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Agreed, you should try out the novel too if you haven't already it's even more of a masterpiece. Tbh, even I have this occasional "are they really straight?" thought, but I like their protagonist and reader relationship more. Like yk? How kdj relied on yjk's story his entire life so I see it more as how you look up to someone your entire life then finally you're able to fight by their side. Companionship, as you would call it. But I totally get the appeal of a romantic ship.

I was never into BLs. But the moment I saw Moondae and Cheongryeo's fanarts and read their interactions in novel, it evoked something in me. And to this day, I ship them so bad it's not even funny.