well... what happened? who knows? i don't. that's for sure.

i haven't read the novel but the drama inserted multiple storylines into one that makes me recreate the mathematical equation meme with me as the confused goof.

from the start, it was refreshing to see completely new faces, very chill cute couples and a catchy ost as well. i absolutely loved seeing solo and gui develop their relationship, no running around in circles of their feelings toward each other. it was pretty clear they were whipped for each other and without confessing, they both can tell. that was a charming way to show the relationship between the two and i really thought i could sit my bum without having to sideeye things. however, this is the bl world and you're sometimes bound to see some problems here and there.

so.... what were the problems?
-no consequence to one's problematic actions
okay. picture this. you're chilling at a cafe shop with your bud and you catch the barista taking pics/making a livestream of y'all without your consent. a normal reaction is get pissed and call the police.
what did dr. petch do?
listen to khim's outlandish excuse that she's some lgbtq+ guru and that the he's the one in the wrong and soon some total A+ bs happens of dr. petch doing exactly what khim did, hurting other people in the process... and they fall in love.
don't get me started with the attempted sexual assault on solo and how it was brushed off without that girl and her accomplice facing consequences.

- "boys don't cry"
whew.... i don't know if this is a mistranslation but wow this line irked me. when will this type of mentality be erased? everyone deserves the right to cry their eyes out! the fact that solo said this to moon, a literal kid was astronomically disappointing.

-the father a.k.a dementor
i'm still flabbergasted about how solo's dad literally stalked him for years and then when he was beginning to find his source of happiness, this dementor dude emotionally abuses, locks him up and starves him. is solo his son or a prisoner?
also, you're telling me he made gui suffer along with his son as a test to their relationship? nope. bye.

the main leads are not entirely bad actors as seen in emotional scenes such as the death of big mama and when solo got locked up and also the card denied scene. those were pretty good performances. this then makes me wonder why the acting seems out of place at times. the facial expressions can seem blank and not conveying any emotions at all. this also applies to phu's actor which i did love but was stiff at times. kao's actor was decent, the character was playful but also delivered well written lines.

overall, this can be a hit or miss. the storyline is quite messy (if only the doctors and khim wasn't dragged) with a bit of an underwhelming ending but if you like cutesy couples, this is for you.