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i see your point but i feel like the main idea might’ve flown over your head a bit, especially since by the end, we can see jinhyeong thank songrik. by sharing his own story (and others circumstances), songrik was trying to uplift jinhyeong by letting him know he isn’t alone and that came across and got conveyed pretty well as we can see in jinhyeong’s response.

there was no cutting sentiment that jh’s trauma isn’t valid or was less valid because he had a roof. it was all about giving him some relief that he still has lanes that he has access to that many others don’t, so he can definitely pick up after this because for jh, it felt like the end of the world. he needed to hear that, especially because he’d never spoken up about this before so he’s never been reassured about these sorts of situations and he doesn’t even know of any other examples. i think sr brought him reassurance more than anything.

in other words, in risk of repeating myself to make this point: there was no hint of “your trauma is less valid because you had a roof.” it was more about giving jh perspective, that as hopeless as things feel now, he still has pathways forward that others might not. and when someone feels like their whole world is crumbling, that reminder that they still have options can be life saving. jh had never opened up about this before, so he’s never really had that kind of reassurance or seen examples of people getting through similar things. sr gave him that. i think he brought him comfort more than anything.

(i know the above paragraph and the one before sound nearly identical but they have different nuances so i shall present you with both, hoping one resonates)

i feel like deep down you see this too but you’re projecting your own trauma onto his experiences.

mayhaps, we just have different interpretations in

i will say though, i relate to your point. your trauma is valid and i hope you heal <3

I get it, but I also don’t blame black hair at all since that’s his reality that he was familiar with and they’re also so young here. If it came from an adult with a few years to process their experiences and develop as a person I’d mind it more but yeah, he said it for himself because he’s still going thru it and he also said it as a point of connection, these two understand that they’ve finally found a person they can confide in about this struggle so it’s still sweet. For me atp I fully know and believe that my feelings about my own family are valid despite others having it worse so I’m no longer bothered, I can embrace other people’s troubles while feeling valid in my own too there’s room for both! I hope you can allow yourself to not feel guilty about feeling sad, it’s really tiring to feel guilty like that

no, again, i definitely do get where he is coming from, but as i said, this is definitely just hitting so close to home that my personal feelings are clouding my judgement, i usually pride myself on being impartial but this manhwa really touched me :,) i am most definitely projecting my own trauma, i just wanted to share my own feelings abt the character, i get what he’s saying and why he said it, but for me personally, it just makes me sad to hear haha.
i don’t think in any way that this is a bad chapter or that he’s a bad character, i mean, he only just appeared lol, and this chapter was really good in its wording and tension, but i personally, due to my own feelings, just feel sad after his monologue, however at the same time, i also get what the author was trying to convey and i don’t believe her message was “ur trauma isn’t valid” lol.
sorry if my first comment didn’t seem like i was aware of my own judgement, i am fully aware i am viewing this in a biased way, i just wanted to share my thoughts (づ￣ ³￣)づ