I feel like Ogong was way closer to Semo in early seasons, wasn’t he?
Sure, s04 ending highlighted Duri and Ogong becoming friends because they were straight up enemies prior to that.
But Semo was always by Ogong’s side, and always the first to come to him when he needs help. Semo was genuinely very loyal to Ogong. Like, I know I point it out a lot that Semo defended Ogong so much in s04, but it’s true!
But then... probably only around s15 did Duri suddenly show up for him when he was down and suddenly they were the bestfriends and the duo and Ogong’s relationship with Semo was pushed to the side.
I need teenage SemOgong to be the cringiest, most unbearable couple ever
Everyone thought they would be the mature, calm pairing straight out of a romance drama because of their personalities.
Everyone was WRONG.
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Ogong is the most insufferable guy ever about his boyfriend. “Semo is so pretty” “Semo is so smart” “Oh that reminds me of what Semo did the other day” “Oh I should get that thing for Semo”
The Dokgos adore Semo but also they really already know everything they need to know about him. All they can say is “That’s great”. Like, they genuinely have nothing more to say.
I need Ogong to radiate middle school boyfriend/honeymoon phase energy CONSTANTLY.
He randomly starts singing love songs to Semo when they’re together. He’s terribly off and missing several notes. He’s unironically singing things like “Replay” loudly. Semo loves him so much.
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Everyone thought Semo would be normal or be the cold one in his relationship.
This is, of course, horribly Wrong.
He has no idea how to properly say “I love you” without getting awkward and he’ll freeze up if Ogong touches him without warning, but you better believe he has some other love language that is very obvious.
He is bringing Ogong random gifts like a cat brings its "catches" to its owner.
They find time to meet up and Ogong arrives to Semo holding flowers and... a whole ass vase?? “It’s green and red. Reminded me of us.”
Ogong decides not to question how much it was or where Semo even got it. Just freaked the heck out and that vase now sits in his bedroom and he cleans it everyday because THAT IS HIS BOYFRIEND’S LOVE FOR HIM dammit.
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I need them to not be normal about eachother. They should never be normal about eachother okay??
Ogong holding Semo really tightly when they’re snuggling up in bed because Semo is usually rather touch-repulsed. Semo really liking the affection because it makes him feel wanted and important
Semo and Ogong most of the time waking up before their alarm but deciding to stay in bed until it goes off because they wanna be by eachother’s side a little longer, especially if it’s a Monday and they didn’t get to do much on the previous weekend for whatever reason
Semo trying to cook and actually doing decently because Ogong helps him with the timing and the measurements
Semo doing something mundane like washing the dishes. Clingy Ogong getting home and immediately going up to him, putting arms around his waist. Because Ogong missed his husband so much.
Sick Semo wanting to go and take care of chores and like, do some of his freelance work and stuff but Ogong insists he stay in bed and get better quickly.
Okay so there’s this Twitter artist I follow and like. They post a lot of romantic stuff about Semo and Dingyo I guess
But they also have a lot of fanart with Ogong and Semo as a duo. And I genuinely cannot tell if they ship GongSem...??
And also it just reminds me of the actual show (DingSem/SemDing is very heavily canonically implied but also the parallels between Semo and Ogong are genuinely too much to ignore or actually pass off as a coincidence...)
While I do think Ogong & Semo’s arcs often weirdly parallel eachother (yes I say that so much, I call them mirror duo when I’m discussing them to myself in like, WhatsApp self-messages. I’m trying to compile several similarities between them but it’s hard to get the energy for that), one thing I noticed as the main difference between s03 Semo and s04 Ogong is that...
Ogong made the virus because he was pushed to by Diluk who was pretending to be a doctor.
Ogong was not at fault for this—he was a parentified child, worried about his sick little brother, probably confused and hurt because he got harassed over a simple lie that he likely never meant to spiral to what it became.
But he was quite easy to convince because he already had the seeds of wanting revenge against the Tritan trio (mainly Duri). Diluk simply watered it and helped it bloom with a little bit of “I wouldn’t let that slide if I were you”-type manipulation.
Now compare this with Semo. He was just a troubled kid who was likely overwhelmed from moving to a new place with people he didn’t know because his safe person had been deemed not safe. He did not particularly hate the twins, he was just extremely envious of their lives.
He was turned against them not because of his hate for them. He was turned against them because he was straight-up lied to. He was shown fake videos of his dearest dad to make him think the tobots are the villains.
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Idk. There’s not really a clear summary or point for this post. Just something I noticed.
I guess... this is another “Semo isn’t the resentful type” post...?
The Dokgos live pretty far away from the rest of the team, obv. Assuming it stays that way until their teen years, if Semo and Ogong start dating, they’d be in a long-distance relationship.
Long distance relationships are already hard, but with the added detail of them being them, I imagine this gets complicated at times.
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Imagine the amount of longing...
Ogong is rather loving and affectionate so he always wants to be by his lover’s side. He wants to visit Daedo and spend time with his boyfriend and their bestfriends but his schedule just isn’t fit for that.
Semo often gets doubts about their connection when Ogong takes too long to answer his messages. Sleep is hard to get when his mind wanders to all they could’ve done that day if Ogong just lived closer.
Ogong seeing someone in his class talk about basketball, or playing guitar, or being good at aiming, or being really close with their dad who’s a single father, and immediately remembering Semo.
Semo noticing someone who takes care of their younger siblings, or likes robots/engineering, or enjoys cooking, or wears overalls often, and sometimes talking to them about it because they remind him of Ogong.
Ogong getting extremely envious when his other friends who live near him talk to him about how they see their partners each week or even everyday.
Semo becoming hyper-aware of couples around him after a while of minimal communication with Ogong because their schedules don’t line up.
GongSem LDR yearning... Goshhh!! The possibilities!!
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Imagine the fears and the struggles in trust!
Semo is extremely insecure, so if Ogong doesn’t reply to his message for more than like, 6 hours, he spirals and thinks Ogong doesn’t love him anymore. It usually ends when Ogong replies, be it with a long text or just a simple heart.
Ogong trying to not be that overbearing boyfriend but he can’t help it sometimes. When he has free time but Semo isn’t available, he goes to everyone else’s online accounts to see if anyone’s been talking about spending time with Semo.
Semo is so jealous and paranoid of being replaced. Whenever Ogong brings up a new friend he made, Semo gets all weird until Ogong asks him what’s wrong. Usually, the answer is “Well, they have more access to you and you seem to enjoy their company...”
Whenever Ogong talks to the others and they tell him that the tobots had to do some action recently, Ogong gets worried about his scarily self-sacrificial boyfriend and has to inquire about his safety.
