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📅 Completed it a while ago, posting this review late after someone reminded me (thank you 😭)


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So first of all, I want to say — this drama is not for the soft-hearted. It’s emotional, dark, messy, and at times painful. But that’s why I had to drop this review — because the story stayed with me.


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🧍‍♂️ Jung Da-on (Played by Kim Jun-seo)

A lot of people might say Da-on is naïve or easy to manipulate. But to me? He’s a boy who never had anything solid to hold on to. He was probably forced to be the breadwinner at a young age. There was so much pressure on him, and no one — not family, not adults — ever truly guided or protected him.
That’s why he clung to his tutor, Shin Jae-min, thinking he was the only one who understood. But instead, that same person turned out to be the one damaging his life the most. And that broke me.


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💔 Shin Jae-min (The Tutor)

Let’s talk about this man — textbook manipulator. Instead of loving Da-on properly, he chose to ruin his life just so he could fix it later, like some twisted hero. If he really loved Da-on, why didn’t he say it years ago? Why wait and break him down just to build him up again? That’s not love. That’s obsession.
He's the perfect example of how the people closest to you can actually be the ones hurting you the most.


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🫂 Joo Seong-hyeon

Honestly, I didn’t notice it at first — but by the end of the series, it was clear: he had fallen deeply in love with Da-on. He was always watching, caring, stepping in gently. But Da-on couldn’t see it because he was blinded by his loyalty to Jae-min. It hurt to watch, but it also made me love Sung-hyeon even more. He’s soft but strong. Quiet but constant. A true green flag 🥺


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🐍 Kim Su-hyeon

At first? I thought he was just some cold, stubborn guy. But the more I watched, the more I realized: he was hurting too. He sacrificed a lot for Da-on, and he was also being manipulated by Jae-min. The layers to his character shocked me. Honestly, Shin Jae-min is the real villain here, just slithering around like a green snake, ruining lives.


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🎭 Final Thoughts

This drama? It's heavy. Toxic. Emotionally draining. But it’s also powerful, beautifully acted, and unforgettable. I cried, I shouted at my screen, and I felt everything.
The actors did AMAZING — especially Kim Jun-seo. I really hope to see more of them in future dramas because they ate this whole show.