“Can you hold my hand again?”

Episode 7. Sieun is in the middle of washing her face. Seo Jiwan is piss-drunk and Yoon Sol had just gotten her out of a bad drinking situation for the third episode in a row, and this was supposed to be some relaxing night-time winding down. But.

I like you the most.

The soap is sinking into her pores and drying her skin out. But Sieun can't move—can't even close her mouth hanging open—as Jiwan proceeds to call Sol her favorite person in the world.

You? Who's your favorite person?

Sieun really liked Yoon Sol, because Yoon Sol was very no-nonsense, very driven, very fleshed out as a character. She watched the show for Yoon Sol, achieving artist, so naturally she watched the show for Seo Jiwan, the best friend who doesn't want to be left behind.

Seeing Seo Jiwan try to drape herself all over Yoon Sol is making her feel weird. Onscreen, Jiwan begs Sol to “only like me, please,” heartbreak so evident in her expression and their faces so intimately close—wait a minute. Were girls allowed to kiss?!

Sieun splashes her face with cold water. What was the production team thinking?! Those kinds of topics wouldn't be cleared by the media review committee. It's impossible, just unthinkable, how dare they get the viewers hopes up—

Please, Sol. Only like me.

She pauses mid-towel. Jiwan presses her face to Sol's chest, arms falling to her sides, and the usually ironclad expression of Sieun's favorite character breaks.

Stop making me get my hopes up.

Sieun shuts off her laptop screen. Buries her flushed face into the towel and screams.