Did the point go over your head? The rejection is the break off of their relationship, op isn't saying they were actually dating. And we have a whole dialouge of Jooin feeling the burden (feeling sorry) for both. Jooin doesn't necessarily owe them anything but in good faith had to come clean about things not just for them but for him too
To me there isn't. All their conflict has been settled and there's really nothing more to show. We saw all of yahwi past and present to the story and Jooin realization that he no longer caters to him and completely cut ties because all there is now is just compassion. Unlike with Cain where they still have at least two misunderstandings and we as readers don't know nothing of his present life.
We have different views, so hear me out
I may be feeling negative because Yahwi's closure was bitter, whereas Cain's closure was refreshing... but other side of me is telling that Yahwi's closure felt sad because it is not yet the end. And, Cain's closure felt calm because it is the end for them. Nothing to resolve, nothing to look forward to.
The difference between Jooin ending the relationship with Yahwi versus him ending it with Cain is that, with Yahwi, based on their dialogue in previous chapters, Jooin realizes that he does not love Yahwi anymore. What he feels for Yahwi is more pity or compassion than love. He cares for Yahwi like a friend/brother. While Jooin's decision to break up with Cain is solely based on his belief in Cain's older brother's words; Cain's love for him is synonymous with a mental dislocation. Fairly speaking, Jooin believes that Cain has gone awry.
I kind of get where the author is trying to go with this story but then again the breakup feels incomplete. It feels incomplete because only Jooin and Yahwi had a complete breakup ending based on Jooin's realization of his feelings towards Yahwi. Well, Yahwi has become someone he feels sorry for. While with Cain the breakup feels more incomplete because the decision was made based on a third party's opinion about their relationship; in this case Cain's older brother.
I wonder how will Jooin react when Cain's younger brother or older brother confirms to him that Cain is, in fact, not crazy, but is simply in love with him. Boy, that'll be extra depressing to read.
I can't argue with the fact that Cain's love for Jooin should have been written differently. Well, what's done is done. But, the reality check Cain needed to hear the most was to acknowledge himself as a human being, not as a dog, and to learn how to live in the present as well as to learn how to love himself first. And Jooin was able to convey that to him.
At the end of the day, the choices made right now will finally help them all move on and heal from this burdensome poisonous experience. Jeez, don't we all need that!
But, the author being the author, I won't be surprised if his end game is Jooin and Yahwi because that's what they've been shipping for since chapter one.