#moonlight chicken ep 4

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Look at me. I am soaking wet.

[soukana]

Jim is a divorced single dad of two, with a grandchild on the way, raising a queer teen in poverty. No wonder he doesn’t want anything complicated. No wonder he can’t focus on a new romance right now.

Wen, with his sky-high EQ, understands this. He is patient and respects Jim’s boundaries. He does his best to lighten the load without asking for anything in return.

And after some months, Jim’s attitude changes just slightly. It’s easy to miss. But instead of telling him no, he starts telling him to wait.

Just wait.

[littleforeignaffairs]

Gemini taking a page out of Fourth's book is actually the most precious thing.

You cannot convince me otherwise

[syrena-del-mar]

Alan honestly comes across as the textbook “nice guy.” (Which isn’t hard when you have First playing him, who is an actual nice guy). You know, the nice guy that acts nice until they don’t get their way and when they don’t, they take on a whole different persona that you wouldn’t expect because of how they presented themselves as the nice guy. Alan can be a “nice guy” and still raise red flags, especially how he postures himself when talking to Wen. 

It’s important to also consider the timeline in which they are living in. This is taking place during mid Covid-19. The show alludes to all the financial struggles due to the economy and Wen himself states that he’s living paycheck-to-paycheck. It makes sense that Wen is stuck living with his ex. It happens all the time to couples, sometimes no matter how much you may want to leave, there are extrinsic (in this case, financial) factors that impede your ability. 

And! In every interaction that Wen and Alan have together, Wen is more than crystal clear that there is nothing left in between them, even if they are still living together due to circumstances. 

First, the interaction they had when they were sharing a bed together. The moment that Wen feels Alan is snuggling up to him, Wen wakes up and tells Alan to move off of him. There’s a certain coldness in the way that Wen tells him to move, as if its been something already discussed. 

The next scene, Alan and Wen are having breakfast. Alan doesn’t even ask if Wen wants to go to the party of their mutual friend, he simply states, “You’re going.” He took away any choice from Wen and expected Wen to go along with the charade that they were still together. Wen put a stop to that and even states that pretending that they’re together makes him uncomfortable. ‘Pretending’ is the key word, signifying that they already discussed that their relationship has ended. 

Then, when Wen arrives the next morning, Alan reprimands Wen for not notifying him that he wouldn’t make it home that night and for not picking up his phone. There’s no relationship there! Wen already stated as such. Alan is crossing a line that has already been drawn, there was no reason to attempt to scold Wen, when Alan is nothing to him. He’s not his lover and not his parents, so if Wen doesn’t want to let him know that he’s not coming home, he doesn’t have to and that pisses Alan off. 

Wen also tells Alan that he’s moving out and that he found a condo to stay out. Wen is giving Alan a heads up so he can figure out his living situation, that wasn’t a comment for him throw it in his face whether he’s moving in with a boyfriend. Even if he was! It’s! Not! His! Business! 

The final straw is when Alan seeks out Gong, asking for information on Uncle Jim, just because Wen posts him on his IG story. A) Wen has made it clear that they’re not in a relationship anymore B) who Wen spends his time with is none of his business C) going to a mutual friend to find out is overstepping a huge line when it’s clear Wen doesn’t want Alan in his life. 

To top it off, whatever the final straw was for Wen, Alan plays it off as if Wen was being too much since he did it with good intentions. Gong even states that no matter if his actions were well-intentioned, he should have considered Wen’s opinion. I swear Alan’s posturing as if he knows what’s better for Wen kills me. 

Then he actually goes and tracks down where Wen is with Uncle Jim and asks if they’ve slept together! The way that he pushes Wen down, as well, he didn’t stop to think until he saw that Wen fell. Talk about overstepping, he really ran through the line that was drawn by tracking them down and then resorting to violence. 

It really doesn’t matter that they live together or that Alan has unresolved feelings. Wen has made it clear through his actions and verbally that there is nothing left for them. Wen even stated that what they were pretending for their mutual friend and even just pretending made him uncomfortable. I don’t know how much clearer Wen has to be. 

Alan isn’t in limbo with his relationship, Wen made his intentions clear in ending the relationship. Alan just can’t believe or come to terms that Wen doesn’t want him. Living together, sharing common spaces, doesn’t equal a welcome into his personal life just because they used to be together and Alan can’t seem to accept that. 

I get it, relationships make people do crazy things, jealousy can be a bitch, but that doesn’t give an excuse for literally stalking your ex and abusing the situation. 

TLDR; Alan is a walking red flag “nice guy” that can’t accept that just because he loves Wen that doesn’t mean that Wen has to love him. 

[doublel27]

Here’s the thing, Moonlight Chicken, I have forgiven all of First’s Gay Wrongs in Not Me and The Eclipse, bold of you to think I won’t do it again.

[aliceisathome]

Moonlight Chicken has the most insane cast chemistry. All the couples - the ex couples, the possible couples, the new couples just ooze chemistry. OOZE. But I worry.

The tensions are realistic and adult (romantic, work and domestic) and we all know that real life doesn't always give us happy endings. In an ideal world the diner (and surrounding buildings) would be saved and successful as per Gaipa's mum's suggestion; Jim and Wen become happy cat dads; Heart and Li Ming go to the US together; Alan and Gaipa heal each other's broken hearts and Leng would win the lottery and live happily ever after with Praew and their baby.

I need all of this to happen. I'm too fragile for sadness - Earth crying nearly broke me...

[bl-cupboard]

Not Heart using ‘I like your eyes’ to hide the fact that he was secretly staring and pretending to sleep. 

Can’t blame him tho, who could resist such an adorable face and bright beaming eyes. This entire scene with the 2 of them just spending time in bed together was perfection

[hughungrybear]

I swear, GMMTV is out to kill me with all the HeartLiming scenes 😭😭😭😭 I don't want to think about the fact that Liming is actively trying to leave Thailand while Heart's parents does not even give Heart permission to step out of their front gate. 😭😭😭😭

[shipperpersempre]

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[watchingblsnowandforever]

anyone else got sucker punched by Moonlight Chicken ep 4 ending? No? Be honest.

I swear this is how I die.

Side note: just out of curiosity I went through a list of all the upcoming 2023 BLs and there are some pretty damn good ones in the queue. I'm looking forward to this year.

[gennianydots]

Moonlight Chicken episode 4: let’s play emotional roulette!

Me:

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

A First Date.

[soukana]

FIRST KANAPHAN HAS ARRIVED HOLY SHIT

[celestial-sapphicss]

i'll always have bad buddy & moonlight chicken though thanks <3

[grapejuicegay]

Li Ming is so painfully aware of how much he doesn't fit in. Not with his mom so now he lives with his uncle. Not with his uncle with them fighting all the time. Not with his friends when he has to go back home and work at the diner. Not with his friends when they discuss their plans after graduation. Certainly not with his friends when they discuss dates they want to go on and girls they find cute. Not with the work and study program he aims towards, not with his poor English skills. Not with the one friend he has somehow made in the middle of all this - although that one gets close.

In the middle of all of this, where you can see his physical discomfort at standing out and a yearning desire to fit in somewhere, he still makes an active effort to stand out with his bright red watch worn on his right hand while everyone around him wears theirs on their left.

Given the opportunity to fit in somewhere, he chose to stand out. All Li Ming wants is to fit in while being himself. All he wants is to feel like people around him would accept him.

[doublel27]

Wen you messy bench.