Yeah agree about the last part there, Ian acts like a total virgin and a tsundere to boot. He looks like he has zero dating experience.
Imagine meeting your high school obsession - (Ian is clearly over and above nursing a major crush and has transcended into full on obsession a long time ago) - a decade later and the first thing you do is speak in a condescending manner.
Ian arrogantly asked MC if he thinks of himself as a frigging role model, and in the next breath, casually invades his space by getting super close to him and caressing his hand. ┗( T﹏T )┛
It gives off that ''schoolboys who pull on the pigtails of little girls they like to get their attention'' vibe.
Absolutely agreed, 100%
From the beginning, this story has felt very similar to the novel Dash (Ian’s personality is 100% the same as the Dash ML, similar circumstances making the MC become their manager, signing with a small company where the MC works, the older MC & younger ML dynamic with a past connection where the ML was inspired by the MC, MC stop playing their favorite sport and resent the famous ML). It’s clear the author took heavy “inspirations” from Dash.
Now with this new woman who looks a lot like Eunsan, I’m guessing she’s a close friend who knows all about Ian’s obsession. She’s probably already in a relationship with someone else. Oh, and she’s probably pretty famous too, likely an actor or a model.
Also, Ian seriously gives off major virgin energy. I don’t buy for a second that he’s done anything remotely sexual with anyone.