Similarities? Ngl I got into aslfua when it only had 2 free eps on naver because I was desperate for citt and I got the same vibe from it despite looking completely different, both in the story setting and the character designs of the protagonists. So, similarities I noticed would be:
- the colour theme still has a more neutral or grey undertone. I loved that abt citt and love that in aslfua as well.
- both had mentions of spirits influencing, tho it is very different (like, the fortune teller from citt prologue and the mountain spirit wishes in aslfua).
- there are similarities in the dynamics between cheolmiae and seoljung and also their character designs. I cant help but link the way Seol would always mind her own business while focusing on studying just to get by with the way Cheol also tried to shut everything out with his earphones and stick to studying (ntm both had white wired earphones), while Miae being the one to approach Cheol with the smile and not giving up on him reminded me of how Jung took it upon himself to not give up on getting closer to Seol and always smiled as well - and in both cases Seol and Cheol gradually opened up to the other and showed a warm and loving side to them. (Each of this is while keeping in mind that there are still a lot of differences between each of them). There are also similarities in Cheol and Jung and also Seol and Miae, but I hvnt thought enough abt that so I'll avoid sharing it much 😅
- I think Jisu and Inho share the similarity of being bothersome to the main ship. And both Inho and Jisu hv a past connection to one of the ppl from each ship, like Inho with Jung, while Jisu with Miae.
- This reminded me, I noticed that in citt, among the differences Seol and Jung had, one was that Jung was an only child while Seol was not, being an older daughter with a younger brother. Inho had a slight similarity which was not being an only child, but he was the younger brother while Inha was the older sister. That's where aslfua shares another similarity, which is that Cheol isnt an only child coz he's the middle kid with 2 sisters, while Miae is an only child. Jisu shares a similarity being an only child as well, but there's a clear difference in how he's been raised by his parents compared to how Miae was by her parents, which stuck out to her a lot when she visited his house.
- The last similarity I'll add is that in citt, SeolJung always had a lot of moments which left readers thinking and believing that they wont stay together in the end, and many readers kept insisting that in the comments too, calling it too toxic and better if they broke-up. But they never did and grew a deeper stronger bond and even got married. Rn in aslfua as well, there's a lot of ominous hints that CheolMiae wont stay together forever and will fall apart in the end, it's being "implied" by the narrator and the entity as well. A lot of readers keep thinking that they might end up breaking apart. I think both these situations seem similar, and make me believe even more that Miae and Cheol will only grow a stronger bond and stay together forever afterwards.