I'll have to disagree with you a bit babe. Juhyeok, previously to the whole cum exchange thing hadn't been using Suha, nor was he dependent on him.
If we take into context everything, Juhyeok never really used Suha as a punching bag to let go his frustration. He'd only physically harm him when Suha crossed his boundaries (is this justifiable, up for debate i guess). Clearly he didn't ever seek Suha out as some sort of anger relief, I think his canal for that is Taekwondo.
However I do agree that now post cum exchange deal, Juhyeok is 102% dependent on Suha. And as much as I feel upset for him, the circumstances of their relationship are possible because of Suha's acceptance of them in his desperate state.
So yeah i agree 100% suha I think gives him a lot of inferiority because he was the cute pretty small one and needed protecting but ended up being an alpha. He presented first and was dominant. So I think that gave him big man little minds syndrome. He got this huge inferiority complex. And then he figures out because of suha he’s now an omega but suha started doing this as a child. He presented early as a dominant. He wasn’t doing it with any ill intention. And he didn’t know that his actions would have consequences and then when it did, he had to continue doing it to protect his friend and keep him balanced, and to live the life he wants well also having the selfish idea that he’s keeping him to himself but that was also the way their relationship has been the whole time is that it was them against you the world was it wrong yes but I could understand more trying to fix your mistake and protect the one you love, then taking advantage of someone who loves you and manipulating their feelings and emotions and only using them for your convenience not treating them as a friend or person and nothing close to a partner or lover but a something you can use at ur leisure and push away when you’re not benefiting it’s basically a big fuck you to their friendship and suha feelings it’s well even though I don’t plan to return your feelings I’m going to use you but at least you got to cum
Yea, I think I was going off on a tangent here using their current relationship dynamic as a reference to how I would infer their relationship to be like even before the cum thing. Since the author never really showed us how their dynamic was right after they both presented, just a small snippet of juhyeok being extremely disgusted with suha. I would assume their relationship has been just suha clinging onto juhyeok through middle/highschool up till the present moment and jukyeok being absolutely fed up with him and taking his anger out on him. (As how people around them would mention that suha was always around juhyeok nonetheless).
Yea I think we as readers feel for the both of them, their behaviours to one another has essentially been this push and pull, one sided madness for god knows how long.
But also thank you for your thoughts and opinions here, I really love listening to how other people feel about stories like these and small lil debates so no harm in any of this! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
So I’d like to also say that the tendencies observed have been around since childhood and nobody has done anything there’s been toxic dependency codependency attachment issues and obsessive/possessive issues and no adult has corrected that so to cut off something cold turkey that has been going on is detrimental to both sides they both need serious therapy. Also mind you as I said this is going on since childhood. Each perspective person has adults in their life that would be able to recognize these things and no adult has done anything. The adults would be able to recognize the scenting didn’t do anything. The adults would be able to recognize the dependency issues and the obsessions and didn’t do anything now they are young adults having to deal with this on their own. Of course it’s gonna be messy. What you allow will repeat it’s hard but they need a healthy way to detach
He was dependent on him since childhood he built his whole identity around him a children he wanted to put suha in the same box he’s so scared of he wanted to be with him bc he was small and cute and needed protection he claimed him as his omega it reinforced his feelings on gender and identity especially with the influence of family but when roles were reversed it made him feel insecure and resentful he needed someone to blame and hate he’s confused constantly projecting but also subconsciously seeking out suhas attention bread crumbing which puts him back in control he likes that he has power he’s used it to make people bend to his will through especially through strength and violence he never sets clear boundaries and doesn’t avoid or distance he ignores and hits he never really provides clarity or communication it’s like smacking a puppy telling it. No and not giving any explanation this is a learned behavior that needs educating such as no puppy bad don’t lick me in my face sit down, but instead he literally uses almost every emotional manipulation tactics tactic there is to exploit another's vulnerabilities for personal gain
Gaslighting: Making you question your own memory, perception, or sanity
Emotional Blackmail: Using guilt or threats to control you (e.g., "If you loved me, you would...").
Withholding: Denying affection, attention, or support as punishment.
Superficial Charm/Praise: Using flattery to disarm you, followed by demands.
Playing the Victim: Feigning helplessness or exaggerated sadness to evoke sympathy.
Guilt-Tripping: Making you feel responsible for their feelings or problems
Okay gonna be of a random yap here but i just wanted to pen my thoughts down on their toxic-codependency of a relationship ish (dont have to read)
They’ve been childhood friends since young and were inseparable essentially but correct me if I’m wrong, there was not really a reason divulged as to WHY juhyeok hates omegas or being one (maybe due a unshared circumstance or trauma), which eventually resulted in him being very pent up with MAJOR omegaphobia and inferiority and the only way he has been taking his anger out would be through taekwondo + suha!
SO suha here has been OBSESSED with juhyeok, worships the ground he walks on etc etc and he probably got even clingier when their secondary genders manifested. I assume he continues clinging to juhyeok because all attention is good attention. In the mindset of ‘oh he’s shouting at me, he’s hitting me, he is paying attention to me!’ Sorta thing.
Juhyeok here KNOWS. He knows suha LOVES him and he has been taking advantage of this particular situation as long as he can because he knows that hey i have a punching bag and that punching bag (suha) is WILLING to let me take my anger out on him, he keeps running to me at my beck and call and will definitely not be pushing me away because he will ALWAYSS love me. Especially since suha scented him/assaulted him, his anger feels even more justified to continue using him as a punching bag.
Both of them have essentially been feeding, taking and giving on each other’s behaviours since young, turning it into this toxic co-dependent relationship they themselves have made and im SO curious how their relationship dynamic is going to unfold from this point.
OK END OF YAP! Don’t expect anyone to read this far but yeay (づ￣ ³￣)づ