His thought process isn’t unrealistic when he’s finally getting his father’s approval that he always wanted -> his best friend starts bullying and belittling his issues yet still wanted to be family-> goes home his father knows abt the bully, makes a jab at Rik’s family that makes Jinhyeong think abt how Rik’s father beats him = him getting bullied then his father tells him he’ll always be there for him. He was already extremely emotional from what happened between him and Rik goes home, gets comforted that obviously would mess with his thought process even more
He didn’t go lower than rik he did the exact same thing the only difference is just like Rik ppl view his struggles as lesser importance than Rik’s which is why it’s easier to get mad at Jinhyeong for what he did and justified what Rik did. It’s a oroboros effect
Ok loved how J spoke up in the alley but bro you did NOt have to do that in the school corridor, went lower than Rik, you'd already said all you needed to in the alley, you shouldve left it behind and moved on instead of tryna hurt him back worse
But also for his consciousness level it's wild that after this his thought process is, "oh ye dad was right and he's the one on my side" instead of blaming his dad even more cause him pushing them apart and treating Rik like that was to blame for all this, like it's understandable to not forgive Rik for what he did to him but he wasn't that stupid to be unaware of the root problems and genuinely think his dad is acting anything like real family or that he has his back, like he's not a toddler that follows anyone that gives candy, he's mature enough to understand the root problems so this thought process feels unrealistic