I'm reflecting on Taeyoung's childhood flashback scene, where his home was submerged in water, and I think Taeyoung is using Ahead/the character as a way to feel out Jinwoo and process his feelings of abandonment. Sure he can play it off like he's acting, but I believe his voice is trembling because he's calling out to Jinwoo. Their lives and desires parallel the feelings of the characters in Ahead.
My speculation: We haven't gotten his POV in a while and I think the next time we get it, Taeyoung will be exploring his feelings of abandonment and family insecurity through the lens of his feelings about Jinwoo. He may be more erratic, clingy, and/or mean.
While Jinwoo is feeling insecure right now, I believe Taeyoung is playing nice to win him over so he won't leave him. I think that desire will intensify when he gets punished by his family next chapter. I suspect it was his family calling him after cleaning up his dirty laundry (the forums) again. He was using his peace with Jinwoo as a buffer to subtlety cry out for love and buy time. Jinwoo doesn't know that though... leading to his feelings of anxiety.
I think this also is why he's breaking character around everyone thats not Jinwoo (notably around Donju). He doesn't feel the desire to perform around many people except for Jinwoo and his family... I think that as Jinwoo becomes his family, he may stop putting on the facade for his blood relatives.
I'm reflecting on Taeyoung's childhood flashback scene, where his home was submerged in water, and I think Taeyoung is using Ahead/the character as a way to feel out Jinwoo and process his feelings of abandonment. Sure he can play it off like he's acting, but I believe his voice is trembling because he's calling out to Jinwoo. Their lives and desires parallel the feelings of the characters in Ahead.
My speculation: We haven't gotten his POV in a while and I think the next time we get it, Taeyoung will be exploring his feelings of abandonment and family insecurity through the lens of his feelings about Jinwoo. He may be more erratic, clingy, and/or mean.
While Jinwoo is feeling insecure right now, I believe Taeyoung is playing nice to win him over so he won't leave him. I think that desire will intensify when he gets punished by his family next chapter. I suspect it was his family calling him after cleaning up his dirty laundry (the forums) again. He was using his peace with Jinwoo as a buffer to subtlety cry out for love and buy time. Jinwoo doesn't know that though... leading to his feelings of anxiety.
I think this also is why he's breaking character around everyone thats not Jinwoo (notably around Donju). He doesn't feel the desire to perform around many people except for Jinwoo and his family... I think that as Jinwoo becomes his family, he may stop putting on the facade for his blood relatives.