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The author could not figure out how to make them fall in love naturally... So they went for "he's not himself bc of the rut so there is no helping it, might as well let him f me" route.
I mean, it could have been done better. Like, Taehyuk sitting Hyo-Un down and telling him: "You need to go out and see the world. Go travel around for a year or two, meet new people and then if you still feel the same way about me, I'll be here, waiting for you. I promise not to move one on my own with someone else until you come back, so just go and see the world." And then Hyo-Un will confirm his feelings that they're indeed true, and Taehyuk would have enough time to think about his feelings and accept Hyo-Un.