phina

I definitely wasn’t expecting this when I pressed play on the first episode, I thought it was going to be another ‘just okay, maybe questionable’ kbl but it was so much more, Hyeonjae and Giwoo’s feelings are the result of so much regret, resentment, anger solitude and despair that culminated in a type of love that isn’t quite right, or healthy but that exists nonetheless. They were two people that recognised each other’s pain and somehow found comfort in it.
Though it can be argued that what they shared wasn’t love per se, as it existed in a grey area that is difficult to explain with words; I felt it all so deeply and I couldn’t help but feel immense sadness to what was their inevitable end. Maybe this is not the ending I would’ve liked to see, but ultimately it was the most realistic one.
Cinematography and soundtrack were also very stunning.