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Exaclty ╮(￣▽￣)╭
This! The last few chapters have had me commenting the same thing, the author didn't play her cards right with JK's story, she should have given us a reason to root for him or humanize him *before* showing us this backstory, if played correctly these chapters would be hitting so hard and added layers to the character. But the way it's going it feels, like you said, as an excuse
Exactly, it could’ve had a lot more promise
I think had we gone through a redemption arc and THEN the sad backstory maybe then I’d feel bad for him, but right now it just feels like we’re being given excuses for why he treated Dan that way. It explains some of his actions, but doesn’t excuse it. Yes there’s a cycle of abuse, but that doesn’t make it okay lol he’s still very much a bad person who did horrible things to Dan. I like dramatic stories with these kinds of plot lines, but this attempt at making jjk look sad and pitiful is not working