#fake red

[respectthepetty]

Semantic (Color) Error

Sang Woo and Jae Young are color-coded boys in love.

So what are their colors?

If you thought red and blue, you'd be WRONG!

The opening credits and scenes declare what they are:

Their colors are blue and green.

Sang Woo is a blue boy. He is confident, stable, and intelligent.

Jae Young is a green guy. He is lively, hopeful, and easygoing.

He even draws Sang Woo in his color on the wanted posters.

The only reason Jae Young wears red is to bother Sang Woo.

Jae Young borrows most of the red items from his friends.

He begins wearing red when looking for Sang Woo before he is aware Sang Woo hates the color *the "SINNER" jacket*

When they first meet, they both wear black, but Jae Young is backed up by his fake red. *the "DIE BITCH" jacket*

Black tends to be their neutral color.

When they're hiding out in the clothes, they are neutral in black with their colors behind them until the red light comes on, referring to Jae Young's fake red that bothers Sang Woo.

Exchanging colors

While at the bar, Jae Young is upset at Sang Woo for ignoring him, so he plays darts with his fake red and Sang Woo's blue.

He rescues Sang Woo, and they have a tender moment. The next day, Sang Woo tries on red.

And Jae Young picks up blue even though there is a red outfit he could wear.

But Sang Woo doesn't like this (because he has the fake red), and retreats into a dark blue while Jae Young remains neutral black. *see the barrier that divides them demonstrated by the wall behind them: Sang Woo in the darker color (wants to remain in the dark about his feelings) and Jae Young in the lighter color (because he is aware of his feelings)*

However, Sang Woo can't truly let Jae Young go and continues to use Jae Young's fake red when he usually uses black. *remember Jae Young placed a red pen on Sang Woo's shelf after the bar incident*

Sang Woo realizes he made a mistake and goes to see Jae Young at the restaurant. He is still in his blue, but now he is surrounded by Jae Young's real color, green.

Jae Young rejects him, but Sang Woo tries again, this time fully understanding how important Jae Young is, so he wears Jae Young's green to reflect that.

After this, Jae Young incorporates Sang Woo's blue into his wardrobe.

The two become closer, and eventually kiss.

Each is highlighted by the other's color: Sang Woo in Jae Young's green, and Jae Young in Sang Woo's blue.

But, per usual, Sang Woo is confused and goes to Jae Young's studio in Jae Young's fake red while Jae Young is in neutral black.

Jae Young makes Sang Woo realize what he has been feeling (no fake red anymore, but pure green). EDIT: @grapejuicegay spotted that when Sang Woo agrees to the two-week trial period, he does so in a blue and green thumbs up sweater.

Sang Woo decides to be honest in the same shirt he wore the first time he yelled at Jae Young and showed him emotion - the merged green and blue flannel shirt.

After that, Sang Woo is in love and in Jae Young's green

Until Jae Young tells Sang Woo he got accepted into an oversees program, then both boys are struggling with their feelings and retreat back to their colors *Sang Woo's beloved blue bike*

But all ends well, and they merge their colors and love together with a hint of fake red (blue bedding with green pillows)

And the Semantic (Color) Error was fixed!

[scienceninjaturtle]

Spider-Man Fake Red

[nataku27]

From Spider-man: Fake Red manga

[panquecadecaramelo]

Two small girls prepared to beat you.

(Oc art)

[peterparkerprotectionposse]

I made this

based off these panels from spider-man fake red

[danzigmcfly]

[shotoftheodd]

[miss-musings]

The Blacklist, Lizzington & The Weirdest Survey Ever

So... to support an upcoming “meta” (I use that term loosely) about Red’s romantic love for Liz, I sent what I dubbed “The Weirdest Survey Ever” to a male friend of mine. I wanted to get his perspective on how weird/inappropriate some of the things Red does to/for Liz if he ISN’T in love with her.

I wrote out several of the scenarios of things Red does on the show, and asked my friend how likely he would be to do those things to/for/with/about:

A good female friend

A daughter figure/mentee**

A woman you’re in love with but are not in a relationship with

A woman you’re in a relationship with (WHEN APPLICABLE)

(**-my friend initially envisioned his actual daughters during these scenarios, which I felt like skewed the results. I asked him to re-evaluate the questions under the consideration that the woman was not his biological daughter, adoptive daughter, daughter-in-law, stepdaughter, etc., but was simply the daughter of a friend or a student-type figure in his life. I have included his answers under these considerations.)

As you will see, my friend’s responses were that he would be more willing to do those things for a woman he was in a relationship with.

Now, a few clarifications: my friend is happily married to his wife of almost 20 years and they have four kids together (ages 16-4). He has never seen the show, really, but he’s heard me talk about it plenty. I told him exactly what the survey was for, but I asked him to push TBL out of his mind and be as objective as possible.

I will list the questions and his responses below. Feel free to share the survey with your friends, significant others, etc. I don’t have a significant other, or otherwise, I would’ve asked him these questions instead of my poor friend.

Again, keep in mind that this is by no means scientific, as the sample size is one person, and further respondents would help. So, please share the survey and post your friends’ or SO’s responses in a reblog!

P.S. I don’t agree with all of my friend’s answers, but I still think they’re interesting.

QUESTION ONE

Let's say a loved one is going through a personal crisis and you want to comfort and reassure her. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that you would hold your loved one's hand if she was:

A good female friend: 3

A daughter figure/mentee: 3

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 0

A woman you're in a relationship with: 7

QUESTION TWO

On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely would you be to spend hundreds of hours helping, protecting, looking after, and if necessary, raising, a child of the following women:

A good female friend: 8

A daughter figure/mentee: 5

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 9

A woman you're in a relationship with (BUT it's not your child): 10

QUESTION THREE

On a scale of 1 to 10, rate how likely it would be for you to describe the following women as "My life, my heart":

A good female friend: 0

A daughter figure/mentee: 0

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 8

A woman you're in a relationship with: 9

QUESTION FOUR

Let's say you have a secret that you're keeping from a loved one that she has a legal right to know, but you don't want to tell her that secret because you're afraid that once she knows the truth, she will hate you and want you out of her life forever. On a scale of 1 to 10, rate how likely it is that you will eventually give in and tell her the secret if she is:

A good female friend: 7

A daughter figure/mentee: 7

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 9

A woman you're in a relationship with: 10

QUESTION FIVE

Let's say you find out that the Significant Other (SO) of a loved one is a complete piece of shit, and you have the resources to extract that SO from your loved one's life (either by killing them, bribing them to leave, etc.). On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to allow that SO to remain in your loved one's life if your loved one is:

A good female friend: 8

A daughter figure/mentee: 3

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 5

QUESTION SIX

Let's say a female loved one is pregnant and has been in an accident. She's in the hospital, and you're waiting to find out how she and the baby are. Your best friend tries to reassure you by conjecturing that everything will be okay, and you flip your shit and yell at him/her that it won't be. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to do so if your loved one who's been in the accident is:

A good female friend: 3

A daughter figure/mentee: 5

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 5

A woman you're now in a relationship with: 10

QUESTION SEVEN

Let's say a loved one has died. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to go into a depression spiral that may include going on a drug bender, giving up most of your career pursuits/hobbies, and/or cutting yourself off from your friends/the world at large, if your loved one is:

A good female friend: 1

A daughter figure/mentee: 1

A woman you were in love with but not in a relationship with: 1

A woman you were in a relationship with: 4

QUESTION EIGHT

Let's say you are having a really nice, personal chat with a loved one and you are describing what she means to you. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it for you to compare your loved one to the North Star because she's your "way home" or to a ray of light in a dark cave, if your loved one is:

A good female friend: 2

A daughter figure/mentee: 1

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 8

A woman you're in a relationship with: 9

QUESTION NINE

Let's say a loved one is getting married and you have serious doubts about it because you believe her SO is keeping major secrets from her. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to ask her, to implore her not to marry her SO, if your loved one is:

A good female friend: 6

A daughter figure/mentee: 3

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 8

QUESTION TEN

Let's say you are reflecting on the fact that you almost watched another loved one die recently. You are standing at an open grave in a cemetery and talking about "foundational elements in our lives ... people who form the brick and mortar of who we are ... people who are so deeply embedded that we take their existence for granted until suddenly they're not there and we collapse into rubble." You also mention you have lost several loved ones, including a parent. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely would you be to do such a thing if the loved one who almost died was:

A good female friend: 5

A daughter figure/mentee: 3

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 6

A woman you're in a relationship with: 10

QUESTION ELEVEN

Let's say you're about to die. Your killer/executioner allows you just enough time to say some last words, so you say the name of a loved one. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to say the name of the following women:

A good female friend: 0

A daughter figure/mentee: 0

A woman you're in love with but not in a relationship with: 10

A woman you're in a relationship with: 10

QUESTION TWELVE

Let's say you have just watched your loved one die in an ambulance while en-route to the hospital. You must leave the ambulance and your loved one's body behind. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to kiss her forehead and eye socket (but not her lips!!!) as you depart, if she is:

A good female friend: 3.5

A daughter figure/mentee: 2

A woman you were in love with but not in a relationship with: 9

A woman you were in a relationship with: 10