@sarawr144 I guess I'm guilty of being on the defense squad, haha. Sorry, can't help but jump in when it feels like the thread is sliding too far in the direction of negativity. But I agree that it's been a lot less fun lately, I'm also getting tired of repeating myself.

Here's something to discuss if people want to: I wasn't expecting Seol-a/Sung-pyo interaction to happen this soon, honestly. I mean, next chapter it might just end at "oh we're here (at No-rae's place). okay bye" but there's a lot of potential for some interesting conversation... what do you all want to happen/think will happen? Do you think Seol-a will be cold/openly hostile? Chew him out for breaking up with No-rae the way he did? Or Sung-pyo will probe at Seol-a's relationship with No-rae?

From the bit about Seol-a having trouble remembering his name (profile or chart haha), it seems that she doesn't have him in her mind as "omg RIVAL!!!" or spared him that much thought, but at the same time, his appearance at the ski resort did affect her a lot.

@cipp: I think a lot of people feel compelled to try to counter the negativity, and I get that. I made a short post on my pov a week or two I ago I think for partially the same reason. It's hard not to..

As for Sung-pyo, I thought it was kind of odd how unruffled Seol-a was by his appearance and by Hye-Kyeong asking him to help No-rae home. I kind of made the same observation that Seol-a didn't seem to give him much thought lol.
I wasn't all that surprised by his appearance now though. It seems about time for him to come back and get some closure, and, as someone already pointed out, it makes sense for him to be at the party since he is re-enrolling this semester. I feel like there must be at least a little conversation between him and Seol-a, otherwise it would be super awkward (and it still will be really haha), but I don't expect it will be confrontational. I'm guessing they might try to feel each other out a little: Seol-a to gauge his motivations and expectations and Sung-pyo to get a better idea of what kind of relationship she has with No-rae (since he was surprised on the ski trip by their closeness).

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I used to really enjoy reading people's comments on this thread each week with all the predictions and insights to the chapters, but it's not that fun to read anymore. The horse has been dead for quite some time, and yet every week it's the same posts about how the pacing is too slow, and then the fans of the pacing coming out to defend it. Everyone has already stated their opinions on this multiple times, so why do we keep dwelling on it? There's so much more to talk about, but the whole thread is too clogged up with pacing complaining/defending to really enjoy it.

Well be the one to break the ice and actually start a discussion. Cause so far I see nothing new in chapters to talk about.

Seo-la is crushing hard, No-Rae is oblivious as usual and gets drunk again... not much to talk about, is there?

@Anubis3200: I agree that there isn't as much to talk about on Seol-a's end, but I think No-rae being oblivious and getting drunk is not as straight forward as just that. We've seen No-rae get completely wasted before, yes, but the worst cases were flashbacks to her freshman year. We have seen evidence since then that she has learned to have a little more control and recognize her limits. Even Hye-kyeong mentions this in the texting convo with Seol-a. At the previous beginning of semester party and the one on the MT (or whatever it's called) No-rae didn't over do it. She often likes to drink, but usually doesn't go overboard anymore.

We saw her lose control once recently on the ski trip when she was obviously upset about Seol-a's behavior towards her after seeing No-rae and Sung-pyo together. So what is the motivation this time to get so into the drinking?

Tanks halmoni!
Still not sure why Norae is going all out partying like this. Maybe she is still depressed about her graduation being pushed back? Idk.
Maybe she's frustrated over her feelings for Seola too...
Norae being a vampire now, she could just be anemic.

I think Kisa hit the nail on the head when she said No-rae is frustrated by her own feelings. Personally it seems to me like No-rae might have wanted to get into the party so she could avoid dealing with her own inner turmoil. I'm not totally sold on the "oblivious" No-rae that everyone talks about. Not denying that she isn't sometimes an oblivious block-head, but she also uses that as a facade sometimes to hide her true feelings and observations. There have been a few occasions where No-rae has shown (to everyone's surprise) that she is more observant and in tune with things than she appears, ie teasing Inah about her lie about the neck cast while "innocently" pretending to have believed her. I would also say that the panels showing No-rae with her head down looking at her hand after singing to Seol-a give her away a little.

I think No-rae is afraid to trust what she sees from Seol-a. She's feeling insecure and doesn't want to trust the instincts that are telling her that Seol-a might feel the same way. I also think she just doesn't know what to do with the whole situation and so she throws up that confused facade all the time to avoid giving herself away before she is more sure that's it's safe to show her feelings. But she is also frustrated with herself over this and her own hesitation.

That brings us back to her drinking. I sort of think she wanted to loosen herself up so that she could act more like how she wants to be with Seol-a without thinking about it too much, and it gives her a convenient excuse if people think she's acting weird. And I also don't think she was planning to get totally smashed, just loosen up and have a good time. Her thought about how that certain kind of drink (I forget the name) gets her drunk really quick and the flustered look on her face tell me that it wasn't her intention to get completely wasted (whoops). I think No-rae is just as frustrated as Seol-a, but more with herself and her uncertainty about what to do.

I used to really enjoy reading people's comments on this thread each week with all the predictions and insights to the chapters, but it's not that fun to read anymore. The horse has been dead for quite some time, and yet every week it's the same posts about how the pacing is too slow, and then the fans of the pacing coming out to defend it. Everyone has already stated their opinions on this multiple times, so why do we keep dwelling on it? There's so much more to talk about, but the whole thread is too clogged up with pacing complaining/defending to really enjoy it.

First off, I think I have yet to ever properly thank halmoni for the awesome translations every week, so thank you from one more person who always has a better week because of it.

I always find it interesting to read everyone's reactions from week to week. In my head there are two camps here: the "no kiss, no progress" camp and the "every little bit counts" camp. Those both describe the extremes of course, and most people fall in the middle, but most people seem to have a clear leaning one way or the other. Makes me wonder about the personality traits that drive people one way or the other... I myself fall in the latter camp and I really enjoy all the subtleties pointed out on the thread, like the progression of their hand-holding pointed out by NicLarkin / aaaakrn / ieeheh and other subtle references like Korrasami and Pride and Prejudice. These beautifully crafted subtleties are my favorite part of FF, whether they are all consciously intended or not.

I saw it mentioned several times here and really agree that Seol-a making the effort to dig No-rae's hand out shows that she will not be deterred by No-rae's hesitation, she's determined to push through it and force the point with No-rae. It was also a really sweet gesture of support towards No-rae to remind her that Seol-a will be there for her no matter what happens with graduation.

I was a teensy bit disappointed that the chapter didn't pick up directly where the last one left off, but I honestly didn't expect it to. For the most part, Ssamba doesn't do direct continuations from one chapter to the next, and it's usually pretty obvious when it is going to happen (like the eavesdropping bathroom scene way back when <- *too lazy to figure out actual chapter reference*). In fact, is it just me, or have those become even rarer than they were at the start of FF?

ieeheh

So... now that I'm a lil (just a lil) calm down about our OTP, I've been wondering if Ssamba still has anything in store for Ina. The part time job has ended. The ski trip has ended (not sure if Ssamba will continue showing the last day of trip). It seems like there's no reason for Seol-a and No-rae to see Ina anymore. Unlike with Ji-hwan, I think I'm actually gonna miss Ina. She still hasn't been fully explored as her character deserves.... Or maybe since Seol-a has sensed that Ina knew about her feelings for No-rae, she will take up on Ina's suggestion to hang out and get their nails done lol. Ina had her vague "love" talk with No-rae, maybe she will give one to Seol-a. Oys I don't know. I'll friggin' miss this entire cast next year for sure.

I was wondering about this too. She's just begging for more backstory and development. Maybe we'll get a special chapter on her sometime, like with Yu-ji. I also have a feeling she may find some way to stick around in the story though (read: "mostly baseless feeling and hope because I want to see more Ina"). At the very least, unlike Ji-hwan and Sung-pyo (and even Yu-ji in a way), Ina doesn't have to be removed from the story. She's not in the way of anything. She's not something that needs to be overcome and put behind them before they can move forward. If anything she still has the potential to be a catalyst and help things along. And if not, I hope she at least comes back at some point because I really enjoy her scenes.

ieeheh

welcome to the *official* fandom!

Thanks, glad to finally be here!

(P.S. feeling a little dumb here, but how do get an asterisk * to display without changing the text formatting?)

Put a slash \ in front of the asterisk

ah should have known, I tried the wrong / lol. Thank youuu! *thumbs up*

*screams internally* these chapters just keep getting better! XD I've been following the comments here for a while but today I couldn't take it anymore and decided to join in the fan-girling, so hello :)

@confused1203

Did anyone else notice what No-Rae said about her favorite scene? "They are dancing together.they both like each other so much but end up arguing because they can't figure out their feelings" Sound similar? This whole time they've been dancing around each other. (I made this metaphor before I think) Though in their case it's like a tango and neither of them leads for long. Lol. I'm wondering if that's a possible foreshadowing they both arguing because they like each other so much. Just throwing that one out there.

I actually thought the same thing when I read that part. Definitely could be trouble brewing, but ultimately leading to big progress I hope!

Considering how big of a turning point it was the last time No-rae and Seol-a went to No-rae's home, I could see a big blow up happening around that event and then resolving into a very happy understanding between them... otherwise if it takes them as long as Elizabeth and Darcy to come together, we might still be waiting for a while XD

(P.S. feeling a little dumb here, but how do get an asterisk * to display without changing the text formatting?)

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