It’s unfortunate really but his backstory doesn’t really justify or even make his actions make sense. Not just the abusive things he does to Kim Dan but the ‘self realization’ COMPLETELY out of nowhere. There was no hint that he was improving his attitude. It all happened in one chapter. There was no EASING into it. If anything the first 50 chapter was just a bunch of coercive sex. We are lead to believe he all of a sudden feels sorry for Dan just because he saw him try to kill himself??? Like he didnt just abandon him, throw him under the bus and physically abuse him????? So that’s what it took? Him wanting to die? Even having to save Dan was an inconvenience for him. It would be more believable if his backstory wasn’t so lame. If anything his backstory proves that growing up in a shif household does not mean you would grow up like shit because Dan is living proof that you can grow to be a kind soul despite where you came from. Jaekyung’s attitude shift makes no sense and it’s like the author is fighting with her own writing because she continues to make him an asshole. He may be nicer go Dan but then he proceeds to be a bastard to everyone else. That’s not growth that’s just him wanting to get on Kim dan’s good side. I understand that the intention is that he is supposed to slowly get better but there are so many instances where it just makes no damn sense. Been booing this trash since chapter 1 hoping that maybe some phenomenal redemption arc was going to be written. Wrong.
It’s unfortunate really but his backstory doesn’t really justify or even make his actions make sense. Not just the abusive things he does to Kim Dan but the ‘self realization’ COMPLETELY out of nowhere. There was no hint that he was improving his attitude. It all happened in one chapter. There was no EASING into it. If anything the first 50 chapter was just a bunch of coercive sex. We are lead to believe he all of a sudden feels sorry for Dan just because he saw him try to kill himself??? Like he didnt just abandon him, throw him under the bus and physically abuse him????? So that’s what it took? Him wanting to die? Even having to save Dan was an inconvenience for him. It would be more believable if his backstory wasn’t so lame. If anything his backstory proves that growing up in a shif household does not mean you would grow up like shit because Dan is living proof that you can grow to be a kind soul despite where you came from. Jaekyung’s attitude shift makes no sense and it’s like the author is fighting with her own writing because she continues to make him an asshole. He may be nicer go Dan but then he proceeds to be a bastard to everyone else. That’s not growth that’s just him wanting to get on Kim dan’s good side. I understand that the intention is that he is supposed to slowly get better but there are so many instances where it just makes no damn sense. Been booing this trash since chapter 1 hoping that maybe some phenomenal redemption arc was going to be written. Wrong.