^^This!!! I’m tired of people saying his problems is all because of jaekyung, like clearly it’s not. Especially now we see that when Kim Dan did leave him and guess what? his problems didn’t magically go away. Jaekyung is not a good person by any means. But he did pay Kim Dan’s debt so at least there isn’t loan sharks beating him up anymore even if he’s still in debt. I feel like jaekyung is going to help Kim Dan when his grandma passes away (like
help him mourn by comforting him or something maybe he opens up idk lol) and that’s how their relationship is going to grows
Yes exactly! I think a lot of ppl dont give credit where it's due. Jaekyung solving his financial debt is realistically a much bigger deal than ppl think. No, money isnt everything, but the hard truth is that its 75% of the way there. If you've ever had to deal with major financial issues(student loans, pet bills, medical bills, insurance, car repairs etc), you probably understand that few people are willing to help out. With that said though, this is transactional and only entitles the payor to a certain degree of demands but not that horrible manner he treats Kim Dan with.
I hope jaekyung does open up though. We know so little about his background and why he became the way he is but theres clearly some sort of trauma there.
Assuming Jaekyung is the root cause of Kim Dan's issues(which ive seen in a lot of comments) is an overly narrow reading. While Jaekyung most definitely has major attitude issues that exacerbated Kim Dan's mental health, the root cause of Kim Dan's issues is that he has abandonment problems that stem from the loss of his parents at a young age. It's shown in the story but especially lately that that's why he tends to cling to things rather than live his own life(his grandmother, Jaekyung, the puppy). His character arc will probably be learning to let things go and should focus on how to be alone(IDK how jaekyung is gonna help with that though).
Jaekyung has an extreme obsession with success that manifests in aggression towards anything that detracts from it. His desperation to find Kim Dan doesnt really seem to be out of love(yet). It seems more like he believes his life falling apart began with Kim Dan(rather than his own choices lol) and so finding Kim Dan will provide some sort of redemption.
As of now, I don't see how this couple could work out UNLESS they go the crazy4crazy route(which honestly is fine with me if well done). They have major personal problems and I don't see how the other can help with that unless they literally just stick together. It'd be like sticking a bandaid over their issues. They'd solve the symptoms(perceived redemption, companionship) but not the root cause. I've seen stories do this before but Mingwa's previous work focused very much on reaching a healthy relationship dynamic.