@V-Oblivion Considering the Black Snake is a immortal evil entity that has controlled and manipulated Ursus for thousands of years you could probably trace the vast majority of evil deeds all the way back to it.
Dont get me wrong, it was tame as far as blackmail goes but tamer than ghosting? I disagree.
Tong Tong specifically apologised for it and asked if Lin would forgive her and be friends. Lin Luxi agreed to that. In that extremely specific context, Lin was being a way bigger jerk. She could've just said "no, you blackmailed me, even if I forgive you I don't want to be friends with you". Even if that's not the real reason why she doesn't want to be friends, she had the most valid excuse possible to turn her down and didn't have to resort to ghosting someone who just apologised to her.
Yeah, no. The way that conversation went made it really hard for her to turn Tong down without coming out. TT was very emotional and did everything she could to convince Lin to be her friend and Lin was backed into a corner when she assured her that she was a good person.
I suggest re-reading chapters 1 to 3 because it wasnt until her birthday(ch 3) that she wanted a friend. Before that she was clear about what would happen if Lu refused. Dont get me wrong, it was tame as far as blackmail goes but tamer than ghosting? I disagree.
Idk is it worth hurting Tongtong's feelings if it means that Lu doesn't get rejected? This whole thing is leaving a very sour taste in me. I know that eventually Lu will confess and Tongtong will reciprocate but the setup was just unpleasant. The story is still great but still making Tongtong cry like that wasn't cool.
I mean, ghosting is a shitty thing to do but is it worse than blackmail?
To be fair, Lu didn't really mind it and TongTong didn't make her do anything harmful.
Because she was blackmailed about the wrong thing. Before she knew what TongTong was talking about Lu was really scared she would be outed, which was the intended reaction. That intent matters.
Idk is it worth hurting Tongtong's feelings if it means that Lu doesn't get rejected? This whole thing is leaving a very sour taste in me. I know that eventually Lu will confess and Tongtong will reciprocate but the setup was just unpleasant. The story is still great but still making Tongtong cry like that wasn't cool.
I mean, ghosting is a shitty thing to do but is it worse than blackmail?