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So, this is just fiction right? Right! However, some of us if not most of us have been in a similar situation of having to choose between the hot guy that makes us melt but isn't actually emotionally mature enough to treat us the way we deserve; and the hot guy who would definitely treat us right, is emotionally mature enough, but feels more like a good friend.
I don't know why the "bad" boy is more appealing. Perhaps it's the emotional rollercoaster, the really high highs that makes the low moments worth going through. Not to say it's right, but sometimes the heart (or loins) wants what it wants. I get why some of the commenters here don't like Yahwi, and I also understand why some don't want Jooin to end up with Cain.
To me both MLs have qualities I like in a man, and qualities that I could live without. Who's better for Jooin, I really can't say. In both scenarios, I can see how each couple would do just fine with one another. Each of the MLs have potential to be a good boyfriend but because we've only seen Yahwi with Jooin, and he has spectacularly managed to drive the uke away and possibly into the arms of Cain, I think most readers feel Cain is the better fit. I want to see what's hiding behind those eyes he doesn't show to Jooin before I make up my mind about him and his intentions.
They both have history with the uke, which makes it even harder to pick. I've thought about the possibility of a threesome couple since the cover pic alludes to that possibility as well. Not opposed to it, but it'll be interesting to see how the author writes that into the story line if it happens. It's equally plausible that neither of them will end up with Jooin, if he can't come to a decision of who to choose, or if he decides to choose himself and stay single.
As it stands now Jooin cares about Cain, I just don't think it's at the same level as his feelings for Yahwi. To be fair, I think he has a better emotional connection with Cain (although it's not as romantic as Cain would like), but if he's to choose Cain in the end, he's going to have one hellavu time getting over is physical connection and feelings with Yahwi. If Yahwi continues to put Jooin's feeling before his own, and genuinely makes an effort to support him and fulfill his wishes, Cain may not have a chance.
I have to admit that I like Yahwi, a lot. He's the epitome of a person who is discovering what bonding with another human being is like. He's had no role model of what a loving, give and take relationship is supposed to look like. He needs a Jooin type person in his life, even if Jooin doesn't necessarily need him. Jooin is good for him, and his character development and growth. Loving someone means loving them as they are, and being there to support them as they try to become a better person. If you see the potential and that they are making the effort, it's worth it to give it a shot. I like that Yahwi's trying (in his own way) to make amends so that he doesn't lose Jooin. I know how it feels to lose someone because I realized too late how much they meant to me so I'm willing to give Yahwi the benefit of the doubt.
Sorry for the book, but I tend to write long comments.(￣∇￣")
Ever read a story that just infuriated you...
At this point, I don't even know what to say about the trajectory of this story. The top is so childish, selfish, and immature I can't even get excited that he's chasing the bottom now. Mainly because it feels too much like he's only doing it because there's another guy interested in the bottom. If you want to be friends with someone, and can't accept their romantic feelings, perhaps be a true friend and let them go. Maybe, just maybe if you do remain friends, and somehow develop feelings later on, you're mature about it and have an adult conversation and court them properly.
The bottom is no better in my opinion though. He had a choice to dissolve the friendship when he was rejected, or to give up on his feelings and remain friends. He chose to hold on to those feelings (in hopes of a different outcome), and now that a decade has past, he wants to be upset that the relationship he wanted didn't happen.
"Fuck buddies" is his own selfish way of getting what he wanted; which if it was just about the sex... what's with all the pettiness? Why try to hurt your "friend" by blowing him off, or being cold toward him, and making all of it his fault without accepting any responsibility? If you say you're truly in love with someone, but are willing to just fuck, then you really can't be mad if they take you up on the offer when they already let it be known they aren't looking for a relationship with you. Doesn't make him the best of people for continuing to have sex with him knowing how he feels about him, but at this point, neither of them are making good life choices.
Now it just seems like the bottom's "repaying" all of the hurt that he felt by being rejected initially. True, the top is being a total child about it, but it's so typical of these "silver spoon" types used to getting everything they want in life that it's nauseating. You'd think by this point in the story, author-nim would give the boy some sort of enlightening moment to realize his feelings and how to articulate them better than a caveman kicking up dust and throwing a tantrum, but alas, he's just slamming doors and worrying about MC being with another guy. If you don't know how to write a jealous top, don't try.
The 2nd ML is better off finding a new crush because who would want to be caught up with someone who is still harboring feelings for their "friend", and is sleeping with them while saying they want to end things. Feelings are complicated, but seriously the writing is just making me annoyed. Wanted to see them finally work things out, and actually talk but I doubt I'll keep reading this.