also, if this story was a song, it would be Hearing damage by Thom Yorke, not due to lyrics (or maybe because of them? have not thought about it yet), but due to the general vibe and the feeling this manhwa had.
I didn’t even think about this yeah I guess that’s one way to literally be legally family… At first I was like the adoption thing is weird bc I was thinking of it as him becoming his parent (?). But yeah realistically they can’t get married so this is probably next best thing.
They didn't get married, because they couldn't. It would be weird if Woojung adopted Jiho if they had the option to legally get married to each other.
although the age gap at first was weird to me, i later started appreciating this story. it was so beautiful and filled with so many raw emotions, truly breathtaking. i also enjoyed the way it touched the topics of how nuanced the human psyche is, especially in terms of Jiho and his inner struggles.
honestly, even the adoption part, although a bit wierd, in the context of this story makes sense?
the ml didn’t want to get married and said it multiple times that he won’t get married and gay marriage in korea is not possible so it makes sense that he eventually chose to do something like adopt mc, tough weird to others. their relationship was weird and complex from the very beginning and honestly, in my opinion that’s where the beauty partially comes from - the inability to define them. as long as they’re happy, nothing else matters.