ok i am so tired of hearing that even is being “"shady”“
at this point, there’s no denying that even is mentally ill. i could list quite a few moments that point to this, but i’ll stick with the most obvious- skam is not the type of show to give us things that don’t add to the plot. they have so few episodes to begin with that every moment is important. the “i don’t want mentally ill people in my life” line and even’s reaction wouldn’t be included (and emphasized) if they didn’t move the story forward. this show and its creators are very, very conscious of all of the decisions they make.
with this established, please consider the current position even is in before passing any judgement on his actions.
he started at a new school without many friends and ended a relationship with someone who has been a big part of his life for four years. these are both huge changes that can leave someone desperate to maintain the relationships they do have, no matter what. if even suspected that the truth about his mental illness would affect his relationship with isak, he would not bring it up. isak then explicitly said that he prefers his life without mentally ill people. this is every reason even needs to keep his mental illness hidden. he then tries to pull away, most likely to protect himself because he thinks that isak won’t want to be with him if isak knows that he’s mentally ill. but they fall in love anyways. he’s literally never felt like this before. romantic feelings that intense paired with the fear that everything will fall apart because of something “wrong” with him is probably debilitatingly scary. he thinks he’s going to lose isak if isak ever finds out. lying is his way of trying to protect himself and his relationship, this relationship with a boy that obviously means so much to him. yes, he’s hiding something. yes, he’s lying because he thinks it’s the only thing that’s going to keep him safe.
he’s not being shady, he’s fucking terrified.
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