he literally didn’t help yw during his hardest time when yw asked him. wym he’s there for him? yw treated him nicely so taegu wouldn’t abuse him and his dad. instead of helping him, taegu watched him get abused and beatened and even refused to help when yw asked of him. it was only when yw disappeared that he started looking for him due to his own guilt. even yw called him out saying he never wanted to be an adult like him.
OFCOURSE HE WOULDNT HELP RIGHT AWAY. my god people.... that's what made this character more dimensional. sympathy has no room in his line of work and that was a struggle he ultimately succumbed when its about yeongwoon. the conflict in him was beautiful to witness because thats how real people would tackle such circumstances. helping yeongwoon right away will make his character bland and flat coz who tf works in a conscienceless job most of their life just to help someone so quick because what? sympathy is suddenly the way of the world? *facepalm*
wow, so taegu was really there for yeonwoo during his darkest moments, right when he needed someone the most. i still don’t ship him with yeonwoo because of the age gap (and it’s not like seoin is the perfect choice either), but I’m genuinely feeling grateful for taegu and appreciating him more. he’s more like a brother or father figure who stepped up when it mattered.