Sunshine Riptide's Topics (53)

At this point I’m rooting for him the uke is so oblivious that I’m feel bad for the guy

Hmm... While the MC is a child, wasn’t the ML just 10 when they first met?

ML is a child himself and can he even grasp the idea of grooming?

Honestly, the MC and ML aren’t that far apart in age. Maybe the MC is simply naïve, or he truly loves the ML but understands he can’t marry him due to their laws against same-sex marriage.

I have a different view on this mostly because ML normalized the behavior of holding hands in the palace because he lied and said that it was something you had to do.

If he did that, then he probably told MC to do other things to normalize kissing and etc.

Plus the ML looked to be atleast a teenager while the MC was still a young child when he kidnapped him

There's still a significant age and power gap at play here

Considering the MC and ML are close in age, I really don’t see how this could be considered grooming.

Power gap? The MC’s family is a Marquess!

Age gap? Maybe, but it’s only around 6 years. Besides, they met when the ML was just 10, ML was a kid himself!

The MC is mentally sound, comes from a privileged background, and even became a division commander. He’s clearly capable of distinguishing right from wrong.

I don’t understand why people treat the MC like a helpless child incapable of making his own decisions or understanding the ML’s actions?

People keep saying the age gap makes it not grooming… HOWEVER, the ML displays all the signs of grooming behavior.

(1) He chose the MC as a target from a young age (6 years old). The ML was older at than him and had more of an understanding of society whereas the MC did not.
(2) He got to know the MC and establish a bond.
(3) He gave the MC gifts and started to initiate his plan NORMALIZE behaviors like holding hands all the time in the palace when he was YOUNG and probably started kissing/inappropriate touch with the MC despite not being in a relationship with him because the MC is completely unphased by this behavior which attribute to the MC thinking this is normal.
(4) He separated and isolated the MC from his family AND society (resulting in him being unable to learn social cues AND normal behavior) while keeping in touch with the MC via letters. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the ML constantly demoted the MC to send the MC away after he became eighteen to isolate him from society (and to keep him from getting married)
(5) He seems to want to maintain control over MC’s life by getting the MC to marry him.

(This is my response to a similar comment, this is copy and pasted from it)

He's not leaving anytime soon

I believe that was his original plan but when he actually ended up liking him lol

I still think he's gonna go through with it then regret it

Ok that's so him i can see it clearly

lol, yep i was hoping he would get to enjoy the quiet farming life he was oh so wanting, but no - immediately gets harem and becomes a king, and has to fight big battle...

sigh- so much for his dream life...

while that is true, that’s not the biggest reason why people are mad at her. it’s more so a bunch of things happening inadvertently because of her. she hired the corrupt animal control, but then Haru and Neungso escape; she then finds them and follows them, which has the animal control follow her; and a couple other instances that slip my mind. people are just mad because of things she’s unconsciously done. make sense? no hate to you, just giving a broader perspective. ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~

Yea but it's still not her fault tho?

I don't know if you can relate to this, but it's something like this... Its like if someone unintentionally breaks your very expensive tv, they didn't mean to break your stuff, it was by accident, but feeling angry about is a valid response as well. Why shouldn't it? You got something taken away from you or something horrible done to you, even if by accident. That's only my opinion ╮(￣▽￣)╭

If someone accidently breaks something I care about I would be upset. I would also be understanding of the situation especially if they feel remorseful and try to pay me back. Habibi does feel remorseful she just wanted to protect her family and she trusted the wrong people.

How was she supposed to know that the animal control ppl were corrupt? She trusted her boss(?) that's she'd known for a while. How was she supposed to know she was being followed? She doesn't know the full situation with the rabbit kingdom or why they're being targeted. I understand the perspective but it just kinda seems like victim blaming. Habibi IS a victim in this. No hate to you either, I understand the point you're trying to say.

oh, no, i wasn’t blaming Habibi either! of course she couldn’t have known anything about her boss or the animal control, she is a victim. it just makes me sad that bad things are happening all around her now.

Maybe you're a more patient and forgiving person than most, but being angry at the people that caused the accident to happen whether willingly or unwillingly shouldn't be invalidated either. People are angry at the kidnappers too, not just Habibi. To me its kinda like when i accidentally broke my mom's friend's glass, didn't happen just once too, i understand now why mom was angry, she was humiliated and probably had to pay her friends money, but back then I just thought she was being mean, until I had my toys broken by my younger cousins, they were children they didn't mean to, then I understood why my mom was angry