I think this series would do numbers if it were rewritten with dual plot lines with both a protagonist and a deuteragonist. Taemin’s story is the main plot line making him the protagonist and Jiwook’s story is the secondary plot line making him the deuteragonist. The plot would have to be fleshed out more and the series would have to be longer as well. The story lines would pretty much follow the same pattern with three only difference being the SS primarily following Jiwooks fall and inevitable rise like a phoenix. Jiwooks SS would be much darker and thus heavier because we’d see him lean into his looks and fall into prostitution (he’d look like the MC from Indulgence by Harada), not for money but for fame and notoriety. Yes he does get paid but he would be a VERY high class escort (thus very expensive) who only sleeps with the most powerful person in the room at any given time. This feeds his sense of superiority. He would also switch partners whenever he feels like that person is no longer serving that purpose. He’d inevitably be captured by a black flag top who cages him in, forcing him to leave that lifestyle but not by choice. The poetic justice is that he ends up back with Joohoon (the one responsible for his fall from grace) who has risen to become a notable name in the underground. Joohoon would be the boss of some big underground organization that is very much involved in criminal activities. Jiwook would be severely insecure so he’d cheat or attempt to cheat on Joohoon whenever he feels insecure to test Joohoons love for him. Whoever touches Jiwook will meet an unfortunate fate. Joohoon does not cheat but other people would catch his eye every so often. Whenever that happens, Jiwook would have that person killed or destroyed and Joohoon would always clean up the mess and aftermath of Jiwooks actions. Taemin’s part of the SS would just read as him navigating adulthood while being bound to and stuck with Siwoon.
It’sa very toxic story. Someone needs to write this story or someone needs to give me recommendations that fit this story line. Whichever comes first is appreciated.
I think this series would do numbers if it were rewritten with dual plot lines with both a protagonist and a deuteragonist. Taemin’s story is the main plot line making him the protagonist and Jiwook’s story is the secondary plot line making him the deuteragonist. The plot would have to be fleshed out more and the series would have to be longer as well. The story lines would pretty much follow the same pattern with three only difference being the SS primarily following Jiwooks fall and inevitable rise like a phoenix. Jiwooks SS would be much darker and thus heavier because we’d see him lean into his looks and fall into prostitution (he’d look like the MC from Indulgence by Harada), not for money but for fame and notoriety. Yes he does get paid but he would be a VERY high class escort (thus very expensive) who only sleeps with the most powerful person in the room at any given time. This feeds his sense of superiority. He would also switch partners whenever he feels like that person is no longer serving that purpose. He’d inevitably be captured by a black flag top who cages him in, forcing him to leave that lifestyle but not by choice. The poetic justice is that he ends up back with Joohoon (the one responsible for his fall from grace) who has risen to become a notable name in the underground. Joohoon would be the boss of some big underground organization that is very much involved in criminal activities. Jiwook would be severely insecure so he’d cheat or attempt to cheat on Joohoon whenever he feels insecure to test Joohoons love for him. Whoever touches Jiwook will meet an unfortunate fate.
Joohoon does not cheat but other people would catch his eye every so often. Whenever that happens, Jiwook would have that person killed or destroyed and Joohoon would always clean up the mess and aftermath of Jiwooks actions. Taemin’s part of the SS would just read as him navigating adulthood while being bound to and stuck with Siwoon.
It’sa very toxic story. Someone needs to write this story or someone needs to give me recommendations that fit this story line. Whichever comes first is appreciated.