limited run in a nutshell

Hahaha. Yes. Like, there's...

JH (chapter 34): I don't know what you're hoping to hear, but even if you do have feelings for me, it's not going to change our current relationship.

...and then there's...

JH (chapter 65): I purposefully acted in a way to gain his favor and interest, because I needed to ensure that HE BEHAVED ON MY TERMS, without any doubts or complaints.

If you go Limited Run's page on L*zhin's website, one of the tags it's filed under is #manipulative. Now, I know YO hid the USB to buy time (he wasn't gonna hide it until JH develops feelings for him), but JH is the biggest (if not only) manipulator of the two. I believe it's one reason why he initiated sex with YO. It made things easier for him. Unfortunately, it kind of backfired since he's obviously obsessed with YO now. Albeit, obliviously.

So, he'd still be like....

JH (chapter 55): What, did you really expect me to fall for you after another week or two? Don't even bet on it.

...but he'd also...

JH: *chapter 64* *chapter 68* *chapter 71* *chapter 72* (Actually, it's practically in every other chapter of the series, dammit. We're not blind, Kwon. You would pick YO each and every time)

I swear, if there was no manipulation on JH's side, if he was unequivocally purely business with YO (no sex and sweet stuff behind closed doors, really no extracurricular shit), I'd have been on his team. I'm not one for stupid ukes, but JH's mistakes/failures/stupidity trump all that of YO's and I'm not easily swayed by handsome faces, so...¯_(ツ)_/¯

I'm not aware that JH was manipulative nor I know how someone manipulates someone thank you for this!!

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THIS!!!!

yes! I agree with it bc it is true. He manipulated him but also said rude things to make YO feel lesser or more unsure. The drastic change of saying rude things and then being super sweet with touch is smth only a manipulator would do.

That's what makes it even so fu*ked up that YO is the one falling AGAIN for him and his tactics. Because those meet ups are also some kind of manipulation. JH decides what they do and how the meet up will end, he also tried in the first meet up to win him over by telling him how f sad his childhood is and current life is ... glad YO said no but sadly YO regretted it. Which means JH succeeded again and messed up YO with some sob story. It is so frustrating. I wish YO puts himself first now, I want him to not care about anyone anymore bc YO has his own trauma and worries. He is not responsible for anyone's happiness!

I do wish that we see later on when they (sadly) do get together that YO reacts negative to sex. I want the trauma that he lived through to show!!! I want YO to reject having sex and only want soft kisses and hugs. I beg for this so that JH sees how messed up his life was and how he just wants sb to care for him and not just to feel pleasure. YO deserves sb who loves him and is there for him emotionally.

Is JH aware that he is manipulative? Is someone aware that "they are manipulative"????

Mm mm...

Well it can go both ways: either they are aware or not.

Mostly narcissistic people are the ones who are aware and do try to gaslight and manipulate.
People who are unaware that they manipulate are just trash humans because in order for them to act this way means they want things to be done their ways and do not care how the other person feels.

YO knows that JH is kind of a manipulator but also not? Hard to say, because YO said: "ah I forgot, you always do whatever you wish without any regard of how the other person feels" or smth like that. So YO does know that JH is being a trash person and is selfish.
Doe YO forgetting it right after the second meet up makes me so angry, he was doing so fine and then his mind got messed up again just bc JH showered him w expensive actions. It shows 'us', the readers, that bad behavior and treatment can be forgiven by just gifting things and doing expensive activities.
That's why most readers here are hating on this development... I too am not happy with it.

I'm unsure if JH is aware that he manipulates, he did admit that he acted this way because he wanted YO to act on his terms. Which would mean that he is aware that he kinda manipulated him...
I think JH is that kind of trash human who is a brat and does not care about anyone or anything. He never got mistreated nor abused and he always had money to back him up. His solution to any problem is money, this can be not healthy and good for someone's personality and growth. They don't know how to act like a normal human being bc they never needed to.
JH is not mature enough for YO! They are not a good fit for each other.


If u ask me how I wanted it to go:
YO doing all the meet ups but not changing his mind and keep wanting to cut all contact. JH being desperate and a cry baby because YO doesn't act him the way he wants, this throws him off course and he gets to be an even bigger mess. He then has to learn how to solve this without money/looks or any other way that he did before. He needs to learn to open up and try to understand how human language f works.

After the third meet up, they should split ways. YO having the time to heal and move on and JH learning how to be a human being.
I would prefer a time skip where we see YO being a little bit older and doing pretty well. JH being a mess to this day and uneasy. YO still has this emptiness in him and he keeps going to that village where they went and always walks on the beach, JH had one day the same longing so after a few years they meet there.
Both being pretty surprised by it and then they decide to go for a drink. I want a lot of communication and talking, I want JH to open up and admit his fault and also want him to apologize and confess. YO not accepting immediately doe and is fine if they take it slow again.

I wish for a YO: 'he fell first' but Jh: 'he fell harder' trope. Yk.

I made some typos .. Sorry TT