So the Orion Myth really manifested for JoIan

You are aware he suddenly remembered that the stars he was looking at was Orion right ?

I wouldn’t call that yearning

Imagine instead of reading the stars what about reading the room. I know it's not romantic but it's grounded in reality while the other is just myths of people who might have been drunk. What I'm saying it if Ian loved Jo he would have chosen him instead of looking at the stars and longing for him. Knowing how easy Jo is he would have ran back.

I’m not talking about the Orion constellation but the stars.

I still don’t get at what time he was yearning for Jo but ok

This bitch still out here tripping get a life JO IS SACKED and he will be alone forever LOL

Just stop talking like that omg (also Destiny tried to get him back lol)

The only other sane and smart reader here

The guilt on TJ's face as Ian is caressing his scar that he used to manipulate Ian... He knows he has Ian trapped forever alone now. He can't and won't apologize for it. Ian caressing the scar is him accepting his tragic fate. Artemis That's why all he can do is look up in the sky to see Orion, remember Jo.

Someone on twt even analyzed that fading the scar was for Ian to erase and unsee his past pain rather than acknowledge it. That journey wasn't to heal and prepare for a brighter and happier future with Jo but to prepare himself to accept his fate with Tj. So he gives into Tj and tries to emulate his love for Jo. That's why we see them mirror JoIan moments.

Was Wet Sand supposed to be a symbolic mirror of Artemis's tragic love story in the first place though? If so, we were not informed. We were only promised a story of a love triangle, a healing journey, and turning over a new leaf. Doyak and the company has mislead the readers and ruined the experience for us. So understandably, we are upset.

Even if I realize this may have been the case, I'm still upset cause it's more like Doyak abruptly changed the narrative. Since I can see Wet Sand as a symbolic mirror of Artemis's tragic love story, I see that, no matter what, Jo and Ian were the true lovers. The almighty narrator narrated it for us. But unlike Ian, I refuse to accept this as the ending. I didn't start this for a symbolic mirror of Artemis's tragic love story and was mislead. Or the author fucked it up.

No, the author definitely fucked it up cause she changed the narrative fast asf

I hate that fucking scar. She really loved fleshing out Ian’s suffering throughout the story, and in the end, she made him accept his wretched fate.

So what is the message here? Accept your messed up fate built on trauma, guilt, and manipulation because you don’t think you deserve better and lack self-worth? Believe that you only ruin the people you love?

The only difference from the start is that Ian is no longer running, he’s embracing it.

And the “growth” in question? His growth leads to accepting suffering, then masking it with domesticity with his emotional abuser. It’s like everything is wrapped in a beautiful gift, but inside it’s still the same cycle of stagnation and trauma, just trauma bond 2.0.

LMAO, FUCKED UP TRAGEDY ENDING.

Ian deserves so much better than this :(

Guess that is the message. Smh. Ian should've stayed solo and learned to love and respect himself. That's what doyak should've done, but we all know she is just like Tj, in an arrogant, petty and narcissistic sense. That's why she birthed and favors him. So ofc, she thought this fuckass ending was the best of all routes.

I really love and care for Ian, but the problem is Doyak created him, including Jo. I really don't want to support anything Doyak creates. I've already stopped buying the official and don't plan to read anything else written by her. Next, I need to find a new series with an MC and ML like Ian and Jo, who I'll love just as much and actually get their deserved ending. Not just personality, but also similar plot. Then, I'll forget about Ian and Jo completely. Idk if I will be sad when that happens or not. Lmk if you have recommendations

Sigh. I was really hoping for Ian’s solo arc away from this hellhole life, but instead we got a lobotomized Ian. It’s like a whiplash emotion for me.

It makes even more sense if he ends up alone, and instead of buying a house, he should use it for his own therapy. T.T But well, there must be eg in BL, but going back to his source of trauma and his emotional abuser without clearly explanation and ambiguously ending it. As if letting your readers make their own final conclusions that again leads to never-ending arguments and discussions within the fandom. So why bother with an epilogue when she can put all of that in the last chapter?

Like, I’m fine with JoIan not being eg because she really did write them beautifully tragic, and somehow we got a closure + narration of what ifs, and not all love stories need a happy ending; sometimes ending it bittersweet makes it more special. Maybe I’m just a sucker for angst lol.

Then she gave a disney couple ending treatment with her supposed EG without emotional weight and 0 build up because she put all her last effort writing skills in chap 97/98 with emotional depth and adding almighty narrator to heavily emphasize that this chapter is important in the story.

She didn’t even bother to add Tj to apologize and saying ily back to Ian because it doesn’t really matter lol. The half-ass sketch of them in the last panel and the Temu JoIan moments while we have detailed drawing of Jo’s broad back which also parallel to Ian’s looking at the stars and every panels of Jo in the last chapter she really put so much effort. She gave Jo the best character’s final conclusion and honestly I think doyak didn’t waste Jo’s character she actually preserved his character in the end like the way Ian wanted to preserve Jo’s innocence, his bright future and his pure love to be not consumed by Ian’s love and darkness. He is Ian’s Orion.

And someone pointed out in the last chapter that Ian’s “dead eyes” have the same look when he thought of himself. Like WTH this story is more traumatizing the more I think about the last 2 chapters.

No fr. I can only imagine the outcome of wet sand happened as it did cause Doyak changed narrative based on theories and analysis that Jo fans expressed, with no harm and ill intent btw. She wanted to act like an insufferable fan and be petty for no reason. Her past twt posts are a being pulled up as proof. When I read them, she really sounds stupid and ironic.

But anyways, I agree Jo and Ian still yearning for each other and Jo being preserved in Orion made a beautiful love tragedy. Also the fact he lied to Tj about quitting smoking when he was actually looking at Orion and thinking about Jo. Like Ian really is still miserable and depressed. Nothing else makes sense, and the story ended for me at 98.

The way others are saying Doyak made Jaekyung look better in comparison to Tj is frying me. I still think both are fucking trash cause there's no such thing as better or worse when it comes to sa and abuse, but at least in fictional writing, Jaekyung is having a redemption arc. Still doesn't make me like him.

I'll stick with my favorite author, Dal Hyeonji, and revisit Pas Kim to cleanse WS from my thoughts. I've already expressed and shared all I've wanted about ws, which I have the right to as a consumer. Like wtv. Bad author, bad writing, good art, and wasted potential. I hope new and current authors learn from Doyak and don't copy her. Anyways, I'm moving on.

I'm not reading the epilogue and note btw ☠ Fuck that

Oh and it is nice being able to have these kinds of discussions with another reader like you who actually has comprehension skills. Unfortunate that no one else joined us and shared their thoughts and analysis in a respectful manner. Hoping to see you around in other stories, too! Ofc, I'll come back when I have something else to share again and feel free to continue sharing, I'll always read yours.

I just suddenly thought back to Jo telling him "when you arrive... I hope you find what you're looking for". Maybe it was only Jo's hope that Ian would eventually return to him, and that's why he used the word arrive. He waited two years for him, not knowing where he is and what he is doing right now, so he only assumed his destination is somewhere and someone that isn't him. He didn't know Ian ended up returning to Tj which made Ian a liar. Not knowing anything, or maybe he had an inkling this was the case, he still wished him happiness. Jo is just so pure hearted and selfless with his love. Ugh, my poor beloved Jo. My heart breaks for him.

It's still shocked me how ch.99-100 ian just turn to be someone i never know...i already make peace with him..i mean i mourned him enough It's turning numb..

What i want to said is ..im glad i meet a lot of smart people here...help me see this story in so many way..a real discussion, real conversations i will always grateful to you guys...its a wake up call for all of us...how artist can just throw everything away bc she is petty and greedy...even after ch.99 i still hope she will tell me how can ian turn out to be like this, what is he thinking? I can't believe she can be so cruel to ian to us like this?...whatever nothing left to cherish and love about this story..and its a shame on dyk

I hope we can found eachother on another comment section..exchange our thought again hope u guys have a good day and good luck

Ps.i always be sunchaser fan tho

If she had just informed her readers that only 2 chapters were left, we could’ve expected that chaps 99–100 would be the aftermath of JoIan’s decision, one moving forward, the other returning to the same toxic cycle and stagnation. She even claimed this was the longest season, which made people expect more. We’re allowed to have different reactions and process the ending in our own way.

For those people who only read this for the eg, they could celebrate all they want. I couldn’t care less lol, but if I were a real Tj stan, this is actually the biggest insult to Tj’s character. He’s supposedly the love interest, yet he didn’t even get to express his love for Ian in the final chapter and even his reaction to Ian saying “I love you” to him with eyes closed, did he even look happy? When Tj said before that he knows Ian was lying to him when he can’t even look him in the eyes. As if he’s just a leftover of JoIan love story ended in chap 98 LOL, but the “ghost” of Jo still present in their relationship in the last chapter. Ian straight up lied to him about the Orion LMAO. That’s why this EG feels hollow to me. No amount of domesticity could fix it; adding more in an epilogue would just make it feel more forced rather than emotionally authentic.

LOL I really hate Jaekyung that’s why I dropped Jinx, and I don’t see any improvement in the story. It seems like the author will just excuse and justify his actions with sad, pitiful childhood trauma like some other BL stories. And I hate seeing Dan like a completely doormat character. Every chapter I read makes me more angry rather than enjoying it.

BWAT sure is one of my fave authors. Though I’m still thankful for dyk for creating JoIan and I won’t let the bad ending ruin them for me. If you have any good recommendations, please share them with me lol. I’m currently reading The Hounds of Sisyphus hopefully, this one is good.

Yeah, it’s really nice to have discussions with you. It’s such a rare thing to happen in this insufferable fandom. Instead of respecting others’ opinions and being open to different discussions, they resort to insults I don’t like to waste my time on those bs and immaturity. I’m just anywhere fandoms lol not only BL community. Yes, I’ll continue sharing my thoughts here or somewhere else. Also, feel free to drop me a dm or comment here anytime.

I think since Ian is one of my fav characters I feel I couldn’t get a real closure for his character in this story like just why </3

Same here. Thanks for always having fun and interesting discussions with you guys. Honestly, she made the story really interesting, but the ending felt rushed and left me with this sense of emptiness. It sounds dramatic lol but it’s true :(

I don’t know why she behaved like that with her fans though her art style is top tier, and her writing has so much potential. I mean, she created JoIan. But sometimes the pacing and delivery miss the mark, especially since she leans heavily on ambiguity, irony, symbolism and parallels all the way to the end, which not everyone will interpret the same way.

Let’s keep sharing different opinions and interesting discussions, whether it’s here or in other stories. And feel free to recommend some good ones too. :)

Hehe, thank you for always reading my interpretations and analysis