"Why can't we understand each other?"
"Why don't you understand?"
These are essentially the main thoughts that are presented, but the answer is this: because you never say anything out loud! Telekinesis would be really useful in this universe, considering no one seems to know how to properly relay their feelings. Fiat is a brat and it's frustrating to see him narratively portrayed as the victim. It's one thing for a character to act that way and have some form of retribution or self realization, but he's constantly selfish only for Leo to come along and fix it. Speaking of Leo: the guy is too kind for his own good, at least towards Fiat. It's to the point where it's not admirable, because he needs to establish boundaries. The one time he almost does, he caves after about three minutes and is the one to apologize. He lets Fiat walk all over him, and Fiat still manages to put the responsibility of confessing onto Leo, as if Leo isn't the one who does everything in the relationship already.
"I love you, you hear me!?" No, he doesn't, because you were thinking when you said that. How can they be so upset that their feelings don't make it through, when they don't say a single word about them?
This is an hour long, but I honestly think that's enough of them for me. Which is sad, because I like Ja and was excited to see him as a main character in Don't Say No.
I shouldn't be surprised, considering it's the same series as TharnType which I dropped for similar issues of awful people doing awful things to others and coming out the other side the victim somehow. I guess the upside here is that Leo is more respectful and there's not such a question of consent, so that's an upgrade from TharnType. Sorry, this shouldn't be just me besmirching that show, but since this is basically just clips from the second season, it's not uncalled for for me to be mentioning it.
As for acting, I don't know if it's because I was irritated with the wholly unlikable characters, but I laughed in the crying scenes. Also, when Leo was punching the wall and venting, it felt very weak. It seemed like someone whose mom was in the other room and he didn't want her to overhear.
I don't know, I think I've just had enough of selfish people not getting called out and somehow trying to be portrayed as sympathetic. Everything worked out in the end, but I can only imagine the conflict that is inevitably going to follow in the series.
I didn't notice the music being particularly bad or good, but that's because I was too preoccupied yelling at my screen for them to get it together.
I think with better writing, Ja and First could be really likeable together, considering I like them both. This just doesn't allow much sweetness to come through, since I was too busy not liking Fiat and wishing Leo would stop letting Fiat do whatever he wants and then taking the blame after reacting appropriately.
Overall, I guess it's just not for me.
Additionally, since I didn't watch TT2, I know I definitely missed some of the nuances of the characters and this for sure doesn't give all the context needed so maybe they're not as bad as they seem, or maybe they're worse. I won't be finding out.
Also: I feel bad whenever I rate things poorly, and I did still find the two of them cute in the moments where they weren't being the worst, so that's why I didn't rate it as lowly as my precursive rant might have indicated.