When you said this was one of your favorite chapters to write I knew we were getting angst but DAMN..this was a full knockout, zero recovery time till you put us back in the angst ring and on the mat
Nooo all these lovely boys are trying to hard. All of them breaking, Seungmin saying he'll quit Stray Kids for her
OW OW OW OW OW INSO..JUST OW
I get MC though i DO...im glad she was honest with Minho that she is just SO SO SO AFRAID.. i get her I do...I also want to shake her and go 'your boys are right here..your men are in front of you, literally breaking like porcelain..please build a nest, scent them all, fall asleep in the den...and then talk it out in the morning'
I know this is gonna sound mean..but I want Soohyun and Yuri to step in. To make her have realisations about the boys..another intervention so to speak but more of 'okay so that asshole did this..do they do that? Okay how about manipulating you do they do that?' Until it clicks in her head that these men arent that asshole
I get her trust issues I DO, those walls arent broken down in such a short time..but fuck something sure broke...like fine china..can be put together(hopefully like Kintsugi, pretty and golden) but DAMN
I'm not gonna lie sweet angst loving Inso..i too got teary eyed reading this chapter. Its just a big ball of confusion and hurt and 'please..just talk...figure it out. Stay the night...hear them out'
I wish theyd talk but its so much all at once. Time to process and for MC to notice..fuck i miss them too much. They are worth the risk sweet MC, they love you and YOU LOVE THEM TOO. Why fight your true hearts desire...you got this sweet MC, I know you'll figure it out. Giving time and love and PATIENCE...you'll get there and I'll rejoice when you do. I already see such growth in our lovely mc's thoughts. Less going NO CANT BE..and now going...SHIT NO IT IS!...next will be I DONT WANT TO BE WITHOUT THEM..I CANT.
Excited to see how you'll steer us through these stormy waters!
I also do think she needed to go home. That move is still happening after all...she wouldnt just flake on her best friend like that. Heck another upset Alpha to soothe right there. Also gives her time to process again.
I thought I saw a light at the end of the tunnel Inso..I see it was just a mirage now...Still looking forward to see that light slowly peak over the horizon though!
I saw the message about skipping next week and I refuse to throw vitriol your way over it. Itll give me some time to process this sad angsty chapter and to hug my pet extra close for comfort.
Tldr: poor poor babies. No winners only losers. Enjoy your week break Inso and talk to you after next chapter. Have a good week!
I think that MC's general trauma/distrust is definitely a huge part of this, but it's also not the only thing! She talks a lot about their fame and what being with them -- not even as a casual girlfriend or something, but as something as permanent as a soulmate -- would do to her life. Like how she would be able to live, and what she would be able to do, separate from them. Generally I think a lot of this fic talks about autonomy and struggles with and against gender norms, and those are really present in this predicament, too -- so it's kind of less about coming to realizations and more about knowing those things already and still making a choice that you can live with, one way or another 🤔 Or that's how I think of it! I'm sure it comes across differently to everyone
(Also, the betrayal of it all... I've mentioned this before, but I am a lot more vindictive than MC; I would never ever ever be able to get over a secret this big being kept for this long 😆 It's just complicated!)
There is still a light at the end of the tunnel! The tunnel is just... a little longer than was maybe expected!!! 🙆 hahahaha
You have a good week too! Thank you for reading!!! 💛