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I like the coach and totally agree with his point, that JJK is too fixated on only one thing so it's easy for his world to collapse when that one thing goes wrong. I think my only qualm is that his relationship with Kim Dan doesn't seem very...caring?
I just have a hard time seeing JJK having more than shallow romantic feelings for Kim Dan because up until this point, he hasn't really treated Kim Dan well. Like if you genuinely care for someone, it should show in your actions first, like a subconscious thing. Here, JJK doesn't seem to have any interest in Kim Dan unless its related to how KD can service JJK. Like all the help he has provided Kim Dan has been connected with how Kim Dan can work better as his 'therapist'.
He's shown no interest in getting to know Kim Dan better as a person, or in spending quality time together. All things I feel like someone with a genuine interest in another would do. Before, when their relationship was more transactional, sure. But im just hardpressed to say it even comes close to romance. I'd be even more hardpressed to say that it comes close to JJK's MMA. It feels more like KD is his fallback. That now his champion title is gone and his physique needs time to recover, he's lost his usual fixations so now its fallen to KD next in line.
I'm hoping that this isnt how their relationship is actually going to play out, but I reread BJ Alex recently and its kind of similar. MC finally grows some balls and pulls back, ML gets upset and realizes his past trauma is affecting his romantic interests, suddenly theyre together when the ML knows jack about the MC. Except the ML in that story wasnt as much of a dick at first so its like falling from a lower place.