He walks on eggshells in order to avoid being the one to admit his feelings for Teh first, he cuts corners to draw Teh in without saying anything that will scare him away. And Oh, I think, just doesn’t quite have the guts to say the words. It’s so amazing to see how in Teh’s world it’s words that speak louder than actions this time around, all the acts of kindness and affection don’t solidify anything until Teh says it out loud. Teh can’t say what he feels, he’s too afraid to admit it and too afraid to speak it into existence if there’s a chance he might be wrong. But then those unspoken things are the source of all their pain. That symbolism is so ridiculously simple but so strong I could write entire poems about it (and I might, haha). The unspoken moments where words aren’t needed are so beautiful and telling about their relationship and how well they know one another, like the bit on the boat where Teh asks Oh how he thinks his kiss with Tarn went and Oh just touches their knees together. I’m so overwhelmingly enamored with the way “I Told Sunset About You” manages to create so much contrast using unspoken language and all the words that land between Oh and Teh that neither of them have it in them to actually say.
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