I loved how unserious and nonchalant Sunwon is and his thinking of dominating guys and his smooth talking skills and the overall ridiculousness of the world he's isekied into, but it turns out Sunwon is not just a nonchalant, go-lucky horndog. He's actually a victim of sexual exploitation and abuse and he's behaving like that to mask his pain and suffering
While people are commenting on Vercion and how abusive he is, Alvis on his part did act like that, though he reflect on his behavior and apologized and tried to rectify his mistakes, make no mistakes he abused Sunwon by stripping his clothes and forcefully tried to lay with him. Many are commenting that Sunwon tried to somewhat take control of situation when Vercion was assaulting him by convincing himself that he's in control and Vercion is laying his hands on him cuz he (Sunwon) in control, The same somewhat played out when Alvis laid his hands on Sunwon. True Sunwon did desire Alvis but that doesnt mean he didnt get abused it's just like how Sunwon desired Vercion but ended up getting assaulted by him. To protect himself from further herm, he had to honeytalk Alvis and coaxed him into sleeping with him. Is he a good king? I believe so, he deeply cares about his subjects and his nation and despises the church which is manipulating and holding the nation in hostage and is looking for ways to break the chruch's stronghold and he's right in regards suspecting Sunwon as part of church's scheme. I mean a guy suddenly pops up as visage of god right when the chruch is trying to destabilize the government, that makes anyone pretty sus. I believe he is a righetous ruler, but is he a good man for sunwon? maybe cuz he did play a role of villan but he is making amends
I was rooting for Sunwon to be power-bottom dominating and standing above the people who's trying to dominate him and subjugate him (whether by peace or by force) but as the story goes on, It feels like Sunwon never actually had power, just a illusion of it. True people respect him (as a god) and worship him but ultimately he derives his authority from very men who claim to be his vassals. In terms of religious affairs, It's the Vercion and his sycophants who truly holds authority and in terms of governance, It's Alvis and his loyals who runs the show. I thought Sunwon would establish some sort of divinity over governance by declaring Alvis as his vassal whom shall carry out the deeds and correct course of the church as his seat of authority to whom both clergy and nobility answers as visage of divinity but it painfully mirrors the reality religious and political leader who use their authority to demonish and impose ridiculous rules by literally using the name of god in vain (BTW, devout people, to not speak name of lord in vain means not use the god as excuse to clear the name of the atrocity they commit, not someone who says "god darn it" when they stub their toes)
I feel the only time Sunwon took a decision of his own freely is when he took that Junior priest into his arms. Apart from that it feels like either he's forcing himself to lay with another or others are forcefully laying with him. It's horrible and even more damning when he's regarded as visage.
I honestly think Sunwon failed to properly establish himself as visage. He just assumed that this world is going to be free for all and is going to serve to his needs. Sure as visage of god, however blashpehmous to us in reality, in this fictional story he could do what he want, but I feel like he wasted his authority by being too carefree. He should have used the authority to reprimand Alvis when he laid his hand and stripped his clothes and he should have put some leash and reigned in the people of the church and made them properly treat him as visage and when he sensed something wrong with Vercion, he should have weeded out the issue early on. I think the incident where Vercion dragged Sunwon from the festival market could be somewhat avoided had Sunwon actually used his presumed authority to chide Vercion and told him that he cherishes subjects of his holy kingdom no matter their opinion and reminded him of his role as chief priest's job to guide Alvis as spiritual leader to help him be a just ruler. It may not have worked, but up that point Vercion is devout to Sunwon and would have listened to him and maybe it would have led to Sunwon laying with Vercion as he desired (that guy still had some mind to bed Vercion up that point)
But it no longer matter, by second encounter, Vercion no longer sees him as visage but rather his man and to make that point clear, he actually said "So you decided to share your blessings like a common whore" (suprising that Vercion actually knows the word and the meaning as he correctly used as the world purpotedly shows the nation is extremely prudent and pious, I guess such behavior exists in nobility and ladies of the night also exist in this world or lords of the night ig). Vercion is a embodiment of what we consider despicable person and leader. Sure he was radicalized by the mortal world when people cheated him and found solace and stability in religion and in priestly work but it corrupted his mind, as soon as he tasted stability, power and authority he's starting to think like tyrant (his belief is pretty much fascist).
My argument of Sunwon losing his authority as visage of god holds when we contrast with another nation's visage. Like Sunwon, that guy also indulges in carnal desire (doesnt matter whether he's bot or top) but people there truly seems to worship him, revere him and respect him as divine being. But in the case of Sunwon, they praise him sure but people treat him as possesion and obession veiled as divine reverance. This is what I said, had Sunwon used his authority to reign in the people, beyond praises, they would have truly respected him as divine being
I loved how unserious and nonchalant Sunwon is and his thinking of dominating guys and his smooth talking skills and the overall ridiculousness of the world he's isekied into, but it turns out Sunwon is not just a nonchalant, go-lucky horndog. He's actually a victim of sexual exploitation and abuse and he's behaving like that to mask his pain and suffering
While people are commenting on Vercion and how abusive he is, Alvis on his part did act like that, though he reflect on his behavior and apologized and tried to rectify his mistakes, make no mistakes he abused Sunwon by stripping his clothes and forcefully tried to lay with him. Many are commenting that Sunwon tried to somewhat take control of situation when Vercion was assaulting him by convincing himself that he's in control and Vercion is laying his hands on him cuz he (Sunwon) in control, The same somewhat played out when Alvis laid his hands on Sunwon. True Sunwon did desire Alvis but that doesnt mean he didnt get abused it's just like how Sunwon desired Vercion but ended up getting assaulted by him. To protect himself from further herm, he had to honeytalk Alvis and coaxed him into sleeping with him. Is he a good king? I believe so, he deeply cares about his subjects and his nation and despises the church which is manipulating and holding the nation in hostage and is looking for ways to break the chruch's stronghold and he's right in regards suspecting Sunwon as part of church's scheme. I mean a guy suddenly pops up as visage of god right when the chruch is trying to destabilize the government, that makes anyone pretty sus. I believe he is a righetous ruler, but is he a good man for sunwon? maybe cuz he did play a role of villan but he is making amends
I was rooting for Sunwon to be power-bottom dominating and standing above the people who's trying to dominate him and subjugate him (whether by peace or by force) but as the story goes on, It feels like Sunwon never actually had power, just a illusion of it. True people respect him (as a god) and worship him but ultimately he derives his authority from very men who claim to be his vassals. In terms of religious affairs, It's the Vercion and his sycophants who truly holds authority and in terms of governance, It's Alvis and his loyals who runs the show. I thought Sunwon would establish some sort of divinity over governance by declaring Alvis as his vassal whom shall carry out the deeds and correct course of the church as his seat of authority to whom both clergy and nobility answers as visage of divinity but it painfully mirrors the reality religious and political leader who use their authority to demonish and impose ridiculous rules by literally using the name of god in vain (BTW, devout people, to not speak name of lord in vain means not use the god as excuse to clear the name of the atrocity they commit, not someone who says "god darn it" when they stub their toes)
I feel the only time Sunwon took a decision of his own freely is when he took that Junior priest into his arms. Apart from that it feels like either he's forcing himself to lay with another or others are forcefully laying with him. It's horrible and even more damning when he's regarded as visage.
I honestly think Sunwon failed to properly establish himself as visage. He just assumed that this world is going to be free for all and is going to serve to his needs. Sure as visage of god, however blashpehmous to us in reality, in this fictional story he could do what he want, but I feel like he wasted his authority by being too carefree. He should have used the authority to reprimand Alvis when he laid his hand and stripped his clothes and he should have put some leash and reigned in the people of the church and made them properly treat him as visage and when he sensed something wrong with Vercion, he should have weeded out the issue early on. I think the incident where Vercion dragged Sunwon from the festival market could be somewhat avoided had Sunwon actually used his presumed authority to chide Vercion and told him that he cherishes subjects of his holy kingdom no matter their opinion and reminded him of his role as chief priest's job to guide Alvis as spiritual leader to help him be a just ruler. It may not have worked, but up that point Vercion is devout to Sunwon and would have listened to him and maybe it would have led to Sunwon laying with Vercion as he desired (that guy still had some mind to bed Vercion up that point)
But it no longer matter, by second encounter, Vercion no longer sees him as visage but rather his man and to make that point clear, he actually said "So you decided to share your blessings like a common whore" (suprising that Vercion actually knows the word and the meaning as he correctly used as the world purpotedly shows the nation is extremely prudent and pious, I guess such behavior exists in nobility and ladies of the night also exist in this world or lords of the night ig). Vercion is a embodiment of what we consider despicable person and leader. Sure he was radicalized by the mortal world when people cheated him and found solace and stability in religion and in priestly work but it corrupted his mind, as soon as he tasted stability, power and authority he's starting to think like tyrant (his belief is pretty much fascist).
My argument of Sunwon losing his authority as visage of god holds when we contrast with another nation's visage. Like Sunwon, that guy also indulges in carnal desire (doesnt matter whether he's bot or top) but people there truly seems to worship him, revere him and respect him as divine being. But in the case of Sunwon, they praise him sure but people treat him as possesion and obession veiled as divine reverance. This is what I said, had Sunwon used his authority to reign in the people, beyond praises, they would have truly respected him as divine being