we want sexy pining posessive sexual innuendo misunderstanding, not hate-flavored-missed-connections-sleep-with-someone-else misunderstanding
like... any normal person would know what all this means
yet somehow a guy who eats social manipulation for breakfast doesn't realize what "i want him physically"+"i trust and favor him like family" equates to.
because after that fight, even if he did feel a smidge of guilt towards Dan for jumping to conclusions, i shudder to think what kind of treatment Dan would still get while he's in this manic and depressed state as an outlet for his frustrations
it isn't the usual "I put you on a pedestal and think you're infallible so i'll follow you." or "i fear and admire this man so much he's my idol"
it's more like, "look at him, he's our babyboy, our pathetic sad wet beast, our specialest hard working little guy. he's so lame. i'm so proud of him. he'll be in danger if he leaves our sight so how dare you assign him elsewhere, we're going feral rn. if our squad leader dies i'll kill everyone in this encampment and then myself."
FR LMAO
I love it
move over weirdly infantilized female lead, we got a male lead now lmao. i'm glad they don't really focus on any romance aspects and just goes full throttle on the intrigue and depth of the showbiz industry
my interest usually drops by 50% when the misunderstandings are resolved/the MCs get together, but it's occasional stories like these that keep it interesting after the established relationship that i really like