cant eve read minds...
I think they said some chapters before in the beginning that something happened which broke Michael/Eve and he himself erased all his memories or smth like that so he doesn't even remember he can do that?? I remember something also with that the government itself didn't really know of it, the mind reading, and when they found out it was already too late and Michael/eve had already "broke" himself and he was put in that tank to sleep which was also around when it was said that espers weren't needed anymore and he was to be disposed
Long story short, I thing eve/Micheal doesn't remember/know he can do it or smth like that
But pls do correct me if I'm wrong, I didn't go back to check, this is all from memory and my own understanding (⌒▽⌒)
the boy seeing him covered in blood and now realizing that he might have fallen in love w acrooked guy is alone enough to throw angst in their relationship. not only is he a loan shark, a group of people that have contributed greatly to his traumatic childhood, it also seems that he may be in the drug business, there might be mafia involved etc. thats enough to cause a riff, decent angst, and heartbreak in the relationship: falling in love with a guy, seeing he may not be what you thought he was, trying to figure out who the real him is? great story and the set up was working perfectly until the last few panels. at most this scene should have been a "ima say some mean shit to you so that you stay away from me and then let you go". im tired of authors acting like rape/sexual assault isnt a very deeply traumatic thing to inflict on a person, especially when its done by somebody that you trusted/love/care about. and im supposed to just ignore how fucked up it is. rape is so common in these stories it doesnt even hold the emotional weight and impact it should for the audience and thats so annoying to me.
i think what would make this occurrence a lot less annoying is if these authors leaned into the shittiness of it all more if that makes sense? like idk how to explain it but dont make the ml do shitty things and then try to gaslight me 10 chapters later. thats why i feel like possessive,obsessive behavior and even borderline abuse, while still bad, comes off alot "better" in the darker, gritter, more noir-like stories where the characters are navigating heavy grey area and the author doesnt shy away from that. instead u reading a pretty light story, expecting light to medium angst and then BOOM: rape.
-if its amnesia i really might stop reading
- knowing how he is why would they think that having his ex boyfriend tell him to do something was a good idea?
- not he was so stubborn he got into a accident
-predictable but still good that where everything started going right 5 years ago (italy) is where it all starts to go entirely wrong.
je-oh and heesung are very similar people. she saw some of the same qualities that she possessed in je-oh just unrefined (which is why she set him up). it makes sense that they fall for the same guy. and also makes sense ( i THINK) why the jealousy in seongrok bubbles up so easily w je-oh when he feels like jeoh is leaving him behind, because heesung did that.