#like Win leaving Waan with Tul to go get Team

[queerbaitland]

Waan and Tul kind of give me the same vibes as ManType from 2gether and I love that tbh

[27vampyresinhermind]

Damn it!!!! So is the Kanchanaburi trip the turning point for all the relationships? That’s when Dean and Pharm level up. Is that when Win and Team are finally gonna admit their feelings to each other instead of just everyone around them!?!?!? At this point, the alphabet gang knows more about Team’s feelings for Win than Win does and he asked him point blank!

JUST TELL YOUR BOYFRIEND YOU LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!

Also, Win used the alphabet gang’s government names lmao!!! He’s like ‘I’ll call you whatever I want and you need to fucking answer’ and those three are just like ‘yes sir’. They learn pretty quick there’s certain things only Team can get away with.

Shit Team’s gonna meet the parents and Win’s introduction just adds to Team’s insecurities about their relationship. Win, if you leave it up to him to define the relationship, you’ll be married with a child and Team is still gonna be like “does he really like me? I bet he marries everyone to make them feel better. I’m not his special husband or anything.” Bitch you better fucking CLAIM him for the world and him to see so there’s no more questioning!!!!!!! Team is adorable but we’ve long established that the boy is no genius. You gotta spell it out for him, and then prolly spell it again because he’s not good at spelling.

Team instantly going into fight mode with those homophobes had me squealing. Like, he’s so protective of Pharm and knows that it would hurt Pharm’s feelings so he was ready to throw down. He won’t fight for himself but if it’s for people he cares about, he will cut a bitch.

Manaow, you’re doing great sweetie! Pruek is there for you cheering for you every step of the way! Damn, only straight dude in the series and girl got him eating out of the palm of her hand and she doesn’t even realize it!!! They’re so cute!!!

Bee was gonna throw hands at that Tum dude! So can we assume that the show Prince is in is a BL? So Prince is gonna be expected to do fanservice with his costar when the show airs? Their story is so cute, I just want the smol beans to be happy.

Waan is trying to piece things together and Tul is over there just stealing his puzzle pieces to keep him from seeing the whole picture! Bro! I know he said he didn’t want to meet in real life but that ship has so obviously sailed off the edge of the horizon you can’t see it anymore. There’s a fight that’s gonna happen when that all comes to light but I feel like it’s gonna end with a kiss because Tul just seems like the kind of dude to make out in the middle of an argument. He gives off those vibes.

Wiew is a literal ray of sunshine and he is collecting big brothers like Pokémon! Team, you have two owners now. I don’t make the rules. Win, if you fuck this up and make Wiew lose his new big brother, you’ll suffer the wrath of the sunshine child. And considering he has no fear running up the death stairs in fucking slippers, you should be scared!

Yet another NC scene we’ve been robbed of!!! And a bar bathroom NC scene at that!!! Not fair!!!!!!!

Whoa….I didn’t think I was gonna ramble this much about the ep. This kind of just became a stream of consciousness post about the ep. Sorry not sorry!

[chibipandaao3]

Between Us episode 10 thoughts

Loved that Win answered Team’s phone, that Team’s mom knew who he was, AND that Team’s parents 100% clocked their feelings for each other. I think it’s interesting because Team parents seem both very aware of Team and also very oblivious to him. All of which is likely directly related to the trauma of Ton’s death. Things connected to that event are blind spots - leaving Team with a very odd family. He’s supported but there are huge gaping holes that he has to navigate alone in the dark.

Not surprised one of them got sick - cliché though it is - for the record BEING IN THE RAIN DOES NOT GET YOU SICK. However, given their emotional states and the exposure their immune systems would have tanked a bit - so Win (who was already sick let me be clear - it’s a virus not rain) became symptomatic quick. It was cute to see Team caring.

I want more Pharm Team friendship!! I need it…I know there’s probably a lot in UWMA but I’m so meh on that show I skipped through the first 8 episodes and gave up….yes….I know….don’t say it. Maybe I’ll just have to write my own fics about them.

Dean, Dean, oh sweet Dean - you tried….I know you tried to help but putting people on the spot was just not the right way to go about it…

A? C? I don’t know whichever one you are, you are a good friend 😂 trying to make sure Team isn’t drunk - your hands are currently full however.

At least we know it will actually be resolved next episode. I get the frustration, but the whole thing feels super authentic. Team is a kid who has a past of trauma and incomplete parenting - based on his convos with Pharm, he hasn’t been in love before and Win was probably his first sexual encounter - then he over hears the swim trio basically say “don’t play with Team” and while there’s more to that convo he heard, Team insecurities have him stuck in the “toy” “play” and “fun” bits. And of course Win has shown Team how much he loves him - but Team is stuck on “Win’s nice and his actions often get misinterpreted for more than friendship” and Win hasn’t directly refuted that.

And Win is very similar. Things aren’t often his - does he understand his silence is causing problems? Yes - FINALLY. But he’s silence was also from a place of desperation and a desire to hold onto Team. We know Win’s never been in love before, he doesn’t really grasp how to go about it.

Lastly - Tul… lol well that’s one way of having the secret revealed - next episode - Waan, if nothing else, is lucky you knew who he was because Wiew is probably at school, Win’s likely off with Team somewhere, Mom is mostly MIA, and I don’t think Dad would check until Waan misses work. Though so help me….you call Win or an ambulance you do NOT drive there to help him……..I do not care if it’s a drama that would be stupid af

[zerozeroluckybang]

I had to sit on today's episode today because WHY DID THEY LEAVE ME HANGING AGAIN??????

But also, because SO MUCH is happening.

Prince and Bee... they're cute and I really kind of like the story they have going for them... but I kind of wish their story was being told as a side story? Like maybe do what they did with WinTeam in having their own little mini series, but fill it with other couples like BeePrince and one or two others?

Waan and Tul... Okay. I like them. Like, I like them a lot. Like, I guess it's safe to say that I have a mild fan crush on Yacht and him being in this is... i love it. but I may have a new fan crush on Oreo... so seeing the two of them in general makIes me happy. But Tul and Waan are cute and if we get another series out of this universe, I want to see more of them... even if it's a short series. I want more of them.

Win and Team... how can one couple make my heart sing and break all at once. I don't even know what to say.

WIEW!!! If studio Wabi Sabi wants to put out a cute sixteen episode series of Wiew just being adorable, I'll watch it.

I have more on my mind but I'm currently struggling with how to put it into words.

[alaanz]

I love the seriousness and natural approach that the last episode of between us took.

Both of them went through something very distressing. Team almost drowned again and Win almost saw team drown in front of him. And they were both effected by what happened in different ways.

Win backed away, afraid of having to lose someone that is starting to become very important to him. He’s never had anything that has truly been his before and so this is the first time he’s experiencing this feeling, and it scares him. Seeing someone almost die in front of you is gonna fuck you up regardless, but it just mixed with all of Wins insecurities that he’s not dealt with yet and resulted in him moving away.

Team just went through his second near death experience and relived the trauma he went through from when he was younger. What he needed most was someone to lean on, someone there to hold him up when his life was fucked around again. He needs this stability and normality to ground him in the present and stop him from going back to when he was younger. On the first night Win is able to offer him this which was very beneficial for team and gave him what he needed right then. But then the next day Win completely blocked him out.

There’s no doubt that Win leaving will have reminded team of his own brother. Team feels immense guilt over what happened to his brother (I’m not sure is he’s dead or not) and so Win now leaving, the guilt is just going to grow. He was reckless again and now another important person to him has left. This guilt over his own actions won’t have just left when Win came back in the evening. This is something he’s going to keep hold of, knowing that Win could have ended the same way that his brother once did.

Next episode I hope that we’ll see Win and Team talk more about Team’s past and what he’s going through. Re-living trauma is going to leave an effect on him and there’s no way he’s going to easily move past this. And from the looks of the trailer for next episode we might just get this.

Also, side note, I LOVE WAAN AND TUL! Nah like actually, they’re such an interesting side couple and have a really interesting story going on. Both characters are so engaging and their chemistry is so good. I’m honestly really looking forward to how their relationship progresses through the season.

And once again, loving the extra little insights into Dean. I love this man and it just adds more depth to his characters, which is so cool.

[dandydemidoesfandoms]

Between Us Pontification - Episode 10

Ok, ya girl has had a little bit of time to sleep and rewatch Episode 10.

(Am I still miffed, yes. To the ends of the earth.) And here are my thoughts...there are a lot.

However, I think it's important (and other tumblrs have likened to this already) to keep in mind that our beautiful idiots, so full of love that they throw at others, leaving nothing for themselves, do not know how to ask for what they need; What they want and also believe that they deserve it.

Team is dealing with basically a decade of untreated survival guilt and in some ways is afraid that his love for Win is a projection simply because Win is good to him and makes him feel wanted, precious, and loved. Especially when his Aunt still grieves (and also needs some damn therapy) and probably has made way too many comments about what could have been her son's life. Team is living for two people, not even content to do it, but as a kind of forced repentance for something we all know is not his fault. And his self-loathing is manifesting as insecurity, low esteem when it comes to worth, and pushing Win away to stop himself from loving any harder, deeper, or truly in fear of loss and disappointment. But with Win, he needs certainty, clearest of day level clarity of how their relationship is defined.

And then there is Win. Sweet little competent middle child king. As someone who is also the 2nd sibling, I am painfully aware of how much pressure, expectations, and loneliness is wrapped up in it. How the only way to remain sane is to be useful and self-sufficient. Wiew is baby but a fiercely loyal one (as he should be, I love that precious nugget), and Waan is crumbling under the suffocating role he is being forced to play by his crappy workaholic father who has lost the plot in more ways than one. He needs to give that man a raise and a 3-week long vacation (with Tul there to just smile at him and play video games) and stop yelling so damn much. These three need a hug, a nap, and a break. But I digress.

Back to Win, he is a giver. Hyperindividualism manifested as the kind mediator, the soft but strong protector. He sends out all the love he never gets to keep for himself and doesn't expect anyone to stick around. He has crafted this self-fulfilling prophecy and doesn't hold tightly to anyone. Waan has even mentioned to him that his kindness could turn into something that hurts him and the ones we love, which is what we end up seeing in Episode 10. Because with Win, what he needs is someone who looks at him and tells him that he is loved not for what he provides but for just being him. Someone who wants to refill the empty cup he has been pouring from.

This is a story about reciprocation and fear of abandonment. A song of isolation and anxiety.

The confession scene for many of us was not what we wanted because we have the sweetness in UWMA that we know is on the horizon. Death by a thousand cuts, is what we are getting. But the point of Between Us is to show the complete road of how our boys with horny hearts of gold go from being in two very different types of emotional exile to a supportive and loving relationship. And I would be remiss if I didn't remind myself and others that this is their FIRST serious relationship. These boys have little to no previous experience with big feelings and taking that leap and hoping the one they love is jumping with them and simultaneously catching them at the same time.

Its a terrifying and heartwrenching saga to go through in the best of scenarios and there is so much hurt, unsureness, and need to be wrapped up and it can be scary if you are waiting for the other shoe to drop while, in tandem, praying for it not to. And in a way, both Win and Team need this kind of tension and to be forced to make solid steps forward.

Unfortunately, Win must have a moment of fear, of being confronted by the consequences of the cavalier nature he has curated. His coolness, the aloof cat-like humility that makes him so darn unattainable. He has to be vulnerable instead of hesitating and testing the waters again. He must cannonball into the depth. And Team, in direct parallel and in some ways opposition, must learn to accept that he is loved and is worthy of love. To not be afraid of being too much, of burdening someone he finds important with his affection, of handing over his feelings and feeling the reciprocation. He must trust that someone swimming with him isn't going to end in pain and loss again.

And that brings us to the emotional rollercoaster at the end of Episode 10. This is called the Black Moment or the Defining Moment when we look literarily at this story arc. Internal conflict must be confronted and we all must accept that we are gonna get a whole lot of big feelings in the last two episodes.

Have faith, intrepid travelers, and keep your arms and feet inside the vehicle at all times.