Tense Scene from the Manhwa Amber Alert Becomes a Meme Due to a Hilarious Situation

The BL manhwa Amber Alert ended up becoming a meme because of a serious scene that fans simply couldn’t overlook due to its comedic potential, eventually turning it into a viral joke.

In the scene, one of the characters says, “I thought you ran away,” expressing concern that the other character had left. The reply, “Why would I do that?”, was supposed to be an emotional and meaningful moment for fans of the genre.

However, internet users noticed another possible interpretation of the phrase “run away,” which can also literally mean to “run.” The problem is that the character who was supposedly going to “run” is sitting in a wheelchair!

Amber Alert Scene Becomes a Meme on Social Media

Following that interpretation, some fans began editing the scene and changing the dialogue to turn the romantic moment into a joke. The new version played with the idea that the character simply had no way to “run” in that situation.

The edit quickly spread across social media, and many users started creating their own versions of the meme using characters from different franchises. The idea was always the same: a character who cannot run being asked whether they had “run away.”

Among the fan-made examples were characters and references from several popular series, including X-Men, Batman, Blue Archive, Uma Musume, Steel Ball Run, and Arknights.

Despite the fans’ creativity, there is one limitation to this type of meme: there simply aren’t that many wheelchair-bound characters who fit the joke. Because of that, the number of possible versions is somewhat limited, although new adaptations may continue to appear as long as the meme remains popular.

Perhaps this situation has even increased the popularity of the manhwa.

via Online Station