I sincerely apologize beforehand if this hurts anyoneās sentiment. It was NEVER the intention.
But after reading the Open Letter that Papergames received regarding the gameplay contents, itās really hard to stay mum.
Victor is promoting pornography!? Iām sorry but EVERY SINGLE ONE of the guys show skin, there isnāt anything exclusive about Victor. EVERY SINGLE ONE of the guys share intimate moment with the MC. & Pornography isnāt whatās happening here. Because the definition of pornography requires sexual organs to be at full display which is never the case in MLQC. Whenever the script becomes slightly suggestive, the screen is faded to black. The rest is up to the players own interpretation. Now itās up to you, however may it pleases you, you can think of it. No one is telling you how to interpret them. Controlling your own mind & your own braincells is entirely in your own hands.
Money Worshipping??Ā Well, I have to admit, to be very honest, sometimes it pisses me off as well, seeing how papergames display Victorās wealth in some cases. But is money everything is there to that guy!? Not to mention, he started building up his business empire at a very young age. His money, his wealth, his power - EVERYTHING is the result of his OWN hard-work, his OWN determination, his OWN blood, sweat & tears. NO ONE HANDED THEM TO HIM.
Excuse Me Ahem-m, SUGAR DADDY!!??. The ONLY way Victor is sugar daddy is because he bakes sweets!
When this guy was introduced at first, even though he was right in most of the cases, he was a LITERAL bully. Dissing MC was & is still his favorite hobby apart from being the workaholic that heās - Ā & Yes, this is coming from a Victor stan.
If youāre portraying him as the āSugar Daddyā, youāre COMPELETY ignoring his character development throughout the entire game, the values, the attributes he has to offer & his history with the MC. His relationship with the MC took the longest time to develop, compared to everyone else. The pace of his relationship is slower than the others; his feelings for MC built until they reached a breaking point (Dazzling Date). - THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS WAS TO ENSURE HOW HEāS NOT PLAYING THE SUGAR DADDY.
The whole boss/employee relationship is difficult water to tread, so certain developments needed to take place before their relationship could be appropriate. His relationship with the MC causes her the most significant growth. I appreciate all the guys, but from a very neutral perspective, when the āromantic aspectā is considered, the other guys have a very fixed character type & doesnāt cause MC any significant growth.Ā
In the beginning, Victor takes a special interest in MC but knows he must repress these feelings (due to his personal history that makes him struggle to express strong emotions AND because heās the boss). He is very careful not to harm MC or her career by exerting power over her. However, her success is important to him and he will go to great lengths to make sure it happens. He first does so in subtle and completely selfless ways. Date in France is the best example of this I can currently think of. Despite his help, he is not her guide or her teacher. Rather, Victor prefers to assert himself as a source of support that has the resources to help if needed. He will then always give her all of the credit for her success. & That shows a unique maturity.Ā
Victor has he most respect for her sense of agency out of all the guys. He does have a lot of faith in her, and even though he can be overprotective he always heeds her feedback instantly (calling off the guards when she said so, less frequent calls, the entire CH 30-7 to the end of Victor encounter in CH 30, CH 32-8, CH 32-10).
He is the least sexist. The other boys have caused me mild irritation by painting her as a damsel in distress or saying they need to have more control in the relationship ābecause they are the man. I donāt wanna complain about the other boys here, so Iāll leave it be.
MCās naĆÆve nature makes her vulnerable so he ensures that others do not exploit that, but everything else is up to her. So although he is her boss and appears to be the ādomineeringā type, even he recognizes that she has more emotional power over him and she ultimately controls most aspects of their relationship.
He does not even make a move without ensuring her enthusiastic consent first.
He seems to have the most respect for her as a person among everyone else, and is helping her become his equal in her career. Itās important to realize how their relationship is not one-sided at all.
She seeks his praise but does not do it desperatelyāit seems more playful instead. She also doesnāt do anything just to please him. Her opinion is important to him and he actually turns to her for advice quite often (another sign of recognizing her strengths/viewing her as equal).
He works on becoming a person that would be a good partner to her and is keen to take her advice (like that super cute text where he tries to smile more because of her).
Youāre missing the whole point of his character if you do not see the growth that him and MC go through as a result of their relationship. The writers even lay that out for you with parallelsācloser to the beginning of the story he saves her life, and near the end of the season 1 (without spoiling it) their roles are flipped.
I hope these insights would be helpful for anyone who wonders why he is such a popular character & itās certainly NOT his black card. & weāre the ones spending real money to date the guys to even begin with.
I wonāt deny that there are certain people who might be attracted to him because of his wealth & power, because thatās how majority of the world loves to think, otherwise I wouldnāt be writing this post in the first place anyway.
But Iām CERTAIN that itās NOT the case for MAJORITY of the fanbase, cause for one - Victor doesnāt make it easy to love him or even appreciate him in the beginning. Despite that, heās a VERY popular character,
to the extent that itās requiring people to file complaints against his characterāsĀ popularity -
I believe within any rational thinking it should be obvious, his money isnāt the driving force here,
Itās his story arc, the qualities, attributes he has to offer as a person & as a partner.Ā
[A key point to be mentioned here- I was not a Victor stan from the beginning myself. The guy EARNED my affection.]
Even so, if he doesnāt suit or fit your taste, youāre FREE to choose from the other guys. No one is forcing you to like him, or date him. But,
PLEASE DONāT MAKE JUDGEMENT ON SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IF YOU LACK THE INFORMATION BASE TO KEEP YOUR ARGUMENT ON THE TABLE.
Ā°Ā°Ā° In the main story romance ALWAYS takes the backseat, no oneās relationship with MCĀ is canon in the main story. Hugging or crying in front of someone - these are comfort actions, everyone does that in front of the people theyāre close with- I honestly donāt understand why does it have to bear any special meaning!!?? Regarding the incest & threesome - itās just too absurd to even talk about it, especially considering the relation between Gavin & Shaw has NEVER been confirmed.
Ā°Ā°Ā° Lastly, if something doesnāt suit your taste or makes you uncomfortable, INGONRE it. There are plenty of people who love this game & what it has to offer. If you think, playing a game & dating a 2D character is going to form how you view things in real life, then I sincerely apologize but you need to sit quietly with yourself, take some time & re-think about your own way of viewing life.
