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Nah this author just likes to make her characters (and readers) go through it before she gives them a bittersweet ending. She's a real emotional sadist. This is highest praise of course.
Let me have hope, I beg you...
I almost gave up on this story because I was so upset by how Jiho was treated. And I don't mean the reader's reaction, but the story itself. Like--When we finally got moments of real growth and happiness for a character who had been severely mistreated by all the adults in his life, connecting with someone willing to love him completely (even if it was from a place of idolatry)... It was perfect, because we weren't just reading a young love story, but also the development of two characters who came from different backgrounds and yet fell in love. But noooooo, Jiho had to suffer the consequences of being a damn victim of grooming (wtf!), be shamed for it, and then be r4ped by another damn man who explicitly wanted to hurt him for years. That shit pissed me off; I thought we had lost the plot so badly. And then, when Yujun reappeared, I was so fucking worried that the author would turn him into a monster and justify it by saying, “Oh, he was hurt and felt betrayed. That's why he did it.” I'm not kidding. I was THAT worried about that scenario, because I'd seen many stories do that before. But... I have to say... I'm not angry about what's happening now. Yes, the pace of the story is still fast and many things haven't been developed or even acknowledged, but right now... I'm not mad, like at all. It makes sense for both of them. So... High hopes! (please please let Jiho be happy)