Understandable, I didn't think of that, I guess baekhee really wants to go to Seoul to get away from his dad, but isn't there more places to go other than Seoul? If he only wants to get away from his dad a far as possible then I think Seoul is not the only option. Though if there's other reasons why baekhee wants to go to Seoul then... I guess he can't elope with his blonde lover : /
at this point it’s not that baekhee can’t leave him, it’s geom who can’t let go of him. that piece of shit literally locked him at his house, didn’t allow him to leave, took his phone, and didn’t allow him to answer any calls. baekhee ALREADY expressed to geom that he doesn’t like him and that he feels happier with yang ilwoo. the problem is, geom does NOT give a shit about baekhee’s choice or agency, he only care abt what HE wants which is controlling baekhee and fucking his ass.
it’s not really a situation where baekhee is allowed to leave because geom already threatened to kill yang ilwoo if he tried to leave him. it’s a really complicated and abusive situation, unfortunately.

I know there's a psychological thing going on here on why he can't choose to leave that fucking bastard ass hole, cause of his fuckup dad and years of conditioning and gaslighting, but goddamn just fucking run away, you don't have anything to lose anyway except for that blonde guy, so just elope the two of you and leave everything behind. FUCK! Why do you have to go through rape, if you're just going to be confined by an obsessive man who doesn't even care about you as a person! The only thing he wants from you is submission and control. He only wants possession and that's you! He wants you to be a mindless doll so he can play with you anytime he wants and by the time he gets tired of you, he discards you, and you don't have anything in your name except years of trauma. He doesn't even help you get over your trauma but instead he used it to take advantage of you, planting the worst possible outcomes to manipulate you into submission, how can you even endure to be with him, when you absolutely know his intentions from the very start. You're blinded by the trauma you had with your dad, but I'm not gonna blame you for that, but please leave that fucking bastard, he can't do shit when you're already gone before he notice