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im sorry i wrongly accused you of having killed your own twin sister and then went around accusing you of other things you weren't guilty of just bc im obsessed with you do you still want to top me
saw someone on tiktok say that han juwon’s character in beyond evil was annoying and that they couldn’t finish the show because of it. which is such a shame because his character has such beautiful character development throughout the show.
Beyond Evil: episode 1
No wonder you have no friends. Nice. I like that.
JWDS as a fantasy period AU
So, episode 1 jwds is on my mind again and I'm here to prove that this episode has all the ingredients to be a... quirky... rom-com... please bear with me and trust the vision (and don't take this too seriously, cause i'm not taking it seriously either)
(get a drink and strap in.... I'm going to mock them)
ahh yes, it's Romeo and Juliet but instead of a fish tank, it's a partitioning wall in a police station, and instead of a masquerade ball, it's a weaponized meet cute
we have the boys making comments about the new inspector. The editing in this scene makes a big point to show that DS is suuuuuper not interested in the conversation, oooohh noo, he doesn't care about the new inspector. Why would he? He's just some guy. He's not even listening to the conversation about how the new inspector is super smart, really physically fit, comes from a top university, graduated top of his year, and is very handsome.... who is also the son of the man connected to his sister's disappearance? oh. But Dong Sik doesn't care, you guys. He's not listening to the conversation!! Right, Dong Sik???
Dong Sik??
Oh, so you were listening... and you are interested.
Hm.
also...
(it's the same scene.... js. timestamp: 2.10)
and how can we forget that Han Joo Won ISN'T HIS TYPE (he is) HOW ARE ANYONE SUGGEST SUCH A THING! (no one did) HOW DARE THEY BRING IT UP (he brought it up)
you know... when i introduce myself to someone, i also like to be standing so close that my hand is basically touching their stomach
tut tut... look at him being so into Joo Won's bratty behaviour. so, jw was kinda rude to him (he's kinda into it) but it's okay bc he's got the energy of a guy who knows he can [redacted] the bad attitude out of someone.
Now, our police boys have to reassign partners and sort out hierarchies. Dong Sik doesn't care, you guys, he doesn't care! Super not interested! Barely paying attention to the convo....
until Gwang Young volunteers to be Joo Won's partner and... Dong Sik sighs and looks down??? He sure seems to have an opinion for a guy who's pretending not to care...
our boys get paired up because... of course, they got paired up. it's for the plot and because NSB is a matchmaker. (It's Arthur and Merlin all over again....)
jfc! just bat your lashes and twirl your hair, it'll be less obvious
it only took you an afternoon to get your hands on the new inspector?? nice going! genuinely impressed that you found a decent bullshit excuse to feel him up
of course, Dong Sik (who doooesn't have a thing for younger bratty men) would find Joo Won's ridiculous display of "i'm a loner, no one talk to me. I'll hiss if you try and befriend me, i'm too important for genuine human connection" act to be off-putting, right?? right?? cause it's a red flag.
ffs, why is he smirking???
okay, now, he's really getting into the swing of teasing Joo Won for his contrarian shit, isn't he?? Dong Sik's flirting in episode 1 is basically "you think you're hot? well, your face might be but your personality sucks.... (but that's why i'm interested)"
then he's just straight up telling Joo Won that he likes him... but Joo Won has to go ruin things by being a little weirdo with a murder mystery plotline
speaking about murder plotlines...
I also like to flirt whilst undergoing official police business... with the guy I think has a connection to the unexplained death of an unidentified body
oh come now, is this really necessary???
Now, i know you're thinking that this poor Ahjussi is simping over the young hot bratty new-in-town inspector. "What a silly guy, he's flirting with the grumpiest guy in town. What a waste of time, jw is never going to return his feelings"... But it's is totally a two-way street from the start.
Everyone, I present to you, Han "I like to check out my suspect" Joo Won:
he likes to bite his lip whilst he looks at one of his stalker pictures of him
he gets turned on when Dong Sik recites the criminal code word-for-word by memory
he's so impressed by Dong Sik's knowledge that he takes the time to check him out as he walks across the road (even checking his mirrors as he drives past just so he can prolong looking at him)
apparently, he doesn't have "a thing" for "nut cases"... he says whilst looking the man up and down... you know? like a liar.
and sureeeee, let's have fun and pretend to believe him for a sec. Okay, he doesn't have "a thing" for an older man who he thinks is a "nut case". Fine... But that doesn't explain why
he makes it a habit of looking at his lips...
and at his stomach?? his hands??? his....??
and his arse....
he also sends a few flirtatious smiles at Dong Sik in front of their colleagues (a hjw version of a flirtatious smile is quite small)
He also sneaks in a few little looks, all before finding an excuse to have one-on-one time with him and to talk about nothing and everything. (I wonder how long Dong Sik had been out of the room before Joo Won decides to follow him. He's sooo.... ugh! this guy. if i were the gang, I would assume they have the hots for one another. the teasing, stealing glances across the dinner table, sneaking off to have private conversations??? what can i say? it seems suss)
and smiling at him... like this... after the guy, he's just accused of being a serial killer laughs at him menacingly. he finds it cute!!! he's a little weirdo who's into the guy he thinks is a sadistic serial killer... (pals, jw needs therapy asap)
So, yeah, from Dong Sik's perspective, episode 1 of Beyond Evil was a typical rom-com until Joo Won had to be a little creep and bring murder into the equation. It certainly brought a damper to their relationship but it didn't stop them from... you know...
becoming good partners...
jwds wherein dongsik notices how juwon treats him differently compared to others within the manyang crew like:
jihoon asked him one day to ask juwon, who was changing at the sleeping quarters, if juwon has an extra pack of tissue on him. dongsik tells jihoon to ask juwon himself but jihoon says "juwon only says yes to you, hyung."
of course dongsik denied that but jihoon really did ask juwon for a pack of tissue and juwon says he doesn't have one. come evening, before they clock out, juwon noticed dongsik's hand covered with stray pen marks. "don't mind it. i'll wash my hands at jaeyi's." dongsik waved juwon's concern but juwon opened his drawer and picked a small pack of wet wipes from a set of three, opened it, and wiped dongsik's hand himself.
dongsik looked around and met jihoon's gaze that was saying i told you so.
another instance. they're meeting at jaeyi's shop for their usual dinner get together and dongsik's helping jaeyi set up the table.
"remove the ones on juwon's seat," jaeyi suddenly said as dongsik finished setting.
"why?"
"he only uses shared things when you give it to him."
"that's not true." surely that's not true.
jaeyi fixed a look to him and said "watch me." a challenge. she placed back the removed utensils on juwon's seat.
later, juwon was the last to arrive just as they're starting to eat. as usual, he sat between dongsik and jihoon. the menu was grilled meat and their usual choice of jjigae; budaejjigae, which is something juwon eats but he doesn't pick up his utensils and simply joined the conversation.
"aren't you gonna eat, inspector han?" jihwa asked.
"later," was what juwon replied.
several minutes later, dongsik felt jaeyi kicking his feet for attention. she looked at him and gestured at the food then at juwon. and because dongsik's sure juwon's not gonna accept what he'll give, dongsik filled the bowl a bit of budaejjigae and a couple pieces of meat.
"eat just a bit, juwon-ah. i worked hard to set up the table and helped jaeyi with cooking, you know." dongsik picked up the chopsticks and pushed the filled bowl and chopsticks to juwon. a pause, then juwon accepted the food silently.
dongsik felt another kick in his feet from jaeyi and she gave him a smug look.
another instance. dongsik gives the car keys to jihwa. "go drive juwon's car. i'll go with mine. let's meet the others at the scene."
"what, no. i cant drive his car." jihwa pushed the car keys to dongsik's chest and snatched the other car key from his hand. "i'll drive yours. you drive his."
"why can't you drive his car?" dongsik asked.
"he doesnt let anyone drive his car, okay. i offered to drive him home when he was drunk one time and he said he doesnt let anyone drive his car. said its dirty." jihwa pushed dongsik away and opened the door to his car.
"but i-"
"what, but you drove it? you've always been the exception, dongsik." jihwa shook her head then closed the car door and drove off.
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Just read it and it's PERFECT🙂↕️🙂↕️
a look into the everyday life of han joowon and lee dongsik after joowon returns to manyang and they become partners again, and the absolute chaos a single pair of glasses throws han joowon's life into.
my second foray into fic writing, and my first time giving jwds a try. these two characters have changed me truly i cannot stop thinking about them and it’s such a tragedy we’ll never see a continuation of their stories :(
This is what got me into listening to The National. Like I became a fan of their music because of this gorgeous work of art.
THIS SONG IS MEANT FOR THEM. AND IT'S SO ACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL
This song AND this edit makes me blush. 10/10. It matches their dynamic well given how they convey so much through just eye contact.
sometimes a song is good because you saw it on a fan edit for your favorite ship like ten years ago
don't ever think i fell for u or fell over u. i didn't fall in love, i rose in it.
i saw u
and made up my mind
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Welcome Back
a post-canon jwds fix it fic told through text messages by LipstickDaddy
Summary: Dong Sik is out of prison. His reunion with Joo Won is cut short, but lucky for him his once-partner is just as stubborn as he is, and won’t take no for an answer when the question is “when can I see you?” Inspired by 鼓動 (Heartbeat) by GLAY.
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The hardest part of walking away from you is knowing you won’t run after me.
Ask me to stay, and I will.
Please—ask me to stay.
(insp.)
@diveintovortex has just made the remarkable observation that there is a background music in Beyond Evil that isn't part of the official OST album.
I have yet to check the accuracy of this in rewatching the whole show (and isn't it insane to rewatch a whole series just to check the OST, my god Beyond Evil drives us all insane) but so far, this one special soundtrack plays in only two key moments:
1. The moment when Han Kihwan was in his car with Lee Changjin, telling him about how Han Joowon takes after his mother, Lee Suyeon, in that they're both pathetic and weak people because they don't know how to reach out to others for help. 2. The moment when Han Joowon arrests Lee Dongsik.
Again, I'm not sure if there are other moments in which this specific soundtrack is played, but with these key moments as the only ones the music is used so far, it's safe to say that this music is something akin to "Han Joowon's Theme".
It's—a heartrending juxtaposition of loss and abandonment: the loss of human connection, the fear of losing someone you love.
It's—a heartbreaking juxtaposition between Han Joowon's mother, and Han Jowoon's partner.
Lee Suyeon, the mother who abandoned him, and made Joowon into the kind of person who believes that everyone he ever allows himself to love will leave him in the end—therefore there's no use for human attachment.
And then, to juxtapose that with him arresting Lee Dongsik, heartbreakingly reinforcing the fact that in the end, he has to let go of everyone he has ever allowed himself to love.
And in both cases—it's because of him.
“If I leave Joowon here, will you let me go?”
"If you don't arrest me, I won't ever turn myself in. Please arrest me now."
This is the young boy who had never forgotten that the only reason his mother felt trapped in a loveless, abusive marriage is because of him.
This is the young man who had never forgotten that his partner had promised to turn himself to him, for him to arrest himself.
This is the young boy who stepped back when his mother reached out to him, refusing when she asked him to come to her.
This is the young man whose partner had to be the one to reach out to take his hand, for him to make the final arrest.
This is—the music of Han Joowon's heart breaking over and over again as he is forced to let go of the person he loves.
Because this is what they believe is the right choice they should make for their own life. Even if it meant breaking Joowon's heart.
Even if it meant breaking Joowon.
It makes the coda in the end so much more meaningful now, to juxtapose the scene of Joowon finally visiting the grave of the mother who abandoned him—and reuniting with the partner he himself had handcuffed, once upon a time.
His mother had never—and will never—come back to him, ever.
His partner—did.
I recently talked about one piece of music in BE that didn't make it into the album, and now I know it appears in (at least) two pivotal moments of the story:
When Han Gihwan talks to Lee Changjin in the car (and Joowon listens), comparing Joowon to his mother, and
When Han Joowon arrests Lee Dongsik.
@vindicated-truth has already made an incredible post about how this parallel juxtaposes Dongsik to Joowon's mother, but I would like to take a moment to talk about how this parallel juxtaposes Dongsik to Han Gihwan.
But first, let's take a look at the first scene, from the moment the music in question starts to the moment it ends (all quotes are exact quotes from Viki):
[For context: Han Gihwan talks to Lee Changjin about The Hare & the Tortoise story, and ends it with, "If the strong don't make a mistake, then the weak will never be able to win." The music starts.] Han Gihwan: Han Joowon. He's my son. But he's more like his mother than me. They wait for someone to reach their hand out, but they're weak people who can't reach their hand out first. [Flashback: Lee Suyeon, Joowon's mother, reaches out her hand and says, "Joowon-[ah]! Come and hold onto Mom."] Han Gihwan: If someone reaches their hand out,- [Flashback: A different moment of Lee Suyeon reaching out her hand and saying, "Joowon-[ah], come and hold onto Mom. Joowon-[ah]. Please hold onto me."] Han Gihwan: -they can't even grab that hand. They pretend to be fine and act like they are strong and cool. They trap themselves in that pretence and end up destroying themselves. They are foolish people. CEO Lee, I will never make a mistake again. Lee Changjin: If your son's existence is a mistake, then will you get rid of him too? [Strategically placed thunder sound effect.] Han Gihwan: If you're curious, then just wait and see. [Flashback: Joowon and Dongsik are in the reeds field, Joowon says, "Lee Yooyeon, your sister. Did you really not kill her?" Joowon laughs under the rain.] Lee Changjin: Then what will you do about your son's partner, that bastard Lee Dongsik? I'm saying this because I'm worried that you'll be caught by that idiot who's running around everywhere. Han Gihwan: What police officer would catch me? Lee Changjin: That's true, because you'll become the Poliece Commissioner no matter what. [sigh] Stop paying attention to Kang Jinmook. What's so important about what he saw when he's already dead? The real problem is Do Haewon. We need to know just what and how much Do Haewon heard from Kang Jinmook. [The music ends, while they continue talking about Do Haewon.]
There are a few moments here I would like to point out and draw some parallels between this scene and the arrest scene.
Han Gihwan is wrong
First, Han Gihwan is wrong about both Lee Suyeon and about Han Joowon, and there is not a single word about his wife and his son that leaves his moth that is correct, except when he says Joowon is more like his mother than him.
"They wait for someone to reach their hand out, but they're weak people who can't reach their hand out first." And the flashback shows Lee Suyeon doing exactly that, reaching her hand out, and doing it first.
"They pretend to be fine and act like they are strong and cool. They trap themselves in that pretence and end up destroying themselves." And again, we see a mentally ill, crying, struggling woman, who begs her 7-year-old son to hold onto her as if he's her last refuge in life. Is that woman pretending to be fine, and strong, and cool? Or is it Han Gihwan who always strives to appear fine, and strong, and cool himself? Was she the one who trapped herself in that pretence, or was it Han Gihwan who trapped her in his pretence?
Han Gihwan is wrong about Lee Suyeon, and by extension, he's wrong about Joowon he's comparing his wife to. But the thing is, on the surface, if seems like Han Gihwan is correct about his son.
"They pretend to be fine and act like they are strong and cool. They trap themselves in that pretence and end up destroying themselves." And Joowon seems like the type of person to act all fine, and strong, and cool, at least at the beginning of the show—only it's just like his father does, not his mother.
"They wait for someone to reach their hand out, but they're weak people who can't reach their hand out first. If someone reaches their hand out, they can't even grab that hand." And it seems like that's exactly what happened to 7-year-old Joowon, who seemingly failed to reach out for his mother's hand, just like his father failed to be supportive of his struggling wife—only it's never a responsibility of a child to be an adult's support, while it is a responsibility of a spouse.
It seems like Han Gihwan is right about everything, it definitely sounds like it. I'm pretty sure Joowon, when he hears all of this, has every reason to doubt himself.
And the truth is, Han Gihwan is wrong—and that's what the second scene reestablishes, the arrest scene. I was going to include the Viki transcript of this one too, but in this case, the exact words said don't really matter, what matters is what the arrest scene means for Joowon.
Han Gihwan says, Joowon can't hold onto the hand that reaches out for his, but here Joowon holds onto Dongsik's hands.
Han Gihwan says, Joowon pretends to be fine and strong, but here Joowon finds the strength to openly cry in front of another person, without a convenient rain.
Han Gihwan says, Joowon traps himself in that pretence, while it's Han Gihwan himself who wants Joowon to pretend like everything is fine and to cover up for his mistake with Lee Geumhwa—and here Dongsik finally helps Joowon find a way to do her justice.
Han Gihwan says, Joowon is weak, but here Dongsik helps Joowon to find the inner strength to do the right thing and arrest him.
Han Gihwan says, Joowon will end up destroying himself, but here Dongsik encourages Joowon to continue on with the life that suits him best.
But more importantly-
Joowon is not a mistake
"If your son's existence is a mistake, then will you get rid of him too?" Lee Changjin says, and Han Gihwan doesn't deny the notion, basically confirming there is a chance his son's entire existence is wrong.
And Joowon flashes back to the first time he ever heard Dongsik's bitter laughter at the face of the unfair judgment. At that time, he couldn't understand where this laughter came from—why would a man laugh when asked if he killed his sister?—but here Joowon ends up facing all the things about himself his father says, and he reacts the exact same way.
He laughs, just as bitterly.
I don't think he believes what his father says about him—but that doesn't mean there is no doubt in him. Han Gihwan puts his existence—his entire being—into question.
Is the person, who is Han Joowon, a mistake?
Is that man, who came to Manyang a few months ago, a mistake? A man who we like to call a brat, a prince, a prick—we're really just parroting Han Gihwan, who calls him weak, unable to reach out, pretending to be independent—is that man a mistake?
That man, who treats everyone equally, who's truthful to a fault, who needs reassurance of a person being trustworthy before trusting anyone or taking anyone's hand—it is a matter of trust, after all. The man who is trying to get out of the entrapment of the pretence that his father put him in, who is trying to get to the heart of the case no matter what. Is that man a mistake?
Is his relentlessness in the pursuit of justice a mistake, when he's a son of the man who caused the injustice to happen in the first place?
And that's what Dondsik comes in to answer in the corresponding scene with the corresponding soundtrack.
Han Joowon is not a mistake.
Joowon is right when he makes no difference of people based on their age, or gender, or status, or their relationship to him, or what he can gain from them. Dongsik reassures him of it when he turns himself in to be arrested.
Joowon is right when he tries to reestablish the truth of what had happened to Lee Geumhwa despite the fact that everyone around him tries to shut him up about it, including even Dongsik at some point. Dongsik reassures him of it when he gives him a direction in which he can take his atonement.
Joowon is right when he doesn't trust anyone—not because he's unable to trust or trust is somehow a bad thing, but because he has a deep-rooted need to investigate for objective reasons to believe someone is trustworthy. Dongsik reassures him of it when he finally fulfills the only promise he ever broke, proving to be deserving of Joowon's trust.
Joowon is right in his relentless pursuit of justice, even if he took a few wrong turns on that path. Dongsik reassures him of it when he encourages him to continue on working within the justice system, as imperfect as it is, because the system needs someone like Joowon to work slightly better.
Joowon is not a mistake, and Dongsik reassures him of it by encouraging him to stay true to himself.
I know it's popular to view the arrest scene as heartbreaking—and it is, ngl—but let's take a moment to appreciate how throughout the scene Dongsik consistently gives wing to Joowon's entire being—just when he needs it the most. The arrest scene is heartbreaking, but it is also uplifting, and one does not negate the other.
I know it's also a bad taste to give Dongsik a parental role in Joowon's life—and it is a bad taste, absolutely—but the idea that Dongsik is not a parental figure, and the idea that he did something for Joowon that Han Gihwan failed to do can and should coexist.
💗✨ Murderrr ✨💗
Love ya my fav comfort show
I’ve always said that if you take away all the murder and mystery elements, Beyond Evil genuinely reads like a romantic comedy 😆
"My pretty flower"
OH IM IN SHAMBLESSSS
;_;
@friendlynbhddevil this is how your fic starts. it's gonna be cute as HELL
One of the starkest differences between father and son:
The father is drunk on power and prestige, on being above everyone else, using his position to make sure everyone else stay groveling beneath his feet.
The son is fiercely determined with an unyielding sense of justice, subjecting each person unforgivingly to an unshakeable moral compass—including his own self.
He is his own harshest judge, jury, and executioner.
Where the father demands others to kneel for him—
The son will kneel before those who are worth his devotion.
The son will never kneel for the father, but instead chooses to willingly kneel for another man he deems more worthy.
THANK YOUUU SO MUCHHH😭😭😭💖💖💖
I really needed it after watching episode 7 yesterday ;_; (I'm rewatching it because I am sane-)
Read it for pure jwds fluffinessss(and ttaeng ttaeng noodles)
I wish they had a special episode based off of thisss
"Am I that transparent" pffttt please, you're practically glowing
AAAAAHH I'M GOING TO REREAD THIS AGAINNN
Yep, that sums it up.
(Meme not mine, credit goes to whoever is suffering like us, you are seen🫂😭)
Breathing Exercises And Ttaeng Ttaeng Noodles
a soft jwds fic by LipstickDaddy on AO3
Summary: Even though Dong Sik has been out of prison for a whole year and his relationship with Joo Won has returned to whatever their “normal” is, Joo Won still has days when his thoughts get the better of him. Dong Sik knows how to fix that.
For @friendlynbhddevil
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