Stockholm syndrome.
damn
Is it Stockholm syndrome if Taekjoo still wants to escape??? He's just tired of fighting atp but he's still looking for an opportunity to escape. Zhenya does get a redemption arc but he's still a bitch ngl
Honestly, I’d say this probably isn’t for you. Personally, I really enjoyed the novels but there is a LOTTTTT of abuse and non-con and Zhenya doesn’t ever have a redemption arc, more of Taekjoo accepting who he is and Zhenya accepting that he has feelings for Taekjoo. But really they both equally freaked out and obsessed with each other. Later on in the novels you kinda see how similar they actually are haha.
It doesn’t follow ur standard “regret and chase” arc that most black/red flags MLs have if that’s what you were wondering.
Alexa play “B.A.S. by Megan Thee Stallion”
I didn’t say a lot for comedic effect lol. At this point in the story it’s obviously more a survival instinct to adhere to zhenya’s mood and survive. but i’m assuming that since this is main character 1 n 2 of a bl series they’re bound to fall in love, which is then stockholm syndrome. You already see Taekjoo developing “sympathies” and getting dragged along by the current before olga showed
is it worth reading plot wise and relationship wise bcs if there's a lot of abuse and potential non con stuff then I don't think it's for me unless there's REALLY good redemption arc in that matter