Hey, there's something I've been thinking about the NE and GE of Ray's AE.
As we know, one of the biggest differences between the two endings is the change of characters talking to Saejoong; in GE it's MC and Saeran and in NE it's Rika and V. As you mentioned before, Saeran misses the chance to hear from his father in NE, the missing piece to close this story, plus we don't get to know what Saeyoung thinks of his father (With that dialogue it still makes clear the message that you don't have to forgive someone to move on) and there remains the uncertainty of how each RFA member's life will go on after that....
Although the proposal scene is beautiful 💖💖💖💖 and I liked seeing Rika face her demons and accept her mistakes.
Anyway, what I want to say is that .... Do you think it would be possible for Saeran personally, after this ending, to try to go to prison to see Saejoong just to find out what he needs to know? The reasons why that man is the way he is, what made him what he is now?
Hmm... I think it would be harder to talk to Saejoong here, so maybe he's wasting his time because he refuses to talk, I don't think that man wants to see his face anymore.
Oh, I can tell you right now that Saeyoung will not hear Saejoong talk. He will not listen to Saejoong. Saeyoung was literally hunting him for revenge non-stop the second that the news broke that Saejoong was on the run. He and Vanderwood were looking for him, and he wasn't about to stop. He wanted to be the one to capture him. In V's AE, he kidnaps Rika from the police with the intention of getting information from her and then likely getting rid of her if it came down to it. Like, if Jumin, Jaehee, and Vanderwood wouldn't have found Saeyoung, I'm not sure I can confirm what wouldn't become of Rika.
Saeyoung doesn't forgive. He doesn't forget. He's not Saeran in this sentiment. He cuts people off when they burn him and he doesn't go and look back. That's what he needs for his emotional journey. He is not the type that needs to talk to someone to get closure like that. He knows that talking gets nowhere with people like that. Saeyoung isn't going to step anywhere near V or Rika, for example. But they turned themselves in so he’s not doing that. Saejoong didn't. Saejoong commented that he knew that Saeyoung was hunting him down, and he took the walk of shame to where Saeyoung was to let him catch him.
I know Saeyoung Choi like the back of my hand and he never fucking forgets if someone burns him. He will never forget if someone hurts Saeran or the people he loves. So, yes, he and Saeran have different feelings about this stuff and I’m glad the game shows us all kinds of forgiveness or the lack therefore. Because we all have to cope and choose what’s right for us. The RFA has their own way, as well. Like, there’s no right or wrong choice here. Just remember, as long as you aren’t hurting yourself or anyone else, with it you can be as angry as you want about whatever was done to you. That’s the key detail. You can be upset, but don’t use that hurt against yourself or others.
I’m more like Saeyoung, myself, tbh. But, situations and circumstances change the way you deal with stuff!
If I'm being honest here, I don't think that Saejoong is going to be willing to talk. The impact of that situation is a lot stronger when it happens at the moment, and if it doesn't happen the way that it does in the Good Ending, it’s less likely to do anything. I just can't see that man being willing to have an upfront conversation. He's not the type of person to do that for any reason, and he's got far too much pride in himself to talk about his emotions. He's just going to bid his time until the day that he dies since that’s all he has. Any of the reputation that he built for himself is basically in the gutter and he doesn't have a legacy other than one of corruption.
I’m not saying that Saeran wouldn’t consider it? Because I do feel like there might come a point when he wants to confront it, but that doesn't mean that he's going to get it. Just because you want resolution doesn't mean you're going to get it. People can bite their tongue and stand their ground until the day they die. Saeran can extend a branch for a chance to talk to Saejoong about his life, but that doesn’t mean Saejoong will take it. We know that at the end of the day that Saeran is going to be okay no matter what in the Normal Ending. He's got his brother and he's got you. He's got everything he could ever want or need. He's going to be okay.
He might not have that final part of the catharsis, but he's going to be okay and that’s the good news. There are some other things in that specific ending that aren't taken care of properly. Because the RFA isn't in as good of a place as they are in the good ending. But there's a reason why it's called the normal ending, remember? Saejoong will never change but some people never do. Even if he listened to Saeran, it doesn’t change anything. Saeran is the only one that gets healing out of it.
I'm still playing Saeran's AE, and I see people mad at V actions. Well guys, for me this is the real Jihyun Kim, the V from the original story, and the same one from how Saeran's route ends . In the Saeran's AE, V acts like the character that he was originally developed for. (I was surprised how similar he acts in V's BE 2 and BRE 2, no one stopped him and he gets even more obsessed. it looks like a bad joke but I got all his ends trying to get the good one lol)
And that just makes sense with what I posted before about V and Rika, if no one stops his relationship with her, the cycle will never end and gets worst. ( and you can read this post here: https://anotherlunidays.tumblr.com/post/638149917393682432)
I was curious to see what would happen if I won’t go save Saeyoung and then I saw mc & Saeran living on an island like nothing is happening (I already got the worst bad end so why not?) Well, this is better than see him chained with Rika.
