# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #54

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

## Chapter
- number: 54
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The chapter resolves the previous cliffhanger by escalating the effects of the aphrodisiac on Geumja. Her uninhibited state leads to a major romantic breakthrough where she takes the dominant role, culminating in a long-awaited, albeit off-screen, kiss with Kyle. However, the progression is immediately nullified when Geumja awakens the next day with complete amnesia of the encounter. A heartbroken Kyle, who attempts a romantic gesture with a rose, is left devastated by her inability to remember their intimate moment. This plot twist has been met with significant reader frustration, with many decrying the repeated use of the memory loss trope as a "pisspoor delay tactic" that resets the character dynamics. While the ambiguity of the scene led to speculation on whether they slept together, the general consensus is that Kyle would not have taken advantage of her drugged state. The chapter concludes with the relationship's forward momentum completely stalled, leaving Kyle to process his feelings alone while Geumja remains oblivious.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Under the influence of the drug, Joe takes the lead and kisses Kyle, though she forgets it the next day.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The chapter resolves the previous cliffhanger by escalating the effects of the aphrodisiac on Geumja.

### Spoiler summary
The chapter resolves the previous cliffhanger by escalating the effects of the aphrodisiac on Geumja. Her uninhibited state leads to a major romantic breakthrough where she takes the dominant role, culminating in a long-awaited, albeit off-screen, kiss with Kyle. However, the progression is immediately nullified when Geumja awakens the next day with complete amnesia of the encounter. A heartbroken Kyle, who attempts a romantic gesture with a rose, is left devastated by her inability to remember their intimate moment. This plot twist has been met with significant reader frustration, with many decrying the repeated use of the memory loss trope as a "pisspoor delay tactic" that resets the character dynamics. While the ambiguity of the scene led to speculation on whether they slept together, the general consensus is that Kyle would not have taken advantage of her drugged state. The chapter concludes with the relationship's forward momentum completely stalled, leaving Kyle to process his feelings alone while Geumja remains oblivious.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #54](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-54)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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