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It's not weird, they are both adults and Li Xia met the teacher before even going to school and if he goes to school is just to learn how to express himself I don't think it's weird but I respect your opinion

the fish guy is an adult, the only reason he is attending school is because he doesn't understand what people are saying since he never learned to talk, write or read. the teacher literally STATES that he's an adult.

but he acts just like the high schooler? i understand that physically he’s an adult but the author has wrote him indistinguishable from the other high schoolers. in what way has he acted like an adult? plus the fact that his love interest teacher at the school he’s going, it’s a weird power inbalance

imo it’s weird that he acts just like the other high schoolers. the author hasn’t written an adult, he’s written like a teen. i’ve read bls that have a “fish out of water” trope but the author wrote them in a way you could tell they were an adult without needing to be told explicitly. show don’t tell. to me this author isn’t doing it well at all. he could’ve shown up at the beginning of the story, written with the same personality and would’ve fit right with the other kids. there’s nothing about how he looks or acts that screams “adult”. plus the fact his love interest is a teacher at the school, it’s just really weird.

Nah, he's just underdeveloped and he only had few interactions with the students so it's not good to assume that he acts as a highschooler. His understanding of the human world might be like a kid but he still have his own experiences comparable to an adult, because HE is an adult

I think this way: man on his 20's that is abused his whole life, met another man on his 20's that saved him & thought him what life is

++the seme here doesn't look like he's manipulating him too

If this is a problem for you this should have been the case long before the school storyline. The power imbalance has been a part of their relationship from the very beginning. The school
setting is not what makes it questionable.

yeah i did have a problem way before this, pretty sure i’ve made comments on it

but we haven’t see him act as an adult at all? again you could literally age him to a minor and nothing about his personality or his backstory would need to change because nothing about how acts or behaves is like an adult.

Of course because their storyline is just starting and they are what? side characters. We've seen him for like 5 chapters or something so i wouldn't expect much.

Also, there's not much difference in your late teenage years vs early 20s. Still considered like babies

this story is mean to be fluff anyways

that’s not really an excuse at all? just because it’s been 5 characters doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have behaved as a adult since he’s supposed to be one.

i’m in my early 20s. There’s definitely a big gap between those ages.

he doesnt even act like a high schooler, he acts like a MERMAN, mermen in this manga are literally stated to not interact or be social creatures since its physically impossible for them because they live in the ocean.

its not his acting, its his social understanding, literacy and etc. he has never HAD to interact with humans or other creatures; other than the ones he was being "taken" care of by.

is the teacher being weird about taking care of him? has there even been a HINT at the teaching attempting to groom or coerce him? - no, there hasnt been.
also adding: the only reason he got INTO the school AND rescued from the aquarium that he was being exploited at was BECAUSE of the teacher (aka nurse.)

what situation made u even think he's not acting as an adult, most of the time he just struggled understanding the concept of society in land vs his own. Expecting him to act like fully-fledged adult isn’t realistic at all

If it bothers you that much, maybe this just isn’t for you. It’s pretty clear you’re the only one making a big deal out of this.

Sorry but he doesn't act like the other regular highschoolers.. AT ALL?? He acts more like a creature that was never active in human society/civilization and is being taught from scratch like most Hollywood monster romance stories where the love interest teaches the creature to live in human society. He was placed in the school to learn how to be independent and interact and be an active member of society. You can consider him a SUPER SENIOR I guess (if you know that term, actual real thing). Anyway it's all very much legal. You can stop reading if you don't like it that's valid! But there's nothing really illegal or gross going on at all since they've cleared up he's a full fledged adult.

Thank you! Exactly put a lot of my thoughts in mind in your comments. Forgot to mention the explotation part in mine.

Yes he does. Again i’ve read books with this same trope and they’re still able to make a character who doesn’t understand human society while still establishing that they’re and adult with their behavior. in my opinion the author doesn’t write the character as an adult. He’s indistinguishable from any of the teen characters?

Again if the author aged him down, there would be nothing to change about his character or how he’s written becuase currently there’s nothing about his character that makes him an adult.

Literally in any scene he’s in? if you’re going to write an adult character, there should be SOMETHING about him that actually makes me an adult. you can’t just say “he’s an adult, he’s an adult” not just his age but also his behavior. again show don’t tell. the author tells me he’s an adult without actually showing me.

You can see from my likes that i’m not the only one who thinks that way. And the only one who turned this into a big deal is yall arguing with me. i criticized the media i read, that’s normal.

once again IN MY OPINION the author isn’t writing the merman well. if the author written him as a minor, they would have to change NOTHING about his character because nothing about his character is written as an adult. if you’re writing an adult character but aged him down and nothing about their character/writing needs to change…then you wrote a bad adult character.

i should be able to read this story and know the merman is an adult without needing to be explicitly told. when he was originally introduced, a lot of people were confused if he was a minor or not.

Also you realize it’s in bad taste for a nurse to date their patient? it’s heavily frowned upon because of the power imbalance. it’s the same way a therapist wouldn’t date their patient that they’re helping. this is the same thing. you can’t be the guardian over your future lover without their being a power imbalance.

i think it should’ve been written like the teacher advocates for the merman for his own free will without becoming his guardian>the merman is freed but has nowhere to go>teacher offers his home and merman accepts (again no guardian)>teacher teaches merman their society while merman uses non verbal ways to teach the teacher about his society he grew up in>etc

^^ it would’ve changed the story a bit but i think it would’ve been better like this. but again i’ve stated multiple times this in my opinion and im a bit done trying to explain it. you don’t have to agree but i also don’t have to agree with you. leave it at that

i’ve stated multiple times this in my opinion and im a bit done trying to explain it. you don’t have to agree but i also don’t have to agree with you. leave it at that

i’ve stated multiple times this in my opinion and im a bit done trying to explain it. you don’t have to agree but i also don’t have to agree with you. leave it at that

because he's been talking informally to chilyoung, even though he's younger. In korea that's super inappropriate but he just doesn't care anymore lol

Also, I think it was more of a play on words since puppers is well.. literally puppy-shaped for the rest of his life. So it was a joke like “he’s only a pup” despite actually being a fully grown man

Also, the age gap isn’t even bad??? Puppers is literally 21 and chiyoung is only 6 years older

okay that makes sense

that’s my point. it’s not an awful age gap so why say he’s too young for sex? it was weird at first but now i understand after you explained the play on words.

Or maybe Leo acknowledges he pushed JJ into a corner and also holds himself accountable for making JJ feel like shit and act out of character. This chapter tells us about Leo's 'masterplan' where he would rather hold onto JJ with such toxicity than properly apologise. What makes today's chapter Leo's win is he is willing to take full accountability for his actions and the ripple effect they ended up having even after the break up.

I completely agree, as an adult it is important to admit what is hurting you to the person you are in a relationship with.

JJ is shit. Leo is shit. But god damn it I wish just once there was a BL that acknowledged sometimes the main couple does not have to end up together especially when they are clearly so incompatible they simply can’t be mature enough to communicate. I just do not understand how constant this trope is? That adult woman who write this type of writing and see it as romantic when it’s merely writing about two people have never matured or simply have no understanding of who their partner is but rather what their partner provides for them. It’s like not understanding have actual human beings should act in a relationship.

Maybe it's because we're used to seeing him in his pup form that if he suddenly goes back to human it's underwhelming

Dw, he's already fallen deep

aw, i think its actually kinda cute when they get close after Heeseong gets outed :(
plus its like paying puppy Heeseong for wolf ChiYoung lol

THIS TIMES 100 OMG it’s the *intent* people

✧This✧

To add, it looks as if it was gradual too. From what I see, JJ let it slide for so long but never really broached the subject. Leo's not innocent but damn it. The break up was totally one-sided. JJ never even explained why ಥ╭╮ಥ

100% yes I agree with you. Leo was clueless but jj is hurting Leo on purpose

exactly!!!!!

dude he tried though lol
leo just didn't listen so JJ broke it off

This answer. No need to be long. It is so true and hurtful. If JJ still has feelings for Leo, he would not hurt him like that. I cannot stand on JJ side for this. The one-side break up is just too much to bear

Agreed

no fr. imagine all of the diseases passing through

although apparently your saliva does have a pain relief affect so maybe it is good? but maybe only like your own wounds LOL