The biggest thing for me is that he stops immediately when she puts her hand in front of her mouth. He doesn't try again, doesn't pull her hand away. He just looks at her and waits. Then she closes the distance herself and kisses him first. That changes the emotional dynamic of the scene quite a bit.
Even here, when Luan Nian clearly wants her, he waits for her to make the choice. Once she does, he responds to it rather than initiating over her hesitation.
That's especially significant for a couple whose relationship is later criticized through the lens of Luan Nian having more power. The scene doesn't erase that power imbalance, but it does show that Zhitao isn't simply being swept along by him. She wants him too, and in this particular moment, she's the one who closes the distance first.
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@ghqsqk moi aussi faut que je fasse ça mais j’ai tellement la flemme de revenir sur chaque année etc je regrette d’avoir désactivé mon ancien letterboxd j’étais très méthodique avant, je mettais tout là-bas
@ghqsqk dis-toi que ça me fait la même avec tous les films/séries de kim goeun (sauf the king: eternal monarch un vrai flop ce truc), elle est tellement parfaite comme actrice