Did Dan feared Jk's presence? Jk is following Dan to hire him again as his pt. He's trying convincing him to comeback to him. Jk has reasons to do so. Dan is a good employee and is sincere to his work. Jk misses that ( see the last chapter when his working out at his living room,the room feels empty without Dan's presence ). Jk can no longer ignore the fact that he's into Dan. He used the term ' confusing feelings' to deny what he really feels. Jk needs to organize his feelings for Dan and it needs time for that. He's developing special feelings for him and the process is slow.
Jk seemed selfish because of his statement in the last chapter ( 61 ) but like I always said,Jk is not a perfect character. He has his flaws like any person. He's egoistic,but we still don't know the reason why? Maybe because he's living alone,popular, successful,rich..but we still don't know the root cause of his bad side. Jk said that he just needs to see Dan to name that feeling that is creeping under his skin,but coincidentally,on his way to where Dan is,he saw him on the beach. Dan, because of exhaustion did not notice that he's on the way to drown himself. Jk witnessed that. It was his second time to witness Dan drowning,so instinctively,he cannot leave him alone.
Jk went straight to the head doctor to request Dan as his pt,well he really was injured,so his action is valid. He paid granny a visit because Jk is granny's benefactor and granny is somewhat special to Jk. You can see how Dan appreciated that gesture from Jk. Dan asked Jk if he was there for him? Jk did not answer but hired him as his pt instead,so ofc,Dan will act hard to get but he did not feared Jk there. If we go back to the chapter 59(?) when he reunited with Heesung and potato,Dan said that he was happy to see them again but he thinks of Jk. He misses Jk that's why he said that he was at ease but his heart felt empty.
Like you said,Jk only needs to fix his personality. Yes, he's a fixable person. All he needs to do is to put his ego down and ask Dan for forgiveness. And,we are getting there. Like I said,it will take time. I like all your comments
He's working
can't deny how rational and accurate your comment is
Thank you Angel
I didnt mean to make it out to be romantic, that Jaekyung is around Dan rn is for his own benefit (ofc he doesnt want him to die when he still wants something from him?). But wasn’t Dan also with Jaekyung for his own benefit at the time? Like I said Jaekyung is a jerk, everyone knows that but with a good redemption arc it isn’t like he has done things that are unforgivable. Being able to forgive Taeju while he literally raped him multiple times as to Jae and Kim who had a deal (even if Kim did it for his own reasons/money), so it was consensual. Was he good to him? No, but he didnt do it without consent atleast unlike Taeju who you found ‘redeemable’
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I'm not delusional enough to think Jaekyung loves Dan? Why are you even putting words in my mouth from that time lol However I can see he does have something extra for Dan. We will now see him slowly falling in love with Dan which is the point of this redemption arc.
"But there is no chemistry in this and Jaekyung isn’t toxic out of love for Dan, he’s toxic out of concern for himself. He’s flavorless, boring, and just a piece of shit." Interesting. Ngl it seems like you hate everything about Jinx as a whole especially jjk so I'm suprised why you still reading it? Cause I wouldn't waste my time if this how I feel about the main character.
"Saying that he’s not a monster respectfully makes you look extremely deluded" not really? Lol cause unlike you I neither love him nor hate him as a character so I can see where you can't.
" The attempted suicide scene by Dan had me so hopeful to see even a glimpse of something into his character to make me believe he wasnt just an abusive pos, but alas again, disappointed. I am still hoping for a possible redemption even though I still believe he’s past that point." .........I'm once again baffled if you have already decided that nothing gonna change, if you have already decided that you gonna hate the shit out of jjk no matter what, if you have already assumed that Mingwa can't write then what's the point of reading this manhwa? I guess hate reading is a new thing these days?
Taeju wasn't in love with Euihyun at first,too. Euihyun was desperate that's why he went to the ocean with his lil bro to end their lives,but Taeju caught them. And,what happened next???
Dan was desperate went to Jk's house and made an agreement with Jjk for 15000 grands. After the loan sharks almost gang raped Dan,Dan has no house to return to,lived with Jjk. Jjk offered his house unlike Taeju who let Euihyun live in that small apartment and only went there to fuck Euihyun. Jjk paid all Dan's debts,and granny's hospital bill and meds. There's no drugging in Jinx too unlike in Waterside Night,jjk is not involve in any activities related to that.
For clarification: Dan did not commit suicide. In chapter 60,he did not know that he went that far. He was emotionally and physically exhausted and became half asleep. He wanted to see grandma in the hospital but went to the ocean instead . When Jk scolded him,he was confused. He is not suicidal because of Jjk. Anyways,I like this comment again.
@Domosama and @Domosama can y'all just gimme a minute to take my breath?? your words are so amazing to the point that i reread them again
lmao ppl keep ignoring all the good things that JK has done for kim dan's sake, so pathetic!!
*@ktdkzone and @Domosama
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Just wanted to join the thread to a) get notifs if the discussion continues, b) respond to some interesting points myself eventually, and c) just say thank you for articulating so well some of the things I’ve experienced while reading Jinx and while participating in these discussions with people about it.
Like how it feels like there seems to be a huge split in the perception of the severity of Jaekyung’s actions based on whether people are approaching this story as its own standalone thing or as just one of many BLs/“dark romances” that includes dark/taboo characters and themes but, frankly, does nothing really worthwhile with them.
Or how just because a character is fictional doesn’t mean you can’t judge and evaluate the morality of their actions (part of reading and enjoying any story is doing just that, learning about and understanding why a character behaves the way they do AND ALSO whether they were right or wrong to behave in that way, based off a variety of factors).
Or yeah…reading other stories with toxic tops and enjoying them and their character and their dynamic with their bottoms much more than in Jinx…trying to see the so-called “good” in Jaekyung (beyond the bare minimum good a human is owed another human and what he does for his own personal convenience)…being disappointed over and over again by moments that feel like they could show us a different side not only to Jaekyung but to Dan as well…
Exactly, thankyou. The last sentence especially is ON POINT. I can tolerate so much BS and abuse in toxic Bl's, but there's an extent to where I think it can't be forgiven or forgotten at least. And yeah, super disappointed over and over when the author had an opportunity to show a different side to Jaekyung and Dan. I'm super drunk right now so I don't want to get any further but you get it completely. Thankyou.
The only happy ending I could imagine is Jaekyung losing to a guy during his next fight and that guy ends up with Kim Dan. Only so much abuse and harassment is forgivable imo, and Jaekyung is beyond that point. Either that, or they both kill themselves. I’ll give a standing ovation if the author manages to pull off a good finish to this story where they both end up in a happy relationship. There’s still hoping.