re-reading from the very first chapter after watch a news that this gonna be serialized into bl drama this mid-year. i expected it to be very touche since this original work is intended to be melodrama. think about da-on's situation, it's not that different with most straight romance korean dramas which has poor mc and then get tangled with men with very different background
spoiler: difference is, he would end up not with the crappy mc who has personality disorder
while i liked the drama along these 100+ chapters, i think most of them would be settled if only they agreed to be in poly rls, no joke. when i was reading this the first time years back, i despised soo-hyun too much that i dropped it and never give it another try, but now i kinda saw him from a different light. the root problem of their entanglement was always da-on. his wishy-washy personality became big reason why they had this weird relationship. but his personality didn't come out nowhere, he developed it after his family situation. the biggest villain here is actually his broke, good for nothing parents. da-on was always insecure and poor, so he always rate himself below anybody else, utmostly jae-min
da-on was in love with jae-min, but then jae-min and his fucked up brain was in denial because he thought da-on would always end up running back to him no matter what he did. it was a genuine love at first, but it turned toxic after all the mind manipulations and guilt-tripping from both ends. jae-min always had this confidence until soo-hyun came to da-on's life and swept his feet off
soo-hyun could've been great potential, until he became obsessive and coercive later. the dynamic between him and da-on is enjoyable, he just made wrong step to be involved within a pact with jae-min
da-on was in love with both of them at the same time. the entanglement he had with soo-hyun mixed up with the unrequited love he buried for jae-min. and that's not weird, it could happen sometimes. but they couldn't end up together because it only turned into something that's unhealthy, and they all know about it
sung-hyeon's character development is something that couldn't be brushed off. he reminded us that we can always grow love from nothing, and first impression can change after time
hence why the ending somewhat realistic because what da-on needed is not dragging some unfinished business from the past, but to accept that life goes on even if you have something you held dear and couldn't let go but eventually you had to
re-reading from the very first chapter after watch a news that this gonna be serialized into bl drama this mid-year. i expected it to be very touche since this original work is intended to be melodrama. think about da-on's situation, it's not that different with most straight romance korean dramas which has poor mc and then get tangled with men with very different background
spoiler: difference is, he would end up not with the crappy mc who has personality disorder
while i liked the drama along these 100+ chapters, i think most of them would be settled if only they agreed to be in poly rls, no joke. when i was reading this the first time years back, i despised soo-hyun too much that i dropped it and never give it another try, but now i kinda saw him from a different light. the root problem of their entanglement was always da-on. his wishy-washy personality became big reason why they had this weird relationship. but his personality didn't come out nowhere, he developed it after his family situation. the biggest villain here is actually his broke, good for nothing parents. da-on was always insecure and poor, so he always rate himself below anybody else, utmostly jae-min
da-on was in love with jae-min, but then jae-min and his fucked up brain was in denial because he thought da-on would always end up running back to him no matter what he did. it was a genuine love at first, but it turned toxic after all the mind manipulations and guilt-tripping from both ends. jae-min always had this confidence until soo-hyun came to da-on's life and swept his feet off
soo-hyun could've been great potential, until he became obsessive and coercive later. the dynamic between him and da-on is enjoyable, he just made wrong step to be involved within a pact with jae-min
da-on was in love with both of them at the same time. the entanglement he had with soo-hyun mixed up with the unrequited love he buried for jae-min. and that's not weird, it could happen sometimes. but they couldn't end up together because it only turned into something that's unhealthy, and they all know about it
sung-hyeon's character development is something that couldn't be brushed off. he reminded us that we can always grow love from nothing, and first impression can change after time
hence why the ending somewhat realistic because what da-on needed is not dragging some unfinished business from the past, but to accept that life goes on even if you have something you held dear and couldn't let go but eventually you had to