Honest to God, I don't think the third "couple" is going to be the same as the first two in the way the other two are. I am pretty sure everyone has already come up with this conclusion but some people still think that the third couple are going to end up together and I just don't think that is the case.
The first 2 are supposed to be seen as more consenting since they both go through a slow burn phase where all 4 ( the first couple and second couple) of them didn't know what the other felt and there were so many misunderstandings. I know the Alvin and Kenny situation is fucking weird because he still has the mentality of a child but ultimately, Kenny was trying to be considerate of Alvin (Yes, I know its weird because Alvin would try to throw himself at Kenny as a way to be useful) and trying not take advantage of him for the most part. When it comes to Yexing and raham (sorry, I kinda forgot his name), they went through so much misunderstanding but they cared about each other and didn't seek each other out until they both knew the other wanted them.
Both couples were for the most part consenting and mutual in their love for each other (yes, both their situations are weird AF and are problematic, BUT its fictional so we try not to think too hard about it.
HOWEVER, the third coupling with Owen and Durant is completely different altogether. It isn't mutual at all and it's far from loving. Owen RAISED Durant. He doesn't see Durant the way Durant sees Owen AT ALL.
In fact, Owen is DISGUSTED at the thought of being with Durant like that. It is also VERY HEAILY IMPLIED that Owen was raped by his step father and is traumatized. He is repulsed by the very thought of being with a man let alone the nephew he raised.
This love is very one sided with Durant coming across as unstable and being unable to rein in desires for Owen. Durant thinks what he is doing is nothing more than sweet, courting to the one he loves and either doesn't realize or doesn't care that he's triggering Owen and making him VERY uncomfortable. This couple isn't a couple at all. I can already tell that they WON'T end up together and if they do, it won't be a loving, mutual relationship that we have seen so far. This coupling is meant to be way darker and in no way sweet and caring as the 2 couples we've seen beforehand.
I can feel that this is "coupling" will end in nothing but tragedy. There is no way in hell this has a happy ending.
Anyway, I just wanted to give my two cents. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Sadly the way the author talked about the "third couple" in the creators notes before season 3 started and how at the beginning of each chapter of season 3 the author tends to draw requests of the "third couple" in a very couple type way, I have my doubts. Sadly they will probably be a couple at some point and I hate that.
I mean, they are picturesque so it could be that she just likes to draw them in "what if" scenarios but I will die on this hill til proven otherwise (〜￣△￣)〜
For everyones sake, I hope you're right.
I agree with you but I was also disappointed so many times in the past by other authors that I thought would never go a certain route with a side couple that...I don't know, frankly. I love your analysis and I really hope this 3rd couple stays one sided (and that Owen doesn't get s*xually ass*aulted anymore by Durant).
Also, I want to add that, for Kenny's plan to work, aka putting Rahaman on the throne, getting revenge on what happened to Albin's family and restoring his own family as the true rulers of the North), Durant and Owen have to be removed from the palace. Not killed, but they are clearly Kenny's and Rahaman's antagonists (Owen more than Durant, since Rahaman's parents death is all on him).
So this 3rd couple is very unlikely will become neither lovey dovey nor have a happy ending, because they are basically what's in the way of the whole premise of An Abyss to be actualised.
This may sound harsh but I was really hoping that the story would go in the direction of Cheol offing himself to make Minyeong miserable. Kinda like how Minyeong said that he wouldn't end up like his uncle who drove his wife, whom he was madly in love with, into killing herself to get away from him. I thought it would be fucking ironic if Cheol did the exact same thing to Minyeong so that he would suffer every trauma and agony he made him experience. Also so that Minyeong would see that he isn't special or different from his uncle in that he made the exact same mistakes and drove the love of his life insane from his BS and now he has to life the rest of his life with that.
that would be so sad but so fucking perfect at the same time
little dude could've just reached back and pulled that shit out. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
wtf???
Now I'm all for wild west Bl's but this shit was WIIILLD ┗( T﹏T )┛
How did the author do the research for this and then when they were ready to write the story, come to the conclusion of "yea, that'll go over well in 2026."
It didn't even NEED to be a historical bl, it could've been a modern day story with a cowboy and a retired soldier and it would've been fine but nooooope. I am genuinely curious how all of JAXX's team read this, they okayed it, then posted it and NO ONE saw a problem. Like, how???? This had to have gone through SO MANY people before the public even saw it.
There is SOOOO much that could've been done to at least revise the story where it doesn't give "Song of the South" vibes.
Its just a damn shame to waste such pretty characters tho (〜￣△￣)〜
Dojin is such a hypocrite. Like he wasn't messin around with alphas and beta left and right before Hyesung because he wanted to be a "rebel" or whatever
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excuse my language but-
Gyatt MUTHERFUCKING DAMNIT!!!!!! （/TДT)/ (╬￣皿￣)凸
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Honestly, what the hell was the point of all that? Making that poor baby go through a mental breakdown and tricking him. Why would he do that if it was just going to be revealed later on???
Honestly, every time this updates I DREAD reading it because poor Michael doesn't deserve anything that this mthfker is doing to him. I'm scared to continue tbh.
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dude, the crappy translation is kinda ruining it for me. I'll still read though cuz I love scary power bottoms (〜￣△￣)〜
Dudes I truly think that the best outcome for Sunho is to just off himself. Too much has happened to him not to mention that his body was forcibly changed to carry babies. What is he gonna do if he finds out that he's pregnant with mutant zombie babies?