HUGE POST AND HUGE SPOILER ALERT:
I use a translator, I hope it is understandable.
So, Polar has said several times that Mert and Artyom are "the main love interests." Now, after everything that's happened, everything that's been revealed, including Artyom's reports, I really don't know how they can still be considered "love interests."
I don't want to rush to judgment on the author's writing skills, but a story, like the relationships between characters, must be believable. And I really can't—perhaps it's my limitation—imagine how anything could end well between Finn and the two liars, because in reality, it would be nearly impossible to fix things at this point, unless they accept a toxic relationship of some kind.
I'm not just referring to the possibility that Finn might forgive them, or understand their reasons (some extremely serious, involving the massacre of innocents and children), but even focusing solely on the romantic aspect, there are too many elements working against it: even though it was clear that Mert and Artyom were involved in the affair and that their infatuation with Finn was too sudden at first, I hoped there were at least some solid foundations, like a real attraction, even if only sexual. But Mert and Artyom feel NO attraction or feelings whatsoever towards Finn. In fact, they never show a shred of empathy towards him, and what we've discovered in recent updates is that Finn is decidedly annoying to them. Plus, they love each other, which further closes the possibility for Finn. So I'm not wondering how Finn can still love them, because I can imagine several ways to do that, but I do wonder how Mert and Artyom could change their minds, how it's possible that they could suddenly fall in love with him, or that they could just as suddenly find him attractive. In fact, it's clear from their words and thoughts that they find nothing interesting in Finn. The things Mert said to Finn during the fight with the white dog, and Artyom's thoughts about Finn in his reports are brutally clear. To them, he's boring, mediocre, spoiled, superficial, attracted to money and wealth, childish, weak, incompetent, and not even attractive.
They're not even worried about him after the attack on the island, while Finn is in shock because he just saw two people die, was almost killed, and saved Berno. Only two sociopaths can't feel empathy in a situation like that.
Maybe it's because I got out of a long, toxic relationship with a lying narcissist, but this whole thing really made me sad and somewhat "scared" (thanks to my ex for giving me PTSD), but right now I just want to go back to Berno and get away from those two as quickly as possible.
This isn't meant as a criticism, and perhaps my perception of some aspects is personal. I'll continue to follow the development for a while, because I'm curious to see how it goes, even excited at the idea of being positively surprised. But I also need to feel positive and reassuring emotions, so I hope I don't have to abandon the project because I can't stand the stress of such a cruel story 😂