[spoilers] hospital playlist s2 ep 8; ikjun/songhwa
Oh, how beautiful is this ship? How beautiful are the scenes we got in this episode that all I can do is clutch my heart and cry over the fact that I will never find a love like theirs or a lee ikjun in my life? ;_;
How significant it was that the scene we all hope to see which is Songhwa showing her vulnerability after being portrayed as someone perfect for 19 episodes, is placed together with Ikjun dropping by to see her? How breathtaking it was as a viewer, for Songhwa to admit that her mother had Parkinson’s Disease, instead of assuring him that everything was okay? That silence between them, filled with so much words, the conclusion that Ikjun came to that the one thing Songhwa needs at the moment was to be home with her mom – “Shouldn’t you be at home?” was his first response, and seeing how distraught and broken Songhwa had been, he offered to give her a ride.
(gif credits to: @ madebyjoa on twitter)
And Songhwa, god, Songhwa (major props to the loml Jeon Mido for her acting), the way she looked at him, paused for a few long seconds before her voice broke as she told him, “Yes, please,”
When Ikjun stayed because he didn’t want to leave her alone, and she was there with her eyes closed tightly. Perhaps in that moment he wondered if he should hug her - the distance between them was noticeable yet it wasn’t a distance that should be taken in negativity. He gave her space. Because Ikjun knew that a hug probably wasn’t what she needed in that moment. All he could think about was; I need to get her back home to her mom.
gif credit: LASTSTAR_act on Twitter
His saga continues the next day when he realised Songhwa was still feeling under the weather. The scenes were borderline comedic, but his intentions shone from the way he stood outside her door, guarding it and preventing anyone from disturbing her. Because Songhwa wasn’t the type to say no to people’s request - for her to even turn down Seonbin and the rest of her juniors in their thesis checking was already a huge step for her. But there you have Ikjun, giving her just what she needed at that moment which was rest.
I think what stood out to me most is that Ikjun always does all of this for Songhwa without any expectations to receive anything in return. He doesn’t even need her to know that he is doing this for her. His love for her is so unconditional that I just cry in frustration that Ikjun is just a fictional man ;_;
And then finally. The best scene to end this arc - when Ikjun gifted her the stone grill she has had her eyes on since their KBBQ dinner with the rest of the boys. He remembered she liked it, and he scoured the internet the whole night for a replica of it.
His simple gesture of love, capable enough to make her laugh and smile after the entire day of being weary and worn down by guilt and frustration.
Her happiness equates to his happiness, and that is enough for him.
Beautiful. This episode, this arc, this script writing, this ship. Absolutely, undoubtedly beautiful.
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