@CLOUD It's unhealthy and past doesn't change anything! It doesn't matter if TJ does care about him, his actions don't represent it and that can mess with a person. When someone says one thing but then their actions are completely different, that causes extreme mental issues. I'm still trying to get over my experience with that and it been years! I get scared to go into friendships and relationships because even if someone assures me they love me or do enjoy hanging out with me, I still don't trust it because I cherry pick the slightest actions because I'm scared I'll get hurt. Ian is a lot like me when I was struggling and I hate seeing him keep going back because I feel like I can connect to him. If the author does use the classic examples of a victim of such manipulation, then Ian will have many of the issues I have stated.
@Ghost I too have experienced this but I imagine that everyone has their own way of overcoming it. For me, even if someone does something stupid, if they really love me I would never leave them and even more so if they have been there for me before. Anyways you're right, Ian will have to face many issues but maybe he'll be able to survive with it.
@Ghost Yeah bc this is a love triangle story, the author is going to play with your perseption of each character. But if u kept upto date w the manhwa and actually understood it, you would realize how little you currently know abt Tj and Jo. Also remember this is gang life, nothing is gonna be easy. But Tj cares sm, that the reason he is in a gang is to protect Ian, even though he had dreams to become a pro athlete.