he is so bf material i swear. so caring and sweet. i want him. bad. i hope they actually get to RUT for real soon, but whatevs.
the mom is shit tho. don't threaten your child that you'll never forgive him if he becomes a bad person, if you never even gave him any guidelines on how to live his life properly. so selfish. seriously, she never even taught him about brushing his teeth?? tamaki is such a good, obedient kid tho (and it's absolutely NO THANKS TO HER). he's just inherently so pure. as is shii. so earnest. i love guys like that; they're SO endearing. and shii's perseverance is commendable. go shii!! fighting!!!
it seriously made me remember one of the first questions my professor asked in my high school philosophy class: what is happiness? then reading dozens of theories, philosophies, beliefs on the human condition and interpretation of what it means to be happy. and what i have found (with life experience) is that true happiness doesn't actually come without sacrifice, suffering or some sadness. with this, one can appreciate and understand the complexities of real happiness (as opposed to a child whose mental faculties are not as advanced, and can only enjoy happiness on the purest and most basic of levels). i believe the tags on this story are pretty spot on in every respect: sci-fi, tragedy, romance. i mean for every living being, there will inevitably be an end. wouldn't that end (of course it may not be as dramatic as an atomic bomb blast or whatever) be more worthwhile/acceptable having had the change to love at least once? in whatever form that love comes? honestly i could build a class and curriculum on this story alone. i certainly find it tragic, but the idea of being with the one you love in death is incredibly romantic and undeniably happy. if i had a choice, i would pick that.
To be honest "What is happiness" is a question that a lot of us have not answered. I myself have still not found the answer after having all the traumas with the depression and anxiety. Everything you have listed out is true. Maybe I have not found the answer because I have gone numb and reactionless or I just can't bear the thought of my "happiness" being taken away. I agree with you all together.
other-wolf-guy (totally forgot his name) is being so nice to kyunghoon. i hope it's sincere, because in the beginning it seemed like he just wanted to stir things up in some way to get at sirang. i kinda sorta ship them now, and i actually LIKE that he hates sirang (because that alfa wolf attitude irritates me). i better at least find out his name... XD
that kinda hurt a little. i want wenwen and pink-haired-dude to connect, but we still don't know how that's gonna go. pinky was into girls, so we'll see...