#and haru looks so cuteee

[lin-iva]

[stanharu]

FINALLY SOME S3 NEWS!!!

Quote from Orange Studio's Twitter:

BEASTARS IS BACK Coming 2024, 2 part final season will begin. The story of Legoshi transcends from school gates and ventures into the wild society- Only on Netflix

[wonryllis]

MOOT GAME : " put your moots and their biases in a prompt generator and rate them!! "

only if u want to ^^

、ㅤ🍓 ⋆ ࣪ 午 MOOTS IN PROMPT GENERATOR ᵎᵎ

that's such a creative game! loved doing this!! since this is an enblr account i've only done enha bias,, included everyone except those who have left or are inactive or whose bias i don't know. (p.s. @okwonyo this is the one i suspected was you :) ( MUTUALS )

@jaesvelvet ( cha )

jay. cuteee 8/10 and then taking pictures and getting sad when the cast comes off but really like drawing on cast is therapeutic.

sunghoon. that's straight up soft romance like ahhh 10/10 sucks for that friend to see y'all lovey dovey even in sleep but that's literally the purest thing everrrr

heeseung. now this is my thing, we're getting on to the real deal everything/10 can read this trope thousand times and still love love love it though cha it'll be pretty sad for you bae.

@hoes4hoseok ( piper ) & @heelvsted ( rin ) & @boyfhee ( caelin )

jay. this is crack, full of crack but this trope is saurrr good one of the best of all times and piper would probably elevate it even further obvious x obvious 11/10 we all love that don't we.

heeseung. oh my god rin you living in a f2l fanfic this is so good and cute and fluffy like 17/10 imagine lee heeseung cheering you up with his silly jokes and rizzless(full) attempts at flirting. if you ain't falling for him there's and then, then you are god's strongest soldier.

heeseung. this is 1000000/10 this is so unique, don't know if it's cael's cup of tea but it's definitely mine! crack and romance,,, next level of crack like imagine cael getting her enemies to lovers arc after becoming a ghost and scaring the daylights out of people, fun right?

@jangwonie ( fae ) & @atrirose ( seiu ) & @jungqkook ( aurora/haru )

jungwon. this is totally my type again, the sick in love would do anything to see you happy tolerate all your shit, find it adorable ... 99/10 those lovesick eyes that watch you tell the most unhinged thing and think of how much they love you and how cute you are and how much you mean to them. like okayyyyy that's love.

riki. so cute so cute so cute so cute,,, love/10 literally so good sei is living in her own yn world and we are all just side characters. and not to mention this is so riki too he'd definitely fight and then somehow be discovered by the one he has feelings for and they boom the awkward confession and kiss ahhhhh i'm in love with this prompt,, kinda manga vibes which i loveeee

heeseung. noooo this is the cutest yet saddest prompt everrrr,,, haruu babe im so sorry this had to be it buttt let's look at the cute and crack part only especially if you get scared and startled easily imagine him trying to talk to you not having shown himself yet and you just get scared and scream lmao 9/10 becuz i don't wanna see haru sad.

@enhalov ( muse ) & @okwonyo ( jiah/bambi )

jay. the perfect little yn moment straight out of "how to get your crush to notice you" 100000000/10 love love love thisss, museee you got such a banger prompt, so so so fanfic coded i can't stress enough on how perfect it is and how much you suit this!!!

sunoo. this is a kdrama moment! 7/10 because pda (i feel shy even witnessing it) but good for muse you're showing it off to everyone and that too on ny eve like imagine the fireworks finishing off and then sunoo goes for a kiss becuz now everyone's attention is off from fireworks.

jake. okay no why is this so jiah coded? bambi would definitely do this for jake like a million times yk reminding him how much he means to her and how much girlie loves him. "she needs to make sure jake is always aware of his importance in her life!" infinity/10 one of my favs.

@joomiu ( nat )

sunoo. cuteeee strangers to lovers starting on the train 7/10 falling asleep on someone's shoulder is such pure fluff. nat better seize the opportunity to bag sunoo up, you don't getting him laying his head on you everyday.

sunghoon. this is so classic but still so heart fluttering man 111/10 absolute cuteness. full of domestic vibes! i know for a fact nat would do this and then giggle over this for weekss,, i mean who wouldn't.

jungwon. this is thousand kisses nat vibes totally fits her vibes and can literally imagine this actually happening, nat fussing over the fogged up glasses and lovesick won staring at her with heart eyes omgggg gem/10

@heecyon ( bee/ally)

sunghoon. this is like a lifetime kinda love you gotta grab it while you have it 9/10 absolute domestic vibes yk a supporting partner who goes to all ends.

jake. this is cute, super cute, next they kisss. 6/10 because we hate getting sick

jay. another angsty one we here 1000/10 for my sad loving ass. the star-crossed illfated turned forever lovers we go. this gives the love, rosie vibes i cried my eyes out to that but that was some good emotional shit.

@heesbaby ( cinna ) & @ctrlemis ( art )

jay. classic and then they realise their feelings and fall in love. 15/10 cinna and her dream jay date?

sunoo. now this seems very unlikely,, it would be more like both of them screaming their lungs out but this is nevertheless super cute so 9/10

sunoo. this so gives art vibes. can really picture it all happening, sunoo all excited to match? and then there's art secretly loves it but no way is gonna show it on the outside and happily wear it to make sunoo and sunoo's mom happy. 9/10

[ace-the-fox]

I I made picrew of your ocs because I'm unwell / jk

(I notice I've been giving Haruka a cardigan)

(speaking of... cat cardigan for Momo!)

(This outfit made her look like a university student)

(they're hugging *SOBBING*)

(These ones look like they could be adults)

Finally, some good fucking food-

1st one is really accurate, for starters. Never seen that picrew before but it looks cool as fuck. And the 2nd one makes Momo look so cuteee <3

The hug one is just so.... mmmmm wholesome. Haruka looks so at peace. I actually made a Harumomo one with that exact picrew a while ago (so long ago that haru's eyes are blue lmao).

Haru's being comforting. Momo is way more flustered than she knows she should be.

Also they really do look older in that last one. I kinda wanna do a oneshot about adult harumomo (maybe with teenage hayato too 👀) but I might right it after writing a little more of the main fic depending on how spoilery it gets for it lol. There are still some things I wanna leave a surprise :)

But also Haruka's Kira-esque cat eyes and Momo's sunflower earrings in that one are just *chef's kiss*

[ilhoonftw]

Thank you so much!! I'm putting them on my list :) I know there's so many good stories out there but finding them is harder! And don't worry I'm an adult hahah thanks again

my pleasure!! so the adult ones (im adding mangas to the mix why not) are honnou switch (very slice of life normal people things), renai gokko sayokyoku (dude who has to write music for a romantic movie but is a noob ofc), dakara mou koishinai (i like it bc the mangaka wasn't afraid to make the characters unlikeable lmao), marriage and sword (only implied stuff, about a woman who crossdressed and became the most powerful mecenary but now she gets married to a guy whose life she saved??), giratsuki joushi to gisou kekkon!? (rocky start but ends up being very wholesome), something between us (no adult stuff, i also like it bc the characters are so flustrating it's relatable lmao), depths of malice (another girlboss revenge webtoon, i loveee it, however it's heavy), the villainess's road to revenge (the art is sooo cool, it looks like animation), dekiai zentei, keiyakukon (ex idol gets married to a lawyer who liked her since school days and would go to her idol events), hatsujou suru unmei ~eriito alpha no Rrisei ga genkai~ (THE straight omęgaverśe), teach me the art of erotica (already accomplished writer who never did this stuff gets help from editor), tada no renai nanka de kikkonai (very steamy for lack of better Word), last order wa ojou-san de dekiai jouren kyaku ni kyuuai saretemasu (same author, also great), kimi omae ni shitara ore wa mou tsu... (cuteee, about reunited classmates. the art is so chefs kiss). there's also this cute one abt two virgin athletes and one about woman who likes g l and a man who likes b l mangas but ofc i forgot the titles

if you want a manga to think about for months ... haru no noroi. the liveaction is absolutely awful it hurts my soul. i married the male lead's dad is a very cute one. new suitor for the abandoned wife is a great revenge story but it is very heavy. back to work! is a pretty nice office josei(?) webtoon, i like the characterisation. the scandalous proposal is about famous actor and politician daughter, it's fun. marriage alliance for revenge is great so far however like a lot of titles i mentioned it's still ongoing so who knows.......

[kyovtani]

YOUR BABIES ARE SO CUTEEE WTF 😭 is haru wearing a watermelon shirt? i cant even zade :’)

HE IS 😭😭🥺 and pls look at my baby kenta's outfit

i love them sm 😭😭😭😭😭

[atopearth]

Court of Darkness Part 8 - Jasper Lane Route

Jasper seems nice and attentive, like a perfect butler🤔 But Guy will always be his first priority so hmm. Anyway, I feel so bad for the heroine. She was practically forced into dancing with Guy when she doesn't even know how to dance, and it was in front of people too. I can't imagine how crap she must feel even if Guy used magic to make it seem like she danced okay since the point was, she didn't enjoy it at all. Aquia is such a nice boy🥺 he helped tend to the heroine's swollen feet after dancing🥺 Um, I was just about to say Sirius is pretty hot, even though a bit sketchy, and a route for him would be nice, but now that I look closer at his face, isn't he Jasper??😶 The heroine really needs to be more cautious!! Following this random guy to a tavern and taking a drink from him instead of herself, she really should have just tried to look for Haru again. I'm not even sure if he put something in her drink or she's just weak to the spirits in this world. Anyway, regardless, he's really taking advantage of her😶 and he's figured out her powers, and sounds like he's going to use her. He definitely drugged her. Yikes. There goes his gentleman image I was so fond of. Heroine can't catch a break with a crazy possessive master and now the drugging valet😔

Anyway, it seems like the heroine's life back in her own world is quite saddening since she lost her parents in an accident and the only family she has left is Haru. I'm glad she at least has Haru in this world with her. Haru is so loyal to have been waiting by the academy gates for her the whole time after he got picked up by Fenn🥺 Anyway, these guards are pretty chill considering she didn't come back to the academy for a night. Honestly, I blame Toa and Guy for being childish and that's why she ended up going out anyway!! Not as much Toa though, because at least when Guy decided to pull her out of the classroom, he wasn't childish enough to continue pulling her back and hurting her. Guy is definitely annoying though. I have to agree with the heroine. He dragged her away from Toa only to force Jasper to teach her because he has no time, like seriously, Toa was the teacher for her class, of course he should be teaching her if she doesn't get it, and here you are barging in ughhh. Otherwise, I think Jasper and the heroine's tutor-student relationship to be rather cute, since she tries hard and he puts a lot of care and effort into teaching her the things she doesn't understand. Honestly, I wish I could enjoy the Jasper moments more because him kissing her on the cheek on their date was so cuteee, sigh, all I can think of is how he's definitely going to ruin these precious moments😔 I feel so bad for the heroine that she had to kiss Guy to save him from the poison. Especially in front of Jasper.

Props to the heroine for trying so hard to tell Guy that his life is in danger. Like, okay he can't do much about it and stuff considering the chaos that could ensue so he has to fend it off himself but seriously, can't he acknowledge or appreciate the heroine a bit more? He doesn't need to thank her but I'd be grateful if he was less dismissive zzz. Anyway, the heroine finally found out Sirius is Jasper and he had to say things in the most terrible way. I'm still not sure if they really slept together, but if they did, he's the most vile guy ever. I'm still pretty disgusted and uncomfortable with him anyway and I feel bad for the heroine. Jasper is probably using the Sirius appearance pretending to go along with their plans to see who is really trying to kill Guy but yeah, still zzz. Lmao at the heroine totally ruining their plans, I guess Guy underestimated how much her lessons with Jasper have helped her improve in using magic. But yeah, it was nice to see Jasper care for her. Honestly, I was pretty moved when Jasper went against Guy to ask him to yield the heroine to her. Considering how much he listens to Guy, reveres him and will do anything he asks, it's pretty sweet to know that he loves the heroine so much that he's willing to risk his bond with Guy. Anyway, as expected, Guy doesn't really care as long as she's with the Avari lol.

Wow, I didn't think that Guy and Jasper would be bound by magic, and that Guy actually gave him some of his magic. But at the same time if Guy was in life threatening danger, he could take that magic back and it could possibly kill Jasper. The other stuff are useful though, like Guy knowing wherever Jasper is, and being able to summon Jasper no matter where he is. It's a forbidden form of contract magic, but to think Jasper and Guy trust and love each other enough to form that contract when they were young is pretty wow. Awww it's so cute how all the other valets are so happy about Jasper's return, they're such nice buddies! LOL at Guy getting annoyed when Jasper said he will protect the heroine with his life, I died when Guy called him a traitor and philanderer😂😂😂😂

Anyway, overall, Jasper’s route was rather cliche with the “acting as a spy in disguise to try and catch the people aiming for Guy’s life” part of the story, which played out okay I guess, because I found it hilarious how the heroine ruined their plans lol. But I honestly still find the beginning of this route rather uncomfortable. Not only do I think that there was honestly no reason for us to be introduced to Sirius in that way, but it really didn’t make me interested in Jasper more in any way, other than feel rather disgusted with that part of him lol. Personally, I feel like if they removed that part, I would have liked Jasper a bit more because I have a thing for guys who are loyal to their masters lolll, but yeah anyway, I really felt like that encounter was pointless because I’m sure he could have figured out her powers another way. Anyway, if we ignore that part of the story, I do really like the gentleman Jasper is and how caring and attentive he can be. But I guess, that’s not the main part of him, so I’m just liking the superficial part of him lolll. I guess I can just stay disappointed that I didn’t get the gentleman I really wanted from this route lol.

[milkybonya]

Hi Milky I hope you're having a nice day/evening as you read this 😊😊 I've been a little mia with treasure recently bc my bias in my ult group responded to one of my fan Cafe posts and I'm still processing 😵😵 but I just saw pictures from their online concert today and they all looked so good 😭😭 Yoshinori and the red bangs hfbsjsjjw he looks so fine 😭😭 and hello I didn't know he was involved with beautiful?? After I read your message I went and watched it again and the way I was even more soft than the first time- yoshinori 🥰🥺 I knew about Hyunsuk being involved in some of their songs but Yoshinori ahhh fhbsjsjs idk if I gave the final update on that but he is still a bias with hyunsuk man held on for his LIFE 🙏 I will have to check out both of the shows tho!! I have a busy (but fun!) weekend ahead of me but I'm looking forward to a time when I can watch it 🥰 I recently watched this one fan edit of treasure vs their cameraman and I'm freaking so dead their interactions are so funny and wholesome (mostly lol). I love when the staff has nice interactions with the members it's so heartwarming 🥰 If nothing else I'll hopefully have some more comments from crackhead fan edits in my next message lol have a nice rest of your day/night!

omg WAIT WAIT WHICH GROUP WHAT HAPPENED PLS GIVE ME FULL DETAILS (IF U WANT) IM SO EXICTED FOR YOU AHHH

literally just malfunctioned im so happy :")

omg,,,,,,,,, i had the absolute pleasure blessing and honour of being there in person and even though i was far back,, it was the best concert of my life T.T Yoshi looked SO GOOD WITH THE HAIR and Haru had a mini ponytail :<

Yoshi is such a cool producer omg he makes a lot of beats and its just too good,,,

also you saying the double bias is strong,, some teumes i met at the concert, when i asked them about their biases,, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM PANICKED and listed like half the members as their biases omg it was too cute..

omg watch it literally wheneverr~~ i got worried at first when you said your weekend is busy but to hear that it's a good kind of busy makes me happy !!!

omg treasure x cameramen are too cuteee even at the concert, the way they did their best to look at the cameras as well as all the live teumes,, they really are too skilled talented gorgeous heartwarming loveable Ah

i'm awaiting your next message as always ^3^ ilysmmm have a lovely day/night 💟

[lilasing17]

ME WATCHING FKBU EPISODE 7:

 One thing before I watch this: Show me baby Daisuke and Suzue!!!!!

Takeiiii’s looking nice

I thought that he said Saeki, like Saeki Mahoro and I had a whole breakdown but its ok

am I prepared for this???

Wow Captain Kiyomizu...

That’s... graphic. Poor Daisuke, once again 😭

Only 34 😭😭😭

Is this Daisuke’s dad?

interesting

thats nice but where is daisuke??

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

This part was so funny aah-his spitting noises!

AWWWWWWWWWW

H ELLLOOOO DAISUKEEFEFE so cuteee im smiling so hard

hmmm maybe not but you’re more than welcome to give it to me 💖💖

well excuse you

my heart!!!

he said ‘talk to the hand’!

hmmmmmm

this ep is so sad I can’t even compute anything

oh lol

and we’re back...

aww are you missing him

Haru is so beautiful ahhhh

SUZUE I’VE MISSED YOU!!! Oh yea daisuke as well

I--------

Why are you standing like that sir

OMG them

Why was there a pause- I had to stop because of how hard I was laughing-

Ryo 💕💕💕💕

I HAVE A BAD FEELING

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HES DEAD????????

HMMMM?

pardon what????

HUHHHHH?

The gangs all here... so he’s alive right?

wow i feel bad for him...

When I can compute Ill come back with some theories, for now bye!

[lemonfezt]

Thoughts for ep 8

Wowzaaaa. This episode was slightly lighter than the previous one which is great coz it's a nice build-up for Kyo's episode. I also noticed that this episode focused more on Tohru's point of view. Like 75% of the episode was narrated by her and it's just so beautiful. Like when she described the aftermath of that forehead kiss (I'm so grateful they didn't cut that holding hand part) and her thoughts about it, I almost cried especially when he touched her hair. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE TOO PRECIOUS. This relationship is too soft and precious, it's so heartwarming. Also sassy Yuki is showing up and I'm here for it.

I like how they portrayed Akito and Haru's scene too. It really shows how much the zodiacs will literally take up any shit that Akito's thrown off about them. And Kureno--Oh. That poor Kureno. I'm glad we get to see a glimpse of his work even tho that typing scene made me quite anxious.

Next is Kyo and Tohru. OMFG. Their scenes was FREAKING CUTEEE JUST GET MARRIED ALREADT I was like thirdwheeling on them. It's too beautiful, dear god. AND I WILL NEVER GET OVER KYO'S SENPAI~. Just squealed when he said that. Their interactions just keeps getting better and better. And that longing look on Kyo's face just makes me wanna bury myself in my screams. I kept saying this but the way they converse just feels so natural and I am always grateful that the reboot didn't disappoint in animating one of our favorite scenes.

Lastly, WE GOT TO SEEE RIN!!! RIN IS SO SO SO GORGEOUS AND HER AND TOHRU FINALLY MEEET. They're like one of my favorite ships out there. Platonic or Romantic. I don't care I JUST LOVE THEM. And I really love Rin's voice and Tohru admiring Rin's figuree. UGHH heart eyes. I'M WAITING FOR MORE TOHRIN MOMENTS. Also that Yuki and Rin moment was quite intense. We are here for u rat boi. Just like Tohru said that she'll wait for you!!

The last scene made me lowkey wish that I haven't read the manga. I bet it's so thrilling to see with my own eyes for the first time that cliffhanger when Akito invites Kyo to the villa.

Also. THAT. TITLE. CARD. I WAS SO SURPRISED THAT THEY ACTUALLY GO WITH "MY PRECIOUS". I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT. Also Kyo's finally voicing over the end. uwuuuuu.

LOVE LOVE THIS EP. They really kept that momentum of excitement in the beach arc every ep. Now, excuse me while I rewatch this and sob about next week's episode that will definitely suck the soul out of my body.

[theoptimisticdaydreamer]

We are now halfway through Extraordinary You and I can’t believe it. 

This episode was a lot all at once and I am still trying to process it. 

Do Hwa and Baek Kyung together was one of the highlights of the entire episode. I love the combination of the compassionate and dramatic Do Hwa with the cynical, more level headed Baek Kyung. Do Hwa reading the manhwa and proclaiming that Baek Kyung was a piece of human garbage was amazing, as well as Baek Kyung’s response of throwing his tennis ball to the ground and telling him that it was what the writer wrote him as. I think this scene was great to set up more of the Do Hwa-Baek Kyung friendship dynamic (and you can pry this from my cold dead hands writers. If you dare take this away, I shall sue) and give a little bit more insight into Baek Kyung’s perspective. He doesn’t want to be acting the way he is on the stage and he had never thought about changing the story but someone -cough Eun Dan Oh cough- makes him want to. He is the most open about himself when he is hanging out with Do Hwa and I hope that this friendship is something he finds solace in. I want more of them together and I want it now. 

The confrontation between Baek Kyung and DSF was brilliant. The butting of heads was amazing and I am looking forward to see them at odds with one another. It was also a great display of Baek Kyung’s way with words and body language because it unsettled DSF and since DSF is shady AF, he deserves to be shaken. Their entire purpose is also at odds with one another- Baek Kyung wants to change the story and save Dan Oh and DSF doesn’t want to change a thing no matter what happens to everybody as the story progresses. Baek Kyung seems to be the only one who is taking none of DSF’s bullshit without beating around the bush (Haru was a lot more gently worded) and I am HERE FOR IT.

i do enjoy that Baek Kyung continues to rebel around his parents during the shadows and doesn’t hold anything back. 

As OG Haru has returned, the focus of the story will swing once more into being saturated with the pair of them so I don’t know if we will get any more time with Baek Kyung and Dan Oh but their scenes today broke my heart repeatedly. Learning that he genuinely is thinking about changing the story for her was both heartwarming and heartbreaking because it feels like he is sincere about caring about her now that he has become aware but also heartbreaking for how much Baek Kyung’s heart will break in the process. 

He is constantly watching Dan Oh look at Haru which must be a bitter pill to swallow. Even memoryless and unaware, she still pays more attention to Haru than him.

My favorite part of the episode and my favorite scene of the pair of them was the swing scene from start to finish. It was nice to see her not completely at his throat when he showed up at her house to pick her up. The familiarity also that they navigate around in each other in her room was a nice touch. Baek Kyung looks so softly at her the entire time and gently lifts the picture of them off her wall. The bibbidi bobbidi boo story is perhaps the sweetest thing I have ever heard. I love how she turned towards him surprised when he brought it up and was like you remember that? (Which also means she remembers it too). 

The swing scene was also such a peaceful moment that they had never had up until that point and I freaking LOVE how it was all in the shadows. She was also the most amicable towards him she had ever been. Their voices were so soft as they talked and neither of them were angry. I love also that Baek Kyung keeps bringing up her as a kid and Dan Oh’s surprise that he cared enough to remember. He remembered every detail and I wonder if she could say the same about him.To find out that he was the one who came up with the spell to help her take her medicine was so cuteee!!! I was awwing. The soft way he was looking at her as he recounted the story about how just like in Cinderella the fairy gave her dress and shoes, all she wanted was a healthy heart. She looked at him shocked while he was talking and then smiled while reminiscing. I can’t believe you remember that. Then he was like you thought you could become healthy if I cast that spell. The pinnacle look of ABSOLUTE SOFTNESS came when he looked at her right before telling her that he remembered everything- both her inside the story and her out of the story. SHE THEN THANKS HIM AND SAYS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY PAINFUL IF IT WASN’T FOR HIM. SHE WAS GRATEFUL FOR HIM! And at that point my soul left my body in glee. She SMILES AT HIM and tells him that she will forget how rude he was to her in the past (YASSSS!!!) and then playfully tells him they will be late and they need to go. Those words were huge because THAT WAS HER GIVING HIM A CHANCE. 

I think she has moved on from resenting him for what his character does on the stage and so it is a fresh start for their relationship off stage and she was much more friendly and playful with him at the end than she had been before. That moment of peace by the swings I think highlighted that he has been by her side the entire time, in manhwa - from childhood to the present regardless of how willing he was to be there - and now outside of the manhwa too. They have a connection that can’t be ignored, and I hope it isn’t. You also see that his backpack HAS THE CHARM SHE GAVE HIM ON IT which means that he never got rid of it at all but instead took good care of it and put it on his backpack which isn’t something you do with something you hate. 

The scene by the benches was full of mixed emotions. Because she trusted him enough to come to him when he texted and then they shared a nice moment with the shoes and the earrings (which he got for her with no prompting from the writer and an ode to Cinderella I think) as well as the candies. Of all that he gave her, the candies were the sweetest part because he gave her them when they were kids too. That moment of sweetness was interrupted by Haru (and I don’t know why Baek Kyung brought him there whatsoever).

The most heartbreaking scene was their last one. When I saw them holding hands in the preview, I screamed in glee but I should have known that the writers don’t care about Baek Kyung that much. It hurts how happy he was in that scene and how he looked at the hand she was holding after she pulled away. The moments in the shadow afterwards destroyed me at how much he must have been wounded. I wish she could see that his true self is different from his character and someone worth giving a chance to. That pinch in his eyebrows when he asked her why she hated this made my heart ache for him. The look on his face when she told him that liking him was just her set up and he didn’t have to put on an act in the shadows was so painful (and the way he swallowed as if trying to swallow his emotions). Because there was no act happening in the shadows anymore, he sincerely cared about her. His true self really liked her. So to hear her tell him that every scene they are in, the real Dan Oh isn’t there, must be so incredibly painful. You never showed your true self in every single scene you were with me? Then what about when you were a kid in that hospital? His words slowly killed me and his glossy eyes - ah why?!! And the moment my heart completely shattered for him was when his brows furrowed and he had to swallow so to get this question out without choking up, as if to even ask this question was physically painful, and asked her Are my memories of you real or fake? THE ANGST. THE HEARTBREAK. I wish Dan Oh was aware of how much her words crushed him. The thought that the person he fell in love with and all of the fond memories he had of her were all fake would be devastating - especially since he has no other good memories. I wish that some sort of crystal ball courtesy of the writer would hover down to let him know that those happy times were real so he could have that consolation at least. Absolute props to Jae Wook’s amazing acting skills to portray every facet of this complicated yet soft hearted individual.

I appreciate that soft Haru is back but I wish they had more time together so she could see that he wasn’t putting on an act and take him seriously. 

He continued to butt heads with Haru this entire episode because Dan Oh kept thinking about Haru and Haru, who should have no memory of Dan Oh, had his eyes on her the entire time. The likeliness that they would ever get along is pretty much zero especially now that his memory has come back and Dan Oh and Haru are close again. 

The preview for the next episode doesn’t look good for him either. It looks like more pain and suffering for him which I despise- can you give him a break already- focus on someone else! I don’t know what his dynamic with Dan Oh is going to be now since Dan Oh is on her I will never even consider Baek Kyung hill and she just broke his heart but if they have any nice scenes at all I will be surprised. I hope he doesn’t get consumed by anger or gets shunned because the preview has it looking like both are a possibility. I am just ready to get off of this Baek Kyung angst train.

Do Hwa was great as always. I adore every scene he’s in. I appreciate his dynamic with Baek Kyung because I think it is what he needs. They both listen to one another and Do Hwa vents at Baek Kyung and he puts it into a bit of perspective. Its also what him and Dan Oh used to be before she got consumed by Haru. I hope that neither abandons the other and can lean on their friendship. I like how they got the A3 back together right down to the hilarious handstack (and Baek Kyung thinking that was extra) to the hug he gave Nam Joo. The words about friendship were said in the shadows and I hope their friendship doesn’t falter again. That being said, the five seconds of screen time he and Dan Oh had together were also great and I like how he continues to care about her and changing her story with all of the medicine even if she forgets that that was her original goal. I think it is a huge step for Do Hwa to step aside from Ju Da and Nam Joo in the shadows because it was weighing down on him to be part of this love triangle and one sided love. I hope this move sticks because he could concentrate on other things, like actually changing the story. He deserves all the happiness in the world and then some.

Dan Oh’s emotions were certainly a rollercoaster this episode. Props to Hye Yoon because she carries the anguish in this episode perfectly. Haru losing his memories sent her into an angst filled panic which only speaks to how attached she had become to him. Though i felt like her sorrow was completely well founded, it dragged on a little bit in some parts. She doesn’t know how much time she has left and it has been hinted her heart has been getting worse (though this clutching the heart thing comes and goes) but she doesn’t try to enjoy the time she has remaining with the people around her and instead just pitifully looks at Haru. It goes to show how confused and lost and helpless and completely absorbed by Haru she is which is ironic for a female lead who is supposed to be breaking the mould. 

I really liked the scene at the hospital with her father because she promised that she would live a long and happy life and just scenes with her father are lovely because regardless of it being a set up or not, she grew up surrounded by her father’s love and that is something that I doubt any other character in the manhwa can say. I hope we get more scenes with him. The scene on the swings was by far my favorite scene because of how amicable she was with Baek Kyung and how she said she’d forgive him for the things he did in the past and thanked him for being there. I really hope this sentiment carries through further episodes but I doubt it. I hate how she ignored Baek Kyung’s true self and thought it was all an act because it wasn’t and her words are sometimes excessively harsh (though lighter than the last episode). I hope that there is some flashback scene to show that in her past, she was sincerely happy with Baek Kyung instead of it just being a stage because such a long time being entire fake would be harsh. Her confrontation with Haru was well done by both parties but I think she was wrong by saying that he was fully aware but had just forgotten her because if he was he would have been friendlier to Do Hwa.

The hug scene at the end with the fireflies was beautiful. She perfectly conveyed that mixture of sorrow and then exhausting, overwhelming relief and happiness. The way he hugged her too also fit perfectly into those emotions of that reunion and how he told her exactly what she needed to hear. She had worked herself up so much when he “didn’t” remember that she sunk into that hug.

Haru was the real wild card of this episode because of his completely new character. While I am grateful to see the return of soft Haru because soft Haru is the better Haru, I don’t think it lasted long enough to have moved the story along significantly. His time as cold Haru was interesting because bar the first 5 seconds of his introduction as cold Haru he definitely had some level of awareness. He concentrated too much on Dan Oh to not be aware to some degree also getting jealous of her and Baek Kyung together. His attitude towards Baek Kyung also moved from devout follower to very frosty and so I am interested to see how that dynamic plays out now since on stage he is still Baek Kyung’s follower, but in the shadows, with memory fully regained he loathes him. The sageuk memory scene was really interesting with the linking fall on back moment and I wonder to what degree we will explore that. I am still confused as to how he fully regained his memory: was it the portal? was it the quick glance at Trumpet Flower manhwa?  

My favorite moments of him this episode was when he got frustrated at her constantly saying that he wasn’t Haru and his inner frustration with himself about why she is always on his mind and why he cares so much about her. And that lovely sigh of frustration he gave. So memory loss or not, he will always be aware of Dan Oh to some degree. Cold Haru showed more range of emotion than soft Haru. The hug scene was just perfect and the number 13 and the “sorry I’m late” ARGH THE HEART.  

Other things of note was Ju Da’s smirk in one of the scenes. Due to the coloring, I think it happened in the shadows and it leads me to believe that Ju Da isn’t as innocent as her character is. One theory floating around is that she liked the attention she got as the main character and when Dan Oh shook things up by gaining awareness, it jeopardized that attention. She also looked especially jealous of Lee Do Hwa not focusing 100% of his attention on her though she told him time and time again that they were friends. If this turns out to be the case and she turns out to be a witch, I fear for Dan Oh and Nam Joo. i really hope she doesn’t sabotage Dan Oh’s attempts at saving her life and wonder as well if Nam Joo will gain awareness or be strung along as her puppet the entire time. Who knows. 

Also curious to see what comes of Baek Kyung’s brother because he had a look in his eye that suggested awareness or something.

Squid Fairy is still sketchy AF and I wonder what will be the repercussions of both Baek Kyung and Haru looking at that manhwa. I wonder if that is the manhwa Baek Kyung is trying to find in the preview and by looking more into this, he is the one who shakes things up. What does burning the manhwa do??? I also wonder if Baek Kyung is at risk of disappearing for his efforts (and that is how Dan Oh and Haru will ride off into the sunset) which would be the worst ending on the planet for his character. If that does happen, I hope Dan Oh gets affected. I want her to be impacted by the loss of Baek Kyung because at that point it would be emotional karma. 

All in all an interesting episode though overly saturated with heartbreaking emotions. I hope that some of the humor comes back in the next episode to balance things out because I did not watch this to ride the angst train. It’s also getting harder to differentiate between the stage and the shadow because it seems like most of the episode now takes place in the shadow and I wonder if that will continue. I do hope they are more proactive about changing their fate because I refuse to believe Haru is the only way that they can change their fate. 

A small part of me also wants there to be more sides of Haru revealed. Currently he has been eerily perfect and feeling a little bit empty overall. One of the comments that DSF made was that the attitude of cold Haru was actually more similar to his actual character in the manhwa and I want that to be touched on more. It also feels like it is the perfect Haru that Dan Oh is so attached to and I want there to be that moment of realization for her that he is not in fact perfect. She holds people to a very high standard because of this and I want it to be brought down to Earth a little bit so she is not so dismissive of those around her. 

I think that Haru is definitely from the other manhwa, without a doubt, but also that Dan Oh is not from that manhwa. They are two separate Dan Ohs.  

At the halfway point so much has happened. However, there are enough episodes left that I don’t know how things will pan out. They have enough time to do everything and give everyone a positive and happy outcome. 

There is a couple things though that is standing out to me this episode as patterns reminiscent of many other kdramas. One is the prolonged grief and suffering of the second lead. They often grow up from a rough background that lacks something (family, love, money) that may not be apparent to those around them and then continuously suffer on the sidelines as the main love story progresses and get no happy ending or a pathetic half hearted attempt at one. The other is the main male lead constantly saving the female lead like a knight in shining armor and the female lead becoming very dependent on him. It is ironic than that this story which is centered around breaking the mould still carries these patterns. BREAK THE PATTERN!!!!!!!

I get that the story truly centers around Dan Oh and Haru but does Baek Kyung need to suffer to the extent he is?? He got served the worst hand as far as character set-ups in the manhwa but on top of that he cannot find any happiness in the shadows and in the context of the kdrama in general? You do not need to damn the second lead in order to move the story along or develop drama or whatever. There are many avenues available to make the story interesting instead of this constant angst heaped onto one person without any hope of relief. Release him from these chains of suffering already and let him be happy! He deserves to be happy and to get a happy ending too! Both him and Do Hwa! 

I like the character of Haru as much as the next person but it is getting really annoying how much Dan Oh’s character relies on him. One of the big draws to Dan Oh’s character was her determination to change her fate and her independent, sassy character who was completely opposite from the traditional meek, submissive female love interest. She was hilarious and full of heart and personality but once she saw Haru, he became the object of her focus. I get that this might tied in to the whole sageuk thing but still. Every thing she did related to him somehow and she no longer tried to change things if he wasn’t involved and lost all will to fight once he disappeared. She notices nobody else (be it her best friend or the newly aware Baek Kyung who is trying) and it kills me. She considers him the be all end all way to change her fate and what message does that bring? Everybody should be the main character in their lives but that will only happen if someone else makes it happen? This damsel in distress thing is not as strong as in other dramas but the same thing remains,

I want to see her save herself. 

All in all, excited for next week!

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The last ep is so amazing, I actually cried when they reminisced the times when they first started the club . And then when Makoto and Haru got in to a uni it’s so cuteee, and also when the swimming club finally getting new members lol. I’m actually glad they’ll have another season, I’m so looking for that. I love them so much <3