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Breakdown of Hyun Woo's Incident

That day, Luka was clinging to a troubled Hyuna while Hyun Woo tried to make him let go. Luka is either sweating heavily or crying here (unusually expressive and emotive for him) as he adamantly refuses to release her.

Hyun Woo is deeply upset and loses his patience. He resorts to violence.

In the ensuing scuffle between the two, Hyun Woo's head made lethal impact with a rock.

His death wasn't intentional — the rock was embedded in the ground.

(If the point was that Luka purposefully killed him, the rock would've been loose to imply it's a weapon he used to bash Hyun Woo's head with.)

Luka doesn't even seem to register or care about Hyun Woo's state. He's singlehandedly focused on the joy of being able to return to Hyuna now that no one is stopping him.

This is the main reason Hyuna resents him — he doesn't even acknowledge Hyun Woo's death and what happened.

Can she blame someone who doesn't know? Can she forgive someone who doesn't understand? She can only resent him.

"It's you who's in the wrong."

"Bet you had no idea."

— All-In

Now the question is why was Hyun Woo so upset? That's not the expression of an ordinary day-to-day conflict.

The answer:

Luka changed his behavior at some point. Specifically, this point.

Before this, Luka was aloof and unemotive. He cared about the two of course ("Your life is mine" (/matter of fact)) in his own way, but it's a drastic difference from the tunnel vision he gets later on — where just the sight of Hyuna brings him an overjoyed smile regardless of circumstances.

This moment with Hyuna is the changing point for him. His controlling friendship (likely towards both Hyuna and Hyun Woo) and his entire world, is consumed by an unhealthily anxious love for Hyuna.

This abrupt development catches her off guard and she isn't sure how to react. She's certainly not okay with it.

Hyun Woo was worked up that day because ever since then, Luka has started to become obsessively clingy towards his sister and this is likely just the most recent of a long series of incidents where he refused to let Hyuna go despite her wishes (Hyuna is looking at Luka as she raises her hand with a troubled face).

It's possible there's jealousy here feeling like Luka's trying to monopolize his sister, but I think it's more likely he was angry on Hyuna's behalf due to Vivimeng's repeated emphasis on how he has a strong sense of justice.

He also may have heard about Luka attempting to force himself on Hyuna and was agitated by the need to protect his sister and get him away from her.

Lastly, Wiege makes it clear that Hyun Woo and Luka both considered each other friends.

Luka's pov — The camera is low because he's looking up at them as the smallest one.

Luka's drawing — He's standing between the siblings and holding both of their hands.

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tbh i'm relieved that the hate for luka keeps growing... i would've had a hard time seeing everyone suddenly change their opinion and pretend they understood him since the very beginning. i'd rather have him hated by the majority than see him mischaracterized for a few likes...

the luka hate is coming back strong☠️ gonna hide in my burrow until that wears off so I don't get death threats as a luka fan. AGAIN

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what makes me miserable now is that i'm not even sure luka is safe with the resistance anymore, especially since he might be blamed for hyuna's death, who was such an important figure. a terrible thought crossed my mind: luka might actually be safer with heperu and the aliens... but that would mean sacrificing his humanity and his freedom—and that's just too awful.

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i'm going to die

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luka in vivinos' latest illustration is so shojo heroine-coded… i love it...

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i really like this image does anyone know who made it

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Bab bab babies

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luka syndrome sweep

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hyuluka spaghetti western

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i feel like the fandom collectively hates luka because it’s easier to hate an imperfect victim than to empathize with him and imagine how he could be saved. it means saving him from himself first, before saving him from the system he’s trapped in...

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i'm so sorry if i'm being annoying HONESTLY THAT ARTWORK KINDA MESSED UP WITH MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY /POS IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY POSSIBLE

luka definitely kissed his tears away. or licked them. he is that freaky

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(No one is worth your tears) hinthint

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I LOVE LUKA FROM ALIEN STAGE

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one thing that never fails to get to me about alien stage is the differences in how the characters are treated by their respective alien guardians. something about it just feels so realistic.

mizi is treated like a beloved pet. they give her toys and love her and cry when she's sent away, and she cries too, because she's genuinely attached to them.

sua is treated like a part of a collection. made to fit her owner's aesthetic, a dozen young girls all dressed in white. as a child, she grows detached, almost like she believes herself to be an inanimate object too.

till is treated, unfortunately, the way a lot of misbehaving pets end up being treated. sold with a discount, physically abused, kept in restraints and a muzzle because of his rebellious behaviour.

ivan is spoiled but never really nourished, he's rewarded with special treatment because of his good behaviour and talents, but in the process is isolated from his peers.

luka is treated somewhat similar to sua, but taken to a new extreme. he's raised specifically for the purpose of winning alien stage, he's trained not to feel fear or empathy while on stage. his eating is controlled entirely by heperu, who gets to decide every other aspect of his life as well.

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i'm shaking my leg frantically at work thinking about alsnt luka… they knew giving me time to write about him would be dangerous, so they invented capitalism