okay i'd seen mentions of kim soleum texting baek seon with "watch out for serial killers" in fics before, but after encountering it in the actual novel and knowing it was done with somewhat(?) pure intent it's SO much funnier
And I wrote: watch out for serial killers—
already TERRIFYING. especially considering this is in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT and baek saheon is asleep in the ROOM NEXT TO HIM
“I’ll send it every morning from now on.”
EVERY MORNING?? IF I WAS BAEK SAHEON I WOULD KILL MYSELF?? it's no wonder he thinks kim soleum is a murderer I WOULD TOO??!
and it's the way kim soleum apparently just thinks this is totally normal. like "i'll send it every morning to warn him because that's the right thing to do, even if i don't like him that much"
AND IT SORT OF IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO BUT ALSO IN THE MOST ROUNDABOUT WAY POSSIBLE????? KIM SOLEUM WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CANNOT BE THIS SOCIALLY UNAWARE...!?!?!
edit: i've since learned that kim soleum is DOING ALL OF THIS ON PURPOSE. HE IS BAEK SAHEON'S BIGGEST RAGEBAITER









