Comment by laraoiki on Blossoms of the White Night - Chapter 21

This is so stressful
first shuraka needs to stop hiding everything because he keeps acting cold and secretive even when tei clearly cares
if he doesnt start explaining his actions even a little tei will keep misunderstanding him and things will just get worse like bruhhhh
second of all tei needs to communicate instead of assuming because he overthinks and jumps to conclusions especially with the concubine situation
instead of pulling away he should actually confront shuraka and ask directly what is going on

And importantly they both also need trust
right now they are reacting based on fear and past experiences not on what they actually feel
if they dont build trust they will keep hurting each other even if they love each other and honestly they need emotional honesty
not just duty or political roles but real feelings
otherwise their relationship will stay tense and painful instead of becoming something real

so basically
shuraka needs to open up more
tei needs to stop assuming and speak up
and both of them need to trust each other more or everything will fall apart