Was it the hot tattoo guy or the other bitch??

It's TJ. Just read the last few chapters for yourself.
The @violet user is just spamming all the post happy about TJ and Ian being endgame. Not sure if they actually believe it or just trolling atp.

Ohhh thanks because I actually read chapters 98-101 and was confused by violet’s comments

right because she makes absolutely no sense. please do not let that user gaslight you lmfaoo.

It's Joseph. The answer is in chapter 99. He is in Chicago where Joseph is studying. He has reached his destination after everything he went through in those two years

I'm spamming because the truth has to be told.

It's Joseph. The answer is in chapter 99. He is in Chicago where Joseph is studying. He has reached his destination after everything he went through in those two years. You are confused because the author ended the story in the past

Violet is right though.

I know it's confusing but the author dropped the future in the middle of chapter 99 and ended the story in the past.

But why then in chapter 98 did it say something among the lines of “they left this possibility forever unknown”? Doesn’t this mean that they parted forever? Why would the author make such a mindfuck ending? Do you know whether they’re planning on clearing things out in the future or if they already have on their social media?

I haven’t even read the story yall honestly I only want to read it for the hot tattoo guy so I really hope you are just reaching lmao

no she's not. yall are coping hard af and the story ended like almost a month ago. yall are delusional af. XD my god, at least take it to a03.

they are. I'm telling you do not let them gas light you loool. the stuff they spew is pure bs because they cannot accept the reality of tj and ian being endgame. They are literally going against the story, the author, literally what is in front of their faces. XD

Because Joseph and Ian are star-crossed lovers bound for tragedy, the odds are initially stacked against them. However, a careful reading of Ian’s monologues in Chapter 98 reveals his intent to resolve the misfortunes that could "gnaw" at him and Joseph in the future; he does this so he can finally return to where he belongs—with Joseph in Chicago. The author breaks the cycle of tragedy through the intervention of Joseph’s destiny, Orion, and the shooting star. Yet, for Ian to be completely free, he must sacrifice his connection to the past: specifically, his Korean name, which ties him to his history and TJ. When TJ tattoos that name, he indirectly breaks the tragic bond, finally allowing Ian to pursue Joseph as "Ian." While the author hasn't confirmed anything —leaving the ending intentionally ambiguous—she has noted that it takes time for readers to fully grasp the story, but eventually, the pieces will come together. I'm helping you to get the story. You can read my post on this comment section

I think you’re the one coping here because you are afraid that you are wrong. You failed to grasp the author’s narrative style in the end. That is why you can’t explain why Ian is in Chicago with Toby. She has short hair in Chicago yet in the epilogue, her hair is long. Are you not connecting the pieces? Just because the author fooled you with ending the story in past it doesn't mean you can see the future in chapter 99 in Chicago

TJ are not the endgame just because the author fooled you with ending in the past. Joseph is the endgame. You just do want to see it because admitting the truth is hurtful than being oblivious while the Korean side of TJ stans could actually see the truth while the international side don't because they are choosing to be oblivious

Wait a minute the thing with the hair is kinda valid… is this like an actual theory or did you just think of that?

we dont know where the hell Ian is unless the author explicitly states it. The background setting doesn't matter. And maybe Toby's hair grew because time had pass!!!? Like literally the epilogue is us getting a glimpse of tj and ian's adjusting life. TJ's obviously met toby and they are working on opening the restaurant together. That insinuates time HAS PASSedd. Ian going to work and tj waving him off every morning is obviously a familiar scene to them as it insinuates TIME HAS PASsED. like yall are delusionalllllllllll. I can't lmfaooooooo. Please don't read anymore love triangles. You guys obviously can't handle it.

Yea yk what I agree with you for a moment I got influenced but honestly this is a bl not a David Lynch movie lmao ain’t no way these theories are right

The background matters immensely and that's why the author made it undeniable by featuring the iconic Chicago Theatre and its signboard specifically so the setting wouldn't be undermined. In fact, every detail in this story is significant—even the color palettes, which reflect the emotional weight and the characters' internal struggles. In his Chapter 98 monologue, Ian promises himself that he will return to Joseph—where he truly belongs—once he resolves the misfortune binding him to TJ. The two sky panels in Chapter 99 act as the pivot point where the story divides between the past and the future. The restaurant seen in Chapter 99 is not the same one shown in the epilogue. In Chapter 99, Toby has been working at a restaurant in Chicago for some time, whereas in the epilogue, they are just opening a restaurant in New York—how's that even possible when we already see Toby working at a restaurant in chapter 99? To make this distinction clear, Doyak gave Toby a haircut to differentiate the past from the future. Doyak isn’t your average of author to change a major character’s design without a narrative reason. You’re being delusional if you think the epilogue is the linear conclusion; the author presented the "past" ending to make it look like the finale, while the "future" is actually what we see in Chicago. Doyak’s clues are intentional, and they completely dismantle your argument.

You are getting fooled by her. The background matters immensely and that's why the author made it undeniable by featuring the iconic Chicago Theatre and its signboard specifically so the setting wouldn't be undermined. In fact, every detail in this story is significant—even the color palettes, which reflect the emotional weight and the characters' internal struggles. In his Chapter 98 monologue, Ian promises himself that he will return to Joseph—where he truly belongs—once he resolves the misfortune binding him to TJ. The two sky panels in Chapter 99 act as the pivot point where the story divides between the past and the future. The restaurant seen in Chapter 99 is not the same one shown in the epilogue. In Chapter 99, Toby has been working at a restaurant in Chicago for some time, whereas in the epilogue, they are just opening a restaurant in New York—how's that even possible when we already see Toby working at a restaurant in chapter 99? To make this distinction clear, Doyak gave Toby a haircut to differentiate the past from the future. Doyak isn’t your average of author to change a major character’s design without a narrative reason. You’re being delusional if you think the epilogue is the linear conclusion; the author presented the "past" ending to make it look like the finale, while the "future" is actually what we see in Chicago. Doyak’s clues are intentional, and they completely dismantle your argument.