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Y'all are missing the point. I'm speaking in general here not only on the story of Jinx but also other works with abusive characters. I'll make myself clear first though, I don't think Jaekyung is executed well (yet) and I'm not a fan of the story so far. I'm just talking about this since I've seen these notions be completely blindsided by readers sometimes. Again, I'm speaking in GENERAL.
A person's past does not JUSTIFY the damage they cause in the present it EXPLAINS why they caused that damage in the first place. I think you're confusing the difference of justification and explanation. Justification means they had a valid reason for doing something and it's acceptable, explanation just shows you their cause without having to receive the correct moral approval.
This goes to people who say nothing will ever 'fix' what he did to Dan, it's true. You can't fully fix something that was already damaged. However, as someone who's 'healed' from abuse myself, even though you can't fully make the wounds Dan suffered disappear after what he was put through, those wounds can still heal despite leaving scars. Honestly your word usage icks me a bit since like I mentioned before, I'm an abuse victim who's been told multiple times to 'fix' myself already and become the person I was before the abuse again but anyways. Healing doesn't only involve one person. If both parties have a 'cause' that the other understands, and IF the party who was hurt still has the heart to forgive and understand as to why the other person did what they did despite the hurt they received, they will be unable to heal by themselves fully without involving the other person.
Abuse is a complicated topic. Its not so shallow as 'justifications' and 'fixing'. There's many notions to healing. It's not just about running away from the person who hurt you and forgetting. Sometimes the person you want to get away from the most is also the person you want to understand and hold closely the most as well.
As a person, you can normally detect when you can still forgive and understand a person despite them hurting you, or if there's really no going back and you just have to silently leave. Kim Dan is already starting to make that choice. You guys are missing that fact. You keep saying "Whatever Jaekyung does he will never be able to heal--" But did you forget Kim Dan's healing is not up to that asshole but to Kim Dan himself? It's like people forgot hes still a man who has his own will. He's not just 'the person Jaekyung fucked'. He just needs to take time to reorganize his thoughts and take up his will.