Jie

This is really quick pacing compared to the novel. The novel felt more slow burn and you get a lot of the inner monologue where the feelings and emotions are expressed

I feel so sorry it comes out like that to you ..... The novel is much, muuuuch better, please consider giving it a try. It is very poetic, the world building much more interesting, there's lots of nuance and accountability, characters more fully fledged and better shaped overall. Even I think it's very stiff and awkward which is so disappointing ┗( T﹏T )┛

I think the problem with him is he’s such an unreliable narrator. He made us think that theyre not close and that Hyun was the bad guy for ghosting him after sleeping with him, and now he wants some emotional revenge or smth. Also hes really annoying at first coz he keeps insisting that Hyun is nothing to him but he actually wants this cookie so bad. Like bro denial is a river in Egypt

haha maybe im just too biased for seme characters bc he's rly just cute to me with all his denial plus it makes sense why he's mad since hyun did in fact ghost him after basically using him... idk im on his side with this one so far

i think it’s his mentality. he’s been friends w this dude since high school, but internally views him as a plaything, and then internally demeans him if the guy adverts his expectations. i guess it’s just that his kindness feels insincere with ulterior motives, even if he’s just bluffing out of self-denial. because even if he’s thinking this way to explain his interest in the guy, the fact that he seems to believe his way of thinking to be justified when it’s a really demeaning perspective on his own friend just feels icky.