Forcing it? I don’t think that’s what this is about. Like, if we think deeply, it can be appreciated that yes, he was there for him so much that it became natural, and yes, he was fixated on “reuniting with his first love.” But I do think that somewhere along the way he fell in love with his best friend. Of course, he wouldn’t notice it, because the way his feelings were unfolding didn’t give him the chance to stop and reflect. It was more like: “I need to find Mon ours so we can be together, love each other, blah blah blah.”
But the moment he understood it was all an illusion from his younger self, his real feelings started to emerge (a bit late, I must say, but that’s how life is sometimes). I’m not really into the idea of their relationship being like “I’ve always been in love with you but didn’t notice.” I think it’s more like: “I truly didn’t know I could feel this way for you, because I didn’t need to think about it. You were there, always, and it was so normal, so natural, so right, that I didn’t realize I was chasing something I already had.”
To be more clear, for those wondering what I want to get at, what I meant is that from my point of view their relationship can be portrayed like this: "Love didn’t strike like thunder, it settled like breath—quiet, constant, and impossible to live without." ♡
Yass, he was so used to the thunderous love he felt for Hajin that he didn't recognized that calm love that he has for Seojoon. Seojoon settled in the calmness of his room while watering his plants, that was his perfect constant that he thought will last forever.
Forcing it? I don’t think that’s what this is about. Like, if we think deeply, it can be appreciated that yes, he was there for him so much that it became natural, and yes, he was fixated on “reuniting with his first love.” But I do think that somewhere along the way he fell in love with his best friend. Of course, he wouldn’t notice it, because the way his feelings were unfolding didn’t give him the chance to stop and reflect. It was more like: “I need to find Mon ours so we can be together, love each other, blah blah blah.”
But the moment he understood it was all an illusion from his younger self, his real feelings started to emerge (a bit late, I must say, but that’s how life is sometimes). I’m not really into the idea of their relationship being like “I’ve always been in love with you but didn’t notice.” I think it’s more like: “I truly didn’t know I could feel this way for you, because I didn’t need to think about it. You were there, always, and it was so normal, so natural, so right, that I didn’t realize I was chasing something I already had.”
To be more clear, for those wondering what I want to get at, what I meant is that from my point of view their relationship can be portrayed like this:
"Love didn’t strike like thunder, it settled like breath—quiet, constant, and impossible to live without." ♡