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Y’all are surprisingly pro-Hyesung and anti-Dojin but I’m just not...understanding Hyesung’s motives. I fully understand that he’s a victim of emotional abuse. However, the reasoning behind why he’s acting in such a way is a bit unclear and, to me, it isn’t outright stated. What exactly is the conflict? Does he feel like he doesn’t deserve a good relationship? Does he hate how he was born? Or does he simply not want to deal with a child? As a character, he’s irritating, to say the very least. His motives are unclear. It’s almost as if the author can’t decide what they want the main conflict to be. Whatever his motives are, it’s still not an excuse for the way he treats others.

Although Dojin, who’s apologized and shown remorse for what he did multiple times, is willing to try and make their relationship work (though Dojin is in no way innocent), Hyesung just keeps running in circles. It’s almost as if, throughout the series, he hasn’t changed at all, and the author is purposefully writing him in such a way so that they can create more unnecessary drama. He’s put himself in another sexual situation where he can easily be taken advantage of, not even thinking twice about his child. Recovery is a two way street and if Hyesung is not willing to try and better himself, then he’ll never improve. Once again, I’m fully aware that he’s a victim of abuse.

At this point, I’m hoping that they’ll just split. Simple as that. Dojin learns to move on and raise Byul with the help of Heesoo, while Hyesung does whatever. While parenting can be taught, it’s obvious that Hyesung is not ready to be a parent at all and their relationship is toxic. Of course, that’s probably not gonna happen since they’re bonded and will likely link up again.