At least Lee Taegun and Seo Eunsung have a dogsitter now that they're on their honeymoon lol.
That woman is a dog whisperer for real. Baba looked so comfortable and cuddly in her arms.
"Yoonbin has to be safe. That's what matters the most to me."
If that's not a low-key confession of love, I don't know what is. Kwon Young is so cute. I love how he's protecting Yoonbin... and allowing Yoonbin to completely have his way with him ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ He thinks it's just puppy love, that Yoonbin will eventually move on but little does he know lol, Yoonbin will never be satiated.
Kwon Young seriously thinks that if he allows Yoonbin to do anything he wants with him, Yoonbin will get Kwon Young out of his system and naturally just move on.
He tried staying away from Joonbin. Now he's doing the opposite. He hasn't considered the possibility that now that Joonbin has a hold of him, he'll never let him go.
Oh boy lol
This has been the saddest chapter so far. Not just because Kim Dan's grandma is dying, but that too.
When Jaekyung says "I'll always be in your corner", Kim Dan glances at him with a flicker of hope, wanting for it to be a confession. But then Jaekyung says "I'm saying, you have my support" and that fragile hope is dashed, and Kim Dan starts bawling.
The thing is, if Jaekyung had even accidentally confessed at that moment, it would have cleared up the misunderstandings between them. But Jaekyung is trying to do the right thing, by supporting Kim Dan with no strings attached.
It's so sad. Kim Dan tried to protect himself with clearly laid out boundaries (with good reason) and Jaekyung is trying to respect that and support him unconditionally, and it's hurting them. It's this cycle of misunderstandings and unconfessed feelings.
There's a realism about the way that lead characters react to things that's so painful. Like, in another BL, Yoonbin wouldn't be dissuaded by the way Kwon Young pulls away but here, it's wrecking him inside. The way Kwon Young feels like a burden to others and that the most caring thing he can do is to stay out of their lives feels so painfully realistic. Why does this manhwa make me want to cry
I want nothing more than Dan to be happy... and... I hope you can be happy WITH him too."
I think the granny knew of their feelings for each other. I think she has always known.
It's just that they don't know
It's cute that JK liked Kim Dan's baby photos so much, he was taking photos of the photos with his phone
Except for the ending, when that creepy sleazed entitled AH was staring at Kim Dan, I thought this was the cutest chapter yet.
Kim Dan is probably the happiest, and also the most relaxed around Jaekyung, than he has ever been.
I like how their weekend starts with Kim Dan and Jaekyung visiting Kim Dan’s grandma, where they have been going EVERY weekend. It’s an hour to get there, and an hour back, and they probably visit for a couple of hours so it’s a weekly half-day commitment on Jaekyung’s part, on his only day off from training every week. It’s also mentioned that Jaekyung regularly takes Kim Dan to medical appointments too.
And then on their way back, Jaekyung buys Kim Dan an expensive suit so he’ll be well-dressed for interviews after he finishes up his contract with Jaekyung and they part ways. Jaekyung accidentally lets slip that the fashionable clothes that he gave Kim Dan before weren’t free samples but ones he deliberately bought Kim Dan. Kim Dan almost catches on but is distracted by the thought of job interviews.
He takes Kim Dan to dinner at a flashy restaurant and they’re seated by the window in what is probably the best seats in the establishment, secured probably by Jaekyung’s celebrity status. Kim Dan wishes he could eat the food there every day and has a glass of wine, not to numb himself, but to enjoy it with dinner. Jaekyung teases Kim Dan and Kim Dan enjoys the company, the meal, the view, the ambience.
It’s so cute.
And then that AH sees Kim Dan… effortlessly dressed to the nines… happy, relaxed and laughing… enjoying his meal… sitting on the best seats in the house… across from a handsome celebrity.
That’s honestly a form of revenge, that Kim Dan is thriving while that AH looks shrivelled and miserable.
I think he either said something like, "At the end of our contract, you don't have to go. You can stay if you like."
But after they were interrupted, he lost his nerve and decided not to repeat himself.
When Kim Dan said, "I'll never forget my time working with you", I thought his smile looked so tight and sad. Like there was unfinished business and mixed emotions but he had decided he had no choice but to move on at the end of it all. Wish we could get a Kim Dan POV chapter but only getting Joo Jaekyung's POV is part of the storytelling in this arc.
It's not until you see these scenes that you really see that Yoonbin is taller and physically bigger and more buff than Kwon Young is. Kwon Young is skinny and sinewy but he looks delicate compared to Yoonbin. (=・ω・=) It's funny because Yoonbin is the cute 26-year-old that grew up in a nice family and Kwon Young is former yazuka with a criminal record that can take down a room full of guys but he looks so little compared to Yoonbin (and Kwon Young isn't little!). The juxtaposition is cute.