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Stop.

stop comparing j’s past life and her actions with athy’s. stop debating whose lives are more unfortunate and miserable, and then justifying the hate one character gets over the other. they BOTH have their own issues and it’s wrong to trivalive one’s painful situation with another.

yes, j may have fcked up in her past lifetime but things have CHANGED. she and everyone are completely diff people rn with whole ass diff personalities. hell, athy is a reincarnated full grown adult- ofc j will appear naive and insensitive in general perspectives. did u forget she’s also just a fCking KID

j’s background MAKES it JUSTIFIABLE to pity her. clueless with an undeveloped, immature mindset. j is a lonely child only wanting to feel loved. she unknowingly has a fcked up life and only us, the audience, knows that- which makes it even the more shitty to blatantly hate on her just bc she’s “annoying” and gets in the way of ur beloved mc.

some you rlly project yourselves into the female lead, without considering the entire narrative. it’s a narrow mentality.
reading the cmmts i want to give the benefit of the doubt and believe that such lack of empathy and sympathy stems from ignorance.. but it’s getting difficult.

im prob the 1%.

ik this ain’t ever gnna happen but im ngl if there were ever a dark plot twist where jeanette turns full on villainess mode with a whole badass glow-up by magic or some sick sh*t + sprinkle some IQ points- yknow i’d def be rooting for her.
i mean she has more than enough potential to. girl’s whole background story is literally abt being lied, manipulated, used as a sh*tty dispensable tool by the adults for their nasty royal political play. ion gonna explain it further here, y’all can read more abt it by digging deeper in the cmmt section. nobody f*cking loves her- and i mean genuinely. most of it is just weak-as pity and commutual feelings of familial/friendly obligation.

im legit losing brain cells reading high defenders of the whitehair kid. what he did was UNCALLED for, it was unnecessary pathetic and lousy. he grew up with her, she basically regards him as an older brother. looks up to him like he some war saviour. f*cking family. some preach he did it to draw a line, to ensure she realises her place, justifies that what he did was some strong knightly sh*t because it in a way helps her to not get any hopes up.

No. what he did was smth far worst than anything remotely physical. most r just looking at the surface level. he f*cking destroyed her sense of worth, her self-esteem, her beliefs as someone who deeply cares for like a blood relative.
someone you love- whether platonically or romantically- someone you have always fully trusted and as blood family, just outwardly declaring that you’re not worthy of being his most important. that there’s someone else who is being prioritised, that there’s no time for you right now.
he might as well say “if a situation where athy or you were in danger & only one could be saved, ever presented itself.. srry but f*ck you. we knew each other for years, ur practically like my sister & ik you love me but f*ck you. you understand, right? no hard feelings”

he’s not stupid. actually it’s the opposite, you see his knowing eyes, he knows exactly what he did and done. and I see some cmmts presuming that he had thought of this for a long time alrdy so it’s okay to say it. that’s WORST

jeanettes not some clingy baby who craves for his attention; in fact she’s more attracted to athy than him anyways. she has never intervened in his actions involving athy.
his words were short but made an irreversible impact. an impact that may not have been direct and may not have produced any visible effects as of now, but those words will forever gnaw at her. they will forever be engraved inside her as a stern remainder that she is not someone welding the significance she thought she had. that she’ll always be 2nd place, or 3rd or 5th. it would make her question who she rlly is or ever was to him, dwell on their present relationship. he didn’t need to scream or shout it out. it’s almost sinister how calmly he said it. no hesitation whatsoever.

those words could’ve acted as a trigger. smth that may change deeply inside her through the subconscious mind. a click. an almost perfect opportunity to turn a “sweet, innocent & naive” kid into a smth much darker. and on top of that, after learning the real truth of her existence.. at that point:

f*ck athy with her daddy issues. f*ck tsundere 24/7 half-naked claude. f*ck grandpa magician. f*ck droopy eyes and his overdue residence in the friendzone. everyone can f*ck the f*ckity f*ck off

however, don’t sweat jeanette haters, ejizikiel enthusiasts, athy/lucas thirsters and the like. my soldiers. no need to get ur panties in a twist. unclench ur fists. drop ur pitchforks. we all know author-nim would never ever ever do such a horrid thing, to pull of such an unthinkable twist! calm. you’ll get ur standard mc happy ending, jeanette WILL always stay as a side character- as she should be: easily forgettable but there to titter the plot when needed.

all just for good fun.

...but in a parallel world and a better universe, where such happens. im the 1%.

honestly i’ve always found the cmmts hating/ bashing on jeanette so unfounded. childish.

i understand not liking her but going so far as hating on her just because she’s trying to gain the approval of her believed “father”- who doesn’t even acknowledge her in the slightest (unless it conveniently aligns to his needs)- is a bit.. too much. hate is a strong word. i think ppl forget that she’s just a f*cking kid, she’s ALLOWED to be selfish.
Being led to believe that the king is her father, jeanette’s been forced to conceal her identity & disguise her eyes for years. lied to. used. she is but an unfortunate victim of manipulation from her own guardian, serving the adults’ sick and selfish desire of overruling present royalty. even her own real father doesn’t care for her.

However, one thing that has been frequently overlooked but should be recognised is her kindness. she could’ve despised athy, she has every justifiable reason to. sure, jealousy was shown at times but who wouldn’t in her position? its what makes her human. jeanette has never acted out in malicious intent, even when multiple chances presented itself. instead, she chooses to love athy as her own blood sister despite her miserable background.

jeanette is desperate. it’s evident from how obviously overjoyed she is finally being able to spend time with claude. at last she has the opportunity to be in his presence invitedly, even if she’s just unknowingly there to calm his headache- she enjoys it but she also feels conflicted due to the current situation with athy. it wouldn’t be such a shocker if one day she just blurted out the “truth”. but she has not, jeanette is being mindful of athy’s feelings, she greatly fears rejection from her loved ones.

...but there will come the time when she will inevitably learn the truth. imagine how utterly crushed she would be. about her real parents who had abandoned her. her uncle who used her. the fact that her “sister”, her best friend, knew the entire time but chose not to confide with. all trust would be shattered. she may become consumed by hatred and confusion, it may be her breaking point. in any other story, it’s an inviting rebirth of a vengeful villain.

sincerely, i question if there’s anyone that truly and genuinely loves her? perhaps athy? but it seems to be rather pity than familial love. athy seems to care more about her father than the character that may potentially become a threat to her at any given moment. ah how about ijikiel, the person who she grew up with ever since they were young- almost like a brother? no. she is not his “most important person”. his heart does not belong to her. he stated that to her loud and clear.

even when surrounded by ppl, jeanette is so alone. yes, it would be great if she could receive more character development but i think we tend to forget that she’s just a girl that just wants to be feel loved.

I’m tired of commenting on everyone else posts, so I’ll make my own. I’ll go through ever point I’ve seen, and explain why it’s incorrect. Match your point to mine to see an explanation.

“They’ve played multiple times before and did worse”
Yes, but consent does not carry. Especially in bdsm. Just because someone agreed once before, does not give their partner the right to their body indefinitely. In real bdsm, each play is discussed beforehand and is approved on by both parties. Clearly this didn’t happen, because chanwoo was shocked at md’s instructions.

“It’s bdsm they can be hit”
No. Bdsm is consensual, and chanwoo did not and can not consent.

“Why can’t he consent?”
He is shown several times to be mentally and emotionally incapable. Md choked him to see if he was capable of saying the safeword. It was confirmed that he couldn’t when he did not say it. Chanwoo is shown with a bruised face and repeatedly brushes off concern with “I’m fine”.

“He knows how md feels but he goes to the other guy anyways”
A person is never, ever obligated to return someone’s unrequited feelings. After md confessed, chanwoo politely refused And wished to keep a casual bdsm relationship. Because they stated beforehand that they want their bdsm and romantic lives separate, md’s feelings do not belong in their plays.

“How is he being manipulated? This is unrelated to their plays”
Yes, personal feelings should be left out of bdsm. MD knows that, but he puts them there anyways. Md also knows that chanwoo values him as a bdsm partner and as a friend, so when chanwoo attempted to introduce md to his boyfriend and he clearly was upset, no plays should’ve been initiated until md could cool down his feelings. Chanwoo was given an ultimatum, in that he either participate in the play or never communicate with md again. He fears losing md, so he agrees despite clearly not wanting to. This is coercion, and a coerced person cannot consent.

“Md is upset because chanwoo hurt his feelings so that’s why he hit him like that”
Again, unrequited feelings are never obligated to be returned, and personal feelings have no place in a casual bdsm relationship. Yes this hurt his feelings, but hurt feelings are never an excuse to coerce or hurt another person.

“He deserves it”
No one deserves abuse. Ever.

“How is it abuse”
It is abuse because he cannot consent. No consent = abuse/rape.

“I’ve been in a bdsm relationship that had plays exactly like this and I’m fine”
I’m sorry you’ve been abused before, but you should not use it as leverage to excuse other abuse.

“It’s just fiction why are you mad”
I, and many others, are mad because this abuse is being disguised as bdsm. This is harmful to the bdsm community, because it puts us in a bad light, and relates us to abusers. We are only attempting to keep our community’s image clear.