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I wouldn't really give Taehwan a chance, he can redeem himself but to see the end of it is not worth all the trauma and self-degradation his "partner" has to go through. The only reason Yeonwoo is willing to go this far is because he's a pushover and mentally weak. Y'all can attack me all you want but it's the truth lol
In real life, if I am Esther and I see my friend going through that shit even though he's aware of the consequences that I've warned him about, I would just sigh. I would be saying "you really deserve each other."
Also, I feel like y'all only want to have a love rival to see Taehwan jealous instead of hoping that Yeonwoo finds someone better. It's like Yeonwoo is just an accessory to satisfy everyone's fantasies of seeing Taehwan jealous...which is frankly weird but also understandable because it's not like the author will make a revolutionary plot twist to ditch Taehwan and have Yeonwoo find someone better. He's all we got in the story so we can just hope he gets his head out of his ass.
Maybe it's because I've seen my fair share of people like Taehwan in real life that's why I am so critical of people romanticizing his homophobic behavior and overall attitude. But that's just my take.