I somehow think the same. At this point, I could say that Jeha's life is more dynamic and tragic.
Mongryong's indifference is a defense mechanism. There's more layer to than not giving a fuck and i think thats pretty clear after reading more chapter of this manhwa. I get a feeling that he's a wreck but he bundles it up tightly in sex and clear disregard of his safety. Despite the clear detachment from everything, he still tries to make the line clear by saying what he wants in the relationship. He's been pretty upfront about it, its just the other person that had a hard time dealing with such detachment. I feel bad but at the same time thats just how relationship work sometimes. You can feel mutual love and adoration to other person only to find out, its one sided.
Idk if your reply is to me, bc my comment isn't even about his relationship with Jeha or about him as a person. It's about the author's tonal choices with the story, which are definitely most severe with Mongryong's indifference, but you see it with Jeha and all the side characters too.
Realistic feelings and seriousness is something the author is trying too hard to avoid, despite putting some pretty serious subjects in their story. Everyone's so unpredictable and "wacky" for comedic effect even in really serious situations. Had it been any other webtoon I would have read that scene where he almost got raped by that old man with a racing heart and fear, but I felt indifferent when reading it here, bc Mongryong was indifferent and showed no real fear. I was convinced that even if it did happen Mongryong was just gonna make a joke about it and move on like nothing. That's bad storytelling imo. The audience needs to care. You can easily have him be indifferent to certain things like relationships and romance, but still have him react realistically to getting pimped out or almost raped.
The indifference slows down the story development and affects the emotional tone of the story for me, but if you enjoy it that's great.
Totally Agreed. Lmao ╮(￣▽￣)╭ I also read mangas/manhwas/manhuas like you. And sometimes when I comment, it creates slight misunderstandings. Coz reading from a broader objective perspective and reading from characters’ subjective perspective can create different perceptions as far as output on this kind of creative work is concerned. There’s no wrong or right way about it, it’s just personal style of reading (⌒▽⌒)
Agreed! This is what I meant in my previous comment. For Jeha, its easier for us to sympathize with him because he shows his true emotions from time to time. And despite showing signs of his feelings, Mongryong still keeps "that indifference" and I don't understand where he is coming from anymore.
Yeah, i don't like uke character too... But so many defend him just because he's a bottom, he's the one who get dick in hiss ass... So people just sympathy more to uke...
This isn't even about his indifference to Jeha, it's just his I Don't Care attitude in general. There are situations in which I love him for having that attitude, because it makes him a tough and badass MC, but it feels like he's indifferent to basically everything which makes it hard for me to get emotionally invested in the story. He didn't care about being (almost) forced into prostitution, he very quickly got over the news that his sister was in a coma and spent days playing kinky cosplay games instead of worrying about her etc. etc. In general I feel like the story has a tonal problem, all the serious subjects get immediately brushed under the carpet and replaced by comedy (and smut).
I wish the author would let us see a more vulnerable Mongryong from time to time, bc it's very hard for me to care about a MC's hardships and whether he ends up together with the male lead or not, when he himself doesn't care.