Jeongwoo, who called his monster of a father "Chairperson" because of what he's done to him, who must have felt relieved when it wasn't him that was called to the study but Minjae, who gave Minjae an out so that the abuse on him stopped, who must have continued to bear the brunt after Minjae had left, who kept it to himself all this time unable to turn to an "adult", who protected his little brother in his own way so that he didn't suffer the same.
Minjae, whose only fault was to be unlucky he was put in such an environment, who only wanted to have a sense of belonging in the new family he was handed, whose response to the abuse was to seek sxx even though he despised it, who only knew how to live life seeking revenge and who was nothing outside of it.
Jeonghyuk, who sought the approval and affection of someone he would later find out to be a monster, who unknowingly played into it all, unable to protect his older brother
Taeyoung, who felt he had to make his needs small so that he wasn't thrown away or abandoned, who only wanted a home, who grew up too soon, whose love was pure, who grew up grounded, kind, and warm despite it all simply because of Minjae's words "Hold your head high"
It's when I look at children in fiction and reality that I get to look back at my own childhood and recognize what kind of adult I needed at the time–what kind of needs were unseen, unmet, how I've been neglected–that I get inspired to be a good adult.
Jeongwoo, who called his monster of a father "Chairperson" because of what he's done to him, who must have felt relieved when it wasn't him that was called to the study but Minjae, who gave Minjae an out so that the abuse on him stopped, who must have continued to bear the brunt after Minjae had left, who kept it to himself all this time unable to turn to an "adult", who protected his little brother in his own way so that he didn't suffer the same.
Minjae, whose only fault was to be unlucky he was put in such an environment, who only wanted to have a sense of belonging in the new family he was handed, whose response to the abuse was to seek sxx even though he despised it, who only knew how to live life seeking revenge and who was nothing outside of it.
Jeonghyuk, who sought the approval and affection of someone he would later find out to be a monster, who unknowingly played into it all, unable to protect his older brother
Taeyoung, who felt he had to make his needs small so that he wasn't thrown away or abandoned, who only wanted a home, who grew up too soon, whose love was pure, who grew up grounded, kind, and warm despite it all simply because of Minjae's words "Hold your head high"
It's when I look at children in fiction and reality that I get to look back at my own childhood and recognize what kind of adult I needed at the time–what kind of needs were unseen, unmet, how I've been neglected–that I get inspired to be a good adult.