- #1
It was entertaining enough for me to pay a little in advance chapters to see if anything interesting would happen, but aside from having a new character introduced, there wasn’t much.The male lead feels one dimensional and I completely sympathize with the main character’s thoughts on him. In the first place, I don’t even understand why they have such a horrible relationship where Cha Yugeon was bullying him to begin with—since we weren’t given a real reason, I’ll just assume he has a nasty personality??There’s no real reason for Yugeon as of now to actually like Park Haon. His sudden possessiveness and positive regard for Haon seems to stem solely from the espers-being-crazy-for-their-guides dynamic and while that’s a good way to push their relationship development, without the addition of anything else, the romance here feels very forced. From not only Haon’s POV but even Yugeon’s, it’s a very sudden and jarring change.I think it could be really interesting if this story decided to explore the loss of agency Yugeon feels in his sudden attachment to Haon, especially considering how that would mirror the way in which Haon feels/felt powerless while his esper powers were slowly declining over time. There’s a lot to find terrifying in not being able to control your own feelings and powers, and that alone could be an interesting point for Yugeon to explore, allowing him to empathize with Haon and come to the realization that how he was bullying him was wrong. As of where I’ve read to so far tho, all Haon has gotten is a small “sorry.”
