"Why is monster so gay?"

Monster's thematic inspiration draws heavily from the gothic novel Carmilla, widely known as the first works of vampire fiction, and yes, first lesbian vampire fiction. (1/?)

1—2.Irene's the vampire/monster wanting to steal Seulgi's heart by entering her dream
3.Seulgi notices the monster waking up in her
4.Scenes w/ Seulgi in dark eye makeup=meeting Irene's demon in her dreamscape—Irene tries to devour her by getting close(2/ #RedVelvet_IRENE_SEULGI

"Now that you're relieved" suggests Irene's gotten her fill of blood & fun, but...

Seulgi has a gun; the vampire turns into the hunted.

"the red sun" is about to rise, suggesting Irene will have to exit Seulgi's dream & crumble under sunlight(3/) #RedVelvet_IRENE_SEULGI_Monster

"Does Seulgi escape the vampire's grasp?"

Notice start vs end of the mv = Irene and seulgi have swapped positions in the choreography so...

I'll leave it up to you to decide hehe (4/

#RedVelvet_IRENE_SEULGI_Monster

oh might I mention the nods to GOTHIC & VICTORIAN CLOTHES and ARCHITECTURE!

I've seen comparisons to The Handmaiden because both Carmilla and that film are set in the Victorian age! hence the frilly white dresses (5/

#RedVelvet_IRENE_SEULGI_Monster

and most importantly THE GOTHIC FILM SETTING

Stained glass is a staple of gothic castles and its architecture! Together with the skulls and candles they all complete motifs (+ in a damsel in distress and a handsome monster in pursue of her) found in a gothic novel!!!

(end/6)

as an addendum, I want to emphasize:

gay/queer/lesbian does *not* equal sexual!

I pointed these out merely because I wanted to explicate why the characters seulgi and irene are playing were standing so closely/intimately with each other!

#RedVelvet_IRENE_SEULGI #SEULGI #IRENE

since people are making all these assumptions—

Year after year, stats of RV's fanbase clearly steer *female* and LGBT+

If the first thing you link to female intimacy is sexual lewdness and the male gaze, then it's your gaze you need to fix.