#2 moons the series

[zhaozi]

ติดเทอไม่ไหว 🫠 // i can't get addicted to you 🫠

[chinzhilla-edits]

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[7nessasaryevils]

~ Writing Patterns ~

[How to play: Write the opening line from the last ten fics that you posted and see if there are any patterns!]

both my wifey @ablazenqueen and @non-binarypal7 tagged me in this so thank you darlings!!!

I've been on a writing roll this past month so here we go... let's see what do i do

Kit runs away from it all. - In The Fields of Alfriston (MingKit - 2moons2)

2. They grow up together as neighbors. School-mates. Best friends. - - have you ever wondered.... (PatPran - Bad Buddy)

3. The first time Passin speaks to Ming, he bumbles and fumbles his way into congratulating Ming that Dissaya is his girlfriend. - a life we could have had (a HYEW prequel [PatPran] - Bad Buddy)

4. Sand breathes out as calloused fingertips brush against the back of her hand and she turns her palm, welcoming the heat that covers her fingers. - Whispers of A Prayer (Tharn reuniting with everyone - The Sign)

5. They normally shower together to you know... "save water" but Yaa has needed Phaya in the attic, getting him to move some boxes so that she could unearth some old files that the board was asking for. - Sleep, Love (Phaya/Tharn - The Sign)

6. The pain is constant. Overwhelming. Everywhere. - You Learn To Love (Tharn in the Naga realm - The Sign)

7. After the tears, and the hugs, and the... sort of explanations (because how are they supposed to explain past lives, multiple lifetimes, soulmates and magic?), Tharn is finally alone. - The Time for Dreaming Has Passed (Phaya/Tharn - The Sign)

8. Singh doesn't use the rooftop gym at headquarters too often. Mostly because he doesn't need to. - A Lingering Glance (Phaya/Tharn - The Sign)

9. The Nagini is intriguing. A curious thing filled with contradictions. - Like a Wave to Shore (Phaya/Tharn - The Sign)

10. When Henry pulls on the hoodie in the dark of his room, the rhythm of the rain masking their silence, Alex doesn't think much of it. - Clothes Mean Nothing (Alex/Henry - RWRB)

Okayyyyyy... so it looks like I really like action openings... which makes sense for someone like me. i'm constantly on the move and when I'm not, I'm narrating what goes on inside my head. i like to be dumped mid-way into something happening apparently :D

This was fun!!

okay let's see... gonna tag @blue-grama @fiercynn @pluckygazelle @the-wayside @snickerdoodlles and of course, anyone who sees this and would like to try! this is also a great way to showcase fics you've posted so go forth and brag!!! <3

[kayamark]

2moons2 (2019)

Ep 8

[iguessitsjustme]

Pretend Gen Y 2 didn’t happen for the purposes of this poll. (Also I know technically they exist in the ambassador but we’re also not including them here since they weren’t one of the main couples though I did love them there)

Feel free to tell me why you chose what you chose. I am genuinely very, very curious about everyone’s thoughts here.

[my-boys-love-boys]

[absolutebl]

2 Moons Ambassador 

AKA 2 Moons 3 AKA 2m3

Thailand 2022 Motive Village 

7/10 

Tropes: E2L, obsession, popular/nerd, university set, pining seme, sunshine/sunshine, openly gay seme, bisexual uke

(I usually don’t review 7/10s because there are so many of them, but in this case I binge watched and took notes, so hey, here’s what a 7/10 looks like)

Random thoughts:  

Basically we open with a recap of 2 moons 2 (NOT 2 Moons original), some are scene for scene re-shots, which acts as an introduction to the new actors in the same roles. 

Pairs are:

PhaYo - uke has glasses

ForthBeam - no distinguishing features 

MingKit - uke has braces 

But these are all side couples, and we have a different new main couple of loser moon + ultimate hot guy too-lazy-to-moon, TatchLom. 

Gay af Tatch has a huge crush but only knows how to neg. Honestly, this is so common in BL it should be a seme character archetype. 

This BL pulp acts like a show that came out 5 years ago (considering the source material I'm not at all surprised). It’s full of ALL the flaws & tropes: 

faen fatale

stilted dialogue & bad sound

blushing maiden trope 

awkward acting & stiff (in the wrong way) physical chemistry

nonexistent yet also convoluted plot

punching down humor

gayest bridge in Thailand 

They even have the thing where the boys’ makeup on jaw line isn’t blended properly. 

On the bright side, when the main couple starts liking each other, they communicate properly, talking about why they behave the way that they do, and why they flirt that way. It’s actually a really sweet relationship. They gave me Nitiman vibes only with better resolution. No bad thing, frankly, I have a soft spot for Nitiman. They also both have nice wingman, and friends trying to be supportive and giving them good advice. 

There’s a noted correction for dub con, permission around sex, and one of them is openly gay, and his not liking women turns out to be a defense and a plot point in a good way. 

There is a lot of unnecessary manufactured drama and angst. For the sides this was basically the definition of their plots and they intersected not at all with the mains, so you can safely skip them. The plot is dumb. 

That said, a small part of me enjoyed some of the drama around the twins and Tatch’s broken friendships prior to university, and I wish that was more of the whole plot and we got less of manufactured misunderstanding couple angst. That said it descended into some TharnType Mame level kidnapping nonsense at the end.

Favorite scene? 

The table of gay boys going gaga over the new hot one in their midst was pretty darn amusing, very germane to the queer experience, quite frankly. 

Oddness? 

Main couple moves right on from first kiss to first sex scene. Although I do like how realistic that part felt to a first college relationship, especially when one half has been jonesing for so long. 

Quick Pitch

A Thai pulp that felt like it came out 5 yrs ago with many of the flaws inherent to that time and studio system, including manufactured angst and convoluted plot, but an ultimately sweet main couple that (as a pairing) feels a bit more modern and is satisfying to watch together. 

This will probably go down in history as one of the few BLs where I genuinely didn’t care about any of the side couples. 

(source) 

Shout out to ThailBLFan92 for the fun subs with extra notes, always appreciated. 

[gabrielokun]

[zhaozi]

คิดถึงแล้ว // miss you already

[prettyblfan]

Cause I believe in soulmates:

Pt.2

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

kit:..he is more silent then ever and stares mindless out the window..... i know what that means

beam and kit: he is having a flashback mv with everything he did wrong and is calling himself a poophead in his mind

phana: *holding back tears and saying in his mind* i am a poophead

[is2lutavio]

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͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏like if you use ' 🦨

[nasirsagron]

Just realized that Brunol/Simuel are the western equivalent of 2moons

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