Given how he will ruin his and his son's life for money, I'm surprised one of his "friends" still has a car. Either they somehow are really "friends," or they're looking to take their friend's son's money. I dont really care as long as they stay out of the picture unless as a side note as what he had to overcome to become the awesome guy he is. I feel so much sorrow for him, but I love Sohan.
They're definitely not the most wholesome pair, but we knew that coming in the first season. Like Wooyeon's parents saw there was something wrong with this kid from the get go, so no surprise he's an actual psychopath. But Choi Inseop, despite being an overly nice cutie, is also kinda wack. He guilts himself into blaming Wooyeon for the death of his friend Jennie (no statement about if there actually was any connection but doubt it) who he fought with because she was psychotically depressed and he was in love with Wooyeon, then decides to borrow a random guy's identity so Wooyeon would maybe remember his actual name, and then stalks him for however long before deciding to become his manager to uncover his misdeeds to the public. Like all of that is kinda fucked up and really is this lovelorn traumatized guy intruding on the life of this psychopath who at this point did nothing to him except be really attractive.
Doesn't exactly excuse the psuedo-rape, arm-grabbing to have Inseop vocalize his love for Wooyeon, and general ignorance of his own feelings, but thats honestly not unsual for many MLs unfortunately.
Honestly the best way to explain it bc while the ml is psycho, ain't no way lil peter is completely normal
HE ISNT!! HE IS DIAGNOSED EITH A MENTAL ILLNESS not in the sense of being a psycho but he quite literally has Aspd!! PLS SESRCH IT UP
....when I said he's psycho I was saying it like 'omg, hes so crazy for literally inflicting so much violence on so many ppl' not 'he has psychopathic tendencies' bc I don't diagnose shit (nor do I look at character profiles)
This is late, but uh, if youre talking about antisocial personality disorder, then sure it's listed in the dsm5, but part of the diagnosis criteria is having no regard for the rights of others, like lying, stealing, arson, etc. I dont care for shaming mental illnesses, but its not like its a purely genetic thing that absolves people of their crimes. Its called a personality disorder for a reason; they arent psychotic (unlike Jennie who may have been hallucinating) and thus arent able to control themselves, they just dont care about rules and other people. That makes it difficult for them to function in society (thus being a disorder), which he doesnt have.
It's also usually associated with childhood trauma, which I dont think he had either. Point is, I dont know if really is formally diagnosed with aspd in future chapters, but his high functioning, lack of concern, shallow affections and penchance for manipulation make him more psychopath in my mind. There's a high comorbidity between the two so maybe he's both. Doesnt mean I dont find his attempt at romance hilarious (and completely immoral/illegal) of course.
I had to rage quit because of Dr. Baek. The doc is taking the money for treatment to prey on a traumatized individual. I know this is bl fiction, and it happens with CEO webtoons too, but I can't help it. He needs actual therapy, not a scumbag.
I don't even care about the incest. This bro tho, says you're not competent, the emperor likes you cuz of your sluty body, then goes to say let's run away together? Like f**k!!!!!
There's been a lot of comments questioning if Ryohei's feelings are real and if he's not just thinking with his dick along with some sort of power trip. I just wanted to put my belated two cents and say I think their relationship is actually super romantic.
Not going to lie and say that there's not a weird dynamic because Yuuma's world seems to revolve around him, but Ryohei didn't fall in love because the sex was so good. In fact he states in the prequel that Yuuma kinda sucked, but he fell in love with the fact that Yuuma loved him without expecting anything in return.
Ryohei falls in love with Yuuma, wants Yuuma to hold him him to some expectations of a mutual relationship, worries about him, involves himself in his major life events, introduces Yuuma to his close friend who he thinks won't react negatively in front of Yuuma (personal interpretation), and sincerely thinks about a life living together. That sounds like someone who cares about the relationship.
Yuuma on the other hand gets less overt character development and stays true as a love struck person. He does learn to state his desires and grows comfortable with the idea of being in a mutual relationship. Doesn't change his personality or the fact that he's not just madly in love but is also still a huge fan of Ryohei's career in the band.
It feels like a grossly asymmetrical relationship but the weights are balancing out. There might not be sparks and fun chemistry, but these two are so sappy I can't see how they're not in love.