As long as the author continues to play on the power dynamic, I don't think the story can have any development between the two characters. Although we can see some improvement in their relationship, both from the point of view of friendship and especially in that of sexual relationship, where it seems that Joo is more involved and even tries to involve Dan, even if he does it in the wrong way (expressing his usual boorish, selfish and narcissistic side), putting his own pleasure before Dan's feelings; but his characterisation is like that, you can't be surprised every fuc**** time! On the other hand, there is Dr Dan who remains subservient to Joo and this, in my opinion, is the main problem, the one that basically makes the plot static. The only one who could try to change Joo's boorish behaviour a bit is Dan himself, which is why I think a small percentage of the responsibility for how he lets himself be treated should also and especially fall on Dan! I'm sick and tired of reading over and over again that everyone wants to put ALL THE BLAME on Joo, when it's mostly Dan who lets himself be bullied without standing up for himself, answering "excuse me Sir", "of course Sir"! Clearly it's not a 50/50 because Joo carries the most weight because he's a red flag, but Dan has to take responsibility too, because their relationship, their contract, IS MADE BY BOTH OF THEM. There have been times when Doc Dan has been able to express his dissent by surprising Joo, so this could be the way to lead to plot development.
Comment by Clock on Jinx - Chapter 28
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@Clock bro people don't care about the meaning when they read absolutely cheap plotted manwhas. They're going to blame whoever "ruins the vibe" of the relationship even if the relationship itself doesn't make any sense. I dropped this mangwha but then i was curious how people would react to each chapter, i don't understand their pov but i'll just wait
@Eh. Man if I'm honest I lonly read it bc I like it, idc abt how the characters are to blame for smth or if joo is narcissistic or whatever. I just do it bc I enjoy reading it. This is my own personal view so idm if u disagree
@. yeah DUH everyone basically reads it bc they like it, if they didn't like it they would just drop it😭
@Eh. I simply wrote my opinion, because I find the plot interesting and with some potential for growth, so I look at its future development by imagining various scenarios for improvement. Especially in the relationship between the two protagonists, because a minimum of improvement in their relationship can already be glimpsed! I like to understand and analyse the relationships between the various characters, the dynamics of events and especially how they can evolve! There are people who did not understand my speech, thinking that I do not like manhwa and that I judged it negatively. Actually I like it and I am interested in it, that's why I judge it and analyse it.
@Clock Everyone has the right to judge a story, otherwise the author would only have positive and probably dishonest opinions. This manwha clearly has a bad side to it and i think we can all see it