푸를 청, 대나무 순. 곧게 살라는 이름에 어울리는 곧은 삶을 살았던 것일까, 아니면 휘어지지 못해 부러지는 삶을 살았던 것일까. 더 이상 어느 누구에게도 상처받지 않고, 상처주지 않는 삶을 살려 했던 심청순은 예상치 못하게 첫사랑 현공현과 조우하게 된다. 그를 피해 제주 지사로 발령을 신청했으나 현공현 역시 10년의 질긴 연을 끊어낼 수는 없던 것이다.
"You said it feels like love, right? That's what it is."
The angst in this is so, so good. The mutual longing? Incredible. Shim Cheong-soon's self doubt, thinking that he's not good enough for Hyeon Gonghyeon, while still longing for him and wanting to be the only person for him, paired with HGH’s past denial of his feelings, leading to the decade of loneliness without each other, pull at my heartstrings.
I really like their dynamics. Even though HGH is SCS's boss, because they shared a past as schoolmates, there isn't a power imbalance. In fact, HGH uses his position to be sweet on his lover and he isn't even trying to hide it. They're a good match and I like how they balance each other out. There's something so pure about their relationship - they were both people who had their own pain to deal but they found solace within each other, something so simple yet profound for both of them. And I think this is actually depicted really well, because their scenes together are intimate, full of tenderness and meaning.
I absolutely adored this series! Which is too be expected since it's the same creator as Wolf in the House. Beautiful art. Tragic lonely lovely muffins who fall back in love. Inject it into my veins!!