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In moonlight chicken the deaf character 'heart' doesn't speak despite the fact that it's said that he only lost his hearing in the past few years and I have a few theories as to why. I want to say this before we start though I am NOT hard of hearing nor deaf and I will not say that I'm 100% correct it could just be gmm using deaf stereotypes despite it not making sense for the character.

Theory 1

To be honest this is less of a classic theory and more of a psychological approach-based theory as to why he might not be talking: because it bothers him.

It bothers him that despite the fact that he /can/ talk he won't be able to hear what he says or how he says it and with him having an officer parent and the way they acted with Li Ming it's safe to say they are the kind of parents that expect their child to be perfect all the time but now he /cant/ be not with his voice at least.

People who are HOH or deaf can still feel the vibrations their body makes when they speak i'd even argue that you can probably feel it more because you can't hear the sounds from your voice that covers it up and distracts you. So it's probably jarring for him to be able to feel his voice but not hear it.

And personally I think if I lost my hearing (over years because it wasn't like he just woke up and it was gone he was probably losing it slowly over time) I'd probably not like talking either especially with how people act around deaf/disabled people all over the world but that's just my personal opinion.

Theory 2

Just because he /could/ speak when he was hearing doesn't mean that he /did/ he might just be used to being quiet. The character seems like the type and his parents are definitely the 'don't speak until you're spoken to' kind of parents so I wouldn't be surprised if heart just was used to not talking even when he had his hearing and it's not like if he did speak his parents would've listened to him anyway what with them ignoring heart during the whole confrontation with Li Ming.

Theory 3

He might be insecure about his voice now that he doesn't know what he sounds like. He doesn't know he's making noises when he's signing to Li Ming (he can't hear them after all) so I wouldn't be surprised if he was told at some point when he started losing his hearing that his voice sounded weird (maybe not even in a bad way) but he was already losing his hearing and now knowing he isn't even talking how he wants to? Devastating.

Anyway

Like I said I could be totally wrong and it's just another one of gmmtv's bad character designs based on stereotypes. we won't know until more eps come out (if they even talk about it at all)

heart & li ming + favorite moments (in no particular order)

“Look at me, I'm soaking wet here. What are you playing?”

KHAOTUNG THANAWAT as GAIPA —MOONLIGHT CHICKEN (2023) | 1.04

It will never stop being funny to me how different BL series share same locations. It just add so much more to the experience.

What do you mean the house where Boston fucked countless people is the same house where Heart and Liming played with the hose in the garden???? That’s just CRAZY

Only Friends ep 9

Moonlight Chicken ep 3

Bonus cause they’re so precious and I miss them 😔

GMMTV BL Tournament - Quarter-Finals

gemini & fourth (in every universe) ↳ heart vs. tinn vs. kongthap + feeling shy

"You can read lips, right? Have a sweet dream."

gemini & fourth (in every universe) ↳ li ming vs. gun vs. atom + wearing their boyfriend's shirt

“Oh, please. Look at the color. I’m not wearing it. It’s too sweet.”