Warning: Novel Spoiler - THE REAL ENDING

Can u give me the novel link pleeeeeasee

It’s only in Korean, I think the platform was Bomtoon

Oh okay thank you tho

for me, with the additional information from you, I can just see Ilic being in terms with his life with Sayan and being with him is the norm now and feeling like love and etc with how long they've been together is in the shadows, but ofc sayan is crazy so he's diff but I truly am guessing that at some point Ilic does realize he loves Sayan BUT with how long theyve been he never tells it or idk, im making up stuff atp bcs I was waiting for ilic to say ily to sayan back but idk

I have the novel and Sayan doesn't die.
And Ilic loves Sayan in his own way, where the fuck did you take this information ??
It's false

No one says that Sayan dies. But that it’s foreshadowed that he will, well, that’s what they were discussing in the forum. Also, in the webtoon itself, he never says “I love you.” They even posted screenshots from the author’s Twitter where she confirms that Sayan never loved Ilic.

https://www.novelupdatesforum.com/threads/plaything-the-toy-of-a-grand-duke.117318/page-2 This is the forum where they were discussing it, and even the Korean readers who followed the story said that he never loved him. Here is the author’s Twitter, where someone asks her, and she herself can’t even say that they love each other: https://x.com/i/status/1554109665704718337

Girl, please do you want the novel ?
I can send it to you, this way you can speak truthfully, instead of relying on other people's OPINIONS.
And in the twitter they said I'll leave it to the reader's imagination.ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
NOT " herself can’t even say that they love each other "

Girl, it’s very obvious. Why do you think people are asking whether they loved each other? Why is there even doubt? There isn’t a single “I love you,” nothing. Even the webtoon itself ended with such an open, vague ending, and people are left commenting, “Did they love each other?” Why do you think that happens? It’s because the story leaves that uncertainty. The author could have said yes, but chose not to.

If you're going to go by that logic, half of the BLs (Boys' Love) have characters who don't say the words "I love you."
Roses and Champagne is an example, but you can tell by their actions.
First, Elic ADMITS HE'S IN LOVE WITH THE COUNT'S FACE.
Then, when the Count gets sick, Elic NEVER LEAVES HIS SIDE. Even with the Count telling him to go for a walk, Elic is constantly by his side. There are countless actions by both of them that demonstrate feelings for each other.
But what's most common nowadays are lazy readers with the "I want to read something easy" syndrome.
If you want, I can give you the link to the novel and the pages so you can read it.
The ending leaves a bitter taste, but it's very beautiful. ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~

I’ve read a ton of BL, and even when “I love you” is never said, there’s never any doubt about whether they love each other or not because it’s very clear. But with this story, even the comments are asking whether they loved each other or not you basically have to ask the author if they loved each other, because the bottom never showed anything at all, no love, nothing

If you actually read the novel you’d see that Sayan admits to loving Illic multiple times but there’s uncertainty on Illic’s side. Illic does not love him hence the pain that Sayan feels from time to time thinking about it. Towards the end of the novel he was also making preparations to make sure Illic isnt left alone in the world to fend for himself if his illness does end up overtaking him. Sayan loved Illic but I doubt Illic loved Sayan.