Damn y’all are gonna hate me for saying this but Penelope lowkey groomed Eckles. He was in such a vulnerable position, having lost his kingdom, and being sold as a slave. I really liked Penelope until I saw how she treated Eckles and it rlly rubbed me the wrong way…She bought him, controlled him, but didn’t properly help him adjust and eventually forgets about him. She tried to seduce him when he was her slave, so there’s an obvious power dynamic and exploited him, only to then abandon him. She should’ve just left him alone to begin with, this is so sad.
Honestly, I've never seen it that way before—after reading this it made so much sense
Finally someone who thinks the same as me!!!
It’s why it will never work with Eclise. Penelope’s focus is survival and finishing the game, she only thought of the people around her as characters instead of people, Eclise included. And honestly, can’t blame her. She’s suffered so much both in real life and as Penelope that she’s only thinking about getting through. She’s acting around everyone to get points for her own sake. Her situation and relationships to the characters is all doomed and toxic from the start, especially with Eclise.
I agree. While i don’t hate Penelope and understand her intentions to a degree, it’s so sad how now she is using Eclise’s obsession with her that she developed against him and getting mad at him. Like he’s crazy but she really was the one who made him like that towards her. Like ofc he’s gonna go insane :,) love a morally grey woman but i feel for him
I how Eckles gets his happy ending :(
woah you’re right… i’m pretty sure ecklis was like 16 or 17 right? the age makes it worse, he was a teenager (though penelope is also a teenager)
I’m not exactly sure how old they both are, they might be around the same age but what I was rlly getting at is how Eckles was in a particularly vulnerable position that made it easier for someone to manipulate, exploit and take advantage of him.
Ik grooming is usually used in the context of minors but it can also apply to adults in vulnerable positions like Eckles who was in an emotionally fragile state, dealing with mental health challenges, and emotionally dependent on Penelope. The master-slave dynamic also added a power imbalance and made him even more susceptible to manipulation.
I just want Eckles to have his own happy ending :(
Omg I hope the girl grows a backbone soon cuz that gaslighter pmo. I hate those types of guys that everyone likes but there’s just smth off about them.
Okayyyy lots to unpack here. I’m glad Jaewon’s dead and in hell, his grave is deserving of getting trashed. Hope his parents are rotting and regretting every decision they’ve ever made. I cringe everytime YW comes running back to SI and forgives him so easily after being humiliated by him, like girl stand up have some self-respect. SI needs to do the chasing, and while I feel for him, he’s still such an ass and I can’t believe he’s calling YW the thot, likeeee the call is coming from inside the house.
his backbone broke when seo in put that darn weener inside him
All this talk and sympathy about deuk-pal stealing i-seon’s life and pretending to be him pmo. Brooo the guy’s dead cuz he tried to save the I-seon. Let’s not go there. Have some sympathy for deuk-pal man.
I think nobody knows the real dynamic of the accident. Externally it looks like two cars colliding, idk if the suicide was clear but I'd guess no.
The only one who knows what happened is the mc, and the ml is the only one he told about the truth to an extent, that the real Iseon jumped down
Deukpal may as well never say the whole truth, unless totally pestered I feel
Guys ik tae-eui’s uncle hasn’t been in the most recent chapters but I need to get this off my chest. I do not like him. he rubs me the wrong way. like he’s not chill and unbothered in a good way, he’s been the catalyst for a lot of tae-eui’s struggles and then doesn’t wanna help tae-eui when he asks for help even tho he was part of the reason why he’s in that situation. and then expects tae-eui to just forgive him cuz they’re family likeeee
Nah girl same most people who know tae-eui are only captivated by him or treat him kindly cause of his twin. Ilay is the only one who dgaf about the twin and perceives tae-eui differently. Doesn’t change the fact that he’s a black flag but yeah
The image of taeui’s hands flailing after he told ilay “I like you” killlled me ilay’s like a wild animal. also I missed xinlu, I wish we’ll get more of him and more love triangle scenes with him.
Lmaooo you’re not getting any grandchildren from him, he’s whipped for a grown man. What’s the point of making him fertile?