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Seungho treats and touches Nakyum as if he were a skittish and hurt doe, ready to bolt and run away at any sign of danger. He approaches him slowly as not to frighten him, testing the waters, learning to be gentle, foreshadowing how he'll woo him in the future. #PainteroftheNight
Seungho is not trying to seduce NK with his touches. He's touching him because he can't bear not to touch him, desiring to have him close and spend time with him. All the touches are reverent, playful, almost shy and gentle with no force behind them #PainteroftheNight
SH doesn't want to be feared by NK, he wants to be loved genuinely by him,he always has,but never knew how to win his heart. Seungho's promise means he decides to make NK fall in love with him and woo him,basically promising to NK he'll treasure him from now on #PainteroftheNight
Seungho sheds the facade, his armor, he shows to the whole world and reveals to Nakyum his real self - the man buried under the mask of nobleman: his smile, his vulnerability, his love for Nakyum,.. SH decides to be brave and entrust NK with his heart and trust #PainteroftheNight
When SH's sitting in the dark, he's waiting for his moment of truth and part of him expects NK to leave and is ready to let him go.Why else would he have the servant follow him with clothes?Why would he take down his headband if he had an intention to follow NK?#PainteroftheNight
Seungho's every actions screams how much he cares, showing how much tenderness, love and affection he hides inside, but his insecurity and personality molded by society, station and personal experience, make him send mixed signal and hold him back. @PainteroftheNight
It might be the bare minimum to most people but with Seungho it's an immense step foward, actually deciding to believe in Nakyum's promise not to leave him, showing sympathy to let him say goodbye to HN, though his trust still has limits. #PainteroftheNight
Nakyum leaving with HN would be the worst thing to do. The moment SH learned the truth, his house became the safest place for NK to be while HN's only home is the brothel where NK'd be utterly unprotected. Everyone knows NK is SH's lover, #PainterOfTheNight
Min continues to be the secret MVP of this entire story. #PainterOfTheNight