IN ADDITION, whereas haesoo’s & jooowon’s arcs have been about self reflection, taku’s entire arc is about self discovery. Love & Empathy. It wouldn’t make sense for H + J to suffer even more at this point. It wouldn’t add anything to their characters, only to the melodrama. Taku, however, can benefit from the growth caused by experiencing a full cycle of love.
Falling in love for the first time is not enough to be considered character development alone. What you learn from that experience, however, can be.
why are there so many dislikes on this when this literally proves to be taku's character arc: experiencing heartbreak for the first time because he'd been so apathetic towards meaningful relationships. taku stans barely bother understanding joowon/haesoo's perspectives, yet they can't they read their own fav character either lol
anyway, good taku analysis that connects very well to this comment: http://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/9859606/
taku’s greatest development would come from losing haesoo. there, i said it. this is his first time experiencing love, no? that means he’s never experienced heartbreak....like, ever. remember when he couldn’t cry at his own uncle’s funeral? he lacks empathy—breaking up with people because he couldn’t understand how they felt about him.
how exactly does one gain empathy? experience. i’ve been pretty open about taku lacking development, and I think i pinpointed why. experiencing love for the first time just didn’t make him feel like a fully developed character. such a statement always felt super young, almost like something a teenager would say. and because he’s so young, he still has much to learn.
in short, if you love something, set it free. this would be such a crucial step in taku’s development and i would respect him SO much if he did this—if he realized that haesoo just wasn’t ready yet. and, if haesoo comes back, whether a few months later or years later, then he’s taku’s. otherwise, perhaps it wasn’t meant to be, but this doesn’t mean taku will suffer forever.