I've said this once and I'll keep saying it... what a waste of beautiful art. I understand some people like twisted "psychological" stories, but how can you enjoy this when you know the MC is being manipulated and basically abused (turned without his consent) and the person behind it, the ML, has no remorse at all. How in the world can he turn this around to be "better," because we all know they'll be endgame no matter what. They always end up with their abuser
Can someone plz give me more recommendations like this? No toxic angst or sudden rapes or manipulation between the MC and ML. What a breath of fresh air this story was (づ￣ ³￣)づ
He's gonna try to strangle himself with the chains. I hope he feels bad for what he's doing to him after he finds him in that state.
For the love of god please no rape, I can't handle another roses and champagne disappointment
Can someone give me a refresh on why he left or is missing?
Beautiful art wasted on a story of toxicity and manipulation, what a disappointment
I'm ngl, didn't someone say there was a reason there's not gonna be smut in this? Like if it's a Chinese novel or something. I know not everyone's into smut, but I was looking forward to it lol
I'm sure it's gonna go down the road of "I'll give up my powers to be a human with the loml" lol
Am I stupid, or I thought she met his brother before?
You knew what kind of person the Dr was and want to avenge him, you know the hounds have no emotion or care for the other civilians, the Dr warned you about this guy, and you still are a dumbass and thought "maybe he's a good guy after all." Also, why tf would he carry the Dr's ring around with him? To ReMemBeR wHaT hE nEeDs To Do, what an actual dumbass. My god everyone in this story is an idiot. Can they just all kill each other and get it over with, like it's no surprise we can't trust the other hounds, so why bother trying to manipulate us into trusting them. Anyone with a brain would know they can't be trusted. At this point, I only like the ML, and that shouldn't be a good thing because he also isn't a good person
If the curse or whatever gets broken, is Mugo gonna die or something? Idk how most curses work, but if he's been alive much longer than a regular human, will he revert to what he "should" be like, meaning long gone
Every character is insufferable in this story, jesus
Can someone spoil what's about to happen and if it's a decent ending, I'm anxious
My biggest issue with the ending is not that the main couple ended up together, it's that the story never convincingly earns that outcome.
The central conflict wasn't a misunderstanding, a rivalry, or a simple case of two people struggling to communicate. The relationship was built on a severe imbalance of power. The MC's financial desperation left him vulnerable, while the what's-his-face possessed the money, status, and control necessary to dictate the terms of their relationship. Because the story establishes this dynamic from the beginning, any eventual reconciliation requires a level of accountability proportional to the harm that was done.
Instead, the ending seems to treat billy baddass's feelings as evidence of redemption. The story spends a great deal of time proving that he loves the MC, but far less time proving that he understands the damage he caused. Love, by itself, is not accountability. A character can genuinely love someone and still have harmed them in ways that require serious reflection, acknowledgment, and change.
The ML experiences suffering throughout the story, but suffering is not the same thing as taking responsibility. Consequences that happen to a character are different from consequences they actively confront. What feels missing is a genuine reckoning with his behavior and a clear acknowledgment of how his actions affected the main character. The story asks readers to accept that he has changed, but it rarely shows him fully grappling with the reality of what he did.
Another issue is that the narrative often treats the mc's continued love as proof that reconciliation is deserved. However, love and forgiveness are not the same thing. People can continue to love someone who has hurt them while still recognizing that the relationship is unhealthy, unsafe, or beyond repair. The story never meaningfully explores that distinction, which makes the resolution feel less emotionally convincing.
I also think the reception of this character would be very different if he were not conventionally attractive. Many people are willing to extend sympathy and forgiveness to characters they find appealing in ways they would not for less attractive characters. As a result, the story sometimes feels as though it relies on the ML's "attractiveness" to soften actions that would otherwise be viewed much more badly.
A tragic backstory can explain harmful behavior, but explanation is not the same thing as justification. Understanding why someone became the person they are does not erase the consequences of their actions. The ending seems to blur that distinction, presenting the ML's emotional vulnerability as evidence that he deserves forgiveness rather than treating forgiveness as something that must be earned.
For me, a stronger ending would not necessarily require punishment, but it would require accountability. The ML needed to acknowledge the ways he exploited a vulnerable person, show positive change over time, respect the MC's autonomy, and accept the possibility that forgiveness might never come. Instead, the story appears to treat romantic love as a substitute for redemption.
That's why the ending feels disappointing to me. Not because redemption is impossible, but because the story asks us to believe in it without fully showing the difficult work required to achieve it.
What kind of horseshit did I just see. They got their happy ending, why are they suddenly not a couple or some shit. I guess the author couldn't start from scratch on a new story and had to write some bullshit