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aspoonofsugar · 1 year

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Have you seen Extraordinary Attorney Woo? Some of the characters have really great arcs. If you have seen it, who are your favorites, and why?

Hi!

Yes, I have and I loved it! I liked all the characters to be honest <3 Here are some thoughts on my faves...

THE HANBADA TRIO

These 3 are my absolute faves both in terms of individual characters and of their dynamic. I will talk about individuals later on, so let's now focus on their sibling dynamic.

They are a well written trio in how they are all different and complement each other. They follow the mind-heart-body pattern. To be more specific:

Young Woo is the mind - she is a genius and the one who knows the law the best. She always comes up with a whale an idea to solve the problem at hand by using intuition and creative thinking.

Su-Yeon is the heart - she is our "spring sunshine angel", after all :P She is a genuinelly sweet and kind person, who looks out for and helps Young Woo. She also challenges Min Woo to follow his heart.

Min Woo is the body - have you noticed how he is constantly shown eating? On a deeper note, though, he is a survivalist, who sees society and adulthood as a battlefield, as kill or be killed. This is a primary physical instinct. The body is also often not as much integrated as mind and heart are, which fits with Min Woo not being as close to the other 2 and joining them only at the very end.

At the same time, Young Woo is our protagonist, while Min Woo and Su-Yeon are used to explore different sides of her. Through this lens, they become:

Min Woo: mind, outside (job/society), challenge, rivalry

Su Yeon: heart, inside (personal relationship), nurture, friendship

In short, they are complementary when it comes to Young Woo's arc, which is why they are also such a good fit together. They reconcile all the series's opposite themes.

Let's focus on their thematic importance on WYW's arc by exploring some cases our protagonist shares with them.

Mind and heart

Wild Card vs Tactician and If I Were a Whale are episodes meant to be foiled. The former has Young Woo work alongside Min Woo, while the latter has her help out Su-Yeon. Both episodes are set up as a conflict between mind and heart.

Wild Card vs Tactician has Young Woo set up as the heart to Min Woo's mind. Their rivalry becomes a way to explore 2 different ways to approach a case. Do you pursue the truth (heart) or do you protect the client's interests (mind)?

If I Were a Whale starts with Attorney Jung asking Young Woo to calm Su-Yeon down. He thinks the young attorney is being too passionate about the client and wants Young Woo to be the mind to Su-Yeon's heart.

What's interesting is that in both episodes the set-up dynamic doesn't play as it is expected to. To be more precise, Young Woo ends up being more "tactical" than Min Woo and more emotional than Su-Yeon. On the one hand she takes a witness, who is clearly lying and gives him instructions on how to be convincing. On the other hand she decides her client should get a lenient sentence because she is a good mother. In other words she doesn't play the heart or mind to the other 2 in a complementary way. Rather, Min Woo and Su-Yeon manage to bring out extreme sides of Young Woo. This also highlights our protagonist's shortcomings.

In Wild Card vs Tactician, Young Woo wins in the sense she isn't overshadowed by Min Woo. However, she still gives in to his mindset and betrays the truth. In the end, the true conflict was never the one with her colleague, but the one within herself. Which kind of attorney does she want to become? An honest one or a competent one?

In If I Were a Whale, Young Woo wins morally in the sense that she manages to convey her feelings to the judge, who finds the way to help YW's client. However, she does so outside of the law and of her role as an attorney. In a sense, she and Su-Yeon fail as attorneys because they miss the very obvious solution to their client's problem. They lose themselves in overly complicated theories without drawing attention to the fact their client has confessed, which in itself shows she is repentant.

Children and Lovers

The Pied Piper and Holding Hands Can Wait can be similarly foiled. The first deals with society, while the second with personal relationships. Min Woo gets focus in the first, while Su-Yeon in the second.

The Pied Piper explores how society warps children by teaching them to "give up on the world". This applies to Min Woo, who is cinical and focused on politics. Surely, he is meant to be read as a victim of the same system criticized in the episode. This is why he is confronted by Attorney Jung and called out on his behavior. For all his claiming to be an adult, he keeps behaving as a child and asks an authority figure for punishments and rewards. At the same time, he clearly shows his most childish side this episode, when he jokes with the kids and is eventually entertained by the client's antics.

Holding Hands Can Wait delves into romantic relationships and asks important questions. What is love? Is it enough that a person thinks they are in love? Or what others and society think matter as well? And what does it mean for an autistic person? Su-Yeon parallels the protagonist of the case. She looks for a good person, but ends up falling for a crook only interested in her money. This is very similar to Shin's situation. However, Shin has a handicap, while Su-Yeon does not. So, Shin is stripped of her agency, while Su-Yeon has the chance to "fall in love with a bad boy". But then, what is the difference? Or is there even a difference at all?

In both episodes Young Woo finds herself in the same position. She wants to help a person the law can't help. Bang Gu-ppon doesn't want a reduced sentence and Shin doesn't want her bastard boyfriend to go to prison. Both want to be recognized as people by the system, even if it means the law would side against them. This means Young Woo must protect who they are and their agency, if she wants to help them. She succeeds with Bang Gu-ppon, but fails with Shin.

At the same time, both stories focus on a mother misunderstanding their child. Both Bang Gu-ppon and Shin are deep down trying to communicate with their mothers. They want their moms to recognize them and to accept they aren't crazy or strange, but adults in their own rights.

This is just what deep down Young Woo wants:

Young Woo to Tae Su-Mi: "Don't you recognize me?"

Deep down, Young Woo's arc is a coming of age story that has her turn from child to adult. This is true also for the other young attorneys (plus Jun-Ho), who accompany her in this journey.

WOO YOUNG WOO (2nd FAVE AND 2nd BEST ARC)

Young Woo is great because she is an autistic character whose arc is not (only) about her handicap. Sure, autism is a part of her, as it is her incredible intelligence. However, her story is broader and so it can be universal.

Her arc is about growing up, which means becoming independent from parents, so the mid-climax and the final climax are about Young Woo facing her estranged mother, Tae Su Mi.

In the first climax (A Tale About Sodeok-Dong), Young Woo meets her mother for the first time and enters a conflict with her father. She struggles to become independent only to realize independence is not something that is easy to pintpoint:

Young Woo to Tae Su Mi: "I wanna be a full-out adult, so I was ready to leave my current position at Hanbada and be independent from my dad. But there is not point in leaving my dad in order to join a law firm, where the CEO is my mother."

Changing law firms won't solve her problems and if she really wants to grow, she must learn not to run, but to live her life with all its contradictions.

The 2 episodes-case also sets up Young Woo as the Hackberry Tree:

"Have you ever seen a more beautiful tree, despite not being a national monument?"

Society might not see Young Woo as important, but she is still beautiful and worthy of protection. This idea grows within our protagonist until it blooms in all its beauty in the ending:

Young Woo to Tae Su Mi: "I think my life is unusual, peculiar, but it has value. It's a beautiful life."

This is the moment Young Woo grows and affirms who she is to her mother. Poignantly, their confrontation is not really about Tae Su Mi and Young Woo's mother-daughter's bond. The narrative is very clear about it. Tae Su Mi has not been a mother for Young Woo and this can't be changed. However, she can be a good parent to her son:

Young Woo to Tae Su Mi: "You have not been a good mother to me, but you can still be a good mother to Choi Sang-Hyeon."

Young Woo here does not act as a child asking her parent to love her, but as a big sister who looks out for her little brother. She plays the part of the adult and shows she is strong enough.

The second climax has also Young Woo face a case without Attorney Jung. She finds herself without her mentor, which pushes her to grow even more. Given all this, it fits she gets her contract renewed in the end, which shows her becoming a full-fledged Attorney.

So, the finale has Young Woo affirm her maturity both as a person and as an Attorney. I also find it very nice the title is referenced directly by Attorney Jung:

Attorney Jung: "I'm also curious about what you will do next and that's because you are not an ordinary Attorney."

In the very first episode, Jung calls her extraordinary because of her autism and promptly apologizes. However, in the very last episode he affirms once again she is not ordinary. What's beautiful is that he is not talking about her autism or her intelligence. He means she is extraordinary as a person. He doesn't pity her for the Asperger syndrome, nor admires her because of her genius. He is proud of her because of her heart, which is exactly what catches Jung's attention in their very first case:

Young Woo to Attorney Jung: "The defendand lives on the pension of her husband. The residence from which they collect rent is in her husband's name. Therefore, if the attempted murder is recognized, the defendant will be in a huge financial crisis after her husband passes. She won't be able to receive the pension or to inherit the house. Therefore, I'll try to get her probation for bodily injuries and not for attempted murder."

Young Woo is extraordinary because she manages to bloom in her own person and is always loyal to herself and who she wants to become.

MIN WOO KWON (FAVE AND BEST ARC)

Min Woo is the character who is challenged to change the most and his development is very thightly written, which is an automatic plus for me. Just like Young Woo, he is a kid, who wants to grow, but mistakenly believes growing up means becoming cinical.

This is why we keep seeing opposite sides of him, that really seems impossible to reconcile. On the one hand he is obnoxious, tactical and unfair. On the other hand he is a decent friend to Su-Yeon and Jun-Ho, he lives in a modest apartment and works hard for his parents' sake. This duality is well conveyed through his looks. At work he puts his hair up, while at home he wears it down in a simpler way. It is because he puts on a persona while working. However, his real self appears here and there through the cracks.

The struggle between Min Woo's 2 sides is explored through 2 different plot-lines:

The work plot-line, where he tries to best and ultimately to sabotage Young Woo. He keeps spiraling by thinking only politics and tactics can make him a successful adult. Ironically, he keeps pushing himself in worse situations and never gets a win.

The romantic plotline with Su-Yeon, which takes flight in Jeju. This is not by chance because Jeju is more than anything a holiday. So, there Min Woo can show a more relaxed and kinder self, who impresses Su-Yeon.

All of this comes together in the last case, where Min Woo has to choose between his mind and his heart, between tactics and love. Not only that, he also has to choose between Attorney Jung and Attorney Jang, aka his 2 mentors.

Attorney Jung is a lawyer, who tries to reconcile the interests of the client with the social good. He doesn't always succeed, but he tries and his performance in Jeju shows what an expert lawyer can do. This is what both Min Woo and Young Woo should learn to do. He is who Min Woo may become if he grows as a lawyer.

Attorney Jang is a lawyer, who has reached his current position through politics and networking. It is implied his talent is mostly in charming others, rather than in being a good lawyer. On paper, he is the mentor Min Woo has wanted for the whole series. He is someone, who is tactical, who can't stand Young Woo and who favors Min Woo over his colleagues. And yet, once Min Woo has to work with him, he can't stand it. Jang is arrogant, incompetent and would push his mentees under a bus to save himself. He is who Min Woo may become if he fails to grow and doesn't change.

Min Woo's finale is to choose between Su-Yeon (heart) and Jang (mind) and he is finally able to follow his heart for once:

Su-Yeon: "Can't you for once act as a fool? For a colleague. For something you think it's right"

He acts as an idiot and by doing so, he is recognized for the first time by an authority figure. The Judge is impressed by Min-Woo's statement and smiles. Min-Woo and Su-Yeon win the case and that is the first case they win as adults.

Similarly, Min Woo eventually refusing Tae-Su Mi's request to have Young Woo leave Hanbada seems to gain him Tae Su Mi's favor much more than his clumsy attempt to blackmail her:

Min Woo: "I'm stopping here" Tae Su Mi: "Why?" Min Woo: "From now on... I think I'll try living as a fool" Both smile.

By the end of the season, Min Woo starts to realize that he must follow his heart and act more like a fool, if he really wants to grow up.

SU-YEON CHOI (3rd FAVE)

Su-Yeon is a Queen and deserves the world. Her arc revolves around romantic subplots, but at its heart there is this message:

Seeing isn't everything. There is more.

Su-Yeon's growth lies in discovering there is much hidden under the surface, both when it comes to herself and to others. It is not by chance what sparks her friendship with Young Woo is this moment:

Here, Su-Yeon simply wants to be humored and to be called cute or a beauty. However, Young Woo gives her a deeper answer and praises Su-Yeon for her heart. It is her heart, which makes Su-Yeon beautiful, rather than her looks.

This theme of discovering the true heart of herself and others is at the centre of her quest to find "a good person". She starts by having a crush on Jun-Ho, who is the man of her dreams, but lets go of him, when she realizes he has feelings for Young Woo. At this point, she dates a bunch of men, she doesn't really like until she finds someone, who is perfect on paper. He is handsome, he treats her gently and is romantic. Little problem, he is actually a fraud, only interested in her money.

Here comes Min-Woo, who forces Su-Yeon to see complexity. If you notice, Su-Yeon and Min-Woo's interactions in Jeju are basically a mix of all her past love experiences.

On the one hand Min-Woo is surprisingly kind. He helps Su-Yeon with her bags, he goes with her to buy drinks and so on. It is important Min-Woo reveals himself as an inversion of Su-Yeon's previous scumbag boyfriend. The latter wears a kind persona to hide his rotten self, while Min-Woo fakes to be cinical, when he is actually quite kind deep down. So, we have the scumbag buying flowers and offering drinks to manipulate Su-Yeon. Min-Woo instead offers Su-Yeon a beer and buys flower with no malice at all.

On the other hand Min-Woo also challenges Su-Yeon by having her look at her privilege. When she goes on blind dates, Su-Yeon is annoyed people keep asking her about money and are impressed by her father. This is fair, but Min-Woo also points to her she doesn't have to be worried about money only because she is rich. Someone like him doesn't really have this luxury and she should be conscious of that.

In general, their relationship has a lot of potential and I am looking forward to see it bloom in a possible 2nd season.

JUNG MYUNG-SEOK (3rd BEST ARC)

Attorney's Jung arc is about finding a balance between worklife and personal life. He sacrificed everything to his work and when he discovers himself ill, he starts re-evaluating his choices.

However, his arc is not as simple as... I should give up working to truly live. The point is Attorney Jung loves his work and has grown into a formidable lawyer. He is so formidable he even manages to symbolically solve the ideological conflict between Young-Woo and Min-Woo on which kind of lawyer one should become. Attorney Jung proves to them sometimes it is possible to work for the good of both the law firm and of the people. As Young Woo states:

Young Woo: It's worth working so hard over the years to the poing of getting stomach cancer Attorney Jung: Really? So all this time was really worth it? Young Woo: Yes, I think it was.

It means no matter what Jung's life has value because he has managed to touch many people. First of all, his 3 mentees, who immediately imitate him by helping the noodle restaurant's owner. The scene is meant to be Attorney Jung's climax because he sees how much they have all grown and that they are shaping up to be good attorneys, each in their own way.

Jung's ending is ambiguous. Will he choose Hanbada or his ex wife? Will he choose mind or heart? Society or personal relationships? As you can see, this dychotomy is everywhere throughout the story.

JOON-HO LEE (A PUPPY)

I like Joon-Ho, but a little bit less than the others. His major conflict is about his relationship with Young Woo. Still, it is interesting because the nature of the conflict evolves with time

Initially, Joon-ho is focused on himself and his own insecurities. He clearly likes Young Woo, but is unsure on how to approach the matter. Once again Su-yeon and Min-woo help him by offering opposite advices. Su-yeon invites Jun-ho to be serious about the relationship, while Min-woo gives him the push to risk it all.

After Joon-ho and Young Woo end up together, he immediately has to face society's opposition to his relationship. This opposition escalates from just a bunch of university friends to Joon-ho's own sister.

Finally, the focus shifts on Young Woo, who challenges him to accept all of her. Not just her positive sides, but also her flaws in all their complexity. The resolution between the 2 is beautiful and it enforces their relationship is true love and not "compassion" or a "lesser degree love", like others say.

Young Woo and Joon-Ho love each other and have discussed their relationship, what they expect to ti and the compromises they are ready to do for it like 2 adults. Hence it is love.

Thank you for the ask!

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sweetestlamb · 2 years

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Tease Me

Summary: Suyeon and Geurami help Young-woo with a very serious problem.

Author's note: Not me writing two stories for this fandom within hours of each other lmaoooooooihavearealproblemooooo. This is acknowledges the attraction and hormones in the room a bit more. Oh and it's mostly from Suyeon's pov. Enjoy!

"You know my name is three syllables. I could be part of that greeting too, Choi to the Su to the Yeon. It works perfectly right? Should I join you both next time?"

"No. That is only for me and Geurami."

She had mostly been joking anyway so the disappointment washes off her back easily, being friends with Young-woo is never boring at least.

"We need to focus. Did Young-woo already tell you everything? What that puppy eyed tease has been doing to her?"

Young-woo's starts copying the insult under her breath and she has to stifle a laugh, imagining Jun-ho's face if he ever heard himself being described that way.

"No. What did he do?"

Geurami slams her hand on the coffee shop table about to start regaling his sins but Young-woo's even voice cuts her off, listing each event as if reading from a teleprompter.

"On the 7th, when I returned his call he answered sounding out of breath and informed me that he ran out of the shower to accept my call. We spoke for exactly thirteen seconds before he apologized and said his towel fell and he would call me back. He rolls his sleeves up during every car ride and persistently leans across to open my door. Whenever we walk together, his arms brush mine and when move away he comes closer."

She glances at Young-woo's best friend to see her reaction,and it takes sheer will power not to giggle. It was obvious what exactly was going on, Jun-ho was teasing Young-woo on purpose. And it was working if the rosy flush on cheeks were saying anything.

"That sounds difficult."

"It is. I went to the doctor to make sure I would not be harmed by my heartbeat racing so often. I will be okay fortunately."

Geurami nods solemnly face crumpled into a look of pure indignation, "This is a very serious matter. We can't let him get away with this. My poor Young-woo."

"Well the solution is simple." She states, sipping her iced Americano wondering when her life became so fun with such entertaining people.

Geurami nods in agreement, "Yes, yes. There is only one thing you can do."

They look at Young-woo first together before locking eyes across the table, speaking in synchronization.

"You have to tease him back."

Young-woo stares, then gapes and after a long pause blinks and chokes on air.

"What?"

She looks innocent, almost comically so but she knows better now that Young-woo is no angel. She has seen the looks that she and Jun-ho exchange in the staff lounge personally, even a blind person could feel the tension between the two.

"Tease him back. He's trying to get under your skin, so if you do it too he'll get flustered and stop."

Or he'll finally break and jump Young-woo. She's fine with either honestly her own crush dissipating the longer she spends in their presence, how she could not see what was going on earlier can only be attributed to her not wanting to see.

"I don't know how to do that. Would it not be better to talk to him and tell him what he's doing to my heart and ask him to stop?"

"No you fool, that will only give him more ammunition and then he'll know his power and he'll never stop. Do you want to be tormented forever at work?"

Young-woo jolts from her seat, appearing terrified at the suggestion.

"No! My efficiency on cases will surely decrease if that were to happen."

Of course that's her biggest concern, she shakes her head in disbelief.

"Exactly. You need to do this for our future clients."

Young-woo immediately starts to nod animatedly and Geurami joins in with a loud battle cry. She tries and fails to hide her face in her cup of coffee, certain that they will be banned from his coffee shop as well.

They're starting to run out of hideouts.

----

They give her a list.

1. Make him jealous.

2. Touch your lips often.

3. Compliment him.

It's a short list but they decide to start small, anything else might be too overwhelming for their inexperienced pupil.

She will help Young-woo at work when she can and give progress reports to Geurami to evaluate how they're doing.

It's Monday and that means they will have a team meeting, she knows she'll have a hard time not punching that swine Minwoo in his smarmy face but she can't help Young-woo if she's in prison, and that's her woah woah.

Soon they're all at the large desk, reviewing their cases and a possible future client when there's a knock on the door.

The team leader calls out for them to enter.

She can feel Young-woo tense up as familiar figure enters the room, Lee Jun-ho. She notes that his eyes search and land on a particular attorney his gaze softening sweetly before he greets the room.

"Good morning."

They all echo in response.

"I brought the materials you asked for. I'll leave them here."

It's not lost on her that he takes the longest route possible which brings him right into Young-woo's space, his shoulder brushing against hers as he places the materials on the desk.

Sly dog.

"Thank you Jun-ho. I'll get everyone some coffee, Young-woo come help me."

Young-woo frowns but a quick glare gets her moving, momentarily invading Jun-ho's space in return because he was still so close to her.

Quick learner. She almost gives a thumbs up.

"I'll help too."

She already knew he would offer, that makes things even easier. She nods in appreciation, tugging Young-woo closer to her so they can walk side by side in the hallway.

In a whisper that is definitely loud enough to be heard she says, "I really wanted to talk to you about the blind date. You're single and not getting any younger, everyone our age goes on blind dates."

Young-woo wasn't a good liar, so they had practiced this story over and over until she had her lines memorized. She felt slightly bad for Jun-ho but he had started this game with his refusal to fess up to his overtly obvious feelings. Clearly he needed a nudge or a strong kick in the right direction.

A loud noise sounds behind them. The sound of shoes dragging on carpet, poor thing is already falling apart.

But she stays in character, staring expectedly at Young-woo to deliver her lines.

"The purpose of blind dates are to get married correct? If I met someone I could marry then my father would be happy and I could be like other adults. What do people do on blind dates?"

She hears a loud cough behind them and then a wheezing noise.

She spins to look at him with a practiced smile.

"Oh Jun-ho, we forgot you were there. Are you okay?"

Maybe she should have been an actor instead of an attorney.

Ah, in her next life.

Though she is the one talking to him his eyes- no wonder he has the nickname golden retriever looking at them now- are stagnant on Young-woo, who is happily making coffees without a care in the world.

"Blind date? You're going on a blind date? With who? When?"

He looks so distraught she almost regrets her role in this manipulation but Young-woo shrugs calmly at his questioning.

"I was just thinking about it. It sounds nice."

And as they practiced Young-woo strides out of the room, mugs in each hand.

Jun-ho can only gape and watch her retreating back.

She only makes one coffee for herself, Minwoo can choke for all she cares. She pats Jun-ho's shoulder on the way out, pep in her step as she walks back to team leader Jang's office.

----

She joins them for lunch, sitting down with a quick hello before reaching for her chopsticks and digging into her meal.

When Young-woo starts eating normally she gently kicks her under the table, widening her eyes before discreetly tapping on her own lips.

She can see the realization wash over her and then she does as they coached her.

Lightly pressing her chopsticks against her lips between bites and gently licking at the tips of the wooden sticks.

The first time seemingly goes unnoticed by him but she knows better, can see the clench in his jaw he's only pretending not to notice.

But Jun-ho stops mid sentence at the second occurrence, his eyes wide and slightly panicked as he looks at Young-woo and then suddenly remembering that they are not alone, looks away only to slowly bring his gaze back to her, it's a real struggle to look away from the spectacle in front of him.

His head and his heart- or perhaps something else are clearly at war.

"Jun-ho ssi? Are you okay? You did not finish your sentence, what happened to the kitten that you found? Did you bring it to a shelter?"

"I...no...yes....I don't know."

Young-woo pouts her lip in confusion, pushing them out in a way that even distracts her with her pink fullness. Then she goes for the kill, picking up the latte that they purchased just for this moment.

There is whipped cream decorating the top in lavish swirls and without pausing Young-woo pokes out her little tongue and swipes at the white foam delicately, humming at the sweetness before swallowing while looking right at Jun-ho.

If looks could kill. Jun-ho might need a lawyer right now.

He looks bothered in all fashions. She almost feels like a voyeur watching them but she has to see this through.

Jun-ho has no chance, he's not even trying to hide it now. Looking at Young-woo in a manner that's not at all safe for work and then he's suddenly bolting up and giving them some excuse about something he forgot to do before running away.

"Was that good? Do you think it worked?"

"Oh. You were great. He looked like he was going to jump you."

"...... And that is good?"

"Definitely."

------

"You should have seen his face. It was perfect, everything is going just like we plann-"

She cuts herself off as she turns the corner, hiding as she sees Jun-ho backing Young-woo into a wall. They look lost in their own world as usual.

"Geurami. I'll call you back okay? I think our Young-woo is going off script."

She hangs up on the other girl's high pitched scream, moving closer to the couple but remaining hidden. She's just worried about Young-woo as soon as she confirms that she's alright then she'll leave.

"Attorney Woo, what are you trying to do to me?"

Oh, starting off with a bang huh? At least he wasn't a complete coward.

"I don't understand what you mean. Right now I'm trying to go home and you are stopping me. I don't think I'm doing anything to you." Young-woo replies straight laced, calmly staring up at him.

Jun-ho scoffs before stepping even closer.

"I know you're doing it in purpose. You're trying to bother me."

Damn he was sharp. They hadn't quite planned for this. She's nervous for Young-woo who has no practice to reply to his accusation.

"So?"

She almost falls over at the answer completely taken off guard.

Jun-ho sounds as perplexed as she feels.

"What? So? That's all you have to say after torturing me all day?"

"Mmhmm. You tortured me first. It was merely retaliation. I was the victim first."

"I did? What did I do to torture you?"

Mentally she screams at Young-woo not to answer that, he's trying to steal the high ground she can tell that a mile away.

But Young-woo answers, "You always mention when you are taking a shower. You keep putting your arms where I can see them and you make sure that they brush against me when we are walking."

Jun-ho's face melts into something dark and sweet an expression she did not expect him capable of.

"Those things bothered you?"

"Yes."

He smirks easily, moving even closer until there's no where left for Young-woo to retreat to.

"In a good way or a bad way?"

Young-woo sputters blinking up at him lost before she takes a deep breath and looks away.

"I plead the fifth."

This time she can't stop her giggle, slapping her hand over her stupid mouth. But neither one of them seems bothered by someone's possible presence too lost in each other.

"How about we can a truce then? I'll stop if you stop."

"Yes, that seems fair."

"Okay, should we shake on it?" Jun-ho offers and Young-woo looks reasonably hesitant but he continues, "That's how most deals are sealed. It makes it official."

He smiles at her before sticking out a large palm.

After a moment, Young-woo shakes it with her thumb and index finger.

She starts to move away but sudden movement catches her eyes and she sees Jun-ho lean down and bring his lips close to Young-woo's ears. She can't hear what he says from her distance but the woman in question turns pinker than she's ever seen her before Jun-ho moves away and takes his leave.

She waits until he's completely gone before coming out of hiding.

"What? What did he say? Are you okay? You're so red."

She watches at Young-woo cutely brings her hands up to her cheeks, and waits impatiently for a reply.

"Nothing. I have to go."

She stares in shock at Young-woo's fleeing back.

Well it was nice to know she was capable of lying when she needed to at least.

She walks away too, eager to call Geurami and update her on their mission.

-----

She can't fall asleep. Nothing works. Not reciting the different types of whales. Or the Korean code of law. Or even counting sheep as she's heard others do.

Nothing can clear her racing mind.

Or heart.

His words keep playing on loop in her head.

"I already want to kiss you so badly, you don't need to do anything to tease me. Just seeing you is a tease for me. Don't tempt a man on the edge Young-woo."

She gulps, fanning herself at the mere memory.

Maybe she should sleep with her window open.

And a fan.

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