WOW. this is an amazingly well crafted story, especially because I only read manhwas when I don't feel like intellectually engaging with what I consume. Rue is one of my favorite characters! simply because he reminds me of the saying "You could be the prettiest shade of blue, but it wouldn't matter if their favorite color is red", he, is by their standards, the most loyal servant, someone who is willing to serve his god for eternity, but not because he got to know Na-in or came to love him so much that he would wanna serve him forever naturally, but because growing up he was taught the Shahs were everything, his servitude to Na-in isn't self nurtured, it was taught from an early age in his life, which I think makes him such a complex character! You could almost say that he serves Na-in for a selfish reason, especially because he is willing to serve Na-in but never willing to see Na-in past what Na-in is in his own life, someone who he serves for honor, for glory, and as a promise for prosperity in the afterlife. He is implicit in the torture Na-in faces despite his deep care for him, he looks at Na-in like a wounded puppy because this is how he was conditioned to serve Na-in, I like to believe that he's insecure he isn't serving Na-in well enough despite all his efforts and he just can't understand why.
don't quote me if the story is buns though /j executehim
hehe its alr i just remembred that I did readd this before and never finished/ continued it.... its a bit of an departure from many manhwas in some ways and I tthink I can engage with this.... alreaday speculating about the mc's mentality a lot. on the other hand I do have reservations about all the conservative elitism and orientalism settings permuating the story
hehe its alr i just remembred that I did readd this before and never finished/ continued it.... its a bit of an departure from many manhwas in some ways and I tthink I can engage with this.... alreaday speculat... Idk2therethere
yes I agree! this is why Manhwas are typically my brain off time
WOW. this is an amazingly well crafted story, especially because I only read manhwas when I don't feel like intellectually engaging with what I consume. Rue is one of my favorite characters! simply because he reminds me of the saying "You could be the prettiest shade of blue, but it wouldn't matter if their favorite color is red", he, is by their standards, the most loyal servant, someone who is willing to serve his god for eternity, but not because he got to know Na-in or came to love him so much that he would wanna serve him forever naturally, but because growing up he was taught the Shahs were everything, his servitude to Na-in isn't self nurtured, it was taught from an early age in his life, which I think makes him such a complex character! You could almost say that he serves Na-in for a selfish reason, especially because he is willing to serve Na-in but never willing to see Na-in past what Na-in is in his own life, someone who he serves for honor, for glory, and as a promise for prosperity in the afterlife. He is implicit in the torture Na-in faces despite his deep care for him, he looks at Na-in like a wounded puppy because this is how he was conditioned to serve Na-in, I like to believe that he's insecure he isn't serving Na-in well enough despite all his efforts and he just can't understand why.
this is making me want to read this ok here i go
don't quote me if the story is buns though /j
hehe its alr i just remembred that I did readd this before and never finished/ continued it.... its a bit of an departure from many manhwas in some ways and I tthink I can engage with this.... alreaday speculating about the mc's mentality a lot. on the other hand I do have reservations about all the conservative elitism and orientalism settings permuating the story
yes I agree! this is why Manhwas are typically my brain off time
The way you put it made so much sense. I guess that's why I was interested in Rue's character
realreal manhwa is my brain off time but I get tired of that sometimes; anyways I just caught up and I would agree with some of what you said