THIS SHIT HERE!! couldn’t be more beautiful explained. While TJ has his allure, he’s just not good for Ian which is clearly grappling to stay afloat. BRAVO GURLLL, I loved this~
thank you dear (￣∇￣")!! i totally agree tj is madly alluring, charismatic, + loyal despite everything. if only he wasn’t insane and selfish LMAO. he’s truly the definition of pretty privilege
Hahah yeeeehhhh~~ I think is a shame because they may not reach a happy 3 ppl relationship but Jo and Ian are just so cute and healthy together ~
this is the correct take
THISSS OMG IDK HOW BUT YOU EXPLAINED IT SO BEAUTIFULLY!! This is exactly why I'm rooting for Jo and not TJ esp the last part, people are so blinded by it
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thank you ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ !! i had to reread the entire series throughly again because of the tj vs jo discourse + also felt gaslit about the origin and complexities of their relationship. that’s why this is so detailed and long winded
and FR!!! i had to call it out
You don't how much this means to me reading this comment. So well said, said everything I was thinking of
thank you for reading it ╮(￣▽￣)╭
i love all the relationships in this story… but i had to come to jo x ian defense because of all the exaggerated hate + straight up misinformation and turning a blind eye to tjs behavior
jo should be endgame tbh… i reread this entire webtoon because the amount of people belittling ian and jo’s connection had me feeling crazy. while i understand why there’s fans for tj and ian it’s also very easy to define their relationship as something codependent, unstable, and unhealthy in the long run. i don’t think yall remember in the beginning how it was hinted tj used to harm others, and even ian himself, because of his possessiveness and fear of being left behind. he then tied ian down by forcing him to pay an outrageous debt to keep him in the gangs clutches longer. yet i saw so many people only call out jo for saying he wanted them to have exclusive sex this chapter and calling it toxic, while completely ignoring him/tj’s long winded history of one-sided violence
with tj, ian is haunted by the past and becomes a shell of a person that’s not even himself. tj has no plans to leave the gang, and this environment turns ian into a ruthless and unfeeling machine… almost like nothing. their sex is honest and passionate because he’s not fucking for love. to him it’s an act of raw desire that distracts them from the problems they share and never wanting to open up (as ian admits). together they perpetuate a cycle of constant push and pull, where one person is always at the extreme
with jo, ian is able to take a fresh breath and feel like there’s a life that’s exists far beyond what he’s been shown. ian becomes SO curious and has endless first times when it comes to fulfilling things. it’s like his inner child is being healed, and he’s able to be young and carefree. he unknowingly lets his guard down, and is comforted by how alike they are (how they say or think the same things at the same time). jo opens up ian’s world instead of shutting him away
all this to say, i feel like the sex scenes blind tj and ian shippers + fans believe utter devotion = tj is owed love from ian, even that very devotion is harmful or manipulative. and jo doesn’t deserve as much hate as people give him