#TvN

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

i adored this episode.

watching best friends blossom into something more is a beautiful experience. the scene on the bench was so special to me — the soft worship of seunghyo's eyes as he looked at seokryu and told her he'd never been apart from her. the reverence with which he touched the tips of her fingers to his lips.

the way he said without actually saying: "every memory of mine is mapped with your face. i have tasted the tint of every word that falls from your mouth and i have never tired of it. i never will. you are as necessary to me as air — i need you to breathe. you have been the light under my lashes for as long as i can remember. and i would not have it any other way."

relationships are like rivers — they ebb and flow and eddy at the ankles before finding their strength. it's comforting to see the careful nervousness in seunghyo's actions — the tentative tenderness that they both try to show each other.

the kiss at the end was perfect: slow; sensual — seeking the sweetness of each other's skin. lingering against each other's lips. longing finally met by mouth pressed to mouth. it reminds me of another line by e.e cummings: " — and kisses are a better fate than wisdom." ♡

[kdim]

No Gain No Love 손해 보기 싫어서 (2024) | Episode 10 Finally! The Joo twins moment. They got kicked out of the penthouse.

[koreandragon]

CHOI JIN-HYUK as Gye Ji-ung in Miss Night and Day (2024)

[lovenonymously]

the importance of well-written stories

watching Lovely Runner was like watching 4 K-dramas at once lol

well-written stories are so rare, you only understand that when you watch something exceptional. something unique. a once in a lifetime experience of watching it for the very first time.

this show gave me so many feelings. in truth, it was an experience. I'm glad I put aside my fear of sad endings and watched as it aired. for once, I took the leap and discovered that's exactly what this drama wanted me to learn.

usually, after finishing really good K-dramas or stories in general, I hit a slump where I cannot function. everything feels dull and boring. a different kind of grief at realising this was just fictional.

but not this time.

all I feel is light and happy. like I'm floating. I want to carry this feeling and runaway. I want to remember how this felt and hold onto it when I get down or get bad days.

lifetimes lived.

Sol was sunlight. bright and unwavering and unforgettable. 💛

living vicariously through Im Sol, from feeling her pain in the beginning to her sunny hope that Sun Jae gave her. all her struggles as she jumped through various lifetimes, loved and lived and loved again. crying with her, laughing with her, rooting for her despite all odds. it was a journey.

beyond her love for Sun Jae, Sol's choices changed her family's life too. they were less hurt and much happier in the future she helped them create. even giving her grandmother a chance to return to the past and relive her fondest memories.

Sun Jae was midnight rain. the comfort of a sudden shower in the middle of summer. 💙

apart from being a complete loser in love, Sun Jae was in love with Sol for a total accumulated time of 45 years.

yep. my reaction exactly ^

I won't lie, when they pulled the "he fell first" trope in Episode 2, I was wary. one, because if the writers were willing to pull such a twist in just the second episode, then who knew what else was in store for us? my guess was pretty spot on, the twists that followed had me gasping and yelling out loud. this show was unpredictable from beginning to end.

and two, because I was worried that Sun Jae's character might get reduced to just him being in love with Im Sol.

in that case, I'm glad to say,

I was completely wrong.

despite Sun Jae's love for Im Sol, he had a grounded personality of his own. whether it was OG Sun Jae (ep 1), who lived in the guilt of what happened to the girl he loved, or Timeline 3 Sun Jae (ep 15), who never fell in love at all, he was positive, kind, decisive and striving to live.

and i love that about him.

for two characters whose stories are so deeply interwoven together, having shaped aspects of each other's lives, Sol and Sun Jae displayed their unique traits exceptionally well as individuals.

I cannot emphasize how happy this makes me. Sun Jae is his own person, Sol is her own person, and they are destined to be together. beyond their desperation for each other's safety and well-being, Sol and Sun Jae are genuinely good people who deserved to be together. even fate and time bent to their will to make it happen.

"As you wait for the rain to stop, live another day."

when a story makes you feel happy, hold onto that feeling. bottle it up. write it down. come back to it on the days the world feels against you and when the times feel too bleak.

fictional though it is, for what it's worth, at least the story exists. it means there are still people out there writing and bringing such stories to life. it means artists and creators like you and I haven't yet forgotten what it's supposed to be like to live. it means there are still people who connect to such stories and learn good things from it.

and as you wait for more such great stories, live another day. perhaps, if you get bored, write the story you want to read.

in the end, it's quite simple.

as for me, I'll be here. crying, laughing, screaming, giggling and kicking my feet while being up to my eyes in second-hand embarrassment (because goodness, these two idiots are COMPLETE LOSERS IN LOVE) throughout these past 8 weeks was the highlight of my year ✨ I will always remember that I watched a beautiful modern fairytale romance in the summer of '24 that reminded me that I was young and full of love to give.

good stories truly do make a difference 🤍

[pinkiech]

Lovely Runner 선재 업고 튀어 (2024) Ep. 11

"Sun Jae, it's all over. We have a future now."

[coffeetraces]

we open the final episode with a 34-year-old clingy 6-foot baby

[cherrygeneralleader]

Hip Hop Team is their name, Confusion is their game

[jugeullae]

QUEEN OF TEARS (2024)

[love-is-dean]

Rang disgusted by literally everyone and everything is such a big mood

[feii1effect]

— Stay alert at my funeral. Everyone who disliked me will attend. Hyeon-ju, Jeong-mi, Eun-jin, and Ye-na. Listen carefully to what they say. — And? — Sue them all if they bad-mouth me. Sue them for defaming the dead. — Me? — Then, should I? I'll be in the coffin. — Come on. I don't think anyone would mourn. — So, you should.

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

this was such a small moment; but so sweet and full of love that it transcended the screen.

in every timeline so far; sunjae's 'abeoji' has lost his son: has seen him depressed, guilt-ridden, and finally; irretrievably, dead. he must have felt so helpless — must have cried over sunjae's cold body: begged for a second chance for his son.

fate finally gave it to him: now sunjae's 'abeoji' gets to see him lit from within with happiness; together with the love of his life — embraced and welcomed by her family. touched by the tender hand of joy.

he doesn't know it, but seeing sunjae with sol has healed him of a hurt he didn't even know he had in the first place. all sunjae's 'abeoji' knows is that his son is smiling wider than he's ever seen him; lifted into the hands of bliss by pure, pure love. so he looks on fondly; his heart swelling with pride.

he accepts with easy grace: sunjae belongs to sol. and always will.

[bysmeraldo]

“Even if you were to end up in a different time, I would jump over time and space to see you.”

[lovenonymously]

"Was it my memory I lost, or was it you?"

- Lovely Runner (2024)

[pinkiech]

Lovely Runner 선재 업고 튀어 (2024) Final Ep.

"You're a gift from sky." -Ryu Sun Jae

[coffeetraces]

sunjae and time traveller sol, first meeting in every timeline

[victorianera]

Yoo Insoo & Lee Jaewook reunited for Death’s Game