Dare to Love Me: Episodes 3-4
by starrygazer
This week our drama is stuffed with humorous moments, which it’s nice at. There are some bonding moments too, that are pretty to see between our leads. And there’s just a little little bit of heartache combined in, which for me provides extra depth to the story.
EPISODES 3-4
After saving Hong-do from the rain final week, Yoon-bok has developed a nasty chilly. When Hong-do finds out she makes him some porridge and takes it to him. He’s nonetheless treating her with the utmost respect despite the fact that he’s sick and I like how she makes use of her *cough* “instructor standing” to try to make him extra comfy and encourage him to let her assist. All with out pushing his boundaries too far.
The subsequent day Yoon-bok appears recovered, however Hong-do senses one thing is flawed with him when he asks her to go for a drink with him. Whereas ingesting, they’re sitting behind one another once more, which made me chuckle. (Clearly to make our hero extra comfy.) Yoon-bok tells Hong-do that somebody from his previous has contacted him, however he’s used to being alone now. Hong-do can really feel his damage and tries to consolation him, telling him he’s not alone as he has her and Hong-hak. Nonetheless, she seems like ought to have been caring for him sooner.
Yoon-bok tells her she’s all the time been affectionate in direction of him. Up to now when folks had been form to him they finally grew uncomfortable and left, however she is somebody he needs to be near. How can my coronary heart sing and break on the similar time? Hong-do appears to really feel the identical, and he or she tells Yoon-bok to lean on her anytime — after which he actually does haha! Adopted by falling on the ground, to Hong-do’s horror.
Hong-do guides Yoon-bok homeward by way of his drunken haze. He jumps away from the skinship and tells her she appears drunk, which she finds humorous however performs alongside. Placing him on a bench, she tells him she’s going to get him a drink. However as she turns to go away, now we have a wrist seize, folks! (Effectively, there’s two, however who’s counting? *cough*) Yoon-bok asks her if she’s abandoning him, and a tiny piece of my coronary heart is damaged.
As we flashback to a scene from Yoon-bok’s childhood, we study that the boy has abandonment points for a cause. When he was little, his mum and sister deserted him at Seongsan Village, telling him to rely to at least one hundred and they might be again. (You possibly can guess how that ended.) Then now we have Yoon-bok’s grandfather SHIN SOO-GEUN (Sunwoo Jae-deok) telling a younger, visibly upset Yoon-bok to not waste his feelings on folks: the one individual he can depend on is himself. Poor Yoon-bok! He’s clearly nonetheless scarred by this as he sits and waits for Hong-do whereas slowly counting to 100.
While lastly discovering a comfort retailer, Hong-do receives a name from her new boss CAMILLE (Bae Jong-ok), who has advised her when she calls she expects Hong-do to materialize inside thirty minutes. Hong-do is now in a bind. It has taken her so lengthy to discover a retailer… will she have time to return for Yoon-bok? Or will she must abandon him and go straight to Camille on ache of being unemployed?
I’ve to confess I did waver just a little questioning who Hong-do would select. She is aware of that is her final probability within the trend business. After the reality got here out at Losi Style about who was at fault, Hong-do was advised to give up and that she would by no means work in trend once more. (Good employees on this place contemplating she was the harmless celebration.) Simply then, Camille herself swooped in and supplied Hong-do a job.
Alas, I have no idea why I ever doubted Hong-do. Simply as a dejected and heartbroken Yoon-bok will get up and turns away after reaching “100,” Hong-do shouts his identify as she approaches. *fist pumps* (Aspect be aware: As soon as she will get Yoon-bok residence she runs to satisfy Camille and simply makes it in time. *one other fist pump*)
Yoon-bok wakes up mortified at his impoliteness the night time earlier than — after which he remembers Hong-do got here again for him. That is simply lovable; is it flawed to attempt to seize his cheek by way of the display screen? Aigoo.
The subsequent day, after first clearing up the confusion round Hong-do’s invitation that Yoon-bok go on a metropolis tour along with her, they start with their date that isn’t a date. Hong-do introduces Yoon-bok to totally different video games at an arcade, after which they’re off to the sauna. Hong-do additionally witnesses Yoon-bok’s superb archery expertise, and he provides her the prize he wins. Cute.
As their day winds to a detailed over ice cream and a sundown, Yoon-bok is downcast about how his coronary heart has all the time been heavy resulting from outdated objects and occasions, however after his day of firsts with Hong-do he feels higher. “I’m the happiest after I spend time with you.” Now if that doesn’t deserve some leg kicks and squeals I don’t know what does!
Once they return residence Hong-do takes Yoon-bok’s cellphone and offers him her quantity (which he refused beforehand since she is Trainer lol). She tells him he doesn’t must name her, but when he ever wants recent air to let her know. I like how she isn’t pushy with him; she leaves issues open-ended so he can match her tempo as and when he needs to. It’s candy how he calls her earlier than she’s even made it to the highest of the steps to say she will name him each time too. My goofy grin mimics theirs as they each sit their pictures collectively from the day.
Whereas it’s pleasant to look at the bond between our OTP develop, we even have the thriller element of the story. Yoon-bok is satisfied his father’s loss of life was no accident, however he can’t discover any proof on the contrary. Plus it occurred seventeen years in the past, so the folks concerned don’t actually keep in mind. However we study Gamjjok has a burn on his arm, which our hero finds suspicious. He’s satisfied these circumstances are linked, we simply don’t know the way but.
The police, Yoon-bok, and Yoon-ah get a lead on one of many thugs making an attempt to promote a relic and go to catch him. After threatening the appraiser and fleeing the police he’s captured with a badass double kick from our hero and his trusty hand fan. “I acknowledge that fan!” popping out of mentioned thug’s mouth really made me splutter very loudly haha.
Apparently, now that Gamjjok is aware of they’re after him, he has moved the spot for the public sale to none aside from Seongsan Corridor — a restaurant run by LEE JOON-HO (Park Eun-seok). Joon-ho occurs to be an excommunicated member of Seongsan Village with a mysterious benefactor and a mum who nonetheless lives within the village. That is all lining up just a little too properly for me.
Camille sends Hong-do to Seongsan Village with a present for Yoon-bok’s Grandad Shin (as I’ll be calling him) – the top of the village. Camille is adamant that they may maintain her trend present there as it’s for the Cultural Heritage Affiliation. It turns into obvious that Grandad Shin and Camille have a previous and he or she’s calling in a favor. The issue is that not simply anybody can enter Seongsan Village.
Hong-do is determined to discover a method into the village to finish her unattainable job, and tries to contact Yoon-bok for assist. Yoon-bok occurs to be again within the village for his dad’s memorial day, however he has no cellphone service so Hong-do’s calls can’t attain him. After trying across the city sq. she tries to blag her method into the village – which is off limits to the general public. This fails miserably so she decides to disguise herself and check out once more. Simply as she is being bodily carried away our little white knight reveals up and rescues her.
Yoon-bok delivers her to Grandad Shin so she can provide him the present from Camille… however not earlier than Hong-do turns into the speak of the village. To make issues worse, the woman who insists she’s marrying Yoon-bok, LEE SE-RYEONG (Moon Yoo-bin), will get a foul case of the inexperienced eyes. Going out of her solution to make Hong-do really feel inferior, Se-ryeong factors out that she helps with Yoon-bok’s father’s memorial day yearly as a result of he beloved her. Cue sicky faces at my display screen.
Hong-do finds Yoon-bok by the river deep in thought, however she decides to let him have his time. Once more, this light push and pull she does with him is illuminated right here. She is aware of when to softly encourage him out of his consolation zone and when to go away him in it. She clearly respects him and his chosen lifestyle.
Later, Hong-do overhears Grandad Shin ask Yoon-bok about getting married, and he thinks he ought to simply marry Se-ryeong as a result of she likes him. *eye roll* When Yoon-bok tells him that he’ll deal with his marriage himself, Grandad Shin asks if there may be somebody he already likes. Yoon-bok replies that he’ll “inform him when the time is true.” I’m simply as shocked as Hong-do at this level. However it’s good to see Yoon-bok arise for himself even whether it is in probably the most well mannered method doable. It’s actually exhausting to not love this character.
As soon as again in Seoul, Hong-do is dancing round asking Yoon-bok the query “Does he really like somebody”? She chickens out the primary time, and simply as she’s about to decide to asking him for actual, his face modifications. A lady is outdoors his place with a suitcase and an over-familiar tone which instantly units off Hong-do’s heckles. I think, nevertheless, that that is the girl (his sister? His ex?) who referred to as earlier and put him in a horrible temper. Sufficient to make our hero need to exit and get uncharacteristically drunk.
We finish on this cliffhanger second, however what I like is that this present doesn’t take itself too critically. The very Titanic-esque flute music being performed at each candy second our couple has collectively makes me chuckle. It’s good to see them collectively extra this week, and serving to one another out in a method or one other. Our heroine is nobody’s idiot however she is nice at conserving quiet when wanted and pushing ahead when wanted. Not simply with Yoon-bok however along with her work too. It’s pretty to see her thriving extra after being in that horrible poisonous work atmosphere at Losi Style.
Our hero fell aside this week and I felt each ounce of his ache. When he was sick and remembered being sick as a baby and being fully alone, my coronary heart broke for him. Hong-do taking care of him was therapeutic and precisely what he wanted. It was the identical when she went again for him on the bench. I’m not 100% certain she understood the gravitas of that scenario for Yoon-bok, but when I might excessive 5 her I might. Small acts of kindness go a great distance for him.
As for the thriller angle of the story, I’m slowly discovering the artifact-finding mission extra interesting as a result of it’s most likely tied to Yoon-bok’s father’s demise. Yoon-ah and Hong-hak’s little collisions are beginning to ship too, as she is thawing out just a little. And nobody was extra stunned than me that Grandad Shin had a secret relationship!
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