kinda wish 5.5 wasn't there-
like im fine with it just being cute stuff !! esp bc there's not a lot of other bls that're written similarly to this one, where it's just a collection of nice moments instead of a really complex plot w/ a bunch of moving parts and drama
jeongyeom being trapped / manipulated / whtvr doesn't justify his actions in any way shape or form ??? he murdered their parents (which, was justified imo but that doesn't detract from the fact that dong-im still lost both his parents in one night to his brother's hand- parents who didn't mistreat *him*) and then locked his brother up so he'd be reliant on him.
saw someone say that he locked dong-im up so he'd stop whoring himself, but let's be honest, that's none of jeongyeom's fucking business unless he's trying to monopolize dong-im. the fact that he killed their parents in response to dong-im getting betrothed (which couples in other historical bls have worked around) is also due to his own obsession.
dong-im might've been the first one to show jeongyeom kindness but that doesn't give jeongyeom the right to essentially take dong-im's life away and keep him locked up to fuck. also any 'manipulative' behavior on dong-im's part that people have pointed out came *after* their parents were murdered, and is only effective because of jeongyeom's obsession. it wasn't a cause it was an effect imo. and also it's pretty clear that jeongyeom isn't gonna listen to any kind of normal reasoning or explanation. dong-im doing things like fucking other guys isn't manipulative it's him trying to show jeongyeom that no matter what he does, he's already lost dong-im's trust and affection.
tl;dr: jeongyeom is 100% in the wrong. any manipulative behavior from dong-im came after the murder of their parents and as a reaction to jeongyeom's obsession. dong-im wanting to show jeongyeom that he will never truly be his isn't manipulative, it's understandable. and it's pretty obvious jeongyeom wouldn't listen to just words anyway.
just how fuckin strong IS he