Have to say the pairing of dialogue with art, the facial expressions of dumb ex and Yeonjo, was so so good. Yeonjo actually bared some of his soul in that moment and all emo ex could think was, Oh, this is all about me and my feelings, isn't it? Yeonjo had to look away and collect himself. I need this in book form.
Glad to see redhead back he's so sweet. Yeonjo, please don't get him killed.
Winter needs a friend he can share things with so that he's less in his head all the time, someone cool and understanding with whom he can air out these sort of situations. Not a psychiatrist and not his crush. Just a good friend. Whether he is "right" to have these expectations or not they are to be expected because a part of him knows Gyeo-wol is interested. Gyeo-wol gets super involved in his life and then draws a neat line in the sand, on the grounds of being frank about work priorities. Of course, seeing dating rumors right after would make Winter feel confused and lied to not just as a crush turned down but as a *friend* who expected honesty but sees behaviour that seems to state otherwise.
That's what the therapist means when he says Gyeo-wol can't treat ppl like cats. You can't rely only on practical gestures when emotional matters need to be addressed. And he knew lol. He knew how Winter would feel, Gyeo-wol is thinking about Winter too in this moment, but he avoided communicating with him about it because, among other things, it would acknowledge their emotional bond despite everything.
I couldn't agree more! They're both super complicated characters with their very own complex issues so I appreciate you looking into it deeper. Winter also needs to realize that he IS and anxious person and it's obvious he has some anxiety disorder mixed in with PTSD from the kidnapping probably. And I'm sure there's some other serious shit that hasn't been revealed yet about Gyeo-wol cause the way he treats people and his friend outright telling him not to treat people like cats is just NOT NORMAL IN ANY WAY? lol
Yes, with you 100% on this. That's why Winter needs another release valve so he doesn't go spilling out on Gyeo-wol all the time (especially as he continues to get therapy and possibly more vocal about things). As for Gye-wol LOLOLOL. He is locked up so tight even from himself it seems. Very curious about what's in his past.
Im going to speculate, but i think that similarly to Winter, Gyeo-wol never had a real, genuine relationship with another person, weither as a friend or a romantic partner. Like we've seen with his group, none of them actually like eachother, they're only brought together because of a contract and money, and me think it has been like that for him all of his life. And I think his family is quite wealthy ? Which would mean people would be more interested in his status rather than himself. As well as some pressure from the same family to act/be/study a certain way
That being said, from what his cousin said he had a shift at one point, so maybe (probably) something more specific happened then
I'm theorizing maybe Gyeo-wol grew up with a tough childhood? Like parents that were not there emotionally for him. Maybe they did feed him and provide the basics but he never built an emotional bond which can lead to him being an adult not knowing how to communicate his feelings like he's doing right now.
I do not understand how *anyone* could have missed the fact that Yeonjo has been and has always been about his revenge plan. Y'all are not reading. This is not a subtly written webtoon! LOL This man was spitting mad after every sex scene; played up to his very naive personal servant so he could fool him and leave the property; asked bout Hee-Ryang's business then went searching through his documents; and *then* switched tactics by being fake nice to Hee-Ryang. You thought he was doing all that for funsies?
Although I understand the folx who have other first languages and so have a hard time with the English. Anyway, glad we're all on the same page now. Something is going to mess with his plans but I'm not sure what, or whether the interference will trip Yeonjo or Hee-Ryang. Yeonjo's annoying stalker is back in the picture now and I wonder why.
I know someone points this out every chapter but goddamn Seo is so so beautiful just the most handsome face in life. How are folx not fainting around him all the time.