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* TheyDo
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* AbusiveParents: Tae Joo's father

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* AbusiveParents: Tae Joo's fatherfather.



* HeldGaze

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* HeldGazeHeldGaze: To the point that the series was named after the boys' tendency to do this.

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%%* AbusiveParents: Tae Joo's father
%%* BodyguardCrush: Tae Joo and Gook's friendship evolves into this
%%* ChickMagnet: Gook
%%* ChildhoodFriends: Tae Joo and Gook
%%* ComingOfAgeStory
%%* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Kim Pil-hyun

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%%* * AbusiveParents: Tae Joo's father
%%* * BodyguardCrush: Tae Joo and Gook's friendship evolves into this
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this.
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ChickMagnet: Gook
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Both boys attract a lot of girls through course of the series.
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ChildhoodFriends: Tae Joo and Gook
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Gook
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ComingOfAgeStory
%%* * DefeatEqualsFriendship: Kim Pil-hyunPil-hyun.



%%* FastForwardToReunion: Tae Joo and Gook reunite after three years
%%* GreenEyedEpiphany: Tae Joo

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%%* * FastForwardToReunion: Tae Joo and Gook reunite after three years
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years* GreenEyedEpiphany: Tae Joo



%%* HappyEnding
%%* HeldGaze

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%%* * HappyEnding
%%* * HeldGaze



%%* IntimateHairBrushing
%%* LoveHurts
%%* MenDontCry: Averted.
%%* MissingMom: Tae Joo's mother
%%* NewTransferStudent: Choi Hye Mi

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%%* * IntimateHairBrushing
%%* * LoveHurts
%%* * MenDontCry: Averted.
%%* * MissingMom: Tae Joo's mother
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mother, and it causes a lot of attachment issues between him and Gook.
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NewTransferStudent: Choi Hye MiMi.



%%* OfficialCouple: Tae Joo and Gook
%%* QueerRomance: it's South Korea's first LGBT drama
* TheBigDamnKiss: in the final episode [[spoiler: Tae Joo and Gook finally kiss]]
%%* TheTease: Tae Joo
%%* TheyDo
%%* UnresolvedSexualTension: Tae Joo and Gook
%%* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Tae Joo's father towards Tae Joo
%%* WillTheyOrWontThey

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%%* * OfficialCouple: Tae Joo and Gook
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Gook.
* PairTheSpares: Hye Mi and Pil-hyun, the only other two student characters of any note, start dating towards the end of the series.
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QueerRomance: it's South Korea's first LGBT drama
Two boys are in love.
* TheBigDamnKiss: in In the final episode [[spoiler: Tae Joo and Gook finally kiss]]
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TheTease: Tae Joo
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Joo.
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TheyDo
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Gook, at least until after the time skip.
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WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Tae Joo's father towards Tae Joo
%%* WillTheyOrWontThey
Joo, especially when he learns of his son's feelings towards another boy.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: They do.

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Innocent Cohabitation is now From Roommates To Romance + holy zero context example batman


* AbusiveParents: Tae Joo's father
* BodyguardCrush: Tae Joo and Gook's friendship evolves into this
* ChickMagnet: Gook
* ChildhoodFriends: Tae Joo and Gook
* ComingOfAgeStory
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Kim Pil-hyun

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* %%* AbusiveParents: Tae Joo's father
* %%* BodyguardCrush: Tae Joo and Gook's friendship evolves into this
* %%* ChickMagnet: Gook
* %%* ChildhoodFriends: Tae Joo and Gook
* %%* ComingOfAgeStory
* %%* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Kim Pil-hyun



* FastForwardToReunion: Tae Joo and Gook reunite after three years
* GreenEyedEpiphany: Tae Joo

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* %%* FastForwardToReunion: Tae Joo and Gook reunite after three years
* %%* GreenEyedEpiphany: Tae Joo



* HappyEnding
* HeldGaze

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* %%* HappyEnding
* %%* HeldGaze



* InnocentCohabitation: Tae Joo and Gook live together because Gook isn't allowed to let Tae Joo out of his sight. This extends to sleeping in the same bed.
* IntimateHairBrushing
* LoveHurts
* MenDontCry: Averted.
* MissingMom: Tae Joo's mother
* NewTransferStudent: Choi Hye Mi

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* InnocentCohabitation: Tae Joo and Gook live together because Gook isn't allowed to let Tae Joo out of his sight. This extends to sleeping in the same bed.
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%%* IntimateHairBrushing
* %%* LoveHurts
* %%* MenDontCry: Averted.
* %%* MissingMom: Tae Joo's mother
* %%* NewTransferStudent: Choi Hye Mi



* OfficialCouple: Tae Joo and Gook
* QueerRomance: it's South Korea's first LGBT drama

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* %%* OfficialCouple: Tae Joo and Gook
* %%* QueerRomance: it's South Korea's first LGBT drama



* TheTease: Tae Joo
* TheyDo
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Tae Joo and Gook
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Tae Joo's father towards Tae Joo
* WillTheyOrWontThey

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* %%* TheTease: Tae Joo
* %%* TheyDo
* %%* UnresolvedSexualTension: Tae Joo and Gook
* %%* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Tae Joo's father towards Tae Joo
* %%* WillTheyOrWontThey
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* DidNotGettheGirl: the boy in this case, Choi Hye Mi does not end up with Kang Gook

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* DidNotGettheGirl: DidNotGetTheGirl: the boy in this case, Choi Hye Mi does not end up with Kang Gook



* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Tae Joo's father towars Tae Joo

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* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Tae Joo's father towars towards Tae Joo
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When Tae Joo encourages Gook to go on a date, the two are confronted with the realization their feelings extend beyond friendship.

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When Tae Joo encourages Gook to go on a date, the two are confronted with the realization their feelings extend go beyond friendship.
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: Tae Joo
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* Defeat Equals Friendship: Kim Pil-hyun
* Did Not Get the Girl: the boy in this case, Choi Hye Mi does not end up with Kang Gook

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* Defeat Equals Friendship: DefeatEqualsFriendship: Kim Pil-hyun
* Did Not Get the Girl: DidNotGettheGirl: the boy in this case, Choi Hye Mi does not end up with Kang Gook
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* BodyguardCrush: Tae Joo and Gook's friendship evolves into this


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* Defeat Equals Friendship: Kim Pil-hyun
* Did Not Get the Girl: the boy in this case, Choi Hye Mi does not end up with Kang Gook


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* MissingMom: Tae Joo's mother
* NewTransferStudent: Choi Hye Mi

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* QueerRomance: the main theme of the series is the romance between Tae Joo and Gook realizing they love each other

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* QueerRomance: the main theme of the series is the romance between Tae Joo and Gook realizing they love each otherit's South Korea's first LGBT drama



* WillTheyOrWontThey
* YaoiGenre: it's South Korea's first LGBT drama

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* WillTheyOrWontThey
* YaoiGenre: it's South Korea's first LGBT drama
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* TheTease: Tae Joo
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*AbusiveParents: Tae Joo's father


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* ChildhoodFriends: Tae Joo and Gook


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* GreenEyedMonster: Tae Joo when Gook goes on his date. He [[ObliviousToLove doesn't even realize at first]] jealousy is what's making him angry.


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* InnocentCohabitation: Tae Joo and Gook live together because Gook isn't allowed to let Tae Joo out of his sight. This extends to sleeping in the same bed.
* IntimateHairBrushing


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* MenDontCry: Averted.
* ObfuscatingDisability: Tae Joo pretends to be hurt worse than he is, even using a fake cast, to get Gook to take care of him


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* QueerRomance: the main theme of the series is the romance between Tae Joo and Gook realizing they love each other


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* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Tae Joo's father towars Tae Joo
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Tae Joe and Gook

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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Tae Joe and GookWillTheyOrWontThey

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* UnresolvedSexualTension
* WillTheyOrWontThey

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* UnresolvedSexualTension
ChickMagnet: Gook
* WillTheyOrWontTheyComingOfAgeStory
* FastForwardToReunion: Tae Joo and Gook reunite after three years
* HappyEnding
* HeldGaze
* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: Tae Joo. Gook asks him to stop provoking him.
* LoveHurts
* ObliviousToLove: Tae Joo is not only unaware of Gook's feelings, but also unaware of his own until Gook goes on a date.
* OfficialCouple: Tae Joo and Gook
* TheBigDamnKiss: in the final episode [[spoiler: Tae Joo and Gook finally kiss]]
* TheyDo
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Tae Joo and Gook
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Tae Joe and Gook
* YaoiGenre: it's South Korea's first LGBT drama
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''Where Your Eyes Linger'' (너의 시선이 머무는 곳에; ''Neoeui Siseoni Meomuneun Gote'') is a Korean web series which aired from May 22 to June 12, 2020 on the W-STORY app in South Korea and on [[http://www.viki.com/ Viki]].

It was directed by Hwang Da Seul.

18-year-old high-school student Han Tae Joo (Han Gi Chan) is the sole heir of a powerful conglomerate. His closest friend of fifteen years is another student, Kang Gook (Jang Eui Soo), who has been hired by Tae Joo's father to also act as his unofficial bodyguard.

When Tae Joo encourages Gook to go on a date, the two are confronted with the realization their feelings extend beyond friendship.

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!! ''Where Your Eyes Linger'' contains examples of the following tropes:

* UnresolvedSexualTension
* WillTheyOrWontThey

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