that Skylar and Chan-il never became a thing ╥﹏╥
Uhh... ok first of all 'for who he was' is kind of key, you know...
His feelings for chan-il are just a toxic coping mechanism, but they still are his feelings. It's complex. He admits it's messes up and unfair to chan-il to use him for his unsolved trauma from minwoo but it's still a crush. Just a very toxic and unhealthy one
The way you worded it kind felt like you were negating the trouble skylar had been going through to get over his feelings for him.
When he said "I'm going to study abroad" that it would be the perfect plot point for the story to be like: Ok cool this kid made you realize your life could be better, he goes on his way to study abroad and you work on getting your life together
And then like they time skip and meet again in the future as 2 adults
But... of course... it had to go with the weird pedophile "I, an almost 30 year old man, will do whatever it takes to be with this 11 year old!" route...
I thought there were only certain purified areas and the rest of the land was in ruins and had heavy radiation, but they literally just casually drove to the southern most point of the country without any sort of protection for Im Yoon. In a chapter where there's an emphasis on him being non-immune.
Idk
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Like with Doha it's really clear, he feels distant because Joon won't tell him anything and because of that feels like they're drifting apart because in Doha's mind, Joon just doesn't trust him like he used to their whole lives
But with Joon it's like... wtf???
Joon: I don't want Doha to worry
Doha: You don't tell me things and it makes me worry
Joon: *distracts Doha with 2 chapters of sex*
Joon: I like him so much I can't tell him a single detail about my life because I don't want him to worry
Joon: Oh no Doha is worried because I won't tell him anything... will he understand me...? Nvm I can't tell him anything so he doesn't have to worry
*2 more chapters of sex*
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You literally explained it perfectly