Tau

Ya..I can agree…

I think it might be us looking at it too much as an incestuous thing, cause the only true fact we really know about him was that he was obsessed with Taehyuk and longed for his companionship. But he did see him properly as like a little brother, especially considering his messy family environment (with his father being corrupt and him being a nation's heir in a historical period). He was definitely severely emotionally neglected and his only healthy bond was with Taehyuk so he hung on to that so badly.

And people who grew up like that would of course end up as an adult who doesn't know how (or even want) to build relationships with others. He got married but never did anything with his wife. He also never really tried anything with Taehyuk despite many times where he could. A grown man with a healthy body yet nothing...? He probably doesn't have the capacity to feel anything sexual cause his mind is too busy longing for emotional fulfillment. He sincerely loved Taehyuk but it was a fked up kind of love where he seeked the love he should have gotten from family, friends, etc.

That's why he was able to realise his wrongs so quickly and break down and take his own life. Then he was able to repent properly. And when given the chance to be in a healthy relationship as a real family, he did it and was able to fully let go of his obsession and let Taehyuk be his own person.

I definitely wish his development was fleshed out more but I really like it and I think it was pretty good, but that's just how I see it. From what I see from this author, they love writing CP that is crazy in love with each other so yeah they might also just not be really good at writing 2nd MLs but it honestly works if you just don't see it that way hahaha

Thanks for your input, completely agree that he was more seeking the love that he never experienced even if it’s in a non-sexual/romantic way. I do wish we could have gotten more development rather than just a short conversation and a quick flashback when author built such a complex character, where everyone knows he was the villain yet not all can hate him, only to have him appear once or twice in the modern era. At the end of the day, I guess the focus is on our lovebird MCs hahaha