#also jaewon panicking when him kissing someone gets mentioned

[piganatur]

THE EIGHTH SENSE EP 3

Honestly, I was a little afraid because the first two episodes blew me away so much that it felt almost ridiculous. I so wanted this to continue, and when I anticipate something to this extent the dread of it maybe falling flat, of it refuting me and my anticipation is sky high. My pulse legit rose before clicking on ep3 that’s how jittery and insane this show makes me. But I worried for nothing, the creators of this show clearly know what they want and what they are doing. Ep 3&4... all I can say is: 👏👏👏 solid follow-up

Episode 3 (and a part of ep4) is all about parallels and the contrast between these parallels: 1, like the entirety of whatever happened between Jaewon & Jihyun in ep2 vs. walking the same steps, doing those same motions but now doing it alone? Brilliant! Taking care of others vs. not taking care of them (so they have to take care of themselves) and the reason for doing all of that...it’s all about perspective.

2, another parallel is the dynamic of Jaewon/Yoonwon vs. Jihyun/Aeri Jaewon and Yoonwon are what Jihyun and Aeri could be in the future (down to the detail of one of them thinking the other liked them bc they acted so friendly, or that they didn’t like the other but found a true ally) I'm a friendship maniac I love it more than anything. Now I want to make a separate post all about the importance of friendship for Jaewon and Jihyun and their character arcs

3, Joonpyo aka the heavenly hand of fate Joonpyo being obedient for once and not saying a thing just like Jihyun asked him to when meeting Aeri vs. Joonpyo introducing himself and chatting up Jaewon in the middle of the cafeteria without anyone asking him to... both of those times, at that moment, what Joonpyo did was the opposite of what Jihyun wanted (and what he felt he’d be saved by) yet as we can see in ep4 both of those times his roommate (enter Jihyun’s voice *and menace of a childhood friend*) actually helped Jihyun

4, the evolution of Jihyun and Jaewon’s interpersonal relationships Jihyun collects people after careful deliberation or is it the other way and others are the ones collecting him? broadening his circle (a place of support and care) is, in fact, in parallel with Jaewon slowly slipping out of others’ circles whilst tightening his own. They are both treading towards the same ideal but while Jaewon has to cut ppl out Jihyun has to let ppl in to get to that place where they are seen and valued for who they are

5, the cherry on top was the closing sequence. I’m in love with the visual, the music score, all the details building up, the parallel lines and symmetry in every single shot, seemingly playing on different sides and directions but colliding in the most breathtaking and intense harmony to complete all the unsaid things in a nonverbal way. But it is a quietness that screams

#and yes the joy jihyun felt when he could stand on the surfboard only to look at the beach and realise the absence of jaewon cut like a knif #also jaewon panicking when him kissing someone gets mentioned #yeah my man was so drunk off his ass he didnt know what he was doing #thats why his memory is crystal clear only so he can gay panic at the right times #pls he never once says he was drunk only that he drank a lot #on another note #the cinematography takes my breath away every other minute #having all those shots of jihyun like its a secret to look at him #the opening with t8s logo on it going from cold water to the heat of a fire #the therapy session and that reflection shot #where we still cant see jaewon #but hear him like he’s looking out at the world #reflected in spheres #guess what else is a sphere #u guessed right a fishtank #the eighth sense #여덟 번째 감각 #ep rundown

[iiccrus]

hello it is me, thalia, i am so happy to be backkkkk !!! and here is my son icarus ! if anyone would like to plot/keep on old plots, please feel free to like this post or message me directly (on tumblr or discord whichever you prefer ! )

tw: car accident, death mention & sleep problems.

°✧｡ [PARK HYUNGSIK, CIS MALE, HE/HIM] IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE ICARUS JOINED VELIA FROM BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS OH JAEWON AND THEY’RE A MYSTIC. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A UNITY MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE NOT A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED TWENTY-FOUR THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

LEVEL : 66

GUILD : unity

CLASS : mystic

POSITION : healer

PET : lizard ( called toothless)

REAL LIFE.

jaewon was the perfect example of a middle child. his older sister was the trouble maker, his younger sister was the goody goody and he, well, there was absolutely nothing special about him. he just sort of floated somewhere in the middle, doing well, but not well enough, but also never slacking off. his parents had nothing to complain about when it came to jaewon and to him it sometimes felt like they found nothing to praise either.

life at home was good, his father owned a little cafe in busan, whilst his mother worked as an accountant. money was no struggle, they lived comfortably in their little house. they were the type of family to play card games together on sunday nights. thinking back to this blissful time often made his heart ache, for so much of the innocence of his childhood had been lost.

TW: CAR ACCIDENT, DEATH MENTION. when jaewon was 13 years old the family had decided to take a weekend trip away from the city to where his aunt lived. however, they never made it there. jae had fallen asleep in the car, and so he never quite knew what happened until it was too late. a car went hurling out of it’s lane and hit them directly. his father whom had been driving had made one last attempt to save the family by changing the direction of the car. but it was too late, they ran off the road. first, it was screams and then there was nothing but jae’s heavy breathing and his mother’s wincing as she did her best to get to him.

once they reached the hospital, she had already passed away along with his father and siblings. he blamed himself for having fallen asleep, he blamed himself for not having seen what caused his family’s death. and he hated himself for it. people kept telling him that it was better that way, then he could remember them for the life they had led before the accident rather than their last panicked moments. but these words of comfort never did comfort him, for their battered corpses followed him into his dreams.

he never slept well after that night. he’d wake up bathing in sweat every night, taking long midnight walks instead of attempting to fall back asleep just yet.

his uncle who also lived in busan took him in. at first he had been reluctant as he believed that he was no family man, but then caved as his aunt yelled at his uncle saying they couldn’t take away all that was familiar to jaewon and move him away from busan. and so he continued to work hard, suddenly missing being the child no one spoke about. instead he became that ORPHANED ONE that everyone seemed to know about. it was a heavy weight to bare, but he did his best to smile through it.

he did his best to live a life in a way that would make his parents PROUD. jae finished school and began to work as a waiter in a restaurant his mother used to always buy sunday dinners from. the income was not much, but it was enough to afford to move out from his uncle and into a little apartment of his own.

and then velia came out.

IN GAME.

jaewon logged into velia with the username icarus. he chose to be a mystic. he thought it would be awesome to play together with other people and have their back within the game (perhaps that was his guilt talking again). when he realized logging out was not an option, he began to panic. he didn’t want the rest of his life to be in this game.

then people began to die, and it was like he was losing his family all over again. for in the first few months he had made a couple of friends. they attempted to attack one of the monsters in the world when it became clear that they were not winning the battle, the two friends he made had already pixelated away and a stranger stepped in and saved him. he hadn’t forgotten the strangers kindness, and once more guilt plagued him. he began to feel like people just kept dying around him. like he was the cause, and not even him being a mystic could save them.

so, he did his best to level up. he did his best to become useful in the game. and ultimately chose to join unity. he wanted everyone to be able to survive together, he wanted everyone to come out of this happy to reunite with their families. and soon became a healer for the guild.

along the way he got a pet lizard called toothless, whom he treasures dearly. and the best part SHE COULD BE REVIVED. meaning that this being would not leave him, toothless couldn’t die forever, she couldn’t just pixelate away and that gave him comfort.

SIDENOTE: he doesn’t speak about his life outside of the game, people who don’t know him outside of the game wouldn’t know about his life !!! unless we plotted that he shared that bUT THats a high level of trust.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

someone whom has adopted him (jkjk just keeps an eye out for him bec he is a baby)

skinny love (two people dancing around affection for one another because they don’t know how to go about it - LOTS OF AWK MOMENTS)

someone from outside of his guild whom he has a soft spot for and often heals.

they hate each other because of some misunderstanding (probably something super petty)

someone he was good friends with outside of the game (they would have had to know each other from busan, south korea).

someone he low key be-mothers even tho he is the baby generally.

two people stuck in a prank war.

someone who’s actions he defends because he thinks there is good in every one.

someone whom he may have saved in the past buT they don’t talk about that because the other is too proud to admit it.

someone that he owes his life to in the early stages of the game.

someone who recruited him for unity.

someone who tries to push his buttons on purpose to see if he can actually get angry (no one is that nice and they don’t believe he is).

a bad influence on him, trying to get him to live a little !

a drinking buddy.

friendzoned (either chara sounds bomb)

an ex during the game (good or bad terms is all fun and games)

his first kiss / first time? 

midnight acquaintances (someone whom also doesn’t sleep well all the time they could share midnight walks and snacks etc. looking at the stars etc.)

ANYTHING ELSE ! I AM ALWAYS GAME FOR PLOTTING AND BRAINSTORMING !!

#veliaintro #hehe :)