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I read and watch a lot of stories about idealized love stories and I often enjoy them too! I spent my entire childhood believing that the teenagers who got together in the media I consumed would stay together forever. And then as I got older, I was naturally introduced to more stories about romances that didn’t work out. Still, it’s hard for me to think about those as pragmatic, most of them have this desire for sadness in them. They would make me feel as though the devastation was the point, that the narrative was forcefully bent toward the saddest outcome.

Past Lives doesn’t make me feel this way. Nora doesn’t stop talking to Hae Sung because of an unforeseen tragic circumstance. She makes a choice and goes through with it. Hae Sung puts it best during their conversation at the end of the film. She is the kind of person to leave. And he loves her because she is that kind of person. The “what-if” isn’t in wondering about if circumstances were different. No matter what, she would have chosen her plays over anything else. Her husband even notes that so much of how their relationship happened is because he fit so well into the life she wanted. The whole reason this film is called “Past Lives” is because that’s the only way to ponder about whether Nora and Hae Sung could be together.

This one's the full drawing!

I hope people get the Past lives reference 🥹 (the first love/childhood crush of the man in the pic below was the woman taking the photo, but when they finally reunited she was already married to someone else)

And this is definitely what Zuko would do- travel across the world to meet Katara, and when given the chance to pose in front of her, just goes ✌️☺️✌️

Original post below ↓

I keep these longings locked (the shoe) in lowercase inside a vault (his book)

part 1 in my Hilda Furacão series of edits

Always argue.

Disrespect and belittle each other.

Don't have a lot in common.

Harry and Hermione:

Rarely argue. If they do, they reach a compromise/agreement eventually.

Respect each other.

Have a lot in common.