My Only One
* There is a ring at Tae's feet because jk proposed but was rejected. Tae could not marry him, he was obliged to follow the wishes of his family ; to follow society and 'traditional values' . That's the sad and scary reality i wanted to depict in this AU.
* Even though the marriage was arranged and without love (Tae stayed loyal to jk), still jk wasn't happy about it. He couldn't help but to feel heartbroken because he couldn't marry him.
* The mentioned "beard" is a slang for lavender marriage --- a male--female mixed - orientation marriage , undertaken as a marriage of convenience to conceal the socially stigmatized sexuality of one or both partners. Tae married because of his parents wish and also because he had to hide his preference for people of his own sex. Sad reality of many gay people.
*The golden windows resembles a golden cage mean that tae had to marry because of the social norms pressure that forced him to be a 'man' of status and wealth. Status equals respect and future. This is what his family wanted. But he wanted none of this. He wanted only to love his man.
* 4 MONTHS LATER
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kim_yeonshi
hmmm
2025-03-21
1
Anubala
pls update
2022-07-27
0