Ep. 48 - Entrance as a Character
imagine just looking at yourself (or stats in this case) leads to the story 'Looked into the Abyss'
something something Nietzsche's quote "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" and how kim dokja views himself as a monster
some times i wish i knew someone irl that just finished reading orv but was confused about the timeline and events just so i could whip out a giant whiteboard and explain to them (using my drawn out visuals) the entire plot, characters and theories involved in order to understand the story better
you know what else is so heartbreaking about orv tonight? 1863, its so painful that the arc that kim dokja almost leaves "his" han sooyoung and yoo joonghyuk for is the arc that they are at their worst. Han sooyoung is sacrificing the entire line for a chance at a better version and yoo joonghyuk has no one and is so deep in his depression that he actually is making steps to permanently kill himself.
Imagine being either of them from 1864 and learning that he almost left you for the parts of yourself that you've been trying to get rid of, Imagine learning that it is all of you that he is dedicated to and maybe the ways that you've split yourself makes you less than what he wants.
Imagine looking at less of him and realizing the same is true for you.
A short comic based on a song quote that reminded me of Han Sooyoung :]
- The Front Bottoms "Be Nice to Me"
anyway. the image in the fandom of han sooyoung as a terminally online person obsessed with stalking her haters that comes from her online arguments with kim dokja kinda confuses me because like. none of the hate comments on sssss grade infinite regressor ever mattered to han sooyoung except for kim dokja's. just like none of the compliments ever mattered to her. it was a soulless work she churned out due to convenient inspiration and monetary need. she wouldn't care about kim dokja's comments, either, except that they are contrasted so strongly by his love for another work. a work dripping with earnestness and love, and which gets both return in abundance. sure, she has her pride - its her hard work after all, and she's annoyed when her blind date talks it down, and she's irritated when people mock it. but by and large han sooyoung does not give a fuck about her haters, she's literally just obsessed with kim dokja. its envy that makes her act like that!
unacceptable casualty
Happy birthday Kim Dokja!
I'd like to think that Lee Sookyung is happy to see that her son's birthday is celebrated by more people than just them two now
(Late) Valentines with Yoohankim ๐๐๐ง๐งธ
Exchange!
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