it's clear those who read this as a standalone dgaf & don't WANT to have to gaf, so they let this off v easily, but like... even then, you can still acknowledge the way this was dealt with so half-assedly? maybe i'm j sensitive cuz i love hyesung sm & i find this so unnecessary to be included in the beginning if they wanted this story to be a standalone so bad, but it was included, & i feel like it should've been ventilated properly at least. ughhh
I agree, I think that's the author's intention, not to hate Dojin. However, Byul has the right to make mistakes; he's a child who's curious about a part of his life that has been hidden from him, and that for a long time he kept secret that he knew he had not been loved or "abandoned" even so, he loved his mother, and it truly tormented him that he had hurt him with his words.
not anywhere did i say he couldn't make that mistake. not j byul - everyone has the right to make mistakes, esp. children, but when you make a mistake, you should be scolded/set right. j because he felt remorseful, it doesn't negate what he said was wrong & imo, it seems like he doesn't even fully grasp why it was wrong if he still wants hyesung to see the grandmother, esp. because dojin has been silently validating him & communicating w/ the grandmother as well
also, imo, byul wasn't curious about it. byul said it in the heat of the moment as a retaliation. it's similar to how even adults do it. you bring shit up in a fight j to say shit that hurts or j to point the finger back so that you'd be off the hook cuz "i'm not the only jerk here", not because you meant it, but what's different here is that j as you said - byul is a child, he can make mistakes BUT children should be set right by their parents & explained to, moreso if they don't really know what's going on
if you need even more clarity, while my post is frustration towards byul's actions because he is the mc & this story is told from his perspective, what i'm really upset with is the half-assed approach to this by fargo, dojin & the consistent pattern in many works where the mc gets let off too lightly for mistakes that should be ventilated more
Omg I hadn't realized that Byul was a criminal offender, of course he should be punished. Are u for real? If I were his mother, it would hurt me when he hid it from me, but I would understand his need to know. Besides, I would be grateful that my son loved me despite what I kept from him my intention to abandon him. Furthermore, as his mother would understand, he thinks my relationship with his grandmother still has a chance, since ours did work out. What Byul needs is not punishment, but a long talk about how I feel, how hurt I am, and why it's impossible for me to think about reconciliation.
istg, they gotta stop letting people off way too easily for devastatingly hurting such an important person in their lives. their AUDACITY to be like "oh she looks like you & birthed you" ??? & SHE BASICALLY LEFT HIM TO DIE???
+ maybe it's cuz fargo wants to cater to those who read byul's story as a standalone considering how mad some people were at hyesung/dojin's background becoming important in the last chapter, but the discrepancy is too glaring & nth makes sense. them trynna say it's cuz the grandmother looks like hyesung = they're weak to hyesung, but they do the 1 thing that hurt hyesung. byul saying he doesn't mind about hyesung not wanting him cuz he only remembers hyesung loving him, yet hyesung only remembers his mother abandoning him AND blaming him for it... yet they imply (dojin)/explicitly (byul) say they want hyesung to meet the grandmother...? oh bitch, i will fuck you up
ntm the inclusion of him freaking out over that kiss like bro... i know i previously gave a lot of leeway to the fact that he's being a teen, but literally too much is happening in tandem. it would've been sm better if things are taken step-by-step