History YMMV / MysticMessenger

** The fact that Jaehee's main route ends with a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship instead of a more obviously romantic relationship. People who aren't bothered by this tend to note that it's understandable since [[ValuesDissonance Korea is still taking "baby steps" when it comes to depicting same-sex relationships]], while others are annoyed by this, with some going so far as to accuse the game of [[BaitAndSwitchLesbians queerbaiting]]. The base broke further after the release of V's route, which has [[spoiler:a bad ending in which the player can enter a relationship with ''Rika'' that is more overtly romantic than Jaehee's good ending. That also added some level of UnfortunateImplications, since the only same-sex relationship in the game is [[{{Yandere}} obviously unhealthy]] and involves a mentally unstable villain]].

** There's a significant divide between fans on the subject of Jumin's sexual preferences. Some like the [[MemeticMutation Fifty Shades of Han]] ending and assume it means he's into [[SafeSaneAndConsensual BDSM]] in general. Others find that particular ending incredibly disturbing and wildly inconsistent with Jumin's other in-game characterization, and think he'd be very different in a relationship going forward from his Good Ending. Another portion of the fanbase also likes to [[{{Fanon}} headcanon]] him as [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]], given his overall lack of interest in either gender until the MC comes along.

** Another variation: While the Bad Story Ending 3 of the original five routes are very easy to get, as you only need to focus on choosing the "incorrect" answers after the Day 9 or Day 8 branch point, both V's and Ray's Bad Story Ending 3 require you to start the preparation from at least Day ''6'' or ''7'' of the routes, and you have to balance both the "correct" and "incorrect" answers to pass the branch for their Bad Story Ending 2 and serve and the basis for the Bad Story Ending 3 at the same time.

** An even more common example is Seven x MC x [[spoiler:Unknown/Saeran]], because [[spoiler: as the two are brothers and live together in both the end of the Secret Ending and Saeran's (Good End) After Ending, it's inevitable that MC will remain close to both of them regardless of whom she chooses. Adding to that is the fact that Saeran seems to have a FoeYay crush on the MC in the main route and Seven is believed to love her in every route due to the popular Reset theory, and you can see where this is coming from.]]

* SequelDifficultySpike: In a degree of a sequel. In regards to the After Endings, when most routes simply have you play and read through the story, [[spoiler:Ray/Saeran's]] After ending has [[spoiler: MultipleEndings in contrast so you can't just choose any dialogue choice if you wish to get the GoldenEnding]].

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feed into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was wasting time lamely "investigating" while many people inside, especially Ray, were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and deal with it (if you could call it that) on his own with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just ''make a single phone call,'' and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the resources and means to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feeding into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was wasting time lamely "investigating" while many people inside, especially Ray, were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and deal with it (if you could call it that) on his own with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just ''make a single phone call,'' and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the resources and means to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Ray/[[spoiler:Saeran's]] route dropped quite a few throughout the route. Some of which echoes with events that happened in the other routes.
** While you are allowed to tell people of [[DarkAndTroubledPast your rough childhood]], your past does not justify your actions, nor do they excuse them. Especially with the subject of abuse. You are responsible for your actions, not the people and environment around you. Also, hurting others the same way you were hurt before [[YouAreWhatYouHate doesn't make you any different from your aggressors]]. [[spoiler:Saeran was able to grow out of blaming people around him for being the cause of his misery as he realize how his bad treatment to the MC doesn't make him any different from his abusive mother and tries to change, for the betterment of himself, the MC, and others around him, while Rika wasn't able to realize her abusive behavior as she continues to blame the people around her for her circumstances even at the end of Saeran's route as she continues emotionally abusing others. And when pointed out, she reacts in denial]].
** As said by Zen in day 10 of this route, before you love someone, you should first learn to love yourself. Only you yourself know what kind of love you wanted for yourself. [[spoiler:V had tried to love Rika unconditionally, but that didn't work out because Rika had so much issues that she can't love herself completely, which led to their relationship becoming very toxic and Rika created Mint Eye as a result to fill the void. Additionally, V's guilt complex makes it hard for him to accept that he himself deserves a form of happiness at his own route]].
** To love someone means you accept the good and bad parts of them and love them whole. Loving a shadow only brought a ruined relationship. [[spoiler:Ultimately, Rika's love for V is more of being interested at the thought that she was loved at all than loving V as a person, part of which deteriorated their relationship. Additionally, getting the good ending for all the routes requires the MC to be [[UnderstandingBoyfriend understanding and supportive]], especially in Saeyoung, V, and Saeran's own routes]].
* TakeThatScrappy: [[spoiler:Many players cheered when Saeran [[TheDogBitesBack fought back]] [[ShutUpHannibal against Rika's emotional abuse and manipulations]] at day 10 of his route]].

** Is V [[spoiler:still in love with Rika despite her [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans actions]]? Or is it now a case of MoreThanMindControl and StockholmSyndrome brought on by years of DomesticAbuse that motivates him to stay and protect her?]] Also, how much blame should V get for [[spoiler:not stopping Rika from brainwashing Saeran? V's route goes into the former issue; on the way to his good ending, he can reassess his feelings for Rika and come to the realization that their obsessive, toxic relationship was not what love should be. Ray's route goes into the latter issue, that he had been collecting information of the prime ministers crimes to help Saeyoung in case the prime minister tries to find him or Saeran]].

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feeding into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was wasting time lamely "investigating" while many people inside, especially Ray, were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and deal with it, if you could call it that, on his own, with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just ''make a single phone call,'' and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the resources and means to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feeding into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was standing idly by while people inside, especially Ray, were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and investigate it on his own with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just ''make a single phone call,'' and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the resources and means to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feeding into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was standing idly by while people inside, especially Ray, were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and investigate it on his own with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just ''make a single phone call,'' and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the power to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feeding into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was standing idly by while people inside, especially Ray, were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and investigate it on his own with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just make one phone call, and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the power to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feeding into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was standing idly by while people in the cult were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and investigate it on his own with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just make one phone call, and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the power to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

* AccompliceByInaction: People who dislike or hate V very often take this stance towards him. Not only did he ignore Rika's cries for help during their relationship while she was still clinging to what lucidity she had left, confessing that she felt herself going crazy and was afraid that she would turn into someone else and hurt him, and instead choosing to tell her that he was all she needed and feeding into her mental illness, but once she did [[SanitySlippage go off the rails,]] he just decided to tell the RFA and the cops that she killed herself out of the blue, which threw Yoosung into a deep depression and nearly broke the group apart. During his route, when it comes to light that not only did he know how dangerous Mint Eye was, but was standing idly by while people in the cult were being kidnapped, drugged, and indoctrinated, and instead of telling ''anyone else,'' he decided to play cowboy and investigate it on his own with no real plan to make Rika stop. As we see in the Another Story prologue ending where MC calls the cops instead of going with Ray, once the police found Mint Eye, it was shut down and warrants were put out for Rika's arrest, which means that all V had to do to stop the entire thing was just make one phone call, and if not to the police, to Jumin, who, as demonstrated in the Secret Ending, has the power to handle something of this magnitude. At one point during his route you can even call him out for making it all about the RFA when there are ''many'' people being assaulted and imprisoned inside Mint Eye as you speak, which is a pretty good microcosm of his entire attitude.

** Seven in drag is attractive enough to fool Zen (to Zen's [[StupidSexyFlanders dismay]] and [[UnsettlingGenderReveal denial]]). Seven is also [[BiTheWay canonically pansexual]], and [[http://cheritzteam.tumblr.com/post/136238621183/if-you-want-to-ask-something-to-any-of-the-mystic one Q&A]] drawn by the creators shows him attempting to ask Yoosung out while dressed as a girl.

** After some fans complained about the UnfortunateImplications behind Jaehee's route being the only one that doesn't have an explicitly romantic ending, [[spoiler:her route in the Christmas DLC ends with the player giving a sleeping Jaehee a kiss on the cheek, with the option of telling her "One day... I'm going to tell you how I truly feel..."]]. In the Valentine's DLC, the two of them [[spoiler:get [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything locked in a storage closet and come out of it at the end]]]].

** The fact that Jaehee's main route ends with a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship instead of a more obviously romantic relationship. People who aren't bothered by this tend to note that it's understandable since [[ValuesDissonance Korea is still taking "baby steps" when it comes to depicting same-sex relationships]], while others are annoyed by this, with some going so far as to accuse the game of [[BaitAndSwitchLesbians queerbaiting]]. The base broke further after the release of V's route, which has [[spoiler:a bad ending in which the player can enter a relationship with ''Rika'' that is more overtly romantic than Jaehee's good ending. That also added some UnfortunateImplications, since the only same-sex relationship in the game is [[{{Yandere}} obviously unhealthy]] and involves a mentally unstable villain]].

* UnfortunateImplications:
** The fact that [[spoiler: Rika, who's portrayed as the primary antagonist in the story,]] gets an overtly romantic ending with the MC in a Bad Ending while Jaehee only gets a kiss on the cheek rubbed several fans the wrong way due to its subtly [[DepravedBisexual homophobic undertones]] (i.e., that homosexuality is something wrong or villainous in nature). There's also the fact that every developed female character in the game (excluding Jaehee and [[spoiler:V's mother]]) is a villain.
** Some are uncomfortable with the roles of mentally ill characters in the game, especially since [[spoiler:Rika's violence and abuse are attributed to her illness, and her condition is only vaguely defined beyond "depression". In V's route, Saeran's apparent SplitPersonality isn't explained beyond the drugs Rika has forced on him, which has upset some people who feel that the portrayal demonizes the mentally ill]].
** [[spoiler: Halfway in Ray/Saeran's route, players are treated to a CG of the sweet, insecure, but kind-hearted Ray, turn to the Unknown that players are familiar with from the Casual and Deep story modes and basically, had the MC placed in a position of abuse victim. To some players, that whole section reeks of StockholmSyndrome. Getting the bad ending, by being submissive to him during this part of the route makes the implication even worse, not helped that to get to the good ending, you have to be patient and kind to Saeran at this point of the route regardless of the abuse. You do have the chance to say that you can't forgive Saeran for this very action while understanding his condition, and Saeran himself knows that the MC may find it hard to forgive him for that before you are prompted to choose any of the options mentioned; however, this is made entirely redundant since you have no other choice but to end up in a relationship with Saeran in both the good and normal endings which can arguably be akin to a Karma Houdini. Not to mention, based on his somewhat dismissive attitude of his brother still missing and lack of therapy received before starting a relationship with the MC despite the years of trauma he'd experienced, it can be implied that he is now as emotionally dependent on the MC as he'd once been with his brother and Rika consequitively]].
** The Echo Girl plot in Zen's route features [[spoiler:a rejected woman falsely accusing an actor of sexual harassment and attempted assault. Especially with the recently increased visibility of women speaking out against sexual abuse in the entertainment industry, this element of the route makes a few fans uncomfortable]]. However, it should be considered that the issue of this conflict isn’t about the genders’ of the people involved but the power imbalance as Echo Girl knew full well she would earn everyone’s trust easily due to her family’s wealth and her country-wide fame, thus making it more difficult for Zen (who has neither of these) to defend himself.

** As of the release of his own route, [[spoiler:Ray/Saeran gets this with the latter parts of the route spelling UnfortunateImplications. While yes, he does feel horrible about it, and he was 'brainwashed' (although it is arguable how much that truly plays a role owing to the fact that he was specifically told not to be "mean" to the MC), but with the argument that his anger and violence is real and part of him, [[ReformedButRejected some players find it hard to forgive him even after he admits his faults]]]].

*** Even more division arose with the release of Ray's route. [[spoiler:Ray spends days 5 and 6 fawning over you, and MC even kisses him at the end of day 6. Some players found the scene unrealistic and jarring, especially considering that you can't choose ''not'' to kiss him and he only just revealed that he's been lying to you for days. On Day 7, Rika re-brainwashes him and he shifts to the AxCrazy version of himself we recognize from the original routes. At this point, despite even Rika telling him not "be mean" towards the MC (i.e ignore her at best and discard her at worst), he locks you in your room for ''days'', inappropriately touches you, starves you, emotionally abuses you, and constantly threatens you with torture and death. If you resist him and stay strong despite the abuse, he will eventually become [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified by his own actions]] and apologizes after you ''shove'' him away when he's advancing on you once again. Despite the fact that Saeran tells you even ''after'' he settles down that this rage and instability are a very real part of who he is, you have to forgive him to progress toward a good ending, even though in one of the Bad Endings it is shown that he would've continued to emotionally "break" and abuse the MC had she not been strong enough to fight back against him (to make matters worse, the fact that you get a bad ending for shutting down in fear is extremely upsetting for RealLife abuse victims in the fanbase)]]. The sweet romantic scenes after such blatant abuse are disturbing to those fans who are unwilling to write off his behavior at Magenta. There's also the idea that MC saves Saeran with her love, which implies a [[LivingEmotionalCrutch potentially unhealthy dependency on her]]. That said, most players see the ending of his route in a positive light and his route is also given praise for giving some form of closure to some character arcs such as Yoosung's dislike of V and the subplot of Saeyoung and Saeran's father. And answered several of the questions several players had in other routes that didn't get to be answered, such as why V wasn't able to find out that Saeran had been brainwashed by Rika sooner]].

** While it's undeniable that [[spoiler: Rika]] has done many ''horrible'' things, it's also undeniable that [[spoiler: her]] life has been [[DarkAndTroubledPast absolutely miserable]]. To wit, [[spoiler: she was [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] by her biological parents, both [[ParentalAbuse emotionally abused]] and [[ParentalNeglect neglected]] by her adoptive parents, and [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized and bullied]] by her peers for being gloomy. She was so [[DesperatelyCravesAffection starved of affection]] and unused to kindness that she would be suspicious of people who would smile at her on the street. Add about twenty years of untreated mental illness to the mix, and it's easy to see why she's so [[BrokenBird broken]]. It is worth mentioning that Rika is outright stated to be a manipulative UnreliableNarrator of her own story, so it's possible that she changed or added details to make herself more sympathetic]].

** While there are default icons for your chatroom avatar, you ''can'' actually pick something else as your chatroom avatar from your phone's photo gallery. Any scenes that are serious or romantic turns [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] if you choose something like Shrek or a troll face.

*** Even more division arose with the release of Ray's route. [[spoiler:Ray spends days 5 and 6 fawning over you, and MC even kisses him at the end of day 6. Some players found the scene unrealistic and jarring, especially considering that you can't choose ''not'' to kiss him and he only just revealed that he's been lying to you for days. On Day 7, Rika re-brainwashes him and he shifts to the AxCrazy version of himself we recognize from the original routes. At this point, despite even Rika telling him not "be mean" towards the MC (i.e ignore her at best and discard her at worst), he locks you in your room for ''days'', inappropriately touches you, starves you, emotionally abuses you, and constantly threatens you with torture and death. If you resist him and stay strong despite the abuse, he will eventually become [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified by his own actions]] and apologizes after you ''shove'' him away when he's advancing on you once again. Despite the fact that Saeran tells you even ''after'' he settles down that this rage and instability are a very real part of who he is, you have to forgive him to progress toward a good ending, even though in one of the Bad Endings it is shown that he would've continued to emotionally "break" and abuse the MC had she not been strong enough to fight back against him (to make matters worse, the fact that you get a bad ending for shutting down in fear is extremely upsetting for RealLife abuse victims)]]. The sweet romantic scenes after such blatant abuse are disturbing to those fans who are unwilling to write off his behavior at Magenta. There's also the idea that MC saves Saeran with her love, which implies a [[LivingEmotionalCrutch potentially unhealthy dependency on her]]. That said, most players see the ending of his route in a positive light and his route is also given praise for giving some form of closure to some character arcs such as Yoosung's dislike of V and the subplot of Saeyoung and Saeran's father. And answered several of the questions several players had in other routes that didn't get to be answered, such as why V wasn't able to find out that Saeran had been brainwashed by Rika sooner]].

** While it's undeniable that [[spoiler: Rika]] has done many ''horrible'' things, it's also undeniable that [[spoiler: her]] life has been [[DarkAndTroubledPast absolutely miserable]]. To wit, [[spoiler: she was [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] by her biological parents, both [[ParentalAbuse emotionally abused]] and [[ParentalNeglect neglected]] by her adoptive parents, and [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized and bullied]] by her peers for being gloomy. She was so [[DesperatelyCravesAffection starved of affection]] and unused to kindness that she would be suspicious of people who would smile at her on the street. Add about twenty years of untreated mental illness to the mix, and it's easy to see why she's so [[BrokenBird broken]]]].

** [[spoiler: Rika gets ''very'' touchy-feely with the MC in V's route, embracing her from behind and telling her how much she likes her. You have the option to return her affections, hugging her and sympathizing with her. The final CG in one of his Bad Endings even has the two girls lying in bed together in rather skimpy negligees, surrounded by yellow rose petals and faces close together enough to be an AlmostKiss. It's heavily implied that the MC has replaced V as Rika's lover, with the MC touching her while they're in bed together, and Rika talking about how good her touch feels. They also exchange some fairly {{Yandere}} love confessions.]]

** GAYHEE FOR JAEHEE [[note]] A response by fans who love Jaehee as a character and wish for her to be a proper GayOption. Some also refer to her as "Baehee".[[/note]]

** Some players feel this way about [[spoiler:Rika]] during the events of Ray's route. V's route presented [[spoiler:her as a complex, broken person who snapped due to BlackAndWhiteInsanity. She was ''awful'' and absolutely responsible for her horrific actions, but she was fascinating as an antagonist and honestly seemed to believe that Mint Eye helped people. In Ray's route, she appears to be a less nuanced character and ends up as a simpler evil who blatantly abuses Saeran (contrasting with her subtler manipulation in V's route) and hurts others to make herself feel better about her own childhood abuse]].

** Seven [[spoiler:(AKA Saeyoung) along with his brother, had a truly horrifying childhood as well. Despite being constantly threatened by his mother about the risks his father posed to both his and his brother's life, he was compelled to risk his life daily in pursuance of food and water for both his brother and himself by regularly exposing himself to his father's men who he frequently had to evade since he was little in order to survive, owing to the fact that they were bent on finding them both and 'erasing' them from the world. With "their mother failing to be a parent" for them, he had to put his brother before himself by 'protecting him' from the abuse their mother had often tried to inflict upon them. However, he was forced to leave his beloved twin brother behind (who he was promised would receive love and care), by giving up his name and sacrificing every piece of his life except for V and Rika, and become a secluded secret agent, working for an abusive and dangerous agency, where he'd regularly had to run dangerous missions since the age of 12; which he tells the MC a little bit about when he narrates a to her a story of himself being trapped in a boiler room for three days straight without food or water, and later expressing how he believed that his potential death wouldn't have truly mattered to anyone. He's filled with anxiety and guilt, hides his fears behind [[StepfordSmiler wacky behavior and jokes]] by sometimes even joking about how he might get 'tortured in a basement' if he fails to finish up his assignments for the agency and wanting to die. As his route progresses, he's further compelled to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim break your heart to save you]] from the dangers of being in his life. It gets so, ''so'' much worse when he finds out that Saeran is [[BrainwashedAndCrazy far from safe]] and everything he'd sacrificed for him was almost entirely for nothing; even after they get Saeran away from Rika's cult, which involved Seven getting shot and nearly dying from blood loss along with almost losing the use of his arm in the process, he's psychologically destroyed to the point that he tries to kill Seven repeatedly and nearly strangles him to death. In V's route, despite his growing suspicions, he is left completely unaware that the brother he had sacrificed everything to keep safe [[DrivenToSuicide had intentionally stayed inside the Mint Eye's headquarters while detonating it]]. In Saeran's route, he gets kidnapped after being found by his father and in the normal ending, heavily implied to be dead. The good ending has him missing, but questionably still alive; albeit having a very high possibility of being tortured by his father's hands. But with how he still worked in his agency at this point of the ending, the chance of reuniting with Saeran is slim]].