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The idea of Sieun and Suho becoming more codependent and obsessive than ever now that Suho woke up from his coma.

Suho reading Sieun's messages and being moved to tears. Thinking of Sieun's loyalty and heart. How it would have been easier for Sieun to forget him and move on, but that he chose to wait for him, to cry for him all those years.

"Yeon Sieun... you are mine for life, and I am yours. Who else if not you?"

Sieun helping to take care of Suho at the hospital, knowing his medication list and routines by heart. Deciding to share their locations with each other. Calling each other to ask what they're doing, even if their answers are mundane, just to make sure they're safe.

Suho and Sieun each privately speaking to the Eunjang guys on separate occasions, asking them to look after the other when they're unable to do so themselves. Baku, Gotak, and Juntae are stunned, and can't help but wonder if the two were married in a past life. The guys teasing Sieun about how clingy they are. Suho jokingly referring to Sieun as his wife whenever they all go out together.

Sieun insisting Suho not get involved with his continued strain with Union members. Suho showing up to help fight them anyway after he's recovered. Sieun getting upset with him but trying to hold back his emotions. Suho explaining that he wasn't going to let Sieun push him away, that he wasn't going to leave him alone anymore, and that didn't they promise not to hide anything from each other from now on? Sieun easily forgiving him because staying mad at Suho is impossible.

Suho and Sieun gradually becoming even more overprotective of the other to the point where people fear them. Suho showing up to school to pick him up and take him home. Sieun insisting Suho call him as soon as he returns to his own safely. Practically going insane with worry over the other. Because the thought of what happened in the past happening again is enough to drive them crazy.

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Imagining a future Weak Hero scenario in which Baku, Gotak, and Juntae all take Suho out for drinks to celebrate his recovery. Sieun is studying for exams and is unable to join them until later.

Suho hasn't had a drink for a long time, so he easily gets tipsy from just one drink.

The Eunjang guys get nervous as Suho's words start slurring. They tell Suho to slow down on the alcohol.

Sieun finally shows up, and Baku and Gotak sound suspiciously over-excited to see him. Juntae looks apologetic and worried, nodding to Sieun and waving.

All Sieun can look at is Suho with his head down in his crossed arms on the table. Sieun looks around at the guys, looking concerned, then kneels down to face Suho.

"Suho, are you okay? How much did you drink?" he asks gently.

Suho slowly opens his eyes. "... Oo Sieun, you're here?" His words blend together. "Finally! I missed my princess... I missed you so much... "

"I'm here. I think you've had enough for tonight. Remember what the doctor told you? You need to take it easy."

"Sieun-ssi... you're too much of a rule-follower," Suho groans.

Sieun stands up and gives a death glare so icy to the guys that they all clutch their hearts, afraid that Sieun may reach for his ballpoint pen.

"You guys... I told you to watch him. He's just barely recovered."

"S-Sieun, he barely had one drink! Who knew his tolerance was this low, I mean, for a guy that tall you would think he'd - ow!" Baku started, only to get kicked under the table by Gotak.

Sieun kneels down again. "Suho, let's have some water. Then hangover soup later."

"Ahh, I can't have anyone except you. There's no one else for me but you, Sieun," Suho laughs.

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Looking at this image (movie poster?), Weak Hero Class 1 seems almost like a standalone indie film rather than a Korean drama series.

This show hurts my heart in all the best ways. I hesitate to say that anyone can "save" another person, but I truly believe Suho prevented Sieun from going down a dark path in his life. Without him, Sieun would have likely ended up in jail, or worse.

Suho and Sieun each fought to preserve whatever childhood was left for them, and then lost their innocence together. At the core of their tragedy was a central motif seen in relationships in both seasons: guilt. At the end of Season 1, and throughout much of Season 2, Sieun felt that he robbed Suho of his youth - that the danger and violence that always seemed to follow him eventually destroyed Suho too.

What Sieun doesn't realize until the end of Season 2 is that there is such a thing as unconditional love. That Suho was always going to choose him time and time again, even when no one was watching, and even when he received nothing but pain in return. Isn't that the kind of love people dream of, no matter how impossible it may seem? That "I would take a bullet for you, then do it again" kind of love?

And of course, Sieun was always going to do the same for Suho. This is foreshadowed in the dream that Sieun has in Season 1 in which he is facing Suho, but has his back turned to Beomseok while they are talking in their classroom. In the end, Sieun would choose Suho over Beomseok - he would choose Suho over anyone, and there is no fault or blame in loving another person so much.

Praying for a Season 3, but in the meantime, I'll keep re-watching just to think about them...

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Sieun, Suho, and Baku

If we are lucky enough to get Weak Hero Season 3, I can see how Suho would act a little more needy with Sieun.

"What time are you coming to see me today??"

"You don't have plans already do you?"

"Sieun, my PT's starting early today so you better come over as soon as school is done!"

"Will you bring me the same soup you brought last week? 🥺"

"Ice princess Sieun, where oh where are you?"

Suho also gets especially close to Baku. He and Sieun visit Suho together one day, and Sieun leaves to grab snacks from the convenience store after Suho says he's hungry.

Suho gets quiet and tells Baku, "Thank you guys for taking such good care of him."

"Hey now, it was nothing. Sieun is easy. It's you he was waiting for this whole time, you know."

"... That kid went through too much... I should have woken up sooner. I was gone for too long."

Baku is silent, then says, "If there's anything I've learned over the last year, it's that we shouldn't dwell too much on the past. Just get better, and take care of yourself. Be healthy. Don't get hurt again. Let him fuss over you and get mad at you once in awhile. Although I can't see that happening to be honest.

And don't be afraid to rely on us too. You know what they say about married couples - what's yours is mine and what's mine is yours, no?" He winks.

Suho thinks of the text messages that Sieun sent him every day. His heart feels like it was cracked open.

"You're his life, Suho."

Suho shakily takes a breath, wiping tears with his hospital gown sleeve.

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so soft it hurts

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If Weak Hero is renewed for season 3 and it is declared the final season… why do I feel like the climax will be Sieun almost dying? And Suho holding him, quietly begging him to stay alive because he can’t handle the thought of life without him?

Then queue a dream sequence in which Sieun almost crosses the path to heaven, only to turn around and regain the will to live because he can’t bear to leave his friends and Suho behind.

Sigh it wasn’t supposed to be this serious, how did I get this far 😭

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Once again, I'm here talking about Weak Hero Class...

I've been re-watching Season 1, and it's becoming easier to see from the beginning why Sieun and Suho would inevitably become close, while Beomseok was never going to share the same relationship with either of them.

If you really watch how Suho and Sieun interact in the beginning, they become close because of how brutally honest they are. This is especially one of Sieun's most endearing qualities, and is something that draws most of the characters all the way to Season 2 to him (even Seong Je and Baek Jin are fascinated by Sieun because of how bold he is).

In fact, he is so honest that he is actually unimpressed with Suho and his charisma at first (e.g. his reaction after the baseball team fight).

However, Sieun also quickly recognizes that Suho has a hard life. After watching him work his delivery job, he studies in the dark to give him time to rest. When they eat together, Sieun asks Suho why he sleeps at school, and learns that he is committed to finishing high school because of his grandmother.

Later, while helping Suho at his restaurant, Sieun asks him if he has multiple jobs, and asks him, "Isn't it hard?" This is one of the few times we really see Suho in a vulnerable moment, as it seems to catch him off guard. Was there anyone else who had ever asked him that before? He turns away and says, "It is what it is," then opens up that he actually has yet another job as a mover on weekends.

At that moment, it clicked for Suho that Sieun wanted to know him. That he was curious about his life and his thoughts, and understood that he was struggling to make ends meet. Suho is also comfortable enough to jokingly ask if he respects him more now; he knows that Sieun is not looking down on him or feeling sorry for him - he is simply being sincere in his desire to get to know him.

Meanwhile, Beomseok becomes interested in Suho after hearing how popular he is, and after hearing rumors of him being an MMA fighter. Even though we see him desperately wanting to be Suho's friend, we don't actually see Beomseok asking him questions about his life, and truly wanting to know him in the way that Sieun does. Later on, we actually see Beomseok use his economic struggles against him after confronting his old school bullies ("Do you want me to pay your wages?"). Due to his own insecurities, he is unable to comprehend that someone as confident and charismatic as Suho could be struggling through hardship too. This clearly hits a nerve with Suho and is a major turning point in Suho and Beomseok's friendship.

May add more to this later, but these are my thoughts on one of many reasons why this trio faced the fate that they did.

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Headcanon for Weak Hero season three...

Sieun visiting Suho at the hospital almost every day after cram school, reminding him when he has physical therapy scheduled and telling him not to sleep in on those days. Making sure Suho eats enough before taking pain medications so he doesn't get nauseous, bringing him food he's craving. Sieun writing down what the doctors tell him. Studying next to Suho until late, putting an extra blanket from home on him when he falls asleep. Sieun filling him in on what happened over the past year. They don't talk about the incident, not yet, because they can't go back to the past. All they have is the present, something Sieun won't risk wasting anymore.

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Just wanted to point out something about the fight scene between Sieun and Gotak.

Sieun losing his mind here wasn’t just because Gotak was taunting him for “killing” Suho. Gotak actually calls Suho “병신,” which is considered a derogatory term in Korea for a disabled person. He also calls him “식물,” which literally translates to “plant” or vegetable right afterwards.

Sieun’s anger also comes from Gotak disrespecting Suho. Hearing someone insult the one person he cares for and loves so deeply hurts far more than the rumors surrounding him at school. He wants to protect Suho and his honor even while he is gone.

In the picture above, it’s as if he is thinking, “How dare you say his name?”

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Thinking about how Sieun went into shock and was sent to the same hospital as Suho after receiving news that he was in critical condition. It was like Sieun's soul decided it was time to leave this earth with Suho's - that he needed to go be with him now. That their souls were intertwined by fate and one couldn't leave without the other.

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Graduation Letter (Kitty x Min Ho fic)

Min Ho,

I just wanted to write this to you and say I’m proud of you. If we ever get into a fight, I’d like for you to read this.

I’m kidding.

Before we met, I’d always believed two people were meant for each other, and that there was a 10000% chance of them meeting in their lifetimes to face this earth together. I still feel like I saw this happen with my sisters. I know you’re probably tired of hearing about that, because you make the mistake of thinking you can’t live up to their boyfriends. But that’s not true.

I used to be so naïve before realizing how much I could love you. If things had perfectly aligned for us, I would have started dating you the moment you confessed to me on that plane. But life had so much more to throw at you and me before that could happen. Sometimes I wish I could shake myself back then and tell myself to wake up. Is that what it’s like to really love someone? When you wish you could go back in time to relive every painful moment it took to be with them? But then again, it’s even more romantic that we found our way to each other despite what the universe had in store for us. When I wondered if you’d still feel the same love for me as I did for you, when I was so scared that it was too late… what kept me going was knowing that hundreds of thousands of coincidences led us to be together every day that summer. I didn’t want to be away from you anymore and I was determined to make my dream a reality.

That dream is spending an ordinary day with you. Sleeping in until noon, buying dinner at the grocery store, deciding what to watch on TV, going for a walk and talking about what was bothering us that day. I want it all with you, and even one day together is everything to me.

I’m here to say that I can’t wait to watch you become the person you were meant to be. If you ever feel like giving up or walking the other way, know I’ll be there when you turn around.

Now come over to me because I made reservations with your parents and I know you’re still getting ready.

I love you, always and forever,

Kitty

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Stay with Me (Kitty x Min Ho fic)

An imagined scenario during Joon Ho's summer tour

Tokyo, Japan

Minho sighed. “I should stop doing this,” he thought to himself. This was the second time on the tour that a girl he went out with asked if he’d be… open to something more than casually dating. It was all so predictable. He’d feel free and exhilarated with someone new, and then it would quickly fade away into dust once their emotions got involved. After being drained by someone like Stella, he wanted nothing more than to be selfish.

But selfishness never works out when there are two people.

He walked slowly, the gravel crunching under his shoes. Cicadas chirped in harmony with the peacefulness of the summer air, the humidity enveloping his entire being.

He stopped, arriving at his hotel.

Kitty was sitting on the front stoop, rocking back and forth, as she peered up at the night sky. Her long, curled hair and white dress blew gently with the wind. She hadn’t noticed Minho yet, and it made his heart swell. It was like some secret only he was privy too – seeing her when she was alone with just her thoughts was another kind of privilege. He wanted to know what that mind was thinking about.

As if on cue, she blinked and turned to meet his eyes. She smiled, jumping up to greet him.

“Back already?”

He chuckled. “Mm-hmm. What were you up to? Waiting for me?”

She rolled her eyes. “No. I went out to that teen vinyl bar across the street and had a drink. Was pretty cool.” She grinned. “It’s nice to be somewhere where I feel safe by myself. I had to listen to this one song they played on the walk back.”

Minho frowned. “Didn’t I tell you to call me on the way back? You shouldn’t be listening to music on any street in the world by yourself at night, regardless of where you are.”

“I was fine, come on. Clearly.” She spun around and laughed.

“How many drinks did you say you had?” he asked, amused. Of course, it wasn't like they could drink yet. But the humidity seemed to have the same effect as alcohol sometimes.

Kitty stepped closer to him, his breath hitching as she stared up into his eyes.

“Just one.” She tilted her head to the side, continuing to scan his face, peering into the windows of his heart that she tore open a year ago.

She spun around and started walking forward on the path they started taking every morning together after coffee.

“What are you doing?” he asked gently.

“Walking. Duh.”

Sure enough, she paced steadily, the streetlights illuminating her path. Her hands were behind her back as she looked up.

Minho walked behind her, a few feet behind, his hands in his pockets. Watching her and making sure she didn’t trip, the rollercoaster of the past year played like a film reel in his mind. She turned around and glared at him occasionally, and he knew why. But they weren’t ready to say that out loud. Not yet.

In all of his many missteps, Kitty never gave up on him. And ordinary nights like this, when it was just the two of them walking in the darkness together, were ones that would forever sear his mind, imprinting in his memory and blurring the line between dreams and reality.

Please stay with me.