Personally I've never questioned Jk having feelings, but his Neanderthal level of comprehension, awareness and thought-processing. Dude clearly isn't cut out for higher thinking (or even average thinking) other than what he does for a living...
My distaste comes from not only because Jaekyung doesn't really seem like he likes Dan's company, but because Dan has less and less good qualities. Like, even if Jaekyung gets better, Dan in himself is so toxic that I would want Jaekyung to find better. Of course, I believe in helping bring someone up when they're down, but when it starts to weigh on you, you have to pull the plug.
Dan doesn't want help, refuses to try for himself, and continues to make it everyone's problem. Being in front of someone who keeps trying and trying to kill themselves despite all the trouble you went through is unbearable. It feels awful. They really need to go their separate ways. I know it's fiction, but if this were reality, they really would just be making themselves worse. I wish I could belive that they would help each other through everything, but I really feel little to zero compatability. Just simple fun, or simple conversation between them would be nice. There's none of it, and it's disheartening.
Lowk everyone is like talking about the rush in progression and how we’re at the point where there’s no way JK can actually like Dan for his personality but I kinda like the pacing. We’ve seen signs from the last couple of chapters that In The end he at least feels a smidge of affection or care for Dan (that isn’t just lust or motivated by it EVEN THOUGH HES STILL BEING A COMPLETE DIPSHIT W TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIM 24/7 365 LIKE GUYS I HATE HIM AS MUCH AS THE NEXT PERSON.) I’m very aware of the actions that he’s done, but I think this chapter is both our signal as much as it is his and Dan’s that something is going to change in the story (revelation or wtv.) I also think that whatever his Jinx is is why he’s such a whinny little bitch (not justifying it) and why it’s taken him so long to get to this scene specifically where he shows at least some sort of vulnerability to both us and Dan (AGAIN NOT JUSTIFYING IT JUST DISSECTING.) a lot of people seem frustrated that after such a long time of Dan being treated like shit it’s going to be shitty if it did a complete 360 in 5 chapters (which I completely agree) but I don’t think Mingwa would do that to us. I think that this chapter was just a turning point for us as much as them, and the ‘rush’ people feel of this chapter is the same amount of ‘rush’ that JK feels.
I still need a 20 chapter chasing and groveling and crying and sobbing and hurt arc from JK. Dan better not say ‘it’s fine’ easily istg.