people saying blondie cant feel or understand emotions to explain his attitude kinda annoy me. because even if true, he clearly KNOWS the inherit value and power that emotions hold, even if he struggles to feel them, and we know this because he perfectly expresses himself in certain ways to get what he wants. He literally has a rep of acting like the perfect boyfriend or putting out a perfectly socially acceptable disposition to manipulate people into getting his way- he KNOWS emotions are powerful and why certain acts or words will influence others in ways he can use. to say he’s innocent or in the dark of how others feel based off his actions is actual bullshit- truth is, this dude simply never viewed anyone as equal to himself, because even sociopaths know the standard of equality, such as treating others with basic respect, regardless of your ability to empathize with them. he just truly never faced social, financial, or emotional consequence for his actions, therefore without strong empathy, he never felt any remorse in using others. which is NOT the same as being unaware of how he emotionally hurt others- he just didnt care that he did and was too privileged to face any backlash. to say he has to learn to understand emotions bothers me, bc this guy has a phd in that shit given his ability to weaponize it. the truth of the matter is not that he cant feel or identify emotions, he just never gaf about anyone else so he never saw any value in considering others’ perspective or feelings outside of his own interests.
also i hate that he’s a full grown ass man who thinks it’s weird for dane to save a dog or whatever. like i get he lacks empathy, but does he also lack brain cells??? like DUH people have different opinions than you- especially if they are social workers who chose this line of profession. idk it just pisses me off . he’s the type of dude to say some crazy, victim-blaming shit underneath a truecrime YouTube video and blame others for being performative larpers when he gets inevitably ganged up on bc he hasn’t talked to literally another average person in the past six months and therefore thinks everyone must be just like him. like this guy actually talks to ppl, so he has no right to be shocked that ppl can think differently from him
i’m looking for this story! i havent read it yet, but i remember the cover being of this very masculine, redhead woman whose hair was just long enough to be tied into a tiny ponytail. she looked piss asf, and i think was in a suit (i believe she was an officer or detective? i dont know) and was holding a weapon (gun?) against this other man who was leaning towards her, as if he was also attacking her. they look like they were lunging for each others’ jugular, and the shot of them was a close-up. i think the title was something like “Very bad day” or “Horrible day” or smth.
looking for this manhwa where the MC is a girl with pink hair, and she's a princess who's attending a magic academy in another country that has prestige in being open to people of all backgrounds. i think she does it for a goal, smth like she wants money to be able to stop smth bad from happening (i think she transmigrated or smth into a story setting, and there's like this evil plot happening that she's trying to stop/avoid). minimal romance at the beginning (idk about later, never got there), but if there was a ML, it would be this dark-haired boy who i think was the original antagonist of the novel, who is another student and isn't well-liked by others (i think). He's part of the main cast, but tbh the story follows MC and her vibes for the beginning, and doesn't really focus on him more than they focus on other secondary characters of the main cast. pretty early on these two, despite getting on each others' nerves, get each others' mutual respect, and are those typical friendships where ur friend is an obvious dumbass, but you also end up becoming a dumbass when you hang out around them. they also started this club bc for some reason they couldn't join others, and it's mandatory to be a part of one (think: bullshit occult clubs that are started in these comedy manhwas when students rlly just need to have smth on paper. i think MC made this club with the purpose of doing some type of magical research that's necessary for her goal). the other girl who joins is this timid female student with glasses who was being bullied by this jackass dude for being poor, and MC stood up against him. she turns out to be lowkey OP, i think, or at least has hidden potential.
MC's student uniform looks like a cape, i think. it's blue robes or smth. she has blueish eyes but they're kinda fragmented? like yellowish in some aspects or smth, but tbh the artist didn't focus on detailing her that much- like everyone looks like normal kids, which i appreciate. i think MC has this little sidekick animal thing, too.
lollll what a coincidence i literally just re-read this a couple days ago.
i’m pretty sure cashman of a ruined game is the manwha you’re looking for?
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/cashman_of_a_ruined_game/
tbh this is one of my faves