@Whatever babes, I'm sorry to break this to you but I was a thian shipper, but after s1. No, understanding real life emotions and perspective is what the author wanted to bring up here. The story's too complex for grade 1 manga/book readers that only wanted to see s** chemestries. If you know, you know

@ScreamingRn for your reference, the broke his leg, wants to control his life and never even gave him the emotional support which what he needed the most, he's too entitled with Ian, acting like he owns him just because he was their. Don't get me wrong I feel bad that all of his actions were made out of his love with Ian but if you PROPERLY think of it, he never gave him something that he needed the most, emotional support. He thinks of s** as a coping mechanism(which is hot btw) but as what Ian said while they're doing it "we're like beasts licking each other's wounds" Is enough of an implication that love was never a highlight in their relationship. He never took him out on a date, nor give him time and comfort for his own preference. He just does what HE thinks what's good for Ian without asking for IAN'S opinion. Was there any chapter that he asked for something for Ian's feelings after he sank down to deep depression? No there were not, he just made him feel bad and he literally GAVE HIM GUILT that made his situation worse then later dumped him in prison just so he could keep him. He never spoke about Ian's feelings, he's too controlling. And again, I was, at first on his side but after s1, it all went down to the trenches because if you will involve REAL human perspectives and emotion and nut just lightsabers and fcked up past which Ian wants to forget about, you'll side with Jo

@Whatever no, he finally knew what real love feels like

@lana del gay the "depth" of the relationship in question here is really bad for Ian and you know it, you can't just force sh** to go like that just because of the memories that they had together. Nostalgia is a minds trick, being with TJ is not a good thing for Ian, it's either he end up with Jo, or someone else but TJ

@ScreamingRn idk bout you but including pain and trauma in a relationship is never a good thing, yes a relationship cannot be perfect ang will always have it's days of burn but that doesn't mean that we uphold the bad just so we can think that there's good. If you are looking properly, Ian only likes TJ but he never loved him, he's just someone important, the only family he knew and that's it, unlike Jo where is considerable as a one night stand just like almost every other guys he sleeps with, he never thought of him that way, as a matter of fact, loved the way Jo is treating him. TJ and Ian's relationship is deep but a mess, everytime they have s**, he looks like his jn pain but he can't say no as he knows why TJ became obsessed with him during to him and nothing else. If you still think Ian loved TJ, you gotta be in another level of delusion

@Mia_i75 I wouldn't really say he loves to but rather important. He shows affection yes, but so is w/ Jo. He loves how his life shifted into something real peaceful and beautiful when his w/ Jo but he can't just forget The due to the fact that he's the only "family" He knew and they've known each other for years. He left the gang life because he felt he became lifeless, something that he said he's afraid of becoming just like what happened to his mother, I'd say he likes Tj but doesn't love him, he's just someone that's really important

@Gel first bisaya comment ywa