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hearing the words “I’m gay. or maybe bisexual? anyways, I like guys.” in a korean bl in the year of 2025…maybe the world is healing after all.

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Me being so excited to watch my (so I thought) soft bubble kbl ballboy tactics and being SLAPPED IN THE FACE by Korea not following their usual route of having the show exist in a bubble… like I semi went through this with light on me but ballboy tactics is REALLY doing it and the end of episode 6 brought me back to gaya sa pelikula which made me sad for weeks so… soft drama don’t do that! Let’s go back up softness!! (I am joking and appreciate/love the show still but I was taken by surprise!)

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i'm SO NOT immune to hot guys with big chests in black shirts 🥵🥵

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I love happy drunk Armin so damn much

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Ramil Bhuchongpisut + text posts

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For the past bit I’ve been looking forward to “knock out” and “my stubborn” week by week but “ball boy tactics” and “sweetheart service” took me by surprise and now I’m SO SAT for those… maybe it’s also because out unwritten Seoul and Jinyoung are invading my life too… and most of BTS are back…. And TXT comeback in my birthday month…. The chokehold the Hallyu wave continues to have man

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BL DRAMAS + PRIDE COLORS

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♫ This moment feels like it's truly mine. The world's a fairy tale, in your arms tonight.

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"All of our students have bailed...except this one foreigner who can't speak Thai and therefore can't read the news."

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The Next Prince episode 4 was a fantastic example of "Show Don't Tell" storytelling and how effective it can be when well executed. From the first scene to the very last, the audience was shown parallels between the main and second couples, and not once did the writers feel the need to baby the audience and have a character/narration spoon feed the point of what we were being shown.

It began with the dance sequence, when we are shown multiple shots of the characters dancing with their designated heteronormative, socially acceptable (class wise) partners. Every shot deliberately shows each boy give multiple longing looks at their love interest in the fleeting moments they can see eachother as they spin on the dance floor. And I don't know about everyone else, but I got goosebumps at the sheer amount of emotion on all their faces. And then Khanin, who was raised in London without the stark class distinctions of royalty, decides to act on his feelings and dance with Charan.

We immediately see the shock on everyone's faces, for a prince has crossed class lines and is dancing with someone significantly lower in rank. And in the back we see Ramil and Paytai, and we know and they know that they could never do that, could never have that.

Later, when Khanin and Ramil are alone on the cliffside, we are again forced to compare their characters. As they talk about Khanin's mom, about how they share blood, Khanin expresses sympathy about Ramil's upbringing. And it serves to force the audience to fully reflect on the differences between the two. Khanin got to have a loving father and the freedom to love and live how he pleases, regardless of gender or class. While Ramil lived under his strict father, constantly being reminded of his class and status and responsibilities.

These two scenes I mentioned, plus nearly every other scene in this episode, constantly remind the audience of the differences between Khanin and Ramil, while also subtly telling us that they are supposed to be the same in the eyes of the society they live in. They are both princes, heirs, meant to be worshiped and doted upon by their people. And as we see Khanin basically say "fuck that noise" over and over again without regard to the consequences, it makes the final parallel between Khanin and Ramil hit so much harder.

Because when Ramil is caught for messing with Khanin, and Rachata violently punishes Paytai, everyone is reminded of what's really at stake here. And it makes you truly understand why Charan acts the way he does eventhough the scene wasn't technically about him.

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One of the best eyerolls. Absolute perfection.

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WEEK O' HALLOWEEN 2024 (7/7): — 🦇🕯️🎃 — Coraline + IMDB trivia

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YEONJUN ✙ Benefit Cosmetics Korea

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I still can't believe we got this while scene and apparently Kim still had no idea why Mon was annoyed with him and upset. Poor Mon.