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Well, he'll still be a dick 😂 but I agree. He can't seem to hide much when it comes to Chaeha.

Ohhh that makes sense too 😅 Thanks!

After what Chaeha did for Taeseon in ep 5, there may be a shift from them being on equal footing (disregarding senior/junior job roles) to Chaeha being more in control. Taeson's feelings are confusing him and his emotions are very close to the surface. The other now seems like the calm, logical person in the relationship. And Chaeha is so observant that he misses nothing.

I haven't read the novel so I could be way off base but regarding the power dynamics...

At the end of ep 2, the sexual tension rises over the over the shared icecream spoon and then Chaeha jumps up and grabs Taeson's arm when he thinks he's leaving because he doesn't want him to go. The kiss was violent but so was Chaeha's response... both in biting back + his response at the beginning of ep 3. This is when they really start looking like equals to me.
And my comment about Chaeha not being submissive was in reply to you saying that he was in your 2nd comment of this thread.

Suffocate? He first covered his eyes because he didn't want to be seen by Chaeha and then he covered his mouth because he didn't want to hear his moans. Unless there is more in the novel that I don't know about?
(editing this to put behind a spoiler tag because I know now that we're talking about diff episodes) See newer comments.

I don't see Chaeha as submissive. He's actually pretty tough and pushes back on Taeseon while trying to respect his seniority. He doesn't flinch when Taeson gets close. At the most he looks surprised but always stands his ground and asks questions. Taeson hasn't done anything Chaeha didn't want. He even questions if he's a pervert for liking it (but doesn't agonize over it).
The things Taeson says as the two interract personally are blunt and aggressive, but he's up-front about everything.

I don't understand all the comments about this having no plot. If you scroll up, you'll clearly see that the plot is: "As the two work and live together at ChermChey bar, with alcohol loosening their hearts and everyday care drawing them closer, they gradually go from strangers to becoming the person each wants to protect most."
There's no mention of love triangles, kidnapping, childhood trauma, etc. What you see is what you get. It's slice-of-life romantic comedy with two supremely strange characters, and it's amazing. I don't get most of the Thai wordplay or jokes but I'm still laughing and smiling the entire time.
I also kinda like the love/hate response this gets... it's easy to find my people. Weirdos unite! 🥰

Unless some insanely kind soul wanted to write pages of translation + explanation for each episode, I think we need to be Thai to get all of the jokes and innuendos.
Even so I love this more and more each ep!
May we all find someone that matches our weird so completely ❤️

This is def not the first time I've wished I knew Thai so I could get all the jokes 😭

I love how weird each one thinks the other is 😁

That's a sign of good acting. I might just do that 😁

My brain does an auto-edit when he shows teeth

Let's just say we like complex characters and not think too deeply about it 😅

Is it weird that I think Krist is attractive as this character? Please tell me I'm not alone 😅

I'll have to wait until Wu is finished so I don't confuse characters, but it's def on my list 😊

This show is so good! I had no clue about Sky and Nani. Why didn't anyone tell me?? They're chemistry is off the charts. I love seeing serious Godji and I'm lk kinda in love with blunt and drunk Jia Hao. Ep 5 went by so fast and now we wait... Sigh.

I just rewatched this after a couple of years and I enjoyed it even more this time. It's not mentioned in the series if Jade is autistic but it seems pretty obvious he is. A lot of what others call "cringe" is just him reacting in a way that is natural for him. Thankfully (and this is my fav part) he lives and works in environments where people support, encourage, and understand him. Most of the OTT or manga-style events are happening in his head (the light changes, things get blurry or pink, etc). He even dials back his enthusiasm on purpose once when talking to Bas in episode 2, so he understands that he is sometimes loud.
If you watch any bts content, you'll see that he worked hard with coaches etc to show the correct emotions. It's all intentional and once you realize that, you'll watch Jade with fondness like I did.

(I'm posting this on the cut and uncut pages for the show)

I'm posting this on both cut and uncut pages for the show

I just rewatched this after a couple of years and I enjoyed it even more this time. It's not mentioned in the series if Jade is autistic but it seems pretty obvious he is. A lot of what others call "cringe" is just him reacting in a way that is natural for him. Thankfully (and this is my fav part) he lives and works in environments where people support, encourage, and understand him. Most of the OTT or manga-style events are happening in his head (the light changes, things get blurry or pink, etc). He even dials back his enthusiasm on purpose once when talking to Bas in episode 2, so he understands that he is sometimes loud.
If you watch any bts content, you'll see that he worked hard with coaches etc to show the correct emotions. It's all intentional and once you realize that, you'll watch Jade with fondness like I did.