To be fair if I was Joowon and my step mom went ape shit cause she saw me kissing my brother in law, I’d be a little scared. Honestly that whole sentence alone would make me question what I’m doing. Step mom? Brother in law??! Too much! I would be afraid to start openly dating him. For myself and my partner. I would hate to see them go through more struggles because of me. I’m sure Haesoo feels some sorta way about it too, but if not I think it’s fair everyone has their own levels of comfort. Yet idk if I’d be able to let them go when I know they want me as much as I want them. Definitely would be conflicted. That’s an awkward situation... I think it’s more complicated then just being a coward...But I like complicated which is why I read this yay!
@kyuutsunebi True. Step brother x Step sister is considered taboo, what more Haesoo and Joowon in this timeline? That's why this is a battle of psyche and I think the author meant to do the FLASHBACKS because the story also deals heavily with their psychological thinking, thus how they are the way they are, this the juicy drama.
The author is playing w/ obliviousness & misinterpretation nicely. When Haesoo said: He was gone for weeks but he acts like it's only been a day ( http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/love_or_hate_yeongha/uu/love_or_hate_yeongha-chapter-30/6/) it's his POV, even tho Joowon was stroking his face affectionately, even tho Joowon was itching to see him all day. He doesn't know that. I'm team Taku and it will be poetic if Haesoo ended with Taku while the author showed us all of J's telling-actions that he's in Love with Haesoo.. but in the end Joowon's feelings are all left unsaid bec. He's a coward... And Haesoo was too insecure to see that Joowon's treatment of him is different from other people.. and SOME OF the things that he thinks make Joowon an ASSHOLE (*spoiler* Like asking help from his dad to help Haesoo) are the things Joowon does to show his love for him.. yes Joowon is an asshole and this is why it's hard to decipher for anyone read between the lines with Joowon.
All stories are predictable, have all been done~ it's the journey, the style that separates the mood and the feel of the plot. This author is MAGNIFICENT