Nah I get you defending Garam but you gotta admit that the argument was caused by both party. I highly doubt Jaehyuk would’ve thrown a fit if Garam reacted less harshly or hell, if it happened on a different day that wasn’t Garam’s birthday that Jaehyuk had to find out from a 3rd party. Think about it from a different perspective- Jaehyuk hides/lies about significantly heavier truths but they ultimately benefit Garam. Jaehyuk knows the truth would burden him, that’s why he kept it a secret, his lies make sense. Garam’s evasion of the truth, in my opinion weighs so much more BECAUSE of how insignificant it is in comparison. Jaehyuk lied for them to be together and Garam stayed silent for… well- because he doesn’t want to take up more space in Jaehyuk’s seemingly busy life. Of course Garam is trying- we see that with him taking initiative with Jaehyuk’s parents. But,
you can’t be bringing up your partner’s past mistakes when a new issue arise because you’d be stuck in a never ending loop. The conversation about Jaehyuk’s lies about the apartment was, as far as we know, over. If Garam was not over it, it shouldn’t have been brought up in that heated moment and Jaehyuk should’ve thought through his actions instead of acting like a teenager. End off.
EXACTLY. "garam is so insensitive" sybau my twink has trauma, okay?! jaehyuk grew up never wanting anything because his parents are rich and they love him while my mom garam who birthed me grew up having no one to rely on but himself, of course he's gonna have an emotional wall around him.
even if jaehyuk's lies ultimately benefit garam that still doesnt justify the fact that he hid things deliberately. they were never equal from the start.
"if garam reacted less harshly" all he did was hesitate, he didnt even reject it completely. he even said sorry omfg what more do you want. jaehyuk overreacted like an immature child by assuming garam didnt want it, threw it and even kicked the trash can??? if you read the story you'll understand the reasoning behind garam's reacting like that to the rings. he was outer by his own ex once.

throughout the story garam has been punished for not sharing every single detail about his life (be it punishment sex for not mentioning he was graduating early while they were together or pressuring garam to out his friend early in the story) even before they started dating but some people on here are defending jaehyuk lying about major things and even though they had a conversation about it he continued to hide things like taking his ex to court?? he has not shown even once that he values garams opinions because, as jaehyuk made clear, JAEHYUK decides when something is important in the relationship. their wealth gap only fans the flames- its easier for jaehyuk to show affection because he can drive garam to work, he can buy him food, he can get them an apartment and he can afford to waste money on a court case that he knows will only waste sehan's time.. garam can't do any of that but it's such an insult to garam to insinuate he hasnt tried either. he confronted jaehyuks parents even though that was literally his biggest fear, he invited jaehyuk to the gay scene (bringing him to the gay bar) despite the fact that he couldve just not mentioned it. a lot of what garam has done has been hard for him and none of it has actually gone well for him either but yeah throw a tantrum on his birthday when he was mulling over that too. good grief