# WebtoonLib — OUROBOROS #77

## Series
- title: OUROBOROS
- slug: ouroboros-57118c

## Chapter
- number: 77
- release_date: 2025-03-08

### Summary
Following the early prison release of his rapist, Noyeol, protagonist Woo Hyung has made a shocking and deeply disturbing decision. After disappearing in the previous chapter, he has now chosen to live with Noyeol, the very man responsible for his profound trauma. This development has triggered an overwhelmingly negative reaction from readers, who have responded with a mixture of disbelief, fury, heartbreak, and confusion. The consensus is one of horror at Hyung's choice to return to his abuser, a move many are labeling as a manifestation of Stockholm syndrome or extreme self-loathing. While some readers speculate this could be a twisted, self-destructive attempt to confront his trauma for closure, others are simply incensed, feeling the narrative has betrayed its own themes of healing, especially after Hyung had previously ended his codependent relationships with his lovers, Sujo and Boguk, to pursue therapy. This decision is seen as the worst he has made, leaving readers to lament the wasted love and dedication of the men who tried to help him as the story plunges into a harrowing exploration of trauma bonding.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Hyung chooses to live with Noyeol, succumbing to a trauma bond and allowing Noyeol to isolate him from help.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Following the early prison release of his rapist, Noyeol, protagonist Woo Hyung has made a shocking and deeply disturbing decision.

### Spoiler summary
Following the early prison release of his rapist, Noyeol, protagonist Woo Hyung has made a shocking and deeply disturbing decision. After disappearing in the previous chapter, he has now chosen to live with Noyeol, the very man responsible for his profound trauma. This development has triggered an overwhelmingly negative reaction from readers, who have responded with a mixture of disbelief, fury, heartbreak, and confusion. The consensus is one of horror at Hyung's choice to return to his abuser, a move many are labeling as a manifestation of Stockholm syndrome or extreme self-loathing. While some readers speculate this could be a twisted, self-destructive attempt to confront his trauma for closure, others are simply incensed, feeling the narrative has betrayed its own themes of healing, especially after Hyung had previously ended his codependent relationships with his lovers, Sujo and Boguk, to pursue therapy. This decision is seen as the worst he has made, leaving readers to lament the wasted love and dedication of the men who tried to help him as the story plunges into a harrowing exploration of trauma bonding.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — OUROBOROS #77](/series/ouroboros-57118c/chapter-77)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/ouroboros-57118c

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