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tehir and charin both suffer from intense shame/inferiority complexes and it manifesting in different ways..jin and kimoto also hiding parts of themselves out of their love (jin literally brainwashing himself into someone "dumber" and submissive to appease charin, kimoto living in a constant state of anxiety and fear but repressing it through a placid, "rational" veneer). charin was comfortable with jin playing "stupid" because it validated the only sense of control he had in his life (until it was no longer satisfying and he fell in love w/ jin). kimoto's unbothered attitude making tehir feel especially "weak" BECAUSE kimoto seems like a patronizing caretaker...perceptions of power are always so interesting to me, especially in romantic relationships. and you can that perception is driving so many of the characters here