A random thought on Faith (yes, still...)
Oct. 25th, 2012 07:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)

I've seen comments all over the place wondering why Choi Young won't go with Eun Soo through the portal. The logic goes (and it does make sense) - separation will turn them into the living dead, Eun Soo can't stay in the past or she will die, so why doesn't CY just tell her "Imja, I am going to the heaven world with you." Otherwise his options are to have her die in front of his eyes (her choice) or shove her through the portal and break both their hearts (his choice).
But it makes sense to me - CY is pathologically duty-bound and almost as pathologically unused to putting his happiness first and being selfish. And for him to follow Eun Soo to heavenly world, to live in bliss (precisely since it will be to live in bliss) is something I am not sure he will allow himself. Sure, Eun Soo comes first to him, before King and Country, but King and Country are very important nevertheless. I am sure he wouldn't think twice to go through the portal if it would mean saving her life (he ditched his post when it meant saving her life - remember, when Yuan threatened). But he doesn't have to go through the portal to save her life - she can go by herself and be equally saved. So I don't think it would even occur to the poor guy to think of going. If Eun Soo asked, I think it would be different, but I can see why she doesn't - she thinks he is happiest in his world.
Oh, you Gift of the Magi darlings.
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Date: 2012-10-25 11:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 11:39 pm (UTC)Luckily, I have Tuesday off so I can bawl in peace.
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Date: 2012-10-26 12:03 am (UTC)Ugh, I'm gonna have to watch the end with one hand over my eyes. I just want them to be together forever! Is that so much to ask?
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Date: 2012-10-26 12:19 am (UTC)I really feel the urge to rewatch Jade Palace Lock Heart. I mean, all the signs pointed to DOOM! SO MUCH DOOM! and yet it had a happy ending. A clunky happy ending, but I'm not picky.
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Date: 2012-10-26 12:51 am (UTC)Also - I imagine a very large dose of culture shock headed his way, should he take that road. ES would do all she could to help him but as she's proven that she can live okay and well in the past I think a part of her would expect the same from him. and maybe he would be able to but I'm not so sure. He's a strong warrior with a high level of importance and duty in his world. Protection and leadership is a big part of who he is and I'm not sure how he'd deal in a culture and situation where he'd have to rely on ES for nearly everything until he learnt it, but even then she'd always be the stronger one and the one who understood how the world works. Like what happens with every multi-cultural marriage, some can cope well in their spouse's culture but others, not so much. I know that all sounds just pessimistic but these are reasons that I think CY and ES would do better in Goryeo.
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Date: 2012-10-26 04:23 am (UTC)His whole upbringing and sense of self is tied to something that would either make him useless or dangerous in modern times. Plus, I do think explaining older world to a modern person and have them adjust is a lot easier than vice versa.
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Date: 2012-10-26 06:56 am (UTC)Additionally, I don't think Eun-Soo (apart form visiting her parents) really does want to go back. She has changed so much in the past months that living in the modern world would be impossible for her as well.
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Date: 2012-10-26 10:50 am (UTC)Hair
Choi Young's eyes study the face of the woman sleeping next to him. He never truly forgets she's from Heaven, though sometimes he feels so comfortable around her he's able to put the truth in the back of his mind and imagine they'd always been together. Then there were other times. Times when she did or said something that marked her as different. Times like this afternoon...
Pushing the wooden door open before him he'd marched into his room - their room - to find his imja involved in a strange act. She was sitting on one chair with her foot on the seat of another she'd pulled close. A bowl of water sat on the floor between the chairs and a dish on the table next to her held the soap she'd created with Doctor Jang Bin. Her leg was bare. She'd taken off her leggings and had pushed the blue tunic aside displaying her entire leg.
Young's sword hit the floor with a clatter.
Even more strange was that she held the knife he'd given her in her hand and was proceeding to drag the knife up her leg.
The young general quickly averted his eyes to stare blindly at the far wall.
“Imja.” He paused and took a breath. “What are you doing?”
“Mm?” Eun Soo carefully focused on completing the swipe. Her mind not making any connection between her bare legs and his behaviour. “Shaving.”
“Sh- What?” Young shifted in impatience and confusion.
“Taking the hair off my legs.” Eun Soo stated matter-of-factly. Young looked at her and moved quickly to her side, grabbing the knife from her hand.
“Why?” His voice was deep and firm. Eun Soo could hear his no nonsense ordering tone lingering at the edges.
“Why?” She looked up curiously at him and slightly embarrassed. “Because they're hairy.”
“You don't like hair on your legs?” Young frowned, trying to understand this new revelation.
“No.” Eun Soo said slowly.
“But-” Young paused for a deep breath, remembering the day he'd tied the knife to her leg and the small hairs around her ankle had brushed his fingertips. “It's nice.”
Eun Soo frowned at him and clearly thought he was a bit strange. She grabbed the knife back. “It'll be nicer.” Perplexed at the ways of heavenly women, he left her to it.
Young watches as Eun Soo shifts in her sleep and rolls onto her side towards him. The movement causes the lower half of her left leg to leave the confines of her sleep tunic. Young stares at it. Hairless. His right hand tightly bunches the blanket over his hip. Young clenches his teeth and slowly unfurls his hand.
His eyes flit back to her face to find her still sound asleep and then return to her leg. He slowly reaches towards the very bare skin. He touches it briefly and pulls back as if burnt and holds his breath. No, she's still asleep.
He reaches out again. This time he leaves his fingertips resting on her skin. It feels- odd. Slowly his fingers move in a tiny circle. It's nice. A bigger circle. Really nice. He rests his palm against her leg and breathes.
Eun Soo kicks at the irritation, sends his hand flying back and rolls to her left. She snuggles back into the pillow and lies still. Young, who's eyes have widened in near fear, relaxes. He lies back on the small section of bed and closes his eyes. A small content smile rests on his lips. She was right. It is nicer. He wonders if she'd like it if he did the same to his legs.
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Date: 2012-10-26 11:59 am (UTC)Mainly because they never wrote her as a person who is a spoiled drama queen. She was able to adapt without loosing herself. The opposite, she found herself in the past.
Plus, he has never taken it for granted that she'd say, that's why I loved this particular dialogue in either 21 or 22. She said she stays because of Choi Young, but Choi Young represents everything she loves about this world even if it's brutal and even if death is never far away.
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