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I don't think it's Stockholm Syndrome at all because Bum was already suffering from a psychological disorder that led him to be obsessed with Sangwoo in the first place and to compulsively stalk him to the point that he broke into his place. He was so desperately in love with Sangwoo that any hint of what he perceived of as affection he took as a sign that Sangwoo was falling for him. He misread that a lot in the beginning when Sangwoo was just messing with his mind, before Sangwoo started to develop a dependency on Bum.
Isn’t this basically a story about Stockholm syndrome? If you think about it that way this story was beautifully written. There’s no other way to explain Bums feelings even after everything that had happened to them. Sangwoo childhood was equally as sad. Honestly there was no happy ending no matter what. I did cry when that old lady said that he kept repeating the name “bum”. I like to think that it’s because he realized he needed him and didn’t want to lose him and not because he wanted to kill him. I hope we get another chapter for closure but I’m assuming Bum gets hit by a car and dies. Now they can keep their promise about dying together.