Back to ch. 82. Well, what can I say? Somi has some guts and a very sharp gut feeling. Des...

Back to ch. 82.
Well, what can I say? Somi has some guts and a very sharp gut feeling. Despite promising to to interfere that's basically all Sungjoon does. And his reason is what frightens me the most. I mean, Naru had a terrible experience as a child and has been desperately trying to overcome it as much as he could. But Sungjoon seems to be enjoying the fact Naru couldn't overcome it completely, and he keeps isolating Naru in misery. Like, all those discouraging words that no one will even understand Naru - what the hell? Sungjoon doesn't want Naru to grow as a person at all. I've seen something similar in real life, and it's terrifying to the core, it can distort even a normal person's sense of perception let alone someone as disturbed as Naru. So I can totally relate to Somi's terror in this situation.

Even Naru himself has admitted he needs to grow into an independent person (yet keeps wallowing in sorrow at his own convenience). I thought the neighbour guy would lit a spark in Naru (not meaning anything romantic here, although later on the author might tie them into a relationship later on)... doesn't seem the to be the case, at least, not now. Sora's boyfriend is right: Naru doesn't quite grasp the meaning of being in a relationship, he just likes the idea of him being in a relationship as it makes him seem normal. But that's just using another person in your interests... although he seems to genuinely like Somi, so he needs to work on his part a bit more. And Some also needs time to figure him out, he's some demanding fellow.

But I start seeing glimpses of what the author is slowly driving at. And I don't quite like what I see.