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The psychological aspect of this is really well written. Heeso acting the way he does makes sense based on his past experiences. He's emotionally immature and at this point probably equates sex to love. He doesn't know what love means to begin with. At least not healthy love.The behaviors are inexcusable ofc but explaining reasons WHY somebody does something versus excusing the behavior are very different.
Taekyung also has an unhealthy attachment to Heeso but in a much different sense. He feels the responsibility put on him by Heeso's mother and felt like he couldn't disappoint her because of everything she did for him, but he never wanted to cross that boundary of actually getting involved with Heeso because nothing good could come of it... as we've seen already. He's desperate to keep Heeso safe, and bc Heeso has already expressed suicidal thoughts/actions, he most likely feels like he has to go along with his whims to keep him from spiraling. Although by doing this, he's encouraging the bad behavior shown by Heeso. The more he gives in and even participates, the worse the situation will get. Especially if at some point Taekyung tries to leave. Which I have a feeling is going to be a leading cause of what was shown in the first chapter.
It's a very compelling story the dynamics are obviously very toxic, but the characters have depth. I'm worried the abuse will be romanticized one way or another, but I'm curious to see how the author plays things out.