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Youngwoo doesn’t deserve pity. Bitch took advantage of Taejoo when he was sad and drunk, slept with him then manipulated him leading Taejoo to belive that Taejoo raped him. He lied and manipulated him for a year+.
then, THEN, this bitch attacks Yoon saying how Yoon should’ve stayed home and how he was selfish for leaving his family and lover behind and the impact it had on everyone around him.. etc. BOY- if he didn’t leave then he wouldn’t have been able to manipulate Taejoo into a fake loveless relationship. :)
Youngwoo should be thanking him. Excuse him.
im crying bc every character's side of the story is so painful in a very valid way:
- uke's side for feeling betrayed that his ex found another love the moment he woke up. from uke's pov, he must've felt that his ex didn't put in effort and yeeted on to another person the moment he went missing. also felt bad for uke when he later realised he'd caught feels for the current seme (kwon) yet his and the seme's relationship was meant to be strictly casual so he couldn't be greedy and ask for more...which led him to distance himself from seme to protect himself even though it pained him to do so.
- seme's side for having his feelings trampled by uke when the uke decided to avoid him even though this all started because of the line he drew bw them (i mean, he isn't to blame bc he didn't expect either of them to catch feels for one another).
- uke's ex (taejoo) for desperately searching for the uke for 5 years, mourning and grieving for him but to no avail. and also for realising too late that he'd let go of a person he truly loved. we saw so many snippets of taejoo giving it his all for the uke when he went missing and his response (which was to move on and hope that time would heal things painlessly) was very valid and real bc cmon, the uke was gone for 5 years.
- youngwoo (taejoo's current lover) for constantly feeling insecure in his and taejoo's relationship. i feel like youngwoo has it so bad; bc imagine being in youngwoo's shoes. he knows how deep taejoo's love ran for the uke more than anyone else, so of course he would feel insecure when the uke appeared. he knew he was somewhat a rebound for taejoo, and that their love was fragile, but he also sincerely wished for them to eventually love each other. he really took care of taejoo in those 5 years. his aggression towards the uke is also valid - i mean who wouldn't feel threatened when you stand in front of your lover's old flame who you know your lover hasn't even gotten over properly? and in the end, what did taejoo give him? he just... disposed of him with the petty 'it's not you, it's me' trope. UGH.
soz I'm IN MY FEELS RN bc this manhwa so DAMN GOOD