The best gay representation award goes to...
Ladies and gentlemen, let set this right now, Gavreel Mendoza is one of the best gay characters in the history of bl.
Aside from the fact that his charmingness will make any man from the face of this earth gets a goosebumps and chills (and even a possible boner), Gav is a pure representation of a confident and manly gay.
One of the problems that many bl dramas have is that they struggle to come out with a character that fulfils the requirements of a perfect lover, but under hetero standards, so that's the reason why we get lots of "I don't like men but I like you" plots.
Even though bl is about boyxboy stories we hardly see actual gay characters performing the main roles, the majority of them are newbies bi, just-one-man homos or eat-it-all disaster. But our angel of peace is a self aware homo with a very functional gaydar.
Gav already passed his phase of realization with Pearl but after that, he appropriated the fact of being into guys and he started to approach them proudly. He also noticed Cairo sexual orientation before even knowing him and that's why he was, since the beginning, very straightforward about his feelings (I haven't seen such a big gay energy before).
Gav is a confident gay that doesn't need to use the "love has nothing to do with gender" trope to hide himself. He's still manly, soft and lovely, all at the same time, and he gets no problem to show to the world who he is and who he likes.
It's still ep. 8 so please don't mess it up
