I agree. It's always funny to me how the readers think they know the characters better than the author lol Juheon and Dohu are the author's OC's. In a way, they are their children, and they know their core personalities better than others. Just because the readers don't like the direction of the story nor the characters' actions, doesn't mean the author butchered them. This chapter and the previous one are still in the constraints of the story's 'possibilities' considering how Juheon kept everything inside without letting his vulnerabilities shown and Dohu with his stubborn streak of breaking down Juheon's walls
i agree sm, ppl think just cuz it’s fucked up stuff happening means it’s automatically a bad story. i think this is great writing to show the readers we’re both of their heads are at rn. im excited to see how the story progresses and how they solve their issues
Everyone’s totally valid for not liking the angst, but I personally love it and think the development is very interesting. Juheon is battling smth with his aunt that has been building up since the beginning so I don’t think the characters or story are being butchered. He’s always retreated into a standoffish person and going as far as pushing people away by being rude or threatening them outright, especially when he’s in a hard place. Homie was doing that to Dohu from the beginning too. I think he really was shocked at Dohu’s use of his character in his writing but it wasn’t that big of a deal in the end. It just seems like the things he’s dealing with in his family are just that much more stressful, that he can’t afford to rekindle their relationship. And it seems his family are quite powerful people too.
Anywho, I still like it as much as before. They’re older, experienced more stuff, it’s grittier and there’s unresolved anger and spite. I think it makes sense considering how strong the feelings are involved. Hopefully they soon realise they’re stronger together and combat whatever Juheon is desperately fighting alone.