
i think skylar doesn’t have romantic feelings yet.. it’s sad to see after ch 102 i’m convinced that he doesn’t like cirrus at all. maybe after they fight he’ll realize his feelings but who knows

if you've read from the last couple episodes of the first season up to now, i think you can very clearly tell skylar has feelings for cirrus too through the way he acts, blushes, cares for him, hangs around him, etc. even through his thoughts when he kept thinking back about the kiss with cirrus. plus in the most recent chapter the way skylar looks back at cirrus his face shows all the emotions even if skylar doesn't exactly how to show it better.

i’ve read the novel and.. the worst thing i’ve ever read there is still no progress in their relationship until the end of the book. during their relationship (not a relationship actually) he only raped him. taekjoo is sleeping? zhenya is raping him until morning. taekjoo is drunk? zhenya is raping him for 24 hours? taekjoo is drugged? zhenya is raping him until he clears his head. whenever he is unconscious, zhenya is raping him. i think he has a fetish or smth because the amount of time taekjoo woke up with his ass full of cum and not understanding what happened needs to be studied. they almost never had sex while he was conscious or awake. no character development, no love, no backstory, feelings, nothing. all 94 chapters were taekjoo going on missions and being raped. it was unpleasant to read. and i never expected romance or anything either. but i didn’t think it would be this mundane ngl. the story was dry as fuck. i still don’t know why zhenya was obsessed (he wasn’t even obsessed he just wanted his ass) and what he thought.
since everyone said it is similar to roses and champagne i had high expectations. but no, not similar at all. please don’t have high expectations either because they’re both pretty. the story is dull and boring.

almost every bl has rape these days but there’s also character development, love, obsession, feelings, rage, regret.. ANYTHING. but this story wasn’t like that at all. taekjoo didn’t event get angry because he raped him, it was like zhenya raping him while he’s sleeping is normal. and they weren’t in a relationship either. it’s like writer only wrote this story to write rape. there is no plot or backstory at all. i have still zero clue why zhenya wanted him, what he was thinking, did he even have feelings? nope nothing like tf did i even read???

i finished reading this and i really don’t see any progress within their relationship/dynamic. there should be something at least after almost 90 chapters. and how is he more insane than ceaser? he is not at all. ceaser was obsessed because he was in love dangerously. but i don’t see ilay’s feelings at all. only in a few chapters. the story looks like more focused on army nonsense. even xinlu looked more hooked on him lol i hope in the next chapters i see more passion between ilay and tay. because it kinda gets boring..

i also like r&c better its actually a favorite of mine(it even inspired my username lol) despite being toxic and unhinged leewon and caesars relationship has a kind of nice balance, they seem like equals and they do love each other in their own ways, hell im actually obsessed w caesars unshakable loyalty, obsession and separation anxiety when it comes to leewon lol
but in comparison, iltaes relationship is more based on ilay finding taeui interesting, like some new plaything. ilay is a psychopath, lacks empathy, doesn't really understand emotions and he doesn't realize his feelings for tae and my boy taeui didn't even want to be associated w/ him in the first place, so ofc their dynamic will lack the romantic development. that lack of feelings makes his fixation for tae even more of a black flag for me. aside from that, he also murders countless people for no reason even before meeting tae. tsars actions have an explanation like he was basically raised like a wild animal, neglected by his parent, surviving countless assassination attempts and becoming a fitting heir for the mafia. he doesn't want to be abandoned or betrayed by leewon so he acts in that way to protect himself from getting hurt. but ilay? that psycho commits atrocities for funsies and everyone else is like yeah that's just riegrow alright. hence why i said as an individual he's a crazier guy in general than tsar.
is ml abusive? and is he the one kidnapping mc?
Girl he's not even in the plot