Ahh!! Why I didn't see the title? I need to check that again. I'm a sucker for friend-to-lover trope too.🤣
It's either going to confuse Mi-rae or He'll end up regretting the word "friend". 🤣

@13infamyss +1 I hope it comes true.❤️❤️

@kimbapnoona @mimu1234 @13infamyss
In his defense, he didn't ask her to be his friend. He just said he has a friend in her.
But he also told in public he likes her.
So in his mind, he may be thinking he already confessed!

also, I am a big fan of friends-to-lovers too.

Like the umbrella scene. He wasn't being cool he just didn't have an umbrella, lol.

I love this iteration of tsundere! He is indifferent to how people perceive him and considers himself as an outcast but when our OTP trapped in that room and MR told him that everyone wanted to be his friend in middle school and he asked as matter-of-factly "why, because I am handsome?"....and MR just gave him this amazed llok like, who is this guy? 😂😂😂

@bcampbell1662 @kimbapnoona

hehehehe. seriously, he is just exactly how Mirae described him at the beginning - "some are just born to have daily lives that look like photoshoots". Even when they had their earthquake drill, the camera panned really slowly as if everyone legit revolves around his world, and he doesn't care, nor does he notice.

and LOL, yes I loved Mirae's wtf face when Kyungsuk said it himself that he's handsome. He definitely comes off as conceited guy, but he is just indifferent of his surroundings. And obviously growing up hating on his mom, he hated being associated with anything beauty, handsome, popular type related

Speaking of confounded KS, I love that last week at the bus stop he scratched the back of head because perhaps he didn't know what to think of MR hopping onto the bus quickly after he offered to take her home, but ep 7 we see that he does the same but it is because he doesn't understand why she would get on to the wrong bus!! 😂😂😂

@kimbapnoona.. true. I think thats why he is so intrigued by her. Her actions are quite bizarre. Both the times she ran into the bus abruptly (when most women would expect a man to take them home or be flattered by it). Her t-shirt changing skills are clearly Guinness worthy - I mean, really, who asks for 20 minutes?. And her logic for that was so freaking awesome. And when she lies (about not taking the wrong bus), its so obvious that she is lying and even she knows she can't keep up the act.
They have a good evening bonding and then next morning she literally turns her back and tries to run away.
Poor guy!!

I just love that absurd 20-minute request and still find her rationale believable for someone who is young and awkward, @mayhemf!
What I find the writing delightful is that KS hears all that and makes it into a 20-second directive, but furthermore when the 20-second is up he just waits for MR to tell him when it is okay for him to turn around. Man, I think I can talk about this adorable couple all day!

@kimbapnoona @mayhemf you guys TT______TT I`m crying lol. When @mayhemf mentioned about Kyungsuk being confounded by Mirae's action, I legit remembered the 20mins request scene, and then I see you guys talking about it - I died. hahahaha

Mirae keeps on surprising Kyungsuk with her antics and it's amazing to see his deadpan reaction at these, but I know deep down he found her sooo cute (just like how he's calling out on drunk Mirae to walk straight but really, he found her so cute drunk walking) and hahahahahaha when he legit counted out loud, I was so done. Every little thing they do I fangirl. whyyyyyy.

It was really sweet of him to give her the 20 sec deadline. He knew she needed to be pushed. Its almost like he understood her.
And he was so accommodating by counting out aloud to put her at ease.
Agree @13infamyss @kimbapnoona - There is something so refreshing about this couple. Every scene when 2 of them are together is worth multiple watches because of their antics/expressions etc.

Also, I found this interaction at the beginning of t-shirt-changing-saga so endearing.
KS: ok, you change I won't look
MR: of course, you won't look

It is such a simple thing that MR said, but the fact she trusts him to not look shows her subconscious opinion of him.

I`m dying. I kept repeating it over and over. Should you guys wants to see our silly boy-girl friend couple, I've posted gifs of them on my fan wall.

Poor Kyung Seok getting called a 'friend' by Mi Rae every two seconds. But to be fair, he did it to himself.🤣 He could have confessed and asked her out properly, but he used the school assignment as an excuse and this is what he gets.

Yes he did brought this to himself, so he really he has no one but himself to blame for this. And the fact that he repeated that cursed word "Friend" again when he was asking for her birthday - yep, this is all your fault boi.

Just watching Ep 8. I am ROFL in the first 9 min. This is too precious!
Will join you guys when I finish!

Lol, I'm late to the party, but hopefully it will last a while because I'm completely with you on this episode taking my obsession to the next level! After the heavy emotions of ep 7, ep 8 was such a fun change of pace that has me desperate for next week!

@mayhemf @chandler our party never ends, so feel free to join in whenever! We can talk about this drama all week and try get through this waiting for new episode game as less pain as possible ^_^

Also, MI-Rae has no confidence. She not only thinks she is attracted to his looks (ignoring all other aspects) but she also thinks he won’t like her in that way. After being rejected in life before she doesn’t trust she can be liked. With these 2 in their current mental state, we are at an impasse. unless KS gets his act together, confronts his feelings and straight up tells her he likes her in a romantic sorts.

It was so sweet when she was thinking to herself ‘my heart will fail at this rate’. This girl is funny in a her own way.

Mi-Rae isn't used to male attention and she's really trying to force a friendship so that she doesn't delude herself into thinking that Kyung-Seok has a crush on her. But Kyung-Seok is falling HARD for her and poor thing can't see it.
I get secondhand embarrassed with Kyung-Seok jealousy. His awkwardness yet the way he constantly tries is endearing.^^

@mimu1234 poor guy, he just wants to have a conversation with her and fit in her world. But he has no clue.
He really wants to get close to her. He notices how comfortable she is with her friend and senior. He just wants that for himself but thinks it’s his failing. He doesn’t realize she is so aware of his presence.
Second hand embarrassment- that’s the right word. He is like a middle school kid trying to fit in or make friends.

@mayhemf EXACTLY my thoughts.
He is so stunted emotionally and so is she that it is going to take a little bit for them to open up to each other.
I'm looking forward for him coming out of the shell he has created around his emotions and express himself more. It's hard to watch him so controlled when he obviously has deep feelings for her!
Him being confused and jealous is totally hilarious and her being awkward as hell calling him "chingu" on every opportunity
and eating popcorn with chopstick is damn hilarious too.(That scene made me laugh out loud)
Lets hope we get some progress soon.

@mimu1234 Thats why I Feel him leaving home is the best decision. He needs to struggle and grow emotionally.

And how cute was Mi-Rae's proud expression after the straw-sticks use. Like she solved a world problem.

1) I love all the flailing im the comments about how awkward Mi Rae and especially Kyung Seok are, because hi, it me. They're so adorably clueless and dorky I just can't.

2) I really appreciate the consistent characterization in this drama. KS isn't just weird and awkward and unclear on how to interact with Mi Rae, he's that way with everyone. The scene where he's in the job placement office at school had me in stitches. He's so deadpan and unfazed about expecting a high paying job even though he can't provide the necessary paperwork (I assume his dad is holding that hostage) and refuses to answer any questions about his background. I died. I would call him shameless but for the fact that he doesn't seem to have any awareness that his behavior could be seen as embarrassing or outrageous. He's just blissfully bumbling through social interactions and doesn't care, or even know enough to care, except when it comes to Mi Rae.

I just love their ridiculousness so much.

@chandler @mayhemf @mimu1234 @alaafia

To add on - I really like this version of Kyungsuk who tries hard to fit in group conversations. This boi is so aloof all his life TT___TT Everyone thinks he's cool and that made him unapproachable, but really he just doesn't know how to socialize. And I`m glad he's going out of his comfort zone because Mirae triggers him. I am really curious to see how Kyungsuk lives in the real world without any help from his parents.

Also I've got to comment on his desperation to get to Woo Young and talk to him the moment he put his room up for rent. Like. Not only it's a cheap rent, but it's legit the perfect, dream place to live in - so close to Mirae's!
hahahahhaha. He brushed off Soo Ah telling her he's busy, he walked at a lightning speed then decided to run instead to get to the TA's office as fast as he could, and telling the pervert sunbae he's busy he's got no time to hear his sorry. lol. boi, he needs to get that dream room and you people are in the way! haha

Yes, I completely agree about the lack of confidence. She doesn't even consider that she could have the right to like someone like him and that's a pretty huge part of the webtoon too.

This is why I love the progression of their romance so much. Because it just feels SO true to where their characters are right now in their lives. Some people could get frustrated with Mi-rae's ineptitude but the way she will find more hilarious, ridiculous, yet inventive ways of ensuring that he'll never suspect she wants anything more than friendship is endlessly entertaining to me. And yet, I love how, behind all that awkward cuteness, the reasoning for their inability to progress towards romance is actually quite sad and will require quite a bit of growth on both their parts, but especially Mi-rae.

@alaafia

"I would call him shameless but for the fact that he doesn't seem to have any awareness that his behavior could be seen as embarrassing or outrageous. "

- Exactly! I also love how the more he wants to fit in, the more he reveals how socially awkward he is when he's actually trying to impress.

Still, he is improving, slightly? Lol, in his own way. I notice how he'll make a comment that could seem presumptuous, if I didn't sense he said it because he's actually grown more attune to what Mi-rae might be feeling. When he wonders if Mi-rae wasn't wearing perfume because of him, I really felt as though it's out of concern that Mi-rae might be the kind to put others before herself, him included. It's just that his blunt way of broaching the topic almost just makes him seem conceited for making such an assumption. Yet the scene manages to perfectly convey how he's mentioning it for her and how his insistence that she wear it is more meant to signify him putting his negativity towards perfume behind him.

I agree that the characterization is very consistent, in all other aspects of the show. Even Soo-ah isn't just singling out Mi-rae, but seems to have a deeper problem with a compulsive need for validation from others. For some reason, this sets her slightly apart from other manipulative second leads for me. Even if her presence is frustrating, I'll admit I find her fascinating.

@alaafia Ah, the job recruitment office scene. How on earth is this dude going to make money. First, he was reading a book in the library about making quick money. And then we wants high paying job and has no intention of working overtime or disclosing any information. He is such a tease!
btw, I think he doesn't like to be known as him fathers's son. That's why he doesn't disclose any personal background. The moments he writes down his father name, he will be favored - he knows that.

I really want him to figure out his life and start learning the ropes to survival. So, am not supporting him to move in with his mother.

And look at that smug face at the end of the episode. like really tho? "I live here now"... (whatchu gon' do bout it?) lol I honestly thought he would freak that Mirae came over to bring some food to Woo Young, but nope he strutted in Woo Young's house like he owns it and legit brags to Mirae that he lives there! I`M DYING AGAIN.

@13infamyss I too thought he will be disappointed that she brought food for the senior. But instead he was acting like he achieved some major victory :) have to watch this episode again. I have 2 episodes of Mr.sunshine in the backlog to catch up but am so obsessed with this show.

@mayhemf Well, it is indeed a major victory for him. He can finally ride the same bus with Mirae TT______TT No more watching her bus drive away before his eyes. TT_____TT

hehheeh There are only 2 dramas I'm watching ATM. Thirty but Seventeen is a Mon-Tues show, so that's how quickly my Mon-Tues go by. But I feel your pain having the need to see both this drama and Mr. Sunshine and they air on the weekends. T_T

@13infamyss what do you mean by "TT_____TT". sorry not savvy enough!!

Am watching 30n17 too. But that is a very easy watch and doesn't stay in my head after the show. But GangID and Sunshine I go into an analysis mode! Its good that I have the weekend for this so weekdays am back in work mode.

@mayhemf hehehe that's fine! TT____TT is me being overly dramatic and crying lol. it's like 2 tears rolling down from each eye, the ____ is my mouth. It's like this emoji 😭 see this link -> https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=T_T

heheh hope this makes sense? :)

Yes that's basically it. It's really funny, she thought Kyungsuk apologizing to her is the gateway to take advantage of Kyungsuk. LOL can't believe she tried to win him with a sobbing story about moms.

Anyways, I wrote this comment on one of my fan walls, but lemme copy and paste this on here too. This is what I think of how Kyungsuk treats her now:

"I feel like Kyungsuk treats her now like he treats others. Before he would fire back words at her, but now, I guess I would say, she’s now on Ye Na’s level. He doesn’t care and he stays away. I think I like this treatment better cuz that only means he couldn’t care less about her. He used to shut her down because he saw his mom in her, fake, manipulative, and only cared about vanity (or of what he used to think of his mom).

You know what they say, hate is not the opposite of love, it’s indifference. ^_^"

Exactly my thoughts but why do I feel him speaking with Soo-Ah may mislead Mi-Re in thinking he likes her coz she doesn't really know he likes her which I really don't want in this drama.

@mayhemf I totally agree with you. The senior girl deserves someone better in future if the boy ends up ruining things coz of Soo-Ah.
But, Soo-Ah has a thing for breaking up couples or people in love its like that type of person that wants what others have they pretend to like someone just for the thrill of making someone miserable and show they have power.
I sometimes feel for her she should just accept things or love herself more.
Even I feel she has a messed up family.

@mintkiri I feel sorry for her. Only because she is just 20/21 (thats the age right?) and these are still kids. If she doesn't fix it now, she is ruined for life. Thats why i feel she needs all the help she can get. I agree, there is no excuse for her behavior, but sometimes even the worst of people change and make amends. And for her own good, i want her to change.

if she remains the same until 25, then yes, she makes it to my s***-list. So until then I don't want to hate her yet.

@13infamyss, @chandler, @mayhemf, @mimu1234, @cabanaalbana, @raonah, @librarianerin, @therevels, @mintkiri

The only thing that makes Soo-ah bearable for me right now is that KS sees through her facade and has no patience for her nonsense (and I am grateful that SA did not interact with MR at all this week.)

Judging from the preview, KS might be getting a part-time job where SA works where she got her job purely based on her looks (although she seems to be a fine employee who attracts lots of business for the coffee shop.) Just as much as I hope that TA Sunbanim would be a great mentor and friend for KS helping him learn to be.......human 😆, I am hoping that maybe KS would be that person speaking honestly and talking some sense into Soo-ah? But then again, that would mean we will have to see more of her and I am not sure I am ready to stomach that.😅

But in a drama that is exceeding my expectation each episode, I would love that Soo-ah would get her own growth arc instead being stuck being a one-dimensional bitchy SFL.

Perhaps those who are familiar with the webtoon can give us some hope of how her character is handled?

@kimbapnoona I agree with you. KS might actually be good influence for her. She needs to be called out. I can't wait for MR to face her and call out her BS.
Like you, i cringe every time she appears on screen with that fake smile. But if she is going to help MR/KS to get closer to each other, am ok with dealing with it.
Also, am looking forward to more screen time for Eun (MR's friend who spotted SooA in her neighborhood). All these people need to shake up this woman and put her in her place and show her love and loyalty goes a long way.

@mayhemf @mimu1234 @mintkiri @kimbapnoona I have mentioned this before, but I have lost all my sympathy for Soo Ah when she brought Mirae's nightname back into her life for her own gain. I`m glad it back fired to her cuz Kyungsuk called Mirae cute twice right to her face, but she gets no redemption to me after that. So really, at this point, any scenes of her I could not care less. I just hope the class rep calls her out on how fake she is in front of everyone. She totally deserves it.

@kimbapnoona in the webtoon, yes she does have a sobbing story, but really not enough to justify what she has become of and how she's ruining people's lives for her own personal gain. If Kyungsuk's mom and Mirae's story broke me, Soo Ah's story left me -___-. I can't believe I spent 3 chapters reading her back story. Sorry (but not really sorry) I had to say it was a waste of my time reading her chapters.

Mirae and Kyungsuk's mom did everything they could to better themselves, and did Soo Ah. But Soo Ah's way of justifying her "better" self was inflicting pain on others, and that's a big no no for me.

@mayhemf and yes I wholeheartedly agree that if Kim Tae Hee and this sunbae break up over Soo Ah, it's not entirely her fault. I would seriously put the blame 100% on the senior for being an idiotic jerk, and I'd say Tae Hee deserves someone who looks only at her like she's everything. ie. how Kyungsuk looks at Mirae (lol see what I did there? inserting Kyungsuk and Mirae in anyway possible! ^_^)

@13infamyss i agree that her backstory (whatever it may be) doesn’t negate anything she has done so far. Am just baffled by her behavior and am hoping I can make some sense into it if I know her history. It would be bad if she is beyond redemption. I fear letting loose such people into the society, so hoping she gets fixed :) she is toxic. So this behavior needs to be called out and ended. Where else if not college?

@kimbapnoona the webtoon has a pretty long arc that explains why Soo Ah behaves the way she does. It doesn't make her any more bearable, but it makes her behavior more understandable. This isn't a spoiler, I don't think, since her characterization is close enough in the drama to infer it, but basically she's hurting, deeply insecure, and distrustful of people and feels the only thing she can count on to make it through the world is by being the most desirable/untouchable girl wherever she is. With the way the drama has gone so far I'm sure they'll adapt some of her backstory from the webtoon, though they've already changed some significant details. The main issue I see with the drama being able to make Soo Ah's motivations understandable is that in the drama she's arguably gone further with her nastiness than her webtoon version. On the webtoon she didn't go as far as to search for and invite Mi Rae's former classmate (and knowing that her appearance and seeming interest in him alone will be enough to reel him in), nor did she try to score sympathy points with KS about not having a mom--in fact I feel like sharing the unglamorous details of her personal life with anyone is the complete opposite of what webtoon Soo Ah would do. She doesn't want anyone to come anywhere close to seeing the real her.

Thank you @13infamyss and @alaafia for sharing what you know about the webtoon! Perhaps the drama would make Soo-ah more understandable, but like all of you @mintkiri, @mayhemf, and @mimu1234, her actions are inexcusable and already beyond redemption at the halfway point of the drama. I do hope the show spend more time on some of the interesting side characters like Eun, Jung-boon (both seem like such cool and real girls), the short-hair boyish sunbae Yoon-Byul, or even the wise-cracking sidekick Sung-Woon and even KS's little sis, of course never at the expense of having many more delicious scenes for our OTP, their roommates, and the parents who are worthy of their love.

@alaafia @kimbapnoona @mayhemf From my summary, I know I made it sound like Soo Ah's beauty pain was less than what Kyungsuk's mom and Mirae had to go through. But as @alaafia mentioned she did go through a lot of pain growing up as well and the only way she knew to cope up with it was through her natural beauty. Perhaps, she hasn't noticed the pain it would inflict on others in exchange of protecting herself from hurting, or maybe she just doesn't care at all... but one thing is for sure, the drama is showing us how these ladies had to suffer just to be accepted in the society. They have their own different cope up mechanisms, whether it's in a good or bad way, they had to do it the only way they knew to get through their toughest days.

And yes Yong Chul scene was not in the webtoon, and this is perhaps the reason why she aggravated me in the drama more cuz she went an all time low and I just simply blacklisted her. ~__~ The sunbae/Tae Hee/Soo Ah scene wasn't that elaborated either in the webtoon. I honestly don't even remember if these were the right people involved, but I do remember that this scene did happen in the webtoon - that Soo Ah broke up a couple because she went after someone's bf. Nevertheless, in this drama, they're really exposing how Soo Ah works to get all them boys' attention to her.

@kimbapnoona I completely support more focus on all the side characters. I love all of them. I would rather see them than Soo-Ah.

And thanks @alaafia @13infamyss for telling us how the drama differs from webtoon. Her disclosing something personal about her mother was definitely out of character, for someone who is so secretive.
She is a living a lie so she really can't let anyone inside her life for fear of being exposed. I guess i can just ignore her from now on.

Like many here, I in no way think Soo-ah's actions can ever be excused, but I do think the webtoon (and so, hopefully, the show too) offers pretty compelling reasons for why she might turn out this way. @alaafia explains her really well. Though it's hard for me to empathize with her after what she's done, I do pity her.

(I get a bit spoilery from here, so only read ahead if you don't care about that)

I only just caught up with the chapters about her in the webtoon and feel as though she reflects some of the negative impact society's standards can have when someone has a lack of love or good influence from family growing up. It shows how she goes from being bullied at school and at home, to finally appreciated at school when they notice how pretty she is. This, I strongly believe, has messed up how she values herself, since literally no one valued her before she was pretty. Unfortunately, this has resulted in her becoming extremely obsessive about being number one.

One thing about Soo-ah, I do appreciate the irony of how, should she lead a boy astray (thus displaying his lack of sincerity) she actually becomes a cruel help to some of the girls, though that is hardly her intent. In the end, any person who would be able to so easily fall for her, could not really truly care for whomever they were pursuing before. This ultimately makes all her "victories" quite sad, because they are of little to no value. Perhaps that's why I can still pity her.

What concerns me is the scene with the grandma in the drama, because in the webtoon all of her family seemed pretty horrible towards her. No one really took care of her, but for the drama they might be changing that. That could affect my sympathy towards her.

@chandler RE: Soo Ah's victories. Adding on - her going after Tae Hee's boyfriend shows she's really not singling Mirae out in this. She's literally out to get all men to fawn all over her. It just happens that Mirae has the attention of the #1 guy at uni and he won't budge. And that makes Mirae slightly a special case for her. The #1 guy has to like her too for her to be #1 too

It's absurd. and yes you're right - it is a little to no value to us, but it is everything to her. Sad how everything seems superficial and Mirae had to be tangled up in this, but I guess she needs to learn something from this too and if it's Mirae who needs to reach out to her with a helping hand, it's what needed to happen...

Still! she's blacklisted to me! xDD

LINK to the book please. :D

this sounds like the perfect October-type show, I'll keep my eye out, thanks!

@giegie0384 and @linda-palapala
I read the novel in Chinese online and am not sure where you can find the English translation. Honestly the novel is not a great read (I gave up after a few chapters) and my understanding is that the author never even finished writing the story. However what the novel gives us is an intriguing premise and I think the drama writer is doing a wonderful job to bring a lot more depth and development to the story.

The Chinese title is Mei Zhe Wu Jiang and the novel can be found here:
http://www.luoxia.com/meizhewujiang/

:( Thanks anyway! ^^

Ha, ha! Famous last words. I've already watched episode one of Bloody Romance on YouTube.
And I'm already back to episode 18 on the rewatch of Fuyao - hadn't realized how much I ff'd thru the 1st time. Apparently I missed quite a bit...
If you read this reply, maybe you know...I'm having trouble with the concept of the "seals" that are on her. What is that really?

Good question regarding the five "seals. Were they locks put on her real identity as the Lotus? I don't think I can remember every unlocking either. The first was the most memorable for me because Wuji was thunderstruck (and so was I). ;D

@tsutsuloo I don't remember all 5 seals either. But what scene was the first where Wuji was thunderstruck? Is that the scene I just watched where he sees the dragonscale and she rises and he sees the 5 colored stone? Or is it somewhere else? Should I read more about Chinese fantasy tropes??

Do I get it now? After the seals are unlocked her true identity as the Lotus is revealed? I was very confused about that whole section towards the end with all the lotus stuff. Maybe on the rewatch it will be more clear. Or site explains it - Virtual Voyage, is that the site you mentioned? What I read on wikipedia as the synopsis, I think they were using the novel not the drama.

@linda-palapala—Yes, I was specifically remembering the dragon scales/blood stone scene.

It would have helped to have some title treatments or interstitials marking the unsealings. When everything's treated the same way, it's hard to distinguish turning points.—particularly in a series with 66 45-minute episodes!

Now that I think of it, Fuyao's uncle said that her secret (sleepwalking) martial arts training is what started the unlocking.

During the course of the series, I saw editors update the Legend of Fuyao wiki page to reflect the drama's storyline. For example, when the series began, the wiki described Fuyao is the child of a maid. As the series progressed, that bio was swapped out with one matching the drama.

All the same, that English language wiki page helped me give some order to the kingdoms and characters. I prefer visual character relationship charts but those are easier to do when the series is complete. ;D

I cannot wait for KS to be part of her family to experience all these warmth and love!!

@kimbapnoona LOL on KS getting to know her family. I think he is in for a major shock because MR is a total fun character and very few people are privy to that side of her. I can visualize his eyes popping in shock seeing MR and her dad dancing the night away!!

Hehe @mayhemf, if MR's dancing feet were enough to make him happy for so many years being the cutest thing he had ever seen......this boy is indeed going to be in some life threatening heart stopping shock!!

I am talking about the drama beans cover pic featuring Chan from 30 but 17

Ok, I'm convinced, I start vacation tomorrow and will watch Legend of Fuyao!

@beantown I'm rewatching and having a heck of a time with (imo) slogging thru ep 11 because I want to get to the Wuji/Fuyao scenes. Frankly the first time I watched I ff thru some of the exposition and secondary characters. Feel free! Viki makes it easy when you can ff 10 seconds at a time!

"We're supposed to care about them because of the longing pitiful stares they give? That's the directing trying to make up for lack of dialogue."I stopped watching Mr Sunshine exactly for that reason. And I find 24 episodes for this writing and directing style too much. I don't have the patience to hold out up to the end.

I really enjoy his flailing and excess feels! He is so transparent and guileless. It's so nice for the girl to be so matter of fact about accidental skinship. Plus they talk through the cases together. And when they do start figuring out the weird contact/memory flash thing, he also talks about his discomfort and feelings. And I'm like "YES! THAT MUST BE UNCOMFORTABLE. EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS, PETAL."

I think most of the Chinese Dramas I have tried have these cold alpha dudes that give me the creeps. Or else they have lots of rich people. Or else the sexism is so pervasive I want to scream. So I'm surprised by how far I've made it through this one, tbh.

@beannirira "Cold alpha dudes"...have you seen Legend of Fuyao? Ethan Ruan is the most kind, affectionate, emotional lead I've ever seen in any drama!

The show is primarily about Mi Rae's personal growth- and that of others too. And it shows the insecurities of the people around her too- Mi Rae is not the only one who struggles. I have not read the webtoon but I suspect that this was also true there as well.

I mean... only because he's running a con. It's not like he took his brother's identity for any noble reason. He just realised his brother was on the take and is staying to get his share.

I'm sure the drama will make it all okay in the end, but his behaviour around and because of her at the moment is his single redeeming quality.

His smitten face though... it is adorable.