Viscari

Master List of Posts (slowly updating but pretty comprehensive! The formatting isn’t great despite my efforts so if anyone wants a separate master list post of Gdcg/gsgw specifically, lmk)

Increased heart rate

hyperawareness of the person

person always draws your eye

you pay more attention to the person than anyone else in the area

trying to make the person happy or, conversely, acting in awkward/unnatural ways around them

well I say both but tbh it’s mostly Choi because Soleum is too late to interfere LOL. It’s Choi telling Soleum that he won’t interfere. It’s not because he’s comprising or anything. It’s because he

has a ‘fool proof’ contingency plan that will go into effect if Soleum fails

is mentally exhausted and drained. This guy has had several months to resign himself to his fate. He is soooo incredibly resigned

Wants to give Soleum some peace of mind. Since Choi has decided to not interfere, he might as well tell Soleum so Soleum doesn’t have to worry about interference

To me it’s pretty obvious but Choi is so tired. He’s honest because he’s tired. He doesn’t ask questions because he’s tired. He doesn’t pry because he’s tired. He doesn’t try to convince Soleum of anything because he’s tired. This is not a good thing.

I reread it and I realize ppl might see it as cooperation because Soleum is like “this is my chance to make him cooperate !” Prior to the start of the convo. But Soleum didn’t convince Choi of anything. By the time Choi went to find, Choi already intended to ceasefire (bc Choi had completed everything for his plan and Soleum can’t interfere with it). Sure, Choi finds out that the question he asked was wrong (and this probably contributes to why he’s more willing to use the wish ticket later). But Choi wasn’t convinced to sign the contract or anything. Does Soleum even do any convincing? All he asks is for Choi to do it and Choi does it. Because by the time Choi went up there, he already was intending a ceasefire.

after all, if Soleum fails and dies, then all that will happen is Choi’s plan going into effect and the day looping. This also means that Soleum can’t die, because the day will loop. Choi isn’t compromising bc he already made sure that Soleum can’t die.

this is the one of the main aspects of their constant disagreements. They both put themselves in danger when the other would much rather they not. It’s a bit weird because both of them also are in less danger than the other thinks, but the ‘other’ doesn’t know that because they aren’t told anything. Anyway, this aspect doesn’t change. Choi finished his preparations, and that can’t be changed. There’s no point in arguing.

Soleum has, from the beginning, staked everything on this. Tunnel visioning is what he does. Failure was never an option, it’s just that now it’s less of an option bc if he fails then Choi will loop. This is to say that Choi didn’t change Soleum’s plan at all. What Soleum has to do hasn’t changed. There’s no point in arguing.

so they. Don’t argue.

maybe I’ll end up being wildly incorrect but I think Choi is in the bureau bc it’s the place that matches his interests best, even if he disagrees with a lot of things. The bureau has a highly highly flawed method but does try to destroy darknesses and save people. Daydream recycles darknesses and tries to keep them alive. the Church actively creates darknesses. Of the three, only the bureau tries to destroy them.

Thinking you always have to protect someone inherently puts you on a higher standing, such that the relationship isn’t equal (because its protector and the protected). Thinking you have to be worthy of being someone’s friend is damaging to both sides, because you’re a friend regardless of accomplishments and friendship is based on personhood, not status or background. It’s so much fun that it’s being addressed and I’m hyped to see how they’ll navigate this

+ because Reirin thus far has (intentionally, I think) played into the cliche of fantasy female lead Mary Sue so much, it’s really fun to see her flaws being addressed. Keigetsu is right. Reirin focuses so much on others that she neglects herself, and she doesn’t see this as a flaw. Meanwhile, other people are too focused on her health to ever truly scold her To be honest the traits that let Keigetsu scold Reirin and get mad at Reirin are the exact same reasons why Reirin considers her to be a true, first friend. This is stated nearly explicitly in the earlier chapters! it’s fairly complex because in Reirin’s perspective she already sees Keigetsu as “equal” and “worthy”. But she doesn’t realize how her actions make the relationship unbalanced, whether in the sense of “protector and protected” where Reirin has higher standing, or in the sense of “someone I would do anything for” where Keigetsu is of higher standing (because Reirin neglects herself for Keigetsu, and she doesn’t see that as a problem)

So I think the strength of his affection is shown through his reaction: when he reacts so quickly he forgets to think. Choi is someone who thinks quickly and considers carefully and can go through a mental decision matrix in milliseconds. It’s second nature to him, something that happens instinctively. But when it comes to people he cares about, he forgets to think at all.

In part 1, he cares so much that he forgets his surroundings and forgets to be careful. In part 2, he jumps to an irrational revenge instead of thinking about potential rescue. He doesn’t think.

And isn’t it amusing that that’s exactly what Soleum does in part 2,

so to have a point of reference I want to get opinions on something ^^’

Poll involves a character from part 3, so it’s under a read more!

I am. A scaredy cat. And the chapter started off very very very creepy. I lowk thought it might be a bad idea to keep reading bc I had a drive home to make and I probably shouldn’t freak myself out.