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side blog for the untamed and tgcf. also occasionally other cdramas and kdramas too

[dreamingsnowflake2013]

Self-diagnosing his own insanity, accepting his peak level of cray cray, owning up to his own toxicity and loving himself for who he is...

That's Cha Segye for you, the self-awake king and mental health icon.

[deokmis]

My Royal Nemesis [dir. Han Tae-seob]

[xiaolanhua]

My Royal Nemesis ‧ 멋진신세계 ‧ 2026 dir. Han Tae Seob ‧ Ep. 9

[xiaolanhua]

My Royal Nemesis ‧ 멋진신세계 ‧ 2026 dir. Han Tae Seob ‧ Ep. 9

[unnursvanablog]

love watching tiktok edits of Cha Segye saying the most cringe lines (which Heo Nam Jun is delivering so well and full of earnesty) and just being kinda jealous and slightly possessive unhinged little shit (which works for the comedy and just the zany vibe of the drama) and then opening up the comments to see the biggest comedy of all aka all the comments going "omg he is such a green flag" because eeeeeh, idk about that sis. That phrase along with a bunch of others thing truly has lost all meaning via the tiktok algorithm and I guess just means I enjoy this fictional man and I think he is hot now.

Cha Segye is a great fictional character and made really interesting by the layers that Heo Nam Jun adds to him (he would fall flat if you gave it to someone less talented) but green flag? idk about that.

But at least they are not describing the most boring fictional men with no personalities that do nothing and have no flaws to make them interesting 'green flags' so idk a win is a win?

[rumiroo]

Re: that ending. It's been a long time coming.

The thing is that while Cha se-gye instinctively trusts Shin seo-ri 100%, he doesn't really have much faith in her love for him. Unlike the viewers, he's not privy to her thoughts. As guarded as she is, he doesn't understand her hesitation to love him, stems from deep-seated fear. He doesn't yet know (or fully remember) the events from their past lives, and so doesn't understand the kind of trauma she's been caring around.

From his perspective, he fell in love with this oddity of a woman who appeared into his life like a blazing little sun, a dazzling crimson rose brining light into his bleak and bland life. He felt that instantaneous attraction. Her every action towards him, be it her unflinching trust or her coy manner of speaking, led him to believe that attraction was mutual. So imagine his surprise when he, neck deep in delulu land, confesses his feelings only to be summarily rejected. And not just rejected, no. She then proceeds to lie to him and gaslight him into thinking his feelings are entirely one-sided and she feels nothing for him.

And this has happened a couple of times. Each time Shin seo-ri rejects him or pushes him away, she says things like how "she doesn't feel anything" or "it will never be you, for me" or even "I felt more hugging a dog", "stop being so clingy" etc. These are all played for laughs. We, as the viewer, know that seo-ri wasn't as unaffected as she shows herself to be. That it is all a front to protect herself and also to protect cha se-gye from going down the same tragic path as their past lives.

But cha se-gye doesn't know that. He suspects she feels the same. He can sense her hesitation, her reluctance, the way she lies to him to push him away. But he doesn't know the cause of it. And that, is what makes him so uncertain and insecure about their "some" situationship.

Even the way she finally accepts his confession, they kiss, and she gives him permission to pursue her. She never outright says how she feels. There's no reciprocal love declaration from her. So they end up in a confusing "some" stage that's not actually a relationship yet, only the beginnings of one. So it's understandable that, as with any modern dating scenario, cha se-gye is very much confused about what they are and where he stands with her.

Add to this the recurring dreams of their past lives and his insomnia that leads to his increasingly unstable mood and growing possessiveness and obsession towards Shin seo-ri. When she once again beings to blow hot and cold towards him, combined with his brother's threats and insinuation that they are familiar with each other and that she might have made a deal with him. All of this finally culminates in the ending scene from episode 9.

Following his brother's threats, the smart thing to do is back off and simply break up. Coming to Shin Seo-ri with that troubled state of mind, he's upset that she appears, once again, completely unaffected by any of it. Meanwhile, he can't sleep thinking of those dreams and her "nonsensical" words about what if it were true. Became if it is, and their lives ended in tragedy, then history is about to repeat itself.

He trusts her, and yet he's hurt that she kept the meetings with his brother a secret this whole time. He's terrified something might have happened to her, that she's being coerced or manipulated (an echo of his last life where he called her naive for getting manipulated by the people around her). And a small, nagging part of him is all the more scared that, backed into a corner, she might have been using him to ensure her own survival.

But he loves her, and as much as betrayal hurts, he wants her to be alive, safe, and happy. So he's more than happy to be used by her. So he tells her to be ruthless. To use him as much as she wants (an insinuation that obviously stings). And that he believes her. Even if she's a liar and the time travel part is a lie she made up to fool him, he's 100% okay with being made a fool of. As long as she only has eyes for him. As long as she is ready to be loved by him.

I'm in shambles🫠

[hharvessterr]

Dokjaaa ((o(^∇^)o))

I will use it has perfill ( ´・∀・｀)

[junjaaa]

I just learned the existence of kkoma kdjs in the side stories…i cant believe its real 😭🥺

[saintdri]

nobody touch me I just went through the blackwater arc for the first time

[moonrat95]

「 This story is just for that one reader. 」

[baijingting]

Heo Nam Jun 허남준 as Cha Se Gye MY ROYAL NEMESIS 멋진신세계 (2026)

[baijingting]

MY ROYAL NEMESIS 멋진신세계 (2026)

[shizunhelpme]

the bachelorette but starring shen yuan (aka the shizlorette)

shen yuan is an infamous member of bachelor nation, the most well known hater of the show. he becomes the bachelorette because his social media criticisms of the show's concept and casts catch the producer's attention, and they want to do a season themed around "proving" the show works by making its biggest critic fall in love

the host (and lead producer) is shang qinghua, who originated the entire idea and has gone viral for his responses to shen yuan multiple times

contestants include:

luo binghe (mei): famous chef with a tragic backstory about being abandoned then orphaned then sent to something traumatizing like a wilderness therapy camp. in his free time he runs a nonprofit to support "troubled" children. in a surprise reveal we learn he came on the show because shen yuan helped take down the horrible camp by posting an expose about the industry, and then happened to be one of the first critics to write a good review of his restaurant, leading to his extraordinary success in the industry. gets the winner edit

luo bingge: lowkey evil twin to luo binghe despite no actual relation. former bachelor lead who's season was canceled midway through because he tried to propose to all the contestants and he was getting canceled online for misogyny or something. says he's back as a contestant because he wants to prove he's changed for the better. gets the early-season villain edit and goes home relatively quickly because he barges in on a one-on-one date as if he deserves the time and it pisses shen yuan off

liu qingge: on the show because a friend (*cough* liu mingyan *cough*) applied for him and the producers wanted him for eye candy. somehow becomes the fan favorite, but is always losing out to luo binghe just slightly (comes second in physical challenges, is unable to interrupt luo binghe and shen yuan's chats during cocktail parties bc he's embarrassed, "isn't open enough about his feelings" while luo binghe cries at any slight frown from shen yuan, etc etc). gets the "should have won" edit. most viral moment is a big blowout fight with shen qingqiu at the tell all when images leak of shen qingqiu at a strip club or something right before the show started filming. says in interviews that he just wants shen yuan to be happy (but says so with gritted teeth while glaring at luo binghe)

shen qingqiu/jiu: renowned musician who says he wanted to come on the show because he thinks shen yuan's prose (his hate rants) are beautifully done and he wants to get to know him better. does not befriend ANY of the other contestants. shen yuan keeps him around because he enjoys their chats where they just hate on and gossip about people. gets the late season villain edit when it's revealed he played a role in luo binghe's tragic backstory on a two-on-one date (the other contestant being luo binghe of course). shen yuan finds out and dramatically sends him home with a speech that contains more censorship beeps than words

yue qingyuan: probably the president of a university of something. claims he applied to be on the show because he just thought shen yuan was beautiful and wanted to get to know him better. it's revealed that he had a previous situationship with shen qingqiu (a music professor at his university) that ended poorly, and fans speculate he only went on the show to reconcile. reactions are split between those who think it's sweet, those who think it's creepy, and those who are just mad the whole drama was a distraction from shen yuan's experience (shen yuan did not care) (matter of fact, shen qingqiu didn't care either and ignored yue qingyuan the entire season). fan sleuths eventually reveal the whole sordid tale and learn that the situationship ended because of a miscommunication (qijiu then show up to the tell all engaged with matching rings and shen qingqiu is practically sitting on yue qingyuan's lap the whole time)

gongyi xiao: has a generic office job that he hates. becomes an early frontrunner among fans when the cast photos are first revealed. says he applied for the show because he appreciated shen yuan's kindness (everyone else is confused by this statement bc shen yuan is an infamous hater). him and luo binghe have a mini rivalry over being the only contestants younger than shen yuan, but luo binghe severely outfreaks gongyi xiao so gongyi xiao sort of gives up, and he eventually leaves during a teary-eyed rose ceremony pre-hometowns, but it seems clear that both him and shen yuan knew they weren't a match. fans rally for him to be the next bachelor

zhuzhi-lang: executive assistant for CEO of (insert generic company that is a rival to the one gongyi xiao works at) tianlang-jun. tianlang-jun pulled some strings to get his nephew on the show. is quiet and shy throughout the season, which becomes his downfall as shen yuan sort of forgets about him. somehow he makes it to hometowns, and his visit is made really weird because his uncle asks questions that are WAY too invasive and embarrasses him in front of shen yuan. shen yuan basically friend-zones him and viewers do a frame-by-frame analysis that shows zhuzhi-lang's heart breaking and confidence collapsing in real time as he gets sent home, which shocks everyone because he never seemed that into shen yuan outwardly

other miscellaneous cast members that go home somewhat early:

ming fan: sent home night one (shen yuan lowkey calls him ugly in a confessional)

mobei-jun: thought shang qinghua was the season lead. was very disappointed that this was not the case. runs off with shang qinghua halfway through the season

mu qingfang: did a cute heart rate monitoring doctor bit when he arrived at the house. gets a few dates but he and shen yuan agree they work better as friends (mu qingfang is internally devastated about this)

wei qingwei: sent home because he seems more interested in playing in the pool than talking to shen yuan during a group date

results: luo binghe wins obviously. he backstabs and gossips and cries and manipulates his way right into shen yuan's heart. fans and the other contestants are SO confused about how shen yuan just completely doesn't notice the red flags (he does notice, he just dgaf). goes down as one of the most insane seasons in bachelor/bachelorette history, and sparks a shit ton of controversy before, during, and after the show. shen yuan continues hating on the show afterwards, but it doesn't work as well when every other post is him and his husband (they got married approximately two days after filming ended) being lovey dovey on the tl

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

[martyreddie]

no! traffic light system will kill the patient! they need under-negotiated kink to live!!!

[captainjoongki]

seri going to find shamans to do compatibility readings vs. segye going to a psychiatrist to see if they both are mentally insane.

real freak4freak shit.

[baijingting]

MY ROYAL NEMESIS 멋진신세계 (2026) — Are you sure you’re protecting me? Aren’t we just going down together? If we are ruined, let us embrace it. If we are broken, let us embrace it. It’s fine. If we’re together.