Rereading this and I just remembered how much I despised that fucking co worker. Why is it such a common trope in media for people to dig into and demand an explanation for why they're being rejected??? Sure you'd want to know but it's not something you're entitled to? Even if he wasn't gay, even if he didn't have a girlfriend, does he have to have a reason to reject her and even communicate that to her??? So damn pushy
And nothing comes close to the intensity of the second lead syndrome I got from this story. Gido is so fine and their story was so bittersweet and adorable and relatable. Sometimes it really is the right person, wrong time. Gonna imagine they're together in an AU. Even more impressive that the author managed to pull them off as being good friends after everything because the chemistry was off thr charts. Still love my main boy Director Lee doe.