LunaticLady

For me, I won't call it manipulating but testing instead. Manipulating is what Boston did, with the aim to make the object do what he wants, while what Mew did is mind games to see what Top would do. Tbh, I can't blame him for doing that with Top's history as a playboy and all the rumors that followed him. He wanted to see if he's really sincere with him. I think he's the kind of person who knows how to value himself and stand up for himself, that's why he's being careful, and I see nothing wrong with that. And even after all that, he still got deceived anyway. I also understand why he punched Ray. He hadn't even get past his shock knowing that both his friend and his boyfriend betrayed him a few moment before, and then Ray suddenly was going to air that dirty laundry to the world. Let's say, if it were you, would you want everyone to know you're betrayed by your friend and lover? If it were me, I wouldn't. It's humiliating, and everytime I see the faces of people who knows about it, I'll be reminded of the betrayal and how much of a fool I am to trust them that it'll be harder for me to forget. Even more so if they start gossiping, and they look at me pitifully... ugh, even imagining it makes my stomach churn.

It's okay! We just have different ways of enjoying a story. Some people like to make guesses and enjoy the thrill when they're proved right/wrong, and it's totally alright. I just don't like the feeling of what I've guessed keeping on haunting me and distracting me from losing myself in the story, so I put my brain on power saving mode lol.

I don't think what he did to Top is manipulating, I'd rather call it testing. He wanted to see how much Top can endure to be with him, not trying to manipulate him into doing what he wants, like Boston. And I can't blame him for testing Top, knowing his past as a playboy and the many bad rumors following him. And even after all those tests, he still got deceived in the end. And for others, I don't think he ever manipulate his friends though? I admit he indeed has the brain to be manipulative, but his uprightness kept him from using it in a bad way. Now that the uprightness is possibly broken, he might become the best manipulator in this series.

About his two mother, I think he's sincerely proud of them and loves them. He said himself that the reason he didn't really feel the need to have a lover is because he's filled with love from his mothers. I don't think he's lying, and I don't find any sign that he did. Maybe I think too simply, idk. I actually prefer not to use my brain too much while watching or reading a story, just enough to make me understand their actions and sympathize with them. I always try not to look too deep beyond what I'm shown and make assumption, because it might hinder me from seeing the characters' perspective objectively. As you can read from my comments, I made my deduction about Top only from what's shown in the series. You might be right, but as for now, I believe that Mew is never pretentious and always sincere with his friends and Top until the series shows me otherwise.

In FZ, ending up alone is neither a punishment nor a sad thing. Like OF, it's also centered around 4 best friends. One ended up alone to be independent, another broke up with his lover because he didn't feel happy in their relationship anymore. A side character finally broke free after being gaslighted by a man she was blindly in love with. And in contrast, FZ version of Boston ended up happy with someone, but only after he went through shits and learned to appreciate the person who loved him. I'm very satisfied with the ending, so my expectation is high for this series. I hope I won't be disappointed 🙈

About the saying you mentioned, I do agree, but I think it'll suit Mew more in his revenge arc lol. Sand is indeed kind, but he isn't really upright. He's quite flexible in terms of morality. While Mew, he's both kind and upright, so clear between right and wrong. I just hope he won't mess with SandRay though, because there are some indications that Mew will have something with Sand 😢 My guess is he'll lose himself for a while, but later his mothers will pull him back to the right path. Maybe 🤷

I really can't figure Boston out. I've thought of all kind of possibilities but nothing really fits his every action. Well, that's what makes this series so intriguing. Also, like you said, the deep-layered characters and the complexities between their relationship. Not only the three, but all of them. Sand for example, he showed that someone nice isn't always upright, and can turn bad when they keep getting hurt.

I do root for them but I still want them to get punished accordingly lol. Top will get his punishment from Mew. For Boston, I think the only punishment that befits him is ending up truly alone. He doesn't deserve people until he truly change for the better. And it'll be weird if he can change so fast when Top couldn't. The director has done it with Friend Zone before, so I think some people will also end up alone in this series.

Him feeling unloved isn't his only issue. I think that his addiction to sex might start from his trauma which made him unable to sleep alone. He might start sleeping around so he wouldn't have to sleep alone, and got addicted to it. It's just my guess though. And he also used drugs. He was slowly healing when he was with Mew, but now that Mew left him before he's completely healed, I wonder what would become of him.

I think it'll be hard though, it won't be easy for Mew to trust Top again. He doesn't even know the whole story, and there's no one who can provide him with one except for Top, but it'll only sound like a made up story if it comes from him. So far I can't see any way for Top to regain Mew's trust. About Boston though, I think he's the only character I can't fully figure out. He's rotten, but I wonder if that's all he is. Maybe it's just me but I feel like there's something behind his behavior related to his father, but I still can't figure out what it is. I hope his backstory will be explained well in future episodes.

What I mean is, Top didn't mean to do it with Boston because he was Boston, it was only because he was the only one persistent enough to break his will and gave him an excuse. It can be anyone, as long as they're persistent enough, but unfortunately it happened to be Boston. And to be fair, Top indeed told him to stop in the shower room despite not pushing him away. That made me think that part of him didn't want to betray Mew, but he was defeated by his desire. And before he went to see Boston and did the deed, he actually tried to put a brake on himself by trying to stay with Mew because he knew he might not be able to hold back anymore, but Mew was the one who told him to go home because he said it was his dad who texted him out of guilty conscience. So I'm just saying that he didn't actually want to betray Mew, even more so with his close friend, but his own self betrayed him and Boston just happen to be the one persistent enough to break his will. Never meant to justify his actions or make light to his mistakes though, I'm still so disappointed in him. I might be wrong, it's just a conclusion from the details I caught. It's just a habit of mine to analyze and trying to find reasons behind every character's actions in everything I read/watch 😂😂

It's not that he actually intended to do it with Boston. He had been holding back, but Boston just happen to be the one who persistently breaking down his will and no one else. But I agree the fact that he did it with Boston hurt Mew the most. Top knew that, that was why he didn't dare to tell Mew even more.

Lol maybe the next person will get Parasite birthday scene 😂😂

I think I understand why Top didn't say anything about that video, it's because that video isn't really the reason. I concluded that because he was also swayed by Boston before at the shower room. I think he really like Mew, however for someone who was so sexually active like him, it was hard to suddenly abstain from it. You can't change your habit only in such a short period. I could see that he did make effort, like stopping contact with his old flings, but his determination got weaker the longer his needs didn't get fulfilled. Then Boston came with a perfect excuse to justify fulfilling that needs, and he jumped at that. But he immediately regret it, admitting that it was wrong of him to do that when he finally pushed Boston away as he should've done two chances before. He knew he fckd up, but he was too scared of losing Mew so he kept it a secret. He knew Mew would definitely leave him if he found out.

He didn't like him yet at the beginning, he only treated him as an annoying person and wanted nothing to do with him. He only opened up to Ray when he was brought to his house for the first time and realized how lonely Ray was. I think his feeling started from sympathy, and when they did it the first time, the dam just broke. He tried to keep his wall up, but he failed. He had mentioned that he only liked someone he felt connected with, so I think the possibility of love before knowing each other is almost zero.

At this point we can only guess his reason without knowing whether it's right or wrong. Maybe he told Ray just to prove the audio's validity, who knows. But one thing though, a fake nice person won't stop a stranger from drunk driving, be willing to drive him home, make an effort to look for his address, and eventually bring him home despite him disliking the stranger at that moment without any gain. And seeing how he acts, I'm sure he has a clear line between what he's willing to be paid for, so it's clearly not because Ray is rich. He didn't even intend to drive him since the beginning, it was only because Ray insisted to drive by himself. I think he's actually kind, but his desire for revenge blinded him. There are many people like that, and I've heard stories of people destroying themselves that way.

Ray indeed needs therapy, but you know what psychiatrists always say? That family support is important for the treatment. A lover might not heal him, but they might be a big help in the process, especially when he has no family to support him. And for Boston, sleeping around isn't always safe, he might get into trouble one day. And he did get recorded without consent. For Mew, well like I say, I don't really understand that part. This is just me reasoning with her action though, it doesn't mean it's true.

I don't think he's pretending to be nice, he's just tired of being stepped on and decided to stop being nice. Just look at what he gets from being nice: he got his partner stolen by Top and treated like a spare tire by Ray.

I think he's indeed tired of sleeping around, yet it doesn't mean he want to be in a relationship with someone. He still has his needs though, so he needs someone submissive who will stay with him without being in a relationship. And that's Nick. That's why he keeps on manipulating him to stay while making it clear he doesn't want to be serious.

He basically did the same things Boston did but I still love him somehow 🙈

Lurking around this page since I feel so restless waiting for next Saturday lol. Can't wait for SandRay's more sweet time 🙈🙈

I think for Ray it's because she knows he's a very lonely person, and hopes that if he has someone by his side he would be happy and stop being an alcohol and drug addict. And for Ton, she just hopes he'll stop sleeping around. Idk about Mew though, maybe because he never experienced love?