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i really love their dynamic/friendship it's so cute, like junhwan seems genuinely entertained around dongman but in a positive way 😔 tho there's something about him that makes me wonder if he too is struggling and can relate to dongman, because there are moments when it looks like he doesn't feel comfortable around the 8th club. also, yk how dongman gets described as arrogant and eunha as cold yet that's not who they are? junhwan also gets described (numerous times) as someone with a nice personality who "gets all the women" and if we continue the dramas concept of "putting up a facade" i wonder if it means anything for him as well. idk maybe i'm overanalyzing, wouldn't be the first time

everyone keeps talking about dongman, eunah, jinman and gyeongse which is understandable because they are basically the main focus but i wish we'd also talk about the supporting characters, specifically junhwan because there's something about him that makes him super interesting to me... especially after the scene at the bench when dongman talks about broken limbs. when he said something along the lines of "i felt like a ufc heavyweight campion had kicked me around" that look on junhwan's face was so sad. overall his reactions to the things dongman says are so special, and the camera always makes sure to capture it. i really wonder whats up with him

even tho people are already beating you up enough let me also remind you that the tutor literally stripped akira off his personality and replaced it with his own, he also told him its ok to lie and not tell kanata the whole truth (which is peak manipulation behavior) AND made him feel dirty. the talk at the soccer field literally exists solely because of the tutor- akira feels extremly dirty and like a strain. he thinks he'll do the same things to kanata the tutor did to him. he knows their relationship was inappropriate but he also thinks it's his fault (he openly blames himself and quite literally says "its not kanda's fault"). maybe you still want to argue that it's not grooming but it's a fact that what took place was abuse and exploitation

it's not tagged as romance so the chances there, there won't be any. if so tho, it'll likely be subtle/open for interpretation

some comments here make me feel insane cuz are y'all really doing all that over a fictional story?? calm down and close the app if you hate the character or show so much

its actually not so far fetched he's acting so clueless about "city activities". living at the country side can be extremely isolating especially if you dont have anyone to connect to that has "outside access" or shares your interests, meaning you'll definitely miss out. this is an even bigger thing in japan. even him acting clueless about queer people fits- it's a rarely discussed topic, even less in the country side. it's probably a culture thing because i have encountered clueless country side people like him irl