#same with kdjs interpretation of them. it does and doesn't matter

[metanarrates]

hey kim dokja why does the protagonist you identify heavily with and who is foundational to your identity have so much transfem coding. why did the character you invented to put into the story literally become a trans girl while you weren't looking at her. come back here I have more questions for you

[anotherferalrat]

A funny lil Valentine's thought for you...

Now I'm not very far, I'm caught up with the webtoon but I'm only on Ch. ~80 of the novel itself? But from what I've seen so far and what I've been spoiled by...

Last Man Standing by Livingston is 100% a Yoongdok song

First Verse

You're from the stories, a living masterpiece

Self-explanatory, next question.

(More lyric-connections beneath the cut bc it's a lot of insane ramblings and analysis)

Chorus (basically the whole thing tbh)

I just want your love, stop selling me

Feel like KDJ still very much thinks his relationship with YJH is 'I will use you for my goals/I know how to get to the end' but YJH is violently shaking him like. STUPID. I WANT *YOU*.

I don't need the wind that's underneath your wings

Obvious, next. (Pun is very much intended)

I just wanna know when you're landing

Gives me the same vibes of Tell me, you fool. If I were to continue to regress, will I ever get to meet you again? Just that undying loyalty and willingness to wait. Good soup.

You don't need to be the king 'cause I just want the last man standing

Kind of a 2-for-1. First half is literally KDJ being the Demon King of Salvation. Second half also kinda has two meanings. Like on one hand, last man standing is kind of how he is to kimcom, he's the one who's always staying strong, always has a plan no matter what happens in the scenarios.

As for another interpretation, last man standing could be how he was always an outsider or the one left out, emphasis on the 'last man' part, and that YJH would want him even if he's just the dorky kid reading webnovels and not The Guy who can get them to the end.

2nd Verse

I've been around the world, lived a hundred fantasies

YJH and his regressions, next.

Bridge(?)

'Cause you don't gotta fight so hard / Darlin' this is love not war

KDJ has a very... interesting? relationship with love. Like the two people that were supposed to love him were 1) his abuser and 2) the one that killed the former and left him alone. And obviously he didn't have much in the way for a personal life so he's either carefully distant or desperately holding on to those he loves now. I think he needs a lil reminder that love doesn't always have to hurt<3

All I want is who you are / That's what I've been looking for

These lines are a repeat of the themes expressed earlier. First part reminds me of the end of the chorus, how KDJ's companion status doesn't solely rest on his ability to get them to the end. Second part, once again, a callback to the 'tell me fool' vibes. I haven't gotten to that part yet, and I'm pretty sure I'm far from it, but it already has me in a chokehold.

Bonus (chorus pt.2):

I don't need a symphony / I just need your voice and a melody

I don't think this is canon but I just like the hc that KDJ sings really well and connected it to this line<3

Does any of this make sense? Is it accurate to the rest of the novel? I don't know but you all are signing up for my madness so who's the real loser here B)

...still me