I personally had interpretated his reluctance to leave not out of sheer stupidity but an inability to do so, if you were conditioned to believe hiding is the superior means of escaping pain than running become a pointless struggle. Years of abuse isn't something you shake off in moment of convenience but something you are forced to navigate your entire life around. "Why didn't he just leave? " he don't know how.
Cheol also had shown again and again how desperate he is of his parents approval. Maybe the reason why his feet is rooted to the ground is because he's still waiting to earn his place at the table. He craved the warmth for so long it consumed him, see it reflected in their eyes but never at its receiving end. Longing aimlessly hopefully tirelessly for love that would never be his.
Finally thank you! It makes me sad and a bit angry when people just say Cheol is a coward or is just a little bitch. Like come on people, THINK, can't you see how Cheol is so big and muscular and yet not once did he attempt to fight back? It's literally because he's already so broken down by the constant abuse. Like damn man, he's been abused ever since he was able to think. Constantly made to think he was useless and stupid, and constantly getting deprived of love and affection. All his life he still wants to get those things, that's why despite having such exceptionally high grades already, he still thinks he needs to study harder. That's why despite being treated poorly by his family, he still works hard to gain their approval someday.
Some people would've already killed themselves if they were in Cheol's position. But Cheol endured, because he wants to live, and he wants to be loved.
Tbh, it's truly remarkable that jeongcheol want to live even after goin thru all the abuse. Imagine this, for whole of your life the people who have been around you; your own parents deny the love which is birthright of each and every child. And even after trying so goddamn hard not single praise thrown in your direction. Another thing is how Cheol's mother doesn't see the abuse unjustified and tells Cheol to suck up to his Father and so far we know why Choel's acts the way he does, honestly that sort of shitty reason, just because the father wasn't treated as equal with his brother by his parents. Ironically Cheol's father is treating Cheol worst that Cheol's grandparents had treated the father. So far I don't think that father or Jungwoo are ever going to have resumption arc, but if they do, they it would be really shitty towards precious little Cheol. Lastly Cheol's mother, I just dk what's wrong with this woman to just not see the blatant disregard of Choel's father. And if Author-nim does decide to bring light to Mother son relationship, that would be the only good and single family Choel should keep around. I just hope that Choel gets back on his feet ON HIS OWN with Minyoung being Cheering girl with bunny outfit...
His own mother had more sympathy for a stranger she saw on TV than her own son. Cheol is such a kind person. Instead of hating his family, he just hates himself. Even in the present he is still looking for his father's approval.
I need punisher to sit on my face untill i could feel her hot and pulsing ass sweat dripped into my tongue as I memories the taste of it so I can pass it down as a family archival recipes
I personally had interpretated his reluctance to leave not out of sheer stupidity but an inability to do so, if you were conditioned to believe hiding is the superior means of escaping pain than running become a pointless struggle. Years of abuse isn't something you shake off in moment of convenience but something you are forced to navigate your entire life around. "Why didn't he just leave? " he don't know how.
Cheol also had shown again and again how desperate he is of his parents approval. Maybe the reason why his feet is rooted to the ground is because he's still waiting to earn his place at the table. He craved the warmth for so long it consumed him, see it reflected in their eyes but never at its receiving end. Longing aimlessly hopefully tirelessly for love that would never be his.
Finally thank you! It makes me sad and a bit angry when people just say Cheol is a coward or is just a little bitch. Like come on people, THINK, can't you see how Cheol is so big and muscular and yet not once did he attempt to fight back? It's literally because he's already so broken down by the constant abuse. Like damn man, he's been abused ever since he was able to think. Constantly made to think he was useless and stupid, and constantly getting deprived of love and affection. All his life he still wants to get those things, that's why despite having such exceptionally high grades already, he still thinks he needs to study harder. That's why despite being treated poorly by his family, he still works hard to gain their approval someday.
Some people would've already killed themselves if they were in Cheol's position. But Cheol endured, because he wants to live, and he wants to be loved.
Tbh, it's truly remarkable that jeongcheol want to live even after goin thru all the abuse. Imagine this, for whole of your life the people who have been around you; your own parents deny the love which is birthright of each and every child. And even after trying so goddamn hard not single praise thrown in your direction.
Another thing is how Cheol's mother doesn't see the abuse unjustified and tells Cheol to suck up to his Father and so far we know why Choel's acts the way he does, honestly that sort of shitty reason, just because the father wasn't treated as equal with his brother by his parents. Ironically Cheol's father is treating Cheol worst that Cheol's grandparents had treated the father.
So far I don't think that father or Jungwoo are ever going to have resumption arc, but if they do, they it would be really shitty towards precious little Cheol.
Lastly Cheol's mother, I just dk what's wrong with this woman to just not see the blatant disregard of Choel's father. And if Author-nim does decide to bring light to Mother son relationship, that would be the only good and single family Choel should keep around.
I just hope that Choel gets back on his feet ON HIS OWN with Minyoung being Cheering girl with bunny outfit...
His own mother had more sympathy for a stranger she saw on TV than her own son. Cheol is such a kind person. Instead of hating his family, he just hates himself. Even in the present he is still looking for his father's approval.