to me, hee-ryang is green flag. one of the greenest despite the brutalities life has given to him tbf.
- he's a good follower (despite the atrocities he committed, he did it knowing it is expected of him) and leader (he stood up for what he did and never denied them, even what he did to yeonjo) - he knows how to treat people fairly (look how loyal his followers are to him, even urging him to shun yeonjo to protect him) - he is not a cruel master and he does not abuse his authority (even to yeonjo) - he is generous in bed (even before yeonjo, he does not r@pe and does not only take but also gives, not a starfish and does almost all the work, and does not humiliate or demean partners) - not excessive or arrogant (he lives simply and does not over indulge like how the other degeneratelords are) - humble and self aware (he acknowledges his beginnings and strove to be better yet does not lord it over to others)
not to mention his looks, brains, and (now seeing his dreary past) his heart. he could've been bitter, mean, and terrible but he surpassed that all. i feel sad knowing that he will eventually learn yeonjo's plans.
me defending the merciless and brutal killer because they are just babygirls at heart🎀👉👈 (but really i get your point, greenest flag in these manhwas cus this not a redemption arc but just backstory)
@luna_cy13 he did ra** Yeonjo, how many times did the poor lad told him to stop and he continued? Specially in the first chapters he was brutal, with his strategy to "tame"him. Remember when he forced dam-,Yi to make Yeonjo c** against his will? He also tried to make Yeonjo kill the only friend he has, dam-yi....you can say he is traumatized and that made him the man he is, but he can be both cruel and kind...but don't say he didn't do a lot of horrible things just for his pleasure or vengeance against his enemies ( like how he injured horribly the old guy who hired Yeonjo to be in the household, when he could just sent him to prison or just banish him from the palace) . Additionally, he does remind Yeonjo to "know his place", so he kinda boasts of his position of power. This is shown specially in the part when Yeonjo self-harms with an arrow and the governor said something like "you don't even have the power over your own life"
