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Oh Yoogon :( that's so sad this happened to him, but I love that the author didn't show us this from the beginning, and stick with me here. If we only knew about what happened to him as a child, he would be a victim in our eyes, and while yes he was victimized here we can see his refusal to let that define him. He has reclaimed his body and sexuality and made himself into more than what his first rapist did to him. So while it's so incredibly painful to know he went through this, replacing the scene of bang face ing him with the flashback that shows Yoogon's own sort of reclamation of self and the sheer strength of his person is another act of resistance and reclamation, showing just how strong Yoogon is. It's so sad, but the way this adds to our understanding of Yoogon as a person is tragically and heartbreakingly beautiful.
Also the younger brother can eat shit, Mia can go MIA (I really thought the mom was gonna kill her in her sleep. I wish she could have at least talked to Myung ha in person before making such a drastic decision. It feels a little selfish tbh. That's not to call all sewerslides selfish, but I think that after realizing she caused Myungha so much pain, she took the route that would get rid if her pain and cause him even more. Sure in a way she's taking the power away from her cancer, but it seemed that what pushed her in the end was her guilt), and I love Eunji. She's so cool.