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Ngl Gyeol is low-key manipulative
Well, not to the point of him being bad or toxic, but he DOES get what he wants from Doyoon by acting cute. Maybe if Doyoon didn't feel so guilty about Gyeol in the back of his mind it wouldn't have bothered me so much.
The way I see it is like this:
Doyoon feels guilty that he didn't notice Gyeol's feelings earlier and leaving him alone. He also loves Gyeol and wants to do whatever he can for him. He's also thankful to him for everything that he's done. AND he knows that Gyeol wouldn't abuse him and that he's trustworthy.
Even though he's not abusive and he doesn't push Doyoon too much, the presence of this power imbalance is a little bit inconveniencing, don't you think?