#like you KNOWWWW if boston had undressed top and cuddled him when he was high/asleep

[kinnbig]

I think the way Top's behaviour towards Mew is being framed by the show and also talked about by fans is really interesting, especially in comparison with how Boston and Nick's actions have been framed/talked about.

Mew has told Top to leave him alone multiple times. he's made it explicitly, abundantly clear that he does not want to see Top or talk to him, and that he doesn't want his help. but Top continues to force himself into Mew's life - cornering him in the bathroom, showing up to his party, 'taking care' of him when Mew was too high to argue.

but the show doesn't seem to be presenting this behaviour as creepy or weird or boundary breaking, and I haven't seen any fan discussion framing it as such. Top's continued pursuit of Mew against Mew's wishes is not seen as aggressive/'predatory' in the way that Boston's pursuit of Top was, or pathetic in the way that Nick's continued pursuit of Boston now is, despite the actions being relatively similar.

as always, this isn't a criticism of Top's character being 'problematic' or whatever - I love that this show is messy and that the characters are not good people. it's more of an observation about how very similar behaviour is treated incredibly differently, both within the narrative of the show itself and by the fandom, when it happens within an established/'endgame' pairing verses outside of those established pairings.