I agree. His sex buddies mean nothing for him and jihwa thought he had that special spot but in reality Seunghoo didn’t care about him. He only used/fucked him when he was on the mood. We can see once that he left Jhiwa because he was thinking about the painter.
Yoon Seunghoo is obsessed with Nakyum, during the intercourses he always staring at him and not his partners.
Finally! I was told that I was looking in "too deep", but more thought goes into these scenes than others realize. I've noticed many of the same things. However, I don't think that him feeling empty for so long is the only reason for his mood swings. From the beginning of the story he was prone to violent outburst, even before NK was involved. Maybe I misunderstood something. You seem to be a little more observant than I am.
I like how this comment is structured.
Thanks a lot for the compliment. The thing is that just like a director for a movie and a drama, the drawer also pays attention to the scenery and the perspective. Many people tend to forget this as their interest is focused on the action.
Maybe you are right in one thing... It seems that I need to add another thing. His violent outbursts are connected to rage, something he buried deep down. But that explains why he feels nothing in the first place. As if he had to feel something, then this would rage and anger due to the past suffering. But he was never allowed to express anything. He could never vent his anger and rage to the person who betrayed and even hurt him deeply. Thanks again for your contribution.
I have edited my analysis now. I compared him to a sleeping volcano... BNK is like an earthquake, as he shakes his world upside down. Like SH once said, there is not one day that passes without any excitement. And in this statement, you could sense that BNK brings movement and life in the lord's life. There is no ordinary and daily life.
This is a really deep analysis, and I thank you for writing that.
Thats what i have been saying even though in simpler words ╮(￣▽￣)╭ it feels like when he talks to Namkyun he is actually interested to hear his reply, it was like that from the start.Namkyun may have been the first to say directly to him that he is leading a lustful meaningless life and that really bothered him. He did some horrible things but he has also shown some parts of him that make you feel sad for him .If only they had met sooner it could be different ..... its crazy how a manhwa makes you think so much ....
Damn this manhwa deeper than i thought
Yes, the manhwa is so well written that's why I am not so upset that the author is taking a break because her drawings and the story are so well developped , with so many details.
The seme, Yoon Seungho, in this story is introduced with this expression by the uke Baek Na-Kyum. The latter has heard about Seungho's bad reputation. Strangely, the more chapters we read, the more we realize that our main lead is different from what he appears to be.
What caught my attention while reading this manhwa was the way Seungho stands, when he interacts with people. First of all, as a wealthy and influential noble, he sits far away from the others, not just from the servants. There is always some distance or a table between him and the others. Let me show you a few examples.
In the chapter 12, Jihwa visits the main lead without any appointment. In this scene, notice that Jihwa doesn't sit next to the seme but in front of him. This underlines the gap between Seungho's status and Jihwa. Furthermore, there is no physical contact between them at all. Even Seungho is looking outside the window, while talking to Jihwa, that's how he sees Baek Na-Kyum and decides to go to him. In other words, although Jihwa is physically closer to Seungho, the reader can sense the existence of an invisible wall between him and Jihwa.
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But this doesn't happen just once. Even after the long night spent with BNK who got so sick, we see Seungho sitting in the center of the room after a sex orgy and it was as if his sex partners would be below him, as if they were all standing at his feet. In this chapter (33), they are all asking for BNK's presence... their request underlines the special status Seungho has over them. At the end, Seungho decides to leave the room which shows that Seungho is no pushover and makes sure to maintain the distance between him and his sex partners.
This contrasts so much to the interaction between Seungho and BNK. Right from the start, there is no gap and distance. Remember the first chapter where Seungho took BNK's hands and even let him touch his own loin. Later, you see him always touching the painter's face. However, there is one scene that caught my eye, it is in the chapter 16. Jihwa and Seungho had just a sex session and Seungho decides to go to BNK's side.
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Notice the contrast between Seungho's behavior in the chapter 12 and here. Seungho is not even closing his robe, he even lays down next to the painter.
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And he keeps asking questions. He is very relaxed in opposition to the scene where he is drinking some tea. The way he is dressed contrasts so much: his robe is loose and open, while he is well-dressed with Jihwa. While he maintains an air of nobility and oozes mind control in the chapter 12, here he gives the impression of cheerfulness. It was as if he was playing as he has BNK's hairband in his hand and keeps looking at it. Notice the huge opposition: Seungho is lying on the ground next to the painter, while with Jihwa he was sitting in front of him. This gives an explanation why Jihwa is furious and jealous. Seungho has never really rushed to go to his side, he even ignores Jihwa who is about to leave.
This behavior outlines Seungho's curiosity for the painter and his wish to be close to his idol. He definitely shows an interest towards BNk, while he remains quite indifferent to Jihwa and the others. In this scene, there is intimacy and closeness and this is no coincidence that the noble calls the painter Na-Kyum while whispering. He is quite intimate and reveals his need to close the gap between him and the painter. In other words, Seungho has a different attitude towards the painter. While he maintains a gap between him and his sex partners, he is doing the opposite with BNK. He is not indifferent but curios and quite cheerful. He even smiles.
This closeness and intimacy is even underlined one more time, when Seungwon, Seungho’s younger brother, pays him a visit. The latter announced him that their father was ill and our seme should pay him a visit. Although the painter is a low-born, he is actually sitting next to Seungho’s side, while the brother is facing him. This shows that Baek Na-Kyum is even closer to him than his own family. He let the painter hide his face, yet he didn’t even ask him to be dressed. (chapter 37) The painter is even turning his back to the brother which shows a certain disrespect, nonetheless this was certainly ordered by our lord.
Then after this scene, Seungho shared his bed with Baek Na-Kyum for the first time. The lord was even hugging the painter and let us not forget that he always sent his sex partners right away after their love session. Striking is that both chapters 16 and 37 have something in common: the lord is the one pleasuring the low-born and not the other way around. So, here the lord shows rather an “inferior” position, although from his social status he is above Baek Na-Kyum. This indicates that the social norms have disappeared.
Then I observed another phenomenon. I noticed that Seungho was often shown in front of a window (chapter 12, chapter 44) or under a roof (chapter 19, 30), while he keeps watching BNK who is standing outside. It appears to me that the author has an intention with Seungho's position. I get the feeling that Seungho had stopped living after the incident with the topknot and the purgery. In the chapters mentioned above, the noble witnesses:
-the disappointment of BNK, when In Hun hears that he was invited due to the deal with the paintings.
- the departure of In Hun from his room, just like he looks at BNK returning from the gate.
- how BNK leaves his bedroom after the punishment.
Striking is that Seungho shows two different kind of behaviors:
- he remains passive and indifferent on the surface but can't help thinking about the painter
- he rushes to BNK's side (chapter 12, 30) and touches him right away. He grabs his wrist, or touches his head... there is always this physical contact which Jihwa never has outside their sex session. Usually, he acts like that, when he is upset and very emotional. In other words, BNK is able to change Seungho as he ignites reactions from Seungho. My interpretation is the following: The noble only watches life from his window, meddles more and more in people's life due to BNK. Remember that after meeting Seungwon, Seungho sent a painting of himself with his sex partners to his father. So far, he had ignored his father and his brother.
The lord is less and less indifferent. I have the feeling that for the first time, he is no longer feeling empty. Even after the rape, he can't help looking for BNK in the bathroom. He is angry, feels guilty and jealousy. The violence of his emotions can only be explained by the fact that Seungho felt nothing for so long. He is not able to control his emotions and this illustrates that Seungho is no longer an indifferent, passive and emotionless person, quite the opposite. Seungho needs to learn to control his emotions, something he forgot. And you can observe that as time passes on, Seungho is able to show more and more affection. The loyal servant Kim told BNK that Seungho had mood swings, which I explain so. Seungho could be either violent and ruthless or indifferent/broody. When he killed the servant, he showed no fear, no remorse... he just did it without feeling anything. But his violence has nothing to do with emotions first, only when Seungho started interacting with the painter. In the first chapter, the noble had even announced that he would kill someone which outlines his lack of emotion and empathy. His violent outbursts are also linked to his suppressed anger and rage due to his past trauma, as he was forced to accept his fate. Hence he started cutting himself from emotions... but in reality, he was like a dormant volcano, and his eruptions were caused by BNK's reactions.
From my point of view, Seungho is starting to live for real and the sex he had before was a way for him to pass time. This would also explain why Seungho had problems with erections before (he needed to be prepared, to have replenishing medicine and even the erotic books in order to get a reaction). This also explains why Seungho refuses to join In Hun in reality. He has been detached from the world for so long, he has no interest in politics and whatsoever. However, I sense that Seungho will be forced to act outside his courtyard in the long run. Being indifferent and detached from the outside world, is not right, as we can see that Jihwa is about to have BNK killed and In Hun might try to hurt BNK in order to weaken Seungho. In Hun has not forgotten the humiliation and I am quite sure, he wants a payback for that. Seungho will be forced to handle.
At the end of this season, Seungho remains passive and indifferent on the surface, yet his gaze never leaves BNK and even with In Hun, he thinks about him. He is no longer a robot, but a human being seeking for love and recognition. He knows that BNK has given up on his crush hence he feels much more confident than before that's why he mentions BNK to In Hun before the latter leaves for the capital.
Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment.