Like other ppl said, it seems like in an attempt to “correct” the alpha/omega dynamic they swung too far in the other direction… unromantic romance does this much better imo
People need to stop trying to 'fix' problematic tropes, because they inevitably swing to the opposite extreme. Instead of fixing the power dynamic, they just flip it so the Omega is suppressing the Alpha, which is the exact same problem.
honestly, this relationship is very unbalanced in many ways. not j the alpha-omega dynamic, but the way the omega has so much more support from every single person & the alpha really only had his 1 best friend. it's also the way we don't even see the omega properly clear the air or state outright that the alpha wasn't attempting to force him to bond/quit entertainment because he was an "omega who should stay home", but more that he was an "omega who was openly available for other alphas". it's like people misunderstood the alpha, except for his best friend, & it all j gets waved off
Yes! Or that’s what I meant anyway. The alpha/omega dynamic is the only way the alpha has power over the omega, which manifests in the bonding attempt (not to excuse things, but honestly I feel like he does it out of desperation since it’s his only lever). However in literally every other way the omega is the dominant one, so that while he has a successful career, the alpha is reduced to being a husband/father/houseworker/sperm donor… it’s just kinda sad & unsatisfying to me but idk. I think the omega was justified in leaving for a bit obviously, but when u think abt it, running away & taking the kid is essentially depriving the alpha of all he has in life he doesn’t even have a job or hobby or anything to fulfill him
i agree with you & i definitely saw where you were coming from. he definitely was in the right to leave because it was terrifying, but it's the way all he said to the alpha after the alpha tried to call him so many times was only an "i'm in a safe place, go clear your head"? where was the "let's talk about it later", or something along those lines? like the bar is on the ground here, my god. a lot about this story is j so unbalanced. like you said, even if the alpha found it fulfilling, it's the way he was still only j looked at as a sperm donor & even he knew it. even his best friend was worried about it until the omega talked to him - about things that the omega never talked to the alpha about either, so imagine how the alpha likely felt. yes, the forcing of a bond was obviously not okay for the alpha, but he was extremely agitated & likely never felt like he had a place, standing, use, or any sort of concrete say in this relationship. even if the omega saw him in a good light, he likely only felt like he was j "of use" to be a househusband, not as a partner or as his own individual. it was j so unsatisfying. the extra chapter also j never went into anything important AT ALL, so ugh. it would've been nice to see the omega actually understand what if there was a "better" love rival out there who could appreciate the alpha more
I agree. I propose that for vol 2 the alpha leaves the omega & the omega has to deal w the child & feel lonely for a bit… if he doesn’t hire a nanny or something lmao since he’s rich
But a chasing arc the other way is desperately needed
Also I didn’t see that the coworker eventually apologizes but it’s so brief it doesn’t even count
He basically called him selfish (what?) and manipulative and then humiliated him by throwing him out of the building??? If only the alpha wasn’t such a doormat for the omega… I’m a fan of the trope where the ML is super into the MC but I feel like it has to at least feel a bit earned? Here it rly rly doesn’t… I have no idea why he likes the omega tbh
Ugh sorry for writing so much lol the more I think abt it the more frustrated I feel
no, omg, don't apologise because i understand how you feel & i feel the same way sooo badly!! & it's always nice to rant to someone who GETS IT
i really don't think the apology counts cuz it's literally j 1 panel & it still freaking grates me that the scene implies the colleague still favours the omega because "i can't refuse if it's [omega's name]" like? who the hell do you think you are? saying that in front of the alpha while the alpha is carrying their child in their arms too & in their house to celebrate their child's birthday, like bfr rn. this "apology" likely took months after the whole incident as well, & i hate it
the incident was shown to be such an anxious-driven scene where the alpha was backed to a corner & was quite literally thrown out the freaking curb, yet this was the only apology he got & he's supposed to feel satisfied & safe with j sex & an "i love you" & the omega not abandoning him... let's take a step back rn
also, yes, i agree. i love the pathetic dynamics but it should always feel earned. i feel like the omega did nothing & still doesn't properly understand how much the alpha loves him or how to take care of the alpha's feelings because the alpha is j his doormat. i was lowkey disappointed that the omega best friend didn't twinge any sort of jealous in the omega & instead the omega j confided in him completely. i mean, it's nice & fresh to not see a best friend as competition, but it bugs me the way he really doesn't care. it won't bug me if he doesn't care because he trusts in the alpha, but it's not like that either. he whines that he has so much to "fix" & all, which he actually does, but everyone j accommodates to him instead :/
I agree w a lot of ppl here? As horrible as I know it would be to force a bond on someone, I end up feeling bad for the alpha at the end of the story and honestly throughout as well… like being used for only breeding? & then being a house husband (no matter how fulfilling he seems to find it), having ur husbands coworker accuse u of trying to stifle his talent (ironic given he’s the one always at home?? Would be different if the alpha had any actual power over the omega besides secondary gender? But it seems in every other way he’s outclassed. Also that’s never addressed and the actor never apologizes for misunderstanding? Lmao). The relationship feels so unbalanced… the alpha definitely likes the omega more than the omega likes him. & then they make up and the first thing the omega tells the alpha is to make him shrimp fried rice lol… while ig im glad that the forced bonding attempt was given weight, it doesn’t seem like that was the root cause of the dysfunction? Like the omega needed to do something for the alpha, something beyond just letting go of his pride long enough to say “I love you” (pretty low bar lol). I wish they gave the alpha a job or something to be fulfilled w beyond just raising the kid as a sort of proxy for loving the omega (since it’s explicitly said that the omega loves the child more and therefore the alpha will take care of the child… obviously the alpha already loved his child, but the implication isn’t amazing). Like what kind of life is that in the end, honestly?