When did ilay become interested in taeui?

I think it was sooner than when it was made more obvious

I just reread everything from the perspective of Taeui being pursued by two tops & it feels like a completely different series.

Ilay seems to be going through cognitive dissonance, having feelings for someone and not knowing what to do with those feelings because he's all anger and violence.

Reading the comic from the perspective of Ilay pursuing Taeui, though — or rather Taeui not knowing HE is the one being pursued — Ilay comes off as a jealous person whose cocky personality sabotages his ability to connect with Taeui meaningfully, so he acts out impulsively for fun...but it's always to claim Taeui as his own.

I also noticed Taeui really idealized Xinlu. He's not great at reading people at all and impulsively reacts to everything, too.

It's weird, but I think Taeui is subtly taming Ilay unintentionally.

I think so too ilay is so invested in him
... And taeui doesn't realise he's the one who makes ilay swoon