Jaekyung's words, "Once Kim Dan's contract ends, he will be getting back into job hunting," acknowledge the reality that Dan's servitude under this bizarre contract is finite. Jaekyung is preparing Dan for a world where he doesn't exist. Or, more accurately, a world where Jaekyung has told himself he doesn't exist. This is the ultimate act of self-flagellation: destroying the relationship before it can destroy him, and dressing it up as "pragmatism." The wine at dinner and Dan getting drunk are the cruel coda to this transactional farewell, offering a bittersweet taste of intimacy that feels more like an autopsy than a dinner date.
Breaks away from absolute passivity. Learns that he is not entirely powerless against Jaekyung's whims.
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