I think all the little things Jae hyuk has been doing really added up. With the painting, the play, and helping his brother continue his study abroad. He did it in away that seemed genuine and not expecting anything in return. Which is what they were talking abt as they were walking. Seo yeon thanked Jae hyuk for the painting and the “offer package” At the very end Seo yeon voices that Jae hyuk hasn’t asked him if he’s eaten and then he turns and ask Jae hyuk if he’s had dinner and then it jumps to those very last panels… safe to assume they worked things out? I don’t think Jae hyuk would try anything in there current situation if Seo yeon drank too much but idk?
Not to justify Jaehyuk, but I’ve been thinking that a lot of his jerk behavior is just due to his rich upbringing. Even if he’s down-to-earth, he’s still someone who grew up wanting nothing, so he *doesnt* get that some things that are normal for him might be a big deal for Yeon-oh. Like he’d always tell him “I’m just doing what I can.”
I actually found a very interesting article on Vox about couples that come from different socio-economic backgrounds, and I think one things mentioned there fits the Jaehyuk/Yeon-oh dynamic.
From the article:
“ People from professional white-collar backgrounds tend to want to manage things. They want to oversee and plan and organize. And their partners who come from blue-collar backgrounds, working-class backgrounds, often tend want to go with the flow more. They let things come and feel free from self-imposed constraints. An example may be with emotions. People from professional white-collar backgrounds want to manage their emotions more often, meaning they want to think about them before they express them, consider how they feel, plan how they're going to express them if they do at all, and say it in this very intellectualized manner.”
-Jessi Streib
I agree, I think how jaehyuk always responds with “im just doing what I can” really highlights the difference in their economic and social background. When jaehyuk says that it deflects seo yeon appreciation because i don’t think Jaehyuk sees his actions as anything noteworthy or special, but seo yeon does
Has anyone seen the raws for the latest chapter?
I want to talk about that ending!
Next Friday can’t come fast enough (even though that would mean my thanksgiving weekend is closer to ending).