Bruh how tf

It's not only a shitty life, but the person he loves kept ignoring his feelings ON PURPOSE! Thinking that doing that might save their friendship which is very wrong once someone is in love he can't be just your friend, why didn't Chiwoo told Jihyun that he doesn't have feeling for him and ended it from the start, Jihyun was actually living in hell, you don't understand that because the story didn't start from that point, I actually not even interested in Chiwoo getting in relationship with any of them but he really isn't that smart, he should do something.
Also, everyone is biased because they think Jihyun became like that out of nowhere, if Chiwoo at least tried to understand Chiwoo then everything will be okay and Jihyun might even get his redemption BUT Chiwoo is really at fault here for avoiding confronting him.

*If Chiwoo tried to understand Jihyun.

I like it how we see it form the same point and I appreciate it. Only thing I have to say is Chiwoo understood Jihyun in my opinion. He knows Jihyun's family behavior towards him and and what kind of person he is with others. And he accepted him for who he is and somewhat had a very strong friendly bond together. Chiwoo was scared for hurting Jihyun, Jihyun didn't forced him to answer for not ruining "the friendship".

nobody is making him look evil, i'm just saying that regardless of his past, he has no right to meddle in chiwoo's current relationships just because he's a wittle jeawous because his attempt to rape chiwoo didnt make him fall in love with jihyun. and you shouldn't expect anything from chiwoo either, how is he supposed to answer his former best friend, rapist, and supposed murderer all at once? chiwoo owes nothing to jihyun. he needs to sort out his own feelings like the adult he is.

Ah I almost forgot this point, it was always on the back of my head that Chiwoo is afraid of hurting him and that makes all the sense, but, I think I intentionally meant that Chiwoo should just confront Jihyun because the latter is clearly not going to stop liking him, also something important to add that Chiwoo since the early chapters made it clear that he avoids Jihyun and he even said that he's not his friend anymore so he did in a way abandoned his friendship with him but never sat down and talk to him face to face, I mean if you already quit being his friend doesn't that count as "hurting him"? That is what I really don't understand from Chiwoo, I want all the best for him that's why I'm hoping for him to step up, and I really really hope that Jihyun doesn't end up being in a fu**ed up situation at the end of the story, idk it seems hopeless to me but let's see.
And thanks, it's good to see someone agrees with me :D.

Except that Jihyun isn't a rapist and clearly not a murderer, he's still an abuser and should get himself together or it's really going down hill it's for sure.
And I'm not expecting a love relationship between both, both NEEDS to sort out things, the thing that Jihyun has to sort all of this on his own is easier said than done.
Anyway, we still have more and we will see how might this go.

I don't remember that phrase (I stopped being his friend), it didn't cross to my attention. But I guess is because Jihyun always pushed the lines and that made Chiwoo retreat. He got hurt many times cuz of Jihyun.
Yea they need to clarify their feelings for each other and decide what's the best for them. Ik what I would like to happen, but wathever they decide I'll be OK with it.

Y’all mad weird... “ mistake”.... if jihyun and chiwoo were to be in a relationship imagine how toxic it would be. Chiwoo would have to watch out for if he ever gets close to someone incase jihyun gets jealous and harms that person or even worse chiwoo himself. If anything the best thibg for jihyun is to get help bc right now his mindset isn’t correct

This ^^^^

I love a good redemption story so I kinda feel you, but also don't. Maybe I don't fully get what your saying but

I agree it was wrong of whiwoo to not turn him down. But he didn't lead jihyun on, and jihyun clearly could tell chiwoo didn't feel that way. Now yes should have chiwoo just said it yeah, but that mistake a lot less detrimental than jihyun deciding to just go ham on ol boi becuase he was ignored romantically. Alot mfs get friend zoned but this was to the point of him attacking him? Yeah. Being rejected or ignored or Friend zoned that's all sucks and hurts and I feel bad for him.

I actually do feel bad for the guy for other reasons and no I don't think he's evil to the core but to say it's chiwoos fault for not confronting him, That's a bit of a stretch to say eveything would be okay if not for chiwoo.

Jihyun could clearly see he's being ignored romantically, and that chiwoo isn't reciprocating those romantic feelings. Even tho he doesn't say it out loud. (he should of yeah) but even if jihyun knowing that he still pushed and pressures it, and exploads essentially cause the feeling weren't reciprocated. I don't think it's cause his feelings were ignored. Cause he had chiwoo all day everyday as a platonic friend. He just didn't receive romantic love and he was aware that it wasn't romantic.

If jihyun would of smoothly accepted being rejected verbally by chiwoo, than he would of accepted being rejected non verbally as well.

Instead of going to the extend of hurting and hospitalizing chiwoo friends, trying to isolate him for years, ruining any potential relationships (that girl he had a crush on) and hurting chiwoo and idk if he raped him or just molested him after beating him up still violating his body in some way. He could tell his he wasn't getting that part of chiwwo for years, the same way chiwoo didn't say out loud for years.
If he was gonna accept it he probably would of long ago.

I think its demonstrated that jihyun wouldn't have ever accepted it. Or let it go that easily even if he was properly turned down.

Even now in present day, he went to prison, come out and chiwoo doesn't answer his calls and was hiding from him. That's a pretty clear rejection. That's s a pretty clear "Don't contact me." and jihyun ignores that. He wants chiwoo to accept him and get wht he wants. Non verbal communication is just as valid and important as verbal.

That's not chiwwos fault that he's like that, even if he wasn't the most forthcoming about rejecting. I think jihyuns family could be to blame and his upbringing(thou we don't see his childhood I suspect maybe something there?). But from the start of the flashback jihyun was always violent and doing whatever to get his ways. I think he met chiwoo like almsot by picking a fight or somthing right?
That's not just people being bias, the author is actually showing us this is jihyuns nature as a person even before meeting chiwoo, and even in the beginning of their friendship. The things he does chiwoo trys his best to not let that happen even in the earlier memories. That's shows he knows jihyun would of done something bad, chiwoos would only have a reason to worry or know he can't do certain things if jihyun has done it before even if not shown, even in the early part of the flashback before it got to the stage right before the false murder accusation. How jihyun is, isn't out of no where. But it didn't become that way becuase of the other character, and was already like that he just got worse and worse cause he was left unchecked.

Regardless, I liked if this story gave jihyun some growth like real growth, not just him "holding back". If he actually reflects on his own actions and takes responsibility for his own actions instead of putting it all on chiwoo to be responsible for them. Or without his only reason to "grow" to be to win chiwoos trust back.

I really would love if jihyun got a PROPER redemption.

(But even if he did get it I don't think it be healthy for him or chiwwos to end uo together, ans I kinda agree about chiwwos nkt ending uo with anyone. but I wouldn't hate if he ended up with that other guy either if done right)

Also sorry for mt English ans typing in not very good at this thing or languaging

evil for no reason? he broke a kids leg because he tried to befriend chiwoo i think that’s a pretty good reason to make him the villain. yes we all make mistakes but he repeatedly torments the man that he’s supposed to be IN LOVE with mentally, emotionally, and physically i-

agree with every thing you said .fuck his haters

Amen

agree with everything you said

I mostly agree with everything you said, you're right but one thing to mention that I never said that Jihyun should be with Chiwoo, I only talked about him as a person that needs to have a better life and that people should understand his situation rather than just hating on him.
But again, i agree with you.

no absolutely not that’s bull. everything would not be okay because jiyhun already had mental issues before meeting chiwoo, this is why he was so possessive. and i agree with you, what chiwoo did wasn’t the right thing to do!! but as a 17 y/o kid who knew the extent of jihyun’s anger and witnessed and EXPERIENCED it firsthand you think it’d be easier to understand why he didn’t completely shut jihyun down. he was afraid that jihyun was going to explode if he outright shut him down. his options were limited from the start so don’t even try to pull that pls!! also it’s not bias i don’t know why you keep saying that?? while we don’t know everything jihyun has exemplified nothing but violent tendencies from the start. chiwoo is AFRAID to be around him or get close to anyone else because of him. this isn’t chiwoo’s fault it’s jihyun’s he couldn’t accept the fact that his best friend didn’t like him back and he lashed out.

(sorry i think i was genuinely frustrated in this one which is why my tone is so rude. jihyun shouldn’t have to rely on chiwoo for mental stability, and he shouldn’t blame chiwoo for his own violent actions. he’s acting like a child so no :,) )

PEROOD CHIWOO DOESNT OWE JIHYUN SHIT

eunn, I LOVE YOU. you explained everything so perfectly and i commend your english you write very well!! very well said you literally encompasses all of my thoughts this is like, the perfect explanation!!

My friend, sorry to butt in, but I feel like telling some things.
Jihyun got obsessed with Chiwoo when he had realised that he had fallen in love with. Jihyun surely had some problems, but not all bullies burn to be bully, they need to be in contact with people to develope some behaviors/sindromes. Same goes for psychos and everything with mental issues.
Secondly, Chiwoo didn't want to lose Jihyun cuz he was very attached to him. They couldn't separate from each other.
Only after the "killer accident" Chiwoo became aware of Jihyun's behavior and didn't want him to make him mad cuz he would explode.