Thinking about the difference in KantBison's and FadelStyle's pronoun usage.
Kant and Bison have used consistently polite pronouns with each other (generally ผม and คุณ (pom and khun)) and I don't want to over-read here, because it's not uncommon for people in even very intimate relationships to use those.
But let's contrast with Fadel and Style who start out using polite pronouns but switch to impolite/intimate pronouns (กู and มึง (gu and meung)) towards the end of episode two in the locker room scene. Both of them in that scene stop pretending with each other. Fadel forces Style up against the lockers with a hand to his throat demanding to know "who sent [him]" and what he wants. Style tells him simply, "I like you."
And in that exchange their relationship changes linguistically and it never changes back. Likewise they very quickly begin revealing more and more about themselves, stripping themselves down, and giving more of themselves to each other in a very conscious, eyes wide open way that they're doing exactly that.
Even after Fadel finds out about the betrayal, nothing has changed for him in his feelings for Style and he seems to know that about himself. As for Style, well, Style just keeps on Styling.
Kant and Bison, however, keep hackles up. Kant obviously is desperately trying to not let what they have be real, all the while hoping to still make it feel very real. The two of them test each other, they dance around each other. They fall in love with each other but they each deny it. And by the time Kant is ready to admit to that love, Bison is telling himself he has no need for it. Kant spent a long time lying to himself and, not just to Bison, and now it looks like its Bison's turn.
Okay, but I was misleading at the top because as of the boat scene because while Kant hasn't changed, Bison uses กู and มึง (ku and meung)! Bison switches immediately as he comes out with the gun, aiming it at Kant. All lies and pretenses are stripped away. He is bitter and full of anger and he is done pretending.
But Kant is sticking to polite pronouns as he struggles to reason with Bison. It's clear from the beginning of the boat scene that it's the ocean that's driving him outside his own head. He's too calm with Bison. It's the edge of a panic attack. It's dissociation and @ropebunnykant wrote an excellent bit on his state of mind there.
So Bison is shouting at him using the intimate/impolite pronouns but Kant responds perfectly politely. And you can see the wall he's trying to put up. And you can hear how Bison is trying to tear it down.
"I (ผม/pom) was forced to do it to you (คุณ/khun)."
"Who made you (มึง/meung)? Answer me (กู/gu)!"
"I (ผม/pom) ... am afraid of the sea."
"That's your (กู/gu) problem."
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