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Exactly what I was thinking but with good grammar and no brainrot
Frl! Also this author always writes characters with lots of flaws but I feel like it makes them more realistic. That’s why I love their other works sm. I’m excited to see how jiho develops throughout the story
They lack maturity I guess. Like everyone should’ve saw it happening…..the author did this on purpose.
honestly, I don’t really get why people are reacting so strongly to this new chapter It was pretty clear from the beginning that both protagonists were messed up in different ways. jiho has so many issues and traumas, like he’s never been a stable person, so it was obvious that their cute, wholesome phase wouldn’t last forever. and yoojoon has his own issues too. just look at how quickly he got attached to jiho, how he accepted every bad treatment without question, and how completely hollow he became after jiho left. they were both clearly mentally unstable teenagers.
given how he grew up, it honestly makes total sense that jiho would turn out like this as an adult. sure, things are moving a bit fast now, but I feel like that’s intentional and the author seems to want to throw us right into the middle of things and show us glimpses of where they are now.
i also really don’t like what’s going on between the girl’s brother and jiho (the brother gives me major creep vibes), but for now, it’s definitely not being romanticized or glorified. i think the author is making it very clear that what jiho is doing - letting himself get drugged, hooking up with random people - is unhealthy and concerning. it feels like he’s going through a serious low, which, again, is totally in character. he lost the one good thing in his life years ago and now he’s just numbing himself.
so yeah, to me this direction makes a lot of sense for the manhwa, and I’m honestly really curious and intrigued to see where it goes next!