thamepo is peak romance because they don’t just like each other romantically, they enjoy spending time together so much. they enjoy talking and learning about each other’s lives. they literally spent an entire night talking on the phone and then they literally spent yet another night taking turns walking each other home because they didn’t want to say goodbye, doing Anything to stay in each other’s company for one more minute. being apart now feeling unbearable. so they kept walking and talking as time passed by. they weren’t even touching for most part and yet it felt so all encompassing and tense and intense and romantic
when we say that the rituals are intricate THIS is what we mean. when characters have their own little ways of showing how much affection they have for each other and it’s clear as day even if they’re not kissing or hugging. the relationship gets to progress little by little but it still feels intimate because their hearts are connecting and nothing else exists besides them when they’re alone together
