I would like to talk about the last 5 min of this episode. I was wondering how the squad didn't find it wierd that Heedo and Yijin were going to be alone, in his apartment, at midnight. It was surprising how no one questioned it, with Seungwan hightailing out of there at 5 min to midnight , insisting others leave with her, while looking at Jiwoong and Yurim . Yurim, who lives 20 min bus ride away, left at the same time, saying she wanted to spend time with her mom. She didn't even ask Heedo to come along with her, and was returning her "bye" until Jiwoong asked Heedo if she wasn't leaving. Even then, she accepted the explanation pretty quickly, shut the conversation down and left promptly knowing Jiwoong would follow her too. This is the same clingy Yurim, who'd wait at the bus stop with Heedo for no reason. Same Yurim who was wondering why Heedo was getting out of Yijin's car in ep 4. And it just struck me. THEY KNOW! Except Jiwoong, who is probably starting to figure it out and is tactless, Seungwan and Yurim definitely have known for quite a long time.
Seungwan is not dense to pick up clues. The scene where Heedo and Yijin walk into the broadcasting room, she isn't surprised that they are together, holding hands and clinging to each other, she is just curious that he is wearing a uniform. She knows Heedo listened to his tapes, that he called her when he disappeared and how they are always holding hands.
Yurim has knows Yijin the longest, and knows how he acts around girls he is into. She probably saw Heedo confessing, Yijin lifting her in 3 different occasions, the talk about him asking her to trust him. She probably even knows that Heedo went to have dinner with Yijin! She is perceptive and could easily tell that Yijin and Heedo sounded close back in ep 3. Her being dense doesn't align with how she was shown previously. They definitely left them alone on purpose.
I'm pretty sure Heedo didn't stay back to kiss Yijin but because she didn't want to be alone or leave Yijin alone and cause she likes spending time with him. They have been alone a lot of times, but Yijin almost always dissipates the tension between them. He could have, if he wanted to. It was Heedo who tried breaking the tension by switching on the TV. It was working until Yijin said "I'll be fine with whatever happens now" and you could literally see the thought forming in Heedo's head. " What do you wish to do if the world ends now" with Heedo replying nothing really. You could see him relaxing at this cause he has come to believe that Heedo always speaks her mind and nothing is going to happen between them anymore and gives his usual heart eyes smile. But she learnt that actions speak louder than words, and in she goes.
I am one of those who feel that he should definitely reciprocate. It's weird how everyone's calling Heedo pure and him protecting her purity/innocence which is really absurd cause you can still be all that while being in love. That took a lot of courage and Heedo shouldn't be doing the heavy lifting always.
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