Cutie Pie isn’t necessarily a series that’ll make you cry, but you know what might break me? If at some point during the final episodes, they show us Kuea’s photo shelf—but instead of the photoshopped mock-ups there a now actual pictures of him and Lian. The real them. Enjoying their time together and all of the moments they’ve missed out because of the lack of communication and misunderstandings.
Selfies in Lian’s sportscars. A photo of Lian’s first time riding pillion on Kuea’s bike at the circuit (preferably taken by Yi or Diao while laughing on the sidelines because Lian is screaming, internally of course, while holding on to Kuea for dear life). Silly photo booth pictures after fun dates at the mall. I want it all for them, especially Kuea.
Lian and Kuea is truly the story of two men who both have spent a lifetime of feeling unworthy of each other discovering that they can love each other and be loved despite their very serious lack of communication skills.
Oh boy, literally watching Lian’s heart break in two as he tries so hard to reassure Kuea and to be true to his own feelings and to show him how much he loves him and Kuea just can’t bring himself to believe that he’d loved that way is even more heartbreaking a second time. Lian has literally shaped his entire life around trying to be worthy of Kuea and the Kuea rejects the proposal that Lian thought would finally bring him the comfort he wanted, would finally show Kuea that he was loved.
At least we know his parents support and love him and understand him. It’s so good to see.
