#even if it’s initially acting as white noise it eventually evolves into something purposeful that he takes as reprieve

[roobylavender]

ok in other news i’m on episode eight of my mln rewatch and two things that really stuck out to me were that conversation gu had with gijeong and changhee where he said he rarely eats and drinks at the same time, and that conversation he had later with mijeong where he said he drinks to alleviate the curses in his head, but there are also moments like this, where he’s talking and genuinely engaging with mijeong, and the curses are momentarily disappeared, too. and it got me thinking like. obv this entire exercise in worship we have established is mijeong’s way of saving gu but on a smaller detailed level her enticing him to eat with her regularly is inadvertently a means of saving him as well bc it provides him with reprieve. like she has no way of knowing that eating with people potentially brings him peace and comfort but in retrospect you realize aside from when he’s drinking some of gu’s most serene moments overflowing with gentle kindness are when he’s eating with mijeong or with the yeom family in general. it takes the whole eating as salvation theme to a whole new level and i’m obsessed with it