hes not in love he has to use him and literally ignores suah’s feelings all the time
He is absolutely in love at his weakest moment he chose to be loyal the old man literally is jealous of suah he wants to be loved that way. Suah mistreats juheok and even through that juheok cant wise up and loose feelings he loves suah to the point of self destruction
Bruh are we reading the same shit
So why would he deny that old man and in a fetal position say that suah is the only guy for him? He was drunk pissed at suah and desperate for cum and he is not an exclusive relationship, he had every reason to sleep with that man but his instincts is to think about suah. Juheok didnt change since he was young, he fell in love with suah as a protector and being tough literally brushing off a rock to the face as nothing, suah changed, a lot! He almost forgot why he fell in love with juheok, he liked being chosen, feeling safe and protected, he liked that juheok was tough and stubborn, so if suah switched up on juheok and wants to treat like a stereotypical omega and juhyeok’s himself hadn’t changed personality wise of course he is not going to be affectionate towards suah. And inspite of how suah changed and the scenting and the rape juhyeok’s still has feelings for him. He is loyal to a self destructive degree, it’s an emotional imprint he is not reacting to current suah but the same kid that was bullied that he fell in love with. The story itself positions the old man as a witness to juheoks love, the alleyway scene where their pheromones masked each other, getting rejected while drunk he says he never thought that type of love and loyalty existed and wants juheok because he wants to be the receiving end of love and gaze lol
Of juheoks love and gaze I meant ^ he wants juheok to love him the same way he loves suah, because he never witnessed such a thing
The point is they will end up in love.. they are end game ool
Him being inlove with his rapist is so weird to me