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Okta Lover

Requested by @creepypastacrazier93: Warmly greet!❤️How did the exams go, good? Requests are open again, so what do you say we try out our Hwarang boys? How would the boys react to the female reader who served them in Okta, a Hwarang boy tells his friends that she is cute and another of the Hwarang tells the reader that their friend thinks she is cute 😁😁

Pairing: Hwarang boys x fem!reader

Sun-Woo:

he's a very blunt person

so it would be in character for him to just say it to you

but at the same time, he's pretty shy

which is the reason that he doesn't say it in your face

he doesn't mean to say it out loud either

it just slipped out as you walked off after placing down their drinks

Ji-dwi gives a confused look, Suho laughs, Banryu rolls his eyes, Han-sung giggles and Yeo-wool just grins

Yeo-wool is the first to leave, generous enough to pay for the drinks

Sunwoo just groaned, he knew well enough that Yeo-wool wasn't doing it out of the kindness of his heart

especially not when he noticed you look over after Yeo-wool finished talking

you just smiled at him before turning back away from him

it wasn't until ten minutes later or so that you return

a drink placed in front of him while you said opposite

all the others were kind enough to leave then, but not without teasing grins

and Sunwoo says nothing, staring at the cup before him while you served a cup for yourself

"my shift's done, so I hope you don't mind the company."

Sunwoo does not mind it all, the blush on his face said enough

and you gladly take the opportunity

a handsome hwarang and a nice one at that, who would not want someone like that on their side

Ji-Dwi:

this man will say it to your face

no shame, you've seen the same series as me

sure, he' be a bit bashful about it, but he'd say it nonetheless

the other hwarangs just find it hilarious how you just scoff

because it turns Ji-dwi into a lost puppy

lucky for him, Yeo-wool was good at talking

and he was basically friends with everyone that worked at Okta

so, out of the kindness of his heart, Yeo-wool talks to you

basically tells you that Ji-dwi is genuinely interested

so, maybe a week later or so, you saw him again in Okta

alone this time and maybe a bit tipsy

the two bottles of wine said enough, even if he was used to alcohol

you sit opposite of him, smiling as he looked up shocked

"A little birdie told me that you were very interested."

Cue the blush to rise up on his face

he stumbles over his words, trying to sober himself up in a matter of seconds

neither of those things works, but at least he tries

which you find cute, so plus points there

throughout the whole conversation, his stutter did not dissapear

so you're basically smiling the whole time at his cuteness

Soo-Ho:

number two who'd just openly say it

but in a more flirty way

so you shrugged it off

every single time

which is only making Soo-ho more competitive in a way

he'll try anything to make you break, but nothing really works

Han-Sung is the one to step in

kind of blurts out the fact that Soo-ho seems genuinely interested in you

you don't see a reason why the cute boy would lie to you

at the same time, you also like seeing Soo-ho struggle to come up with new ways to flirt with you

it's really funny to watch as you walk past

to see him pout as he struggled to find something new to say

because Soo-ho was not known for trying so much

(let's assume he never falls for the queen, cause that was just weird...)

he breaks after two hours

which basically means that he just pouts for the rest of their time their

when they left, you were quick to end your shift and follow the men

Soo-ho was trailing in the back, a good meter behind the rest

so you took the opportunity to walk to him, linking your arm to his with a smile

he's confused, but switches to happy in a millisecond

"I hope you don't mind walking me home?"

he does not

the smile on his face doesn't leave his face for the rest of the night

Ban-Ryu:

he would say nothing

not even to the others

he remains quiet through the night, but his eyes speaks thousand words

and Soo-ho knows how to read those eyes with ease

(yes that sounds kinda gay, I'm aware)

which means that Soo-ho knows exactly what was happening in Ban-ryu's head

and thus, he starts his usual teasing

because he had long figured out the secret glances to you

and Ban-ryu's reaction are so funny

the blush, the flustered reaction, followed by an angry shout

it gets him some looks, but a glare soon fixed that problem

except for you

you're giggling at him, but stop once your eyes connected

Ban-ryu thinks you're afraid of him

luckily that's not the case, but he doesn't know that

so he's quick to leave Okta

that's when Soo-ho takes fate into his own hands

racing to you, he quickly whispered something in your ear

something along the lines of Ban-ryu having fallen for your beauty

then he just force you out side

you didn't mind, you wanted to go home anyway

lucky for you, Ban-ryu was still outside

he was fiddling with the charm on his belt, looking at it with a sad look as he scratched off the paint

so you approached him

"what did your charm do to deserve that?"

cue a large flinch from this man

then he just stares at you in shock

you just smile before asking him if he was free for one more hour or so

he said yes, maybe a bit too fast

Han-Sung:

well...

he just stares

all his emotions are easy to read from his expression alone

his silly smile easy tells that he just fell in love

which makes everyone at the table smile at how adorable Han-sung was

yes, even Ban-ryu

it is incredibly cute, even more when he starts getting tipsy

he's basically outing his feelings to anyone who will listen

which, at the moment, was Sun-woo

which the man in question didn't like at all

hence why he called you over and basically dumped Han-sung on you

much to the others surprise, you took it well

smiling when Sun-woo told you to just take the man, that was hopelessly crushing on you, with you

you just put Han-sung back in his seat, saying something before leaving

and Han-sung just quietly waits

which is some kind of miracle, because Han-sung is never quiet

then you return and Han-sung is up in minutes

almost falling down in the process

you kindly tell the others that you'd take Han-sung home, Sun-woo telling you the address without any care

which Han-sung calls out by slurring together a sentence that said something along the lines of 'I could get killed'

but he was also quick to hug you after and almost fall asleep on your shoulder

so you're quick to leave

the next morning, Han-sung remembers everything

racing back to Okta to apologize

but you dismiss him with a smile before asking him to hang out after work

Han-sung was glad that sun-woo had dumped him in your arms

Yeo-Wool:

another flirt

problem is, he flirts with everyone

including men...

so, like anyone else would, you ignored the flirty remarks

even when they made you blush

through the night, he continues and never gives up

he isn't know to falter after all

gets a bit more snappy through the night, however

Soo-ho's teasing is relentless

it comes to the point that everyone is fed up

Han-sung is the first to approach you and basically begs you to do something about it

so Yeo-wool's next line is a success

unknown to him is the fact that Han-sung is partially the reason for that

he's a bit arrogant after you say yes to his proposal

which is then quickly dismissed when you invite the others at the table

because seeing Yeo-wool sulk is a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity after all

because the prettiest man in Silla does not usually sulk

"too pretty" you could quote him for that

you did walk next to him the whole time, maybe a bit too close to seem like just friends or acquaintances

which is something you both want

this time you take the first step

simple way of doing so, just holding his hand underneath the long sleeves from your clothes

cue a blushing Yeo-wool who doesn't really know how to react

he talks big, but he isn't used to a response and if he gets one it is usually just stammering or stuttering

and it is exactly the reaction that you wanted from him

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save me | chapter 4.

pairing: suk hansung x reader ; kim taehyung x reader (platonic) fandom: hwarang ; bts warnings: non idol!au ; alternate reality!au ; mentions of death ; language genre: angst ; fluff ; possible smut previous: please check out my kim taehyung masterlist for previous parts (thanks tumblr :’))

summary: taehyung has been your best friend for so long, almost as long as he has been sick. but now it was getting worse and for some reason, the only person that has any idea as to why that is, is a lunatic that tells you it’s because taehyung is connected to someone from another universe. and then you suddenly find yourself on a quest in an alternate reality, trying to prevent the death of a boy named hansung, so that your best friend could live. however, developing feelings for the hwarang member hadn’t exactly been the plan..

a/n: IT’S BACK PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you like the part ♥ (masterlist is in my description box)

“What?” you had asked, tilting your head back so that you could look into his tired eyes.

“You shouldn't be here with me like this.. you should be in the arms of someone that can give you more than me.”

With a heavy sigh, you pushed yourself up on your elbow and let your fingertips run over Taehyung's pale cheek, “You're the only one that I need.”

“In another world, (Y/N).. but not in this one,” he had said with a sad smile.

Who would have thought that his words were foreshadowing so much..

The first thing you saw when you opened your eyes was his face, but not really his face. His hair was longer, his skin tanner, his lips and cheeks rosy.

Hansung. 

It was Hansung, who had his arm wrapped tightly around you, his body pressed so close against yours that you had trouble breathing, but not wanting him to losen his grip either. It was Hansung, who was mere centimeters away from your own face and whose warm breath you could feel on your face.

You hesitated at first, not wanting to do anything to wake him up, too afraid that reality would hit him and that he'd run away from you like he should do, but eventually, after staring at him for good five minutes, you couldn’t help yourself anymore and you raised your hand to touch his cheek just like you had touched Taehyung's cheek once.. like he was about to slip away from you.

“I need him. I.. I need you,” you whispered, your fingertips running down to his lips, letting them brush over them as gently as you could. And the second you did, his eyelids fluttered open.

You immediately held your breath, blinking over and over again, scared that he'd scream, run, punch you in the face.

That's what he should have done. After all, you were.. kind of weird, you had to admit that. Not only did you treat him like you knew him and he on the other hand had no idea who you were, but you snuck into his bed last night and apparently spent the entire night there, without you even remembering doing so, that’s how drunk you had been.

And for some weird reason that you couldn’t explain to yourself, he hadn’t thrown you out.

“Who are you?” his voice came out as a whisper, nobody except for you who was right in front of him, could hear it. 

He shouldn’t be liking this so much when he barely knew anything about you. He shouldn’t leave his arm around you like that and he should definitely slide back and put some distance between you.

He should not look down to your lips and wonder what it would be like to kiss them. He should not get lost in your eyes and wonder what secrets they truly held.

“Would you believe me if I said I'm here to help you?” you wanted to pull your hand back, but Hansung was quicker and wrapped his hand around your wrist, keeping it close to his face.

He wasn’t afraid of you. He was mostly just confused. Your sudden arrival here, the way you behaved around him and more importantly, the way he felt about you. That’s what confused him the most. 

Why did his heart beat so fast when lying next to a person he didn’t know? Was he going crazy?

“You act like you know me and I feel like I know you too, yet I'm sure that you and I have never met..”

It was so complicated and yet so easy.

Telling him the truth, warning him and making sure that he would stay out of trouble.. but would that really be enough?

You felt like it wouldn't be. You felt like whatever you'd say or do to warn him, you'd have to protect him yourself, just like you always had to protect Taehyung as well.

And that’s why the lunatic sent you here after all, right? To protect Hansung, not just to warn him, otherwise this would have been way too easy.

However, before you could say anything, the truth or not, the door got slid open and in came..-

“No, no, no, no, what are you doing?!” Ahro hiked up her skirts and pretty much ran through the room, past the first men waking up that Hansung was sharing the room with, trying to get you to stand up as quickly as possible, “If someone see's you like this, they'll kill you! And you too!” she scolded Hansung.

His eyes widened in fear. 

Yet it wasn’t fear for his safety.

“It's your fault! You got me drunk last night,” you hissed, straightening out the Hanbok you were wearing.

“YOU ran away!” she hissed back, turning around to the other men and bowing deeply, “Forgive us for coming in here. Please don’t tell nyone.”

And then she grabbed your hand and pulled you out, Hansung staring after you a little bashfully, especially when the rest of the guys started whistling.. as if something had happened.

“I can't hold my liquor, Ahro. I don't even remember going to him last night!” you tried to explain.

“Well, maybe you should have told me that before I took you out to drink, don't you think?!”

And just as you were going around a corner, both you and her ran into a face that she had told you not to look at.

Ever.

“My queen,” Ahro was used to this. She knew the procedure. What to say and do around her. She bowed as deeply as she could, then said: “Forgive us, we didn't see you.”

You? You didn't do any of that, you just narrowed your eyes at her and looked her up and down like you were scrutinizing her. 

Which, by the way, is a terrible idea if you don’t want to be killed.

But then again, there weren’t really and kings and queens that you could casually run into back home.. except for Jay Park. And that only happened once and you had been too busy gawking at him to really talk to him.

“You must be the new physician,” the queen smiled, but it was ice cold. You could tell that she was already hating you, probably already plotting your death, “I've heard a lot of things about you.. your reputation proceeds you.”

“My reputation?”

“Rude,” she said, but still with a smile on her face like she hadn’t just insulted you.

“Oh, I get that a lot,” you laughed, not even in the slightest intimidated by her, but that was a grave mistake you would soon come to realize, “I'm just not used to.. kings and queens.”

“You don't have any where you're from?”

“Oh, no, we have.. democracy.”

Funny how she and her advisers all gasped like democracy was a curse word. That said a lot about this time period.

“How.. ugly.”

“My queen, please forgive us, we didn't mean to disturb you,” Ahro interrupted before this could escalate.

She only waited for the queen to nod and give her consent for you two to leave, before Ahro grabbed your wrist and pulled you away again.

“I want you to keep an eye on her,” the queen said to one of her advisers, her eyes still lingering on your back, “And if she tries anything.. kill her.”

“Why are you all looking at me like that?” Hansung had a hard time keeping eye contact with the remaining Hwarang members, all of them smirking at him like he had done something forbidden last night.. like it had done something naughty.

“So.. how is she in bed?” Sooho asked without shame, Banryu immediately hitting his arm, “What? It's what we all want to know, don't pretend like it isn't!”

“Nothing happened,” he quickly defended himself, shaking his head, “I don't know, she must have thought my bed was hers and.. well she fell asleep right afterwards!”

A unified choir of 'Aw's' echoed through the room, as if all of them had been hoping for some juicy details.

It was clear that these men were deprived in this camp. 

“Don't you think her behavior is odd?” Jidwi said, rubbing his hand over his jaw, “It's like she's obsessed with Hansung, when it’s usually Banryu or Sooho the girls are interested in.”

They were two of the ‘gang leaders’, the popular kids, while Hansung was just someone that ran with them. It was usually him chasing girls not girls chasing him..

“Someone is obsessed with my brother?” Danse suddenly stood behind the group of men, looking at his younger brother with a surprised, yet judgmental as always, look.

“Oh, hyung! Well.. it's not..-”

“Someone has a crush on our little Hansungie,” Sooho pinched his cheek happily and then looked at Danse, “Don't worry. We'll make sure she's treating him well.”

“And who is it?” Hansung’s brother asked, still not quite knowing who it was that had an apparent crush on the younger Suk. Sunwoo's eyes were the first to travel to his sister walking out of the physician’s hut, you trotting behind her, clearly annoyed by whatever she was currently telling you, but Ahro didn't care, “Your sister?!”

“What..- are you crazy?! No! The other one! (Y/N)!” Sunwoo took full offense at that, everyone could tell.

His sister wasn’t on the market, not for any of these lot.

It seemed like not every Hwarang member had seen you around yet so when all attention was on you and Ahro, the first boys could be heard whistling, grinning, some even complimenting you, while you and Ahro thankfully didn't hear any of it, both of you too far away.

And Hansung hated every second of it, for some reason.

He hated that they were looking at you like this. He wanted to go over there and pull you away where they couldn’t see you or tell them to shut their mouths.

Maybe it was his ‘connection’ to you, or maybe it was just the fact that someone had finally chosen him and he wanted to protect that.

If only he was more of a men like the older Hwarang members.. if only he was more like his brother..

“If you foolish boys are done chasing skirts that you'll never reach, how about we get back to your studies?!” Wihwa appeared like a ghost, all boys immediately jumping up and bowing, before returning to their seats.

And Hansung has never been more thankful for a lesson in his life.

“Stay. Here,” Ahro pushed you down onto a chair, “And don't go anywhere. Please.”

“Fine,” you rolled your eyes, “You don't have to be so dramatic, you know?”

“I don't have to be so..-” if you weren't careful, she'd smack you right across the face at some point, “Just.. don't move, alright? I'll be back in a couple of minutes.”

As far as you knew, she had to get some ingredients from the market, but didn't want to take you with her anymore. Seems like last night had shown her that she'd rather not take you anywhere where there was alcohol for a while.

And what she did was actually really smart.

She left you in the library of Hwarang.

And you had a mission.

“He is going to die from poisoning,” you muttered under your breath, repeating the words the lunatic had said to you before you came here, slowly getting up and walking over to the books, “Fuck, this is going to take me ages to translate.”

But maybe that was the point. Ahro could keep you in one spot for once.

And her plan worked perfectly.

She was gone for at least two hours, yet when she came back, you were right where she had left you, books lying on the table in front of you and you desperately trying to understand what they saying.

“So you do listen,” she smiled to herself, “Good to know.”

“Do you know of any poison that can cause blood loss?”

“Blood loss?” she narrowed her eyes at you before sitting down on a chair in front of you, “Not really. Not when the poison consumed at least. It would most likely cause rashes and vomiting before slowly killing you from the inside, but blood loss..-”

“That's what it says in these books as well,” you pointed at everything in front of you, “So that makes me think.. the only way poison and a lot of blood loss could be combined would be something like a.. cut. Or a stab wound, maybe.”

“So.. you think somebody will attack Hansung?”

“I think there's a lot more going on in Hwarang than we think, Ahro. That.. queen of yours,” you lowered your voice at the end, afraid someone might hear you, “I don't know what her game is, but she's got something up her sleeve. Some of the Hwarang members, even they seem like they have their own agenda of why they're here. Banryu, Jidwi..- even Hansung’s own brother would have a reason to kill him.”

“First of all, everyone here loves Hansung. Second of all, you’re talking about his brother. And while they do have some feud going on between them, assuming he might kill his little brother is a little far-fetched, don’t you think?”

“Maybe..-” you leaned back in your chair and crossing your arms in front of your chest, “But it’s hard to figure this out if something as small as a cut can be the cause of his death. It could be literally anyone. So I need to start somewhere. Might as well start with the brother. He’s the one that has the most reason to kill him in my opinion.”

“Whatever you do, you must be careful, (Y/N),” Ahro begged, “I can’t pull you out of trouble like today every time. You can’t act like you might have acted in your home. This isn’t the same place.”

You gulped down hard, nodding a bit before finally looking up at her, “I’m trying.. really, it’s just.. it’s driving me crazy, you know? To see him..”

“I know,” yeah, she could tell. That’s why she was always going easy on you, “Just.. be careful.”

“I will.”

You honestly felt like you were in one of those spy movies, peaking around the corner and watching Dansae train, the moon already shining brightly in the night sky.

Only problem was that you were terrible at it and that he was not behaving suspiciously at all. You didn’t get any information on him that could prove to be helpful and you've been standing here for more than an hour now. All he's done is train, train and train.

“Jesus, that guy has no life, does he?” you whispered to yourself.

“Who doesn't?”

Terrible spy.

You hadn't even heard someone walk up to you and most certainly hadn't expected it to be Hansung, who was smiling sweetly at you.

“You scared me,” you laughed, trying to downplay just how much he had scared so it didn’t look too pathetic.

“Oh, I'm.. so sorry, I didn't mean to,” he bowed, clearly ashamed of himself, but you quickly pulled him back up, not wanting him to go all formal on you.

“No, don't. It's.. alright.”

It was only then that Hansung realized you had been watching his brother.

“What.. are you doing?” he sounded worried. Not because he thought you might plot something against him, but because he was worried that you might.. like him.

“Uh,” your brain began coming up with various lies, but in the end you settled for the most plausible one. You were a ‘physician’, after all: “Ahro told me your brother was experiencing muscle pain, so she sent me to look out for him. In case he needs some help during his training.”

“That is so nice of you,” oh god, he shouldn't beam so happily at you when you had just lied straight into his face. When the reality was that you had your suspicions about the brother. That you were afraid he might kill Hansung, “Thank you so much for doing this!”

“It's.. fine,” you chuckled nervously and looked down to the ground because of what you were about to say next, “So uh.. about.. last night. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to do that, I was really drunk and didn't really know what I was doing.. I shouldn’t have done that.”

Was he.. blushing?

“I was just surprised.. I've never had a pretty girl come to my bed. Well, I mean.. I have, but you know.. I mean I haven't like that, but..-” he was stumbling over his words, trying to tell you that he wasn't a loser, but at the same time, kinda was, and that was the most endearing thing ever.

You really liked the kid.. a lot.

“Pretty, hm?” you decided to focus on that part, the corners of your mouth rising, “Thank you.”

“Everyone thinks you’re pretty. Well, they think Ahro is pretty too, but everyone is afraid of Sunwoo, so they don’t say that.”

Yeah.. you got the feeling that he was quite protective of her.

“Well, I don’t really care about the others, you know?”

You know that expression that people make when they just heard that somebody likes them? That little exhale, followed by the most beautiful smile ever? In his case, it was the same boxy smile that reminded you of your best friend..

And even though you would have liked to continue this conversation for a little while longer, especially because you felt like he was finally warming up to you, a presence to your right made you shift your focus.

And there she was, the fucking queen herself, staring at you and Hansung like she was about to murder you right on the spot.

He was way too focused on you, studying your every feature, to notice her.

So you were the one that turned to smile at him again and end this conversation before she really could kill either of you, “I think I should go to bed.. maybe.. tell your brother to do the same. And get a good night's rest on your own.”

“I will,” he giggled, “Thank you again.”

He bowed once more, before walking to his brother.

And you, towards the queen.

“Your majesty.”

“Who are you?” right to business then, eh?

“Don't worry. I won't be here for long. I just want to help Hwarang,” you lied, playing the role that Ahro thought you should play.

“I’ve been playing this game for too long for you to fool me, my dear,” she smiled, but at the same time, she looked like she would slice a dagger through your neck at any second. And for the first time since you came here, she scared you. A chill ran down your spine at the way she was looking at you, with so much indifference that you could already feel the killing blow, “I don’t know why you’re really here yet, but trust me when I say I will find out. And once I do and once my suspicions about you being an enemy will turn out to be true, I will have you killed you and everyone you care about,” her eyes wandered to Hansung, both of you looking at how the boy was trying to be playful with his brother, but Danse only pushed him out of the way to go to bed, leaving a disappointed Hansung behind.

It was the way she said it.. with no remorse.. like she wouldn’t care about killing an innocent soul.

“You won’t have a reason for that,” you said, your voice a lot weaker and a lot less confident than earlier today.

“We’ll see about that.”

You only allowed yourself to breathe again when she was far enough away.

You needed to be more careful from now on, or it wouldn’t just be Hansung dying here.

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Appearing before the Dramacourt: Hwarang: Poet Warrior Youth Ep 05

***If this is your first time browsing The Drama Files, please read The Rules section first for our reviewing and rating system***

Issues:

Whether you need to rapidly alter your strategy when you realize that your ‘nemesis’ actually turns out to be the ‘brother’ of the girl you like?

Whether Ji Dwi (Hyungsik’s character) and Sun Woo’s bromance is far, far, far more interesting than the romantic story lines?

Whether introduction to school/training should involve consuming copious amounts of strong alcohol to pick roommates?

Whether the pretty guy randomly showing up as a Hwarang is believable?

Whether there is always some prissy biatch being a total tattletale at the start of a new project?

The Rule(s):

Yes obviously. *notice how Ji Dwi’s face changes when he realizes how Sun Woo is related to Aro*

Hell yes. It’s the beginning of a beautiful bromance.

Probably? But because all we see is chaos and more chaos which is probably why the administration organizes the roommate situation.

Uhh No. Like where did he come from? He had like 2 seconds of screen time in a random episode. Wtf?

OH MY GOD YES. There is always that person. Always.

Application:

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RedRosette J: This episode was an interesting one for me because time-wise, there was more bromance and Hwarang’s first day than this whole pointless romance. There were a lot of LOLs with the dangling from the ceiling like meat stuff (Honestly, these two should really just do comedy) and some more time spent with the awkward “you’re-my-‘brother’-but-you-look-super-hot-with-your-shirt-off” stuff. I’m slightly disappointed because I thought we’d be getting more of Taehyung and we really haven’t been seeing much of him. He wasn’t even in the inauguration scene! Does that mean he’s such a minor character that he’s not even important enough to be in it? Also, for me it still feels a bit slow and draggy. It’s 5 episodes and there’s still barely any Hwarang antics. Let’s get a move on already!

Jubiemon J: I was conflicted with this episode because the dangling meat and fighting scenes were kind of dragged out. However, I did enjoy some parts of it because Hyungsik waking up surprised that he was dangling there was hilarious. I’m also kind of disappointed about Taehyung’s lack of appearance and the feminine character’s sudden appearance at the very end. I feel like those two characters, especially the feminine one, did not get a proper introduction. I know that it’s hard to pave the background stories of all characters, but when the trailer and interviews kept suggesting that each would have their own story, I was quite disappointed that that wasn’t the case. I felt like they really put Taehyung out there to grab the BTS fans’ attention, when really he’s only in like 6 mins from ep 1 – now. I also agree with RedRosette that not much as happened, so I do hope that the plot carries forward faster.

Literally a piece of meat

This is basically a ‘How do you like me now’ face

Seriously. Where was Taehyung?!?

Hubba Hubba

Too close for comfort

Can these two just like….NOT?

Issue 1: Whether you need to rapidly alter your strategy when you realize that your ‘nemesis’ actually turns out to be the ‘brother’ of the girl you like?

RedRosette J: This development was a long time coming. I mean if you decide to go on the faux-brother path, other characters have to be brought up to speed so the awkwardness can continue. You can literally see Ji Dwi’s face change when Sun Woo says that Aro is his sister. I think at that point he was doing some serious mental calculations as to how much of an ass he’s been to this guy who potentially could make or break a future with the girl. It’s funny how even though it’s been said out aloud, Ji Dwi doesn’t really seem to believe that they are just brother-and-sister. (The whole rescue scene where he’s just over the affection? LOL! yea he’s not buying it). I think this bit of information is also important for Ji Dwi to know so that he realizes that Sun Woo is not really a threat to him per se and start being friends. Yea I think recalculations are in order when a situation like this arises. I mean, you need this guy to be on your side, if anything else is to progress. Am I right?

Jubiemon J: Yes, I think this strategy change makes sense. We all want to suck up to our crush’s sibling to hopefully get a good word in from the sibling. I think the change from Ji Dwi’s face was really a great job done by Hyungsik. At first I thought Ji Dwi really didn’t like Aro because he mentioned how she was half-blood and that Sunwoo should stay away from her because of that. That seemed to be out of character in my opinion. Then that statement from Ji Dwi made a whole lot of sense as soon as he became friendlier to Sunwoo upon hearing that Aro is Sunwoo’s sister. Ji Dwi is really just sneaky. Hahaha. (I’m not convinced that his love for Aro is actually love; it’s more like lust or a crush.)

Uhhhh okayyy?

* tries to help and gets hit in the jaw*

Not buying this brother/sister crap for a second

Issue 2: Whether Ji Dwi (Hyungsik’s character) and Sun Woo’s bromance is far, far, far more interesting than the romantic story lines?

RedRosette J: I think so. Especially because I think that both characters are very similar and have a lot to share if they only stop this pointless pissing contest and fighting over a girl. Both characters were essentially abandoned and grew up outside the home, both characters have issues with self worth, both characters are dealing with existential crises at the same time. I think that if they lean on each other that they could be great friends. The start of which we saw when Ji Dwi piggybacked a drunk Sun Woo back to their room (OMG they’re roomies too!!!!). I think that having a friendship form between these two characters will be a far more interesting journey to watch than the romantic love lines.

Jubiemon J: I like their bromance a lot! I think they have more chemistry than Aro x Ji Dwi or Aro x  Sunwoo. I find their bickering to be funny and cute. I found it hilarious when Ji Dwi kept whistling. I was hoping for a horse but who knew he had some assassin around? I agree with what RedRosette said about their similarities and how they could relate to each other. I’m waiting for the moment when they really become bffs.

*fights in mid-air* LOLOLOL!

By far the most interesting part of the show so far

Besties 4eva!

Issue 3: Whether introduction to school/training should involve consuming copious amounts of strong alcohol to pick roommates?

RedRosette J: Although in theory this sounds like so much fun and could lead to some super hilarious living situations, I feel like the reality of this is probably not going to be so great. There’s a reason that the administration at universities pick your roommates for you (most of the time). Just imagine if this scenario actually happened? OMG. Please No. But then again, if there were no rules and you could literally fight people for the best rooms, it would seriously end up being a Hunger Games-esque scenario like in this episode and in reality, no one wants that. I think the alcohol for introduction sounds fun (this exists already pretty much. It’s called Frosh Week or Freshers Week) but let’s just leave it at fun and not involve the roommate sorting.

Jubiemon J: I feel like this scene reminded me of some initiation when you’re joining a frat/sorority. I didn’t quite enjoy this scene that much. Plus, they made all the guys turn into fighting drunkards. There are so many different drunks. I’ve met people who just sleep, who start talking a lot and repeating things, who strip, and more. I wished that they had shown different types of drunk people. Where was Taehyung in this scene as well?

Intro to Hwarang

Yup it’s nasty…

The roommate situation from Hell

Issue 4: Whether the pretty guy randomly showing up as a Hwarang is believable?

RedRosette J: Where did this guy come from? He was in an earlier episode for like a second and now all of a sudden he’s sharing a room with the main characters? Huh? What? Why isn’t Taehyung’s character sharing a room with the main characters? At least he had more screen time than Pretty Boy!! I’m not okay with this. It is so not believable that this guy just randomly shows up. Ugh.

Jubiemon J: I was really surprised when I saw this character pop out. Even Ji Dwi freaked out. I would too. I really don’t think this introduction was believable and it just seemed to come out of nowhere. Magic?

Where did you come from?!?

Even Ji Dwi is like ‘WTF’?

Issue 5: Whether there is always some prissy biatch being a total tattletale at the start of a new project?

RedRosette J: Why is there always this person? In the drama-verse and in real life too! It’s impossible to start doing anything without there being some prissy biatch hell bent on making everyone’s lives miserable by taking everything way too seriously and being a total tattletale about everything. The Assistant Person is the definition of a prissy biatch. I can’t even. I guess drama really does reflect life. Also, I guess they need a prissy biatch to make Sung Dong Il’s character stand out more as a rebellious ‘I-give-zero-shits’ teacher.

Jubiemon J: Ah, there’s always that one person doing all the annoying stuff and bitching to someone else. That’s life.

RedRosette J Aside: Also, for future reference, all conference tables should look like this. Kthanksbye.

Dat tiger tho

Conclusion: Appeal Allowed.

Rating: 3 = MM. Okay. Fine. (Only because of Hyungsik and Seo Joon’s awesome bromance scenes)

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