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IMO NOT EVEYONE'S CUP OF TEA

firstly, this drama has been on my watchlist for so long and heard it is quite popular modern cdramas and is recommended by many
i started it randomly on sunday afternoon with the thought that i would not be able to binge once the week starts but the drama was insanely good that all ive been doing was binging it
this has not been the cliche youth idol drama but also carried dark and mature themes of their love story
i like how drama starts with their present situation and draws audience's attention while making them wonder how did things fall apart
li xun is definitely not the standard green flag character but is actually so cold and extremely stoic. all he wanted was to protect his mom and sis after the demise of his father but failed miserably both the times. life has been cruel to him but him being a technical prodigy - he put his skills to the best use in order to move forward in his life.
zhu yun is the definition of princess that had an amazing life sorted out by her mom but against her will from the beginning. like she mentions although she was made to study cs by her mom but it was li xun who challenged her and pushed her to extremes which made her feel passionate about coding.
they have natural and effortless chemistry. they were so buzzy in their enemies era and goddamn sweet during their lovers era. zhu yun although found him annoying but as she comes to know about his life and subtly good things that he does , she starts falling for him. tickling is his love language and they're truly each other's lighter and princess. they light up each other's world.
her love language being repairing his lighter and his being gifting her a princess dress.
li xun had known her for a very long time when infact she had been kind to offer him an umbrella and they were truly destined to meet again in the same class.
coming to the angst part - both of them nailed the acting down to perfection. grief can change people a lot and i think li xun loses himself and the shred of sanity that he has left in him. he loves zhu yun so much that he feels letting her go is the only way to keep her safe and not suffer along with him.
zhu yun never left his side or their memories tbh as she still reminisces it even after 3 years. i dont find her obsession to be unhealthy as she was not literally behind him and was not planning to stay back though she saw he was released. the initial trigger for her to legit stay back was due to gao and zhijing ruining l&p.
i feel moreover they did not have perfect closure although they spoke in the jail so they do still have feelings for eo (coz we must not forget they dated for around 3 yrs and we were robbed off of that dating phase) and they must be grateful to eo as they were each other's safe place once. their connection has been so deep and strong.
i feel this drama has lot of repeat value and their eye acting was also impeccable. li xun and zhu yun are just two strong people who fit like jigsaw puzzle pieces and believe in each other's ability. this drama wrecked me with lot of emotions.

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