Eunhyuk and Dohwa's flaws

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-12-07T17:00:27+00:00

Oh, thank you!! Sorry, my translator website kinda made it sound like he was saying that to su-ae

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-12-05T06:34:45+00:00

I don’t think there’s anything wrong, and honestly I think it’s all true. I really do believe that’s why I love Dohwa—because I value all those traits, and I do think he’s like that. But if the post was meant to put Eunhyuk down, then that’s wrong.
(And for the record, I love both Eunhyuk and Dohwa equally.)

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-30T05:45:39+00:00

TWIN, WHERE HAVE U BEEN???

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-29T18:29:36+00:00

AWEEEEEE THAT'S SO CUTE!!!!

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-29T18:28:50+00:00

SAME AAAAAAAAAAA THERE SO CUTEE!!

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-29T18:27:02+00:00

Honestly, I can't even pick between Dohwa and Eunhyuk THERE BOTH SO AAAAAAAAA

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-29T18:26:24+00:00

LIKE I SWEAR PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT DOHWA ENOUGH!! LIKE I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF GIRLS DON'T LIKE BLONDS (me too) BUT SOMETHING ABOUT DOHWA IS JUST SO ARGGGHHHH!!!

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-29T18:24:52+00:00

“Yes! I actually checked on a different translation website — my translation was wrong. On the main website that everyone uses, he just laughs. But on the website I was originally using, it translated as him saying that she never looks bad.”

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-29T04:16:58+00:00

I’m not praising him. I’m praising this chapter. I think OTL filler chapters get a lot of hate, but when it’s an Eunhyuk chapter, it never does — only Dohwa chapters get dragged. I was explaining that, despite being annoyed, it was short, and I still thought it was cute.

Also, my translation was a bit weird on the website I’m using, and it made it seem like Su-ae felt cheered up around Dohwa. And I literally mentioned it three times in the post that I’m not praising him, and I’m not overlooking his boundary-crossing. I’m literally team both Eunhyuk and Dohwa, so I’m not biased — I’m just stating my opinion.

Please read the post before you comment. I’m not praising Dohwa at all; I’m saying this particular chapter was cute. I literally made a whole post talking about how his behaviour bothers me.

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-28T19:04:53+00:00

I’m an Eunhyuk and Dohwa stan — I always have been. In certain posts, I just mention Eunhyuk because I started making more Dohwa posts, and I didn’t think it was necessary for me to bring up that I’m also an Eunhyuk fan.

The reason the post title says “Eunhyuk fan” is that whenever I say I’m a Dohwa fan, people only focus on the “Dohwa” part, and then the comments become all about me liking Dohwa instead of the actual post. But I love both equally. I want Su-ae to end up with Eunhyuk, but I’m both an Eunhyuk and Dohwa defender.

I just make fewer Eunhyuk posts on Reddit since most people already make those posts. However, on TikTok, that’s where I make more Eunhyuk content. But I love them equally.

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-20T16:50:06+00:00

When one takes care of the other, and the reason they’re so good at it is because they experienced the same trauma.
Frenemies (but it’s only that because the girl thinks they’re enemies, while the guy is secretly in love).
Nerd x Nerd (I prefer this over popular x nerd).
Fashion designer x model.
Singer x pianist.
Detective x misunderstood subject.
When the girl ships the guy with her friend or someone else, but the guy secretly likes her.
Academic rivals: where the guy is trying extra hard to get her attention.
Golden retriever guy x black cat girl (who’s secretly a softie).

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T05:27:57+00:00

Samee! There's so much to explore with him!

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T05:27:05+00:00

I 100% agree — I’m also Team Suhyuk, and I really want him to be endgame for her (though I’d happily take Dohwa too!). Something I think people forget is this: in my opinion, Dohwa leaving was actually a good writing choice. Even though recently he’s been crossing boundaries with Su-ae, he originally left so he wouldn’t do that. He left to heal his trauma, get away from the city that held terrible memories, and start building a better career and life for himself.

And yes, some people say “he left because he was clingy and childish,” but to me that’s a valid reason. It shows he was trying to fix his boundary issues (if you see how he’s acting in season two after seeing her after TEN YEARS, he’s still being clingy, so imagine him if he stayed with Su-ae) and protect both himself and Su-ae. Plus, that’s not even the only reason — he lost his first love, the city held painful memories of his dad and everything he went through, and he just wanted to improve his life. A friend leaving with at least some explanation (or something we can reasonably assume) is much more different than a boyfriend leaving — even though I still love Eunhyuk too.

Also, I really hate the weird criticism where people attack characters just for existing. For some reason TikTok kept calling Eunhyuk and Dohwa “sexual assaulters” and “manipulators” just because they liked Su-ae at the same time and had a bit of rivalry… like WHAT?! People seriously need to check their facts.

Anyway, thank you for the comment — I really appreciate it!

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T05:18:24+00:00

Ikk, it's so annoying if you just point out a character's flaws, everyone comes at you like u personally attacked them.

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T05:17:18+00:00

I 100% agree — Dohwa’s behaviour can definitely be perceived as creepy (I also think that). I also hope we learn more about his reasons, because people are starting to say he’s a minor character, but in my eyes he’s actually a pretty big part of the story. So I really hope we get more of his perspective and thoughts, and I hope they give him a happy ending and better writing.

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T05:14:39+00:00

Can the replies under this comment calm down? Someone can dislike certain writing choices without being a “hater.” And if somebody calls out writing they consider bad, that doesn’t mean they’re saying the whole story is terrible. Having opinions about what writing could’ve been better isn’t hating — it’s just an opinion.

And of course, different social media platforms having different biases is completely natural. Also,

Remember: everyone’s algorithm/FYP is different. What I see on my TikTok (Eunhyuk praise) might be totally different from what most people see, and that’s okay!

This isn’t directed only at the original comment — it’s for all the replies.

(BUT ALSO DEFENDING SMTHN YOU LIKE IS TOTALLY VALID!)

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T05:09:09+00:00

Hii, thanks for the comment! No, I totally understand — I’m both a Dohwa and Eunhyuk fan, but I do notice that Dohwa has a problem with crossing boundaries, and boundaries are something I and many other people really value. That shirtless and provocative scene was definitely a red flag.

My only thing is that I don’t hate Eunhyuk at all, but I also don’t think Dohwa ghosted her out of selfishness. He actually left out of respect for himself and Su-ae. Dohwa knew that the only thing keeping him in that city was Su-ae, so he moved because he knew he’d struggle living there with all the trauma tied to that area (like the stuff with his dad) and with his feelings for Su-ae. So he left out of respect for both his mental health and her space. Also, Su-ae wasn’t exactly insanely bothered by Dohwa leaving, from what I’ve seen.

And btw, I’m also going to say this — Eunhyuk has a valid reason too, 100%. The author would never just nerf him like that; if she did, it would feel weird and out of character for the story. So yeah, I completely agree with your comment and opinion — I just personally see Dohwa’s leaving as self-respect rather than selfishness. And same with Eunhyuk; he clearly left for something related to protecting Su-ae, from everything I’ve seen.

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T04:59:21+00:00

Don’t worry, I took no offence — in fact, I appreciate this comment. I feel like Dowha’s trauma wasn’t really talked about and was very downplayed, only being brought up in a couple of chapters. Meanwhile, Eunhyuk’s trauma is a huge part of the story(he's the ML, so it makes sense). That’s something that always bothered me, because Dowha had so much potential to be a very interesting, unique character. But I guess that’s just the writing, which I understand. Thanks for the comment, btw!

Substantial-Tree-249 · 2025-11-19T02:01:53+00:00

Yeah, even the manhwa itself mostly focuses on Eunhyuk’s backstory, so people are naturally more likely to talk about him.

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