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I hope you do :) I really like Johan and North's story as I am reading the novel, it makes sense. Plus North falls in love with Johan naturally and slowly; I really love this aspect.
You are going to hate this character so much ... 😄
Personally, I also think playing villain brings a thrilling experience for actors. I don't know about the industry but as an honest audience, I would love to see my favs playing villain once at least.
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And confessed to each other still not together, wth.... 😶