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Nakyum on top and Seungho reverently looking up to him is an ongoing motif of S2. It shows the real power dynamic of their relationship. Even though SH is physically stronger and more powerful, it's NK who holds all the power because he holds SH's heart in the palm of his hand.
Nakyum doesn't expect such a sweet and featherlight kiss from Seungho. It stuns and flusters him because until now, he only dared to dream about such tenderness from Seungho. He felt hints and traces of it during their time together but it has never been so palpable.
Seungho slaps Nakyum's hand away because he's hurt that Nakyum would go out without him or his permission, that he might leave him. And for a brief moment, Seungho actually SULKS like a little boy before Nakyum assures him that he's waiting for him. #PainterOfTheNight
Seungho is mirroring their first kiss, a kiss that didn't belong to him, and rewriting it. But this time, it's him who is looking up to Nakyum and reaching up to him, kissing him in the same innocent way, full of vulnerability and hope... #PainterOfTheNight
What has been holding Seungho back the whole time wasn't merely his pride or denial, but also the fact that he felt unwanted and unloved. Those early violent encounters were him punishing NK for giving him his hate when SH wanted his love, love Nakyum gave to someone else.
Nakyum finally receives from Seungho almost all the things he ever wanted from him - his gentleness, honesty, afffection,... Seungho becomes the lover he was supposed to be from the start - THE LOVER NAKYUM WANTS AND NEEDS. #PainteroftheNight
The sight of their intertwined fingers, so intimate, tells everything Nakyum and Seungho feels - about the desperate, mutual need to be connected in every way possible. #PainterOfTheNight
So Seungho is most likely a victim of medieval/Joseon conversion therapy, which included him being held a prisoner in his own home! Damn!
That knife, Seungho's mad face and the servants trying so hard to hold him down - did he try to kill himself in the past? A cry for help or a way out of suffering? It would make sense considering how he's been trying to destroy his life indirectly with his debauched lifestyle.