But they could really craft a much more entertaining, profound, or dramatic story with everything they’ve got to work with—yet nothing is happening. Their relationship hasn’t progressed at all in terms of feelings—and obviously, nothing physical is going to happen kkk—so why not focus on other aspects of the story instead?
Their relationship could be strengthened even without physical affection, without them living together rn. What if, for some reason, Jongwu’s vampire family has something against him, and Changdeok wants to protect him? That would be pretty cool and opens up more settings for them, just an example
I get the people complaining about not having smut, and I get the fact that it has no smut. to me, those almost situations are what make the slow burn actually burn. ofc, sometimes u might want a snack, but it takes time to prepare a meal, and eating while hungry makes everything taste better