I don't think anyone could stop Seungho when he gets like this. My best guess is that he'll somehow notice Nakyum's bruises from being restrained and stop himself, but this assumption falls short because No Name strangled him to get him unconscious, and there were no marks left. I feel like that's a slip on Byeonduck's part, it makes no sense. I think it's a deliberate choice to move the whole "I know you've run away from me" narrative along, just to make Seungho believe he was left behind. Still a load of crap, though.
Maybe feisty Nakyum will make a comeback and fight back? This is just wishful thinking since he was barely able to say anything more than a "my lord" after Seungho didn't believe him. I guess he could come up with something to make Seungho change his mind? Something that would convince him that he never planned to leave him behind. Even Seungho knows that Nakyum running away and coming back makes no sense, but he's too blinded by rage to believe anything else but his insecurities. To me, it seems like there's nothing that could stop him from hurting Nakyum next week BUT it's not the first time he acted recklessly and stopped himself last minute. The orgy thing never happened although he was all "let's enjoy him together" like a cocky little shit.
Another pavilion situation is both possible and predictable. Most of us believe that's what we're gonna get, but then again, we all hoped that Seungho will put two and two together and realize Nakyum was taken away from him, and look where that got us. Byeonduck loves to take us by surprise so maybe he'll really open his eyes and stop this madness once and for all. I'd be happy with him locking Nakyum up and leaving him there all alone, anything but another pavilion situation. I just feel like there are other possibilities to keep Seungho's character consistent without having him assault Nakyum again.
I don't know. Things would be no different than in the beginning if he did that again and he supposedly has feelings for Nakyum now. It'd just be repetitive. Reading the same plotline for the millionth time'd be boring but whatever.
Is anyone obsessively and desperately trying to figure out what will happen next? And if there's any chance this won't be the worst case scenario? It's so frustrating since it's all just guessing, as knowing anything that will follow is obviously impossible...
In the last scene Seungho quoted Nakuym, about them being just two naked bodies, which, paired with their current positioning and Seungho's state of mind, gave us ptsd and prompted us to assume he might hurt Nakuym, and in a sexual way (which has been Seungho's language, it's how he communicates: shows love, shows anger, releases tension or forces someone to cooperate etc). I guess that's what we fear the most, coming back from this and salvaging any relationship they had will be awfully difficult.
However, despite that, I do hope something will stop him from going any further, if he was in fact planning to. Maybe someone will knock on the door, perhaps informing Seungho he has a guest, or maybe he will stop himself and will leave. Maybe he will punish Nakyum by locking him there for a while and treating him coldly.
And how will he find out the truth?? Honestly, I don't think Nakyum will say another word now. Not after all that buildup, it probably won't just end with them talking and Nakyum admitting the truth. We've never seen Seungho's drawn this way, so it has to have some major significance. Their relationship will most likely deteriorate for a while.
I think most probable option is that he will once again find out the truth from someone else. Now, will that be another lord, the one that was a witness to Min and Jihwa plotting? Or will it be Min himself? Trying to stir Seungho once again or spilling something by accident (as he did before).
I DON'T KNOW and I'm gonna go crazy from all that thinking, when it's all guessing. I won't figure it out...
One thing that gives me a tiny bit of hope is that Seungho turned Nakyum around to not see his face. And I'm not sure if he's actually even able to have sex now, so him forcing sex on Nakuym might not be the option here. He seems to be grabbing Nakyum's neck very hard too, I wouldn't be surprised if Nakyum has passed out from it (notice that he isn't making any noises and his face is buried flat into the fabric on the ground). I might be completely wrong, over analysing every detail, desperately trying to figure out the next scene lol
Ok, I just don't want the pavilion to repeat itself. There's lots of facts against that this could even be an option now, so much has changed, but who knows.... Do you think Author would go this far at this stage of the story?
Anyway, feel free to share your ideas!