After the latest chapter, I’d went back and read the first four chapters. I don’t normally re-read early chapters of Jinx bc it’s disturbing. I think a lot of ppl was expecting the flashbacks to make them feel bad for Jaekyung and to justify his past behaviors. Right now, I think it was meant to for us to get a backstory as to why he’s a shitty person. There is no justification! He didn’t have a great relationship with neither of his parents, he didn’t have any friends, or any romantic relationships. He’s extremely underdeveloped fostering relationships. The closest people to him are his coaches and he does have a soft spot for grannies. He found a “jinx” that quiets out the final words of his father, he never dealt with his trauma. He didn’t experience warmth. So, essentially how do you expect for someone to be a good friend, a good partner, or a good boyfriend if that’s not something he never experienced and/or witnessed? Especially if they never put in the work to heal, just covered it up.
The second interaction with Dan was beyond horrific (ch 2-4), but you see Jaekyung drinking the milk and spraying cologne the morning after. The only thing is that Dan grew up feeling warmth. His grandma was his anchor. What his first coach said is something Jaekyung needed to hear, but I’m irritated that Dan had to suffer bc of Jaekyung’s unhealed trauma. This is a cliche example of “hurt people hurt people” wrapped up in a BL.
After the latest chapter, I’d went back and read the first four chapters. I don’t normally re-read early chapters of Jinx bc it’s disturbing. I think a lot of ppl was expecting the flashbacks to make them feel bad for Jaekyung and to justify his past behaviors. Right now, I think it was meant to for us to get a backstory as to why he’s a shitty person. There is no justification! He didn’t have a great relationship with neither of his parents, he didn’t have any friends, or any romantic relationships. He’s extremely underdeveloped fostering relationships. The closest people to him are his coaches and he does have a soft spot for grannies. He found a “jinx” that quiets out the final words of his father, he never dealt with his trauma. He didn’t experience warmth. So, essentially how do you expect for someone to be a good friend, a good partner, or a good boyfriend if that’s not something he never experienced and/or witnessed? Especially if they never put in the work to heal, just covered it up.
The second interaction with Dan was beyond horrific (ch 2-4), but you see Jaekyung drinking the milk and spraying cologne the morning after. The only thing is that Dan grew up feeling warmth. His grandma was his anchor. What his first coach said is something Jaekyung needed to hear, but I’m irritated that Dan had to suffer bc of Jaekyung’s unhealed trauma. This is a cliche example of “hurt people hurt people” wrapped up in a BL.