#jae yi

the category is my type, but it's all just Lee Minjae ᯓ★

𖹭 ────୨ৎ──── his smile is a national treasure

But something that i feel should be talked about more is the parallels between min yeon-ui and mu-jin! its a less obvious comparison but I feel it makes total sense. min yeon-ui and mu-jin are on opposite sides in the entire series, but they're also so similar.

I felt that they were gearing up mu-jin to be a reflection of sim yeol-guk, with both betraying the people they loved, but I don't think that was the case. sim yeol-guk betrayed kkot-nim for power, while mu-jin betrayed jae-yi out of jealousy.

min yeon-ui and mu-jin are both obsessed with wanting things they cannot have. (yeon-ui with hong-rang, and mu-jin with jae-yi) they're also so consumed by anger, rage and jealousy, that they push away the only people whom they ever cared about.

Their endings is a big difference though. Min yeon-ui chooses to remain in the past, and still hopes for hong-rang to return to her, rather than sending him off with a proper funeral and farewell. mu-jin chooses to sacrifice himself for jae-yi, doing the right thing in the end, and peacefully dies.

🤔 Give me a random headcanon.

Oh gosh, I have so many and I can't choose akjsfnkajsnfjkafn BUT! Here's one I've always loved and had since the first time I watched BE:

I have a headcanon that Ju Won and Jae Yi become good friends post-canon. I know it's not a big headcanon but I truly enjoy their interactions together because every time that Ju Won spoke or interacted with Jae YI (just the two of them) Jae Yi bestows Ju Won her interpersonal wisdom to him (that usually always later follows with Ju Won interacting with Dong Sik or is related to his interactions with him). So I HC Jae Yi as the wise lesbian to baby gay Ju Won.

Yes, this also means that once Ju Won realizes that what he feels towards Dong Sik is in L-word (in lesbians) with Dong SIk, he obviously goes to Jae Yi (cause no way in hell is he going to reach out to Hyuk just yet). Ju Won seems nervous and fidgety and Jae Yi has suspicions but doesn't push. She just kind of waits and makes small conversation with him until he feels ready, which turns out not to be too long after she asks him what has he been up to or something like that right. He doesn't mention the L-word and Dong Sik together in a sentence, but idk maybe he asks her about love and/or about romantic relationships right, maybe her perspective or opinion or maybe if she knows how Dong Sik feels about that topic, etc. Listen, she can't help but tease him a bit and says something about "Wow, what growth Inspector Han has had, coming to me and asking for love advice." (Listen, she's another fckn Gemini, it's a reason why her and DS get along so fckn well and appreciate the other cause they're both similar lol) He stands up and is about to leave and she quickly just tells him to sit down as she brings a small snack to the table and maybe some soju or tea (depending on which one Ju Won will feel more comfortable with lol). He really needs a fresh perspective so he does sit down and hears her out.