With Taku...

....did he lie about Leo? He said he never did anything with him? A lot of the messiness started with Leo and Taku flaunting his obsession with Haesoo in front of him. I am not buying Leo was just his model.

I think he wanted a messy relationship with Haesoo because it gave him a thrill not only with Leo but also purposely trying to mess with Joowon. He wanted to compete with Haesoo's relationship that he had with Joowon because he found it so intriguing, and he wanted him to be just as beholden to him if not more because he thought giving him all of that attention and extra intimacy was more than Joowon was willing to offer which he found out was a lie because Joowon was gonna give up everything for Haesoo. It wasn't just sex either which I also feel initially Taku believed it was just some kink versus two people who were in love with each other.

I do believe Taku fell for Haesoo, yes, but how is this relationship healthy when it started out with manipulation and lies? He didn't just accidentally leave his lighter in the car or accidentally drop it in the bathroom IMHO. All of that was to mess with Joowon because he wanted to throw in his face that he was Haesoo. Then, he emotionally manipulated Haesoo when he was vulnerable. It's just a toxic mess.

I still think Joowon would have ran away with him had Haesoo told him that his mom was going to leave. Joowon was never given the chance to stop Haesoo from leaving him thus feeling abandoned, but here he was willing to stay by his side years later and keep him again risking everything for him. WHY people are still saying he's not grown makes zero sense to me especially after he said I will take you any way I can get you because I'm yours. That whole convo was his true feelings from jump.