pls overlook some of the minor grammatical errors writing too fast
Omg I actually miss these anonymous analysis!
oh wow. Beautiful analysis. Where have you been? I wish I had the same talent to articulate my opinions, lol.
This story has so many analogies and subtle messages, each character has so much in them that contributes to it... it's a shame that almost all that ends up getting lost in the Taku X Joowon shipping war.
Thank you, I appreciate it! That is so very true, and that’s why I adore Yeongha’s writing, since here and there, there are these very subtle but meaningful messages. And the whole Taku/Joowon war makes me so very sad, because it’s such a beautiful and complex story. Yeongha is such a brilliant storyteller
excellent analysis i totally agree!
Good analysis.
oh, that was some high quality content!
That makes sense and it's beautiful.... I need to start reading stories like you guys do... I miss a lot of good stuff with my plain eyes.
Please stay. Don't let the anon trolls bother you.
I'm crying .... That's why I love the idea of a Taku and Haesoo relationship so much ... the meaning that it's a growing up story.
Haesoo freeing himself from learnt behaviors, moving on from things that will never make him feel good about himself. ┗( T﹏T )┛
Thank you for your analysis, I really love to read all analogies and subtle messages on this story. Waiting for more analysis from you (=・ω・=)
Btw, how do you feel about the Prosopagnosia Syndrome of Taku? Why does he only regconize Haesoo's face, is it the reason why he's interested in Haesoo?
We need to get on this anon's level! I've been missing this energy
Thanks so much for sharing this. Really enjoyed reading this! ^^
Now, this is the beautiful insights i really crave!!! I'm getting goosebumps all over while reading your comment. I really agree with how you think! The authors really want to portray their characters development in such a beautiful way.. thank you for making it possible to convey in words lol. I'm not really good with words and yours is completely satisfying
Analysis on the ring and the lighter:
*Contains a bit of spoilers for the following couple of chapters* This is long, so sit tight!
The ring: As we’ve seen before with Joowon (and as is reinforced by the latest chapter), he doesn’t do things for the benefit of others but more so for the benefit of himself. This publication deal looks like it would be beneficial for both parties right, but that’s only if both came to a consensus and agreed, and in this case, Haesoo looks absolutely miserable and wants nothing to do with it. And this leads me to the ring... Let’s think about an engagement ring. When someone proposes, the other party always has a choice; ‘yes, I’ll be with you’ or ‘no’. In this case, Joowon is known to never be one for choices, as it’s either his way, or him coercing Haesoo to have this way. Joowon is going to give Haesoo that ring, but he’s going to give it to him as means of ‘you are mine, and I have already decided for you’. Really, no is not an option. And this leads me to the conclusion that in some way, the ring is kind of like the collar that we see around Haesoo’s neck in the cover art. Joowon (I’m sure seeing from how he posted on social media hoping that Haesoo would see it) would love nothing more than to outwardly show that Haesoo cannot escape from him. The ring is beautiful, but that’s all there is to it— it’s cold, it’s rough, and honestly, Joowon seems to treat it like it’s nothing (he throws it in the seat of his car like a candy wrapper). More importantly, dominance is what’s attached to it, not love.
Moving on to Taku’s lighter!
The lighter: Unlike rings that are worn outwardly, Taku’s lighter is usually hidden somewhere in his pocket, like his own little memory, little secret. As will be revealed in the later chapters, this unassuming lighter has family tied to it, and that’s why Taku always keeps it around even though he doesn’t smoke. Now let me take it a step further and personify the lighter as Haesoo: Haesoo suffers from horribly low self-esteem, and he doesn’t find himself or his work all that important or significant. The lighter is plain, it doesn’t look to significant, and it’s use isn’t that groundbreaking of a deal either. But when the right person opens it up, it’ll light a small but beautiful flame. It only takes a spark to burn down entire cities, and I find it fascinating how Taku always like to open and close the flame. He appreciates the flame because of the meaning behind it, not because it’s useful to light stuff, but because of it’s story. Haesoo thinks that in order to be special, he needs to be useful and make it big, because right now, he’s just a plain ‘loser’ writer stuck in a rut. But worth isn’t based on what we do, how we look or the things we accomplish. Only you can decide that, and that’s why Taku is very important. Unlike Joowon, Taku has always let Haesoo decide for himself (‘he’s not ready yet’), and he always takes what Haesoo wants into consideration. Haesoo has never experienced this sort of warmth before (remember how he said how he’s always cold lmfao), and with Taku, he is finding comfort away from his constant stress and anxiety. We’ll see it in the next chapters, but Haesoo is going to seek out Taku. Haesoo is slowly but surely trying to break free from that leash, and I think Taku will be almost like a mentor to him ( this guy is young and hella wise!) and give him the push he needs to finally step away from his dangerous relationship with Joowon.