Picking up right where episode 5 left off in the parking garage of the bar, Nuea pushes himself out of Kluen’s kiss. Kluen reiterates that he’s a moron when it comes to love and romance. He doesn’t want Nuea to open his heart to anyone, but him. In a moment of diplomacy, Nuea tells him he needs time to think.

Walking into his brother’s apartment, he tells Fah what’s happened and that Kluen likes him. Fah, holding in a smirk (like “duh, bro”), asks what he said. After telling him, he said he needed time, but he reveals it only took him a second to decide.

Waking up the next morning, Nuea gets a text from Noel asking him to check on Kluen, who is sick. When Nuea arrives, he finds him on the balcony, standing in the warmth of the sunlight. After giving him the food he brought, Nuea tells him he has ten minutes to say whatever he needs to say and to not be embarrassed.

Kluen reveals that he and Gia broke up in the 11th grade. Though it was because of Nuea, it wasn’t his fault. Nuea just helped him realize what was in his own heart. Though Gia and him have always been and always will be the best of friends, his feelings for her are not romantic. But even so, they are incredibly important to one another and each one of them will drop everything and run to the other when they call. No matter what.

Like clockwork. Gia calls and Kluen rushes away. There is some sort of emergency. He asks Nuea to wait for him and rushes out. However, when Typhoon calls and asks him to dinner, Nuea leaves. Later, he reveals to Fah that he has a boyfriend and it’s Typhoon – though the relationship will only last for 24 hours (21 at the time he tells Fah).

It was an act of kindness, something Typhoon could look back on and smile about. But it wasn’t real. However, he crosses a line when he forces Nuea to kiss him, which Kluen promptly punches him in the face for. But, that also causes an issue with Nuea.

Quick Take: As I watched I remembered that this is my absolute least favorite episode of the series and it’s all because of Typhoon. For someone as smart, handsome, and wealthy as the character purports to be, he’s got the desperation of someone who’s never felt the warmth of any kind of love. Also, Sexual Assault Panda, you deserved to be punched in the face. I get your intensions, but you can’t just go around kissing people! Also, c’mon Nuea. You’re smart. You know this is wrong. You can CLEARLY see how difficult this is for Kluen, have some compassion.

6/10

More Star in My Mind soon so…

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