by Sarah Bahbah
Zendaya as Tashi Donaldson CHALLENGERS (2024) dir. Luca Guadagnino
ALL TOO WELL: THE SHORT FILM (2021) dir. Taylor Swift
GO YOON JUNG as JO YOO JUNG HUNT (2022) dir. Lee Jung Jae
I just love how both Destined and Dear Hongrang have this intense moment where both MLs use their blood to save the woman they love.
(Kdrama) And in Dear Hongrang, the ML sucks the poison from the FL's body so it doesn’t spread, then holds her and reminds her of the promise she made — that everything would be fine as long as she stayed with him.
(Cdrama) In Destined, the ML stucks in the desert, and the FL is literally dying of thirst. The ML cuts himself multiple times and gives her his blood to keep her alive, begging her to stay by his side.
Ugh, I love that kind of devotion.
And don’t even get me started on the Alchemy of Souls parallels…