Yeah, my OTP is that one ship where these 2 boys are absolutely doomed by the narrative in a series about supernatural gang wars trying to take out the leader of a gang who was supposed to be good, but really really isn't. The characters are all very obviously queer-coded and come in sets of 2 who are each other's foil, but also perfect partners.
The show itself is either highly beloved or deeply mocked, there is no in between. Also, it doesn't shy away to kill fan favorites.
One of them is a boy with bird and orange themes, who is older but shorter than the other. He likes to stretch the fact that he's older.
He is part of a gang with superpowers and sees the emotionally constipated leader as his big hero. He later also gets attached to the girl the leader has taken under his care.
He is feisty, but in a cute way, gets emotional fast and often takes rash actions. he hates to be underestimated and treated as girly or cute. He is very naïve and not the smartest cookie in the batch, but makes up for it with very high empathy and is super loyal. on contrary to the popular feminine trope, he has a male voice actor.
The other boy is quiet and rather gloomy. His theme color is purple. He was raised in a very wealthy but abusive family. Tall and lanky, and acts way too adult, even though he was basically the youngest of everyone, until the main characters joined.
He is super smart, but doesn't care all that much about his future prospects. He is labeled a 'traitor', even though he was technically free to leave the gang.
Despite his usually docile demeanor, he has a very frantic and maniacal side. He is obsessed with the other boy, but doesn't know how to express himself outside of violence. Throughout the series, it's clear that he goes out of his way to care for the other boy, even though he shows it in a condescending way.
They are arguably very toxic and co-dependent on one another in unhealthy ways. also, late-teen childhood friends. Even though purple boy found orange boy first, orange boy looks up to the gang leader as his savior instead.
