i think i saw someone mention earlier how they think it’s stockholm syndrome, but if any...

i think i saw someone mention earlier how they think it’s stockholm syndrome, but if anything i think it’s lima syndrome.

nakyum is fully aware of how horrible seungho is but only puts up with it because he truly has nowhere else to go (and he’s seen that the servants get punished when he tries to escape). it doesn’t feel like he’s under any type of delusion that seungho likes him romantically, and his reaction to seungho with someone else felt like him being scared that he’ll be tossed to the streets. it’s been mentioned before how he doesn’t feel useful, and i’m sure being told that he’s no longer needed hit him right in the trauma.

seungho, on the other hand? he’s obviously become infatuated with nakyum (i wouldn’t call it love quite yet) and it creates a really interesting question of what future chapters will bring. whether he’ll admit to it, who knows, but he’s been keeping nakyum around and letting him get away with stuff he wouldn’t have tolerated had he not taken a liking to him.

i think i read somewhere that the author is looking forward to the relationship development, so i’ll trust their word on it! i’m sure they’ve got something amazing planned for us. i personally would love an arc somewhere in the future where nakyum and seungho take time and space away from each other (which i feel would help solidify their feelings past lust), but i have a feeling whatever happens i’ll be around to read.