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i dont think a lot of ppl preferred joowon over taku.
joowon is actually the most popular character in Loh judging by the sales of his merch. it's just that taku/taehae stans are way more annoying, and LOOOVE to virtue signal by claiming theyre somehow better people and joowon stans are iNcESt sUpPorTerS and Joowon is aBusIVe

I really can't believe people are actually surprised by this and thought he would end up with Taku. Like it was so GLARINGLY OBVIOUS over the course of like 40 chapters that Haesoo never let go of Joowon. At every moment with Taku, he'd think back to Joowon. Yes Haesoo was gentle and sweet to Taku, because he had become fond of him and his work. But nothing more than that. Haesoo honestly just looked so sad and gloomy in so many moments because he'd think of Joowon and miss him. (The only thing that could fool me with this story would be the main cover art LOL)
And honestly this is how end pairings SHOULD be. They shouldn't be unpredictable because it shows lack of consistency in writing and direction from the author. Who ends up with who should make sense logically and reflects how the characters act. When Haesoo constantly expresses all these emotions indicating that he still loves Joowon, it would make zero sense for him to suddenly change his mind and be like "yep i like taku now!" lol like no...
I'm glad the author wasnt swayed by opinions and remained consistent in her writing despite all the aggressive and annoying ass fans on twitter and other platforms. She knew what story she was telling from the very beginning.