I think the reason why we most likely empathize so much with Etienne, is because one way or another, we experience the similar pressure, sadness, and alienation from our own family and others as he does. What's laughable is how the Empress and the Emperor, despite being enemies, are so similar to each other in their own cruel bullshits
Oh shocker, Silon's dead partner/former Project MU failed experimental subject, is Jun's dead father. Another shocker, is that Silon really was in korea and did attend the funeral. Half a shocker, those goodnight kisses most likely has got to do with Jun's dead father/Silon's ex partner/former MU failed experimental subject's last words or wishes to kiss his son a goodnight or whtvr as he was nearing his death. Nothing mind breaking. But maybe he wasn't lying when Silon told Jun he saved him by chance. He couldn't have watched over him all these years due to guilt, right? If he did or did not doesn't matter but either way, he feels responsible for whatever that happened
I like your theory but Ion think he might be the father. I think maybe it was a coincidence Silon saw Jun at his mom's funeral while traveling to Korea (to possibly get partner's stuff since he might be part Korean??) and in his grief, clocked how similar his partner-lab rat boo thang kinda looked like young Jun and in a twisted sense of holding on decided to lock in on the kid since then. Not coincidentally being there at Jun's funeral since Silon's been following him on the outside for some time. The kisses mightve more so been a ritual Silon and partner-lab rat pookie did before he got yeeted into the afterlife is more so what Im leaning over
Either theories are still mind breaking, I would simply flat line if I was being fapped while my heart is literally out in the open. Everything's been freaky as fuck since day 1, their possible backstory wouldnt faze me haha
EXACTLY, STELLA please shut you damn mouth because I don't know if you know this but when matters concerning a royal surfaces, the walls and even the floor can grow ears