This line and the casual delivery almost did me in and then to follow this with the knowledge that Chopper confessed his love to Ben before this and so Ben has known this entire time that Chopper liked him and is wondering if he still likes and the way that Chopper is avoiding any kind of answer because he’s seen how Ben is dating Nueng and he saw how happy his cousin was as well.
That is not the face of someone who has gotten over his feelings. But also oh the call backs, to Chopper telling Ben to take his shot, to confess, to speak his love even if he’ll be rejected because Chopper knows exactly how that feels but he still wants to see Ben happy. He loves Ben in the way that says ‘just be happy, please be happy, don’t be like me.’
All Chopper has been doing is encouraging Ben from a place of love that he already knew was rejected. My entire heart.
The quiet longing I could never quite place fits right here. This is Chopper’s longing. This is Chopper’s wish. This is Chopper admitting he had to create the distance with Ben because he had confessed and we know he never lost those feelings.
Chopper is trying so hard to be clear that he wants Ben to be happy with Nueng, that he hopes their future is bring and Ben is watching him, oh Ben is studying him. He’s trying to figure out the words he isn’t saying.
MY ENTIRE SOUL LEFT THE BUILDING.
How can Chopper answer this? He’s seen how happy Nueng was with Ben and how hard Ben was fighting to get home back but he’s been carrying this torch despite rejection for years… how can he do this? What can he do? My entire heart for these two.
gun’s reaction when sound accidentally comes out to him: “oh i thought i accidentally outed myself just now guess not ahem. sorry brb gonna leave you here in dread”
gun’s reaction to sound getting (sort of) rejected: “oh i saw the whole thing lol. btw i, unlike you, have a boyfriend”
Gun wanted to keep Sound from hurting the band by keeping him away from Win and confessing only to end up with Sound as the first one to find out that he and Tinn are dating because Gun loves his band and he loves Tinn and he loves his friends and he knows how much it can hurt to hide or to think you couldn’t possibly be loved back and to feel like you’re not good enough.
And it’s Sound, who acts like he hates Tinn, who fully accepts their relationship. He doesn’t question, he doesn’t hesitate, he doesn’t start yelling or getting upset, he looks at them and goes yeah, love is there. I see it.
And Gun gets to see that he can be accepted and Tinn gets to be present to support his boyfriend and Sound gets to see that everything isn’t hopeless and that tough love is still love and that he can still take the risk of his love song and his love itself.
It’s about the little kindnesses, the ways you trust, the way you love and live and the friends you support and the choices you make.
theres always that moment during the course of enjoying a character where it switches from ”this is my favorite character” to ”i enjoy this character in a mentally ill way”
