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just read an analysis by bebebisous33 mirroring my own thoughts: the shake and the jinx, and jaekyung’s desperation in isolation. jaekyung is indeed out of control and violent but looking at the actions of those around him, they weren’t considerate of him either. namwook and that jesus dude (forgot his name) knew jaekyung has a short temper and put him on a pedestal he cannot leave. everyone else below him can go enjoy their lives, but jaekyung is expected to go through this intense training to prove himself because of a media attack on his career. instead of encouragement, everyone is full of apprehension which puts jaekyung on the defensive: he must prove to the world and to his team that he is a champion. he’s not fighting them directly, but he’s shouldering their intense scrutiny. on top of that, everyone who has come along is supposed to be supporting him but none of them go through the dehydration phase with him, none of them encourage him or tell him they’re impressed by his stamina/whatever. in fact, they are all scared of him, expecting him to blow up, pity him in his struggle, or yell at him for letting his frustration out inappropriately. they all go shopping, eat junk food behind his back, and gather without inviting him to join. he’s like a tall tree in a hurricane, with all the other trees using numbers to survive while he’s expected to stand alone. im not saying to feel bad for him, but rather to look at it from all sides: these guys, all of them, like jaekyung for whatever reason. they know enough about him to understand that being scared of him and sneaking behind his back upsets him and there all aware that he’s touchy in the first place. they could’ve been more empathetic if they wanted a different reaction from him. specifically namwook: everyone looks to him for guidance and leadership and he doesn’t tell everyone to encourage jaekyung, he tells dan to be patient, tells the other guys to stop whining, and tells jaekyung to say please and thank you. so jaekyung is supposed to be thankful for everyone putting up with what they are expecting will be bad behavior instead of…talking to jaekyung, involving him in group activities, and reassuring him that they are there to support him.
my prediction is that jaekyung will be ultrasuperhyperviolently pissed off about dan’s condition possibly interfering with their jinx ritual, but i think he’ll learn something important about his jinx and then i think he’ll care for dan. they probably will have sex because of the aphrodisiac, but i don’t think it’ll be the forceful event you’re imagining since dan is drugged anyway. and perhaps jaekyung is against having sex with someone who’s drugged and will refuse to touch him. i do think he’ll win the match though.
on the other hand… jaekyung could lose the match and blame dan’s weak body and then shit will hit the fan… but i hope not.