
Such a nice advice of life, I truly like it, if we're talking about real life and things we shouldn't do. But, that’s over the top to say, it’s literally just fiction. A tragic past doesn’t “excuse” everything, sure, but it does explain why people turn out the way they do. Acting like trauma is just a switch you flip off is naïve as hell. Not everyone comes out of hell singing kumbaya—some people bleed on others because they were cut open themselves, and that complexity is what makes a character interesting.
And your whole “if the author does X then it’s trash writing” take is laughable—like you get to gatekeep what counts as good storytelling? Maybe you just can’t handle morally gray characters and want every story to be kindergarten “bad guy gets punished” level simple. Newsflash: that’s boring. Growth and forgiveness are messy, not checklist punishments you hand out like detention slips.
Remember guys, a tragic past doesn’t give you an excuse to ruin and destory someone’s life. You’re no better than the people who ruined yours. Instead of being so aggressive because your life was so shitty, do the opposite onto others. Who knows, the people who helps you no matter how many times it fails, the platonic and perfect person will find and help you.
If you do the same shitty thing Jaekyung do, miserable and misfortune awaits you more than miracles.
Anyway, I hope author makes the chasing and groveling arc more longer and harsher than BJ Alex. It’s unfair if Dan forgives him just because he loves him like are you shitting me? This will become the most horrible story if author really prove themselves as romanticizing abuse because you’re fucked up make regret and begging more deep, easy forgiveness are for trash writers.