If there’s one thing I immediately notice in the entirety of c70, aside from the return of the moonlight and the candlelight, is the fact that Seungho says this:
“That is all I will ask of you.”
And I immediately remember the song, ‘All I Ask of You’ and ‘Music of the Night’ from Phantom of the Opera, wherein Raoul seeks to be chosen while the other song has the Phantom begging Christine to stay with him. Should she stay with the Phantom and trust him entirely, he will give her a whole ‘new journey in a strange world’.
Startling are the similarities of the song from the struggles that Seungho and Na-Kyum are dealing together:
“Start a journey through a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
And let music set you free.
Only then can you belong to me
Floating, falling, Sweet Intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savor each Sensation
Let the dream begin, Let your darker side give in
To the Power of the music that I write,
The Power of the Music of the Night.”
And with ‘All I Ask You’, we have this last line:
‘Love me, that’s all I ask of you.’
Both songs portray the men to be trusted by Christine. Raoul promises love and security while the Phantom promises love, desire and security.
We have long noticed that Na-Kyum has always had a kinky side, so he’d truly choose Seungho, as he had even disobeyed Heena just to stay with him. We can think of Raoul as Inhun. Sure, Raoul is a much better man than Inhun, but y’all have to admit, he’s bland af. The Phantom, or in this case, Seungho, is all about the darkness, the mystery, the thrill, the danger, the unleashing of undying love and desire, everything that Na-Kyum truly wants.
And yet, the Christine of the story chose Raoul in the end during a major fight-off and climax bet. him and the Phantom bc she knew him the longest, and abandoned the Phantom to his supposed death after Raoul had wounded him. Christine felt pity for the Phantom and almost wanted to go to him but Raoul wouldn’t let her
If this is any indication that BD will use this as a springboard that
SH and Inhun will do a major faceoff in the climax, I AM SO DOWN FOR IT
But in terms of PotN, I am guessing that the climax of the musical and the manhwa will diverge, wherein NK will ultimately choose Seungho and not In-Hun.
Seungho’s plea of to NK not to push him away is really similar to ‘love me, that’s all I ask of you’, imo. And this is sure to take over all of NK’s entire mindspace, his heart, his very soul. He will let SH’s words warm him and comfort him, and ultimately lead to the admission of love in the future (I HOPE!)
NK’s recollection of the moon following him everywhere indicates that Seungho, representing the moon, will continue to follow him everywhere. It doesn’t matter what timeline or universe they’ll fall into, they will gravitate towards each other like strong magnets no matter what. Other people may try to separate them, but despite everything, they’ll always be two inseparable souls hungry for both love and lust, something that they can only fulfill when they are together
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