Literally, I enjoyed this story way way more than I thought I would, however I honestly had to skip the end chapters because ths love triangle plot put such a damper on the happiness. I mean I'm all for a good jealousy side plot, but when the second lead is so perfect, kind, supportive, persistent, and respectful---especially when the ML was incredibly frustrating and disappointing for the first half of the story---it makes it super hard to let go of them as a character and romantic interest. I mean if he truly loved Yoo so much that he cared fir him throughout his darkest moments, continously respectd his boundaries, lifted him up again and again, and faced constant rejection with grace HOW ARE WE NOT SUPPOSED TO ROOT FOR HIS HAPPINESS?? He's literally the PERFECT character. I mean I do enjoy the ML's nuance, and I can appreciate his chivalry and the sacrifices he made, but I just can't shake the melancholy in my heart that floods my brain whenever I realize that the two leads are perfectly, blissfully, happy while the second lead is basically left to deal with his one-sided love (one that I would argue is even more intense than what Yoo felt for Hoo). I mean, HONESTLY it feels so WRONG. And yes, I know he wasn't technically miserable at the end of the story and it was all written out to be all sunshine and rainbows, but logically my brain can't stand him being brushed off like that, and I really would have preferred it if he had a more minor place in the major scheme of things so that I could actually ENJOY the build up between the main two characters. Im gonna end this rant here because there's a good chance no one read this far and im just arguing into the abyss, but genuinely I really need author's to STOP making the second leads so perfect--it really just takes away from a good chemistry between the main leads, and gives their happiness a bitter aftertaste:(
Literally, I enjoyed this story way way more than I thought I would, however I honestly had to skip the end chapters because ths love triangle plot put such a damper on the happiness. I mean I'm all for a good jealousy side plot, but when the second lead is so perfect, kind, supportive, persistent, and respectful---especially when the ML was incredibly frustrating and disappointing for the first half of the story---it makes it super hard to let go of them as a character and romantic interest. I mean if he truly loved Yoo so much that he cared fir him throughout his darkest moments, continously respectd his boundaries, lifted him up again and again, and faced constant rejection with grace HOW ARE WE NOT SUPPOSED TO ROOT FOR HIS HAPPINESS?? He's literally the PERFECT character. I mean I do enjoy the ML's nuance, and I can appreciate his chivalry and the sacrifices he made, but I just can't shake the melancholy in my heart that floods my brain whenever I realize that the two leads are perfectly, blissfully, happy while the second lead is basically left to deal with his one-sided love (one that I would argue is even more intense than what Yoo felt for Hoo). I mean, HONESTLY it feels so WRONG. And yes, I know he wasn't technically miserable at the end of the story and it was all written out to be all sunshine and rainbows, but logically my brain can't stand him being brushed off like that, and I really would have preferred it if he had a more minor place in the major scheme of things so that I could actually ENJOY the build up between the main two characters. Im gonna end this rant here because there's a good chance no one read this far and im just arguing into the abyss, but genuinely I really need author's to STOP making the second leads so perfect--it really just takes away from a good chemistry between the main leads, and gives their happiness a bitter aftertaste:(