# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #16

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

## Chapter
- number: 16
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The narrative advances the moonlit encounter between Kyle and Joe, with Kyle kneeling to examine her sprained ankle in a moment readers found intensely romantic and intimate. This act, however, is immediately contrasted with Sir Benji's more practical care in the previous chapter, fueling the ongoing "Second Male Lead Syndrome" among the audience. A significant comedic focus is the household staff's reaction; they are revealed to be staunchly on Joe's side, giving Kyle the "bombastic side eye" for having previously sent her rejection letters. Readers found humor in the servants' skewed priorities, where breaking a young boy's heart is considered a greater transgression than the royal family's frequent assassinations. The chapter also delves deeper into Kyle's trauma, solidifying the audience's hatred for his mother, who murdered his siblings. This backstory elicits strong sympathy for Kyle, framing his vulnerable moment with Joe as a desperate need for genuine affection. While the central romance progresses, the chapter leaves readers torn between their support for the suffering main lead and their affection for the sidelined Benji.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The narrative advances the moonlit encounter between Kyle and Joe, with Kyle kneeling to examine her sprained ankle in a moment readers found intensely romantic and intimate.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative advances the moonlit encounter between Kyle and Joe, with Kyle kneeling to examine her sprained ankle in a moment readers found intensely romantic and intimate. This act, however, is immediately contrasted with Sir Benji's more practical care in the previous chapter, fueling the ongoing "Second Male Lead Syndrome" among the audience. A significant comedic focus is the household staff's reaction; they are revealed to be staunchly on Joe's side, giving Kyle the "bombastic side eye" for having previously sent her rejection letters. Readers found humor in the servants' skewed priorities, where breaking a young boy's heart is considered a greater transgression than the royal family's frequent assassinations. The chapter also delves deeper into Kyle's trauma, solidifying the audience's hatred for his mother, who murdered his siblings. This backstory elicits strong sympathy for Kyle, framing his vulnerable moment with Joe as a desperate need for genuine affection. While the central romance progresses, the chapter leaves readers torn between their support for the suffering main lead and their affection for the sidelined Benji.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #16](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-16)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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