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Even though it isn’t stated explicitly, Sangwoo is clearly on the spectrum. That being said, he needs to work through his internalised homophobia and it’s refreshing to see a character actually tell him how it is because he probably needed that. He has a lot to unlearn. I don’t think people should be criticised for calling him annoying when he behaves this way though. Neurodivergent or not, homophobic rhetoric is homophobic rhetoric and I’m assuming this has a lot of queer readers so it’s natural for them to feel some disdain to his character at points. He’s clearly just working through some internal issues so I’m really excited to see him finally accept himself.