I only decided to read wet sand after reading the comments here. Since the love triangle and Ian and TJ relationship seem too similar to my favorite ship and webtoon.
If you don't mind reading GL it would be nice if you read it, it's a really well written mature story, with complex and flawed characters and relationships.
Yeah this's exactly what happened with my favorite pairing. The author went for the boring and shallow pairing as end game. And I feel like Ian and TJ will be the losing pair, unfortunately.
I usually don't read GL bcs it's too fluffy for me. I like something mature and toxic, and what does the fox say as a GL had that.
I don't remember reading too many love triangle webtoons. I will check out the one that you mentioned. I remember reading one called Broken boy but it's so toxic and fckded up.
I don't think I will ever feel anything for Jo and Ian tbh. From experience after reading similar stories like that, the authors always make sure to make the losing pair that had a long history together to have more chemistry with too much depth and emotional connection. While they make the end game kind of shallow and bland.
I have been reading BL for 17 years and I haven't seen any stories that similar to wet sand. This is actually the first time I've seen an author doing justice to a love triangle and the characters because most authors don't know how to write a love triangle so let alone them doing justice to the characters. You need to understand that this is a realistic story that has realistic characters. It's understandable why we see the chemistry between TJ and Ian from the start because they have a 19 years of familiarity compared to Jo and Ian who only knows for a year maybe. You don't get that chemistry with someone that you recently know. It doesn't work like that in a real life. It takes time for that chemistry to flourish which is what the author is doing. I'm sorry the only thing that bland and shallow here is the mindset of the readers who only cares about the endgame.

The comment section here reminds me of the comments about my favorite webtoon ever.
I started reading this bcs it's a love triangle and TJ and Ian relationship reminded me of my favorite ship from another webtoon.
I don't understand people who always support the pure and innocent relationship, it's fiction and relationships like that are so boring. I always support the pairing that has an interesting story and had a history together, they always have an insane chemistry, their interactions would make you feel too many emotions.
I'm team TJ and Ian ofc, even though I know they won't end up together. Ian and Jo is too boring for me. I don't feel anything when I see their interactions.