I got so emotional after reading art of eye contact because it reminded me of my previous relationship. He wasn't a drug dealer but his friends were. He did smoke a lot of weed and he was very controlling and possessive. We didn't end it very well and I am happy I moved to another city so I could avoid him and his dangerous friends. Though I enjoyed it while it lasted I still feel very nostalgic from time to time. Art of eye contact just so happened to trigger my nostalgia.
My brother had a girlfriend that got him into drugs and selling and stuff, so it was really based on what happened to him. He’s the Mark of the story. As for you, I feel like everyone has those run-ins with a bad or hard relationship. I dated someone who was controlling and possessive once. And at first it was annoying cause I thought it was meaningless jealousy, but then it got really scary. I completley understand how that feels. I also feel like the reader gets caught up in the idea of being bad as she feels invincible. Anywho, I don’t want to make Johnny controlling or possessive.. I guess he comes off in that manner sometimes, but I don’t try too. I plan on making Johnny a complex character, so people see that he had motives for his actions and tons of secrets. I plan on making Jaehyun the “bit off more than he could chew” type of guy, who seemingly wants to stop, but can’t. Jaehyun has demons as well though, he just doesn’t show them like Johnny does, though he can be just as bad as him. idk if that makes sense but the planning for the fic is so tedious😂 and I don’t know where my heads at.