I'm cutting/pasting what I have written elsewhere. Apologies.
He is very aware of the feelings he had for Sumo in the past. But at 16, it is difficult to differentiate between love and being in love, between security and passion. At 16, he couldn't have been certain that he wanted to walk into the sunset with her because he loved her passionately. The thing is, he wanted to walk into the sunset with her because, being the shy child, he was in awe of her larger than life persona and because she made him feel good and because, well, she was Sumo, his friend who just made him feel good. And yes he LOVED her, and perhaps was in love with her too. But how aware was he of these feelings then? His feelings of friendship and passion/love often overlapped and at any given time one took over the other.
So his awareness of his current feelings for Sumo would also be in a similar state - confused. At any given time one takes over and consumes the other - as the need arises. And which is why he may seem inconsistent. But actually, he was always there where he finds himself now. Their relationship is undefined and he does not know if he is going to blindly walk the highway with her or if they are actually headed to the sunset.
The letter - If I have to opine, and keep aside plot lines and character analysis - c'mon, he wrote it at an impulse when he was 16! I can't remember what I may have written (however important) yesterday, let alone 10 odd years ago! We cannot hold him prisoner to his feelings when he was 16, or for that matter, anything that he may have penned down. So, as it happens, tough luck, but really, Suman cannot hold him hostage based on the innocent ramblings of a 16 year old. Because when you are 16, everything is a bed of roses and one is oblivious and blind to multiple realities.
In the precap, he looked tired and hassled. I think that gun to his head, placed at different points by different people, needs to be removed. However resplendent the image of happily ever after with Suman may have seemed at age 16, it is distorted now by age and experience.He may still seek the happily ever after. But he needs time to gather himself and put his thoughts together. It is not that he does not love her, or even that he is not in love with her. There are too many things happening all at once, and I think the pace at which he is going is perfectly fine. I'd rather he don's the role of the tortoise to win the race than the silly hare that gets ahead of its time and ability. And I enjoy watching them as friends. It irritates me when female leads heave their chests to show that they are stimulated by male proximity! I mean, c'mon! Who does that these days!?
Suman's tests were inane. Sorry. No other way to put it. How does it prove that he is in love with her if he waits? He could also be a gentleman that loves her AS A FRIEND. For many, friends are greater support and mean much more than family. And why not? Look at what his family demands of him and compare it with what Suman asks of him. It is quite possible to love another person who is not related in anyway, without asking for anything in return.
Edited by beagleboy - 9 years ago
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