elefante amarelo

You said I can do whatever I want.

This is how you protect someone. You go on the offensive. You fight back.

Try not to stay up to late, though. I shall try.

love how he went ?????? and started following her backwards like, where are you going? is this a new game? why are you leaving me? (which LOL he should be more used to having people behind than by his side by now, but not herrrrr)

this is the face of someone who is suddenly re-evaluating the situation he dug himself in!! having her follow rank?? putting her in a subservient position?? the girl he's been pining for since school??? is this even allowed?? ohh there is no coming back from this

yeah he knows that and he likes it very much, actually! in fact:

Clenched jaw, expressionless dark stare - OOH he did not like the implications ONE BIT. this is not how he imagined the evening going, i'm sure! i love that he clearly wasn't expecting her to follow the protocol even when they're alone, because she never once acted like that in front of him - not even when she was begging him for an audience or pestering him to get married - and he never asked that of her. in fact, he probably would prefer it if his own chosen people would treat him normally (see how he enjoys mr choi's nagging and occasional scolding, and how he dreads speaking to the queen dowager bcs despite they're "family" she never treats him like that).

And now the girl he was this close 🤏🏻 to fakemarry is suddenly put some distance between them bcs without the engangement, what are they? yep he didn't consider their whole dynamic would change when he took the big mature decision to step back to protect her. and he did NOT like that.

Stay still.