OOF. Honestly I get why Won said it though. Han-Gun means well but he knows that his abusive father constantly yells at him and now he's out here yelling at him because he doesn't feel like he can leave his situation right now. Won has been constantly fed the message that what he thinks or wants or needs doesn't matter and whether you agree with what he wants in this situation or not, Han-Gun is another person discounting his feelings when the situation is literally ABOUT HIM, and doing so in a very triggering way. I'm actually proud of Won for standing up for himself, everything else aside.
On Han-Gun's side, he's just frustrated and feeling helpless. He's a kid and he doesn't know how to navigate PTSD and the trauma of abuse, or understand why Won would want to stay in his current situation when he doesn't "have to." They're both lashing out and they're both wrong and right in their own way.
I keep wanting to just let this marinate until the angst is over but I can't help myself. The moon lollipop as his profile picture... the author is really piling on the sweetness before stabbing us all in the gut.
That smash-faced motherfucker is the worst kind of person. Once he feels belittled or humiliated, he's never going to let it go. I wish Han-gun had just tipped off his parole officer and let him dig his own grave. He'd still hold a grudge but maybe he wouldn't have been able to get that photo.
Also personally really happy we didn't see more explicit smut at this point. Skipping to the morning after felt more in line with the story.
Ugh I hate him so much, but real talk - there really is nothing more dangerous than a man who’s been humiliated.
I’m going to have to come back after the angst is done because otherwise I will drown in my own tears. You just know the season will end in the worst possible note too.
Han-Gun’s dirty talk is top tier bro, while also somehow being really sweet. Goddamn.
Something tells me a hotel would’ve been a better choice though boys.
Well, personally i understand MC here because in terms of intimacy doing it FOR THE FIRST TIME at a hotel, in which a bunch of people have shared that room before, it kind of feels like taking it very lightly. And I've always told myself that if someone really wanted to welcome me to their world through such an intimate act like intercourse is, it would have to be at their house/bedroom. But that's just my opinion :P
Wait nvm did you mean like they could get caught? Sorry i thought u preferred the hotel not for that reason lmfaoao
Ah yes just because they could get caught more easily at one of their houses! Ideally of course it wouldn't be at a hotel but we know something is coming to ruin everything so I'm suspicious of any and all possible failure points.
Dojin is kind of a dick tbh. The bit of smut was incredibly unsatisfying, though I appreciate the lube.
I love him. I really appreciate how Yui's guilt and trauma have been shown. It's messy and complicated. Removing the source of trauma doesn't remove the trauma itself, and knowing that something isn't your fault doesn't make you believe it's not your fault.
I wonder how close to the end we are - I could see it going on to them living together and Yui finding his way in life, Hyun going to the olympics, etc. Which would be nice but there's always some conflict and I don't want Yui to have anymore goddamn drama in his life. I suppose it could be on Hyun's side.
All I know is that if they try to pull out some redemption arc bs with the brother I will set something on fire. Absolutely not, never, no.
This is how you do hot smut, authors take note. They’re both into it, imagine that!
It sucks that Jiwon wants to keep them a secret, but I’m surprised by people who don’t understand why he would want that. In addition to living in a very homophobic country, they are two public figures. It’s not a matter of just telling their friends, because things like that don’t stay a secret once they’re out in the world. That’s a lot of pressure and attention - likely negative attention - and scrutiny for anyone, but especially someone who deals with social anxiety like Jiwon does. He doesn’t want to be recognized on his college campus, so imagine having the whole country prying into and judging his personal life. This is leaving aside any trauma he may have regarding the issue of his sexuality. It’s definitely not a cut and dried situation, and definitely not a decision to make on a whim.