Rape in the first episode. How is this dubcon? How does this show how so many good reviews?

Funny how everyone is either calling what occurs between Vee and Mark in literally the first episode "dubcon" or completely glossing over what happened completely.
What happened in the first episode is rape, pure and simple. It wasn't even dubious consent? Mark is still drunk to the point of stumbling and falling, and completely mistook the person he "slept with" for someone else. Vee was sober enough to drive the both of them to his place, and completely ignored how Mark literally could not consent. I can understand a drink or two, or a character sobering up on the ride home/after getting home, but he literally doesn't even act like he's sobered up at all?

Not to mention the morning after Mark is so freaked out. He's angry, calls Vee a villain like 10 times, and runs off AFTER Vee threatens to kill him if he tells anyone what "they did" last night. Which to be fair, obviously to Mark and the viewers he isn't really serious about doing something like that and he just wants Mark not to tell about his "infidelity only", but imagine someone sleeping with you when you're on the cusp of black out drunk and then making this kind of remark to you the morning after?
AND NOT TO MENTION Mark goes home and the first think he does is scrub his skin over and over in the shower.
I feel kind of disgusted watching this.

Watch what you want I guess, romanticize what you want (I guess?). But don't downplay what happened to make yourself feel better about continuing to watch this fascinating mess of a relationship.
Dont be a coward lmao, call it what it is.

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This was honestly a beautiful and heartwarming movie.
I've only very recently gotten into asian BL shows, and this is the first movie that I have watched so far, and it definitely did not disappoint.

Plot: It was simple and sweet. I'm sure you got the gist from reading the synopsis, but the story jumps around a bit between the perspectives of Gump coming together with Nai, and between Gump's group of (hilarious) friends as they try to prove Gump and Nai are in love with each other.
It's a low budget film, so don't expect a God-Tier production, but the homemade feeling the film gives you is just part of its charm⁠. I do want to say that logically speaking, the feelings between Gump and Nai developed really quickly considering if you take into account they'd only known each other for a little over a week. But for the flow and development of their relationship in the film itself, it did feel very natural.
As for the story, besides being heartwarming as hell, all the characters were just so wonderful?
Gump's mom was supportive and loving towards her son, Nai's (ex)girlfriend was honestly super super understanding for the situation that she found herself in, and Gump's friends are literally the most supportive people in the world. They cheered Gump up when he was upset and it was refreshing to see friends in a BL series do that.
However, the end of the film was sweet of course, but I don't understand why Gump woke up on that tree?

Acting: The acting overall was pretty good. Again, it is a lowbudget series and I'm not actually sure what company produced it, but there were sometimes when the acting was a little cringe due to the inexperience of some the actors (I think>>), but for the most part the actors did their jobs really well!

Music: The sound effects and foley could be weirdly off at times, but the music that was used, especially during the more adorable parts of the movie, was perfect.

All in all, I wanted to write a review for this film because I really want more people to watch it, it's what the movie deserves!!! Everything about it just makes me smile!


Also, this has nothing to do with the movie really, but that giant tree that Gump woke up on was absolutely beautiful

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