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Now that it's been set into motion they'd better follow through!

Stressed! Me too!

I was using the elliptical during my first watch of one of the episodes and I thought my heart was going to pound out of my chest. 😄

Hyeonjae is all stallion. No way he's the uke. Teacher will be walking funny in the morning. 😆

Every episode is an ordeal. I'm no longer watching closely -- I'm zipping through each episode out of curiosity, namely regarding how far they'll go with the skinship. Because honestly, I think even the diehard fans would think the sight of Niran railing Cheewa would look like child abuse.

Seon U’s body is phenomenal… those abs!

The “younger seme” trope here is done to perfection! So much enthusiasm, but so much sweetness as well.

A puppy who turns into a stallion! 🥵

I can relate to this so much!

The scene early in EP06 where Hyeonjae goes to Giwoo's apartment is where Hyeonjae finally confesses his feelings to Giwoo. I like that the most intimate words are spoken while he's embracing Giwoo and looking past his shoulder, because that's the kind of thing you'd want to do when you're making yourself incredibly vulnerable. Looking the other person in the eye -- your teacher, no less -- would only add more stress and possibly make you lose your nerve.

The reason for this post is that I watched the episode on iQIYI, and over there it didn't even impress upon me that this was a confession scene. I later saw the scene posted on twitter with subtitles that are VASTLY better than the ones on iQIYI, ones where Hyeonjae's words now sounded like a confession. I guess these subs were taken from Gaga's version of the episode, or maybe from the original platform(?). I think the ones on iQIYI undercut the importance of the moment. They're so bad I think they might have been auto-generated.

With that in mind I wanted to share the better subs here because I think they really make this scene the peak of the series so far. It's certainly a major turning point!

🐨 Why did you come all the way here this late in the night?

🦊 [No answer. Just stands there looking at him.]

🐨 Did something happen?

[Hyeonjae remembers Jitae in voice-over, with Jitae saying to him, "That chat ... You knew it was Jang Giwoo from the beginning and started it on purpose, didn't you?"]

🦊 [Steps forward and wraps his arms around G's shoulders, holding tightly] I did it because I liked you. Please don't be mad.

🐨 [Takes hold of H's arms and slowly lowers them, lowering his head to keep his eyes averted from Hyeonjae's] What do I have to do ... to make you stop ... [Lifts his head to look Hyeonjae in the eye] ... all of this?

🦊 I *can't* stop.

🐨 [With a quietly scolding tone] Lee Hyeonjae ...

🦊 Whether it's care or love, I'll keep giving it to you. You don't have to do anything, sir. It's fine if you pretend not to notice. [Takes hold of one of Giwoo's hands with both of his own hands] I've said all I wanted to say. I'll take off now.

After Hyeonjae leaves, Giwoo has a dazed look as he leans back against the wall. (Who wouldn't?) I hope that's because it did indeed stir something in him despite what we hear in the preview for next week.

That’s a metaphor for someone seeming gay, probably based on the stereotype of gay men mincing about.

Aw, thank you! Same to you. 🌞

I'm not surprised at no fics yet but I would kinda expect a fandom to be there by now.

I think she wants a divorce but they've been hiding their separation from Giwoo's mom, to the point that the wife will go to his apt when the mom's there so they look like they're together.

If I were his wife I'd want an end to that too. So exhausting.

If this were a less realistic drama I'd be hoping for a time jump to some number of years later where Hyeonjae shows up at Giwoo's door.

Random replies to some of your observations:

I've been tripped up so many times by previews that show intimacy that turns out to be a dream or someone's imagination. SMH

According to one of the reaction videos Sunflower is the guy who Giwoo met up with who was disappointed to discover he is a man. Such a meetup itself seems like such a big deal for a character like Giwoo that I think they cheated a little by having it all happen offscreen and by not showing any chats between them that refer to it.

I think Jeongha snitched just to get back at Hyeonjae for beating him so easily in the fight. However, I think if he'd known the implications of giving Hyeonjae's name he wouldn't have done it.

I was horrified by what Giwoo said to his mother...

Jitae's ethical approach to shakedowns is indeed worth admiring!

And you are so right about Jitae helping out by guiding Giwoo toward what his own true feelings are.

Seems Giwoo's first reason for pulling Hyeonjae into the apartment was to lecture him on toying with people's feelings. (He still doesn't appreciate the vast impact he has had on Hyeonjae and how much Hyeonjae has become attached to him.)

That kissing next week, based on the voiceover I wonder if Giwoo is effectively saying to him, "Okay, you want me so much? Have a proper look at what you'd be getting. Still interested?" As if to discourage him LOL. If I'm right then Giwoo is so naive. He might end up walkin' funny tomorrow. 😏

And observation that's not a reply to you per se: I thought it was funny that Jeongha dressed up so he wouldn't be conspicuous outside the cram school, but at first he looked *too* good in the blazer.

Yes, I'm not sure that Jitae isn't at least a *little bit* light in his loafers haha

The Recommendations section has a few. I put in "Meet Me After School". It's a hetero drama but the boy is gorgeous and there's a happy ending.

It's annoying how in so many series people don't have a passcode on their phones.

Giwoo, I'm looking at you! Using that chat app and getting notifications all day ....

And Hyeonjae as well, who in every other respect has been a clever guy. Given a character like him, who has a past dealing drugs and a bad relationship with his father, you'd think he'd lock his phone out of habit.

But of course if characters did this we'd be robbed of several good series. A responsible viewer knows when to suspend disbelief for the sake of the cause. 😄

In the end, given the changes that Giwoo undergoes in Ep6 I'm hoping he'll somehow turn out to be the hero. He's close to having no f*cks left to give.

And I still think that Seongwon could turn out to be the one fatality in the series. We're 3/4 of the way in and his character has been used only as a nag for Jeongha.

It's inevitable!

Tyler and Kongpop, of course 😉

Yes on the mutual crush. Did you see how Ruth was eying Ji during the morning line-up? I thought Ruth's time travel had already happened at that point but I really like that it hadn't. It shows that Ruth was liking Ji all through their school years.

The dual time travel is such a great element. Really freshens up the trope.