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A lot of people mistook the subtlety of the film as plot holes but there really aren't any gaps. Part of the problem is that the quality of the English sub and audio is poor. So watch the YouTube sub first and then the original so you can compare.

I think it is heavily implied that they were already dating prior to the mugging.

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The day of the mugging, they are both rushing to meet up. Swim lead's friend says, wow you broke my record, where are you rushing to? Deaf lead's friend asks are you free later? And he brushes her off. You notice he is wearing the same thing he changed into right after he danced. That means the mugging happened right after they rushed off to meet each other. He was obviously unaware that swim lead was behind him. But deaf lead was smiling as if he was already thinking of him. Swim leads asked him where he wanted to go right before the mugging happened. Their dating is also implied in the scene where the deaf lead watches a boy give his girlfriend a bottle of water. He then reminisces about how swim lead also gave him water like that. And it happened prior to the mugging.

The very next scene he enters swim lead's house with a key. Why would he have one if they did not already have a relationship?After they make up from their fight, the deaf lead uses sign language. The swim lead already understands it and not enough time has passed between the mugging and their fight for him to have learned it that quickly. You also see swim lead soften considerably after their fight. END SPOILER.

Rewatch it assuming they are already dating. Then the context changes. I think it was meant to be viewed as one boyfriend (swim lead) pushing the other away but deaf lead refused to give up on him.

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Deaf lead actually speaks to him in the last scene which I thought I was testament to how strongly he felt about their relationship.

🤣 dramaturgically. I learned a new word today!

Lol I don't think they are similar at all.

But this BL is basically about 2 young men who develop an attraction to each other while going to school together. They both know that they have romantic feelings for each other but they also know that homophobia is rampant in their school. A classmate of theirs is (TW....) driven to attempt suicide due to how he is bullied for being gay. They end up crossing the line when they kiss and touch each other. One boy wants to pursue it. The other boy withdraws from him and starts to date a female classmate. Over the next few weeks, things get awkward and they get into a huge fight. They make up but Boy 2 moves away without telling Boy 1. 30+ years pass and they meet up again at the funeral of their favorite teacher. Man 1 seems to have no one in his life but he also doesn't seem to be openly gay. Man 2 has gone on to have a family but is divorced. He told his wife that he was gay. They meet and talk. Man 2 explains that he loved Man 1 when they were young but he also felt as if he couldn't be with him in that way at the time. They don't reconcile but they do both seem to be content with the fact that LGBT is more openly accepted by then. The movie ends with them going their separate ways.

I loved this movie. The leads did such a fantastic job. Taiwan is just unmatched to me in terms of their dramas. Some of the best I've seen come from there.

I edited the comment so it specifically says BL, even though that was truly self explanatory. Why I would come to a BL with Off in it and anyone think I meant otherwise is asinine. I have watched Off's other dramas. But that's not the point.

The point was that I would like to see Off in BLs without Gun. It really is not that hard a concept to grasp. Some people said he prefers to do them with only. Gun. That's fine, doesn't change my opinion of him though.

I don't have to like him.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. So long as you all don't try to control or dictate what other people say, you're welcome to disagree.

Thanks for your response. I tended to skip their promotions and interviews because of Gun, so I didn't know he preferred to work with him exclusively. I did see TOL but felt the same about it as Not Me lol.

I will continue to support Off's other dramas. I liked him in Sotus and most recently in 10 year ticket with Ohm.

A comment left on a BL, referencing another BL, and referencing another BL actor was not self explanatory. LOL sounds like a reading comprehension problem.

Obviously I meant BL. That was self explanatory. If you'd like to post one he's been in since without Gun, do it. Otherwise move around.

I don't like Gun as an actor. Nothing against him personally, I just think he is very one dimensional. I barely made it thru Not Me and the supporting cast was a big reason why I finished it. I was interested in seeing Off in more BLs but almost every BL he is in is with Gun. I get why they pair "couples" but they should limit it after so many shows.

I tried a few episodes and couldn't do it. Hopefully Off gets better (BL) roles soon, without Gun.