Jaekyung has a right over Dan's body, booty cheeks and feelings. Dan signed those away so Jaekyung has legal rights to abuse them whether Dan likes it or not.
Dan “sold his body” because he was desperate, poor and cornered. That’s already a huge power imbalance: rich, famous athlete vs. broke therapist who’s trying to survive.
Even in the story, Dan never signed a contract that says: “please humiliate me, insult me, ignore my boundaries and crush my feelings.” He agreed to sex, not to being dehumanized.
Selling your body ≠ selling your dignity, your right to say no, or your right not to be abused.
Jaekyung:
uses Dan’s financial situation to pressure him,
ignores his discomfort and fear many times,
hurts him physically and emotionally,
only after all that realizes what he did and apologizes.
An apology is a first step, not a magic eraser. It doesn’t cancel the trauma, it doesn’t rebuild trust instantly, and it definitely doesn’t mean Dan is now “obliged” to stay with him or fall in love back.
But I don't care about it realistically, my knowledge of consent is of chatgpt's. A person behaving like a rape victim clearly not liking it, and the other one behaving like a rapist forcing and coercing him don't count at all because of that signed contract. Jaekyung is not a monster for carrying on with Dan who is crying and hurting. It's not immoral to keep going.
I love seeing Joo act like this, but I don't want Dan to go back to him so easily. Because even though he apologized, that doesn't mean “okay, let's forget everything and live happily ever after.” No, I still remember that Joo caused Dan a lot of pain. So I would like Dan to refuse to go back to him. When the contract ends, he should leave.