if you liked both couples from both series and wanted to see them be cute, sappy, and domestic together? the special episode is for you.

there's not really much else to say because......uh, not much happened? I personally really did NOT like SIYH so I ended up skipping through all of Mek and Prince's parts, and I don't think I missed much by doing so besides them being couple-y. Probably would have missed about the same amount with the other couple if I didn't watch the episode at all.

KluenDao as a couple remain almost nauseatingly sweet and so cheesy that I'm torn between cringing and just finding them cute. I still kinda don't like how shy Dao suddenly seems when he seemed so much more direct and upfront in SIMM before they got together but...he initiates more kisses now? Progress!

Also. probably an unpopular opinion but Dunk (Daonuea's actor) seems a little....awkward sometimes? Which isn't something I particularly noted in SIMM so that might mean it's from the couple scenes they act out. I'm not sure if that's a sideproduct of having to act out a character being shy or squirmy with affection from his boyfriend, but I think it sticks out more because I don't find Joong (Kluen) to be awkward at all. He's all in for the cheesefest and doling out sugar like Willy Wonka at the chocolate factory which I found both weirdly cute and amusing. Seems like after the entire "can't spit it out" mess of SIMM he went the complete opposite direction and now won't shut up about how much he adores his boyfriend lmao...good for him? even if I feel like I gotta check my teeth for cavities from all the sugar