# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #21

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

## Chapter
- number: 21
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
This chapter's reception is dominated by the comedic and endearing actions of the young prince, Theodore (Teo). A central misunderstanding unfolds where Teo, after a brief period of contemplation, comes to believe his older brother Kyle is in a gay relationship with the protagonist, Joe (Geumja), whom he perceives as a boy. Readers are overwhelmingly amused that Teo not only accepts this but, through his "wild imagination," concludes that Joe is the dominant partner ("the top") and Kyle is "the wife." This has cemented Teo's status as a fan-favorite "ally," with numerous comments expressing a fervent desire to protect him from any potential harm in the story. This central comedic plot point highlights Joe's continued obliviousness, which is a source of both humor and growing frustration for the audience. While some readers find her inability to recall every detail of the novel she read to be realistic, others are becoming annoyed with her prolonged "stable boy arc," wishing she would focus more on the main plot and saving Kyle. Meanwhile, the original novel's protagonist, Isak (the "black eyed prince"), continues to be viewed with suspicion, with readers describing his smile as psychopathic and his face as "stupid." The chapter leans heavily on the wholesome but misguided support of Teo, deepening character dynamics through misunderstanding while also fueling reader debate about the protagonist's competence.
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### Key events
- Teo concludes Kyle and Joe are in a gay relationship, labeling Joe the 'top' and Kyle the 'wife'.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This chapter's reception is dominated by the comedic and endearing actions of the young prince, Theodore (Teo).

### Spoiler summary
This chapter's reception is dominated by the comedic and endearing actions of the young prince, Theodore (Teo). A central misunderstanding unfolds where Teo, after a brief period of contemplation, comes to believe his older brother Kyle is in a gay relationship with the protagonist, Joe (Geumja), whom he perceives as a boy. Readers are overwhelmingly amused that Teo not only accepts this but, through his "wild imagination," concludes that Joe is the dominant partner ("the top") and Kyle is "the wife." This has cemented Teo's status as a fan-favorite "ally," with numerous comments expressing a fervent desire to protect him from any potential harm in the story. This central comedic plot point highlights Joe's continued obliviousness, which is a source of both humor and growing frustration for the audience. While some readers find her inability to recall every detail of the novel she read to be realistic, others are becoming annoyed with her prolonged "stable boy arc," wishing she would focus more on the main plot and saving Kyle. Meanwhile, the original novel's protagonist, Isak (the "black eyed prince"), continues to be viewed with suspicion, with readers describing his smile as psychopathic and his face as "stupid." The chapter leans heavily on the wholesome but misguided support of Teo, deepening character dynamics through misunderstanding while also fueling reader debate about the protagonist's competence.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #21](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-21)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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