# WebtoonLib — Love in Orbit #17

## Series
- title: Love in Orbit
- slug: love-in-orbit-61d5d4

## Chapter
- number: 17
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
The narrative has pivoted to a much darker tone, confirming Sihwa's deeply traumatic past at the hands of his mother, Sarah. It is revealed that she was pathologically obsessed with his human father, Si-in, and subjected Sihwa to horrific, repeated physical alterations and experiments in a twisted effort to mold him into a perfect replacement for her lost partner. This backstory reframes Sihwa as a sympathetic victim of child abuse, explaining his possessiveness and emotional immaturity as a direct result of never having received genuine affection. The prevailing reader theory is that his father is long dead and his mother's cruelty is a manifestation of her inability to cope with that loss. In stark contrast to this grim revelation, the current chapter features a public moment between Sihwa and Sohan. The surrounding crowd, rather than reacting with prejudice, enthusiastically cheers for them as a couple, a detail widely celebrated by readers for its depiction of a supportive and accepting world. This public validation occurs as Sihwa is beginning to realize his own feelings of love for Sohan, who is the first person to ever show him kindness. A lighthearted subplot also sees the character Gabin happily reunited with Pipi.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The narrative has pivoted to a much darker tone, confirming Sihwa's deeply traumatic past at the hands of his mother, Sarah.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative has pivoted to a much darker tone, confirming Sihwa's deeply traumatic past at the hands of his mother, Sarah. It is revealed that she was pathologically obsessed with his human father, Si-in, and subjected Sihwa to horrific, repeated physical alterations and experiments in a twisted effort to mold him into a perfect replacement for her lost partner. This backstory reframes Sihwa as a sympathetic victim of child abuse, explaining his possessiveness and emotional immaturity as a direct result of never having received genuine affection. The prevailing reader theory is that his father is long dead and his mother's cruelty is a manifestation of her inability to cope with that loss. In stark contrast to this grim revelation, the current chapter features a public moment between Sihwa and Sohan. The surrounding crowd, rather than reacting with prejudice, enthusiastically cheers for them as a couple, a detail widely celebrated by readers for its depiction of a supportive and accepting world. This public validation occurs as Sihwa is beginning to realize his own feelings of love for Sohan, who is the first person to ever show him kindness. A lighthearted subplot also sees the character Gabin happily reunited with Pipi.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Love in Orbit #17](/series/love-in-orbit-61d5d4/chapter-17)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/love-in-orbit-61d5d4

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