underrated loser yjh moment but him repeatedly rewinding the news clip of him losing to sp and kdj being held in sp's arms over and over again is just peak pathetic loser energy
yoo joonghyuk probably has all of these really obscure skills from all of his regressions and they're just slowly revealed to kim dokja and co through like hidden scenarios or just randomly walking in on him doing shit. like they accidentally walk into a hidden scenario and its like make ice sculptures to entertain the constellations and the penalty isn't anything bad but it messes with kim dokja's plans and he's like oh for fucks sake but then yoo joonghyuk just rolls up his sleeves and gets to work while everyone just stares in shock as he crafts these immaculate scenes in the ice.
I love how Kang Suman wraps up Sucheon and Jiwoo in his coat to carry them in chapters 121 and 128(?). Just
I want to be carried like that.
Inhyuk and Seongha are the poorest men in Eleceed for having to deal with their kids bullshit
i walked into ORV knowing that it's not a romantic novel at all, but also knowing about how most of the fandom ships kdj and yjh. i walked into ORV expecting a situation in which we just take the two main characters who have a rivalry and ship them, because who doesn't like a good enemies to lovers?
but i was not expecting ORV to be so explicit with the little hints and subtext for the shippers. and yet, it is not a novel about romance. that's not the main theme at all, and i like that.
all the other characters shipping kdj and yjh ("Don't worry, I'll make sure he reads your love letter!" - Lee Jihye and "YOU ARE ACTING LIKE A WIFE" - Han Sooyoung) will never not be funny. the constellations' (especially uriel and secretive plotter 🤣) little comments. the tension, the angst, the "I AM NOT INTERESTED IN MEN", the "companionship/camaraderie" having the same energy as "and they were roommates".
i love how we get all this subtext and remarks for a little bit of humor and for shipping purposes. but how they don't distract from the main plot, how the entire concept isn't about just the romance--it's perfect. it throws away classic cliches and tropes, it doesn't do the whole "mc/hero falls in love with the woman he saved" thing.
it's too good. i love it
Yoo Joonghyuk Trusts Kim Dokja Soooooooo Much
"Yoo Joonghyuk! Only I can understand you!"
It was obvious that Nirvana had been enduring only for this moment.
108 giant beads shone behind Nirvana. "Stop now and become one with me." Light rose and Yoo Joonghyuk felt fragments of agony piece his mind. He wouldn't be able to guarantee his next regression if he fell to this skill.
'This is the end'. He had to regress now. Yoo Joonghyuk exercised final control over his body and brought the Splitting the Sky Sword to his neck. –Don't imagine that you will get better if you throw away this round. Why did those words appear at this moment? –Maybe this is the round where you will see the end of this world as a 'human'." Yoo Joonghyuk was in a terrible state of mind and had a thought for the first time. 'Kim Dokja…' Then his vision gradually dimmed. –You jerk, you think quickly. He was mistaken. A familiar voice was heard. –Take a break. Despite his reluctance, Yoo Joonghyuk felt relieved by the voice and easily closed his eyes.
Okaaaay this whole scene is like??? Yoo Joonghyuk being submissive to Kim Dokja bottom yoo joonghyuk yes but also Yoo Joonghyuk just trusting Kim Dokja!
This is such a hard thing to do for the regressor who did everything alone so he's reluctant 'despite his reluctance' but 'Yoo Joonghyuk felt relieved by the voice and easily closed his eyes'.
Yoo Joonghyuk felt relieved that he didn't have to deal with Nirvana dragging up his trauma and tormenting him mentally, he didn't have to deal with it alone because unpredictable Kim Dokja his companion who cared about him (and also saved him from the Theatre Master not sure why that's not mentioned!) and could do impossible things was there with him! And he knows things Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't know and would solve it for him like he solves everything else.
And yeah I think Yoo Joonghyuk knows his body would be taken over, his body he worked so hard to train and carried with him through his regressions (Kim dokja mentioning his combat muscles!), he just easily handed it over to Kim Dokja.
This is even more significant than Yoo Joonghyuk obediently handing Kim Dokja his sword, now he hands his literal body over to Kim Dokja.
Like Yoo Joonghyuk is trusting Kim Dokja so much here whether you like bottom or top yoo joonghyuk he is soooooo vulnerable and trusting here it's so good
And yeah Yoo Joonghyuk easily closed his eyes......like I'm sure this man had problems sleeping during his regressions but here he's so relieved by Kim Dokja and trusts Kim Dokja so much he easily closed his eyes and just let his body be taken over by Kim Dokja.
It's just a freaking single line, but it says so much about Yoo Joonghyuk's trust in Kim Dokja.
Okay Yoo Joonghyuk breaking through his terrible state of mind mental anguish by Nirvana to think one single thought, 'Kim Dokja'.
Kim Dokja just means so much to Yoo Joonghyuk, Yoo Joonghyuk cares about him so much.
Look how he surrenders to Kim Dokja and trusts him here and he looks so pretty
an ORV animatic I made! Spoilers for chp 188 in the novel.
You can also the video here: