# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #12

## Series
- title: Side Characters Deserve Love Too
- slug: side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

## Chapter
- number: 12
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The chapter's central event revolves around Kyle sending a letter to Geumja, who is still disguised as the stable boy "Joe." Readers overwhelmingly interpret the letter as a desperate plea for her to "STOP THINKING ABOUT ME," a direct response to her continued, fervent "daily prayers" and obsessive thoughts where she even calls him a "human drug." The comedic tension is heightened by the fact that Geumja cannot read the language of the novel's world. An old man, possibly a butler or messenger, reads the letter to her, leading to widespread reader speculation that he will lie or soften the message to spare Joe's feelings, potentially creating a misunderstanding of unrequited love. Meanwhile, Geumja's male disguise as "Joe" has become a major highlight, with readers finding her incredibly attractive and "hotter than the ML," causing "bi-panic" and awakening "gays in the middle ages." This has led to a running gag that everyone is falling for Joe except for Kyle himself, with some characters potentially misinterpreting the situation as a BL romance. The chapter is lauded as hilarious, with the final panel revealing Kyle's message causing significant amusement and second-hand embarrassment among the audience. Recurring discussions about the practicalities of her disguise, such as managing menstruation, also persist.
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### Key events
- Kyle sends a letter to Joe demanding she stop her 'daily prayers' (obsessive mental chanting).

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The chapter's central event revolves around Kyle sending a letter to Geumja, who is still disguised as the stable boy "Joe." Readers overwhelmingly interpret the letter as a desperate plea for her to "STOP THINKING ABOUT ME," a direct response to her continued, fervent "daily…

### Spoiler summary
The chapter's central event revolves around Kyle sending a letter to Geumja, who is still disguised as the stable boy "Joe." Readers overwhelmingly interpret the letter as a desperate plea for her to "STOP THINKING ABOUT ME," a direct response to her continued, fervent "daily prayers" and obsessive thoughts where she even calls him a "human drug." The comedic tension is heightened by the fact that Geumja cannot read the language of the novel's world. An old man, possibly a butler or messenger, reads the letter to her, leading to widespread reader speculation that he will lie or soften the message to spare Joe's feelings, potentially creating a misunderstanding of unrequited love. Meanwhile, Geumja's male disguise as "Joe" has become a major highlight, with readers finding her incredibly attractive and "hotter than the ML," causing "bi-panic" and awakening "gays in the middle ages." This has led to a running gag that everyone is falling for Joe except for Kyle himself, with some characters potentially misinterpreting the situation as a BL romance. The chapter is lauded as hilarious, with the final panel revealing Kyle's message causing significant amusement and second-hand embarrassment among the audience. Recurring discussions about the practicalities of her disguise, such as managing menstruation, also persist.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #12](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-12)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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