so i’ve read like maybe the first 4, 5 chapters and was kind of set on Jo being the endgame. i dropped it when i learned it was gonna be a love triangle. can someone pls tell me the relationship between ian and tj?
honestly i wouldn't call them friends they're a lot more than that. tj and ian grew up together since they were teenagers, they've dealt with a lot of trauma together and went through gang life, addiction, and i think poverty together too.
at some point they loved each other but couldn't be together because (it still isn't clarified that much) but one reason is because tj chose the gang over ian when ian wanted to leave the gang.
right now, ian is really attached to tj and can't let go of him because they're stuck in a toxic cycle. i think ian still has some love for tj but not as much as he used to, but tj's love for ian is more of the obsessive and possessive type. they're just really attached and can't end this cycle, even when ian tried to cut things off with tj, ian immediately regretted it and ran out to fix things with tj again.
I couldn’t have worded it better. They are like family rather than just saying friends. It’s a special type of relationship but they also aren’t lovers since the circumstances don’t allow. And TJ being more involved in the gang world is what makes them incompatible I think. They prioritize different things. The right person but wrong timing.
Their codependency makes Ian attached to TJ and not just that but he cares for TJ. They grew up together and have spent decades together, it only makes sense.
Ian wants to let go but he’s stuck in this cycle holding them together. It’s sad
in the earlier chapters, jaehyuk wouldn’t have batted an eyelash and would immediately agree to stop following garam but his reaction clearly shows how much he’s been enjoying being with garam without the context of seggs. unfortunately, hes too much of an idiot to notice it
side note, everyone’s just checking out jaehyuk’s crotch hahaha
i felt a lot of tingles in this chapter
What do you mean ? It's a softcore thriller !! !! So yeah i feel the '' thrills '' i wouldn't say '' tingles '' though. I don't think it is especially cute or romantic to cook for a friend or to play pool together. It's just what you/we the readers are '' reading into it '' = we are projecting because it's '' supposed to be a BL '' _ but it's also a thriller . So, wait and see . _
the image that popped up in euiyoung’s head when he heard taeju’s voice means that he doesn’t really see taeju as someone bad and scary but maybe just someone who’s dumb lol