"Suwabe with respect lang 'tayo," Seulgi said matter-of-factly, her tone far from flippant, when she and Taeyeon started to discuss how she will make her feelings known to Joohyun.

"Suwabe with respect" would actually be the cardinal phraseology in this lexicon of p( for pagmamahal, before it would become pighati later on for Taeyeon), because it captured the essence of love for Seulgi. She will do her best to let Joohyun know what she feels for her, jettisoning the outdated belief that some concerted effort will win her over. Letting Joohyun feel loved should not be some sort of lowkey manipulation, where she will put her best foot forward just because she want her to be hers. That's far from Seulgi's goal. 

"Suwabe with respect lang 'tayo" means loving without expecting anything in return. "Kasi wala nang mas sa-suwabe pa sa pagmamahal na walang hinihinging kapalit," Seulgi told a blown-away Taeyeon.

So the lexicon now has this: 1. Suwabe with respect and 

2. Lost cause (LC)

The two entries actually complement each other. Lost cause was added here, because as how Seulgi and Taeyeon recall it, during their time in Makiling, this is how meaningful art came to be. And just like meaningful art, this is how meaningful love would come to be. 

"Naalala mo ba 'yun Ate Taeyeon?" Seulgi said as they lie down on the verdure patch near the F-housing (faculty housing) inside the UPLB campus. "Lost cause. Great artists shed their sweat,