Ugh why do i hate literally every single character. Everyone just forgives the ML and lets him do anything cause he likes the MC even if its lowkey bad. The MC does not need to hear anyone out no matter who it is. He has every right to be angry at them without hearing the reason, and the supposedly good guys don't even acknowledge it and move on to 'gray bad' like its nothing. Which just lowkey seems a distraction from all the absolutely horrendous things the ML is doing to the MC
Is it just me that finds the chapter problematic. Like the fact that the MC just accepts the fact that he's not going to be able to learn magic atleast until the ML trusts him doesnt sound romantic but comes off extremely naive of him, and no matter what amount of past trauma the ML has and his fears of the MC leaving doesnt give him the right to essential cut him out from the outside world, even if its out of love. Because in the end the MC isnt just someone he loves but also a person off his own. And yes its not only just now but since the beginning of the story that the ML's actions are extremely problematic but just glossed over because of the fact he has trauma and because the MC simply doesnt care about it. And frankly making the second lead creepy just seems to be a distraction from the ml's blatantly overly possesive and weird.
I think it's bc the MC himself also has past trauma that gave him attachment issues as well. MC genuinely thinks, due to how his past relationships all went, that he's doomed to have all his lovers lose interest in him and then drop him like a hot potato.
The ML is abusive due to having attachment issues, so the MC (who ALSO has attachment issues) views the MLs toxicity and abuse as proof of ML never leaving MC and never planing to, which is why the MC is so willing to just accept the abuse and let it happen.
They're both mentally ill and should go to couples therapy together...






Despite everything i think there's some things about Crompton that we don't know yet, i personally don't think he is a like a really bad person, i mean of course his action are really weird. But i don't think they come from a place of hatred towards garam. I might be like completely wrong about this though. Although it is pretty clear he despises heejae. And he's the one thats probably most outwards about it. Others are traumatised, but Crompton especially seems to actually do something about his hatred, even giving up on piano completely and pursuing something else. And he has clearly turned all the other students more against heejae. Unlike the other students, i feel like he's the one who has moved on the least despite being the oldest student. And heejae definetly has concerns, he's definetly worried that Crompton might plant seeds of doubt in garams mind, or even use his influence to do something. But at the end, i still think theres a part of Crompton story, or something about him thats missing really. So i think i'll wait a few more chapters for that really