
pleaaase i'm so excited to see their dynamics finally switch and cheoljin being the one losing control and embarassed...minwoo putting his extensive sexual experience to good use fjdsaklfjas. they're actually SO good and hot together (minwoo = turned on by cheoljin; cheoljin = turned on by minwoo being turned on by him = endless cycle)
its crazy though that all the misunderstandings still persist...it's clear cheoljin is feeling super vulnerable and desperate for minwoo so minwoo could hurt him SO badly if he wanted to. i wonder if things will seirously blow up because i sense the season end coming soon...

is he really just kind of blindly in love with the twink and still putting up with all of this from mokyeon because of that? he seemed affected by how well mokyeon and the twink knew each other at dinner and how they even cater their eating habits towards each other - if we assume he's just into the twink then it would be bc he's jealous and wary of mokyeon (like how mokyeon perceives it).
BUT if he actually doesn't straight up hate mokyeon and is not that intl the twink anymore then it would be just him feeling confused and feeling played by the two of them? idk he's actually pretty frustrating too he doesn't seem very in touch with his emotions

He stopped caring about the twink the moment he agreed to do the contarct
(Also avoiding him by sending gifts instead, even going far as playing sick on his bday)
Nanjo is clearly drawn to mokyeon, maybe he is a little confused
But atp it is clear he continues with this pretense just to stay with mokyeon and sperate him from the twink

i think it's clear he feels less for the twink and has feelings of affection for mokyeon that ig he's confused about himself...but he still rushed to "protect" the twink from mokyeon after the choking thing, i think he's confused about how he feels and how the other two feel - i think he's confused by if mokyeon is toying with him or actually likes him. he also has his savior complex instinct so i think he has a tendency to rush to help the "weaker" party

Nanjo is confused I agree
He needs confirmation that mokyeon is serious and not just playing him like you said
I won't be suprised if he believes mokyeon is sleeping with for the same reason- being in love with twink and nanjo is the subsititue..
Either way, mokeyon was in the wrong on the chocking part .. that was too much but he didn't rush to the twink's rescue like it will be expacted from someone who is in love with somebody...
If your loved one is in a distress, you will rush to them, maybe even lose reason in the process right?
Starting to drawn in a spiral of emotions like anger, rage and protectivness.
I believe Nanjo is testing the reason behind mokeyon's actions untill one of them confess...

stay strong!!!!! and then we'll get the superior couple hehehe. i wish we could skip ahead bc there's soo much to talk about w/ cheoljin and minwoo...
i know norman seems boring but i feel like that's kind of the point too...someone who's straightforwardly kind and also SOOO so tolerating - like that's the only person who could be with sungtaeok in some ways and put up with all of him. you need a normal, well-adjusted person with a group of deeply troubled people lol. minwoo does like him but norman's easy kindness and straightfowardness (basically the opposite of cheoljin, who is difficult, unreadable, the least straightforward person in existence) kind of represents an escape from being stuck on cheoljin, a chance at normalcy and something he craves as someone who's still heartbroken and lonely (the easy companionship, etc).
ALSOO if you're caught up with the raws, I have a theory that norman lowkey looks like younger cheoljin in some ways (so he represents some past ideal that minwoo holds onto - like past minwoo thought of past cheoljin as some innocent rabbit lolol)
STILL SOOO GOOD oh my god just A+++++ storytelling such incredible character writing i feel like this author is really good at plumbing psychological motivations to the extreme, just the ugliest and intense parts of the way we feel and love... but also why did i reread that ji nx charin now i'm sad again...
Ong its such peak writing and it makes me cry so much