Kwon Young seriously thinks that if he allows Yoonbin to do anything he wants with him, Yoonbin will get Kwon Young out of his system and naturally just move on.
He tried staying away from Joonbin. Now he's doing the opposite. He hasn't considered the possibility that now that Joonbin has a hold of him, he'll never let him go.
Oh boy lol
This has been the saddest chapter so far. Not just because Kim Dan's grandma is dying, but that too.
When Jaekyung says "I'll always be in your corner", Kim Dan glances at him with a flicker of hope, wanting for it to be a confession. But then Jaekyung says "I'm saying, you have my support" and that fragile hope is dashed, and Kim Dan starts bawling.
The thing is, if Jaekyung had even accidentally confessed at that moment, it would have cleared up the misunderstandings between them. But Jaekyung is trying to do the right thing, by supporting Kim Dan with no strings attached.
It's so sad. Kim Dan tried to protect himself with clearly laid out boundaries (with good reason) and Jaekyung is trying to respect that and support him unconditionally, and it's hurting them. It's this cycle of misunderstandings and unconfessed feelings.
There's a realism about the way that lead characters react to things that's so painful. Like, in another BL, Yoonbin wouldn't be dissuaded by the way Kwon Young pulls away but here, it's wrecking him inside. The way Kwon Young feels like a burden to others and that the most caring thing he can do is to stay out of their lives feels so painfully realistic. Why does this manhwa make me want to cry
I want nothing more than Dan to be happy... and... I hope you can be happy WITH him too."
I think the granny knew of their feelings for each other. I think she has always known.
It's just that they don't know
It's cute that JK liked Kim Dan's baby photos so much, he was taking photos of the photos with his phone
Except for the ending, when that creepy sleazed entitled AH was staring at Kim Dan, I thought this was the cutest chapter yet.
Kim Dan is probably the happiest, and also the most relaxed around Jaekyung, than he has ever been.
I like how their weekend starts with Kim Dan and Jaekyung visiting Kim Dan’s grandma, where they have been going EVERY weekend. It’s an hour to get there, and an hour back, and they probably visit for a couple of hours so it’s a weekly half-day commitment on Jaekyung’s part, on his only day off from training every week. It’s also mentioned that Jaekyung regularly takes Kim Dan to medical appointments too.
And then on their way back, Jaekyung buys Kim Dan an expensive suit so he’ll be well-dressed for interviews after he finishes up his contract with Jaekyung and they part ways. Jaekyung accidentally lets slip that the fashionable clothes that he gave Kim Dan before weren’t free samples but ones he deliberately bought Kim Dan. Kim Dan almost catches on but is distracted by the thought of job interviews.
He takes Kim Dan to dinner at a flashy restaurant and they’re seated by the window in what is probably the best seats in the establishment, secured probably by Jaekyung’s celebrity status. Kim Dan wishes he could eat the food there every day and has a glass of wine, not to numb himself, but to enjoy it with dinner. Jaekyung teases Kim Dan and Kim Dan enjoys the company, the meal, the view, the ambience.
It’s so cute.
And then that AH sees Kim Dan… effortlessly dressed to the nines… happy, relaxed and laughing… enjoying his meal… sitting on the best seats in the house… across from a handsome celebrity.
That’s honestly a form of revenge, that Kim Dan is thriving while that AH looks shrivelled and miserable.
I think he either said something like, "At the end of our contract, you don't have to go. You can stay if you like."
But after they were interrupted, he lost his nerve and decided not to repeat himself.
When Kim Dan said, "I'll never forget my time working with you", I thought his smile looked so tight and sad. Like there was unfinished business and mixed emotions but he had decided he had no choice but to move on at the end of it all. Wish we could get a Kim Dan POV chapter but only getting Joo Jaekyung's POV is part of the storytelling in this arc.
I love these side stories. They're cute, funny and fluffy after so much bleakness in the main arcs.
My favorite panel is Min Ji Wook breaking the fourth wall, looking right at us and saying, 'But we have laws in this country to protect minors. Putting on a uniform to have sex is a bit...' and Joo Seung Eon saying, 'Who are you talking to?'
I also love the panels of the dog barking at Joo Seung Eon saying, 'Quit tormenting Jiwook oppa' and glaring at Joo Seung Eon when he came out.
After not wanting Min Ji Wook to spend time with his friend Hyun earlier on in the main story, Joo Seung Eon actually cuts Hyun a check for giving Min Ji Wook sexy underwear and probably wants Hyun to influence Min Ji Wook even more ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄
Han Juwon can't separate work from his personal life. His reaction to Lee Seodan's report was an over-reaction and he admits it in the next chapter. The report may have been flawed, but he over-reacted because...
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he felt like Manager Kim was being too touchy-feely with Leo Seodan by tapping him on the shoulder and being chummy with him. So Han Juwon is feeling possessive and jealous. He suggests moving Leo Seodan's next to his, so he can keep a better eye on him and keep other's hands off him. Leo Seodan thinks his reaction is cute and funny.
Leo Seodan didn't think Manager Kim was crossing a line, but asks how is he meant to stop a shoulder tap? Han Juwon sees his point, but still feels frustrated. Remember, he once said that he had the impulse to kill anyone who paid attention to Leo Seodan.
In the next chapter, he forces a naked Leo Seodan to have sex with him in front of the apartment windows and then mischievously bites him on the same shoulder that Manager Kim tapped him on. If that's not an over-reaction to a shoulder tap I don't know what is!
Sorry for the typo, I forgot to include a word. I meant, in the next chapter, Han Juwon says he wants to move Leo Seodan's *desk to be directly next to his desk.
Damn. I just had another thought. In the next chapter, when Han Juwon
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has sex with a naked Lee Seodan in front of the apartment windows for all to see, it's like him staking his claim on Lee Seodan and saying to the world, "See, he's mine. You can't have him. He belongs to me." I think Han Juwon wishes they could go public with their relationship but as a boss/subordinate, but they obviously can't, so he kind of takes it out on Lee Seodan by having almost-public sex.
Lee Seodan is cute, affable, easy-going and his colleagues tend to be playful around him which pisses Han Juwon off no end. Every time someone interacts with Lee Seodan in a playful sort of way, Han Juwon flies off the handle and probably wants to scream, 'He's mine, you can't touch him, only I can touch him!'
You mean in the manhwa right? I don't think in the novel it goes like that
I mean it seems to be from the novel from all the details we definitely can't get or understand through the manhwa
I wonder if Joo Jaekyung is afraid of heights. Kim Dan would probably have to end up trying to keep him calm lol
"Yoonbin has to be safe. That's what matters the most to me."
If that's not a low-key confession of love, I don't know what is. Kwon Young is so cute. I love how he's protecting Yoonbin... and allowing Yoonbin to completely have his way with him ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ He thinks it's just puppy love, that Yoonbin will eventually move on but little does he know lol, Yoonbin will never be satiated.