This is also what I'm always pointing out (not commenting cuz I might get bombared by TJIANs fans)
No literally, I’m fine with them ending up together, it’s just illogical here. Jo should NOT have been so present in the story if this how it was gonna end, Ian was first written as self reflective and in tune, Jo was supposed to have some kind of influence on his choices but literally neither nor his family contributed much to the ending. I’d say that Jo didn’t even have a bit of influence on Ian and TJ’s relationship, Jo was mature and logical readers bait thats that. Looking at the end it feels more like some bs and a little like the background story for Jo for his upcoming arc lol.
This is trash. All that just so he ends up with the toxic man, we shouldn’t have had Jo in the first place, this is unrealistic to me, unless it wants to push the idea that it’s fine to end up with a toxic partner. The problem lies in how it was written, I’m fine with any ending but only if it is convincing, this doesn’t make sense to me. He literally ends up with the villain who shows no growth, the man did a 180 very last minute into the story, it progressed in a way that lead us to believe Ian wanted to grow out of an extremely dangerous environment while deeply exhausted from loving someone whose very existence was dedicated to latching on to said environment and then the ending feels like it’s just some two regular dudes dating, legit wiped out the years of issues they hold and no mention of the consequences that would ensue. This story built itself up for some depth then got caught up with internet fame and the virality aspect. It just brought fans every chapter to argue and to get fanservice for each ship. Ultimately the author lost the reigns and the mature element was overshadowed with pleasing fans and making money. Good on them, but what a waste of time.