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It's amazing how some ppl claim Taku was with Haesoo out of the goodness of his heart, and...

gardenfairy January 20, 2021 9:34 am

It's amazing how some ppl claim Taku was with Haesoo out of the goodness of his heart, and wanted to "save" him from an unhealthy relationship i- like what now?? Reading comprehension where???
Taku got interested in Haesoo after seeing his story about his step brother: he wanted to mess with that relationship. Taku's exhibition themes were: Loss / Love —a choice he thought Haesoo would be so *perfect* for due to his relationship with Joowon. No, it was never about Haesoo's wellbeing lol. There’s literally a scene where he implicitly tells Haesoo to think of Joowon for the photoshoot, right after their breakup, and thinks: “I knew he was hurt, but I wanted to see something more”. He wasn't trying to make Haesoo feel better, but instead he was intrigued & captivated by Haesoo’s hurt and pain over Joowon. He even admits in the end, after he grew attached to Haesoo: "From the start Haesoo only had eyes for one person. Perhaps those unwavering eyes were what I loved most” -- proving how transfixed he was by Haesoo's feelings for Joowon.

Taku says in his character interview from the start that he's "opportunistic" when it comes to relationships. Example: him comforting Haesoo crying... it parallels Taku's ex-bf being comforted by him & getting upset cause Taku is just PRETENDING. It's the same w/ Haesoo. He didn't do that with genuine feelings, but just as a "habit" like Haesoo says. Taku also said, “it felt good to see you sad” and how he knows hes selfish but its cause he likes to feel needed. So him chasing after Haesoo wasnt sincere, but self-interest & intrigue (“I wanted to see the kind of story he writes when im gone” HELLO??).

There's multiple metaphors about it too (lmaoo not me writing about the metaphors when ppl can't even get the blatant text of Taku saying MULTIPLE TIMES how he's "not a good person" and that he likes Haesoo for selfish reasons... but anyway the metaphors are interesting to me <333). First his photography: Taku always focused on the frozen images and what's within the lenses, instead of life in the present. He captured what he wanted & ignored the rest. Second: the candy. He says all relationships are the same to him: just "sugar/additives despite the different colours". He doesn’t like the taste of bitterness, only the sweetness. It ALL shows how Taku only wanted the good and superficial things in life. He selfishly liked to be needed by someone else, but without any of the burden of real feelings. It’s only through letting himself get attached to Haesoo & realizing Haesoo’s pretend love isn’t enough for him, that he describes Haesoo’s kiss as "bitter".

Honestly I know how upsetting it is to see your ship sink. But if you step back and read carefully: you realize that Yeongha literally built Taku's character to GET HEARTBROKEN and experience the bitter things in life,, because he'd been so numb to that feeling otherwise. (It makes me curious abt Taku's backstory honestly. like what made him this way??)

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    gardenfairy January 21, 2021 2:03 am
    I’m an eternal amateur at love, myself! But yeah, I think there are multiple ways the reader could interpret it, with the most palatable and popular being that it was true love. And there’s nothing wrong wi... Tortugas

    yeah no, i cant see them working out in the long term either lol
    he never fully got to know haesoo as he was beyond his heartbreak and writing... and he made a lot of assumptions along the way. which i guess was due to the circumstance of their relationship and all.

    also, the only time we can see haesoo actually relax a little and stop being all polite and meek was with joowon. imo that banter and dynamic wouldnt work with taku.

    pokepoke January 21, 2021 6:16 am

    well said

    gardenfairy January 26, 2021 7:50 am
    Maybe Taku’s side story will include both his background and new relationship? Idk if they’ll be able to pull that off but I believe in the author’s skill in writing akhdjaha they might do a few flashback... hannietea

    oh late reply, but the chapter where taku talks about his uncle and the lighter is chapter 38! honestly to me joohae is the priority ofc. like I want to see so much more of their new relationship... so I really hope the author delivers side stories of them when LOH ends. Really hoping yh is not sick of her own story by now cause that would be TRAGIC T^T lol,, along with joohae side stories, I would also be interested in a Taku one too. I really like your idea of incorporating his backstory with his new relationship in some way, since we never got to see it!! That might turn out quite impactful :o anyway, the sky is the limit. i just want joohae side stories the most abhsfdhshd yh i trust in you pls <3

    gardenfairy January 28, 2021 7:17 pm
    This reply will be showed after approved! wolfshingang

    haha thank you :")

    edelric January 29, 2021 12:09 am

    this is such a good analysis of taku wow. i dont like him as a character but i appreciate the thought put into him.

    January 29, 2021 12:13 am

    Nice analysis