i agree it isn’t an excuse but it definitely has a huge impact on how chowon behaves and acts. no one can deny that. he obviously needs therapy but i do believe people can change and be forgiven . i don’t think it’s fair for anyone to be forever punished for mistakes. he knows what he did is wrong and if he goes and rights his wrongs (apologizes to heesoo,the guy who broke his leg, and dojun) then i see no reason why anyone should fault him anymore. if you still do not like him then i suggest not reading the side story.
i’m reading the side story because i’m interested in how the author will redeem him. i want to see how he’s going to improve and how he’s going to take responsibility for the things he’s done, and i really want to see the growth his mental health takes. i’m not saying that people can never be forgiven (i think there are some crimes that are unforgivable, but that’s just me) i just want to see him change, and i’m intrigued with how the author will write it.
what happened in chapter 65 is unforgivable, mentally ill or not. what if heesoo didn’t get loose and those bodyguards really did rape him?
i understand that chowon’s mental state isn’t good and he’s struggling, but traumatizing somebody and having them nearly raped is something i just cannot forget about.
heesoo even told him that he broke up with him and that there was no connection between him and the ex-husband anymore, like....sigh. chowon a danger to himself and to the people around him.