I would say its a bad story because of too many frustrating things happening for no reason.
Jiho was raped while Yujun was on the phone, then the next day Jiho talks to his rapist like its not big deal. And he tells himself he will tell Yujun everything, but then he goes to his father without telling Yujun.
Like why was Jiho living with his crazy ex tp begin with ? And why is the author saying Jiho loved Yujun the whole time he was away even though Jiho himself was actually craving the affection of his ex for the whole 6 years
Because that’s exactly how someone who is mentally unstable and deeply traumatized would act and that’s the whole point of the narrative. His immature behavior and the way he hurts the people around him stem directly from his trauma and emotional instability. It doesn’t excuse his actions, but the author is portraying them in a very realistic and grounded way. But some of y'all are way too thick headed to get that.
No. We are not too thick headed. This is just plain bad writing. When I read the summary I thought "great I'll get inti a story were both if them are problematic" but it's just another one of those pushover + red flag stories. And the way the author portrays him is not realistic- whatever happened to him with his parents is just an excuse for him to be toxic.
I mean at this point then as long as its hurting people and creating more drama, everything Jiho does = the artist portraying mental instability and trauma.
Anywau, Jiho dating someone else for 6 years isnt something bad at all. But then why is the author tries to give the narrative that Jiho loved Yujun the whole time ?
And we can see Jiho's thoughts and it is clear that he dont give a fuck about Yujun"s feelings. The only thing he cares about is not losing Yujun because that benefits him, but he really dont give a thought about how Yujun is hurt. That isnt love. And yet the author is pushing the idea that Jiho loves Yujun.
If it was aknoledge that Jiho dont love Yujun and only clings to him because he is now at the end of his rope, I wouldnt call it a bad story (even though i still wouldnt like it). But right now, i call it bad story because i personally think it doesnt make any sense.
Damn I wouldn't say it's a bad story but it's also not good. It's way too focused only on the uke. It's the stupid trope where the uke uses to seme, tossed him away and then notices that he actually needs him and just expects him to be there again for him. Typical Pushover trope I hate that trope.