# WebtoonLib — Haunted by Desire #17

## Series
- title: Haunted by Desire
- slug: haunted-by-desire-201335

## Chapter
- number: 17
- release_date: 2025-03-06

### Summary
The chapter offers a brief respite from the main supernatural plot, featuring lighthearted and developing moments between Hong Dohui and Jo Seong-jae that readers found cute and welcome. However, the narrative's focus pivots to a new, complex subplot involving characters identified as Sooyeon and "Beom Hyung." The mystery of why Beom Hyung was crying in the previous chapter is largely resolved, with overwhelming reader consensus pointing to his unrequited romantic feelings for Sooyeon. This dynamic is interpreted as a classic "bully romance" trope, where Beom's affection is expressed through antagonism and jealousy, seemingly fueled by Sooyeon's own apparent crush on Dohui. This emerging side plot has become the chapter's dominant point of discussion and controversy, as readers repeatedly state that Sooyeon and Beom are half-brothers, leading to significant concern and debate over a potential incestuous storyline. While the main couple's progress is noted, the chapter is primarily defined by the introduction of this contentious secondary relationship.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The chapter offers a brief respite from the main supernatural plot, featuring lighthearted and developing moments between Hong Dohui and Jo Seong-jae that readers found cute and welcome.

### Spoiler summary
The chapter offers a brief respite from the main supernatural plot, featuring lighthearted and developing moments between Hong Dohui and Jo Seong-jae that readers found cute and welcome. However, the narrative's focus pivots to a new, complex subplot involving characters identified as Sooyeon and "Beom Hyung." The mystery of why Beom Hyung was crying in the previous chapter is largely resolved, with overwhelming reader consensus pointing to his unrequited romantic feelings for Sooyeon. This dynamic is interpreted as a classic "bully romance" trope, where Beom's affection is expressed through antagonism and jealousy, seemingly fueled by Sooyeon's own apparent crush on Dohui. This emerging side plot has become the chapter's dominant point of discussion and controversy, as readers repeatedly state that Sooyeon and Beom are half-brothers, leading to significant concern and debate over a potential incestuous storyline. While the main couple's progress is noted, the chapter is primarily defined by the introduction of this contentious secondary relationship.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Haunted by Desire #17](/series/haunted-by-desire-201335/chapter-17)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/haunted-by-desire-201335

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