
if you think joowon x haesoo is bad bc they're stepbrothers, please tell me you also didn't like cherry blossoms after winter.
you can't just pick and choose when you think a certain trope is wrong.
sure there are other reasons, but the stepbro one shouldn't be a major one amongst them.

Well then ,did he honestly say that he like him????? No ??DID HE REALLY SAY THE DAMN WORDS I LOVE YOU ???????????
So what is different from Fuck Buddy???Telling i miss u is like a cheap words in this position .If fuck buddy say i miss u ,what will you consider that words ??? Just saying "I miss U" didn't means I love you,I want to be with you !!
And you say affection .What affection? Yes ,he really show his affection to uke by rejecting the feeling & not to like him,not to fall for him .This is Great HELLA Affection (▰˘◡˘▰). You want that kind of affection too? No Thanks for me (▰˘◡˘▰)

People emotion are hard to understand .It would be great if his love is real & brave enough face the uke mother to tell that he love him.Well . . . situation will be worst but at least ,they will get the real nice Relationship .And who start the fire that can cause the bullying to uke in highschool? Who else ???? Who Else ?? If he love him a little bit ,he will think what can harm to uke .Being worried that uke is being alone.I don't think so . . The things that he afraid is that he will be alone.
If he honest with his feeling even just a little bit,i might be rooting for him .
Now,he is like a child who get stolen his fav toy by some else .And the more childish things is he growl to Taku .
Actually ,i am not team Taku either .All of the character in this are so fucked up .
If i were say who is the most i hated . . it will be Haesoo (Uke) .
Why ?? I hate him not for Taku . . not for Joowoon .For the sake of ppl who he dated & break up selfishy by him .
And who is the culprit that Haesoon become so twisted. (〜 ̄△ ̄)〜

It's really complex and complicated situation. Haesoo's mother is a really close person to him. Joowon most likely feared about Haesoo's bond with his mother and he feared rejection (raws).
Their situation is not so simple. Their family situation had big impact on their relationship. To this day they still feel as if they were/are doing something wrong.
Like sorry but bullying is always bullies' fault. No one's else. He uploaded photo of them sitting together... Sweet normal photo BY MISTAKE and deleted it after seconds.
Got stolen favourite toy? He loved Haesoo. He still probably does. But HE LET HIM GO. After hotel scene he never pressured him to go back or begged him to come back. He asked about his wellbeing because he was worried after the negative feedback about Haesoo's exhibition. And didn't contact him for a long time now.

this manga is so incredible! it's been a minute since i've been so invested in a story like this (i'm an avid lover of fantasy/medieval type stories, so this one is right up my alley). the author really took their time developing the world, and the meanings behind everything else, so it's honestly such a fascinating story to read. looking forward to seeing how volume three unfolds!
(i love the red king & seiji's interactions so much, i hope there'll be more of them soon. the second lead syndrome is hitting hard with this one, and i never usually experience this lmao)
just finished rereading fools, and now i'm seeing the remastered version finally get translated. ahhh i'm so psyched!