What a way to ruin a character. Junwon really was a good person at the start, he wasn't ac...

You took the words right out of my mouth.. The author did the character so dirty… ( I thought the aphrodisiac will be consumed by the Secretary instead and that’s how the 2nd couple’s relationship starts) Now I can’t look at him the same anymore.. the line was crossed

See, here we have another reader claiming the secretary was "a decent person until he raped MC."
Your sense of sexual ethics isn't much different from THIS author's.

Here's a part of my post from a conversation I had with another reader few days ago about the pathologies that stupid BL can create.↓

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Just by looking at many BL works (especially Korean ones) and comment section, you can see how many writers and readers lack logical thinking skills, literacy, and awareness of sexual abuse and harassment.
This is precisely the result of downplaying the impact of these issues because "it's just fiction."

Actually I was overwhelmed and appalled by the number of readers who claimed that this secretary was a "decent person" up until the rape, that he "respected MC deeply," and that "suddenly transformed into a completely different person."

After jacking off to MC's moans, he suddenly began to see MC solely in a sexual way as an omega, and only thought about becoming his procreation partner. Every time they were alone, he always did sexual harassment and SA.

A few days after that masturbation, after drinking alone with MC, he laid the heavily drunk MC down on the bed and leaned over him, "letting your guard down like this in front of me, an Alpha...", rubbing his forehead against his, and begging "choose me as your procreation partner."

Is doing something like this to someone who isn't even own partner considered "decent"?
The author depicted this scene as if it were beautiful and pure action. It's definitely the fuckin 'romanticizing'.
The sexual morality of those who didn't even perceive THIS as sexual harassment, and instead saw the secretary as a "decent Alpha who respects and cares MC," is not much different from that of this author.

Regarding the incident that he almost raped MC, I don't recall seeing any other character/alpha besides him being defended with excuses like "it was unavoidable because he was in a rut state" or "it was a sudden rut, so it doesn't count."

I'm pretty sure that if these things had done by some shabby old man, they would certainly not have viewed it that way.

(And, if he truly regret what he did and has any respect for the MC's dignity and safety, he would make every effort to avoid making the same mistake again and to never be alone with MC in a closed place, no matter what.)

You’re arguing against a point I never made. Saying the writing handled his character badly is not the same as saying his behavior before the assault was perfectly acceptable.
My point was that the story initially framed him as more restrained and self-aware compared to typical obsessive alphas, then suddenly escalated him into a rapist in a way that felt more like a narrative shortcut than believable character progression and that’s a criticism of the writing not a defense of his actions.
Also noticing that a character crossed a major line at a certain point does not mean readers “support sexual harassment” or “lack sexual ethics.” People are talking about how the story presented and developed the character, not writing a legal or moral analysis of every interaction.
You can absolutely argue that some earlier scenes were already inappropriate in hindsight. But acting like anyone who didn’t immediately read him as irredeemably predatory from chapter one is morally deficient is a huge stretch

He definitely had his shady moments, was sexually harassing MC and so on what was crossing the line for sure, but what author did in season 2 was just simply disgusting!! All these recent chapters feel just extremely ooc, like totally different narrative and characters and simply I'm disappointed! Not forgetting that this story was not marked as love triangle in season 1 at all! Seriously, it's a perfect example for author can destroy her work with her own hands! No respect towards her story and readers! Authors should learn that they take responsibility for their work and need to be prepared for consequences... and for this story, what's done is done, don't think there is any was to save this story, she has simply kinda ruined her future in the profession because people no longer trust her, and even Korean readers are disappointed and drop the series... wasted potential

You're saying is just sophistry. You judged him as "not the kind of person who would rape" based on things he'd done when he was alone with MC from the beginning until now, right?

Unlike you, I felt nauseous when this secretary went out drinking with MC a few days after he'd masturbated to MC's moans, and declared that "(without even knowing how much ML had endured for 10 years, completely disregarding his feelings) you should have children with someone who likes you even a little," and then, while sexually harassing a drunken MC in bed, begged him to "choose me." And thought 'I don't want him to be in my sight again.'

Since then, I've avoided seeing his face, and whenever he appeared, I reluctantly skimmed through only the dialogue, just glancing at it.

I haven't reread this manhwa since reading the spoilers for ch.31. Even before that, I naturally never reread any scenes featuring this secretary.
I remember how he's been even though I only read it once. Bcz I had a strong sense of him being "that kind of guy" ever since I witnessed that sexual harassment.

Even right after the attempted rape, he stopped the MC from leaving, didn't he? That's just insane. He never reflected on what he did, and acted solely on his own feelings and desires.

After masturbating, he's been nothing but someone who'd do "something like this".
There's nothing strange about him rape MC, and not OOC at all to me. He's the only character in the story who isn't contradictory.

Don't conveniently treat other people's opinions as 'afterthoughts', while conveniently ignoring your own numbness caused by the romanticizing of SA or harassment, which has made you unable to even recognize it as harassment.
That's how people like this author, whose senses have become utterly numb, become creators, further increasing the number of numb people.

To anyone reading this, the person arguing with me blocked me LOL I guess they couldn't admit to being wrong lolz