The mixed feelings I had with the first couple only got worse the moment I read Hyun and Jaeha's story, to the point where I can confidently say how much I dislike their relationship and themselves as characters. No one is "responsible" for accompanying another person through such a draining and depressing process as Jaeha was going through, especially if it affects you personally or even goes so far as to become physical, as it did between him and Kiwoon.
However, as much as I agreed that the healthiest thing to do was to stop the relationship, the way Jaeha was antagonized in such a disproportionate way that it was ASSUMED without evidence that he killed a cat tasted so bad to me from the beginning. Jaeha was not like that for being a crazy psychopath, as he is referred to several times throughout the story, he was also a victim who had lost control of his life. The person who will stay with him had to truly care, because it's not easy and it's not fair to anyone to stay in a relationship where there is no genuine concern.
Jaeha needed help, not to hear that his problems were something they never wanted to be acknowledged or something that simply had to be reported to the authorities. The distancing was necessary for Kiwoon to heal, it was the right thing for both of them. However, some ways do not re-victimize an ALREADY known victim of domestic abuse, much less paint it as something to blame him for it.
Hyun, even though he gets tired of the situation, the moment he realizes who was the person in danger and who was crying out for help, he stops looking at everything that happened with Jaeha with disdain, to the point of giving up his selfish stance and being aware that there is someone who can't go through it alone. That's the kind of help he always should have had. Nothing justifies what Jaeha did, but the constant antagonizing of a profile like his does not allow for healing and never will.
I reallyyyyy don't care who is the healthiest choice, man. TJ has been THE best character in the entire plot. I wouldn't mind if Jo is endgame, but a part of me would feel like we've lost an amazing storyline if Ian stays with him
Exactly how I feel. I’m also more interested in the gangster plot overall, which is what drew me to the story in the first place, so I’ve been feeling low about this entire thing with for quite a while before the season even ended. I just saw the two raws that are out already, so I think I’ll just stack to know whether I want to keep reading or if I’m better off cutting my losses.
Completely agree. Although I intend to finish this even if the story takes a route I don't particularly agree with, since I already like most of it regardless of the ending, but... idk It wouldn't make sense to me not to explore more of the plot with Taejoon in the spotlight. Speaking of raws, I think as readers we should have an honest conversation about how "healthy" Jo is for Ian, because.... Hmmm, I have a few words about what happened, and they are not good.
Yeah, when I read it, I laughed in advance about how Jo apologists will crowd the comment section and bring up TJ again as a defense mechanism. Stacking chapters just so I won’t have to see that will be worth it since I always struggle not to share my two cent
what happened in the raws? i couldn't understand shit of what they're saying i js know that they talked then had sex
Yes I agree, I'm hoping if Jo and Ian are endgame then we can get a TJ spin-off or something
I didn't really like Omega Complex, in fact it kinda bored me. That's why I didn't expect to like this story, but I think it's mainly because of Dohyun. So far, he's been a unique protagonist omg I love it.
I can't believe how pissed off this chapter made me lmao I was literally fine, even having a good day wtf.
I hated this story the first time I read it, but now that I'm giving it a second chance.... I have to admit I liked how good and complex the relationships were. They still hurt, and I still got angry by then, but now I understand why all the things happened the way they did. I was probably reading it with my own biases before and just couldn't digest everything that was happening. It's not an easy story or characters to empathize with, but they don't always have to be that way.
I like Ian and Jo as much as the next person but TJ's character is sooo interesting that I wish this wasn't a love triangle. I don't want a """romantic""" (or whatever the hell they have going on) situation happening just to see him lmaooo Cause I know that as soon he is no longer part of the relationship he is GONE and I don't want that
For some reason, I liked the idea of Cheongrok genuinely not knowing who Jaekoo was a bit more than him being his secret fan the whole time. Still, it's a good story so far.