I’m pretty sure he doesn’t realize that the target of bullying was Yeongwoon and it might later be a catalyst for maybe two outcomes?: the final nail in the coffin that confirms his worst thoughts that he’s not good for anyone much less and especially Yeongwoo or, he goes full on revenge ready to tear everything down and start from nothing to get back at the people who did all this harm to them both (his “family”) or…maybe a third option that is both of these plus him disappearing, etc, bc to him everything bad and disgusting always come from him and he loves Yeongwoon too much to subject him to it anymore. It’s pretty sad to see how much he’s internalized all the disgust and hate that the people around him have thrown at him. We’re basically seeing, in both Yeongwoon and Seo-in, the two roads possible for children and adolescents to take when faced with such terrible circumstances and horror. The push through at all costs to be normal and happy even at the cost of seeming like a pushover bc they still believe and have hope (YW), or the succumb to nothing waiting for life to end and living in vile empty hedonist disgust bc even the act of dying/suicide would require action and the thought of ending beyond the nothing. It’s really heartbreaking and I’m so damn invested lol I hope they both can find peace ideally with each other :(
Wow I’m sorry for the rant lol…I’m way too obsessed and invested lol… it’s just super fascinating to see the way Gangto explores trauma! Especially Seo-in’s :((
I’m pretty sure he doesn’t realize that the target of bullying was Yeongwoon and it might later be a catalyst for maybe two outcomes?: the final nail in the coffin that confirms his worst thoughts that he’s not good for anyone much less and especially Yeongwoo or, he goes full on revenge ready to tear everything down and start from nothing to get back at the people who did all this harm to them both (his “family”) or…maybe a third option that is both of these plus him disappearing, etc, bc to him everything bad and disgusting always come from him and he loves Yeongwoon too much to subject him to it anymore. It’s pretty sad to see how much he’s internalized all the disgust and hate that the people around him have thrown at him. We’re basically seeing, in both Yeongwoon and Seo-in, the two roads possible for children and adolescents to take when faced with such terrible circumstances and horror. The push through at all costs to be normal and happy even at the cost of seeming like a pushover bc they still believe and have hope (YW), or the succumb to nothing waiting for life to end and living in vile empty hedonist disgust bc even the act of dying/suicide would require action and the thought of ending beyond the nothing. It’s really heartbreaking and I’m so damn invested lol I hope they both can find peace ideally with each other :(