but it seems that the emperor only becomes a tyrant AFTER jae-ryun dies... like bro was perfectly acceptable before. They're acting like he was killing ppl left and right his ENTIRE reign. But that doesn't seem to be the case. So like... why not try keeping jae-ryun alive???
Like all this bullshit about making the emperor a "sage emperor" yada yada like bro it ain't that deep... just ensure jae-ryun stays alive. It really isn't that deep. Make the emperor a sage or whatever... tf is that gonna do if jae-ryun dies anyways??
this should honestly be tagged horror
and if it's viewed from a mild psychological-horror view... it's actually pretty good. like, bro faked it til the end so like props to that. and it seems at least ML will treat MC well this life and in the next and so forth--like he learned his lesson. That to get what he wants... he has to be good to MC. And the final chapter indicates that he's changed, at least a little bit. He did shady ass sht on the side and manipulated MC but at least MC is happy? in what's basically a false reality but still, like, MC is genuinely fulfilled and happy... let him be happy
pretty dark but probs the best possible outcome in a way i really enjoyed, and the author doesn't try to twist it otherwise
like at least the rape wasn't played off, the MC's depression and downward spiral and everything in his past life was totally legit. his present life fear wasn't downplayed either. he was just outplayed (unfortunately (??))
idgaf that the redhead and crown prince keep hangin around
we know cutie patootie noah is endgameeee AND THAT'S ALL I NEED.
LOVE A MC WHO DOESN'T LET HERSELF GET EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATED cos i swear sometimes these main characters be letting themselves be too easily blackmailed like it was NEVER that serious
Was there really a need for the plot to go in this direction????
Like, damn—if you're so "immeasurably pleased" that he couldn't bear to kill you, isn't this the perfect setup for a redemption arc without rape???? This could have been the start of a slow healing process (since the "good times" were what made the bottom develop feelings and give up killing him).
I know the top is his family's killer and the bottom's inability to go through with the revenge deed led him to wanting to die but instead of "hey, let's continue treating him well and try the difficult process of fixing this," the author went "nah that's too hard to write" and dove straight into "let's rape him into submission."
Bro, he had already submitted before all this—was this really necessary???
Dying really is better off for the bottom at this point like... he gave up his life's revenge mission in exchange for the sentimental times, but instead he got endless rape wtf.
Its not necessarily that it’s too hard to write its because the build up and payoff all serve their respective character arcs .. hopefully, but I trust snob.. they’ve handled the writing very well so far
I think the rape and assault is a concrete representation of how much heeryang was hurt… to hurt someone you loved.. still love .. to the extreme of rape, it’s very extreme & definitely not everyone’s cup of tea. The other thing would be to kill yeonjo but there’s already a romantic connection there. rape is the next reprehensible thing since offing him is the worst and hers reluctant to let go because he’s attracted to yeonjo. It’s very twisted haha..
hmm i see where you're coming from
but to quote the manhwa, "Kwon Heeryang was not someone gullible enough to believe my lies. He merely kept me by his side, deeming me unworthy even of being a threat, and I had no choice but to be content with that."
I'd argue Heeryang at least knew, or had some guess that Yeonjo was there for vengeance--but he didn't care. I agree with the part that Heeryang chose to rape Yeonjo because it's the next best thing to killing him (which he can't do) but the reason is different.
He has nothing but disdain for those who try to kill him but can't go through with it, but seeing Yeonjo try that, and fail, he says "I feel immeasurably pleased, how my pride smarts from the absurdity".
Further, he's lashing out because he realized that he liked Yeonjo more than he thought ("He was meant to be a plaything, nothing more, nothing less. But I realize I've let myself become overly engrossed. I've been far to lenient on him. To think that I, of all people, made that mistake").
I.e. He's pissed that he doesn't desire to kill Yeonjo, but still wants to punish him, so he rapes him. And now, there's the added motivation of breaking Yeonjo's will. "Before long he will have become too broken to even beg for death. I'm seeing to it."
But yeah, still don't like this plot direction. Raping a man out of anger... is such a typical plot route. I expected more depth to that exploration than defaulting to rape.
This! This is why I find it a bit out of place, too always seem to be so smart that I thought he was purposely doing the nice acts to break bottom psych down.
But now is the typical rape to break down and I’m mad so yeah.
dis bich
she hasn't given you a single look over the years how did she ever belong to you??? like how do you acknowledge she's been always indifferent to you but then be like "nah she'll know she belongs with me"
what kinda delulu world r you living in shawty
ALSO "i tried to win her over with kindness" i'm sorry but dude your actions led to her getting more bullied--ain't no way you didn't notice
teach kinda weird himself
has the nagging feeling guwon is reluctant to kiss but goes ahead and does it multiple times (before ch15) anyways