The consensus is Teejay's portrayal of Ben is effective. We feel what he feels. How he throws his lines is natural. Contrary, there are those who find Teejay's portrayal inconsistent. Once, he acts explicitly effem; other time, not.

To me, that is stereotyping. That is a prejudice. Should an effem gay act one in all circumstances? Certainly not. Effem gay is perceived masculine until he shows cues. And there is a spectrum of effiminity, hence gender expression. The personal anecdotes of BL Bros in re to this matter is enlightening.

This is why we need to understand the difference between gender identity and gender expression. How you express yourself may be a cue to your identity but not necessarily the controlling factor.

I am saddened that this type of comment i.e stereotypical prejudice on how effem gay should act is from a member of the LGBTQI+. We hate to be stereotyped and yet unknowingly we practice the same and worst in our own community.

Notably, if we factor out our stereotypical prejudices and biases on how effem gay should act, we nevertheless and at best we feel the emotion of Ben when he is reminiscing their memories and stalking Jim's IG. We feel his kilig, his frustration, etc. The primary question in characterization is do we feel the character's emotion. Dama ba natin ang emosyon na dapat ilahad ng isang tauhan sa kwento? If affirmative, then that is a successful characterization and intention.