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I think the main problem that a lot of people in the comments have is that they came into this manhwa with the wrong mindset. Of course, it might not have been their fault, but if you started this thinking you would get a nice romantic story with a side of action, then you need to understand that this isn't it. Like look at the tags, there is no romance tag there.
You need to read this knowing that the point is to show a story of what happens when a psychopath/monster develops an obsession with someone, and how they maybe become a little more human (because as we can see at the moment he is so clearly not).
Of course I can understand people hating Ilay for his actions, I think that's the way he was written: to be hated, but if people are hating on the manhwa or calling the writing trashy for simply doing what it set out to do, then they need to reconsider what they're looking for and just go find a different manhwa instead of projecting their morals on a character who clearly has none. Now, don't get me get wrong, I obviously do not condone his actions, but we're reading this for entertainment not to some grand lesson or takeaway. And I also understand this story is not everybody's cup of tea, and those people should walk away and choose something else but not shit on a story and tell everyone it's awful simply because they don't enjoy it.
Personally, I think these kinds of stories can be fascinating, and I think the manhwa does a pretty good job at depicting things, and the writing and storytelling is consistent and well thought out.
And I know a lot of people are probably going to dislike me for saying this, and that's fine, but I feel like this needed to be said.
TL;DR: PASSION is not supposed to be a romance, so stop treating it like one. Ilay is not a regular human being, so stop expecting him to be one. And just because you're not enjoying the story, doesn't necessarily mean it's a garbage work.
Note: I'm not a psychology expert or anything so please forgive me if I used terms incorrectly.
I read this over on b a t o, and this user: https://mto.to/u/1188470-rose_flags/comments has a lot of good comments that give insight on Ilay and Taeui's characters if anyone's interested