Do you think Ivan's love was really one-sided? This question is driving me insane, I need to know
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TLDR: Ivan's love was one-sided until the very end but Till did have the potential to love Ivan back if their circumstances were much different.
Alright, the simple answer would be yes.
Ivan's love for Till was always meant to be tragic, desperate and unfulfilled in order to have the impact that it did.
This also lines up with a conversation he had with Sua about dying for the person they loved. He criticized Sua because her death would hurt Mizi because Mizi loved her, and Sua was a coward to try to run away from that fact.
Ivan, on the other hand, did the exact same thing, because he knew that in his case, Till never loved him back so his death wouldn't hurt him. He died cause he knew he could so and not be a hypocrite.
Till never shows Ivan in his flashbacks and Till never seems to look at Ivan unless instigated to. And even then, it's often briefly and barely. Till didn't love Ivan, not in the romantic sense...
Mizi loved Sua, Till loved Mizi and Ivan loved Till and it was always supposed to be this way.
BUT the thing about all these things is the love was borne out of finding solace and hope in another person. They were in an abusive, controlling and dull environment and looked to another person to find a will to live.
So that being said, while Till didn't love Ivan, I think there was potential for that love. Because I do think Till did care about Ivan to some extent.
Maybe if they weren't in such a horrid enviroment, maybe if they were all free and allowed to do and love whatever and whoever, Till could've loved Ivan.
Because Till did hesitate when it came to running away with Ivan. Ivan never saw this, but Till looked almost guilty, nervous and scared before turning back.
And when Ivan died, the reaction that Till showed was maybe of that of a person who cared. Who looked worried and confused. Of a persons who lost everything.
In another universe, maybe Hyuna managed to save them both, and Till manages to learn to move on from Mizi, and Ivan's love for Till tones down, and Till can love Ivan.
