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He is deeply affected by Jaekyung's emotional pain and bitter struggles. Jiheon's hesitation is partly an excuse to shield himself from the messy, volatile reality of becoming deeply involved with a star athlete, as he fears the emotional fallout of a complicated relationship.
i was hoping for a new chapter, but i remember it was on haitus.
anyways, i saw this comment "The only non-realistic part in the story is that Jiheon isn’t head over heels yet, you mean to tell me your not into the man that has a insane build, as handsome as a moviestar, loyal and devoted to you your entire life, only cares about you and nothing else, rich and a world olympian"
i mean who wouldn't, but not everyone will just fall in love/fall over hell, just because you're that and this.
and since they have huge age-gap jiheon only saw jaekyung as a lil kid, and they first met when jk was 13 and jiheon would be 19, so... and jk was 21 and jiheon is 27. so...
even for me, someone confess their love for me, it was my junior (we have one year gap) and i literally saw them as a lil kid (it was lil only one year gap) imagine 7 years
and "Jeong Jiheon hesitates to fully accept or pursue his love for Kwon Jaekyung out of fear of interference and the heavy weight of unrequited love."
"originally views himself solely as a sports agency representative responsible for Jaekyung's career. He worries that crossing the line into a romantic relationship would be seen as inappropriate and cause issues in the athlete's career."
" Jiheon has watched Jaekyung grow up and often sympathizes with the agonizing, unrequited feelings Jaekyung has carried in the past. He overthinks his own obsession with their bond, making excuses about "responsibility" to hide the deeper truth of his growing affection."
note: jiheon is so strong cause i would literally confess my feelings right there!