
This is just my opinion.
I reread the ending bc i had forgotten how exactly it ended. I feel bad for jihyun, he is quite pitiful and lonely. His father would abuse him and he def has some behavior and psychological problems. No one really cared about him, huh? He never had real friends besides chiwoo. He’s quite complicated and of course I don’t condone his actions. He dealt with his problems the wrong way and would rebel bc of the father. I just want him to get help and to see someone help (his brother or a significant other?) him. I want to see him reflect and learn from his mistakes and wrongdoings. I feel empathy for both characters.
He really did love the MC (or maybe he was just obsessed), but he just went around it the wrong way and didn’t respect him. Not to mention, he was too dependent on the mc thus became possessive. The MC suffered because of him and I feel like the separation was definitely needed. Did I ever ship them together? Maybe, but before I realized how harmful their relationship was and how deeply affected the mc was.
Overall, it was a fitting ending and the mc deserves the best and should be able to make his own decisions. I’m glad jihyun left him alone and realized the harm he had done but I would have liked to see the development of jihyun when abroad, but this story isn’t about him but mainly about the mc, so I get it.

Poor jonggu, I feel bad for him :/ he feels like the master doesn’t understand him and that he is just being used. To resort to what he mentioned (I don’t want to say what it is bc spoiler) is bc he still cares for him and doesn’t want him to suffer, but jonggu will carry the burden. Hopefully everything clears up soon
Ok on another note, I actually did like the movie based off this manga on Netflix. The scenes were quite aesthetic and nice. In the end she realized she didn’t need validation from no one and that she is her own person. However, some lines were kind of wonky and tachibana can be quite the asshole, but as I read in the comments, he wasn’t too harsh or creepy in the live action. Also, in the movie, I felt so bad for shinogu ..... he’s emotions portrayed were quite raw and showed how lonely he would be, the only thing he really cared about was her. Anyways yeah it was an okay movie and came here to read the ending just to see the difference (=・ω・=)