The old lady is being a hypocrite and I honestly don't know if they'll address it. I hope the stylish mangaka in love with her knocks some sense in her. Or Sasaki. Or maybe the guy from HQ. I think she was probably seeing herself in her and unjustly exploded years of built up emotions. She ALSO was thinking too much about other people and was hiding she was retiring because she personally made the decision to decide it was what's best for everyone. I hope she finds out how hurtful it was for all her coworkers to learn it from someone else and that she was wrong to explode at our girl. This manga is pretty good at dealing with complex emotions so fingers crossed! I actually think the guy from HQ having a talk with her would be the most fitting narratively but we'll see. I have hope because you could tell the others were shocked at her being so nasty. I'm sure she has complex feelings on retiring too.
I'm so pleasantly surprised? Nanjo is NOT a pushover and he really said "yeah please do it" when Mokyeon said he wanted to off himself. He loathes this man. I think what he's feeling is anger at himself for actually not wanting Mokyeon to die though. I wonder what him reciting word for word the conversations they had means. Did he want seme to feel shame? Does he have secondhand embarrassment and wants to pass it on? His dead eyed fish stare was great. I get the feeling this is possibly going to be a super complex story emotion-wise now that the author has shown Nanjo stating he absolutely will not be manipulated. I kind of feel like a fitting end to the story would them being together, but not together. As in living together, but Nanjo never allowing himself to fall in love. But still wanting to take care of Mokyeon. He clearly wants to take care of someone. They would be married in a sense, but more like family members (if I were to create the ending). I wonder if Nanjo actually knew the whole time that the twink was playing him? If so, maybe he just wanted to live out the fantasy tailored for him and is pissed at Mokyeon for ruining it.
Flower, gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine
Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates' design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine
What once was mine
TF?? It's giving "my girlfriend turned into the moon."
"my boyfriend turned into Spring."
"like... the season?"
"Yuh. T.T"