#jae-in

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progress of my oc Jae-in and nami's relationship

Things I absolutely loved:

Jae-in’s character

Jae-in is the youngest sister but is absolutely the most straightforward. Did not take anyone’s shit. She was in support of Ji-ho and Jeong-in and she made it known and was even the voice of reason when Jeong-in was feeling uncertain. She was ready to kill her sister’s husband when she found out he was hitting her. Like full uncaged rage.

But also, her relationship with Ji-ho’s friend was so sweet and necessary because it was consistent while the main relationship was going through its ups and downs.

The family dynamic once Jeong-in and Eun-u met.

The sweetest parts of the show. I adored this little boy. When Jeong-in proposed to Ji-ho via Eun-u asking if she could be his new mom?? My heart absolutely melted and exploded at the same time

Absolutely heart warming relationship development. I have nothing else to say. I was completely enamored with them.

The sisterhood

They were so tight knit and were ALWAYS in support of each other. When Jeong-in was getting scolded, Jae-in came in to lighten some of the blow. When Seo-in said she was getting divorced even after finding out she was pregnant and the victim of domestic violence, the girls took turns staying at her place so she wasn’t alone. They cried together. They stood up for each other. Amazing. Just... amazing.

Jeong-in and her sisters’ mom

Absolutely loved her. She supported her girls and their decisions. Always was open minded to their choices without being passive. Threatened to divorce her own husband if he didn’t let Seo-in divorce her abusive and shitty husband. Really just loved her kids and wanted them to be safe and happy. Likes to art. Sweet cinnamon roll.

A/N: This is just my intepretation of what is happening, and there’s also a trigger warning about abuse and violence.

For the past episodes it has been a big deal the whole “Does Sung-Mo has romantic feelings towards Jae-In?” and that question has been driving a lot of the characters on the show to judge Sung-Mo’s actions. 

After today’s episode, I believe that no. He does not have romantic feelings for Jae-In. And why does that matter? The misconception of him having such feelings for her, ended up in a chain reaction of terrible things happening in the series. After hearing Jae-In’s explanation towards why she was targeted we have this perception that not only Sung-Mo is not used to displaying his feelings, he might have been characterizing them, or portraying them ‘wrongfully’. And the that leads characters like Ahn and Jisoo to have a misconception about what he actually feels. I will get back on that, in a second.

“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed”

At the end of the 10th episode and through out the 11th episode, references for the book Little Prince appear. On the 11th episode Kang Geun-taek, Sung-Mo’s father, talks about the Mom as his flower [referencing the flower Little Prince grows on his star], and he believes he’s got Sung-Mo’s flower. Jae-In after hearing his speech realizes Geun-taek’s misconception about her relationship with Sung-Mo, as she states herself. We will go back to the flower reference later on.

Going back to Sung-Mo characterizing/portraying his emotions. When Ahn does the reading of the maps Sung-Mo left for him, he has this ‘strange’ feeling in his chest, that leads Ahn to believe that Sung-Mo has romantic feelings for Jae-In, when in reality it could be that Sung-Mo, not being used to such a diverse range of emotions, might have ‘named’ his feelings towards Jae-In wrongfuly. Jisoo’s misconception comes simply after the statement that people cherished by Sung-Mo will be hurt and she doesn’t see herself as someone in danger.

What he truly feels for Lee Ahn and Yoon Jae-In, is lead by his guilt. He feels responsable for them, and that has been clear since the beginning. What he feels for Jisoo is indeed some sort of romantic feelings that she can’t believe it’s real, after being rejected by him before. But that’s when Geun-taek’s own feelings come into play.

It was previously shown that Geun-taek’s first option of target to hurt Sung-Mo was Jisoo, because he was driven by his rage of having his “flower” taken from him. Sung-Mo’s father was obsessed with the mother, and thought that the way of even things out would be hurting a woman loved by Sung-Mo. And in his perception, given the fact Sung-Mo was trying to approach Jae-In after her request of meeting him, Jae-In was that woman.

Sung-Mo being more affectionate than usual with Jae-In caused characters to believe he has romantic feelings for her, when he does not have such feelings. 

Now, coming back to the flower reference. Geun-Taek uses the flower in Little Prince to refer to Sung-Mo’s mother. Later on the episode we discover that the mother and Sung-Mo were held captive for 9 years in a basement.

“The Little Prince grew a flower on his star”

 Without having the information if they were previously married or not, it came to me that it could be a possibility of the mother being kidnapped before she was pregnant, which leads me to believe that she might have been abused while being helpd captive. The one thing I can state is that Geun-taek wanted to keep them for himself, in his own ‘glass dome’. 

For final thoughts, the book ends with the Little Prince allowing the snake to bite his ankle, to get him back to his star. The Little Prince allows himself to get ‘killed’ as a way of freeing himself.

It might be me over analyzing but the fact that it ends with the Little Prince getting bitten on his ankle, and Sung-Mo having a scar on his ankle, I can only wonder if he will do the sacrifice of being taken back with his father, or killed in order to keep those around him safe. 

We see Jisoo, Jae-In and Ahn trying to get to the killer before Sung-Mo does, but I cannot speculate on what will happen. Deep in my heart, I wish for Sung-Mo to not die, nor those cherished by him, And hopefully Geun-Taek has an actual ending, where he won’t be able to hurt anyone else.

So, what are your thoughts? I hope this made sense to everyone. Sung-Mo is my favorite character and I’m on the SUNG-MO DESERVES BETTER squad.

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