answer me, my twenties

“messy bench who loves drama” is kind of my vibe, because, well i am a messy bitch and i do love drama. which is why for all of episode 4 i was going “but what if hee joo ends up married to seon ho during her and hwi’s separation” because the DRAMA that would generate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the best love triangles are when you can see both sides develop and actually happen, maybe even simultaneously, and sageuks are such a great vehicle for this type of conflict!! 

she marries a man for circumstance, but loves another, lives with little hope he’s even alive. but his sister is, and she keeps her close, and marriage is so much less than she had ever imagined for herself. she holds her breath for a year, maybe two, and every year, that vise around her throat loosens. three years pass and then five. her husband is--complicated, but yeon is always close by, and it isn’t what she’d wanted, but it becomes enough.

and then bang won brings hwi back...

DRAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

ooooh this is such a fun question! i’m going to try real hard to not give away any spoilers, because these are some of my all time favourite dramas, and i wouldn’t want to ruin the experience in any way. feel free to hit me up if you want more details before you dive in or just wanna scream about it :)

Jealousy Incarnate: a good chunk of the story is driven by the heroine’s career aspirations, and how she achieves them (she’s a weather caster who dreams of becoming an anchor). -- genre: workplace romance

Search: WWW: the narrative’s primary focus is the work and life of three female executives who work for competing search engine companies. -- genre: contemporary romance, 

Live Up To Your Name: the romance is almost driven by her professional life, in that she’s a doctor of modern medicine, and he’s a doctor of eastern medicine (from the Joseon era). -- genre: time travel, medical

Her Private Life: like the above, the lion’s share of the story is driven by our heroine’s occupation (she’s a museum curator). there’s at least one story arc dedicated to how competent she is. -- genre: workplace romance, enemies to friends to lovers

Romance is a Bonus Book: divorced single mom finds her way back to workforce after an extended hiatus. -- genre: noona romance, romcom

i’ve said for so long, strong women aren’t just those who fight their oppressors with fists, and soft spoken dong baek’s nuanced strength is doing a fantastic job of illustrating just that. yong shik proclaiming himself her fan? same, dude.

also kim yong shik is the BIGGEST loser and i absolutely adore his bumbling ass.

i loved that lil bit with sun young and tae joon scheming, they made such a lovely team. but if he betrays her for that trashy boss of his, he’ll be dead to me. i love that so much of what they are together, is how they work together. how they both contribute to each other’s professional lives through their personal. theirs could be a great partnership and i just hope the drama doesn’t let me down.