ohhhh yeah that absolutely does make sense. especially if you compare some of the earlier eras to now... but i also think it's a matter of like, growing up? his first love image during bopeul and into debut he was just Cute but now i just look at him and think he's just soooooo handsome. like pretty and handsome and Woah. (obviously he's still so cutiepie but u get me) something about him in the bright sunlight too imo. ALSO very light makeup looks incredible on him.

but i love when he looks kinda aegi chocoball and his black/dark hair with this length does play into that sooo much... i love it. kind of intriguing how hairstyle always does so much (with everyone in general) but with him the diff can be sooo stark like his blonde eras he's so Sexy but now i just look at him and think wow he's sooo beautiful. really curious to see how it'll evolve going forward T_T

fawkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk this is good. this is excellenttttt. it's kind of superhero vibes right, being sentinels? i just kind of wish the trope in general wasn't so closely tied to government/military stuff (from what i've gathered from googling around a bit) but there's so many ways u can go and differentiate about that too!! thank fuck for free will. BUT GOD THIS IS SO GOOD. especially just like... the worldbuilding and story-shaping has so much potential. also just like... again the whole touch and then intimacy thing for tael too. like, how far is he allowed to go? how far is he Willing to go, for matthew? and since he has a crush on matt, how is he going to deal with his feelings now that he's decided to guide him??!! like it's a life or death situation sometimes for real but how much do their real feelings blend into that? like omfg he'll be going throuuuuuuuuuugh it. silently, and devastatingly so. and matt will wonder how to make things go back to normal while also fighting with his own feelings both about his calling and the one he loves(?!). AND ALSO JUST THE TENDERNESS OF IT ALL. learning each other's boundaries and how and when to touch omg. i think matt would be so adamant to not push tael into something he doesn't wanna do and that also creates conflict between like, wants vs Needs for both of them. especially if they don't communicate. but then, like........... thinking of matt trying to guide tael through their first time.... because they both want it but there's an edge of how much are u allowed to Take and also Enjoy it and have Feelings about it. though tbh i think that would only happen wayyy down the line (but that's just me and my limited knowledge). regardless there's just sooooooooooo much good potential ouaghhh.

truthfully i get u it would be so great omg. i'd Love to write something like this, it's So up my alley but i'm so far from writing regularly again i'm not even sure if i have what it takes to get started let alone do it justice. but anon you sound plenty locked in i absolutely believe u can do it if u wanna see this come to life... u very clearly have a vision if u ever decide to go for it i'll be cheering you on so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my dms and my inbox are open for u!!!!!

(also if not then i think taerae fest are still taking prompts so it might be worth a shot to try and submit it there!!) either way this is soooo good it's going to make itself comfy in my brain for a little while for real... so much delicious material here...