
It’s a good story, amazing even. But did the author rlly, REALLY have to make Jiho 17 when they met? Because guess what, now we don’t have a great story about mental health and growing together, it’s just a man who grooms a teenager. Oh boy! Let me pick up that PRETTY young boy who is obviously homeless, suicidal, and vulnerable and give him love and affection for the first time in his entire life! that won’t confuse him at all! i rlly like what the author was trying to do, but the whole time all i felt was the underlying message that this is a predator who took advantage of a weak and fragile child. it’s gross and it’s hard for me to root for them in the end.

i understand where a lot of yall are coming from when you don’t like the behavior of the boss in the beginning. however, one thing we don’t enough in BL are flawed characters with genuine personality issues and baggage. sure, angst is a given in most stories, but you never really see it effect how they behave in life. the world has beaten and grinded this guy down to where he feels that he’s better off being hated and feared than loved, because he thinks he’s only good at being taken advantage of. that’s a good plot line that takes time to develop and grow!! he’s NOT a good person in the beginning, but guess what? he GROWS to become one. he’s slowing breaking down those impenetrable walls and letting someone in for the first time. that alone shows character growth. does that excuse what he did in the past? no. he has a lot to make up for in his behavioral issues. does that mean he can’t be redeemed and become a better person? also no. he is the most flawed character i’ve seen in BL, making him feel the most human. that’s why i love him. he’s not some escape from reality, he’s the cold hard truth that we’re all a little fucked up in the head and we aren’t perfect by any means.
get me a man who is going to pound me with the most enthusiasm like guwon. need me a man to absolutely melt inside me frfr