
secret reciprocal feelings is such a cop-out. Soudai gives the impression of ambivalent emotions towards Haru in the face of Iwata's pursuit of him; his disdain was just so believable. and Haru honestly is a little obsessive
ironically, Soudai hurting Haru to protect him from his own mediocrity mirrors his perceived complexity as a character having such a boring rationale lol

yoon gyeong-do was very obviously raped by their father, too. it explains his sudden inquiry about Yoo-Gon and Jung-Hae's sex positions. he raped Yoo-Gon to emasculate him and assert his own masculinity to himself, it angers him that Jung-Hae can find pleasure in something that he never had a choice in, and even more that Yoo-Gon can still hold on to his pride after being raped. he's a pretty good character

knowing the reason he works at sunrise ultimately it'd only be healthy for the narrative if he does end up quitting. the job is important to him because it gives meaning to his sexuality, despite the pain that fueled his pursuit of sex Yoo-Gon can take back his sexuality through his work at the club, where he is in control. it has done good things for him and rebuilt his self esteem, but it's still indicative of a skewed perception of his body that he's relying on his clients' pleasure
Kimi has no spine and goes out of his way to answer for his brother dragging him down. he's just as insufferable as Natsuo for enabling his behavior to his own detriment. but I liked that about his character. he really is a pathetic loser