I’m having a FIELD DAY reading all these “shocked” comments about Tae-seo “suddenly” being toxic like… really??? At this point I don’t even know whether to blame it on the media literacy crisis or plain mass delusion. There hasn’t been a single moment where this man wasn’t a scarlet red flag. And you know why no one cared? Because he’s rich. That’s it. We’re in a recession, and financial stability is attractive, I get that. But if he hadn’t been showering Yeomin with gifts and “spoiling” him, the general opinion on him wouldn’t be nearly as positive. From the beginning he’s openly said (god I wish we could add screenshots) that he looks down on Yeomin, calling him “easy lay,” “naive,” “low maintenance,” and more. He literally SA’s him in chapters 23–24 and constantly ignores what Yeomin says or wants. Then there’s the money and housing situation...everything is about control. He wants Yeomin to have no one else to depend on, nowhere else to go, and even dictates how much time he spends outside and with who. If Yeomin were a woman, this would immediately be called out as abusive. And still SOMEHOW some people didn’t even notice the rape in earlier chapters like… ARE Y’ALL READING WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED? WHAT IS HAPPENING???
Exactlyyyyyy. So true, finally someone. People just likes ANYONE as long as they are rich and paying in some ways.
If it happens to them? They run bro. And in some cases there are people who GENUINELY thinks they can just spend their life getting pampered like that by acting obedient and good. They really don't have the survival skills bruh.
FOR REALLLLL , It’s honestly so infuriating.
Financial dependency will never be an attractive feature in a story for me. I’m fine with one character being rich, that’s all good, but if the other has no economic stability of their own, outside the influence or help of their partner, that’s a HUGE no. It creates a dangerous power imbalance. Money equals freedom, whether we like it or not. Take away freedom, and it’s no longer a healthy, balanced relationship. Connection gets replaced with dependency.
For real! It was shown since the beginning, he dont listen to MC and even think hes chatty and bored when MC talk about his daily life. He looks down on MC, when MC treat him to a meal and went to fast food ML was like "is this it" . When MC told him about his family he doesnt care caude he is just there to have sex with MC since he is easy lay. I dont know how people missed that lmao. Even the secretary thinks ML is a spoiled rich kid and an asshole.
It's not like I'm surprised, but of course the tiger god (or guardian, I guess) who's been asleep for who knows how long, just shows up, tells her she's the chosen one, and hands her the relic that no one's been able to find for hundreds of years and that most people didn't even believe existed. And all of that happens within like six panels. Literally shows up, drops lore, gives her the sword and skeddadles.
The other monster dude monologuing out loud like a stereotypical villain had me dead. "To lose to nothing more than a tiny little bird?!" lowkey made me cringe. WE GET it she's the underestimated protagonist.
I do like this story, but I feel like things happen to her right after another. That being said, I'm probably just gonna continue reading but girl
This is literally just gay Y/N. It's full of clichés, but honestly, that's whatever clichés exist because they work. That's not even my issue.
My problem is... this man is SO TOXIC.
I honestly feel like I'm being gaslit by the amount of positive comments I'm seeing here and all over social media. Like... are we reading the same thing???
It also feels like everyone is only focusing on the seme's money. I get it we're in the middle of a recession, and financial stability is probably one of the most desirable traits in a partner right now. Everyone wants to live comfortably.
But y'all keep saying he's "spoiling" the uke... honey, he isn't spoiling him. He's conditioning him. There is such a huge power imbalance here.
He's incredibly insensitive, manipulative, immature, and controlling. Even the sex scenes are hard to get through I ended up skipping them because I couldn't stand how rough he was with him. Chapters 23-24 were especially bad. He literally assaulted him while he was passed out and drunk.
I'm not against reading about a toxic top who eventually grows as a character. That's a pretty common trope, and it's why I kept reading, hoping things would get better. But it's been 50+ chapters, and he's still a walking scarlet-red flag.










I love the trope of a tough character with mild anger management issues who somehow becomes completely docile and/or shy around their soft hearted, sunshine type significant other. And I’m not talking about the classic “they hate everyone except that one person” trope. They’re not necessarily mean or abrasive toward everyone else they just become noticeably more meek, shy, and submissive specifically around their partner. Who, for the record, is by NO means an intimidating presence AT ALL.