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The most heartbreaking thing is that Nakyum has been in love with a lie for so long that now, when he has the real thing, when Seungho genuinely adores him and gives him real warmth he can't see it. #PainterOfTheNight
Being a manhwa, #PainterOfTheNight lacks the acoustic mode therefore the reader has no way of finding out the tone,intonation or timbre of the character’s voice unless they see his facial expression. However,Byeonduck deliberately doesn’t show it to us at very particular moments.
It’s not about discovering the visible but about seeing the invisible, what is hidden in plain sight. The same narrative means is used to show NK’s reaction to SH’s explanation why he’s been so kind to him: we only see his chin, never his eyes or facial expression in that moment.
Byeonduck doesn’t show his expressions to the readers during these moments, but still gives them visual clues to uncover the truth if they read between the lines and notice Seungho’s body language.
During these two fleeting moments he reveals his vulnerablity while, at the same time, trying to hide it by turning his back to Nakyum so the painter wouldn’t notice it.
First,SH lowkey informs NK that he doesn’t fuck anyone else, basically telling him“I have only you. You are the only one for me.”in his own way, and then he proceeds to actually ADMIT that HE LOVES NAKYUM’S BLUSHES and the fact that he blushes because of him #PainterOfTheNight
However, a wife would never kneel in a position of subjugation on the hard floor at the far side of the room with her eyes lowered to the ground.
However, what's most important, it also makes each sentence that much more poignant and important. Nothing is redudant, every word counts and is loaded with ambiguity, every sigh and pause hold a meaning, and even the silence resonates and speaks volumes.