Joo-an is by no means at fault for not immediately reciprocating nor having initially havi...

Joo-an is by no means at fault for not immediately reciprocating nor having initially having feelings for Seojoon what he is at fault for is taking for granting Seojoon’s willingness to go at Joo-an’s “speed” aka whims and believing that that is their normal rather than Seojoon defining himself by joo-an’s needs the entirety of their relationship. What’s sad is Seojoon decides to do this willingly. This thankless endeavor born from
a brief moment where Joo-an without prompting does something thoughtfully sincere through the gifting of the garden benches. This is what Seojoon hangs onto while we see Joo-an as also the spoiled rich man child that Joo -an actually is in contradiction. This is the whole crux of their issue more so than an unrequited love that is only now rearing its head finally. Seojoon shouldn’t have to be a secretary who is dragged across the world to help his boss woo a childhood crush, a crush mind you Joo-an at any point could have searched for on his own but rather only did so when it conveniently aligned with a work opportunity that would benefit Joo-an’s profitability and life. Seojoon shouldn't have to micromanage Joo-an personal life, emotional stability, and personal relationships. But he does this out of love and friendship and even as a friend it goes beyond. Joo-an has it realize this now and be confronted with this reality that others clearly see.

We know for a fact Joo-An dated others before his attempt at reaching out to Yoo Hajin so I’m sure Seojoon thought this was just Joo-an going through yet another whim that ultimately meant nothing given Seojoon had likely seen countless partners come and go but joo-an was different when it came to Yoo-hajin, it was the thoughtfulness that joo-An put in that same actual selfless care that he had one upon a time shown to Seojoon. The very actions that made Seojoon fall in love with Joo-an in the first place. This truly in my opinion is what made Seojoon realize his relationship with Joo-an was one directional in care and broke the fantasy finally. And this also what broke his reality with the realization that he had wasted his life over a man who never actually saw him, but saw him as a fleeting interest that eventually became background.

I genuinely wish Seojoon would just move on as he deserves more and the opportunity to live a life/identity not defined by someone else. I genuinely wish that sort of “ self love” was more present in the romance genre but that wouldn’t make for a status quo romance now would it? The author is going to likely for the next chapters have Joo-an really begin to see Seojoon as not only a single flower to eventually lose interest in but a rich garden of emotions and actions that is beautiful to not only observe but actually appreciate.