One Sidedness in the Comments is Irritating Me

I agree. Su Ah absolutely messed up with the years of scenting, that’s not up for debate, and he's been paying for that damage enough already. Meanwhile, Juhyeok knows exactly how soft Su Ah is for him and still leans on that when it benefits him. That imbalance is hard to ignore. Juhyeok’s biggest issue right now isn’t just the pheromones, it’s his unresolved resentment toward his secondary gender and the way he projects that insecurity onto everything, including Su Ah. He moves from pride, defensiveness, and denial, and it shows, and that man genuinely needs emotional cleansing and probably therapy-level self-reflection before he can have a healthy dynamic with anyone. And Su Ah, for all his devotion, also needs to wake up and accept that love can’t be forced into reciprocity, if Juhyeok doesn’t want him the same way, clinging harder isn’t going to fix that.

Lowkey, them being apart might actually be the healthiest thing right now. Not as punishment, but as growth. This honestly feels like it could be a turning point in the narrative — the moment where both of them are forced to confront their own flaws instead of orbiting each other’s damage. If the story handles it right, separation could be the reset they both need to mature individually before anything else even has a chance of working.

He scented Juhyeok with the intention of making him dependent and eventually falling for him, that is manipulative as shit and there’s no making up for stealing someone’s bodily autonomy like that. Even if there were I don’t see how he’s made up for it at all? He’s just feeling sorry for himself that his plan didn’t work

I get where you’re coming from, but I think you’re missing some really crucial context about Su Ah’s personality and why he acted the way he did. It's not because he intentionally wanted Juhyeok to depend on him that's why he kept scenting Juhyeok, that hasn't even showed in the context, and people kept missing the fact that Su Ah is literally canonically portrayed as someone who thinks and acts like a child — socially timid, emotionally dependent, and intellectually stunted in certain areas — so he literally has no proper framework for what it means to be an alpha, let alone navigate the responsibilities and boundaries that come with it. He suddenly manifested as a dominant alpha when he expected to be an omega — the one Juhyeok should’ve been protecting — and given his personality and the way he perceive things, it makes sense that he interpreted his alpha status as meaning he had to protect Juhyeok at all costs. Combine that with Juhyeok being pride-driven, stubborn, and desperate to prove himself in alpha spaces despite his biology, that's what pressured and drived Su Ah to intervene repeatedly, thinking he’s “helping” while not fully understanding the consequences of his actions. That said, Juhyeok’s explosion toward Su Ah is completely understandable — his bodily autonomy was taken, and he absolutely has every right in the world to be angry and feel violated. But at the same time, his pride, insecurities, and stubbornness are also driving him into dangerous situations, and he needs to address those so he’s not constantly forced into reliance on Su Ah’s actions. The dynamic isn’t simple villain vs. victim, it’s two flawed, underdeveloped people acting from incomplete understanding, emotional immaturity, and conflicting needs.

I’m on Juhyeok’s side too, in a way, so don’t get me wrong. But I really wish more people would dive into these characters as people, with their personalities, intellect, and emotional filters. I hope readers should try to look at these two as their own complex people, not just a plot tools for “who hurt who" in which chapter. Their traits, how they perceive the world, and their personal histories matter just as much as the events themselves.

I get that his background plays into how Su Ah is as a person today, but I just don’t think it hugely matters when it comes to the consequence of his actions. Even if he didn’t fully understand the gravity of what he did, he should have realised by now what a grievous mistake to make it is and that it’s one you should be trying your utmost to figure out how to undo.

I could understand better if he genuinely took responsibility and agreed to help Juhyeok out without the onus of his feelings being returned, until they find a way to undo it, but by the looks of this chapter it’s not heading that way. I’ll see how these next chapters play out but if Su-ah abandons juhyeok when he needs him most, on the basis that he doesn’t love him back I will be very disappointed.

Also I don’t think it’s fair to say people who don’t forgive Su-ah aren’t looking at the characters as complex people and just want a villain to blame, the same case could be made for those who want Juhyeok to just get over what happened for the sake of a fluffy romance. There are just certain things that aren’t that easy to overlook, despite your reasoning for doing them and if I put myself in Juhyeok’s shoes I know that I wouldn’t be able to

I get what you’re saying, and I don’t disagree that the consequences of Su Ah’s actions are real and impactful. Juhyeok’s autonomy was absolutely violated, and that can’t just be brushed aside. But my point isn’t excusing the harm, it’s about understanding why it happened and why it isn’t as black-and-white as villain vs. victim. Su Ah’s personality, emotional immaturity, and limited intellectual framework literally shaped his actions — he genuinely processed protection as love, and he acted impulsively and instinctively, not manipulatively, although that doesn’t erase responsibility, but it does frame it in a context where accountability isn’t just about punishment — it’s about recognizing a flawed human operating with limited tools.

As for your concern about him taking responsibility, I think this current arc is literally the testing ground for that. Juhyeok asking for stability, even in awkward or extreme ways, is pushing both of them to confront the fallout. If Su Ah does abandon him, yes, that would be disappointing, but part of the tension here is watching how two people with conflicting needs, poor guidance, and emotional immaturity navigate consequences. That’s the story’s point, growth and accountability don’t happen automatically, they’re messy, imperfect, and often uncomfortable.

And I totally agree, it’s not fair to dismiss people who can’t forgive Su Ah as “plot-blind,” just like it’s not fair to ask people to forgive Juhyeok for the sake of a fluffy romance. The nuance comes from seeing both as full humans with flawed psyches, not just symbols of right or wrong. That’s why I push for looking at who they are, their perceptions, and how their histories shape their decisions, otherwise all we do is argue over isolated plot points without really understanding the characters themselves.

YES thank you for the nuanced take. The arguing about who is the perfect victim vs the entirely evil villain completely misses the point of the entire story.

People can absolutely sympathize with one character more but acting as if your fav has done no wrong not only adds nothing to the conversation, but is just plain untrue.

Personally, I predict that Suah will end up continuing to help Juhyeok whilst learning to reign in his romantic feelings for him. The entirety of Chap14 prefaced it. Both of their feelings have come to a head to the point where they must address the problems or at least change their course of action. This chap really highlighted that Suah must confront the consequences of his actions, with the whole repeated shouting from JH in the last half to "take responsibility" and "you made me this way". He may take some time to sort out his feelings first but I'm sure we'll see him making progress somewhat soon. imo it's fair to not forgive him rn since he hasn't done much to take accountability YET.

Suah clearly cares for Juhyeok. Considering his life-long devotion to JH, I highly doubt that we'll see any real abandonment. JH feeling insecure when Suah's love/attraction for him gets revoked has been touched on before in Chap10. So I think JH will notice this sudden shift when Suah begins emotionally distancing himself and it'll give JH the space to realize his feelings for Suah.

However even if my prediction manifests, I truly think that a lot of the fanbase will still be unhappy. We're seeing it now. People kept telling Suah to leave JH alone and that he needs to "take a hint". Suah does exactly that (in less than 15 chaps!!) and people are now getting angry at him for.. uh.. taking the hint and leaving JH alone.. They're acting like Suah should've just sat through the assault. And like the man can't just give the cum vials at a later time!? lol