
Preach! (︶︿︶) (づ￣ ³￣)づ
Plus, lots of readers think they are being more clever and insightful by saying this is not “your average romance”, “it’s a twisted, psychological fiction”. Like as if having fucked up characters in a story added some depth in a story ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I read some of the comments here excusing the artist and saying "it's not supposed to be a lovely story". That's bullshit...people do assume this to be a romantic relationship due to the concept/promotional art and mechandise art that Byeonduck does.
Examples, the end of season 1 art (smiling with each other, enjoying Starbucks), last year winter art (Seungho and Nakyum smiling and playing with each other, Seungho biting his ear), and just recently a merry Christmas art with Seungho and Nakyum kissing with surgical mask on. There are countless other examples of this.
Lezhin has not labeled this a psychological, thriller or tragedy. People like to bring up that this is a historical piece but historical themes pertain to the time period, not solely based on the characters behavior.
So to make it as short as I can, Byeonduck is dragging this story and she's going to write a way for Seungho to be redeemed and for him and Nakyum to be together but I cannot continue to support at artist (I do by it from Lezhin) that gives their main character this much torture. How can these two be in a relationship? The amount of damage Seungho has done and continues to do with no consequence is infuriating. Sure, he can't be punished for treating a low born this way due to the time period but there is no punishment for him. Seungho hasn't been as miserable as Nakyum, we haven't seen this man suffer to the same extent. Sure, he caught a little fever, that's bullshit. He is, in my opinion completely irredeemable.
It isn't enjoyable, were 65 chapters into this story Nakyum, an innocent character is still tortured, and has had no comeuppance. Its frustrating to say the least. As a writer myself, I seem to always expect more or have high standards. The thing is, I really like season 1, (it had it's moments of stupidity, and times I scratched my head) and I was expecting great things with season 2. But, now it's straight torture that I didn't sign up for.