So true! He’s literally the only character I’ve liked in this story; charismatic and loyal with a vulnerable side ( not to mention sexiest and most handsome).
Spoiler
I’m feeling better about what’s suggested in the raws, with the idea that he’s playing in a drama based on Haesoo’s new fresh love story about their relationship. Hence the 3-year time skip, like they’ve been spending time together, Joowon is there supporting him (acting hiatus) while he’s writing it, working on the relationship that they couldn’t do before. Oh, and the cigs theory that he doesn’t need them because he has the real Joowon.
I went back to the first chapter where the 3 of them were being interviewed, and Haesoo is so guarded and cynical, but he’s still 25, so it was the past, not present or future. That interview represents the “before” view of their story, and we’ve yet to see the “now” or the 3 years later.
wow.. this comment was kind of a slap in the face. id been so busy believing he was merely toying with hs (in spite of the love he holds for him) to ever be able to see joowon in this light.. but now i can kinda see it, the whole picture, & i just really wanna cry ╥﹏╥
Haesoo is my fav character, but honestly I admit he hurt Joowon the most.
Like Joowon literally did not deserve all the pain he went through in this story :((( All the characters in Loh are flawed, but honestly Joowon is the mvp, definitely best boy.
Regardless, I love my bby haesoo, flaws and all lol
I'm glad I could make you see things in a somewhat different way!
I feel like some readers feel this way because the story is from Haesoo's perspective and we barely see Joowon's side till like after their "break up". Everything before the break up, Haesoo somewhat antagonizes Joowon, and doesnt even think Joowon really loves him... so readers end up seeing things that way too.
At the start, I couldnt fully tell if Joowon actually loved Haesoo or just wanted to control him or something selfish and messed up like that... but I realized how off I was as we ventured into the second half of season 2, and all of season 3.
I honestly dont dislike any of the main 3 characters in Loh. I appreciate them regardless of their flaws. However out of them Joowon is definitely my favourite, and I think he has the most redeeming qualities (plus the biggest growth).
Oh I never even thought about the interviews! It would be really cool if the last chapter of Loh was interviews of the 3 main characters, just like how the first was :O
I think rereading Loh has made me overly attached to Joowon lmaoo
He's really one of my favourite semes in bl now. He has his flaws but is still hella loyal and bighearted. He is the biggest Haesoo simp ever, even when Haesoo didnt deserve it and hurt him a lot like ??? Joowon literally went through the most shit in this manhwa just for Haesoo's sake (like he really let Haesoo's mom slap him to take the heat off of HS, the bullying incident both in highschool and present, etc). When Haesoo said all those hurtful things about not loving him enough and calling their relationship wrong, he continued to love him and supported his exhibition despite the initial jealousy, and spent all his time just regretting all his past decisions. He thought the only way to keep them together was leaving their relationship undefined (hence the, "dont fall for me haesoo"), and then the mom dragged HS away leaving Joowon thinking he'd been abandoned by the one person who'd been by his side... I really can't blame his decisions or thought process there and this was basically what resulted in their unhealthy jealousy filled push/pull relationship in the first place. Then Haesoo leaves him a second time (for Taku this time) and he still called Haesoo to tell him "i'm all yours", and that he'll always be there for him even if its as a brother/friend T___T
honestly despite his few selfish and arrogant moments at the start, he really matures and actually prioritizes haesoo over himself even when I think he shouldn't. But well.... at least haesoo admitted he was wrong too, and they finally let go of their fears/insecurities and told each other they loved each other.