What if Shinae is more forward?
I know Nol has too many things on his plate to even think about pursuing romance with Shinae (even though his heart says yes, lmfao). He's way too stubborn. And I've said it on my previous analysis that it's Shinae's time to step up and be the "blind one," to quietly let Nol open his mask in front of her without making a huge deal about it.
Right now, Shinae is still in denial of her romantic feelings for Nol, which is understandable. But once she has calmed down, think things throughly, and decide that she will pick Nol as the love interest she won't let go,
I hope Shinae will unabashedly say "I Love You" to Nol everytime she visits him in jail. To let him know that someone (aside from his Nana) really love him and will always be by his side.
Like, forget about becoming a couple and its implication for a moment. I just hope Shinae will give Nol constant hope and reassurance that someone genuinely loves him out there. That he's not unwanted or unneeded. That he's really special.
What promted me to write this? Well, I was re-reading. I know she was panicking but she did say this:
(I hope she sticks to this conviction even after she calms down)
and I just remembered this line from Kono Oto Tomare,
which I think, can really resonate with how Shinae might feel about Nol in the future.
And I thought:
"wouldn't it be so cool if Shinae were able to casually tell Nol how much she loves him because the time time they have is too precious and limited to be spend on feeling embarassed?"
Nol will be flabbergasted, overwhelmed, I'm sure. Depending on how aggressive Shinae pursue him, I wonder if he'll get an ick because it reminds him of Meg's advance towards Kousuke (God I hope not). But since the words come from Shinae, the person he loves, I hope those words can give him the courage to face his own feelings and makes him open up to her.
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But that's only if Nol isn't blocking Shinae from visiting him, let's just wait and see :"D