# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #23

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

## Chapter
- number: 23
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
Reader reception is overwhelmingly focused on the comedic antics of Kyle's younger brother, Teo, whose wild imagination runs rampant with Boys' Love (BL) scenarios. Commenters are highly amused by his "fudanshi" tendencies, particularly his fantasies that pair the main character, Joe, with both his brother Kyle and a character named Benji, sparking humorous analysis of the perceived power dynamics in his ships. This lighthearted misunderstanding provides a stark contrast to the ongoing, and increasingly intense, reaction to the original novel's protagonists. The negative perception of the original female lead, Deloah, has solidified into outright hatred for many, who view her as a cold, manipulative, and selfish villainess callously using the original male lead, Isak, as a tool for her own ambition. Consequently, sympathy for Isak has deepened, with readers seeing him as a tragic, naive victim they wish to protect and see find friendship with Joe and Kyle. While some readers still express a desire to return to the main couple, this focus has also generated genuine interest in the original novel's political plot, with many now eagerly anticipating the inevitable conflict between Joe's chaotic nature and Deloah's calculated schemes.
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### Safe teaser
Reader reception is overwhelmingly focused on the comedic antics of Kyle's younger brother, Teo, whose wild imagination runs rampant with Boys' Love (BL) scenarios.

### Spoiler summary
Reader reception is overwhelmingly focused on the comedic antics of Kyle's younger brother, Teo, whose wild imagination runs rampant with Boys' Love (BL) scenarios. Commenters are highly amused by his "fudanshi" tendencies, particularly his fantasies that pair the main character, Joe, with both his brother Kyle and a character named Benji, sparking humorous analysis of the perceived power dynamics in his ships. This lighthearted misunderstanding provides a stark contrast to the ongoing, and increasingly intense, reaction to the original novel's protagonists. The negative perception of the original female lead, Deloah, has solidified into outright hatred for many, who view her as a cold, manipulative, and selfish villainess callously using the original male lead, Isak, as a tool for her own ambition. Consequently, sympathy for Isak has deepened, with readers seeing him as a tragic, naive victim they wish to protect and see find friendship with Joe and Kyle. While some readers still express a desire to return to the main couple, this focus has also generated genuine interest in the original novel's political plot, with many now eagerly anticipating the inevitable conflict between Joe's chaotic nature and Deloah's calculated schemes.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #23](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-23)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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