RUN ON. I seldom write about the k-dramas I have watched, no matter how much I loved them, cried my heart out, laughed out loud, or stressed over the bad guys, they are usually just in my heart, in my memory bank. And more often than not, I would buy a shirt or any merch as a remembrance, or a reminder of that love.
Late as it may seem, but I recently finished Run On. I actually watched it to see Kang Tae Oh but found myself liking Si Wan. And the cameo of Kim Seon Ho was definitely a bonus.
There's this scene in Episode 15 when Ye Jun (played by Kim Dong Young), the best friend of Yeong Hwa (KTO) came out to his family.
He told his mother, I'm gay. And the mom just drove away, blaming herself for failing to take care of her children.
It got me to thinking how parents would actually react or respond when a coming out happens. I was actually engaged with the scene, I was talking to the mother even. No, you don't do that. You don't walk away. You may not understand everything all at once, right there and then. You may fight later on, or argue. But don't, never leave your child at that moment. No matter how painful or difficult it is. It's a vulnerable, crucial moment that could make or break them, one that could affect their lives, either liberate them or scar them forever.
Just to put a closure on this, the mom eventually understood her son, making up for her poor reaction and accepting that being different is not wrong.
Yun lang. Wala lang. Gusto ko lang isulat yung thoughts ko. Crush ko na si Si Wan (Emergency Declaration, coming soon in Phil cinemas on Aug 31). At dapat ko na rin yata tigil-tigilan ang k-drama at padagdag nang padagdag ang mga oppa ko, wala na kong space sa bahay!!! #talesofthegoodgirl
