“I’m sure most of us already noticed these parallels, but what could they possibly mean for Yootip? It’s especially interesting that the parallels are between these two pairings considering SA seems to have a small crush on Dieter right now, her first confirmed romantic interest. Let’s take a look at these parallels again, shall we?”
“First off, I’m just going to come right out and say it: Shieter is not going to happen. They might give it a go, but it won’t last. I am confident about this because of these two panels”:
“And the meaning and significance of yellow flowers”:
“While there is no doubt that feelings can change over time, the fact that the flower made a second appearance directly after the amusement park episodes sends a message to the readers who noticed it in the background: Shieter is not the romantic endgame. (Shieter also feels like a very high school, teenage relationship, which generally doesn’t last long after high school)
So, now we ask: why did Quim put in these parallels? Is it to show that Yootip is the same as Shieter and not going to happen? I doubt it since the dynamics between the two pairings are completely different and it doesn’t really make sense to create these cute and significant parallels just to send a message that the ship is going to sink. So what is the purpose?
Is it a subtle way to tell us Yootippers to hang on? That better days for the pairing will come after some painfully hard times between the two? Of course we, as Yootippers, would all hope for this to be the case. But how likely is it to be? Personally, if this isn’t the case then Kousuke’s role in the story becomes less than satisfactory. Quim has confirmed that she sees both brothers as equal leads, one is not secondary to the other. However, if Kousuke and SA do not end up having some kind of relationship and bond (romantic or otherwise) Kousuke will no longer feel like an important lead but rather just an obstacle in YG and SA’s way to not only a potential romantic relationship but also to their individual character growth while not receiving any growth himself. Not exactly lead material and I doubt Quim would reduce Kousuke, the first character she created for ILY and one she clearly loved dearly when she was younger, to just be an annoyance and a jackass (because yes, he can be a major ass)
So overall with these points I believe it is safe to say that SA and Kousuke’s relationship will get better and stronger than ever, that the second potential message from the parallels will prove to be the correct one. However, while I won’t say that it is impossible that Kou and SA could only have a platonic relationship, I seriously doubt it. One, because we already have a great and extremely rare platonic soulmate bond between YG and her (and making it romantic would be painfully unoriginal), two, Dieter and her are obviously going to have a great friendship as well, and three, she has another wonderful platonic, sibling bond with Min Hyuk. Three strong platonic bonds between a boy and a girl, all in a different context.
Now we know that YG could potentially be romantic later, but the problem with this is that Kou and SA do not have a dynamic that works in a strong platonic way like her and YG/Dieter/Min Hyuk. I cannot see them being just friends, they don’t have the vibe of siblings (and again Min Hyuk already fills that role), and there is no chance of Kousuke being a “father figure” to her (I’ve said this before, but the entire idea of Kousuke being a father figure when he’s still young and in need of growth himself is weird AF). If anything, romantic Stalkyoo happening would render Kou and SA’s relationship insignificant, even irrelevant. At that point, Kou’s role is borderline nonexistent when it comes to SA and her arc. He’s not in the story to be an obstacle that needs to be overcome.
If all three of the trio are equally important and connected to each other, then shouldn’t all three of them have equally important relationships with each other? YG and SA’s platonic bond as strong as Kou and SA’s romantic one or vice versa? YG and Kou hopefully fixing their relationship with each other? If Kou and SA are unable to have a strong bond wouldn’t that also potentially throw a wrench in YG and Kou’s hopefully improved future relationship? It would be an odd and dissatisfying end to the story if one of the main leads is ostracized from one or both of the other leads. Such a well-written character deserves better than that.”
(I really loved and enjoyed reading this on reddit. it made me notice things that I should’ve did.)
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