I actually don't want to agree to disagree because now I'm a bit concerned. Yes this is a fictional work and I won't sit here and say that Dan's naivety is realistic in any sense, but at the same time I take issue with the idea that just because you're an adult, you can't be coerced or manipulated into troubling situations. That can happen to you no MATTER what age you are and for a variety of reasons, ESPECIALLY when it comes to money. How many times have we seen in real life, very real people with real wealth and status using those things to take advantage of those significantly less fortunate than them, knowing that they'll have no real recourse? Look at Elon Musk, bro! Trump! Niel Gaiman! Like I'm genuinely asking, do you know what coercion is? Like yeah sure we could say the victims in those situations should've known better or chosen better but should the person in power not be held to any account??? Like so when Jaekyung crashes out in ways that even you yourself said you couldn't justify we can attribute it to stress and we shouldn't judge him too harshly, but we're not allowed to attribute some of Dan's actions to being manipulated and he's a grown ass man who should know better???
Like okay if you want to call Dan stupid for falling for Jaekyung BLATANTLY lying to him in order to get him to his apartment in the first place, then I can also turn around and say Jaekyung's stupid for believing that Dan's experienced and going so hard. Please, go reread those first four chapters, tell me what about Dan getting flustered at Jaekyung's questions, floundering back and forth between yes and no, hiding out in the shower for an HOUR (Jaekyung's OWN WORDS), and not knowing how to prep himself SCREAMS experienced. Even IF Dan were experienced and he was doing all that, if I were a decent person, or even if I simply didn't want to catch a goddamn case...I'd simply have stopped and asked what the fuck was going on? Not throw my partner on the bed and shove my cock inside him? lmao
Anyway yes, that is me. Did you read the comment where I expanded on what I meant orrr...
Also,in the latest chapter, Jaekyung said that it was his first time giving service because he was used in receiving service before. That means Jaekyung was not in a serious relationship before and did not know how to treat a partner since he did not have one. What he have before are call boys who are only there to satisfy his needs before his match. The way he treated Dan in the first four chapters are not different from his call boys before. You are also correct that he asked Dan if he was with a man or if he have experienced,and yes,Dan said yes. Dan was given like four chances to go,but he chose to stay. Dan witnessed how brutal Jaekyung was when he was upset,but he chose to stay because no one can give him that amount. He even admitted that that amount was bigger compared to his four jobs combined. Dan was really desperate because of his life circumstances, Jaekyung did not know that. We cannot blame Dan for being at the tip of the knife. He even said that being with Jaekyung is one of the happy days of his life,he is even grateful to him.
Thank fuck u took over for me I could not deal with this cancerous shit anymore i’m here wondering if this post is rage bait or if these ppl r fr. But yeah it’s useless to counter every point, they said in their original comment talk to the wall so they even gave us a warning how sweet
Maybe these ppl are children if they don’t understand that adults literally all the fucking time irl like u said get coerced, manipulated, abused etc. like why is it ever a point to say dan should’ve known better when jk is also a grown man acting the way he does. The benefit of the doubt, the understanding, the empathy, the patience, why is jk the one deserving of that? Absolutely braindead or in the worst case rly rly fucking concerning to sympathize with the pov of a character like this and be an apologist. And fiction≠ reality but it represents it, saying it’s just fiction is just undermining everyone else’s feelings.
Hope to god these ppl r not fully functioning adults yet and can figure out basic morality and logic before they get more autonomy and their stupidity leaks outta their ass into the air where ppl can sense the negative iq aura.
ITS A WAR ZONE
I don't care if I get hate for it, your bitchiness is driving me insane. I'm gonna go ahead and say it, there are very few things JK did wrong, and he's not nowhere near as bad as you all make him out to be.
1) the moment Dan signed the contract, he agreed to be used whenever, wherever. objectively speaking, that in itself is a form of consent. If you reread the first time they had sex, JK even gave him an out, he's the one who insisted to stay (for whatever reason) so yes there was no rape. like ever. argue with the wall. and here's the legal definition of rape in case you've forgotten: "The term rape is often used as a legal definition to specifically include sexual penetration without consent."
2) Of course, even if they had a contract, the way Jk treated Dan cannot be excused. He made him feel like a toy and not a human whose feelings matter, and I am not at all trying to say that's okay. HOWEVER, nowhere in their contract did JK mention he would take care of Dan after sex. their relationship was purely transactional. It's on Dan if he expected something more from him when JK never took responsibility for it.
3) The only thing that in my opinion is genuinely unredeemable and should have this man (JK) on his knees, is him showing off Dan during their intimate time. He was not allowed to do that, and should've at least informed Dan that someone would see him in that state. No buts or howevers here. Under no circumstances should this have happened.
4) Him pouring a cola on Dan was unjustified as well. However, remember that we are reading this story from Dan's pov. Can you imagine having to lose so much weight in a month, already being on edge, in JK's own words feeling like "this will be the end of you", and your physical therapist is partying the night away when he's aware that you're a light sleeper? It still does not justify his behaviour, but being in a bad mental place can make people behave in ways they wouldn't normally do, and in my opinion we shouldn't be so quick to judge his every single action just because Dan cried a little.
5) JK not trusting Dan before his final match is completely reasonable. They were not talking, and Dan had a good excuse (for the lack of a better word) to want to take revenge on him. JK was sent a picture of Dan's meeting with the other gym's director. anyone else in that situation would suspect Dan. He shouldn't have been so quick to draw a conclusion though, but you could go a little easier on him considering the stress he's been going through because of his opponent (Baek Junmin) the crash out could've been avoided if potato opened his mouth sooner, but even so, JK had all the right to get angry at that moment. I'm even going to take it further and say Jk was hurt by the mere thought of the betrayal itself, which led to him asking the question, "how much money did Baek Junmin offer you?" he thought money was all he was worth in Dan's eyes.
6) As to where we currently stand in the story, JK is being selfish and not respecting Dan's boundaries, (which should change soon) but you can't say he hasn't changed at all. to anyone who's saying that, I want you to go back and reread the first 10 chapters and tell me honestly if you think that THAT JK would do all this for ONE miserable physical therapist. He's quite dumb emotionally I won't deny, but he's not the monster everyone insists he is. And this is only the start. Mingwa said season 2 would be longer, so we have at least 40~50 more chapters. Have some patience and learn how criticism actually works before calling your half-ass rants "criticism".