Everyone wants autistic representation

Finally someone who also thinks ML is ND !! (Handshake emoji)

For me tho it'd be funnier if author didn't even intend to make ML autistic or neurodivergent because that happens a lot. But yes !! We love accidentally-made-autistic characters!! XP

Same!!!! I immediately was like "this mans logic and behavior makes perfect sense"
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They both give me neurodivergent vibes.

I think I’m gonna have to reread this with that in mind.

Maybe he can be ND and manipulative ???

*side eyes*

I’m trying hard to be open minded please can u explain how this is not manipulative

Neutering divergent usually got different approaches on things, mainly the « if this doesn’t make sens logically, it shouldn’t emotionally either » from what I know (from this one person around me) they dissect things to understand it more, that’s how they deal with emotions. In this case, love is known as a brain chemical reaction, if a name is a guarantee you can fall in love then you don’t need to know who the other person is to make it work, he’s not doing this to gauge reactions, I think he just wants to understand why and how.

I don’t know.. comparing this ML to the MC in “Between the lines” - I would have to say the ML in this is written to verge more on to the manipulative side. Being manipulative stems more from attachment disorders and ASPD etc etc..

Well im comparing this ML to myself and autistic people who are real, as well as documented behaviors exhibited from autistic people in general, who are real.

Thanks for that but I am AuDHD. But carry on assuming we are all the same.

Sorry I snapped, I was offended that you assumed to know me. But I do want to add that I didn't resonate with the ML in this, so I just campared him with a character I did resonate with, just my opinion - I didn't mean to offend anyone who saw themselves in this character.

I agree with you that I find Dohu way more palatable than the one in this series, but that could also be because Between the Lines is written from Dohu's point of view, and we can clearly tell that Dohu has no malicious intention and is very slow at understanding his own feelings.

I think my concern is not whether the behavior can be considered manipulation or neuro-divergent. I simply can't tell if the ML actually like the MC or this is all done in the name of science. I hope that will be clearer in the second season.

Definitely, I think once we see more of the ML side then we can make a more astute guess - providing we see his side (I hope we do).

I'm sure they will fall in love since this is romance. I guess my question is more exactly when that happens. Did he already have attraction from the start? Did it build gradually? Is he even in love right now? What part of the MC that he likes if at all? It is really hard to tell.

In contrast, I can roughly tell when Dohu developed his feelings. He already had his heart thumping from their very first movie date, or when Dohu defended Juheon from the bullies. So even if Dohu is unaware of his feelings, we the audience can infer from his actions. The ML of this series is a lot more vague in contrast. He certainly put a lot of effort for the MC, but we have no idea if that is born out of love or curiosity.

Yes, for sure. To be honest; I’m wanting to know the ML’s point of view because his thought are just too shallow - ‘this will be entertaining’ or ‘I wonder how this will turn out’ is too surface level to understand him and I want to know why exactly he thinks this way.

Oh no you are not excusing Sexual harrasment, manipulation, stalking and gaslighting with neuro divergence. You can explore your feelings without forcing opposite side to do stuff. He is a textbook red flag.

I don’t understand why you felt like I was excusing his behavior but I’ll just re explain my point. Imo he’s testing a theory to make sure this isn’t a case of « if I hope hard enough it’s gonna be destiny » he’s only trying to see if having someone’s name means being meant to be or so falling in love no matter the circumstances or if seing your name makes you feel obligated to fall in love. So for me some of his steps are understandable, hence why I don’t see testing this theory as manipulative. It’s still doesn’t erase everything else neither the lie nor how harassed the boy into showing himself buttnaked to check for his name.

I think ml is mostly mentally dissociating from things.