I can't even be mad at Sejin because he's a victim of abuse. Victims tend to bond with their abusers.
It is not shocking that he'd feel protective of the people that abused him. It's not shocking that he blames himself for the abuse like saying he just needs to not get hit.
BUT, I am so frustrated by how easily he's ready to villainize Ido to keep the trauma bond going.
I get being upset with Ido (again, he's a victim) but Sejin is straight up cooking up deviously evil hypotheses about Ido's motivation.
SEJIN, THAT MAN IDO LOVES YOU, PLEASE CUT THIS SHIT THE FUCK OUT. PLEASE (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
I think a happy ending is tj and Ian developing as people and getting over their past guilt. Work through the trauma individually and together.
If they decide to stay single, great. If they end up together,, also great.
I can't ship Jo with Ian long term tho. Ian is damaged and Jo is a people pleaser. Jo will put himself last in everything. Ian is too in his own world and emotionally stunted to be a good partner to someone like Jo.
If everyone ends up single but better people, I'll be happy. But we know that's not happening.
I'd rather ship tj and Ian together because they have more raw chemistry and it's more balanced.
IanxJo would just make me sad for Jo.
Maybe the author will do something to change them each as people. We'll see.
Love alone doesn't justify a relationship from my pov.
"tj and Ian developing as people and getting over their past guilt. Work through the trauma individually and together"
That's what readers can't fathom, two adults working on a relationship, fixing the problems they have as individually and together. Sometimes a relationship is worth saving, sometimes it's not but it all comes down to trying.
Yaoi heavily focuses on romance but it isn't neccessary for a relationship.
Tj and Ian development their current relationship through shared trauma. If they no longer want to be intimate after resolving that, that's fine.
They could be friends or just move on separately.
I've been reading yaoi/BL for over a decade at this point. I crave more stories where the characters are allowed to resolve deep rooted issues.
They get thrown into deeply traumatic situations but at best simply accept.
Acceptance is just the first step to processing trauma and other issues. I'd love to see more authors not just traumatise their characters for the hell of it.
I'd love to see more characters accept, process and push through their past/traumas.
When is the uke gonna find out about that bet...
oml i thought he already knew
Nauuuurrr I completely forgot about the bet.
I hope the author forgot too.
I will be destroyed if this gets brought up again. All that progress gone.
Every update, I live in fear of the author turning things upside down by popping the info.
That bitchy friend could let something slip too. Saying a silent prayer that that plot line is dead.
girl lowkey I still want drama hahahaha, so I want the bet to come up again. but tbf I don't think it'll cause that much damage? since maybe uke trusts seme that greatly. so like, it'll be an acceptance/blessing kind of thing like "oh, atleast that's the reason why fate put us together" or sum shit lol
The uke is a big softy. Finding out your bf was only interested in you because of a bet??? That's gonna be a big deal. They'll get through it but I just know the uke is gonna cry.
honestly I'm just being optimistic bc like this happened to other manhwas too where there was a big secret that was revealed but their relationship was already strong so it was just whatever. hopefully that's the route. but I still want drama
Lmao at you wanting drama
Now I low key want drama just so you can have it. I hope you smile today internet stranger.
You made me giggle ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
let's gooo ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Lmao, not you getting me hype for heartbreak ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
I get why shin is mad but thug or not, we all saw jake put a gun in someone's ass and pull the trigger.
That was not fake.
Lmao literally, like how we just gonna forget that?
Ikr, like even if jake isn't a gangster he still did some weird shit. I would even be more scared lmao.
Can't tell if he's pissed he was lied to or disappointed jake isn't a crazy, dangerous gangster
LMAOO
I would say he's upset at Jake for realizing so late about his identity
There is a disturbing trend lately of authors putting bullshit in the side stories or post climax. That part of the story is reserved for FLUFF.
I put up with all this toxic shit because I expect fluff at the end or in the side stories. Now, they want to switch it up?
Who asked for this? NO ONE.
Give me the fluff I worked for and don't piss me off.
lmfaooooo
I'm getting tired of all the talk of what Ido did in his past life. If he has literally gone back in time or different dimensions or whatever to be good this time around, then why does everyone have to see him as a villain? Do people not believe in change?
I don't see anything to indicate that Ido in this timeline has any bad intentions or desire to mistreat sejin. So what tf is the issue????
Right?! I guess people find it so hard to forgive
FINALLY! thabk you for this. im glad i wasnt the only one
Its more like it took ukes death for him to change drastically, whereas if he never died uke wouldve kept suffering his whole life which many ppl irl face in toxic relationships. If ppl could reverse their time, lot of ppl would have done it but it doesnt work that way.
thats the thing, this story is fiction. and as a fictional story, it shouldnt be judged as if its a real life scenario. for the love of yaois, let the characters redeem themselves. its already difficult for us real folks whenever we make mistakes, cant the drawings at least get their chances?
Right. The drawings can have their chances for sure. Its also a lesson for us people to not let things to go drastic for people to do extreme stuff(like die n all) and solve problem and communicate our issues effectively as soon as we feel things are going in wrong direction
So people come here every new chapter to bitch about Ido because of what ifs????
What if he didn't die? Well he did.
Did sejin need to die for Ido to change? There is LITERALLY no way to know that. Life is not black and white. There are rarely just 2 choices in life.
In the previous timeline, it was sejin's death that triggered Ido's change of heart. Fine
What if sejin left Ido instead of dying and that changed Ido? What if Ido lost his wealth and that made him rethink life?
Yes, Ido could have kept being an asshole if Sejin didn't die. BUT that is not the only option. There are infinite possibilities, so choosing JUST ONE and getting mad about that is ridiculous.
Also, I've never read the novel. I only know about the past life angle because everyone in the comments has branded Ido as SATAN HIMSELF.
I keep waiting to see evidence of that. All I see is a man trying to be the best partner her can be.
When we finally get the flashback, I'll be very curious to see what Ido did to make him irredeemable.
People come in the comment section every update and act like he was a war criminal, human trafficer, pedo or some type of serial killer. That's the only thing I can think of that would deserve this level of hate.
I can't take this level of embarrassment. The vibe of the story is going to change so much when this gets out, except the MC will be alive to experience it (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
Who keeps asking for the amnesia trope? Put your hands up, I just wanna talk (๑•ㅂ•)و