#I am gay in the opposite direction & my life has changed tides

[angryrantsofdomesticity]

Midnight: Aizawa's sleeping bag must be really sturdy since it never rips when they do that...

AllMight: Yeah & Aizawa must be pretty strong to hoist Mic up like that...

Midnight: Well, cover your ears... he's getting close...

Mic: *hoisted to top of UA flagpole in Aizawa's sleeping bag*

Mic: ATTENTION STUDENTS & STAFF IT'S TIME FOR YOUR AFTERNOON ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

[thefreeblog]

Wow, there is so much meta on Episode 10 of Step by Step, the showmakers really did us all dirty. Ha ha 🤣

But all jokes apart I am really liking all the takes on it and views starting from the plot, direction, writing etc etc..

I am always the one who focuses on story and characters rather than things like editing, dialogues etc.

But in some ways the Episode 10 did look like rushed over, not their relationship but just how much we saw in terms of them spending time together domestically.

After reading most of the meta, here are my 2 cents.

Most of us agree that Jeng has not changed but he is in denial about what comes ahead and he is just ignoring it. But the general tone is he is the older one, be should take the responsibility and step up, even I thought this for a fleeting second there. But then I remembered that I liked this show in the first place because it's playing with this idea of age dynamics and age means more maturity and seniority in general and in Thai society especially. I always thought that despite being almost a decade older than Pat, Jeng always came off as more immature when it comes to their pair. Yes he is the good older brother, may be a responsible heir son, trying to live up to the good boss stuff. BUT when it came to Pat, he behaved immaturely from get go. And Pat was always put together when it came to both of them. Yes Jeng was patient, he did all the right things but he was too eager and didn't behave as a decade older person is supposed to behave in a coworker friendship/relationship. And I loved this about Jeng and the show. He thinks he is older so he should take care of Pat and he does do that but he does not just take care,he babies him. He doesn't have in him to say no to Pat, he just relents to whatever Pat wants or says. He wants to protect him and always keep Pat and himself in a safe bubble. And I would go a step ahead and say that this behaviour is due to his own insecurities of him being the heir and gay. (The way his expression changed when Pat said people look up to him and he can't resign). Also it comes from always pleasing every one. He wants to please his dad, his co workers , his sub ordinates and Pat too. That man has some serious mother fucking hang ups and he need to take time out for himself first. And I am liking that we are seeing this, we are seeing a side where he is vulnerable and making mistakes because of his choices and how he is or wants to be with Pat. He should stop pleasing Pat, that's what he started doing when he found out Pat does not really like criticism or he does not like hearing no. And this has landed both of them in this helpless situation. Jeng is such a complex character, sigh.

Pat on the other hand is you get what you see. He is straightforward, chop chop guy. He sees an issue he needs to fix it. He sees same patterns repeating in his relationship he immediately jumps to conclusions. I keep saying he is mature for his age, but also he has very little to none life or work experience in general. To understand the ways of world you need to go through the tides, there is no short cut to learn life. He is such a good example of high calibre person having extremely high emotional quotient, but he does not use it as his strength. He needs to learn that. He is not made to fit in, tbh he will never. He will always stand out, in all his choices. And he needs to learn to appreciate that instead of basing his decisions on what others say or how his parents are.

This is the whole reason I like them together, they are just exact opposite of what society wants them to be or expects to be. Everyone wants Jeng to be the top, the dominant ultra rich boss, but in reality though Jeng comes of as one on the outside but on inside he just really wants a marriage and small family and wants to cook for Pat and take care of him.

Pat is supposed to be the damsel in distress who should be saved by a handsome prince the typical obidient uke. But in reality he has a mind of his own and can build his own business empire if given a chance. He is just such a stand out on his own.

And this is the reason I am so so looking forward to how they land their ending here.

I read some one saying that this is a false start for them, and the end would be really their beginning. I like this take so much and pray to whatever soap gods out there, please let this be true.

Su su na Pat and Jeng!