This chapter shows more of how Jaeyi grew up and he was taught his feelings and needs weren't as important as his brother's. This entire situation with Ideum bonding with Jiseong especially makes him feel like this is another thing Jiseong will take from him.
The way both brothers behave is really a result of how they were raised.
Jiseong was the sick kid who wasn't able to experience his childhood as a free, healthy kid but because of his sickness, his parents naturally catered everything for him. They gave in, compromised, and always spoiled him to overcompensate for his sickness. This and Jiseong being sick, made him feel entitled to things, whether they were his or not. AND with how poorly the parents handled Jaeyi's want and need for his birthday, caused his outburst and resulted in Jiseong feeling like his brother hates him.
Whereas, Jaeyi, being the healthy kid, they entirely neglected to care for his feelings and his needs. Its actually natural for parents to prioritize the sick child over the healthy one but they really failed in giving both their kids, individual attention that didn't compete with each other. They directly and indirectly brewed this animosity between the brothers.
All this to say, the author is doing a great job building everybody's backstory and giving the characters substance. It adds to the story and explains to us why they behave the way they do. I do predict Jaeyi will attempt to do it with Ideum and this is only the beginning of Jaeyi not communicating to Ideum. Considering Jaeyi's past, he will likely give up on Ideum soon and either Ideum will initiate or something significant enough will happen for Jaeyi to change his approach and decide to fight for what he wants.
This chapter shows more of how Jaeyi grew up and he was taught his feelings and needs weren't as important as his brother's. This entire situation with Ideum bonding with Jiseong especially makes him feel like this is another thing Jiseong will take from him.
The way both brothers behave is really a result of how they were raised.
Jiseong was the sick kid who wasn't able to experience his childhood as a free, healthy kid but because of his sickness, his parents naturally catered everything for him. They gave in, compromised, and always spoiled him to overcompensate for his sickness. This and Jiseong being sick, made him feel entitled to things, whether they were his or not. AND with how poorly the parents handled Jaeyi's want and need for his birthday, caused his outburst and resulted in Jiseong feeling like his brother hates him.
Whereas, Jaeyi, being the healthy kid, they entirely neglected to care for his feelings and his needs. Its actually natural for parents to prioritize the sick child over the healthy one but they really failed in giving both their kids, individual attention that didn't compete with each other. They directly and indirectly brewed this animosity between the brothers.
All this to say, the author is doing a great job building everybody's backstory and giving the characters substance. It adds to the story and explains to us why they behave the way they do. I do predict Jaeyi will attempt to do it with Ideum and this is only the beginning of Jaeyi not communicating to Ideum. Considering Jaeyi's past, he will likely give up on Ideum soon and either Ideum will initiate or something significant enough will happen for Jaeyi to change his approach and decide to fight for what he wants.