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Sorry I don’t care what “character development” he gets later, the top abused his authority as a cop to destroy Mokhwa’s (who is trying to live a clean and law abiding life after getting out of prison) products, steal from him, physically assault, and rape him literally for shits and giggles at their very first meeting. He is a black flag and scum of the earth. He even looks back and savors how distressed and traumatized Mokhwa seemed as he was violating him. I’m not interested in whatever miserable development happen from here. It’s clear that mr. Police officer is far more of a sadistic psychopath than the ex gangster ever was. Not interested in this toxic bs.

MC is so pathetic and self centered. He doesn’t have any redeeming qualities that make him interesting or compelling either. The plot is solely driven by mc ignoring the opinions and needs of everyone around him and them just going along with it for some ridiculous reason. This grown man is so lazy that he makes another man carry him around so he doesn’t have to walk because he “just doesn’t have any motivation”. Then he latches onto the romantic interest and forces him to go along with his whims because he’s magically the only thing in twenty years that makes him want to do anything productive. Don’t waste your time.

I am so tired of this trope. It’s always a situation where every single member of the mc’s family have neglected, ignored, and shown complete disinterest in them, but magically start caring after a sudden behavioral change caused by an isekai swap or time jump. It’s always the same formula. MC is neglected/abused/isolated from birth, inevitably resulting in behavioral/personality issues, which allows family, fiancée, and society to further judge and ostracize the mc, feeding into a loop of of poor behavior. Cue the isekai or resurrection moment. New (or post revelation) mc obviously changes their behavior to avoid death flag, recoup their reputation, and/or become independent. They have some clever insights they use to solidify their position or bargain for freedom, which inevitably catches the eye of their family/fiancée who all suddenly can’t bear the thought of living without mc. And then the excuses. They’re so sorry for the neglect, it was just that they were bad at communication, or misunderstood some bs, or we’re going through a lot, etc.. Just once, I would like the mc to actually make a clean break from everyone who failed them.

It sucks, but when you reincarnate, you have to apologize for your new body’s previous actions. MC suddenly going from a miserly perv to nice and caring makes no sense. Anyone would be suspicious. He should have started with a sincere apology if he wants to get anywhere. It’s not rocket science.

Garam: I hate this really toxic, disrespectful behavior you keep doing and I want you to stop and start respecting me as a person
Hyuk: so you hate me as a person and deliberately hurt me for fun

Hyuk is such an incredibly self centered person. Garam has done a few antagonistic things, but Hyuk has showed time and time again that he will always prioritize his own whims over Garam’s needs and well being. Even when Garam explicitly tells him about how negative some of his behaviors are, he somehow flips it around in his head that it was a personal attack, because the idea of compromising or accepting that the other person has valid points is completely incomprehensible to him.

I really hate that both guys who claim they love and care for Taein are so focused on having sex with him. They are trying to win him over because they (supposedly) want to win him over, but they ignore his attempts to address serious issues and turn everything into a sexual encounter. Jaebeom knows about his previous sexual trauma and has made dehumanizing comment to him. Both of them know about his low self esteem, psychological vulnerability, and difficulty trusting, but they still only focus on what they want. Neither of them is interested in supporting his independence or growth as a person. I want him to end up free and alone

Woojin literally had the perfect relationship with a man that loves him and randomly decided to play the most obnoxious game of fuck around and find out which led to an incredibly predictable suspicion which led to an obvious misunderstanding and then a meltdown. He better get on his knees to apologize to Ho In for the pointless stress he caused him.

Kin Heon: acts like a jerk, isn’t affectionate, spends money instead of time on his kid, is overly focused on sex, doesn’t communicate his feelings, and only pursues his self centered interests
Yeon: he must not care about me or our kid because doesn’t like spending time with him/us unless it’s related to stuff he personally needs or wants. Tries to be accommodating anyway while prioritizing the well being of the child
Kin Heon: why doesn’t he understand that I love him? Gets jealous of Yeon’s prioritization of their child instead of him like a man child. Continues to not communicate, pushes the things he wants, and does not attempt to improve their relationship
Yeon and the child: get upset because he doesn’t seem to care about either of them, is not interested in bonding with the child, and primarily uses Yeon for sexual gratification (though mutually consenting)
Kin Heon: I just don’t understand why he’s so upset, it’s so obvious that I love him (has never communicated that emotion or any signs of deeper affection)

This is something that bugs me in a lot of romance fantasy stories. Possessive, jealous, or controlling behavior from a romantic interest gets glamorized for the ml but demonized for anyone else, even if it’s the exact same set of actions. This is usually demonstrated by the fl only getting pissed off when sub male leads do certain things, but forgiving the ml for doing the same. This is also a trope that is used to justify breaking off an established engagement/relationship in favor of a new one. Her fiancée may be possessive without adequately communicating the emotions and intent behind it, but the princes and other male leads have similar mentalities without the justification of being engaged. At least Wagman is acting out of genuine concern for her (this is not a justification for controlling behavior) while the other consistently abuse their power and circumstances to leverage her for their own interests and desires. Kyle is a manipulator holding an important secret as leverage and engages in a very calculated/transactional when “helping” her, the prince has unjustly used his power to harm her and is very self centered in both mentality and action (and literally executed her family in the past life, not that she seems to remember but whatever), but somehow Wagman, who I has consistently tried to help her and only made a few mild social gaffes in terms of communication within their relationship is the only one she gets mad at? It feels like a shallow plot forcer to facilitate a breakup so she could feasibly end up with the prince.

Not sure if this is a controversial take or not, but I genuinely believe that Yahwi broke Jooin down emotionally to the point that he was no longer capable of believing in or pursuing a relationship with him, Cain, or anyone else for the foreseeable future. Yahwi’s carelessness, callousness, and emotional whiplash deeply hurt (and traumatized?) Jooin to the point where he lost the capacity to trust or believe in relationship and now he is so emotionally drained and distrustful that he even pushed Cain away despite their strong potential for a healthy and loving supportive relationship after Jooin and Yahwi split. I know Yahwi has trauma, but that doesn’t give you a pass to deliberately treat people like shit. All three of them have personal and communication issues, but in my opinion, even though he doesn’t necessarily intend to be, Yahwi is the villain