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Dojun and Heeso are the only good thing about this comic, its a shame they’re not the main couple.

I've posted before about this without spoiling, and it physically HURTs me that people are giving out wrong spoilers based off some google translate thing they didn't even bother to cross reference. A lot of spoilers are out of context of the whole story and omits SO MUCH so i'm going to explain it as best as I can, referring to my previous post. These spoilers are coming from the novel version btw, and whether or not JAXX choses to adapt them will be another issue altogether. But anyway, here goes.

There are several major factors and characters I shall address.

1. Ryan (Blonde dude from earlier in the series)
He has a much bigger role in the books than in the webtoon thus far, but idk how big his role might be ahead because he has a major role to play in the latter half of the series. As far as I know, he is NOT a love rival or anything of that sort. There has never been and isn't going to be anything romantic between him and McQueen at all. He harbours certain hatred McQueen for reasons, blames him for a lot of his ongoing issues and he has a lot . He has a son, with a prostitute and he also seems to have drug issues and is generally pretty messed up. In the novels, he and Ed live together, and McQueen and Ed have meals with Ryan and his son Cecil, even helping to take care of his son because Ryan isn't really the best parent.

He is actually the main reason why Ed and McQueen break up. But more on that in a bit.

2. Ed and McQueen
In the books McQueen is seen doing a lot more porn that in the webtoon to begin with; here he seems like he does more of the background work like directing etc. But in any case, novel McQueen and Ed BOTH continue to film porn with other partners, although Ed only ever bottoms for McQueen after. In the novels, there's no confession at the train station. They get together, but there's no actual verbalisation of the "I love you"s till much later. So although they're making porn with other people, they're also not exclusively together in the books at this point. I believe McQueen initially hoped to kind of do couples porn with Ed, but at some point after they do both stop doing porn anyway. But in any case, obviously the webtoon should differ from that.

Third parties are never a major major issue in the books for our main pair. They do love each other, although it takes a much longer time for McQueen to verbalise it there. Yes there is a 'love triangle' of sorts with Chang, but the feelings of the main pair never wavers for each other, although circumstances in the later parts do drive a wedge between them. The McEd pairing is actually quite fluffy in the books as well.

A major plot point in the novels. revolves around McQueen's writing of the movie's script. A journalist basically finds out that McQueen is the director of that movie, and it makes the news. Its huge news, and it goes on broadcast that a pornstar directed a religious movie. The website is being overloaded by views – and the site Ed's audition film with McQueen (for a DVD) is on there. The next day he goes to work, its obvious that all his coworkers know about his doing porn. Ed is asked to resign from his job as a security officer due to security reasons.

Upset, Ed then tries to contact McQueen, but he is unable to call through to him. This is because McQueen was being hounded by journalists at the time and he explains it to Ed. They then talk about plans for the future, like going on a cruise and stuff. Ed gets a little drunk, and confesses he watched a porno with McQueen and Ryan. More context on this is that Ryan and McQueen did something like a 'non-consensual' kink play? It's not actually non-consensual and its not rape for sure, but Ryan apparently has a history of sexual assault prior and told Ed before that McQueen exploits vulnerable men for money i.e. something like he basically did the shoot because he was in a vulnerable position (drug issues money issues etc.). Ed watched the porno, and then tell McQueen he agrees with Ryan that what happened was rape. McQueen is livid to think that Ed could think something like that of him, and says something along the lines of "I can't believe I was falling in love with you". They break up and don't contact each other for weeks after that.

Ed gets a job at the airport, but its not very stable. Prior to this, Ed had already stopped doing porn was also working for Chang doing some security, but he stopped that too after the porn reveal and hasn't contacted Chang since.

Lancer contacts Ed who is now in high demand because of the porn reveal, and asks him to do escort/prostitution work with him (He gave him an Escort card way earlier in the novels I think as an invitation already). Ed wonders if McQueen will find out, and then decides that he "doesn't care" and so on New Years Day, Lancer tells him that he's got this client and that Lancer raised the price on him (because of his high demand); Ed doesn't know who he is, but he turns up anyway. The client is Chang.


3. Chang
Chang hasn't met Ed since the porn reveal, New Years Day is the first time they're meeting after the reveal. Chang doesn't believe at first that Ed actually came, and Ed tries to walk away after realising its Chang. But Chang physically grabs him and tells him he paid for him, showing him the escort card he took from Ed's apartment (given by Lancer earlier). Chang offers to make Ed's debt disappear – if he stays beside him for a year. Ed considers and then refuses thinking this guy is the one who even ruined his life by saddling him with this debt in the first place. They argue, Chang makes jibes about Ed doing sex work and Ed, fed up, asks him if he wants to be fucked. Ed pulls down Chang's zipper to prove a point.

Then Chang pushes Ed onto the bed and starts getting physical with him. At several points, Ed says it hurts, and that he wants it to stop. Chang mocks him, bites him, and continues anyway. Ed tries to punch him to get away from him, saying he's changed his mind and telling him to stop. He grabs his clothes and tries to escape several times but fails. Chang r*pes Ed. In this interim, Ed realises that Chang has had feelings for him all along, and that he's just been trying to ignore it the whole time; after the deed is done, he asks Chang if he likes him – and Chang doesn't confirm or deny it. Ed tells him it doesn't matter because Chang is dead to him anyway, and tells Chang he wants to ruin him, like Chang ruined Ed.

He walks out (Chang is still there), to run into McQueen – Ed wondered previously if McQueen was going to find out about him doing escort/prostitution work so he clearly did – McQueen tells Ed he didn't want to break up with Ed in the first place, tells him that he loves him, and that he wants to get back together. Ed wants to say yes, but he just had sex with (was raped by) Chang, so he doesn't respond, just leaves both men without saying anything. McQueen and Chang fight, and Ed sees McQueen again the next day; McQueen tells him he doesn't care about the whole Chang thing, and they get back together.

McQueen tells him he's quitting porn for him and selling the company, and tells Ed to check his bank account – $500,000, which is the amount he owes Chang. Chang actually confesses his feelings to Ed after this, and Ed tells him he doesn't care and to check his bank account, that's his answer. Essentially he pays off his debt, and from there he's saying that they no longer will have any ties to each other.

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So essentially I wanted to clarify a few things.

Ed didn't lose his bodyguard job because of McQueen but the journalist actually, and McQueen didn't abandon him because of the reveal at all. He had a huge debt to Chang – but McQueen didn't pay it off probably because $500,000 is kind of not pocket change?? He sold his company and paid off Ed's debts. McQueen is not the cause of Ed doing escorting; that's Ed's choice. Their break up was NOT caused by Ed not wanting to do an adult movie with McQueen.

McQueen and Ed's relationship is complex, and ultimately human. They make mistakes and there's miscommunication and there's arguments of course, but there's also reasons why certain things unfold the way they do. The novels are way longer than the webtoons, and lots of things have been and will be taken out. So bear in mind that too.

I hope this helped in some way and if anyone else is going to bullshit about the 'spoiler' without knowing what they're talking about again i'm going to hit the roof.

BJ Alex Ch 70 translation:

--narration--
"dialogue"
'thoughts'
*scene/emotion description*










*******BJ ALEX LOGO*******
CH 70

*panel of building complex*

*panel of DG's mouth dark overcast*

DG: "during high school"

***cue flashback***

*panel of DG walking with a group of his high school friends*

--I had a group of really close friends--
--I was always hanging out with them--

*panel highlighting DG being pensive and grateful*
--because of my poor social skills, I was really grateful for them to have approached me first and got close with me--
DG thinking: 'They're really nice and awesome for including someone like me in their group'

*panel of Sungwoong coming and grabbing DG by the shoulder*
Sungwoong: "Dongboi! Why are you smiling~? Something good happen?" (T/N: nicknames are hard XD he just says a shortened version of his name but wanted to emphasis how close they were with a ...dumbass nickname lmaooo)

DG: "Oh!"

*panel of DG looking up to a smiling Sungwoong and panel underneath of a blushing DG*
Sungwoong: "Let's grab a bite~?"

*dark background with narration text*
--and later I began feeling attracted to one of my friends--

*panel of a high school DG pensively thinking on the bed*
--At first I thought it was just feelings of friendship, but that wasn't it.--
--I continued to think of him and how I always wanted to see him--

*zoomed panel of blushing and pensive high school DG on bed*
--That's how I came to realize my sexual orientation--

*panel of DG walking into a classroom and side panel of kids messing around with a gay video*
--But I couldn't tell anyone about it--
Dumbass kid 1: "hey check this out! disgusting! haha"
Dumbass kid 2: "Ack hey! it's a gay video! Get that away before I kick your ass"

*panel of a worried DG with dark overcast background looking from the sidelines*
--I knew very well that I should hide the fact I was gay when I was around them--

*panel of DG taking off some random dust dirt off of sungwoong*
--That's why I just preferred a friendship instead of something more--
DG: "hey you got dust or something on your shirt here"
--That was enough for me...--
*panel of onlookers watching DG take off some dust dirt*

--but I suppose that's where it all began.--

*panel of DG walking through the hallway filled with people murmuring*
--One day, a rumor was going around at school saying that I was gay--

*DG and some random kid bumping into each other*
Dumbass kid 3: "Hey! watching where you're going!"
*panel of DG looking sad and looking down as he walks*
Dumbass kid 4: *offpanel* "hey it's that gay bastard!"
Dumbass kid 3: "Seriously?!!! Ah shit he dirtied my shoulder then!."

*dark panel white smokey background*
--I didn't care what strangers said behind my back--
--I thought that if I was with my friends, everything would be fine--

--but...--

*panel of DG's group of "friends" in the distance murmuring about something*

*panel of DG coming up to them*
DG: *smiling* "Hey! What are you guys talking about?"
Group: "!"

*panel of the group looking back with looming background and in disgust and judging*

*panel of DG being taken aback and shocked and worried*
DG: "!"

*panel of someone in the group beginning to say something*
Someone: "Nam Donggyun, you..."
*panel of sungwoong looking at DG in disgust with red and black ominous background*
Sungwoong: (T/N: wow who would have guessed *sarcasm*) "you're gay right?"

*panel of DG running away from the group. Dark looming background*
--One of my friends were the one that started the rumor--
--that friend was the guy I liked--

*panel of DG's face with his hand covering his mouth looking sick*
--In that moment, the relationship and good experiences that I had with them crumbled and collapsed--
--That betrayal hurt so much that I felt sick--
*panel of bathroom stall slammed closed*
*panel of DG shaking and puking over the toilet*

*panel of DG in complete tears*

*narration panel half dark*
--I decided that never again will I believe in someone--

*DG walking the halls alone*
--And that's how I got accustomed to being alone--
--I was afraid of getting close to someone and confiding in them I was gay only to have them avoid me afterwards--

*panel of DG looking down at his feet. headshot only. looking lonely*

***end flashback***
*Panel of present day DG looking down with a fleeting lonesome look*
DG: "Now, even after years later, I'm still afraid..."

*zoomed out panel of DG and Jiwon in bed. DG naked and partially under the covers and Jiwon in a robe on top of the covers. they're just laying there next to each other*
DG: "It's silly right?"

*panel of Jiwon looking at DG*
Jiwon: "....."

*zoomed panel of Jiwon's disbelief face and worried*
Jiwon thinking: "Nam Donggyun...I can't believe you went through something like that."

*panel of chibi pissed jiwon recalling Sungwoong's face*
Jiwon: *boiling, pissed, veins popping, mom's spaghetti* "I'm going to give that fucking bastard a piece of my mind. Where can I find him...?"
"I'll make sure of it that I do so next time I see him..."

DG: *offpanel* "What?!"

*panel of serious drawings lol. of them laying and conversing with each other*
Jiwon: "Is that why you are frequently to yourself?"
DG: "Yeah..."
Jiwon: "So how did you become friends with your friend from the cafe?"

*DG recalling how they met*
*panel of DG looking at a LGBTQ Club poster*

DG: "I met Chanwoo during my first year of university"
"I met him by chance..."

*panel of Chanwoo immediately patting DG on the shoulder startling DG*
Chanwoo: "Oh! Do you want to join our club? :D :D :D " (T/N: Put smileys to emphasize his enthusiasm lol)

*panel of DG running away as Chanwoo chases after him*
Chanwoo: "You don't have to sign anything! Let's just talk! Yeah?"
"You're a student here too right? So am I!"
*Dg still running away lol*

DG: "Chanwoo became close to me pretty fast."

Jiwon: "And what about Jaejin?"

*Panel of DG recalling them at post in the military service*
DG: "I met him during military service"
"While we were working together he began to talk to me about everything. He talked to me about everything he was thinking of"

*side by side panel of Jaejin and DG smiling at each other as they converse*
"He didn't know me but he opened his heart and thoughts to me with no hesitation or worries and believed in me. I was really grateful for that"
"I became close to him like that."

*panel of present day DG adverting his gaze to the ground*
"Even so, jaejin still doesn't know I'm gay..."
"The trauma that came from that experience during high school prevented me from being able to tell anyone else"

*panel of Jaejin smiling*
"But I think soon i'll be able to tell him"
"I only tried to hide it because I thought that if he knew I was gay, he would avoid me just like everyone else"

*panel of DG smiling and slightly blushing*
" But these past days, I wanted to tell the people close to me"

*panel of Dg turning over to face his body towards Jiwon*
DG: "Because I'm with you Sunbae, I'm really happy, and I wanted to tell you..."
"that it makes me undoubtfully happy to be with you."

*panel of Jiwon superblushing and feeling the throbbbssss lol*
DG: "I think all this is thanks to you sunbae"
Jiwon: "....!"

(T/N: so basically since he's been happy with the relationship and he's happy he gained the confidence in wanting to tell people about himself)

*zoomed out panel showing Jiwon grabbing DG tightly and hugging him tightly being all shy and shit lol*
Jiwon: "....."
DG: "Woah! Sunbae I can't breathe!"

*panel of Jiwon and DG headshot level but still in embrace*
Jiwon: "But even though you're still afraid, you still want to tell them?"
"You can still continue like now and not say anything just yet"
(T/N: he's saying this out of concern)

*Panel of DG and Jaejin smiling at each other during the military days. Friendship smile. nothing more lol*

DG: "Jaejin is a very important person to me."
"Because of that I want to be honest with him."

*panel of DG laying on Jiwon's arm nooked his head into his armpit*
DG: "But it's like you said, how it's been a while but I'm still scared and get anxious"
"I don't know how things will turn out as how I never talked to Jaejin about this subject"
"My friends from high school were close to me but later everything was ruined..."

*Jiwon recalling Jaejin bowing to him thanking him for taking care of DG*

*panel of Jiwon resting his head on his hand as he looks to the side in thought and DG looking up at him*
Jiwon: "Hmm... I think everything will turn out fine."
DG: "Seriously...?"

*chibi panel of Jiwon clinging onto DG and with furious glare into the vague distance lol*
Jiwon: "Yeah. But if he says something bad to you, I'll kill him"

*panel of Jiwon looking down at DG with panel underneath of DG looking up to Jiwon*
Jiwon: "Either way, give some time to give it some though. No need to rush"
"And thank you for confiding in me all this"

DG: "Huh?"

*panel of jiwon sitting upright on the bed with DG in his arms front view*
Jiwon: *Shy* "I asked for you to confide in me when there is something that worries you or was difficult for you. Thank you for confiding in me..."

*panel of DG's face looking up blushing badump*

*Off panel. Panel of window binds*
DG: "Sunbae!!" *as he grabs him and hugs him tight*
Jiwon: "Hey! that tickles!"

*panel of outside the building complex.*

*panel of Jiwon still up and slightly upright with DG sleeping as he's holding on to him. Jiwon looking up in thought*

*zoomed panel of Jiwon's face in thought*

*panel of feet. Running*
--If Donggyun and I...--

*panel of their past selves when they were young running into each other. both with tears in their face*

--would have met during high school...--

*up and down panel of their tearful faces looking at each other*

*side by side panel of them smiling through the tears at each other. Glowing background*

*zoomed out panel of them comforting each other. Young jiwon holding young DG's hand and carressing his face*

--I wonder if we would have had less wounds than we have now.--
*bright shining background*

-------TBC-------

20 bucks DG "misunderstood" Sungwoong or some bs like that lmaoo.
I hope we see more of him and not only one small chapter to summarize DG's backstory. I hope he wasn't just thrown in there just to explain the backstory and never seen again. lmao. need some juice. lololol