I've been reading this for years in the sense that I dropped it for a while. Everyone keeps saying they hate all the character or just Charles and Kai is fine. Personally I very much disagree in the sense that Kai pisses me off more. Like, I'm not saying that Charles being kinda immature and always denying shit he knows is right isn't annoying but I've been around enough nuclear engineers (and am one) to not be as bothered by that. What does really bother me is that Kai in most of their interactions either directly or indirectly belittles Charles and its completely glossed over as "well Charles IS weak" or some shit. Like just because some things are true doesn't mean you have to be a d*ck about it. He litteraly told Charles that Charles is weak and dragging them down and that he needed to change that but once Charles agreed (in his own way) Kai immediately went "no, you're a wizard". Litteraly teased him for being weak, like how the fuck was Charles supposed to know he needed muscle and physical prowess for a video game world. Like, instead of pointing out that they got roles that matched their personalities and personal strengths he just went "weakling". ALL WHILE KNOWING CHARLES LIKELY HAS AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX. Charles NEEDS to grow out of it but clearly Kai wants Charles to like him and yet does all the shit that makes people with inferiority complexes feel worse and dislike a person. How're you surprised he like a stranger more than you. As someone with an inferiority complex Kai would make me feel AWFUL. Constantly pointing out my flaws bluntly or mockingly and then treating my small successes that are considered basic skills as a big triumph has definitely been the kinda thing that has lead me to low places (and not the kinky kind)
I've been reading this for years in the sense that I dropped it for a while. Everyone keeps saying they hate all the character or just Charles and Kai is fine. Personally I very much disagree in the sense that Kai pisses me off more. Like, I'm not saying that Charles being kinda immature and always denying shit he knows is right isn't annoying but I've been around enough nuclear engineers (and am one) to not be as bothered by that. What does really bother me is that Kai in most of their interactions either directly or indirectly belittles Charles and its completely glossed over as "well Charles IS weak" or some shit. Like just because some things are true doesn't mean you have to be a d*ck about it. He litteraly told Charles that Charles is weak and dragging them down and that he needed to change that but once Charles agreed (in his own way) Kai immediately went "no, you're a wizard". Litteraly teased him for being weak, like how the fuck was Charles supposed to know he needed muscle and physical prowess for a video game world. Like, instead of pointing out that they got roles that matched their personalities and personal strengths he just went "weakling". ALL WHILE KNOWING CHARLES LIKELY HAS AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX. Charles NEEDS to grow out of it but clearly Kai wants Charles to like him and yet does all the shit that makes people with inferiority complexes feel worse and dislike a person. How're you surprised he like a stranger more than you. As someone with an inferiority complex Kai would make me feel AWFUL. Constantly pointing out my flaws bluntly or mockingly and then treating my small successes that are considered basic skills as a big triumph has definitely been the kinda thing that has lead me to low places (and not the kinky kind)