Can someone explain to me why so many people think Sol doesn’t love Ian? Immortal x Mort...

well here's the thing, Sol has never been accepting of Ian, all along he was hoping he'd regain his memories and become Brian, for you to understand Brian and Ian are completely different people with the only thing tying them together being the same soul, Ian will probably never become Brian even if he regains his past life experiences so while Sol might already know this he's too blinded by his love for Brian to actually acknowledge this fact and try to get to know Ian more, maybe even potentially love him for him and not for his past life

hope i helped a bit (づ￣ ³￣)づ i really hope there's gonna be some third secret male lead cause right now nobody loves Ian for him, only for Brian

for you to understand why people are so upset, i recommend reading other manhwas with the same trope! I really love Dreaming of the Dokkaebi, its same concept is made so much better

exactly! that's why i also understood ian's anxiety about sol's feelings for him because he knows that brian and him are two different people despite sharing the same soul (they led different lives). and also the idea that "i already who you are, you're brian, you just need your memories back" so sol never really took time to get to know ian (if my memory serves me correctly). no one loves ian for who he is as they only love the ghost of the past.

and i agree with dreaming of dokkaebi! that one is also good~

But clearly, Brian and Ian are the same person. Sure, Brian is much more world weary and insecure, but his unparalleled altruism and stubbornness is all the same.

Besides, the entire reason why Sol kept Ian's past life a secret is because he was worried about tarnishing his current relationship with Priest Brixton.
This means that Sol clearly acknowledges Ian as a being who has experienced a separate life outside of him. If he only cared to have Brian back, then Ian would have absorbed his memories since his first day in Archaia.

And on another note, I have not felt a drop of insincerity or longing for another when reading season 1 Sol. He was written with warm intentions and I don't ever recall seeing him reprimand or grimace at Ian's un-Brian like idiosyncrasies.

yes, i remember there's also the mirrors of brian's actions in the flashback and ian's actions in the present, which is the moment that i realized that they indeed share one soul. i also agree with sol being written as an understanding character, i just felt that he's waiting for someone, which is not yet ian if that makes sense? like sol clearly already met the person he's waiting for but ian is not yet completely that person? maybe my perspective focused on brian's thought process.

thank you for your reply though, i like talking about reincarnation stuff and the what ifs of reincarnated partners and immortals.

since you mentioned it, i wondered what are the grounds/qualifications for ian to "acquire" his memories back. because didn't sol wanted ian to remember it himself rather than explaining the situation with the priest because he doesn't want any misunderstanding (because he knows that the priest and ian were close in this life). is it the sword, but ian already went near the casket.

We all have different perspective, you said that you never felt a drop of insincerity or longing from the first season, but most people here would beg to differ.

it's that our human minds don't comprehend or see ppl the same way the dragons in this story do.

mama dragon even stated when she created her humans she made them capable of reincarnating because she wanted to be able to be with her friends forever since humans have limited life spans she made it so their souls would remember her and their bond.

dragons do not see the humans for their physical bodies of flesh but for their souls - the soul is how they define a person and the soul is how they find them again. when Sol met and fell for Brian and then found him again as Ian - he from the very beginning only identified him by his soul.

we ppl of mortal life spans and flesh cannot and do not acknowledge ppl by their souls (only by their physical form and personality) so we cannot see Sol's feelings for both Brian and Ian as feelings for the same individual soul because we can't and don't comprehend via the soul as the dragons do.

this is a really beautiful explanation!!! i’ve always felt that way (sol loves ian for his soul) but i’ve never thought about it from the perspective of a dragon. I really love that aaaahh

Appreciate your comment!! But honestly you just restated what I was confused about lol (￣∇￣") There’s most definitely not going to be a third love interest; Sol is endgame and that’s why I said I don’t understand people who don’t like him but keep reading. Also, I actually don’t think he’s been unaccepting of Ian and I think a comment below explained it really well. The idea of souls and reincarnation are concepts that are really hard for humans to comprehend. Many people believe Sol only sees Ian/Brian as just their memories but I believe the author intended a deeper connection. I do believe they could of written it a lot better seeing how so many people misconstrued the theme of reincarnation and how it works in this universe. But to explain how I see Sol’s feelings, it’s like if your parent, sibling, lover, friend—basically someone you care about wholeheartedly and purely—lost all their memories of you and their experiences in life, they’d definitely act differently since they have different experiences and obviously no connection to you, but you still have that connection to them. And in this universe Ian/Brian were reincarnated solely because of Sol’s love; since dragons live forever, their human lovers reincarnate in order to be with them. I’d honestly be pissed if Ian and Brian were meant to be separate people. I signed up for Immortal x Mortal (Reincarnated) but I understand it’d be way too easy and short of a story if Ian regained his memories as soon as he met Sol, there needs to be some angst for the plot.

I’m sorry for ranting so much, I do really appreciate your perspective!!! I’ve read Dreaming of the Dokkaebi, and it’s amazing, definitely better written when we’re talking about this concept specifically

You explained my thoughts about this story and its themes of reincarnation perfectly!! I understand how it might not be for everyone, but I find Sol and Ian’s dynamic really interesting. I understand Ian’s insecurities, but I don’t believe any of them to be true. I never once thought Sol didn’t accept Ian or his new life/experiences/memories, but so many people did. They believe he only cared about “Brian” and I think I finally understand it’s because it’s such a hard concept to grasp. You really did put it into words beautifully: immortal dragons not seeing humans for their physical “humanness” like body and memories but for their souls, which connect to something so much greater than we can comprehend. Ian can’t comprehend that either because he’s human which is the whole point/plot of the story!!