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Bittersweet Love & Lifestyle Subs

OMG, I could not be more delighted to answer this question! It is exactly the distraction I needed right now.

Some prefaces:

Everyone is different in the kink scene. Everyone has different reasons and backgrounds and upbringings. Some see kink as a choice while for others it's an identity (so you might as well ask why someone is gay). It's a spectrum.

It's challenging to apply explanations around human behaviors on a broad scale. I will try, but broad brush strokes means mistakes will be made on an individual level.

I've been in the scene for (I suspect) longer than some of you reading this have been alive (no, I will not cop to it). The language has changed. I may misuse some terms as they are currently applied. AKA I may linguistically lean old fashioned.

My use of Dom also includes Domme and all other variations

10 Things vanillas don't often know about kinksters:

For some kink is just a bedroom sport. Roll play. Cops & robbers with the clothes off (or the right clothes on).

For others it's a lifestyle. Something done all of the time.

For some it's a sexual gratification. Often coupled to a fetish (or fetishes) but not always - kink and fetish do not mean the same thing.

For others its an emotional and/or psychological gratification.

For many it is all of the above.

Many subs can enter a state called "subs space." Sometimes this is endorphin related, for others it's meditative, for others it's similar to being under hypnosis, or very drunk/high. Some get there through their kink or fetish, some sexually, others can just go there with a command given in the right tone, Dom voice. For some it's the act of taking orders for others the lash for others it can be going down on their dominant.

Sub space done right is extremely cathartic, like a very very good massage. The release (whether coupled to sex or not) is apparently similar to a long drawn out mild orgasm. (I have never experienced sub space.)

Sub space (and indeed most kink sessions) often require aftercare. Coming back out of sub space and into a harsh reality can be very emotional and draining.

Achieving sub space is often desirable but not always required or necessary. It is possible to be a sub and not go into sub space.

Safe words are always in play. Don't do it without a safe word. Both Doms and subs should always have a safe word, for all things, including lifestyle. There is no discussion to be had around this. "I don't safe word" is not a flex, it's a turn off.

Also:

Hard limits = things the kinkster will not do. Both Doms and subs will have limits.

Soft limits = things the kinkster would prefer not to do but is open to negotiating.

Contract = an actual physical on paper contract regarding things like limits, negotiated and signed by both parties. (Not legally bidning.) Common for lifestyle D/s or long term play partners. Not common for short term scenes, these are usually pre-negotiated verbal contracts.

Yes, you talk about what you will do, establish hard limits, and state safewords before you start. It's part of the fun.

Bittersweet Love

explicit domsub dynamics - under this context we are talking about what's referred to as a lifestyle D/s dynamic, or causally as 24/7 kink. This means not just bedroom sport but everyday activities are kinky. This is usually because the sub's main kink(s) has sexual, emotional, and psychological components to it. It is mostly confined to the home but can enter public spaces.

I've only been lifestyle with 2 partners (but one of those was for 5 years, and the other for 7, so I do have experience). I'm a dominant personality in general (I don't switch) but I find being a Dom 24/7 pretty exhausting. It means the onus is on the Dom to make most decisions throughout the day.

"I don't understand the appeal of being a doormat as a lifestyle"

Putting aside Bittersweet Love for the moment (since that seems, at least initially, an involuntary choice from the sub), I can answer this.

Someone once said:

"everything in this world is about sex, except sex, and that is about power"

At its root, regardless of any other reasoning, kink is about power exchange, it is about control and who has it.

What many subs enjoy is the loss of control, the willing or unwilling surrender of control, and the lack of agency. What these subs want is the kind of weightlessness that comes from someone else being in charge. The whole point is: for others to make decisions for them. They want not to choose. (Although it can be fun to force them to choose. "Pick your toy" is a fav game of mine, only they have to pick between 2 of their least favorites.)

Now, some subs are after the endorphin rush, and others very much do get off on the pain (pain sluts, my beloveds). For those who keep kink in the bedroom, the control is vested in a limited time of exchange.

But for those who go 24/7, or who gravitate naturally into a D/s dynamic (maybe even not officially a lifestyle) the power exchange simply occupies more time out of every day.

Doormat is... not a word we would use. I would say subs actually have the most strength in a relationship (and ultimately the real power, since a safe word will stop everything). The ability to relax and entirely trust another person, to give over power like that? I can tell you from experience that I am neither brave nor strong enough for it. (Never trust a Dom who hasn't physically been through what they are going to put you through. Dom training is very important, whether they like it or not. A Dom shouldn't dish what they haven't taken.)

Okay so, what is the appeal of being a sub 24/7?

Pleasers - for a sub who is a pleaser, lifestyle is an opportunity to cater to their Dom's needs and wishes whenever they are together. Pleasers like to be told what to do, because then they know exactly what is required of them (no surprises). They know what will make their Dom happy every day. They thrive on structure. Their Dom's attention and gratitude is focused on them, and them alone. Pleasers usually have a praise (or a gift) kink. They want to be thought about, even when the Dom is away from them. You have to be careful with pleasers because they will do something they genuinely do not like (and may be bad or dangerous to them physically/mentally/emotionally) if they think it will please their Dom. It's is very important with pleasers for the Dom to know themselves and their own desires extremely well. (Also, there needs to be more than the normal amount of negotiation. I would draw up a full contract with a pleaser. You have to know hard limits with a pleaser, because they are the least likely to use a safe word when they should.) They take immense pride in "being able to take it" even if they don't like it.

Service subs - similar to pleasers these subs like meticulous instruction, being told exactly what to do. In my experience, it isn't as much about the attention as it is the appreciation. They like to be efficient, usually in the background, but still valued greatly. For them kink sessions and sexual play are a kind of reward (their Dom's attention), something they must (and like to) earn through hard work. These subs rarely like public scenes, usually they are quite private people. If there is a service sub lifestyle in your vicinity you probably don't know about it. However, this is a dangerous kink/lifestyle because service subs are very easy to take advantage of, and they will feel taken advantage of and do not like/get off on it. There is a very fine line between service submission and domestic abuse so it's safest when there is a Caring Dom involved in this one, and even then I'd renegotiate regularly. Service subs need to be checked in on constantly (they don't like it, but they need it) and they must be forced to express opinions. As opposed to...

Humiliation kinksters - subs with strong humiliation kinks want to be told to do things that are objectively degrading. They find comfort and sexual gratification in the (objectively) grotesque. They usually get off on begging. I've never dated someone with this particular kink focus (although I have played a few times) so I can't answer to the deeper psychology in play. But, I do practice psychological manipulation so I know some of where the sub space is sourced. There is a relief in being told to do something you do not want to do "for your own good" or simply at the whim of your dominant. It's the ultimate in powerlessness. (Master/slave also has this dynamic.)

Brats - lifestyle brats like the challenge. They are usually attention hogs (affectionate) and just love to be told what to do with the option to challenge and then be disciplined into submission. They like the push pull of the power play, the wit and backtalk, and the relief of being able to say and do whatever they want knowing they will be brought to heel when necessary. Essentially, someone else is taking responsibility for their bad behavior. Brats are often exhibitionists, they like to make a public scene. Brats are a ton of fun but a ton of work. The danger with brats is they will challenge for the sake of it, and it's often hard to figure out exactly what they do want, because they will lie just to get a rise out of their Dom. They are the sub version of "do it for the plot."

Littles/pets - these are subs who like the full transportation of roll play. It's comparatively rare for this particular dynamic to last long as a lifestyle simply because it's not very practical. But it's not unheard of, and usually this would be hidden entirely in a private setting - so like work from home, independently wealthy, etc... There are whole books written about this, and it's not in my personal wheelhouse. (I have done some pet play scenes, but age play is a hard limit for me.)

Pain sluts - I don't know any of these who are lifestyle. Or they are lifestyle but for one of the other reasons listed above. It's in the moniker, most pain sluts are actually turned on by pain. No really. Depending on the fetishes involved, pain sluts are in the most long term physical danger from a lifestyle option.

(People can also be combos, just fyi. That 5 year 24/7 I had, my ex was mostly service sub but also a brat. The 7 year one was mostly just a pleaser. And before you make assumptions, they were different genders. I've no stats, but in my experience these do not break down on predictable gender lines. Although some fetishes definitely do.)

I should add: 24/7 doesn't always mean fully that. To integrate into society full time kinksters either have jobs that allow for it (ah the connection between sadist and tattoo artist) or (usually) subtle ways of practicing in public so the lifestyle is not broken just dormant. Jewelry that looks "normal" but is locked on. Physical gestures that indicate control is being exerted, or signals that the sub wants to be removed from a situation or given proof of ownership.

(That bratty ex loved a kabedon at a club. Loved it. Especially if I could use it when they were flirting with someone else to take them away. Public claiming for the win.)

Are we finally on to Bittersweet Love?

Yes, we are. The sub in question is a service sub. IMHO

The Dom in play is an emotionally distant control freak. (As opposed to Jay in Payback who is a sadist.)

These characters actually do not appear to be very kinky in bed, which I know is confusing to watchers. Except that the Dom is obviously in charge and "taking" from the sub. (Par for the course with BL semes.) Because Bittersweet Love not about the trappings of kink (like whips and cuffs etc) it's about the power dynamic between this pair. One of them likes to be in charge, and enjoys it, and the other one likes to be bossed around, and enjoys it.

That is assuming this kink dynamic is being represented accurately by this narrative.

Which I am not sure about, as yet.

This is China after all.

And we don't call it CBL toxic without reason.

At least I don't.

Criticism number one: “He knows people are suffering and still lives in luxury.”

Fair point, but contrary to popular belief, it doesn't prove he's just putting on an act. Tin grew up in a gilded bubble; that excessive lifestyle is literally just the water he swims in. He didn't invent systemic inequality for fun. But here’s the kicker: the show immediately calls him out on it. When Phob points out that they shouldn't be feasting while people starve, Tin doesn't get defensive. He just goes, you're right. That’s such an important moment! If the writers wanted to make him a performative phony, they would've written a cliché standoff where Phob says “People are starving” and Tin rolls his eyes and goes “Well, the elite need to maintain appearances.” Instead, Tin owns the cognitive dissonance. His problem isn't that he's blind to the suffering; it's that seeing the rot doesn't magically give you the blueprint to fix it. That makes him so much more interesting.

Criticism number two: “Ugh, why didn't he just cut off his family after the revolution?”

Look, this is so frustratingly disconnected from how history works. You can't judge a 1932 character by twenty-first-century progressive standards. Cut them off and go do what? The man is a literal royal prince. His entire life, brain wiring, career, and safety net are wrapped up in the palace. The revolution goes down, his brother is caught up in corruption, their assets get seized, his dad faces political ruin, and people are sitting on Twitter going, "Well, he should have just walked away." Walked away to where? Do y'all realize this happened ninety-four years ago in 1932? It wasn't last week! What does walking away even mean in that context? Is he supposed to issue a public press release disowning his family? Join the rebels? Leave his father high and dry while everything burns? Pretend to be a card-carrying revolutionary when he's fundamentally not one? Strip down to his bare feet and perform an ideological confession? None of that makes sense for the guy the show has actually written.

Let’s not forget that Tin never promised to be Phob. That’s the whole point. Phob’s radicalization took a decade of exile, French political science textbooks, deep-seated trauma, and experiencing systemic oppression first-hand. Tin spent that exact same decade climbing the corporate ladder of the royal government. Expecting them to be on the same page when they reunited is wild because their starting points couldn't have been more different.

Another big one is people saying, "Tin thinks only the upper crust should run the country."

Like, no, the show hasn't actually shown us that at all. What we do know is that Tin is a firm believer in competent institutions and professional governance, which is a totally different ballpark. There's a world of difference between "only blue-bloods should be in charge" and "we need steady leadership, and I think the existing setup can be fixed." Tin is definitely leaning toward option two. Plus, living in Britain adds up. He saw a constitutional monarchy up close, so in his mind, the progression goes: absolute monarchy → constitutional tweaks → modernized state. Phob has fundamentally blown past that into full-blown revolutionary territory: absolute monarchy → tear it all down → brand-new regime. That's why the restaurant confrontation hits so hard. Phob is essentially asking, Can you cross the finish line with me? And Tin can walk right up to the line, but he can't make the jump. That doesn't make him stupid or malicious; it just means his brain is wired by a completely different set of experiences about what's possible.

There’s also a massive reason why Tin can’t just sit down and do some modern self-reflection like Phob. Like I was saying earlier, Tin isn’t operating out of a political playbook; his entire internal world runs on family and tradition. The words that actually break him are things like duty, honor, sacrifice, family, and love. So when his dad corners him with "Your life isn't yours alone," Tin doesn't quote political theory at him. He just breaks down and says, "I just want to be free." That is everything. Tin’s first real act of rebellion isn't about tearing down the monarchy; it’s him finally demanding the right to own his own existence. That's why I'm so hyped for what comes next, because watching him untangle his own mind is going to be so much more interesting than watching him suddenly turn into a card-carrying revolutionary.

The core of Tin’s problem isn't just that he's backing the wrong political horse. It’s that he doesn't actually know who he is when he isn't playing a part. His entire existence has been scripted for him: by his dad, by the crown, by titles, by protocol, and now, entirely by Phob. His ultimate rebellion against his father doesn't even break the mold, because it's still just about Phob: "Let me have the man I love." So sure, he's fighting for his freedom. But he’s like a dog chasing a car; if he catches it, he has no idea what to do next.

Can we talk about how wild it is when people say Tin made the revolution "all about himself" just because he was apologizing?

Like, no! That is such a misread. If anything, the complete inverse is happening. Tin is throwing himself under the bus for every single thing that goes wrong because he’s been wired his whole life to believe he's personally accountable for the universe. Look at how he speaks: "I'm sorry, I'm so stupid, I'm sorry." That’s not a narcissist center-staging himself; that is the text-book definition of crushing, pathological self-blame. It's literally his M.O. throughout the entire story. Tin’s brain operates on a loop: Disaster strikes → It's my fault → Time to martyr myself. He did it in 1921 when he left Phob, he did it when he tried to bury his feelings, he did it when he took a literal bullet, and now he's right back at it. It's tragic, but it makes total sense for who he is.

Think about what just went down right before this. Tin finds out information that basically hands him his worst nightmare on a silver platter: The guy I'm in love with only came back because he's running a political op that's going to destroy my family. But does he throw a tantrum about treason and monarchy? No! His first reaction is just a devastated, "Why, Phob?" That is pure heartbreak talking, not political outrage. And then he limps home and has a full-blown breakdown sobbing into his dad’s arms, calling himself stupid. Why? Because his entire reality just got ripped away. He spent this whole time believing, He came back because he loves me, only to have to face the sickening thought, Oh god... what if I was wrong about everything? For someone who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders and blames himself for everything, that is the ultimate psychological hit.

This is why the whole "Tin is making the revolution about himself" argument falls totally flat for me.

Tin isn't sitting there throwing a tantrum saying, "The revolution is bad because it inconvenienced me." He’s having a total crisis of faith in his own brain: "I thought I knew the person I loved. I thought I could trust my own judgment. What if I was completely blind, and my stupidity is the reason everything went to hell?" That is worlds away from narcissism. He is literally drowning in self-blame for things that are completely out of his control. Enter his dad, who seizes on that exact weak spot and throws him a lifeline: Don't blame yourself, darling. Phob just used you. Of course that sounds comforting. It gives Tin somewhere to shove his crushing guilt so he doesn't have to keep carrying it. But Tin doesn't actually buy into the easy villain narrative. Look at what he actually tells Phob later: "I understand your ideology." Drop everything for that line, because it's huge. If Tin was just throwing a selfish, ego-driven fit, he'd demonize the politics entirely. Instead, he does the hardest thing possible: he separates the politics from the personal. He’s basically saying, I get why you had to burn the world down, but I can't be the person you throw into the fire. That is so devastatingly mature. He’s not saying Phob shouldn't care about the country; he's saying, "I'm breaking because I can't survive being your sacrifice." It's heartbreaking, and it fits his character arc to a T.

Tin’s fundamental issue isn't just that he's privileged, it's that he has virtually zero concept of his own desires as having inherent worth. Look at how routinely his happiness gets treated as an open negotiation. His father orders him to marry; Tin argues that he won't be able to make the bride happy. His father invokes family honor; Tin tells him to disown him. His father declares that Tin's life belongs to the dynasty; Tin responds that he simply won't live it. And with Phob, Tin falls into the exact same trap: I will break myself so he can stay whole. That isn't noble selflessness. That is self-erasure wrapped up in a shroud of duty. Tin never learned how to say, "I deserve this happiness." He only knows how to say, "I'll take the punishment." That is precisely why the fallout from this revolution is going to shatter him. For the very first time, the institutional scaffolding that gave him an identity is going to vanish, and he is going to have to figure out who he is when he isn't being useful to someone else.

And this is precisely what makes the father's accusation against Phob so fascinating. The father essentially tells Phob: You were never sincere. You just weaponized his love. Whether the father is objectively right is almost beside the point. What matters is that even though Tin didn't hear those exact words, this is the exact narrative Tin is most agonizingly primed to believe. Because Tin's default operating system is already, "I am the root of the problem." So his father's poison gives him a tragic out, a way to make sense of the unbearable paradox from Tin's own POV: Phob loves me, yet Phob is willing to throw me to the wolves. Tin's brain simply cannot reconcile those two truths. Consequently, telling himself, "Maybe his love was a lie all along" feels psychologically safer than facing the crushing reality: "Someone can genuinely love me to pieces and still choose a cause over me." And that is the devastating lesson both men are forced to swallow. Because Phob genuinely loves Tin, but he also genuinely believes in a future bigger than their romance. And Tin genuinely loves Phob, even though he once believed his royal duty eclipsed it all. Neither man was faking his devotion. They both just fell for the fatal delusion that love could survive being repeatedly thrown on the altar of sacrifice. Episode 8 is where that fantasy finally goes up in flames.

Now, let’s expand the prediction for the rice-mill storyline, because Tin working there could genuinely be fantastic television.

The real question is: What is this arc trying to teach him? I’ve already laid out the lazy, poorly written trap the writers could fall into, but there is a much more brilliant path available. The rice mill can strip away everything and teach Tin something he has never experienced a day in his life: What it feels like to exist with zero institutional protection. That is a completely different ballgame.

See, Tin has always intellectually understood poverty, but he has never actually experienced powerlessness. Those are two entirely different universes. Up until now, his life came with a permanent safety net: a royal title, a family name, a palace, generational wealth, elite education, institutional authority, servants, high-level connections, his father's shield, and the unshakable luxury of assuming someone else would always step in to fix the crisis. Now? All of it vanishes. That is potential rocket fuel for character development. It’s that terrifying, floor-dropping-out-from-under-you realization: "Oh my god... I have never known what it's like for there to be nobody left at the top to save me." That is the exact missing link in his worldview. And it completely reframes what he told Phob back in Episode 7 ("I don't have enough power to solve these problems"). Because now Tin is finally going to live on the flip side of that coin: What does it actually feel like to be completely, utterly powerless? That is infinitely more compelling.

But let's look past the poverty angle, because there's an even bigger emotional gut-punch here. Tin needs an arc where he finally breaks free from the two men who built him in a lab when he was just a caged prince: his dad and Phob. The symmetry of his life is actually insane if you map it out. Pre-1932 Tin? A puppet dancing to his father's tune ("You belong to this family, do as you're told"). Post-return Tin? An absolute goner whose entire identity shifted to being defined by Phob ("I am Phob's Tin"). His whole emotional core became about serving Phob and keeping him breathing. And then the rug gets pulled. The revolution destroys the monarchy, his dad loses everything, Phob walks into power with the new government, and all of Tin's safety nets (the titles, the money, the palace) evaporate overnight. Left standing in the dust is the scariest question imaginable: Without his father's name or Phob's gravity, who is Tin left with?

Okay, but Tin turning down Phob's rescue? Elite tier storytelling. Perfection. Because it would finally be the moment Tin looks all of his keepers in the face and goes: "You don't get to run my life anymore." Not his dad, not the crown, not Phob, no one. Talk about a glow-up. Picture Tin stripped of his title, his cash, and his safety net, rolling up his sleeves and going, "I'll work for a living." And not because he's throwing a pity party or trying to earn a saint badge, but because he's finally taking the wheel: "This is mine. Let me handle it." That turns his whole "I just want to be free" mantra on its head. Freedom stops being code for "Let me stay tethered to Phob" and finally transforms into: "Let me find out who the hell Tin is on his own." I am begging for this exact arc.

This also completely fixes the whole "Tin needs to understand the poor" debate that people keep recycling.

The biggest misconception is thinking Tin has to morph into Phob 2.0 to be redeemed. No! He doesn't need a party card, a radical manifesto, or a sudden socialist awakening. He just needs his massive blind spot popped. Put him at the rice mill and let him realize that everyday people aren't a monolith: some are rooting for the new regime, some hate it, and a lot of them are just trying to survive and don't trust any politicians, old or new. That would shake Tin to his core in the best way possible. Instead of viewing the world through abstract political teams, he’d actually have to look at real people with messy, contradictory lives. That’s the kind of actual, hard-earned development we want to see.

POND PONLAWIT as LEK & FILM THANAPAT as YAI

this is still easily one of the best moments from niran and pete, no one truly expected to see it by the end of the first episode. its easily one of the best moments especially because you would know how significant this is to niran and pete's dynamics by watching the succeeding episodes.

its so precious because niran never experienced such gentleness while he was experiencing fear as an wu and still, he never hesitated to comfort pete when he was scared.

The first spin-off (~15 minutes) deals with Natsuki's best friends scheming their way into Sota's place, and Kazu, the one with a clear crush on Rio, challenges Sota to arm wrestle since he is trying to size up Sota and see if he is good enough for Rio. The prize is telling a secret about love.

Sota loses the first round but asks for a rematch once he figures out the scientific advantage he needs to win. However, I care not only that his dark room has pops of green since he is a Green Guy, but also that the ice cream he offers the boys just happens to be Natsuki's favorite ice cream — mint chocolate.

I know the leads are part of the same boy band, but this isn't Korea, and I haven't seen the second part of the spinoff, which I know is about Sota's view on love and where Natsuki's wears the shirt Rio bought him on her date, but it came after episode five, so . . . I have big thoughts.

In the spinoffs, Red Rascal Rio is still off in Okinawa, yet in episode five she is wearing Sota's green with a blue scarf, so she must be in love with Sota while representing her bother, right? (Random: That's supposed to be the OKINAWA sign, so Rio the N should be green with a blue A before the darker blue W. The sign is strange, but the colors are still there since she is standing in for the green).

But oddly enough, Blue Boy Natsuki is wearing his sister's red during the cooking class under his blue apron while she is away.

He was roped into this cooking class because Sota arm wrestled him which he picked up from Natsuki's best friends. However, Sota also learned how to win when he was playing with Natsuki's friends, yet he struggled beating Natsuki, and the only reason he won was because Natsuki was too distracted looking at him.

Sota mentioned previously how bright and happy Natsuki's family is compared to how dark his world is, and we get to see that clearly in the fifth episode.

He stated that he now feels part of the family; however, his girlfriend has yet to be part of that happy and bright picture.

And whenever she does appear, Natsuki is usually framed in the middle of her and her boyfriend.

I've mentioned before that Rio's fierce and independent redness can come across as selfishness at times, and in this episode, she not only forgot the salts from her mother, but she also bought Sota a flashy shirt with her color on it, which isn't something he would normally wear.

She also walks into Natsuki's room wearing his shirt while offering him a souvenir, so now they are wearing each other's colors, and her nails are also their colors (reddish and blue), yet she has a green hair clip.

Natsuki picks the orange keychain, which she said she also liked since they like the same things, but because of his choice, she is left with the green one, which should represent one specific Green Guy (who wasn't chosen . . .).

It seems as if she also got Sota a keychain, and his appears to be green (but I'm secretly hoping it's blue).

Rio knows that Natsuki has a crush on someone who is already taken, but she admits that although she supports him trying to get that person since a crush is unstoppable and he never actually liked any of the girls he dated before, she says even if his attempt to get this person works out, he'll feel guilty. This prompts him to ask her if she has experience with it yet she avoids answering.

Side note: What the hell is going on with the dad? I want to believe he is simply planning a nice anniversary gift for his wife, but if he is cheating, it would align with what Rio is saying.

But back to the main plot — Sota calls his Blue Boy to tell him he is sick, which makes sense because they had a tutoring session, but it's not surprising he didn't also tell Rio.

Once Natsuki informs Rio her boyfriend is sick, I'm also not surprised she didn't run to go take care of him. She does seem to like him since this is the second time she wears green in the episode, but . . .

Her nails have changed overnight and are now blue and green.

Rio is the one who set up the tutoring sessions between her boyfriend and brother. Rio is the one who wanted the boys to be informal with each other. Rio seems to spend less time with her boyfriend than her brother does.

So while Sota is barred in from sickness in his dark room,

Natsuki is the one who consistently checks on him throughout the day.

Which leads to our Blue Boy being the one to run to Sota's side the second he thinks Sota is in trouble because Natsuki knows where Sota lives unlike Rio who is unsure. Natsuki is the one who gave his friends Sota's address when they wanted to arm wrestle him.

But the only trouble Sota is in this time is our Green Guy can't see what he is texting without his glasses.

I know, Natsuki, it's upsetting when people are hotter with glasses yet they don't wear them.

Once again, Natsuki knows where Sota lives unlike Rio, and now he is in Sota's apartment crying about how much he likes him, the real him who liked bridges because they were his connection to freedom, and like magic, the bridge in Sota's room grows from him to Natsuki.

Natsuki simply responded that he was sorry when Sota confessed, so I don't want to be delusional enough to believe they will end up together, but I'm confident enough to believe Sota and Rio won't end up together either.

Kazu's crush on Rio is obvious, and Natsuki turning green is too loud to ignore.

And for a sister who defended her bother against bullies and keeps wearing his clothes and color, I know she meant what she said when she told Natsuki that she would always support him.

Anxious to see what becomes of the family that was quickly accepting a Green Guy at its dinner table.

I want to start this post by saying that I didn't know I would fall for these two so fast, but here I am. I just don't know what Japanese BLs have been adding in their BLs recently because it works really well on me when I used to feel so disconnected from them (Well done Japan, you made me fall for your BLs!)

Have no filters on your thoughts. Communication is the key of the heart! Asamiya tells them out loud and he doesn't shy away from telling them. So, do the same!

2. Don't be afraid of showing your appreciation when your crush do something. Asamiya may be a bit extreme, but have you ever tried showing how you like being gifted a bread from the object of his affection?!

3. Don't forget to send messages to your crush. If Asamiya could, he would give Mayama love notes every day, but he is trying really hard not to scare his crush. He tries to take it slow, while dying from showering him with proofs of his affection.

4. Make sure your friends know you're already trying to court your crush. Take Asamiya, he doesn't really like when his friends joke about wanting to date Mayama. He is trying really hard to woo him and he doesn't want his friends to meddle. Let them find someone else.

5. Tell them you like how they look to give them confidence. When Mayama was saying bad things about his body, Asamiya was quick to tell him that he would love him no matter what. Love is about the person and not only their appearance.

6. A bit of jealousy is acceptable, only when you're a character in a story. It's only a way as Asamiya to reassure his crush that he likes his personality, but also his looks.

7. Frustration may happen when you're interrupted. It's so hard to flirt when everyone is interrupting you're impromptu little flirting. Just like Asamiya you have to remain calm and wait for the next time you'll get really close to your crush.

8. Offer help when they are feeling cold. It's the perfect time for PDA. Follow Asamiya's example, you must be ready to get physically closer to your crush to help them feel better. It's time to show how useful, being in a relationship with you could be.

9. Always respect your crush's boundaries. Being a controlling suitor isn't really the right answer. Sometimes, you'll make mistakes and if your crush, as Miyama tells you out loud what their boundaries are, you must respect them. If you made a mistake, apologize because that the most respectful and sexiest things you can do. Get inspiration from Asamiya.

Wataru is bi-colored.

I knew the show was color coded somehow because it was clear that Chiharu is a Blue Boy.

It was obvious from the beginning.

He always has blue on and is always surrounded by it.

His phone was blue when they were in high school, and now his phone is metallic blue in college.

He is intelligent, loyal to his boyfriend, and always honest.

Which are the best qualities of a Blue Boy.

He will always be blue.

And he has been blue since he was a child.

Therefore, I suspected Wataru was an Orange Oddity.

Which would make sense because Chiharu only seems to change his color to a yellow/orange-ish in attempt to align with his color-coded boyfriend when he misses him.

Even Wataru's calendar is orange and blue, and all the stuff about his boyfriend is blue.

Therefore, my colors theory would have been perfect!

But there was one major issue with it—The Oddity.

Chiharu has been a Blue Boy all his life, but Wataru with his red cape, orange cap and shoes, and green-sleeved shirt has been harder to define.

When they were in high school, he had an orange phone, had orange accessories, and wore green, but he also wore green a few times.

And now that they are in college, the orange is still there (in the socks), but the green is becoming more apparent.

Oddities are energetic and encouraging while Green Guys are chill and relaxing, so both could fit Wataru.

But Green Guys are also possessive.

As difficult as it is for Wataru to openly declare his love for Chiharu, the signs are there.

As soon as Chiharu landed, Wataru ran to his apartment in his boyfriend's color to see him.

The day after Chiharu's friend from Canada called him by his first name, Wataru wore his boyfriend's color.

Then he called him on his now green and orange cellphone and admitted he wanted to see the movie with Chiharu.

Wataru has always had the green in him, but I think the reason why the green has become more visible is because Wataru is having a harder time containing his feelings for Chiharu.

When Chiharu didn't answer his phone, Wataru tried not to freak out believing Chiharu would abandon him again, but the blue, orange, and green were on full display to show us that he definetly felt a lot for Chiharu in that moment.

In fact, he felt so much that he actually requested and initiated the kiss through the mask even though Chiharu is sick.

Because of this, as much as I think Wataru will remain orange, I believe we will continue to see his selfish and possessive green shine through as his feeling for his boyfriend evolve.

And for a boy who tends to keep his feelings to himself to the point that even his best friends have to drag the truth out of him, I think it's great to see him become more open with the guy who makes his heart race.

You are cute too. I know.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have smiled at me.

Do you know the saying 'once in a blue moon'? It means rarely. A blue moon doesn't happen often. But it doesn't mean it's impossible.

What if you are addicted to me?

Are you that good?

I want to tell Mayama to run but . . . what was my point?