yessss the point of the flashbacks is to establish how minwoo and cheoljin got to the point of severe mistrust in their relationship, their styles of communicating their feelings is so different and their backgrounds are polar opposites as well so it’s just misunderstanding snowballing like crazy. I’m so keen for s5 yoooo
yea exactly same I'm genuinely sooo obsessed with them. I can't wait to see cheoljin's pov of all of this bc like even in the flashbacks I wonder how he feels when minwoo seems attracted to him but will also be like I don't like men, why would I find a guy a skirt attractive etc etc like I wonder if he feels like minwoo is sending mixed signals too (and is insecure about it...)
is that you realize that at the very core of it all minwoo sees cheoljin as a beautiful girl he wants to protect in a super alpha way fljdsalfj that's what makes it refreshing like cheoljin can be a beefcake and alpha-looking hunk but minwoo thinks of him as his wife (even though he's trying to resist it!) and cheoljin secretly wants to be spoiled and keeps testing minwoo's affections for him -- like getting jealous that minwoo has other friends, "accidentally" knocking the fries that minwoo got for the others over, etc. ofc minwoo doesn't notice any of this!
ALSO the lipstick thing is illuminating bc cheoljin originally entered crossdressing competition to earn a few bucks but minwoo ended up buying a lipstick for him that was more expensive than the prize money without even thinking about it. that's why cheoljin keeps brining up him "mooching" off of minwoo - he's self conscious about it for sure.