I do think that everything is intentional by the author because there are many similarities, even in the drawings of the two characters. But there is a chance that I overanalyzed everything XD. oopsie
MY PREDICTION FOR THE ENDING..
TRIGGER WARNING
This is how I think Jihwan is going to regret and have a redemption arc. Sooyoung is going to try to commit su*cide himself and maybe almost accomplishing. So Jihwan is going to start "feeling" how his father felt when he lost his mom. He will regret and stop being so controlling and happy ending for everytone
Wait for the #RegretfulTop .. does that mean Jihwan might regret what hes done?
I think yes. He will regret everything somehow once Sooyoung hurts himself, just my prediction.
Psychiatrists say sociopaths and narcissists can feel regret in weird occasions. Just in fiction, MLs can can change in few seconds and become a new person.
It's amusing how Jihwan is unknowingly following the same path as Gyujin. We have limited information about Taehee, but in the raws, he gets injured, undoubtedly due to his connection with Soo Young. Taehee's decision how he’ll handle this predicament will reveal his significance to the story and it might also indicate whether he can be a formidable rival to Jihwan.
In the new chapter 68, the Korean raw.
The roles changed. Jihwan takes the role of Gyujjin, and Taehee (the guy with piercings) takes the role of Jihwan.
Jihwan told Gyujin "He was in front of you this whole time, and you weren't able to get some". Same applies to Jihwan, he already had the heart of Sooyung but he had to ruin everything because he got stupid.
In the last conversation, when Sooyung confronts Jihwan about what he did to Taehee (hurting him). Jihwan repeats the same things as Gyunjin.
Jihwan feeds and forces his delusions of living together with Sooyoung as if he agreed to that. Same as Gyujin did in chapter 12
Sooyung tells Jihwan that he prefers to live with Taehee than him. Same as he told Gyujin in chapter 11, He said he preferred to stuck with Jihwan than him.
-Sooyung thinks that Jihwan uses the same tone of voice and has the same vibe as Gyujin, even repeats the same words in Chapter 14 and chapter 31.
Gyujin kind of warns Jihwan about Sooyung. He told him "Sooyoung is good at toying with people and refused to put the whole time" Of course it is not Sooyung's fault. Just that the two guys got obsessed over him and feed more their delusions.
The difference between them is that Jihwan is the ML and he is going to end with Sooyung because the author put the tags of #RegretfulTop and #RunawayBottom and the author said she loves unhealthy love. Also Jihwan doesn't hurt physically Sooyoung, just mentally (both are bad).
My conclusion is that Sooyoung kind of attracts the same type of men, maybe he has some daddy issues.