Kind of fascinating how both naive and self aware Minho is. Even before he came to Wookyung, he’s already (should be) quite aware of what Wookyung wanted from him (considering Wookyung already raped him once before). He came anyway despite the obvious danger of what would happen to him.
Throughout the course of their relationship, he’s distinctly aware of Wookyung manipulating him. He also understood that Wookyung was romanticizing their relationship, even when Wookyung himself was probably not aware of doing so. He could have maybe benefited from it if he just played along to appease him, but his innocence[?] made him uncomfortable to even use Wookyung’s money to pay off his debts, nevermind playing along with their situationship. Instead, he even triggered Wookyung’s anger and violence multiple times because he couldn’t stop his mouth.
When he tried to call Wookyung, he was aware that he was desperate for human interaction because Wookyung isolated him from other people on purpose. He also thought that Wookyung would get pissed and probably beat him for hiding a phone. He still wanted to call Wookyung anyway. He was so lonely he wasn’t in his right mind. And he was also aware that he was so lonely he wasn’t in his right mind.
And of course, at the ending, Minho knows Wookyung is selfish, violent, and will probably keep raping him. He doesn’t even know why Wookyung likes him or is obsessed with him, he just knows that Wookyung probably only clings to him because Wookyung was mentally deprived. He still chose to stay with him. It drives me crazy because he’s not staying out of some romanticized ideal that Wookyung has changed, Wookyung truly loves him, and their past doesn’t matter, etc. He simply made a choice between being miserable and lonely, and he chose to be miserable. His lack of self preservation instincts and maladaptive coping mechanisms have entranced me.
