@ItsNotOverYet  I get what you're saying, but don't forget that he was deeply in love with Ahjo and that's bound to alter his perception. Even more as kids, we tend to overlook the bad things in people we love. And this case (from our pov) it's even more blatant: Ahjo was already a brat and could defend himself, but Horang saw him as this innocent tiny omega who needs people to save him from bad guys, when in fact he never once asked for help (ch 7 when the older kids approached him is a perfect exemple). Ahjo tried to open, but Horang refused to see him as an equal human and kept putting him on a pedestal.. and cherished that image of Ahjo for years, while from Ahjo’s pov that image is the reason Horang tried to assault him and ruined his life. Then disappeared once it crumbled.