wwwkrj

the friend is the mvp here. what would we all do without him XD

To give a fresh prospective on bro, I think if you reread the whole story again, you will see that he wasn't actually romantically in love with Taehyuk.

The one thing we truly know about him (sorry forgot his name ㅠ) was that he was obsessed with Taehyuk and longed for his companionship. But I think he really did just see him as like a little brother. Bro grew up in a messed up family environment (heir to a corrupt nation/family) so he definitely did not grow up in a healthy emotional space. He didn't get to be a kid and had to mature very quickly. His only healthy relationship was with Taehyuk so he hung on to that and in his own way, he wanted to protect Taehyuk from the messy royal politics and keep his only "love" by his side.

People who grew up like that end up as an adult who doesn't know how (or even want) to build relationships with others. He got married but never did anything with his wife. He also never really tried anything with Taehyuk. A healthy-bodied grown man yet nothing..? He probably doesn't have the capacity to feel anything sexual cause his mind is too busy longing for emotional fulfillment. He sincerely loved Taehyuk but it was a fked up kind of love where he seeked the love he should have gotten from family, friends, etc.

That's why he was able to realise his wrongs and break down. Then he took his own life when he realised he killed the only person who ever showed him joy and kindess, the only person who ever mattered to him.

That's why in his next lifetimes where he grew up in better environments, he was able to repent properly. And when given the chance to be in a healthy relationship as a real family, he did it and was able to fully let go of his obsession and let Taehyuk be his own person. And then he got his closure.

I don't think he's such the bad guy everyone paints him to be. He's still an anatagonist who did Taehyuk wrong, but I think people are looking in too much at him cause not once did he try to bed Taehyuk. He's not a fked up rapey 2nd ML, he was a kid that never got loved and became a fked up guy.