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I went and started reading Roses and Champagne because so many people were saying “oh people don’t hate Caesar as much as Jaekyung even though Caesar shoots, rapes, and kidnaps Leewon.” Here I was expecting their relationship to be batshit form the fucking get-go only to find that not only had Caesar been (mostly*** before someone comes swinging with “he did xyz bad things I KNOW. CONTEXT) kind, caring, and considerate to Leewon for the first 40 chapters of the webtoon but that he was very clearly and deliberately PUSHED into crashing out the way he does when he finally DOES crash out for real (I’m on chapter 43).
These two characters fundamentally do not operate the same AT ALL not just from a personality standpoint but also narratively speaking. Caesar’s wilder actions are justified and explained by the narrative, Jaekyung’s, so far, are NOT. The issue is not JUST that Jaekyung’s a fucking asshole, it’s that after 60+ chapters of the fuckass webtoon, we don’t know WHY he is, we don’t know what any of his bullshit is rooted in. Not to mention all the other shit that’s ass about the writing of this webtoon. THAT’S why people can like and enjoy and understand a character like Caesar but not a character like Jaekyung, even though, yes! Absolutely! Caesar DOES do worse things than Jaekyung! Don’t fucking piss me off.
Anyway, thanks for the recommendation. I’ve been enjoying Roses and Champagne a whole lot so far.