Just reread a few chapters because I forgot why Jin was so pissed at Matthew
Then I was reminded of how Matthew was drugging Jin with sedatives and just kept fucking him.
I was like oh, why did Jin feel so betrayed?
Oh yeah. Cos Matt was pumping him full of drugs selfishly.
It's amazing how everybody just let that pass
Leo really blew all his chances
JJ was fully ready to get back together in the warehouse because seeing injured Leo probably softened him up. Leo made a whole show of blushing and fidgeting and JJ answered "Sure, I also..." SO fast, he didn't even wait for Leo to finish his sentence. Only to be slapped with "wanna be fuck buddies?"... his response, "What" was even grey-shaded to signal disappointment. The interaction wasn't a *misunderstanding* because there was nothing to misunderstand.
Leo wanted his luck back, not JJ. Sure, he misses JJ but he didn't walk into the warehouse intending to mend their relationship. He wanted his lucky charm dildo to win races again and had too much pride to tell that to JJ straight. Instead, he talks about having slept around with multiple people, and only wanting to fuck JJ again because of their special chemistry... wtf was even JJ supposed to do.
For Leo, it was his "last chance" to keep fucking JJ, not his last chance to date JJ again. Sure, Leo "loves" JJ but until JJ left him, Leo loved himself more. "...Fuck this. I'm don't gonna date someone who hates me, anyway. I'm just doing this for my career". His pride is so high in the fucking sky, that he refuses to even consider that maybe, he wants to fuck JJ to feel a connection with him again. Because everybody wants Leo Lombardi--and not the other way around. And it's not JJ's responsibility to get Leo's head out of his ass.
Plus the only reason Leo even reached out was because he lost that race and got injured.
Proof? Leo's response to JJ agreeing to fuck was literally, "Phew, this season will be safe". Can the author make it any more obvious than that?
It's weird seeing some people defend Leo but pile on JJ. JJ ain't fault-free and is a terrible communicator for SURE... BUT! He SHOULDN'T have to communicate wanting to be treated like a boyfriend or to feel loved; to have his needs at least addressed. Those are natural things that *come* with having a partner who supposedly loves you.
JJ TOLD Leo, that he wanted to go on a trip and that they hadn't done so in a long time--and Leo's response was "It's too much work and I get tired easily" but somehow not tired enough to not go to a party with randoms. He orders JJ a car to make it up--but even then, it was because HE thought JJ would look good driving it. Which is cute, yeah--but does that even address JJ's needs at all?
I know he's gaining consciousness in CH.17, but it's too little too late. It took JJ treating Leo the same way Leo treated him, for Leo to even begin to reflect a little. I'm not saying that what JJ did was intentional or even the right thing to do, but yeah.
Anyway, that's my Ted Talk. Ik for some people it ain't gonna be that deep, they're right. It isn't--it's just a fictional manhwa. But we all read for different reasons; they read for theirs, and I read for mine lol.
Who cares about the redemption arc? About character development, or story progression? Not when there's childhood trauma to the rescue!
All we need is a mandatory info-dump sob story! His past was sooooo sad, and that's why he treated our blondie like shit!! Because that totally justifies it, right? because even though he raped Yejun... he was experimented on... boohoo :((
That's what a FEW of y'all sound like--acting like Dojun is a wild animal who's "just traumatized". Bruh. He's an intelligent adult man clearly has an obvious understanding of how emotions work. He's shown to be aware enough of himself and his actions to go ahead and manipulate Yejun's emotions--which means he could be a better person--but he just (by the author's unfortunate, cliche whim) chooses to be a piece of shit.
idek what revenge he's getting
cos her mind ain't even all there. bro's even more pathetic cos he's literally just talking to air.
get this sht off my feed man--i regret clicking out of curiosity