Dare I say, the best KBL released this year

Hwang Daseul, you are truly an exceptional director! You've created another masterpiece with a story that is both realistic and conventionally engaging. Your perspective on the struggles faced by youth and the queer community in the name of love is truly commendable. This narrative beautifully explores the challenge of breaking generational trauma while still embracing kindness and sincere love. It serves as a poignant reminder that love is not an easy journey; rather, it involves a continuous cycle of understanding, forgiveness, acceptance, and compromise for those we care about. For future viewers, I hope you find this masterpiece as delightful and heartwarming as I did. This show has brought me immense comfort and hope in ways I can't quite articulate, and I haven't related to a character's struggles like this in a long time. I truly hope you all see this show as the gem that it is because it really is something special.

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Pain and loneliness is indeed invetible when you love

I avoided watching this show for as long as possible because of all the reviews about its sadness and heartbreak. I wasn’t ready to see Seojoon and Jinwoo go through such turmoil. But I finally faced it today, and I’m glad I did. Season 2 is truly a step up from Season 1. Seeing my favorite characters on the edge of their relationship is hard, but there’s so much to learn from their journey.

Key Takeaways:

1. Loneliness is inescapable, even in love.

No matter how healthy or loving a relationship is, we all yearn for something more. Seojoon poured everything he had into making time for Jinwoo, but in the end, they’re two people living very different lives. When Jinwoo said he couldn’t ask Seojoon to stop smiling or texting others, even though it made him jealous, he knew he couldn’t ask Seojoon to give up parts of himself for the relationship. That’s the reality of their different worlds and their sacrifices to keep each other.

2. Yoonseol’s character is a beautiful parallel to their relationship.

Usually, in BL dramas, ex-girlfriends tend to be portrayed negatively, but Yoonseol is different. She’s grounded, reasonable, and kind, and articulates her thoughts clearly, adding layers to the story. She isn’t just an obstacle; she represents the complexities of love and life in a very relatable way.

3. Love is compromise and commitment.

Relationships aren’t perfect; people aren’t perfect. Loving someone over time means you’ll face countless disagreements, and what matters most is choosing who you want to share those moments with. Who will you keep working things out with, who will you choose to love again and again, even when things don’t go as planned? Seojoon and Jinwoo’s relationship shows that love is choosing the same person despite imperfections.

In the end, no one else would have the patience to love Jinwoo the way Seojoon does, and no one would have the understanding and neediness to love Seojoon like Jinwoo.

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