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SPOILERS
feel like with every chapter i'm like "what a banger chapter" but YEA whatt a banger chapter. kind of adore how we see brett being pleased with himself/enjoying his scheme come into fruition (with the leaked video) like the manipulative little menace he is. but then his shock when he sees that clip of hayden playing dead on that tv show - you can tell he has some lingering ptsd (?) or worry over hayden and from what we can tell he goes to find hayden afterwards at the gym too to check up on him!
(side note: i feel like hayden might become an actor ie. thematically taking more of the "active" role in this story and the relationship with brett. maybe he'll get attention from that tv role?)
BRETT AND HAYDEN'S DIALOGUE MWAHH hayden is very impressive here, he's appealing to Brett's way of interacting with the world by "negotiating" with him but he's making it clear what his terms are this time around (but also the most romantic terms ever)
hayden: you always mentioned that you would make sure i would get equal value out of our "transaction" but i don't want any of the stuff you've given me so far ie. money, gifts, etc - all of which is just easy for you to give bc you don't lose anything from it. the only thing that is of value for me is your feelings - if you want to offer something in this transaction you have to give those. if the kind of "cool" relationship you want is one where no one is invested then sorry, i'm not "cool" in that way. you can decide whether or not you want to be with someone as "not cool" as me.
(so hayden is basically like: here are MY terms. take it or leave it)
brett: wow...seems like you're stating things pretty one-sidedly and like you don't want me to accept those terms..are you trying to get me to leave or am i mistaken?
and then hayden PULLS HIM AND MAKES OUT WITH HIM and they're both super into it but then hayden pulls away and is liek "do you get it"? basically showing brett like DUH i want you to accept these terms but i'm not going to humiliate myself for them/i'm going to stick strong to the terms i've given. (brett looks so cute and pouty at the end at not getting his way for once!!) i love this manhwa soo much!!!