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butterflydm · 4 years

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why r u? - ep 6

I really do like watching the way Fighter is essentially fighting with himself in most of his scenes with Tutor. He is aware of what he wants on some level, because he teases both of them with it -- did you think I would kiss you, I told them I was your boyfriend and we had sex, etc. But then he recoils from what he desperately wants and tries to pretend it’s all a joke.

So, hmm, the class dynamic -- the wealth-poverty dynamic -- is very much at play in the relationship as well. That Fighter’s family is rich, that Tutor’s family used to be rich... given HwaHwa’s relationship with both of them, that her family talks to Fighter’s (and has been encouraging them together) and that she’s childhood friends with Tutor, puts her in that same ‘wealthy family with expectations’ category.

idk and there’s this vibe sometimes of “I want to give you back the life to which you used to be accustomed” going on in places with Fighter-Tutor.

The scene with Fighter’s dad made me very tense (even with the delayed subs). idk, I don’t trust him. Fighter is such a nervous cat of a person and it’s hard not to believe that comes from his family (and we only saw his dad with him in the family photo, so it may just be the two of them?).

Oh, good, the subs seem to be timed correctly in part two.

Hmm, so this side-couple -- Japan and TanThai, I think? -- this bit does echo one of the big themes in the main couples, too, the idea of ‘keeping up appearances’ and how maybe, even if you feel like you need to do that in front of the world, maybe you can drop the act when you’re with someone you trust, and even if they tease you, it’s meant with love and not to mock.

Oh, Saifah’s reactions to this phone call with Zon -- he is in love, love, love. (I mean, I suspected as much after he kissed the note Zon left last episode, but it’s still cute). Zon has also chilled out a lot about being around Saifah now that he thinks Zol has re-written her novel to remove the romance elements. Zon’s smile after they get off the phone and then touching his cheeks because he realizes he’s blushing -- very cute.

Fighter being so touched by Tutor taking Fighter’s desires into account (re: their meal) and saying no one has ever done that for him before? Honey. But that goes back to the themes we saw with them in the episode 2/3 flashbacks -- Fighter wants someone to understand him, wants to understand someone. Something in him has told him from the start that Tutor could be that person for him, but Fighter has absolutely no clue how to get from point A to point B. He wants and wants and wants, but fumbles whenever he tries to turn those wants into reality because that’s never been a possibility for him before.

Aaaah, that hand kiss and then Tutor almost kissing Fighter. so close

With Saifah and Zon, as well, we also have the idea of getting out of the way of your own potential happiness. When Zon isn’t worrying about what it means or what it looks like to other people or if he’s accidentally trapped in a novel, then he really likes spending time with Saifah and doing straight-up flirty/romantic things with him.

Ah, they did the whole thing where one person says that the environment they’re in is beautiful and the other person agrees that it’s beautiful but is looking at the first person and not whatever pretty environment they’re in. That’s such a classic trope. The rooftop date meeting was very cute and sweet.

We find out what’s going on with Fighter here and it’s... a lot, though it’s kinda what I’ve been expecting. His dad cares so much about appearances, not a surprise from how Fighter has behaved in the past. Dating Hwa is a dictate from his father; again not a surprise but having it confirmed is painful. So, his dad is dating Hwa’s mom, they’re doing a business deal together, so they also want Fighter and Hwa to be together to close the circle, essentially. Fighter’s wishes are not to be taken into account. Hwa has done her part by genuinely caring for Fighter, so Fighter is the odd piece out and needs to be hammered into place in order to make everything smooth and perfect.

Fighter and HwaHwa finally having the talk where he basically tells her, yeah, he likes her as a person but not like that. Very glad he was able to say it out loud to her. And it sucks to have your heart broken! But Hwa trying to emotionally blackmail Fighter into staying in the relationship at the start of the convo (by threatening to go to the parentals) was also very not cool. So, I feel bad for her but it’s better for them to officially have the possibility broken off now, I think. Now that Fighter was able to summon up the words to her.

Apparently Zon’s friends make a lot of Thai language-based wordplay jokes that don’t translate well. This is what I’ve read online. So it’s not surprising their scenes are more confusing to me because verbal humor is one of those things that tends to be very culturally-influenced, from what I’ve seen in general.

I kinda feel like the tallish guy in Zon’s friend group has a crush on him.

Hwa and Day... Day is so obviously sincere in his feelings that it’s hard for me to be mad at him for asking Hwa out when she’s still raw from Fighter’s rejection even though, like, bro. Maybe wait like a little bit of time? But he’s so soft about it and he wants to make her feel better and feel like she’s desired and attractive and not ‘too demanding’ or too much or not good enough or any of the rest of what she’s worrying about.

Blue’s crush on Champ is super-cute but also I don’t want literally anyone (definitely including Champ) to be kissing Blue because he is a BABY (don’t interact with him at all, Dew. Just stop). Seriously, Blue feels so much younger than all the other students and I just want to put him in bubble wrap idk.

Every interaction with Saifah and Zon is softer than the previous one. I caaaan’t.

The Tutor-Fighter kiss. And Tutor going use your words while Fighter counters use your actions. That last scene between them was... a lot. Both of them trying to figure out how real this thing between them is. (it’s very real; you’re both so into each other; stop torturing each other already omg)

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