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This is a theme that I ADORE this story for — people helping others feel more comfortable being themselves.

But that’s not the easiest thing to do. Yeo Joon felt safer keeping people at a distance, being liked superficially for his money, his looks, and “bright”, easygoing personality. But safety is not happiness. Wearing a mask takes a toll on the spirit because what these people are “valuing” him for is not him, but rather what he gives them. And ultimately he just wants to be loved and valued (I mean, don’t we all?).

The crux of the matter is, though, that he doesn’t feel that being himself is good enough to be loved, which is a product of his experiences with his very dysfunctional family. Hence, the mask.

And it’s not until he meets a blunt (or rather, rude) sunbae who cuts through the bullshit and speaks his mind on what he sees (“campus wallet” comment for starters), and another sunbae who he relates a little too much to (being a doormat for others while desiring love from people that can’t love them back), that Yeo Joon starts to change — that he rekindles his hope for genuine connection with others.

It’s a really satisfying journey that these three go on. You can really see how positively people can influence each other, how they can inspire courage and provide support, making previously impossible things a possibility.

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HE RANG THE DOORBELL!!

To his own house!!!

Just so he could be greeted by his sunbae. Because he doesn’t have to endure everything silently alone.

God I love these guys’ relationship.

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this show was insane actually

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“I accepted help from my friend.” 💚

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What do you want from me? What could it be?

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At a Distance Spring is Green

Recently started watching this drama. The title alone is evocative. How illusionary and immaterial the dreams sold to us are. And yet, we feel like we need to hold ourselves to some ideal standard, no matter how unrealistic it may be. So we hide behind masks, smile, and pretend that our lives are perfect.

Sometimes I can’t help but wonder how much of others we really see. How much of myself do I really show? Barely anything to most people. I think that’s why I find Yeo Joon to be such a relatable character. I’m really rooting for his happiness. I hope he can be himself, and feel genuine love and acceptance.

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I’m rewatching Sasaki and Miyano Graduation again and I’ve also read the entire manga but the scene where Miyano is telling his mom about Sasaki for the first time gets me every single time. Like I’m so happy that Harusono chose to make his mom accept him right off the bat and not be homophobic about it. Like Sasaki and Miyano does such a good job of showing how supportive their friends are while also still addressing that not everyone will be cool about it like Sasaki’s older sister’s initial reaction to finding out or Ogasawara’s struggles with BL as a genre. (Fortunately both characters also come around and are very supportive but that just adds to how wholesome and wonderful this story is) Lol the point being that I love this story it makes me so happy to see such a healthy and wholesome BL that is also getting the recognition it deserves.

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Somebody.. poisoned my food. It was the housekeeper apparently. She was fired right away. I never got to see her again. But I liked her. Since then I do not know who I can trust. Did she really do it? And if not.. was it someone else? Who?

Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023) • EP 2

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Perfect Marriage Revenge EP 6

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Why are they like this MY LUNGS

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This scene shattered my heart in a million pieces cause Doguk's words is what Yijoo probably needed to hear the most. She needed someone to empathize with her, to validate her sufferings and give her understanding and compassion for all she's been through.

The most gut wrenching thing to me was how, for a moment, she nodded and faintly smiled, desperately trying to keep it together, but then she just breaks down cause Doguk's words have overcomed the wall in her heart and seen the vulnerability hiding behind it. She can't pretend she's fine anymore cause the pain and the tears and the anger and the frustration need to be let out.

And so she does. She cries, and he lets her. He encourages her to let it all out and reassures her that she's safe with him, that he won't hurt her already tattered heart. And maybe Yijoo can't bring herself to fully trust him yet but this is the first small step to get there, to learn what genuine love looks like and to not be afraid to embrace it anymore.

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amane swearing on his life he won’t fall in love again and then meeting a guy like this

it’s impossible not to fall in love with ryuji, like if you’re not in love with him you’re not doing it right

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KIMI TO NARA KOI WO SHITE MITE MO [EP 1 vs CH 1] Manga by Kubota Maru, translation by 2nd Life Scans

Ok, I haven't been so taken with the manga since Our Dining Table. Both versions are so wholesome and deserve all the praise. My favourite comfort watch/read for the time being.

BONUS:

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👩‍❤️‍👩.

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"why are you smiling?"

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La Pluie Meta Round-up

Since many of us have decided to stop being normal about this show, I wanted to get a little more organized about tracking the great meta inspired by the episodes every week. Some of y’all are putting in work to write these amazing essays digging into the text and subtext of this show, and I want to make sure I’m not missing any of it, as well as have a central place to track my own. I thought this might also be a useful resource to others, especially anyone coming to the show late (please join us, this is the perfect moment to get into La Pluie). 

So without further ado, a round up of my favorite essays and posts to come out of the fandom on this excellent show. I will plan to update this each Saturday with the previous week’s meta as we go through the final four episodes. I tried my best to find everything but y'all know how faulty tumblr’s search and tag functions are, so if you think I missed something important, let me know!

First, the most crucial essay about La Pluie that everyone must read

We Must All Get Gayer and Louder About La Pluie Immediately (@bengiyo)

Second, a round up of some of the essays exploring the structure and intent of the story

Note: these may contain random spoilers for some episodes but are not specifically about any given episode

Four schools of thought on soulmates (@shortpplfedup)

Intentional subversion of the soulmate trope

Interrogating the romance genre (@chickenstrangers) 

La Pluie and the subversion of second lead syndrome

La Pluie and the subversion of the faen fatale

La Pluie: On the Lore 

Locations of La Pluie (@colourme-feral)

Name meanings in La Pluie (@recentadultburnout)

Narrative determinism versus genre determinism (@ginnymoonbeam)

On the subject of consent in recent bls (@williamrikers)

Romance tropes don’t work in real life (@heretherebedork) NEW

Romantic idealism in La Pluie (@ginnymoonbeam)

And finally, episode specific reactions and predictions

Note: These are spoilerific, starting at episode 4 aka when we all started really losing our minds over this show

Episode 4

Defying destiny (me and @bengiyo)

La Pluie Ep 4 And My Love Of Emotionally Available Characters (@bengiyo)

You (Yes, You!) Should be Watching La Pluie

Episode 5

La Pluie Ep 5 Stray Thoughts (aka birth of the Tai’s Dad is queer theory) (@bengiyo)

What we know about Patts (plus Shan and Ben’s vindication)

Working out the colors in La Pluie (@respectthepetty)

Episode 6

Hands in La Pluie Ep 6 (@wen-kexing-apologist)

La Pluie meets Nora Roberts (@syrena-del-mar)

On suspicion of Patts (@ginnymoonbeam)

Patts Was Going to Blow Tai. Tai Wanted It. Why That Matters. (@bengiyo)

You need to be watching La Pluie

Episode 7

Hands in La Pluie Ep 7 (@wen-kexing-apologist)

La Pluie: Maybe we will get a happy ending after all (@neuroticbookworm)

On the bed scene in Ep 7 (@ginnymoonbeam)

On the make out session in Ep 7 (@shouldiusemyname)

Episode 8

La Pluie and the Exploration of Romance, Competence, and Queerness (@bengiyo)

La Pluie: Do you still believe in soulmates?

La Pluie: The most important thing is that we really love each other

The Language of Love in La Pluie Ep 8 (@wen-kexing-apologist)

Third Child Syndrome: Birth Order Theory in La Pluie (@syrena-del-mar)

Episode 9

La Pluie and The Kind One (@sunshinechay)

Soulmate Skepticism vs Romanticism in La Pluie (@neuroticbookworm) 

the divine in me; the divine in you (@liyazaki)

The Kindness is the Point (@bengiyo)

The ultimate message of La Pluie

To love is a choice (@heretherebedork) 

What matters is CHOICE (@shortpplfedup)

Episode 10

A Jungian Perspective on La Pluie (@syrena-del-mar)

A Logical Love Doesn’t Exist (@fadelikeclouds)

break your own chains (@liyazaki)

Diving into Tai’s mind: Actions do not speak louder than words (@fadelikeclouds)

La Pluie: A Masterclass in Conflict Writing in Romance

La Pluie Breaks the Soulmate Bond

La Pluie: Not All Gays Are Great (@bengiyo)

La Pluie the Soundtrack (@shouldiusemyname)

Lomfon thoughts (@rocketturtle4)

On Tai’s isolation (@sunshinechay)

On villainising Patts (@shortpplfedup)

Pee Peerawich Can Fucking Act (@wen-kexing-apologist)

Revisiting episode 8

Similarities between Lomfon and Tai (@iguessitsjustme)

Tai and Patt’s incompatible conflict styles and Tais’ conflict avoidance (@ginnymoonbeam)

The Depths of Inner Turmoil (@syrena-del-mar)

The Soulmate Label (@indigostarfire)

Understanding the Core Four of La Pluie (@neuroticbookworm)

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You know, as much as 'because I like you, asshole' was devastating, to me, the most painful thing Tien said that episode was 'i thought you felt the same way'. Because here is a boy who's never been in love. Who needed help figuring out how he felt and what these flutters in his chest meant. A boy who, I'm convinced, has never thought someone would ever like him. Because he's brash and loud and rude and hides behind walls (while taking care of everyone else). Who, in a universe where some people have special, perfect loved ones just for them, would fall for someone like him? Until Lomfon. Until he met this guy who he could be all those things with and slowly break those walls down. Show the side of him that wasn't full of barbed wire words and bluster. And he actually thought Lomfon felt the same way. Against all odds, Tien felt like his feelings were returned. Not because of a soulmate - because of course someone like him doesn't have a soulmate - but because Lomfon liked him. Lomfon looked at him and saw something worth cherishing. Except, no. He had to find out the person he likes doesn't like him back, has a soulmate, that soulmate is his brother, and had to watch Lomfon kiss said brother right in front of him, all at once. The boy who fell in love for the first time immediately had to learn what heartbreak was like too. ~ 'I thought you felt the same way.' ~