If he did have feelings for her then I don’t really understand his way of behavior. He acts as if he is using her ever since day one and even admitted it. And I think he’s trying to get rid of baek han is because he’s a threat to his plans that he spent all of his life preparing for
Both are using each other. Just as she owes him nothing, he owes her nothing. He didn't do any of that because he likes her, all he did was for his own benefit so much that he only chose her because she could be manipulated, she is a toll. She is still loyal to him, she could try to deviate from the marriage, but didnt. But how can she trust him fully? I would not trust. My fear is that they will get married and after the first child he will have her killed, because he is obsessive with power and has already stated several times that they have a business relationship only. But she is human and has needs. She wants a romantic relationship and he is not going to offer it to her. So she can look elsewhere, we are talking about a time when kings had multiple partners.
Baek han has no power that was taken from him when he agreed to have his family serve at the boarders, he's no threat to Dowun. Except when it comes to hong lyon who clearly favours baek han.In future chapter we fight over a meeting with hong lyon, baek han in a way kind of admits he likes hong lyon and dowun gets very mad about it. Honestly if he didnt care about her at all he wouldnt fight so needlessly with baek han. he would just allow them to be. he's a tsundere lol
Didnt she make a promise to him in the beginning to give him something in return for his help? he's been helping her from the start and has continued the to do so and probably will continue to do it however even his simple requests like not meeting a palace guard alone hong lyon cant follow. Dowun has yet to actually do anything to harm her so I dont believe he would killed her at any point, Dowun isnt as obvious about his feelings as Baek han but he does care for her he's shown that multiple times. He scolds his own guard when she speaks ill of hong lyon, he stands up for her against the other princess, he also does majority of the work while she does near to nothing.
He may say they only have a business relationship but again he's loyal to her and hasnt done anything to hurt her and has only given her what he promised. There's a reason behind his cold behaviour. If he wanted to manipulate her he would have given her the love she wanted, but he isnt like that. We see any form of affection dowun shows her she becomes flustered, he could use it to string her along so he would have better control over her especially with Baek han being so blatant about his own feeling (which is really dumb in their time) but he doesnt. He allows her to make her decisions about Baek han even though rumours start to spread about them which he warned her would happen.
If she is human and has needs so is dowun but dowun can control himself and be logical. Yes a time where KINGS had multiple partners, she's an empress and unmarried its hard to assume its ok for her to pursue a relationship with a guard and think its fine.since rumours are spreading about her and baek han its probably not ok for any of them.
You continue to say "help" when all he did was for his own good. To bring honor to his family again. To win her trust, why did he choose a princess that her mother was not even a concubine? Because it was easier than the princess who was the queen's daughter. I don't see any feeling in him, on the day that she is no longer useful he will discard her just as he did with his brother. And you are right KINGS can have many partners, but nothing prevents her from having them either, she just needs to be more discreet.
but if rumours are spreading she isnt being discreet, most empress did not rule alone and did not take multiple partners until after the emperor died so she really has no excuse to do what shes doing. he did help her and she was aware of the situation and used it to her own advantage as well. Dowun did not force her she choose to follow him, just like she choose to go to the empire and to had her own brother killed.
Stop acting like the mc is just an innocent little girl and dowun is some monster who is taking advantage of her. She is exactly like him because they both had nothing but share the same hunger. Dowun choose her because she was just like him and she still is like him.
Perhaps it is the language barrier, English is not my first language. I'm not meaning myself clear. But I don't think he is a monster or that she is innocent, I just don't see him "helping" her when he gains so much by helping, when "helping" is the plan to make his family rise to power. That's why I say from the beginning that he owes her nothing, he owes her nothing, not love, not companioship. But she also owes him nothing. Now speaking of history, the history only showed how he is capable of everything, the same way she is . Actually for me she got rid of him, I don't want her to be nice. I want her to survive and be happy
I think she can find happiness with dowun though his character isnt fully fleshed out for us and we dont know yet where the author is going with this yet. The title is the flower that blossomed in the cloud Flower = hong lyon cloud= dowun its still a story about them and ppl arent really realizing that
I like Dowun very much so. He isn't fully fleshed out as you said, but Dowun is there for her and is logical in a lot of ways. He was there for her when nobody else was.
Yea he doesnt deserve the amount of hate he gets on here
he is only "there for her" bec. she was the only one he could easily approach. he is highly intelligent
and when they first met, he made a plan to use her. all his actions are heinous
these sence is so full of dowuns love...
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/the_flower_that_was_bloomed_by_a_cloud/nbt/mpn_chapter-2068902/pg-11/
he is full aware that she has a crush on him- if not before then after his name was her first writing
he never used that against her though so what's your point? he never promised her a relationship or strung her along with the promise of one. It was clear from the start what their relationship and agreement would be.
There isnt a clear explanation for his actions though I think it will come later on when he realizes he could really lose her to baek han.
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/the_flower_that_was_bloomed_by_a_cloud/nbt/mpn_chapter-2163907/pg-1/
An entire chap of dowun being loving and even rushing to see her when he hears she isnt well :)
of course he used it agianst her- or better that she played along. back then she wasnt so scheming- all she did was bec. she had a crush on him and he knew it.
a full chapter of love? lol of course if she dies before the wedding he will have problems.
so he has to make sure she lives till they are a married couple.
and of course when he realize his position in her feelings starts to waver... he has to do sometihng...
so long his tool works he will use it. if it someday is useless.....
ok sis
I think the point for me is: is this a healthy relationship? No, it is not. Even if he has feelings for her (which i believe he does), it doesn't really matter, because he's not there for her in a way a partner should be and i can't make myself cheer for a relationship where she would have to give up a huge part of who she is and what makes her happy just to be with someone who doesn't makes any effort to build a relationship. It's like i'm rooting for someone to stay in a toxic relationship just because the abuser has feelings... well he does, indeed. And they are hurting her.
just because hes cold doesnt mean hes abusive, also we barely know or understand his character and shouldnt overlook the fact that character development could happen. i dont think hes the black and white bad guy character meant to stop baekhan and honglyon from being together. anyway its fine if ppl disagree since everyone is set on a cookie cutter story vs one with more character complexities and development.
I'm all for knowing Dowun past and his future. I like to get to know Dowun a lot better and know why his past was that he gotten where he was at when he was younger.
even if he would be a tsundere- would you crumble a piece of paper with your name on it? she did not know it, so there was no point in tsundere-like behaviour: see I crumble the paper, I dont like you. she didnt see it so where the point? he is just not interested
ok sis go offf
Shes acting like a child tbh, Dowun is the one who helped her become the empress, her literally saves her life and its obvious he has feelings for her. If he didnt he wouldnt try so hard to get rid of the body guard. Lets talk about the body guard for a min, 1. He only liked her after she became empress 2. he saved her and noticed her in the beginning because he pitied her 3.He has nothing to offer her that Dowun cant. Dowun looks hurt in the furture chapter cus she has a clear preference and he deserves better. Even asara said that he does all the work for her, his army is what helped her claim the throne, he even scolded asara when she said bad but true shit about hong lyon. If dowun didnt care about her why would he not want Baek han around her? Dowun obviously has his own traumas and who knows what makes a kid act so cold from birth? He literally has to orchestrate the rise of his own bloodline all on his own at a very young age and yall are still acting like hes just mean for no reason. Whatever if she ends up with worthless baek han i hope Dowun destroys them both, he deserves the loyalty he asked from her when he chose her >.>