ten

okay, now i need a couple more chapters where i get to see him actually being happy and living his new life

i feel as though the main idea of the latest chapter and the convo between jinhyeong and songrik might’ve flown over some your heads a bit. especially since by the end, we can see jinhyeong thank songrik. by sharing his own story (and others circumstances), songrik was trying to uplift jinhyeong by letting him know he isn’t alone and that came across and got conveyed pretty well as we can see in jinhyeong’s response.

there was no cutting sentiment that jh’s trauma isn’t valid or was less valid because he had a roof. it was all about giving him some relief that he still has lanes that he has access to that many others don’t, so he can definitely pick up after this because for jh, it felt like the end of the world. he needed to hear that, especially because he’d never spoken up about this before so he’s never been reassured about these sorts of situations and he doesn’t even know of any other examples. i think sr brought him reassurance more than anything.

in other words, in risk of repeating myself to make this point: there was no hint of “your trauma is less valid because you had a roof.” it was more about giving jh perspective, that as hopeless as things feel now, he still has pathways forward that others might not. and when someone feels like their whole world is crumbling, that reminder that they still have options can be life saving. jh had never opened up about this before, so he’s never really had that kind of reassurance or seen examples of people getting through similar things. sr gave him that. i think he brought him comfort more than anything.

(i know the above paragraph and the one before sound nearly identical but they have different nuances so i shall present you with both, hoping one resonates)

i feel like deep down some of you see this too but you’re projecting your own trauma onto his experiences.

mayhaps, we just have different interpretations and that’s okay.

i will say though, i related to this chapter quite a bit and to any of you who felt the same, i hope you know your trauma is valid and i hope you heal <3