He Didn't, He Couldn't And I'm Pretty Sure He Doesn't Even Know What Trauma Is. They Better Give Him

LET US ALL APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SAMUEL SEO USES HAND CREAM!!

It's right there on the left corner.

But you gotta squint real hard to see what it is, y'all.

SEE??!!

IT SAYS "HAND CREAM" ON THE TUBE.

I'm so sorry but this blows my mind.

"Samuel, I- "

(looks around nervously)

(whispers) "Why bother keeping your hands soft when you've got blood on them?"

I would like to take a moment to appreciate this little cameo of Han Shinwoo featuring Kim Gimyung's hand pouring Kkakdugi over his Gukbab, and Yeonhee's shoulder.

Also, what lovely couple shirts you guys have!

Nvm about getting smashed to the ground....

This guy is FUCKING UPSIDE DOWN

BUT THE HAIR

THE HAIR IS UNMOVABLE

Chapter 437

Hong Jae Yeol:

*gets smashed to the fucking ground

Also Hong Jae Yeol:

*bangs still intact

And yet everyone is still asking who's the strongest in lookism.

Give his bangs a personality and you get the most OP character in the whole verse.

I can't help but think maybe he's the type of person who sings while showering, because what's with that mouth? And that facial expression? 🤣🤣

Anyway, so glad we finally see what Samuel is like off guard. This might be a prompt idea for you guys who like to write Samuel fics. Let your imagination run wild, my friends.

Taejin Cheon is Jake Kim with a fake tan.

Samuel shows up at your door unexpectedly, inviting you for a night ride

a drabble inspired by a song i've been playing on loop.

I'm in front of your house, so come with me and let's roll

Don't waste time, just grab my hands. I don't wanna let go

You are my downtown, baby

Your eyes are stars in the night sky

You are the dream I want to dream every day

Baby without you, I can't do this anymore

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You and Samuel have known each other since you were fifteen. He met you on his endeavor in uniting all high schools in Gangseo through violence. You sat beside him during gang meetings, shared his drinks with his arm around your shoulders. You offered him your home when he ran away from his own. You were there when he joined Big Deal, and stayed on his side during his days there. You were the comfort he sought when he was at his worst. You watched him get back on his feet and join Workers.

You, though he kept hidden from the world, were his favorite person, and now...

No. Nothing has changed since then.

You tried to reassure yourself as you took a drag of your favorite brand of cigarette, which also happened to be Samuel's preference. With that kind of history, you couldn't help but develop some kind of an attachment towards the man. So his favorite brand of cigarettes would eventually become yours too. That's just the way the two of you connect. Just that and nothing else. But God, did you miss him.

The smell of smoke couldn't cure your longing for him. So you put out your cigarette and left the balcony to go to bed.

You barely had time to see each other ever since he started working under a guy named Eugene. He told you that's the only way for him to accomplish his goals, to become king. Whatever "king" meant. You've been standing beside him through thick and thin, yet you never understood that crazy ambition of his.

It's only natural that both of you would eventually turn into strangers at this rate. Maybe it's time to let him go.

A honk of a car interrupted your train of thoughts. You reluctantly went back to the balcony to see whoever dared to disturb your peace.

It was Samuel, standing beside his Porsche, looking up at you. Cigarette between his lips. There was something charming in the way he let his messy hair cover half of his face. Your cheeks flushed from the sight. You cursed yourself for reacting the way you did, when you've decided to stop caring about him less than a minute ago.

"Come with me for a ride," he shouted. Crazy bastard didn't even care if it was the middle of the night and people were trying to sleep. But you were not in the mood to argue with him.

"Wait!" you shouted back. Those people had probably been awakened by Samuel's shouting anyway, so what's the use of keeping your voice down now?

You grabbed your jacket and rushed downstairs.

Questions flooded your head and all you could manage was "done with work?"

He shook his head. "My desk is still filled with them. I just thought I needed a quick escape," he said.

"Eugene will get mad tho."

"He won't if he doesn't find out."

That's just asking for trouble. Does he have a death wish or something?

"Judging from how you are so relaxed, I assume the fiasco in the Second Affiliate has been taken care of?"

"I wouldn't say it has. I can see more works coming up 'cause Eugene decided to..."

Samuel stopped himself mid-sentence and let out a sigh.

"Look, sweetheart...

"Fiiiine. I'll shut up", you fake-whined.

Samuel stole a glance at your face for a second before he directed his focus back on the road ahead. And it was the first time in three years you saw him smile so genuinely.

"You're the only thing that keeps me from going insane."

You scoffed at his unlikely cheesiness, hiding your smirk with the back of your hand.

"I don't remember you being sane at all."

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Uh... I have a super random theory about Seong Yohan's past (?)

So according to ep. 137, after the dog cult thing, Seong Yohan disappeared and his mom was sent to rehab.

A year later he joined the national boxing competition with Lee Jinsung as his opponent. He won. And after the match, he was seen to be with some guy. Was he Yohan's mentor?

He said something along the lines of "do you have any regrets?" Yohan answered "i have no regrets, neither do i have friends", implying that he has abandoned his childhood besties, Lee Jinsung and Kim Mijin.

Whoever that mysterious guy was, he must've known about Yohan's background. My theory is that the guy who was with Yohan was Park Jonggun. Crazy, right? But here's why i think so.

In the Kim Gimyung / Big Deal Arc, it was said that Seong Yohan escaped the dog cult and ran all the way from wherever that cult was to Gangseo-gu a.k.a Big Deal's turf. Yohan was found by Kwon Jitae (see ep. 306)

Jitae took him in only to see Yohan be rejected by Seo Songeun. He said Yohan couldn't join Big Deal due to their financial situation that prevented them from recruiting new members.

"If you want to make money so badly, just steal some shoes and sell them, man..." - Seo Songeun, 16 years old.

And Yohan be like: "Ok"

So he fought a bunch of dudes and stole their shoes.

Until Jonggun found him and took him under his wing (Ep. 211)

Jonggun offered him to take over Gangbuk-gu by forming a crew. "You can make a lotta money out of that," he said.

Seong Yohan accepted the offer, hence God Dog, right?

So how is this related to the boxing competition? Here's how.

Some conversation must've taken place off panel right after Jonggun found him, which i assume was a year after Yohan left Gangseo-gu (notice the change of Yohan's appearance in ep. 211, and compare it to when he was staying at Big Deal's in ep. 307).

I imagine the conversation went like this:

Yohan: "I accept your offer, but I have one last thing to do before I join your business."

Jonggun: "Sure buddy, whaddya want?"

Yohan: "I want to defeat my rival in the upcoming national boxing competition. I want to leave everything behind."

Jonggun: "Gotcha."

And then episode 138 happened. And this was Kim Mijin's POV:

As Yohan walked away, I couldn't catch him. Yohan once again disappeared without a trace before our eyes.

Damn you, ninja cutting onions!

And so, Yohan left his childhood best friends and formed God Dog. And also became buddies with Park Jonggun.

And then, at the end of episode 138, Park Jonggun said something along the lines of, "Seems like yesterday you trained yourself and won. Forget boxing, man. Let's make some serious money."

And Yohan was like, "Hell yeah, dude. I'm gonna take over your position for real."

BUT HEY, IT'S JUST A THEORY. A LOOKISM THEORY!

Thank you for reading!!

I'm gonna do a recap on God Dog next. Peace✌️

Correct me if i'm wrong, but is Gun wearing the same pair of pants as the one he wore the last time we saw him?