Did anyone else feel a little bad for Lhong???
But also really uncomfortable for feeling that way? 😵 😵 😵
Lhong is definitely some kind of sociopathic narcissist. He believes he’s the only one who “deserves” Tharn and has done really terrible things to keep other people away, but when he realized how much he’d hurt Tharn, he looked broken. He didn’t have malicious intent for the sake of hurting someone else; it’s simply the collateral damage from the insane things he would do to keep Tharn “safe” and to himself. Nothing was off-limits because the end justified the means. He had an underaged student gang-r*ped for f*cks sake. I don’t even have words… Yet in his mind, it was all well-intentioned and he was so desperate for love.
I haven’t seen the Lhong Special yet and I don’t know his backstory but it’s a huge credit to Kaownah who portrayed Lhong with such depth. He didn’t seem like a one-dimensional bad guy, as is very common in BL.
Maybe knowing his story will change my mind or make me sympathize with him more, but I don’t want to…???