#and it's cool to finally see a more sensible approach to jealousy in a bl

[jasper-unofficial]

i am actually fully obsessed with how the jealousy trope is being handled in this phumpeem (& kluen) storyline.

like, this is the most "no, i'm not angry at you, i'm just being stupid, and feeling jealous when i have no right to" moment ever:

phum doesn't even respond to peem here, because he is equally frustrated at the situation and at himself.

at the same time, when peem will ask him to speak about his feelings plainly, as usual, phum will be entirely incapable of not saying exactly what he feels.

"if something's bothering you, just tell me straight"

"i don't like it, when you're with khluen"

but this is not the typical possessive sentiment we are used to seeing. this isn't "you're mine, stop hanging out with him right fucking know" at all. it's just such a genuine expression of phum's feelings. his heart simply breaks a little bit every time kluen openly hits on the guy he is in love with. and yeah, no shit it does. that makes complete sense.

i think it's honestly impossible not to feel jealous, when you like someone so much but you aren't dating yet, and suddenly there is a possibility that they might actually date someone else. there is no situation in which jealousy makes more sense than in than this one, frankly. and the series is acknowledging how completely understandable phum's feelings are, while also not plunging into weirdo toxic possessiveness we typically see. which is just perfect.