Sick and twisted that comfort shows have a last episode and then just end.
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Felt cruel again today. Feel free to yell at me.
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10 BLs That Are Not About Coming Out
Also... doesn’t really even have a coming out sequence.
Ready?
1. Kinky mafia dudes (KinnPorsche)
2. Cinderfella crossdressing historical romance (Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding)
3. Grim reaper falls in love with a doctor (Dear Doctor I’m Coming For Your Soul)
4. I’m not gonna explain, just watch Color Rush (Viki)
5. Catfishing assassins on opposite sides of a turf war (Long Time No See Gaga)
6. Time travel romance might be poly (Tinted With You Viki)
7. Boys shack up with ghosts and each other (Ghost Host, Ghost House YouTube)
8. Mafia + doctor team up to investigate MURDER, have lots of hot sex (Manner of Death)
9. Gang of anarchists takes on corruption + identical twins (Not Me YouTube)
10. Doctor vs time via seduction (Triage)
More but might not be quite BL or end happily:
Smart boy in love with zombie incubus, keeps him alive with sex (Eternal Yesterday Gaga & Viki)
Man in poly relationship with reincarnated pets (Choco Milk Shake - YouTube)
Dystopian gay Dexter meets Judge Dread (Devil Judge Viki)
Polycule murders bad guy goes on run from mafia assassins (3 Will Be Free YouTube)
Bodyswap goes on a road trip (Cupid’s Last Wish YouTube)
Bodyswap goes to boarding school (Great Men Academy)
Boys ARE ghosts, still kissing (Peach of Time Viki & Something In My Room YouTube)
Very little Korean BL (because it exists in that alt-reality bubble) has coming out sequences. Most Thai BL, because it is set in high school and college and around friends/family does contain it. Here’s my:
BEST Coming Out Sequences in BL
(source)
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what are your top ten fav bl's of all time?
Hey Anon! I had to take some time to think about this. It's hard for me to choose things like this! You're really putting me on the spot lol. Here we go tho...I might cheat a little.
To My Star. Both 1 and 2. I love Seo Joon's and Ji Woo's story. I love their relationship dynamic. I loved how protective they were of each other. Both Ji Woo and Seo Joon are complex characters with layers that you can really bite into and analyze many ways. I know a lot of people were not fans of s2 but that was one series where I truly ate up the angst. Ji Woo is a hard character to understand unless you really take the time to watch the series and focus on his behaviors. You'll never, ever catch me talking bad about TMS.
Gameboys the Series. Both the seasons and the movie. CaiReel have such a modern and relatable love story. I think it being a series about finding relationships in the middle of a global pandemic while we were ALL sharing the same plight really stood out. I felt like I made new friends while watching that series. Also for s1 to be shot completely on an iPhone and for most of the actors to not actually be filming their scenes at the same time, I was BLOWN away by the quality AND chemistry. That series made me SOB and that is also something I consider impressive. If it can make me cry then it's certified gold.
Utsukushii Kare. Both seasons and the movie. This is another series with complex main characters. Hira deals with his general uninterest in damn near everything EXCEPT Kiyoi and photography. And Kiyoi deals with his need for attention even if he generally doesn't like people because they always disappoint him. It's interesting to see how they handle their seemingly unbalanced relationship. Hira is willing to give Kiyoi all the love he requires and not get close (which is normally what Kiyoi wants) and Kiyoi learns that with Hira he wants a real true love and relationship and that's quite a task when the man you love doesn't value himself. It's just interesting seeing the growth between them.
Color Rush S1. I love the way they tackle the soulmates trope, and explore the darker side to the obsession that could happen once you find your perfect match ESPECIALLY when that match can help you see a full picture. Yeon Woo struggles with a myriad of thoughts and fears as he does his best not to get close to Yoo Han even though Yoo Han is serving up himself on a silver platter with tantalizing promises of helping him learn the colors he craves to see. Yeon Woo becomes obsessed, but little does he know that Yoo Han is also obsessed because Yeon Woo also helps Yoo Han see a clearer picture. But maybe that obsession is really just them falling in love and not knowing what to call it.
Moonlight Chicken. Messy and relatable to a person like me who is smack dab in the middle of the age groups involved. This series really showcases how messy romances can be. It shows how hard it can be to close the door to a chapter you thought would end happily. This series shows how hard it can be to move on when a normally open door shuts in your face suddenly and forever. It shows how a chapter that starts off terrible can lead you into the most thrilling moment of your life. It shows that the last chapter you finished might have you TERRIFIED to move on to the next one. Stuck. This was a series I found difficult to dislike any of the characters even if they were being terrible. Emotions were high and reactions were warranted. This was a series where I felt like people were allowed to feel the way they were feeling.
We Best Love. Yes, both seasons. Shu Yi and Shi De had such an up and down ship. Shi De went through such a roundabout way to get close to Shu Yi and I really enjoyed watching them become friends. I enjoyed watching Shu Yi come to realize he was in love. I wanted to beat Shi De up in s2 for ghosting Shu Yi and I was enjoying watching Shu Yi get his lick back, but really he was just looking for answers so he can decide if he was stupid for wanting to forgive Shi De the moment he saw him again. It's another fun and messy series.
Lovely Writer. I LOVE Gene ok. He really made me love the series because he was such a bomb ass character. I also found Nubsib's psycho/stalkerish tendencies quite entertaining because he was so polite about it. I love that the series took stabs at all the things wrong with the BL community while simultaneously having the main character be an actor in one of the most toxic fake BLs I've ever seen. Just meta on top of meta. Satire in the form of a trendy BL within a BL.
History 3: MODC. Salt run aside, I just really loved this series. Can't believe a series about the shy kid falling in love with his bully is a fave. That sentence alone would make it problematic af...not to mention the questionable age gap between the 2nd couple. But it was beautifully constructed. Hao Ting found the best version of himself in Xi Gu and Xi Gu found a brighter side to life with Hao Ting. And they were WAYYYYY into each other and Hao Ting did put in his work to be forgiven. I do my best not to overthink Zhi Gang's age difference from Sun Bo because it's such a norm in Taiwanese BL. It's kind of interesting to see their relationship play out. Zhi Gang definitely has his hangups with the age gap and Sun Bo just doesn't care.
Blueming. Such a laid back series. Si Won is just a sweetheart dealing with self-esteem issues trying to make his presence known in life so he can get the best out of his university experience. And Da Un is just that effortlessly cool guy Si Won strives to be like. He can't even fathom the idea of such a cool guy having a crush on him that he takes the flirting as arrogance lmao. I think it's sweet that Da Un helps uplift Si Won and I think it's sweet that Si On showed Da Un the attention he never got at home.
Ingredients the Series. Just a sweet lil slice of life miniseries. It fills me with joy to watch Tops and Win pine after each other as Win works on his music and Tops works on his cooking and they live together symbiotically. There's not too much to this series. It relies heavily on food and chemistry and that's perfectly perfect for me.
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Most memorable, almost iconic, moments of bl (imo) (Part1/?)
KinnPorsche
Semantic Error
Color Rush
Cherry Blossoms After Winter
Old Fashion Cupcake
Never Let Me Go
To My Star
You Make Me Dance
More parallels and lists and multi bl edits you can find here 😊
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10 bl boys that I want carnally (except I’m ace so not literally but more like in theory lol) aka my “god that man is pretty” list
I was tagged by @negrowhat (hi Eboni! *waves*) so here we go
Vegas-I really, truly hope that this isn’t a surprise like we all saw this coming
Payu-I’m not explaining this one akshsk
Win-like. Look at him
Kaeng-yes he’s an idiot but he’s a very pretty idiot. Also I have a thing for people in glasses
Shu yi-i understand Shi de I really do like COME ON
Phaya-the newest addition and. Yeah
Mork-he’s just stunning need I say more
Sand-first kanaphan that’s it that’s the post
King-this one is particularly hilarious because I did not watch bed friend and yet-
Yoohan-hwall is gorgeous what more do y’all want from me
And there we go! I’m tagging whoever wants to do this. Here’s your tag. Have fun my loves!
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As I rewatched the ending of Unintentional Love Story, it hit me real hard that I was part of history. I’ve been part of the growth of KBL’s. From “bromances”, to unhappy endings, to full fledge korean queer shows & my god did the realization feel amazing. I’m so happy for this representation & I can’t wait to see more.
I’m tagging 30 KBL’s because Tumblr doesn’t let me do more & the fact that there are more I can tag makes me emotional.
Ps. If you have yet to see “Long Time No See” I highly recommend it. It’s the first korean bl & it was released in 2017.
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15 DAY BL CHALLENGE - DAY 8
The Trope You Hate Except When It's This Series
I don't tend to like "Soulmates". For example, I wasn't a big fan of the trope as seen in La Pluie and Color Rush. Both definitely are better in that they deal with discussions around the darker side of the trope (ie. the color blind kidnapping their soul mates in Color Rush). But, at the end of the day, the main characters always overcome that and the fated love interests always still get together.
It's not because Soulmates is a bad trope, I think the idea of it just creeps me out. Like there is a person out there FOR YOU, and you are FOR THEM and neither of you could possibly connect with anyone else on the same level even if you had completely different politics/backgrounds/cultures/languages/etc. I actually have some plot bunnies written for a subversion of the trope where like: what if in a dystopian world the government forces soul mates together and there are like programs finding and forcing people together. But enough about my writing I'll get to the point. And the point is...
THE SIGN MADE ME ENJOY IT SO MUCH
I think it's mainly because, in The Sign, they are Karmic Soulmates, and it's not like they live in a universe where everyone has a soulmate. It just so happens that they have this intense connection from their past lives.
I think they also do a great job showing like: but that's not the ONLY reason these two like each other.
That moment Phaya discharges himself from the hospital after he realizes he and Tharn are karmic soulmates is *chef's kiss*.
Like before that: yes, they were in love. But after that it was like: NOT ONLY are they in love they KNOW they are KARMICALLY BOUND TO ONE ANOTHER. I loved that, and it didn't make me feel like they were forced together the whole time. It was definitely my favourite thing and made me rethink my general dislike of the Soulmates trope.
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10 BL Boys I Want Carnally
Upon making this list I have discovered I do not want carnally a lot ot people. I want a lot of boys to be wanted carnally by other people instead xD
But I somehow managed. I am certainly weak to pretty faces.
Here goes @waitmyturtles!
He has a je ne sais quoi that is SO attractive
Is it the mask? Is it the face? Is it both? Idk, but he does things to me
His whole face. Also crime is attractive
I might have a type
Tinn, my beloved
His whole vibe in Moonlight Chicken was *chef's kiss*
Korn from Cupid's Last Wish is the Earth I'd like to know carnally
Togawa, Togawa. Oh, Togawa
Hira might be a weirdo but his faces, damn (particularly in this gif)
Hello there, cute sir who makes me feel things
This list has made me wonder is there's a penchant for voyeurism in me since, in the end, I want most of those people to want their significant other carnally while I watch from under the blanket hiding myself. Being human is weird.
Since so many people have been tagged in this I'm only gonna put a few here @emotionallychargedtowel @xagan @ranchthoughts @wanderlust-in-my-soul @takeadeepbreathandexist
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my peak hurt/comfort couples:
King x Uea - Bed Friend
Yeonwoo x Yoohan - Color Rush
Dongeun x Yeojung - The Glory
Charlie x Babe - Pit Babe
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Thai: A school boy meets another school boy
Japanese: See above or Colleagues fall in love.
Taiwanese: See above or Step brothers!
Mean while Korea: Vampire falls in love. A colourblind person finds his soulmate. An orphan finds his love. A actor and chef falls in love. A nobleman marries a cross dressing man. Roommates become boyfriends. An author with 2 life times of memories finds love. Assassins fall in love. A dancer and loan shark get together. A cat and dog, reincarnate as humans and find themselves boyfriends.
No one brings this kind of variety to the table other than Korea.
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Hey!!
What are your favorite couples that has had the best chemistry?
Hello Keni! Sorry for the late reply! You mean like on screen couples right? Hmmmm. I'll name a few!
PayuRain (I need more BossNoeul) from Love in the Air.
TharnType (Sorry MewGulf stans ruined them) from TharnType 1 and 2.
NubsibGene (Deehup can you PLEASE give me more KaoUp) from Lovely Writer.
CaiReel from Gameboys 1 and 2 and the Movie.
Hao Ting and Xi Gu (It's the way Wayne and Chunchih are glued at the hip and have still left us hanging at the same time) from History 3: MODC.
Seo Joon and Ji Woo from To My Star 1 and 2.
WinTops (Don't even get me started on JeffGame) from Ingredients the Series.
Yoo Han and Yeon Woo (Fans ruined them too) from Color Rush.
There are literally so many couples whose chemistry literally knocks my socks off, but I'd be here listing couples all damn day tbh.
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