Am I the only one who finds the Q&A cringey? It seems to be the replacement for showing actual romance in the story. And the question asking "If the other was raped?"... That's so wierd
OMG yes. It seems really overcompensated, and a bit childish. The plot basically has zero mature development of their relationship and recognition of this, but the Q&A's are all just really cringeworthy smut
Agree, it means the plots come off as quite superficial and too scattered because there isn't really a clear direction. Blond character has a childhood in show business living with the pressures of an actor mum, dark haired character cross dressed for an advert they both starred in meaning a rather cliche love story start. He has an ill sister, creating an indebted trope as the blond man paid for her care. Career aspirations dropped as he was magically scouted to be a popstar whilst at university on his sport course. Lot's of needless drama about being an idol which doesn't come off as realistic, as in what they would really struggle with under such circumstances. Boss who is a would be rapist. Side characters whose thoughts and purpose are never really utilised. BDSM/rich suitor/ Kidnapping/love the chase rather than commit trope, with the Italian model who waltzed into a popstar career in China and his oh so cliche mafia son love interest. Names that are all over the place, never clearly stating what country the setting is, nor clearly conveying that the 2 mc's have apparently decided to get into a relationship which would realistically be prohibited by their agency, and likely not accepted by their families and law. The Q&A's just seem like 100, whilst the plot is 0.0001 in terms of sexual content, which therefore seems like it's another completely different webtoon as the author seems to have missed out the actual romantic development of their relationship and conveying that "they are a couple". Overcompensating in the Q&A's just comes off as tacky and out of place, yet they threw in some unneeded chapters of a character being trafficked and auctioned off (because human trafficking and sexual abuse is apparently a small plot device you can throw in for the sake of it?!) and some restraints, because that was relevant?
Every story has tropes.
Plus you're contradicting yourself. Not enough sex. Not enough romance. If you have one you often can't have the other. So to pick at a story by saying that not having one should mean the other is used to balance the lack of the other out, you're saying that you nearly always get both.
We always knew the model member was running from something and also a masochist. We were waiting to have his story fleshed out but then you complain about other parts not being fleshed out. More contradictions.
Finally, what rapist boss. James isn't their boss, you know. His sister is. How is she a rapist? Ktbn.
Way to miss the point.
The story is still ongoing. Most of the things mentioned in the Q&A haven't happened yet, they are still building their relationship. It's just that the story here is about 40 chapters behind and some of the plot points you mention have been touched upon in later chapters. I honestly think of the Q & A as more tongue in cheek and we might get some of this scenes described in the Q&A featured in the actual webtoon, or we may not.
People think I'm an accounting major because it'll lead to a great job with good benefits, but really I just can't wait to go to work and fuck up on something so my hot boss that I will have a secret affair with can punish me
"you messed up the weekly reports once again"
"oh... do i need to be punished? spanked perhaps?
"n-no you're fired"
lololol