"I can always start dating when my career as an idol is done" .... girl, do i have some news for you...
Is there a sale on folding chairs this week? Why are all my chapter updates this week, MCs immediately forgiving horrible MLs?
Also unpopular opinion, while it was wrong for Taegu to share the file with Seo In; it needed to be done. Sorry not sorry. Love our MC but his anxious a** was never going to open up or share anything. And Seo In is a dumb blonde at heart (man is oblivious). We need Taegu to push the plot forward unfortunately because both MC and ML has let their trauma keep them from moving forward.
If you are moving in together, they need a new apartment. You can't be surprised that people are propositioning them and inviting them the sex parties when half of the industry has f*cked in that apartment. (Like this is YEARS of a set behavior you're combating. Of course, no one is taking you seriously when you claim to be monogamous now)
Even the Omegaverse can't escape a Situationship
Honestly, both plotlines and love arcs are written really well, the issue is that they both take place in the same story :/ I feel like the love triangle takes away from narrative because it doesn't feel like the author is committing to either male lead. If these were 2 separate books, I would have been obsessed with both because they are intriguing storylines. But when placed together, it feels like the MC's ability to choose between the 2 at any second and the stories constant comparison between the male leads reduces the reader's emotional investment. It almost feels like every time there's an obstacle or a male lead messes up, we just switch to the other one and vice versa. I feel like it's hard to build an emotional investment in either relationship because it feels like the author is going to take a complex character with an intriguing character arc and throw them away at any second. This is just my thoughts and opinions. I also honestly love both romances arcs because they offer different perspectives and are distinct from other stereotypical romances, I just wish they had their own individual stories so we could dive deeper into the complexities of these 2 very realistic scenarios (romance seen through the viewpoints of both yearning and regret).
I feel like people aren't realizing that Andrew hasn't addressed any of his past trauma and it's putting a strain on their relationship. Being overly codependent and only having Luke isn't a good thing, humans need socialization. This also means Luke becomes responsible for all of Andrew's socialization and emotional needs, which isn't practical. There's a reason it's emphasized that people need a support system and community. Andrew refusing to socialize and choosing to stay closed off from others is an issue and it is already causing problems as seen in this chapter. Andrew feels insecure and jealous because he put their relationship in a power imbalance. To him, Luke is his number #1 priority because he has no other priorities or goals in life, therefore centering everything around Luke. But because Andrew has this unhealthy mentality, he can't help but feel insecure with his relationship with Luke. And this is because unlike him, Luke has a community, friends and other goals in his life. Luke has options, whereas Andrew made Luke his only choice. It's bound to brew insecurity and resentment.
Andrew clearly hasn't addressed or worked through any of his past trauma either. Yes, he's been through some pretty intense and messed up situations, but instead of growing from them, he became stuck. While being extra vigilant or cautious is ok, completely cutting off everyone and being overly paranoid isn't ok. While we the readers know about the photos and the possibility of outing the couple, the couple does not know that. So far what Bruno has done to Luke is small petty things. Yes constantly changing the script is cr*p and locking him in the storage room could have been dangerous (but Luke was only in there for a few hours and was physically ok. Also, Bruno came back to let him out, because he felt bad). These aren't ultra terrible things, and weren't things done out of malice but desperation (Derrick picked Bruno because he was someone from a poor background and would be easy to manipulate. Bruno is the main breadwinner, and succeeding in his career can get his family out of poverty). Bruno also isn't an evil person because if he was, he would have handed the photos over immediately, he wouldn't have gone back to let Luke out, and we wouldn't see his inner turmoil and turbulent emotions; he wouldn't have felt bad or feel guilt. But he does. It's because he's a good person that he's hesitant to hurt Luke and hand over the photos. He avoids Luke because he feels guilty. He's not a bad person, he's a person who has done bad things (specifically so his family can have a better life). The reason why Andrew is reacting so intensely and assuming the worst is because of his past experiences, that were extreme circumstances. The average person is too busy worrying about paying rent to come up with schemes to destroy someone's life. Andrew comes from a rich, political background, so while his assumptions of Derrick are correct (because they both come from that same background and were brought up the same way), his assumptions of others are wrong. The reason why Andrew feels comfortable telling Luke to cut off Bruno and doesn't understand Luke's hesitancy is because Andrew doesn't let anyone in. Andrew runs away from others, whereas Luke doesn't. If you cut off everyone over any small betrayal, you will be completely alone. Even now Andrew feels betrayed that Luke isn't immediately agreeing with him and immediately cutting Bruno off. Being in any sort of relationship means you have to be open to getting hurt to an extent.
What Luke is showcasing is basic empathy and emotional maturity. These recent chapters further prove it. He's not naive, he KNOWS what Bruno has been doing and instead of completely throwing away the relationship, he's choosing to try and salvage it. There's a reason why Luke is choosing to try and work things out with Bruno compared to how things went down with Derrick. Because he knows Bruno is a good person and Derrick was is a bad one. It would be stranger for Luke to immediately cut Bruno off because after years of friendship, Bruno suddenly started acting out of character and difficult during 1 project. Luke has also gone through intense emotional and psychological manipulation with his past relationship. While he could have completely cut everyone off, developed intense trust issues or harbored ill will towards Andrew and Stacy, he decided to grow from it instead. And that's where Luke and Andrew differ. Andrew is still stuck in his past afraid to develop relationships with others out of fear of being hurt. Whereas, because Luke took the time to grieve and move on, he's not held back by the fear of getting hurt and is able to freely pursue relationships with others. Luke doesn't let the past stop him from living, but Andrew let's his past stop him (he's stuck at the restaurant).
**Also, if Luke shared the same mentality as Andrew, he and Andrew would have never gotten close to begin with. Because that relationship was ROCKY, and it's because of Luke's emotional maturity and understanding that he was able to improve his relationship with Andrew. Because while Andrew was acting out because of trauma, what he did to Luke in the beginning was on par if not worse than what Bruno is doing now. (he literally punched Luke in the face and beat him up in chapter 6)
I don't recognize anyone anymore -.- They all have the same eyes, nose and lips
We finally get a normal, progressive MC and you guys hate him because he's not a virgin. The double standards in these comments are craaaazy. Calling MC a sl*t when the only time he wasn't in heat, was when he gave black hair (the person he liked) a BJ. Every other time has been out of his control (it's literally a plot point in the story that the meds don't work and he tried everything possible not to have to sleep with someone) and yet he's branded as a sl*t because he had consensual s*x with more than one person -.- Where's that energy for when white hair couldn't control himself due to pheromones? He's also the only one in the story who is an active listener and communicator, everyone else just shoves their wants and needs on him and yet he's a bad guy because he told someone no and did the adult thing and not lead someone one? (He clearly broke things off with white hair in chapter 24, so you guys either can't read or just want to blindly hate him because he slept with 2 men. He's also been clear since the beginning that he doesn't like white hair and has no feelings for him emotionally and he slept with him because of his heat- white hair even acknowledges this but pursued him anyways)
You chose the bouquet??? Seriously?
EDIT: Knowing further context, I take back my previous statement
Does the MC ever get to pursue their career or does he get baby trapped before he can?
Just some things I noticed.
1) In the novel, this scene plays out differently. Radan broke his ankle when he fell, which causes him to almost get caught in front of the fountain by Leshak. Radan dodges Leshak's hand to avoid getting caught but, ends up falling into the fountain because of his broken ankle. Then when he's in the fountain because of the moss, round bottom and broken ankle he struggles to get up which results in another scuffle with Leshak trying to help Radan and Radan trying to escape. It's at this point Radan makes eye contact with Leshak in the water's reflection. (I feel like the changed it to make the scene less violent, but it felt like they removed the tension away from the scene because in the novel the chapters reads as a high pressure, high stakes scene where Radan is desperately trying to escape only to mess up in the heat of the moment).
2) In the novel, Radan was COVERED in hand marks, bruises, bite marks and hickeys to the point that in the next chapter, when the Prince's maid, doctor and guardian knights see Radan they are HORRIFIED. The doctor heavily scolds Leshak and particularly emphasizes that the bite mark on the back of Radan's neck is so bad, it will never fully heal for the rest of Radan's life. After which the guardian knights look at Leshak with contempt and see him differently because of the violence he inflicted onto Radan. Again I feel like they changed the story to make it less violent but they still included the ML r*ping Radan??? (which is still a form of violence, so????) Tbh, I'm kind of annoyed because this novel is one of the few where the characters actually call out and condemn r*pe and violence towards a MC and the surrounding characters look at the ML with disgust and contempt for their actions. I mean they might still include it but it feels like they are watering the story down to make the ML more palatable. But, he's still a r*pist, sooooo?