Rebibug

Beautiful story arc, so much communicated with every gesture and glance. I love the forced proximity trope. Every beat was perfection and every little twist. I love stories that begin in media res, trusting the audience to fill in the background. We get a glimpse of previous cutting scars on his arm when he slices without a flinch, the alcohol in the house is the last remaining connection to his former lover, when he takes the picture frame back he sets it face down, when he wakes up to an empty house and empty cupboard we didn’t need a flashback to know what the character was afraid had happened, the gangster wore a pearl necklace throughout which seemed to hint at his purity as a person, to save him from drowning he threatens his own but later admits he can swim meaning he can stay with him in his struggles and not be lost like the former lover… so much to unpack and I loved it!