I respect your opinion, and I too hate when writers pull that one on me. Itās valid to feel that way. However, I still have the sudden, animalistic urge, to answer.
First of all, āyou canāt be a saint and stay friends with someone who broke you,ā is wrong on so many levels because a) Junseo is no saint, even if he has the patience of one when it comes to Jaewonās most precious feelings such as confusion and hurt and happiness, and b) someone who really broke him wouldāve been Jisoo, whom Junseo did remove permanently from his life, even if indirectly when his parents made him change schools.
He still had his phone number; couldāve stayed in contact with him. Did he do it? No. Why? Because Jisoo was just playing with his feelings, fooling around with his thoughts, and really, just being an asshole overall. Junseo knew that, even if it was like a punch to the gut and stopped crying over spilled milk. It took time, and he never really healed until Jaewon appeared, but he did. As much as he did it on his own, and the little-but-also-much Jaewon helped him with.
Did Jaewon hurt Junseo? Yes. Was it unexpected? No. Even Junseo saw it coming. He and Jaewon literally met because of his crush on Karam. He knew what he was getting into the moment he realized he had feelings for Jaewon.
āyou canāt be friendsā¦ā why? They already were. Just because Jaewon turned him down, should they end the beautiful bond they have? You let someone go when theyāre toxic to your health; whether mental or emotional or physical. They arenāt toxic people for each other.
This broke both of their hearts as much as it could, because even if Jaewon isnāt in love with Junseo, he loves him so much. It hurts, and he avoided him for the same reason; he didnāt even know what to do with himself, let alone with someone elseās feelings.
It will get awkward again, yes. It will take time, yes. It will hurt, to see the object of his affections with someone else, yes. But they will get through this.
Nobody broke anyone, because theyāre eighteen-year-old teenagers, mature enough to know when being petty is allowed for them because theyāre hurting, and mature enough to know when to not to. They know very well whatās happening around them, they donāt know how to handle themselves but they, all of them, will learn together somehow, and most importantly, they all cherish each other so much to let something like that get in between their bond. Mostly Jaewon and Junseo.
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