Love (that involves respect and trust) cannot be about lies, secrets and manipulation until you're forced to tell the truth. We understand why Taehon hid the truth from him but it was wrong. Period. He had time to tell Sejun the truth and he didn't because of his guilt over a terrible secret. He was a child then and a victim, yes. But so was Sejun. And as adults Taehon chose to treat Sejun as if he was still 5 so he could perform the rescue he couldn't then but in the process made Sejun a victim of others machinations and manipulations all over again.
He has every right to feel betrayed and to conclude that Taehon was only using him. If for nothing Sejun should have had the choice of deciding if he wanted to become this emotionally entangled with someone connected to the most traumatic, painful part of his life. I for sure wouldn't. There is not enough therapy money or good dick in the world.
(I mean OBV I want them to end up together. I am here for the fucked up storylines and over the top angst. But if Sejun heard this story and his reaction was "OMG, you really do love me. " I would have thought he was deaf or crack addled.)
I can't believe we went through that FOREVER flashback arc which ended in death only to return to a present that brings the same characters and readers back to (what feels like) the exact same point. It's a repetition of all the same beats. I get the story logic of it but I find the repetition tedious and bereft of all tension. Alive, dead, whatever, all I want at this point is a solid development in which the characters get to do and be something else damn.
So, I'll share a link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7292083/. For a quote:
"Female ejaculation or squirting is a well‐known phenomenon among urologists, but there are no scientific articles on mSQ, despite this term being widely used in mass media. In this case study, we describe the first recording of mSQ using color Doppler ultrasonography. We show that mSQ is a phenomenon in which urine in the bladder gushes out from the external urethral orifice due to strong contraction of prostate and pelvic striated muscles, if penile stimulation is continued after ejaculation. These results provide the first scientific basis for a publicly known phenomenon." msQ= male squirting
*Anyway* back to the story:
We are truly at the bottom of the barrel when someone wearing a condom and being a considerate human being is "sexy" why am I still here with this story. Sigh. :(
Where is the badass omega that opened this title? All he does now is bow to whatever this asshole wants. Why are creators' imaginations so limited when it comes to writing for omega characters. Those slaps aren't impressive if it's just going to be followed by a whimper and a "I have to do what he wants to save my alpha cry cry." Come up with a plan, ffs.
Still there but with child, ill, and under extreme stress that could cause a miscarriage is he isn’t careful… no one is strong one hundred percent of the time and expecting that to be the case shows you are the one lacking creativity sweetheart. This take is horrid but I understand where you’re coming from so I’m not even mad. A lot of omegaverse Will whittle down their previously incredibly powerful omegas just to make the alpha look better. This isn’t one of those though. He is strong for standing up to him in this situation. He is strong for not caving despite the manipulation. Incredibly strong for trying to protect the love of his life despite being heavily pregnant. A lot of omegaverse would use this chance to make it so HE was kidnapped. The plot is plotting, don’t hate.
He is still there, however as the one above said, he's pregnant and ill, and under intense stress. He's also experiencing what's called a trauma response, which is basically the way the body and mind react to triggers of trauma. He was so traumatised by his alpha forcing him to miscarry previously that he's basically in a panic any time that piece of trash threatens or comes near his child. He's still a bad ass bitch, he just needs some serious therapy or that piece of shit to vanish if you know what I mean.
The boss was very obviously out of line on every point like what do some of y’all mean. Doesn’t turn up when he said he would, doesn’t explain why or apologize, then verbally harasses him about a potential job decision that is professionally and personally none of his business unless and until his subordinate chooses to make it so. Our boy overthinks, sure, but the boss is an inconsistent jerkwad and always has been. I’d have told him to do a lot more than “shut up”.










Me: Damn, bredda looks crazed.
Him: He looks like a kid in a candy shop.
Me: ...you should probably have that kid checked out.
(Later)
Him: Those are the kind eyes I'm used to!