Someone actually did ask me about that at the time. I answered that I liked it because the main topic of the ask was the pervasive shitty way some gyubrik fans were portraying Ricky, in ways that he seemed clearly uncomfortable with. At the time there were even reports--possibly misinterpreted or with no proof--going around of fansigns/calls where fans had made Ricky uncomfortable by bringing up shipping terms and calling him a girl to his face. So that's what I was thinking about when I liked it.

You do also realize the guy in question is a writer, right? and even in the screenshots you have, he says things like he's just reaching and he doesn't want to make Gyuvin out to be evil. RPS writers in particular are always analyzing relationships in completely different ways and...that's the beauty of human opinion. We're all different and have different experiences to bring to the table. Some only want to focus on relationships that are perfect all the time, and that's great! Kpop RPF can be your happy place! Some people think diving into the complexities of human relationships is more interesting, and personally I also feel that way because real life relationships ARE complicated. That's why I brought up that Taerae has also talked about how his and Gyuvin's relationship wasn't always perfect, because it's a reminder that they're human too. Like, Taerae's also talked about what a journey it was to get close to Munjung and how much they fought!! and now Munjung is his absolute favorite person in the world! I don't hate someone for guessing that a relationship might be less than perfect because it happens! Often!!

So yes, I'm sure I'm projecting in some way, just like everyone in the world is projecting when they interpret other peoples' relationships. We all only live inside our own minds and are trying to understand each other. There's people I follow on twitter who don't like the way MY fave ships or MY fave boys interact with others or interpret them in ways I personally never would and never would read. And that's okay!!! You can click out of fics, you can scroll past people, you can block them if you really need to keep your peace!

Which also, the mindset of damn I really hate this person and have them and all their friends blocked, let's go see what they are saying today--I truly don't get why you would waste your time and disrupt your own peace like that??? Are we not on kpop twitter to have a good time and talk about eating Taerae or is that just me???

Anyways, idk if you're the same person but I do appreciate you actually talking to me, even if you don't agree.

Somehow I don't get the impression that you're here to talk, so short answer, no, I'm not, I don't hate Gyuvin.

If you do want to talk, then thank you for sticking around. I did make a comment, like a year ago almost, following someone's anon message. It speculated about how Taerae and Gyuvin's relationship maybe wasn't great and maybe how the moments that bothered me at the time tied into the homophobic comment he had been called out for.

That coming out comment, how it related to casual homophobia I've experienced in my own life, and how fandom reacted awfully to it really left me feeling hurt personally. I never thought HE was irredeemably homophobic, I thought he was a teenager repeating homophobic things teenagers say without thinking about how they could hurt someone.

But regardless of what I knew logically, my personal hurt feelings did color the comments I made, and I regret it. I should have worded things better. Because again, I don't hate him and never thought what he said or their relationship at the time was irredeemably bad. And in fact I've also said since then, it's obvious they've become a lot closer!! They have cute moments! Even Taerae has talked about how their relationship was a journey of ups and downs and that's even what his whole song for Gyuvin was about, about figuring each other out. That's normal and good!! They're human beings with complicated feelings even if Taerae likes to pretend he doesn't have any lol!!

Anyways, if you still hate me or don't believe me, that's fine. I'm not a big fan of callout posts instead of like, human conversation, but if we're not going to do that I'd rather you block me and forget about me. And whether you hate me or not, have a great day! Don't forget to drink water and eat something delicious!