contrary to most readers, i actually didn’t mind eun-jae’s constant pessimism alongside his struggles with his identity. i actually found it to be quite realistic considering his circumstances. he’s someone who has been heavily medicated his entire life, and as a result, he lacks confidence. he’s been bullied in the past, so he doesn’t think highly of his appearance. when this very attractive, very popular guy becomes interested in him, he finds it incredibly difficult to believe. mentally, he starts doing gymnastics to somehow make sense of what feels like such an illogical situation, and that leads him to reach incorrect conclusions that end up pushing them apart. i found that aspect to be very realistic and very human rather than something that was just annoying or unnecessary for the plot. if anything, i found it almost too realistic.
additionally, when he finds out that he’s an omega rather than an alpha, i think it makes complete sense for him to be so shaken up by the news, regardless of whether his relationship actually depended on him being an alpha. in the story, being a male omega is incredibly uncommon and something he’s been teased about for years. from his perspective, he’s basically being told that all of the bullying he endured wasn’t just people being cruel—it was them correctly identifying who he actually was. of course that would make him feel horrible, especially since, within this world, being an omega is heavily stigmatized, similar to being a woman in a patriarchal society.
because of that, i think it makes perfect sense for him to take a step back, regardless of the whole issue of the guy he likes supposedly preferring alphas. as we the readers know, he only said he liked alphas because he thought it would reassure eun-jae about the future of their relationship. in reality, he just liked eun-jae for who he was. but it’s also very obvious that eun-jae has an incredibly deep sense of insecurity, something the male lead recognizes as well leading to this claim about “preferring alphas”.
the only reason i can say i wish i liked this more is because i wanted to see more character development and more growth in eun-jae’s confidence. everything else, though, i thought was fine. it was definitely repetitive at times, but i liked the art, i thought it was a wholesome story, and although the pessimism, lack of confidence, and constant running away could be frustrating, i actually found them to be pretty realistic given everything he had gone through.
contrary to most readers, i actually didn’t mind eun-jae’s constant pessimism alongside his struggles with his identity. i actually found it to be quite realistic considering his circumstances. he’s someone who has been heavily medicated his entire life, and as a result, he lacks confidence. he’s been bullied in the past, so he doesn’t think highly of his appearance. when this very attractive, very popular guy becomes interested in him, he finds it incredibly difficult to believe. mentally, he starts doing gymnastics to somehow make sense of what feels like such an illogical situation, and that leads him to reach incorrect conclusions that end up pushing them apart. i found that aspect to be very realistic and very human rather than something that was just annoying or unnecessary for the plot. if anything, i found it almost too realistic.
additionally, when he finds out that he’s an omega rather than an alpha, i think it makes complete sense for him to be so shaken up by the news, regardless of whether his relationship actually depended on him being an alpha. in the story, being a male omega is incredibly uncommon and something he’s been teased about for years. from his perspective, he’s basically being told that all of the bullying he endured wasn’t just people being cruel—it was them correctly identifying who he actually was. of course that would make him feel horrible, especially since, within this world, being an omega is heavily stigmatized, similar to being a woman in a patriarchal society.
because of that, i think it makes perfect sense for him to take a step back, regardless of the whole issue of the guy he likes supposedly preferring alphas. as we the readers know, he only said he liked alphas because he thought it would reassure eun-jae about the future of their relationship. in reality, he just liked eun-jae for who he was. but it’s also very obvious that eun-jae has an incredibly deep sense of insecurity, something the male lead recognizes as well leading to this claim about “preferring alphas”.
the only reason i can say i wish i liked this more is because i wanted to see more character development and more growth in eun-jae’s confidence. everything else, though, i thought was fine. it was definitely repetitive at times, but i liked the art, i thought it was a wholesome story, and although the pessimism, lack of confidence, and constant running away could be frustrating, i actually found them to be pretty realistic given everything he had gone through.