Responses
I think it’s super clear it’s emotional abuse; even Sunny is aware that he’s been whittled down into nothing so that he basically can’t leave Young. It’s difficult and sad to see him trying to ‘color’ himself; he may or may not see that he is using our MC to quickly erase the past. That can only lead to heartbreak for our MC because he won’t really be sure if he’s cared for / just useful. Definitely a great deal of healing and patience will be needed, though I’m sure Young will thwart anything that feels like a loss of control like any abuser would. Sigh.
Young gives me major emotional abuse vibes. It's not just the manipulation. He's clearly trying to isolate Sunny from both the college friends and from Taesung by planting seeds of doubt everywhere and having other people do his dirty work. I hope he get what's coming to him before the end (๑•ㅂ•)و✧