As someone who has been in Earn’s shoes I feel rather sorry for him. Unrequited love sucks! In the novel it would appear that Noh is somewhat oblivious to Earn’s affections, but in the series I think Earn is far more obvious especially with the ringtone adventure we just saw in Episode 6. It is hard to root against Earn: 1. His crush is rather sweet and he seems to mean no malice and is more comfortable with who he is, 2. The actor that plays him is adorably handsome. As much as I am a firm Phun/Noh believer I can’t help but hope that Earn can find happiness but with someone else. Very little of this is in the novel (at least through chapter 60) so who knows what will transpire.