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The story is extremely realistic, relatable and deeply-emotionally touching. It has exceptionally good writing and storyline. Every scene is exactly in the moment that it's supposed to be. All the main characters are really likeable and are really well characterized in a multi-dimesional way that makes them feel alive. The conflict that tore the best friends apart in their childhood is very realistic, plausible and quite tragic tbh. When they finally meet again after a long time, the tension is definitely tensioning XD. This makes for an excellent rivalry. At the heart of their conflict definitely lies their jealousy for each other (“Comparison Is the Thief of Joy”). This makes it a very realistic and even relatable rivals-to-lovers narrative and not like usual where the characters just hate each other for seemingly no reason at all. I also love that their childhood conflict is mirrored into present day and that this shows their relationship pattern. But the rivalry is resolved relatively quickly, even though there remains some tension.
I love characters with big dreams/aspirations and this series has a lot of them :).
The characters are close to graduating and I'm coincidentally too, which made the whole thing even more relatable and sad for me personally.

And can we take a moment to appreciate the amazing acting of the child/teen-actors in this series. The array of emotions they can portray with just their eyes is insanely impressive.
AND the main actors are also soooooo good (the way their expressions can shift and convey emotions without having to verbalize them is amazing). I love that the cast fits the characters very well and that they didn't just pick the most gorgeous model that they could find like they often do in Thai BLs.
There's a cute DOG <3 (Tuty ftw)!
I love the OST with its wide variety of tracks. So turn your volume UP when watching the show to experience its full glory.