I love Siwon

I'm not saying that he's not flawed. I'm not saying that I don't understand why some people don't like him. I'm saying that he's a good, realistic, well rounded character. He has real likes, dislikes, insecurities, faults, and a personality. I like him.

There are really a hundred different shounen ai stories where Boy A will be straight and Boy B is gay. They will get together through strange means, Boy A will resist even though they are already basically dating, have a 1~3 chapter conflict and wrap things by having a strong love.

That's not this story. Siwon isn't sure what he's doing. He's not sure where this relationship is going. His friends don't like Jinha. His parents will not be okay with this relationship. He hasn't even really even thought about being gay, just being with Jinha. He loves Jinha but he's also scared and confused. That's okay. Jinha doesn't know what to do. He's not social. He doesn't have anybody. He's only ever had Siwon. He doesn't understand why he isn't to Siwon what Siwon is to him and that constantly hurts him. As long as he has Siwon, he's good. But he's never had what Siwon has, so he can't relate. That's okay.

I can't wait to see where this goes. I want to see them work through it. I want to see Jinha get friends and expand his world a bit. I want to see Siwon fully accept his relationship and what it means in his society. I want them to make it through the rest of school and become full, well rounded adults.

thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.