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He's become less and less violent with Nakyum and whenever he hurts Nakyum in a fit of anger, he regrets it immediately afterwards. He has basically developed a visceral reaction to Nakyum getting hurt. Even in the pavillion, Nakyum's pain didn't bring him any pleasure, .
That by hurting Nakyum, he hurts himself as well. How much has he truly changed? Will he rape NK violently like back then, will he seduce him gently, will he leave? Because while Seungho hasn't gone through an abrupt personality transformation, he HAS changed in many subtle ways.
Seungho doesn't want to look in those expressive eyes he previously craved to much to see, not to miss any glimpse of affection in them. They drew him to Nakyum, showing him his soul. He is afraid what he might see in them, now, he fears them because they hurt him the most.
Nakyum and Seungho went from heaven to hell in one day. The symbolism of the first and last moment of the chapter, the sheer duality of it, is unreal and heart-shattering. #PainteroftheNight
It's likely Seungho might have just fucked up and destroyed everything he gained and all the trust Nakyum had in him.He believed that Seungho would come for him, protect him, only to wake up from one nightmare into another a much worse one - one in which SH rejects and hurts him.
Even if it's heartbreaking, it makes a terrible twisted sense that Seungho is unable to trust NK without any proof.People have always used him and lied to him, plus the way their relationship started, with NK in love with IH...He simply doesn't believe NK could possibly love him.
It's heartwrenching and poignant how Nakyum covers himself from head to toe in Seungho's warmth, that is, his cloak, as if he were trying to inhale SH's lingering scent and presence, imagining it was Seungho's embrace. #PainteroftheNight
It's always one step foward and ten steps back with Seungho. He is anything if not consistent. #PainteroftheNight
The message of the extra story: it doesn't matter who they are and what time period they're born in, Nakyum and Seungho will always be bewitched by and attracted to each other, like a moth to flame, and even falling in love eventually. They are inevitable. #PainteroftheNIght
Once a hot prick, always a hot prick; even in an alternative universe and social status notwithstanding. #PainterOfTheNight