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TJ stans are so delusional, it's really funny seeing many of them claim Wet Sand is boring without him and insist he should be the protagonist instead of Ian. Mind you TJ is only interesting bcs of Ian. Meanwhile, Ian stands out on his own and doesn't need TJ to make him compelling, which is why he's the protagonist.
Ian is interesting bcs he is doing actions, he is actively trying to improve his life, and that's what makes him such a great character. His relationship with Jo is particularly engaging bcs both of them are putting in the effort to make it work, creating clear room for growth and development. In contrast, TJ has been stuck in the same loop, doing the same thing for 14 years, prioritizing the gang over Ian. Even as a gangster, TJ is pretty boring compared to others. The gang subplot is only relevant and interesting bcs of Ian and Jamie. Jamie is the gangster who will make the gang subplot relevant again by involving Ian and Jo in the gang which will create chaos and conflicts in the story which will finally lead to story to move forward.
It's also funny when TJ stans call Jo or Ian × Jo "boring" bcs Ian and TJ's present time relationship is literally boring. They have no real substance or growth, every time they meet, it's just smut. To the point the author often dedicates three consecutive chapters to s*x bcs there’s nothing else to explore in their current dynamic. The only truly compelling moments between them are in the flashbacks, bcs the flashbacks explain how their relationship went wrong and why they are in this kind of relationship to this day. Present time Ian × TJ on the other hand goes nowhere, it’s just a repetitive cycle.
I really hate how underrated Ian is as a protagonist, let alone seeing people claim his story without TJ is boring. Ian's journey is about moving on and healing, at least with Jo, there’s visible character development, and Ian is actively changing for the better. Watching him evolve in this relationship is refreshing and aligns perfectly with the themes of growth and moving forward that the Wet Sand is trying to tell.
Ate. The one who moves the story forward is Ian.
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I know jaekyung is trash but Kim Dan is the type of character that I could never sympathize with.
I'm so tired of spineless and pathetic bottoms in BL, you are a man, man up and be a fucking man.
Him initiating sex with the whole "You can use me, so I can pay off my debt" is so fucking annoying, you don't owe shit to your abuser dumb ass. Not even the most fragile woman out there would be this pathetic.
I hate how straight women write bottom gay men, it's so unrealistic, no one is like this, you are a man, facing a man, gender inequality doesn't play here so act like a man.
I have zero sympathy for him, I could never feel anything for characters like this in BL.
I hate the phrase "act like a man, Man up".it's so sexist and it causes more harm than good.
I know fragile men exist, but why the fragile man is always bottom? Fragile bottom men, who with financial issues who get used and abused became the norm in BL, it's so normalized, when it doesn't represent the reality of bottom gay men at all
I know fragile men exist, but why the fragile man is always the bottom? Fragile bottom men, with financial issues who get used and abused became the norm in BL, it's so normalized, when it doesn't represent the reality of bottom gay men at all
Fragile men? Again kinda screwed up. It's why toxic masculinity exists-- They have to be forced to play a certain role. Be a woman and take care of the house, birth babies like a woman should-- It's the same thing.
Wtf are you even talking about??? My point is he has to act human, you know that the way authors write the uke in manhwas, are the type who can't even deliver a punch, a slap or even scream, yell at someone to defend themselves when they get disrespected? Anyone man or woman wouldn't act this passive.
Then say that.