#k (the devil judge)

[technitango]

"your life really blows. just as much as mine." - the devil judge

unknown // the kite runner khaled hosseini // the hours michael cunningham // sweet the sound from dream girl clementine von radics // madness love summer ks // unknown // planet of love richard siken // a self portrait in letters anne sexton // the gods show up michael kinnucan // white is for witching helen oyeyemi // for your own good leah horlick

[ladyironsky]

Trying to convince Yohan to go with a certain plan

Gaon: Yohan is going to agree with me.

K: What? How on earth do you know?

Gaon: He's in love with me.

K:

Gaon:

K:

Gaon:

K: Shit.

[nonglukest]

The Devil Judge | Ep. 16 -> Ji Sung as Kang Yo Han -> Park Jin Young as Kim Ga On

[itsza]

THE DEVIL JUDGE 1.09 & 1.10 (6/?)

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

I need a fic where Kim Gaon's bruises (and possible concssions) from the multiple times he was literally thrown or manhandled onto the nearest hard surface acknowledged.

Like Gaon gets drugged and kidnapped by a viglantee group as a dissent against the mockery of justice that the live court promotes and the curroouption in the police force as a whole. When he wakes up while still being looped up he is told that he is being held for ransom until their demands are met whatever those demands are.

And then one of the vigilantees points out the suspicious bruises on his neck and Kim Gaon is all like,'they usually heal faster'. And after some probing on the origin of the bruises he says something like, 'The Sir threw me against the bookshelf a few days ago'.

Cue concerned individual is asking if he is in an abusive relationship and Kim Gaon is all like, 'it's not that bad' and another points out that the bruises could be caused by really kinky sex.

Gaon: No he just throws me around

Vigilantees: this is bad

And when someone asks why doesn't he leave the house:

Kim Gaon thinking about his makeshift family of Yohan, Elijah, Mrs. Ji and Kkomi: It feels like home there.

Vigilantees internally panicking: This is worse than we thought. He's being gaslit

The vigilantees decided to shift the conversation to other things. One of them talks about the motorcycle that they have and Gaon muses about his old motorcycle and when asked about it he tells them that his Professor destroyed it out of concern. Plus points for a throwaway line about Soohyun's controlling but concerned nature.

Visibly Panicking Vigilantees: The gaslighting is so bad he is on fire.

Kim Gaon is not sure why these guys are concerned or where he is but he sure that Kang Yohan would find him and bring him home safe.

Kim Gaon out loud: Sir will find me and bring me back. He always does.

Vigilantees: Panik and Concern.

The vigilantees think about calling the police to inform about the Associate Judges' seemingly horrible home life before remembering that they are protesting against the corruption in the police force and that calling them would be a surefire way for the police to find them. They wonder if they should just return the Associate Judge to his own house.

When asked about his own house Kim Gaon mentions his plant children and how The Sir moved them all to his house so Gaon does not have to make the commute to and fro often.

Kim Gaon about Kang Yohan: He is very awkward about showing how much he cares but he does it in his own way

Vigilantees: Kim Gaon is being trapped and it's worse than we thought

They discuss about just dropping the judge some distance away and let him take a taxi when they notice that his phone ran out of charge ages ago and the warehouse that they're in does not have any outlets. Kim Gaon is not that concerned.

Kim Gaon: My clothes are bugged. It's normal

The Vigilantees: No it isn't you need help

One of the vigilantees gives Kim Gaon a divorce attorney's card.

Kim Gaon: I'm not in a relationship with him.

The Vigilantees: concerned silence.

Kim Gaon then checks the time.

Kim Gaon: It's almost dinner time and I haven't even meal prepped.

The Vigilantees: You cook the guy dinner!?

Kim Gaon: Otherwise they'll eat nothing but packaged ramyun

The Vigilantees: He needs help

In the end everything gets resolved and Gaon makes new friends that won't manipulated him at all and a future support system for the Kangs leave him forever to rebuilt a broken system all by himself.

Bonus points if the Kang Revolution Group TM listens to everything through the bug and their reactions range from sideyeing Kang Yohan real hard to reevaluating every interaction they had with Kim Gaon to questioning how on earth does Kang Yohan not trust this guy but eats his homemade food.

Elijah has a long conversation that Yohan wishes he could unremember and Yohan ends up asking the ai butler to order a book on anger management.

Yohan and Gaon talk everything out and no betrayals happen and Gaon lives with the Kangs in Switzerland happily ever after

[theinfinitedivides]

what is it with all of these married DILFs showing up in heavily queer coded roles recently. why did God tell them to do that for me

[hardkittyprince]

Apart from our thinking towards bl regarding the show the devil judge it's a great i know we all wanted them to be lovers but no one can deny one thing it's a great show in the bromance genre .

In their first meeting when kang Yohan saw Kim Goan he instantly promised himself that " I won't let you die like my brother,you are too innocent for your own good I will show you the real face of justice who you believe in so much" and after knowing him more " I will protect you at any cost and no matter how much your best friend/ lover annoyed me i won't hurt her cause she means too much to you and i know how it felt to see someone died who was there for you when no one was "

They were so different yet so similar ( I will post more thoughts)

[kingkangyohan]

[ktkinsbl]

My man K is going to be in a BL, so with The Devil Judge, that makes it two.

[delicatebeauties]

[uhhhhmanda]

WIP wednesday

I'm going to bed in like 5 minutes but I just remembered that it's Wednesday so here's a little snippet of the "Yohan accidentally finds out Gaon's gay" fic I'm trying desperately to finish:

A few weeks later, Yohan was the drunk one. Not as drunk as Minseo had been, but he’d had a lot more than usual. “Alright,” said K, moving the bottle down the bar. “Out with it.” “Stop smirking.” K did not stop smirking. “How do you know this isn’t about work?” K scoffed. “I’m that obvious?” K patted his shoulder. “Fine,” Yohan sighed. “I overheard something. And now I know that Gaon’s gay.” “That’s good, though, right?” “I’ve been flirting like my life depends on it, but I haven't gotten a reaction out of him. He doesn't seem to realize that I’m serious — that I’m not joking. I’m starting to worry that since neither of us are out that, at best, he’ll never take my advances seriously, so I’ll never be able to gauge whether or not my interest is reciprocated. Or, worse, he might start to think that I know he’s gay and I’m mocking him.” “Hmm.” K drummed his fingertips on the bar. “What if Judge Kim was also to overhear something?

[nonglukest]

Dramas that consumed me in 2024

Out of the many dramas I consumed this year, here are the ones that consumed me the most. They still haunt me in some sort of way. I think about them often. My brain literally still rots. Spoilers may be included under each gif.

I also wanted to work on gif skills so I made some new gifs and added ones I've made in the past.

The Spirealm - 2024

None of these are in any particular order but if I had one series that I thought about the most and felt the most grief over, it was The Spirealm. I will never be over the huge twist with Ruan Lan Zhu and the giant time skip they threw at us. If I let myself think about it, I cry. I still haven't finished the novel but I plan to eventually.

The On1y One - 2024

The loneliness from both of these boys was heartbreaking. They started off at odds, to brothers, to friends, to each others home. I still think about the stolen glances, little touches, their growth and healing. The unresolved feelings in the end hurts me and I pray we get a season two.

Peaceful Property - 2024

Of course Peaceful Property is still relatively fresh but I still think about this found family often.. The added stories of the ghosts were a special touch, I still think and cry about the mysteries that were going on at some of the properties. I thought I was coming into a silly little show but these goobers had me crying almost every episode. Home's english slang will live as react gifs to send to my husband for years to come.

Love in the Big City - 2024

I wish I could have watched LITBC weekly as half of the viewers here did just to have it last longer on my screen but I simply have no self control. It was a bittersweet ending and I find myself thinking about Yeong's relationships quite often. I am still completely heart broken that he pushed Gyu Ho out of his life because he didn't want to hold him back. I do hope that some day they see each other again and resume their life together.

Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo - 2024

This was a heartbreaking drama but with a happy ending. It gave me young boys with traumatic stories who find solace in each other, it gave me a small little snippet of what could be happiness, and it took it away for 12 years. I knew the time skip was coming but it was still devastating.

Jack and Joker - 2024

Jack and Joker is still fresh as well but I ate it up every week. I couldn't hate most of these, what I thought were, complex characters. Everyone did bad things to protect their loved ones. Joke did it for Jack, Tattoo did it for his mom, Save did it for Hope and vice versa. Obviously that doesn't mean I liked their choices. The weeks went by so slow waiting for the next episode.

Mr. Plankton - 2024

I don't like stories like this but I watched it for Woo Do Hwan. It didn't disappoint but i cried for days after finishing it. I cried when I made the gif! This damn beautiful smile! 😭 Hae Jo and Jae Mi had a second chance at love together. I often wonder how they would have lived together if Hae Jo didn't pass on. I wonder about the ways they could have started a family with fertility help or adoption. It hit me hard as well because I struggled with infertility.

Love Sea - 2024

Love Sea was the hottest thing I have ever watched on my tv screen ok. Not only that, I was infatuated with Mahasamut. If nothing else I think about Mahasamut quite often. I think about him protecting Meena. I think about him taking off his collar, so to speak, to knock out Jak.

My Stand In - 2024

Toxic Ming and Cinnamon Roll Joe. I was blind to the color red while watching this to be honest but I won't say I felt bad for Ming until maybe the last few episodes. Joe never got back to his body, and I didn't think he would, but I held onto a little hope that he may. I loved both of these characters, flaws and all. I cannot wait to see Up & Poom in their future project together.

2023 & Beyond

Bloodhounds - 2023

Bloodhounds is where I fell in love with Woo Do Hwan. Episode one where Gun Woo kicked all those bodyguards asses to save his mom is all it took for me to be hooked. This one kept me highly entertained as each episode kept me on the edge of my seat. The bromance was and is probably still my favorite. After I finished this series I started several dramas that couldn't hook me and I had to take a small drama watching break. I CANNOT WAIT for season two.

The Devil Judge - 2021

I need a detailed list of any and all similar series. I'll be honest, it took me a couple episodes to get into this but when I did... well I was done for. In the end, Yo Han leaves and Ga On is left alone. He literally has no one significant in his life now. No parents, No Su Hyeon, No Jeong Ho, No Yo Han, No Elijah. AND I WILL NEVER BE OVER THAT!

Beyond Evil - 2021

This drama has the most satisfying conclusion. Yes, the Dong Sik and Joo Won go onto their separate paths and yes I was sad, but I felt like it had to happen so everyone could move on. The things these two said to or about each other still drive me insane.

A Tale of Thousand Stars - 2021

1000 Stars took me on a journey that broke my heart and by the end healed me. I really need to rewatch this soon so I may be a little fuzzy on it. I didn't feel like the romance was a central part of the plot so I wasn't upset they had only kissed once at end. It was more about Tian and and his journey of self discovery. I remember being floored by the plot twist and I remember sobbing like a bitch.

Guardian - 2018

I put Guardian off for a long time even after I decided to watch it but I ended up loving this drama so much I read the novel series shortly after finishing. For a censored bl, I think the actors did fantastic portraying their feelings for each other. The way they looked at each other, spoke to each other, touched each other. I yearned for more. The drama made it a bromance but it is quite obvious they care for each other.

Currently watching that is consuming me: The Heart Killers, Our Youth, Spare Me Your Mercy. Would these make the list after they were finished airing? I don't know. I also finished Flower of Evil last night and I almost added it to this list but since it hasn't had time to marinate I decided against it.

[amethystina]

Hey! That ask you answered about protective Yo Han reminded me of this gem from the script book. I don't know if you're interested in anything script-related, but in case you are, here it is. A slightly different way the scene in E3 was supposed to go, when Yo Han came to the factory and attacked the man who put a bomb in the painting. (Also, 'forced' means 'Yo Han', all translators use this word instead of his name for some reason).

Personally, I loved the "do you know who you hurt?", the madness "increasingly" filling Yo Han's eyes, and him glaring at K when he asked if this was about Ga On. I'm amazed that he got so protective of him so quickly, it's just E3. To think of what he'd do post-canon... thank God (and you, of course!) for your amazing story. I can't tell you how much I'm waiting for everything you're going to bring down on us.

Hope you're doing better!

I haven't gone out of my way to look for the script, no, but I do read the little snippets I might run into on Tumblr and such. So I'm not NOT interested? But also too lazy to go look for it xD

And, tbh, I don't want to accidentally mistake something that was written in the script — but then taken out — as something that actually happened in canon. I have a really good memory but I don't always remember WHERE I read/saw/heard a specific fact so there's a chance I might mistake it as a part of canon even if it's not x'D

But, all that said, I am FASCINATED by this new information, not going to lie. I think that the increasing madness was still captured pretty well in the final version, but the "Do you know who you hurt?" Oh yes, I'm into that. Because while it COULD still just mean that Yo Han is referring to himself, I like that it leaves room for speculation. Very nice.

Though, at the same time, I feel like I have to be a responsible person and point out that, most likely, the reason why Yo Han reacts so violently as early as episode 3 is probably because of Isaac, not Ga On. Like, at that point, I think Yo Han is still struggling a bit with separating the two. Not that he ever mistakes them for each other, obviously, but it's probably a little disorienting until he gets to know Ga On better and can see all the differences more clearly. So it wouldn't surprise me if some of that protectiveness is because Ga On looks like Isaac, at least this early. It brings back very bad memories, and all.

But post-canon? That protectiveness would be for Ga On only. And, as always, Yo Han would hold nothing back.

And we will be exploring that a bit in Who Holds the Devil, yes. Not quite on the level of "I'm going to bring the entire country to its knees," but hopefully still enough to satisfy everyone's need for protective Yo Han ;)

Thank you so much for sending me this! I hope you have a wonderful evening 💜

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

K and Kim Gaon would have been unstoppable together

[briwates]

In the ep where Gaon takes Elijah out to see Soohyun, Yohan finds Kkomi seated on his desk in the middle of the day. He then asks "aren't you supposed to be with Elijah ?", which prompts him to go look for her (and then all the stuff that happens after etc). There's also ep 3 where the cat sits next to him on the couch while he's watching tv.

Now, does this mean that if Kkomi isn't with Elijah, she directly goes to Yohan's space ? (Work space nonetheless. I hope she knocked his things off the desk and left cat hair on his robes). If Kkomi goes to Yohan for company that means yohan is, to an extent, cat dad.

[frances-and-the-moon]

The way Yo-Han drinks & laughs with the people who tried to gain his brother's wealth, effectively killing him and injuring his niece, all while plotting his revenge to have them all killed in one blow - with Ga-On staring with disappointed, incredulous eyes from the other side of the table, totally clueless to Yo-Han's past and his plan for revenge, thinking that he's actually having fun with them - all while Yo-Han has just saved his ass from being these chaebols' target due to his exhaustingly rigid lawful moral compass and is basically showing him the hidden corruption of high society has a je ne sais quoi that makes this scene kinda ironic and eerily foreboding