limited run, vol. 3: the awakening of kwon jaehyuk
This is what I said months ago in the comments to Jaehyuk apologists, that Jaehyuk didn't just use Yeon Oh to get the USB and reject Yeon Oh. He raped him and put Yeon Oh's life in danger by getting him involved and is possibly going to get him killed by his grandfather but it fell on deaf ears. This is why I can't support all women because some women are stupid and/or crazy. I feel disappointed and disgusted by my gender every time I see rape and abuse apologist comments made by women. It's not surprising men think they can do shit like this in real life and get away with it when women are like this. Men do get away with it.
I get what you’re trying to say, but I’d be a little more careful with how you’re phrasing it… it’s starting to sound a little bit like victim-blaming and internalized misogyny.
Just my personal opinion, but “fiction” and “fantasy” are separate from real life. A woman (or man) might like reading abt a rape fantasy - bc they can consume it from a distance where they’re safe and detached from the actual abuse. And enjoying something like that doesn’t mean that they’d actually want someone to rape them.
I also don’t think it’s fair to say that forms of entertainment (like stories, tv, video games, etc) are responsible for teaching society how to behave. Shooting guns in video games does not give someone permission to shoot ppl in real life, rape in a story does not give men permission to attack women, a tv show abt someone cooking meth is not permission for the audience to start selling drugs… do you see my point? Anyway, I’m not trying to start an argument. I truly do understand where you’re coming from. Sexual assault against marginalized ppl is a very real issue - one that needs to be addressed. I just think connecting it to things like comics or shows (things that are fiction) is an unhelpful way to steer the conversation as it distracts from the actual issue.
Spoilers for chapter 79: https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/14986574/
***Either JH rang the doorbell or the fucking stalker knows the code to their gate***
YO wakes up in his own bed the next morning. Alone. Probably with a hangover, if the way he scrunches his face is anything to by.
Outside, it's pouring.
He steps into the kitchen to sip some water and finds the bouquet on the dining table, reminding him of JH collecting his drunken ass off the street, a dream (he believes -_-) he's just woke up from.
He grabs the flowers and regards it. He doesn't know who they're from as he blacked out before he got the chance to check, and admits to only taking it as it resembles the one he received (from JH) some time ago. At that, YO dumps the flowers back onto the table, and chastises himself for his yet again pathetic behavior.
***
The downpour hasn't let up as YO drives himself to work. On the phone is his apologetic manager, who is currently under the weather. YO allays his guilt by stating he only has one appointment for the day anyway. He advises his manager to get some rest.
A loud noise disrupts their conversation, alarming them both. YO sees the imminent disaster through the windshield, swerves to the right, then steps on the brake. More loud noises follow.
***
In his new office, JH watches a news update on the Chairman of Haekang, his grandfather. The prosecutors will now proceed with the arrest warrant as testimonies have proven him guilty, guaranteeing his imprisonment.
The news move on to a 5-car pile-up by the mouth of a tunnel. Among the details of the accident springs YO's name, which has JH jumping out of his chair.
Tension spreads all over his body, his face a mask of alarm. He's frozen where he stands, but his secretary coming in snaps him out from his shock, and like a bat out of hell, JH leaves his office, leaving behind an inconvenienced secretary and what must have been an important appointment.
*
Heavy traffic impedes JH's progress. Frustration has him hunched against the steering wheel, his hands visibly shaking from the dread, worry, and paranoia that's been keeping him company.
With the trial over, he fears his vindictive grandfather may have orchestrated the incident in retaliation. White-knuckling the steering wheel, JH repents for involving YO in his quest for retribution.
*
What little progress he's made turns into another obstacle as JH is greeted with a closed road. He jumps out of his car and crosses over, uncaring of the rain and the guard yelling after him.
JH reaches the accident scene, his shirt drenched, and hair disheleved. He twists his neck left and right as he frantically calls out for YO. Relief is found as JH finally spots him standing a few paces away.
*
YO is on the phone, reporting his condition. He cuts the phone call short when his eyes land on an approaching JH.
JH cups his jaw as he asks YO if he's okay, and without waiting for an answer, proceeds to assess YO's condition, searching him all over for injuries. YO tells him to calm down and states the obvious: he's not hurt badly.
He asks what brought JH over, who responds by forcefully enveloping YO in his arms. The umbrella drops from YO's hands, subjecting him to the pelting rain.
Despite his fears ebbing away, JH's hands are still shaking as he cradles the back of YO's head, the other on YO's back. He expresses relief at having found YO safe. Having spent the whole drive with dark thoughts circling in his head, JH says he doesn't know how he managed to get to YO with the mental state he was in. YO is surprised at the admission, but doesn't say anything. He keeps his arms pinned to his sides and just lets JH hold him. His eyes start to soften as JH continues to ramble on, saying he knows he doesn't have the right to stand before YO, but this time, JH professes he no longer has the resolve to stay away*.
[END]
*I made a selfish decision by not writing "to let YO go" because I felt like he's done that already in chapter 78, and the past six months probably saw JH schooling himself in staying away, so...yeah. Hehehe. Sorry.
• I can't wait for the anti-spoiler readers to read chapter 80 in 2 weeks. T_T
• What about JH's father? Wasn't he implicated? :( I thought he was also doing some shit on the side...
• Le sigh. I kind of wanted to see JH laying YO on the bed. He's always doing it off-screen. If you're observant enough, you'd know that this isn't the first time he's done so.
• I hope Kwon doesn't fire the manager. T_T