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I recommend people reread the story and then comment because 99% of the comments are shallow as hell. People have reduced this story to ship wars which it is not. Give it another read but this time don’t be biased and try actually understanding the characters and the author’s intention in portraying those characters. Be open minded, be understanding, be sympathetic, be empathetic. Only then you will realise how wonderful this story actually is and how closely it relates to reality. How this is story is so much more than ship wars. What this story portrays is love and human flaws. It teaches that even if two people love each other endlessly because of their own cowardice and lack of communication they spend so much time hurting themselves and each other. How wrong handling of difficult situations and narrow mindness as parents can ruin and scar your own child.It teaches how it is to love and be loved. It teaches that even if that love is unsuccessful it’s still precious because it taught you something you wouldn’t have known otherwise. It is better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all. It teaches us no unsuccessful relationship is a waste of time because it only helps you grow and move forward. It teaches how one can learn from their own mistakes and be selfless for the one they love. It’s teaches humility and self reflection. Teaches how a little courage can save both their and their loved one’s heart. It shows what a once in a life time kind of love looks like.

I think love or hate fans are the real toxic ones is this story. They don’t understand this beautiful story and reduced it to ship wars where they just insult each other and the author blindly. This story was never about any ships. It was a story about how lack of communication and lack of courage lead to years of hurt on both sides even when both parties loved each other endlessly. We read the story from Haesoo’s perspective 96% of the time because of which we have a biased opinion on so many things and tend to always blame Joowon for hurting Haesoo. We forget that that we don’t see the other person’s perspective at all so our opinion on certain events may be wrong entirely because we’re only seeing Haesoo’s side of the story and of course his opinion and thinking is biased and not what happened entirely. It is true that Joowon has hurt Haesoo but Haesoo has hurt him too just as much but neither of them hurt each other so much that their relationship was beyond repair. People say they need therapy but in my opinion what they need is courage. They both always lacked courage and because of their circumstances they kept on lacking courage until they reached this point. Their relationship reaching this point also has a lot to do with how Haesoo’s mother and Joowon’s father handled the situation. They both did such terrible jobs handling things that they completely destroyed their sons happiness for so many years. In terms of Taku I’ve never thought he was a spring board for Haesoo’s and Joowon’s relationship. Both Taku and Haesoo gained so much from knowing each other which they didn’t before. Taku’s interest in Haesoo lead him to want to know more about Haesoo. No one else apart from Joowon has had that kind of interest in him before. Taku also having a way with words kept poking deeper into Haesoo’s mind. I’m not saying Taku’s manipulative because he’s clearly not but he did know what words to use to get Haesoo relied up as seen during the photoshoot. The current situation with Haesoo’s and Joowon’s parents with their remarriage and Taku’s interest in Haesoo made Haesoo think that it’s hopeless after all and that that’s his chance to get out before he and Joowon get more hurt. Taku’s increasing interest in Haesoo which he had not experienced before lead him to being impatient which later lead him to ask Haesoo out. It necessarily wasn’t the right or wrong decision because I don’t think the overall outcome of the story would have changed but it’s true Taku’s decision was rushed. Taku’s and Haesoo’s relationship wasn’t a waste of time for all three of them. For Taku it made him realise what it means to love someone which he didn’t know before. He didn’t realise what love and what loving someone meant and loving someone does means leaving yourself open to getting hurt. That’s love. Sometimes it’s successful and sometimes it’s not. You can’t blame people for it. Matters of the heart are hard. His character only developed because of their relationship. For Haesoo it made him realise just how much in love with Joowon he actually was. It also made him realise that Joowon and him had a much normal relationship than he had thought. Taku made him realise what a normal relationship was and also made haesoo realise what he had with Joowon was so natural that at the time he never realised it. For Joowon it gave him the opportunity to understand his own weakness. It made him understand what they had lost because of their lack of communication and courage. For me Joowon showed the most growth because even when Haesoo was with Taku and said those cruel words to him Joowon never resented him or was angry with him. He never told Haesoo to come back to him. To him all that matter was Haesoo’s happiness and his safety rather than his own. He was willing to be with Haesoo in any form be it as a lover, brother or friend as long as Haesoo was doing okay. He was willing to ruin his own career which he loved just to keep Haesoo safe. He took responsibility for everything by himself and kept always protecting Haesoo even when they were young. His separation from Haesoo made him realise just what lack of courage did to them. He reflected on himself and their relationship. Haesoo and Joowon being together just makes sense to me because they both can only love each other to that extent. They can only care about each other to that extent. They both even helped each other reach their dreams. If they both can have courage this time around then I don’t think anyone can ruin their relationship. The love they both have for each other is a once in a life time kind of love. I don’t know how you can hate that. I know Taku got hurt but he knew what risk he was taking by asking Haesoo out. Like I said before his time with Haesoo wasn’t a waste because it only made him understand things he didn’t before. When people say he deserves better I think that’s an insult towards Haesoo. It’s better to say Taku deserves someone more suitable for him, someone who loves him enough to make him forget about all the pain he’s ever felt. I hope all three of them are happy this time.

The threesome is so unnecessary. I don’t know why the author did that and broke the flow of the story. This literally ruined the manhwa for me. If she was trying to do fan service then we don’t need this. It was disgusting and heart breaking. My heart hurts so much for Ivan. He’s the bestest and most sweetest person I’ve ever seen in a manhwa. He doesn’t deserve this pain. Also Hen. He’s suffered enough already. Just leave him alone with Ivan. Alek you can just die. I really hate you to your very core. Simply just go away. Throw yourself in the traffic or whatever but just go. You’re a sorry excuse for a person.

Shi looked amazing hot in some of the panels.

I don’t particularly think Chika is being half assed about his feelings. I get it how you naturally come to love someone you’ve known since childhood and how they are really dear to you. They are so dear that you can’t stand losing them. Knowing the other party it’s very likely they won’t feel the same even if you do confess but the other might be true as well that they do feel the same about you as you for them but it’s still really a gamble. Given his family situation and how his mother is divorced you can understand how he develops a fear of losing what’s the most important to him.If you might lose it one day forever you rather not have it in the first place. He’s not being half assed about his feelings,he’s just a coward. Him saying that on the psychological test was a test to see if there is a chance with Azuki or if she’s already in love with Hiragi. He knew from seeing her reaction. Him acting like a playboy started as something to see if Azuki could get jealous but that didn’t happen so he continued. He continued it to keep himself busy and hoping that one day she might actually feel something. It’s his way of going about the situation but that doesn’t mean it’s exactly right but it’s not exactly wrong either. I don’t think he sleeps around with other people except the university student but I could be wrong about that because I’m not exactly sure if that’s the case. Even if he does sleep around with other people it’s a for him to relieve stress and indulge himself. He shares his feelings with her because sometimes it’s becomes too much for him. He can’t hold it in and he has no one to talk to. He just desperately wants someone to hear his feelings and that’s exactly what she does. We need to consider the fact that Chika is a boy and he’s a bit frivolous by nature so you can understand him using this way to relieve his pent up stress and frustration. Its not the right way to do so but that’s the method he chose. Everybody has a different approach in these manner of situations so you can at the very least understand his. You might not approve of it but you can understand it none the less. All this doesn’t mean he’s not serious about Azuki. It just means that he’s too much of a coward. He doesn’t have even a little bit of courage to even try for it. He wanted Azuki to be happy without even trying his best to win her over. He knew he couldn’t win against Hiragi given how his personality resembles Azuki’s and seeing the level of interest Azuki took in him since day one. He realised him being together with her for so many years never made her react the way she does now. He has zero confidence and doesn’t like himself either. He really is just too much of a coward.