The novel is more in depth with the psyche of the characters. (There's no romance whatsoever. It's fullblown psychological. When I started reading, I was like, "It's akin to killing stalking, thankfully it's not" Imagine my surprise after reading all the chapters including the spoilers lmao. Never jinx things)
Backstory: In middle school, Jiwook and Jungyeon are getting close. I think they were developing feelings with each other. But Jiwook is so scared to be found out. So he sold off Jungyeon to his "friends". Bothe homphobia ajd internalized homophobia are at play here. He made it seem like Jungyeon is the problem so that he won't out himself. These "friends" bullied Jungyeon ajd it actually crossed the sexual abuse line. These bullies sent the videos to Jungyeon's mother whuch made her have an entire menatl breakdown and brpught us to her present situation.
The thing is, Jiwook has no recollection of anything. It's not simply because he cannot recall it but I think it's a defense mechanism of his. He completepy locked out the memory. I don't know abt the diagnosis for it tho. (This part reminds me abt a manga where the main character is devil incarnate because he's the worst person ever but he forgot everything. He suddenly became a very different person. He was extremely kind to a fault but of course, the people in his past kept on haunting him back)
Jungyeon staged another gangr*ape where he contacted the people that Jiwook bullied and wronged in the past. It was so severe that he was confined to the hospital. This made Jiwook fear going outside.
Jungyeon realized that he doesn't want to just punish Jiwook, he wants to possess him. Dominating him brings extreme satisfaction to him.
There were a lot of manipulation. And of course, Jiwook showed signs of Stovkholm syndrome. The abuse and humiliation continued. It came to a point where Jiwook loved the small moments where Jungyeon is kind or caring to him. That's how much he was conditioned.
At the end, Jiwook did not finish college. He fears going outside so he's permanently confined in Jungyeon's place. He is completely dependent to Jungyeon.
The thing abt the dog is part of the side story.
The story revolves around two POVs. The POV of the victim and the perpetrator. Who is who, is up for debate. But it's not mutually exclusive to either.
The novel is more in depth with the psyche of the characters. (There's no romance whatsoever. It's fullblown psychological. When I started reading, I was like, "It's akin to killing stalking, thankfully it's not" Imagine my surprise after reading all the chapters including the spoilers lmao. Never jinx things)
Backstory: In middle school, Jiwook and Jungyeon are getting close. I think they were developing feelings with each other. But Jiwook is so scared to be found out. So he sold off Jungyeon to his "friends". Bothe homphobia ajd internalized homophobia are at play here. He made it seem like Jungyeon is the problem so that he won't out himself. These "friends" bullied Jungyeon ajd it actually crossed the sexual abuse line. These bullies sent the videos to Jungyeon's mother whuch made her have an entire menatl breakdown and brpught us to her present situation.
The thing is, Jiwook has no recollection of anything. It's not simply because he cannot recall it but I think it's a defense mechanism of his. He completepy locked out the memory. I don't know abt the diagnosis for it tho. (This part reminds me abt a manga where the main character is devil incarnate because he's the worst person ever but he forgot everything. He suddenly became a very different person. He was extremely kind to a fault but of course, the people in his past kept on haunting him back)
Jungyeon staged another gangr*ape where he contacted the people that Jiwook bullied and wronged in the past. It was so severe that he was confined to the hospital. This made Jiwook fear going outside.
Jungyeon realized that he doesn't want to just punish Jiwook, he wants to possess him. Dominating him brings extreme satisfaction to him.
There were a lot of manipulation. And of course, Jiwook showed signs of Stovkholm syndrome. The abuse and humiliation continued. It came to a point where Jiwook loved the small moments where Jungyeon is kind or caring to him. That's how much he was conditioned.
At the end, Jiwook did not finish college. He fears going outside so he's permanently confined in Jungyeon's place. He is completely dependent to Jungyeon.
The thing abt the dog is part of the side story.
The story revolves around two POVs. The POV of the victim and the perpetrator. Who is who, is up for debate. But it's not mutually exclusive to either.