i don't disagree w you, for me i also do not like the romanticising of abuse but its "not your usual manhwa" where everything's idealized but it actually does show the reality of how it was in the past or some peoples life's rn. i mean knowing that this is fiction it will eventually get better but it's crucial. Some people relate to it in different aspects and ig i find beauty in that if you see it in a different perspective.
i hope that you don't mind the tone of this ask. but could you elaborate or explain what you mean with the 'not your usual manhwa:??
When I posted this ^^^, I honestly just needed to get the frustration off my chest because I got triggered by readers on another platform worshipping Matthias while completely vilifying Claudine. The double standards, I swear. ML gets excused, but the villainess is never forgiven. And disclaimer: I didn’t even go looking for that fandom — it found me.
I actually don’t mind trashy, scummy, red-flag behavior in fiction as long as the other party (whether it’s the FL or MMC) isn’t completely pitiful and can actually fight back. But here, there’s such a huge power imbalance between the ML and FL in every aspect that it just pisses me off.
And yeah, I know people always say, “If you hate it so much, why do you keep coming back to it? Just stop reading.”
I already don’t engage with this series or anything similar anymore because this thing genuinely raises my blood pressure! ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
I’m also just not capable of accepting the Matthias worship. But obviously people will always like what they like, so I chose to stay away instead. ╮(￣▽￣)╭ (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
authors or creators really should stop romanticizing abuse. because it gives the message that whatever the ML is doing can be excused because he's handsome, rich, powerful and because he "loves" the FL