I'm so glad comments are an option, because I get to shield myself before mentally being in the battlefield of the manhwa. (I haven't read Chp.35 yet, but I can already assume that Baekhee's stuck in a loop and I swear, it hurts so much to witness it from the comments already.)
Literally a barbie movie said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" LIKE BAEKHEE I'M BEGGING YOUU.. FIND THE STRENGTH PLEASEEE. (Quote from Princess Charm School lol)
LITERALLY WHERE DID THAT HAPPY ATMOSPHERE GO??? FROM Ch.23~25???
PLEASEEE BRING IT BACKK
I'm happy to know that the Author's releasing another chapter tomorrow, but I WANT BAEKHEE TO LITERALLY GIVE HIMSELF SOME LOVE BEYOND YANG IL WOO -- LITERALLY FOR HIMSELF OHH MY GOSH BAEKHEE I'M BEGGING YOUU HAVE SOME INTEGRITY I BELIEVE IN YOU BUT ALSO GOSHDAAMNNEITTT
I think I'll officially drop this.. Until the comments say it gets better
I might've been deceived since the first Act was alot more wholesome and blossomed into something new -- which made me interpret this entire whole series as the same
But I'm afraid this act will revert back into what the author is comfortable in creating. (involving complex, realistic, gloomy, slow-burn, depressing type genres)
Some people find that hits home and it bodes well. Esp for long time fans of this author's work. But i think I'm too weak-hearted for it and need to move on -- this is genuinely not healthy for me（/TДT)/
My theory is that it’s only going to get worse from here. I can imagine it going in several ways but it clearly will not be resolved in the next upcoming chapter. I’ll write down my theories in a bit- but I’ll mention what i’ve noticed about the author first and how that will tie into my theory for where the story will go
From the record of the author’s previous works: it seems they drag their stories with suspense in order to cover all basis of the psychological aspect of their manhwas
In an analytical view, seeing how the Yang Il Woo’s chapters are quite short and more often than not, left in dreading suspense — moving forward i believe it’s good to drop the story from here in order to let in marinate.
For those who do not enjoy hurtful suspense, this might be a good option to take. I myself am a huge empath, so anticipating around for the next chapters is very heartbreaking!
Anyhow, my suggestion aside — here’s my theory. And I’ll go unhinged here because i’m also going insane.
After being left alone for several days, Yang Il Woo’s perception of their relationship has grown more confusing and slightly under Baekhee’s mercy (left at “i’ll wait for you” and for him to never come home would do a number on anyone) YangIl-Woo would question what Jang Baekhee thinks of their relationship in hopes that would solidify the reality he’s living in.
My theory is that Jang Baekhee will indeed say “I care for you”. Enough where Yang il Woo would say “if you like me, run with me to Seoul”. Based off that Chapter around 29ish, his boldness of “I should’ve killed Go-Gyeom” gives me the impression he might say a confident statement like that as his solution for navigating the entire relationship would be through that method alone. Along with the chapter around 27, where he suggested it too.
While all this would happen (based off Gyeom’s persistent appearance whenevr the Main Couple gains a connection), Go-Gyeom would knock Yang Il-Woo out and possibly kidnap + entrap Baekhee (likely at Gyeom’s own home or an undisclosed location) as Gyeom’s also determined to pull through his own plan.
While Yang Il Woo’s knocked out, I’ll bet Go-Gyeom would separately call his goons to beat him up to a pulp (in his head - removing the problem) while Jang Baekhee’s stuck and trapped where Gyeom locked him in (keeping the plan)
My theory goes a bit wild after this but I’ll leave it at that for now.
My guess is that all this might happen only within 10 chapters. And STILL not have a resolve for the main couple :((
I’m attempting to think positively since the nuance of the suspense and wholesomeness has drastically changed ever since Chapter 27 too.
but those are my thoughts!! Writing really does help cope ╥﹏╥