#I adore Uea

[placetneplacet]

The way Uea is using the FWB deal as a way of reclaiming his sexuality and bodily autonomy, but it’s a struggle and a bandaid and the wounds are still present and bleeding…

[iguessitsjustme]

My love for King just grows with each episode. I fucking adore that man. I mean, his name is King for a reason

[chibipandaao3]

My hope for the last episodes of Middleman’s Love

Episode 6, resolves the miscommunication

There’s miscommunication in the book as well, but it’s more nuanced. Sports Day is when Jade realizes his feelings BUT Mai has yet to confess. I’m hoping that since they changed the sequence around some — and that Jade is clearly interested in Mai — that the miscommunication is resolved by the end of this episode

Episode 7, family introduction

I ADORE Jade’s introduction to Mai’s family in the book, it’s super cute. He’s extremely nervous and terrified that being himself will be too much for Mai’s parents — at one point while Jade is talking he stops and explicitly asks if he’s talking too much. There’s also a moment where some guys are clearly checking Jade out — who’s obviously — and Mai is POSSESSIVE. Amazing

It could also be a shifting moment for Mai’s mom who, while accepting, was also clearly still processing. You know, meeting Jade and understanding why Mai is as infatuated as he is.

Episode 8, move in/job/romance

I’d love for the apartment situation to be discussed in the show, because it’s very endearing. Mai, following graduation, takes a job at a different company and doesn’t like that Jade will be commuting alone again — so he suggests a home closer to both offices. It’s very sweet. They also have a number of dates and cute events that take place as well.

And while I really couldn’t care less, I imagine the show will give us an NC scene. Hopefully, it’s preceded with King’s pep talk to Jade because their friendship is hilarious

Bits and bobs

I’d love more friendship between Jade and Uea & Jade and King — it’s super endearing and genuine. But that might have to stay in my fanfic land given how short the show is.

I’d love to see and engagement for JadeMai (lol) and/or a wedding for Uea/King just to flush out the story even more.

I think it could be interesting for Mai to see the dynamics of Jade’s family — how he’s sorta unintentionally ousted.

[bisexualboysbroadcast]

> king comes up behind uea

> king gently grabs uea and starts kissing his neck

> uea says “wait” softly

> king moves away and stares him straight in the eye

> uea smirks

question for the class: why does uea smirk?

[scarefox]

King ✘ Uea ▶ Blame Me | Bed Friend the series [BL]

by Maiko Seikarin

[negrowhat]

BL Superlatives of 2023

Instead of doing a roundup (which I still might do) I just decided to do my own Best of 2023 for the handful of BLs I watched this year.

Series I Finished for the Couple- A Boss and A Babe. The plot had way too much going on and a lot of the pieces didn't flow well and a lot of things really pissed me off. Also the only side characters I liked were Porsche and Jack. But I LOVED Boss Daddy Gun and his Cher Bear. They filled me with joy and warm fuzzies and I loved how dependent they were on each other. Gun got was able to let his guard down and Cher found someone he could be vulnerable with.

Love Scene the Made Me HOLLER- Love in Translation. YangPhumjai fucking nasty across their freshly opened convenience store. They fucked in front of the security cameras and with the way they were slamming each other into the shelves I'm surprised more merchandise wasn't all over the floor. 10/10 love scene. Also I adore YangPhumjai.

Messiest Plot-Moonlight Chicken. Between the cheating, crying, screaming, and fighting I was thoroughly entertained. They had my emotions all over the place. I loved the series in it's entirety. (No I haven't watched OF or that would've won lol)

Dilf of the Year- Jeng from Step By Step. Everything about that man screamed 'Daddy'. He was sweet but stern. A very gentle Dom. He ran multiple businesses. He wore dad jeans on his off days. He had a beautiful smile and a BANGING body. And all he wanted to do was cook and take care of Pat...maybe teach him a few thangs. Sigh yeaaaa He was Pat's daddy idc.

Most Likely to Get Jumped- Saengtai from La Pluie. Don't you dare lie and say you didn't want to fight him at SOME point in this series. Tai was just very selfish and did not know how to apologize. He blamed everyone else for everything and he acted like a spoiled brat through most of the series. And I for one wanted to beat him up a couple of times. He's so cute tho.

Best Dressed-Chen Yi x Ai Di from Kiseki: Dear to Me. One favored collars, sweaters, and bright colors and the other had more of a biker-streetwear-combat style and somehow they ended up matching 79% of the time. They looked good together. The stylists popped off.

Most Goodest Boy- Woo Seung Hyun from the New Employee. Just a sweet 28 yr old man eager to work and be his very best. His bubbly personality is easy to love and I just want to squish his face, kiss his forehead, and hug him for hours. I see why Jong Chan fell in love immediately.

Most Sad Boy-Seo Jae Won from The Eighth Sense. He shut himself off to the people around him and allowed terrible people into his life because he didn't care enough to show them who he was in real life, he covered everything with a mask and acted the way people would expect so they wouldn't seem him crumbling inside. He blamed himself for his brother's passing and also for Ji Hyun's accident. He felt like he deserved every bad thing that happened to him and every bad person in his life. Ji Hyun brought light into his life after being shrouded in darkness for so long.

Hottest Couple-KingUea from Bed Friend. The love scenes always delivered. That kitty play scene?????? There was consent everywhere which was also sexy. King was such a green flag and they were hot together. Uea wasn't afraid to be sexy and King was a bonafide bisexual himbo who refused to be shy about sex and all it entails. They were grown and sexy type of hot.

Hottest Scene-The oil rubbing scene from I Feel You Linger in the Air. Not explicit, but extremely sensual. You can feel the desire and tension in that rub down Jom gave Yai. And then Jom going into his room to rub himself down and relive the moment that just passed??? HOT AF. Personally, I think IFYLITA was the most sensual series I watched all year. The series focused a lot on intimacy and physical touch.

Most Potential-Step By Step. This series had all the makings of a perfect plot but then everything just sort of got away from them. The office part of the office romance sort of stepped on the romance part. There was too much business involved and it made the conflict between the two mains unnecessary and annoying. Also they completely neglected the side couple and made their storyline almost non-existent. The eps were long af and yet the time wasn't placed in the right parts of the storylines and some scenes felt like a waste...even some eps. It was a bummer because I liked all the characters and first leg of the series. JengPat are top notch and I wanted more from JaabJane.

Fave Side Dish-YiwaMarine from Wedding Plan. Ooops slipped some girls in! Gawd I LOVED THEM! Yiwa was such a sweet talker! She was def a smooth operator. That line about her liking being short so she could kiss Marine better????? SWOON! I could totally see why Marine could never stay mad at her and was always blushing. They were just the perfect pair of girlfriends turned wives and I'm sad we didn't get invited to their wedding.

[maxescheibechlinichacheli]

Before / After colouring 🎨

I got tagged such an embarassingly long time ago that I don't remember who it was. Anyways, thank you so much to whomever lovely it was, I really appreciate the tag and finally found time to do a post about my colouring.

I started gifing less than a year ago and learned a lot since then. I gif online in Photopea as Photoshop is just to expensive for me atm (and my old laptop probably wouldn't survive running Photoshop). So, if anyone wants a detailed process of gifing in Photopea, jhmu.

Bed Friend | King and Uea I love how King's desire for Uea is shown in this gif. He is just gone on Uea and barely can hold himself back.

The Eclipse | Akk and Ayan Loved the sun shining from behind Akk's head and had to colour the gif in a way that the sun would stand out a bit.

A Boss And A Babe | Gun and Cher Them and their adoration for each other made me love this show.

My School President | Tiw and Por TiwPor my beloved side couple 💖

The Eighth Sense | Jae Won and Ji Hyun The story of Jae Won and Ji Hyun was the first of a few series that I call "The Right One", i.e. series that just capture me and leave an impact ✨

Naughty Babe | Yi and Lian My favourite ghostship. Also the colours in this scene were just too good to not gif.

Never Let Me Go | Palm and Nueng Just Palm having his big entrance 🤩

Bake Me Please | Shin and Peach This kiss was sooo cute and lovely.

Moonlight Chicken | Alan, Wen and Jim MLC was everything, especially this scene.

Be Mine Superstar | Mingmueang and Namning Aka how to seduce a doctor. I'm excited that we get a new series with Bosston and Jo.

Kiseki: Dear To Me | Bai Zong Yi and Fan Ze Rui A couple and a show that left me speachless. Their story was so just so good.

Wedding Plan | Sailom and Namnuea Loved their story and how insatable they were.

Laws Of Attraction | Tinn and Charn Forever one of my favourite couples and series ✨

My Ride | Mork and Tawan Had the most fun doing a rewatch of this series.

Playboyy | Teena and Zouey The way this show combines gorgeous cinematic shots with that storyline makes me feel like I'm watching a stage show. I love it.

The Sign | Phaya and Tharn Every week this show leaves me spechless it's that good. One of the shows that I call "The Right One"!

Bonus:

The Sign | The colours As I sad in another post, I'm rolling in the colours of this show like a cat in catnip 😎

Edited to add a few people who I'd love to see doing a post about their before / after colouring: @wanderlust-in-my-soul @pharawee @liyazaki @bunnakit @khaotungsfirst @gabrielokun @spicyvampire @zhaozi @guzhu-furen @25shadesoffebruary @chinzhilla @crispywizardtale as always please ingnore if you don't want to do it.

[babyangelsky]

BL Challenge 2k24 ✨Day 4✨

Hello and welcome to @negrowhat's 15 Day BL Challenge! Full challenge can be found here.

Favorite Ship Dynamic: Sensitive Seme + Tortured Uke

I would like to thank @absolutebl for perfectly phrasing this dynamic in this post because it's an absolute favorite of mine. I love seeing someone who's been through the wringer finally get taken care of and loved by someone who adores them, I eat it up every single time.

To quote them directly, this dynamic consists of: An older sensitive sweetheart sunshine seme and a tortured dark scared tsundere uke.

Some of my favorite examples of this are:

King and Uea in Bed Friend

♡ gif by @heretherebedork from this set

Alan and Jeff in Pit Babe

♡ gif by @firstmix from this set

Prapai and Sky in Love in the Air

♡ gif by @nooowestayandgetcaught from this set

Runner Up: Black Cat + Golden Retriever

This dynamic is a very close second for me so I'm including it. It's just so fun. It brings me so much joy to see an aloof black cat of a person be loved to within an inch of their life by their golden retriever boyfriend who has zero chill about loving them.

Some of my favorite examples of this are:

Punn and Ashi in Be Mine Superstar

♡ gif by @gunsatthaphan from this set

Li Cheng and Mu Ren in HIStory 4: Close to You

♡ gif by @gabrielokun from this set

Ye Chan and Seon Yul in Love Tractor

♡ gif by @hup123hup123slapslap from this set

[pondphuwin]

i adore jade and uea's friendship so much :( uea being protective of jade and making sure mai has the right intentions and is serious about him, because jade is uea's closest friend who was there for him and supported him unconditionally when no one else was so he wants to make sure mai treats jade as preciously as uea knows he deserves to be treated

[heretherebedork]

Hi Francis,

QL pairings where you like/love both people in the pairing an EQUAL amount.

GO!

Oooo, interesting question! Now, there are a good number of these but I'll go for some more recent ones...

Currently airing? Kang and Moo are both beloved baby boys who are doing their best with their own histories and their places in life. I love them both and I want them both to be so, so happy it hurts.

I adore both Aylin and Luna. A+ for both of them. Darling girls who are perfect in every way for each other. Love them deeply, A+ content, always leaves me wanting more.

So far, Tan and Fang and Q and Toey in We Are have won my seal of approval and I love that for all of them.

I loved, and love, both King and Uea in Bed Friends. Seriously, they were both great characters and worked so well in their relationship.

Yutaka and Minoru from Our Dining Table are both beloved babies. Honestly, this is very common for me in Japanese BL. Not always but more often than not I love both men.

Kiyoi and Hira in My Beautiful Man. I love them, both of them, fucked up and damaged and struggling and so damn in love. My boys and their growth A++++.

MyungHa and YeoWoon from Love for Love's Sake were both beloved damaged and hurting boys who deserved to love each other and to learn how to love and be loved and to accept how much they meant to each other and the people around them.

I mean, I could go on and on and on, honestly.

Oh!

Kan and Thua from The Eclipse because I love them both for very different reasons but they are both SO important and SO darling.

Li Ming and Heart from Moonlight Chicken! Adore them. Both of them! Good boys, sweet boys, darling boys. Absolute adoration. So good.

Alan and jeff from Pit Babe because they are both FANTASTIC and so differently and I love them so much.

Look, seriously, the list is a mile long but these are a lot of good and current examples.

[absolutebl]

This Week In BL - Everything is Awful or New or Both

Feb 2023 Wk 2

Being a highly subjective assessmen t of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying most.

Ongoing Series - Thai

My School President (Fri YT) ep 11 of 12 - It’s an ep 11 so we knew this was gonna be a downer. This was definitely a “date me date my friends” kind of situation. At this rate, GeminiFourth’s other characters in Chicken are going to kiss before TinnGun do. I love Tinn’s dad. Also, it looks like our a tiny little ship of crumbs is sailing. How cute is that!? Sunshine + sunshine! Bonza. 

Bed Friend (Sat YT & iQIYI uncut) 1 of 8 - Fuck buddies get messy, AKA Between Us the second cumming only this time in an office (and on a desk). I have been waiting for James to hold down (or be held down in) a BL for years! All hail the new kings of high heat. BUCKLE UP I GOT A LOT TO SAY. I like that there’s a dark underbelly (*snicker*) of trauma to this one, it has a slightly a Japanese feel which suits mature characters and an office setting. King’s yearning worried eyes are glorious. Poor thing, he totally adores this beautiful broken fragile boy and doesn’t know how to capture his attention. I admit Net was the one I worried about with this pair. James was always gonna be great. It turns out, I didn’t have to worry. This is an awesome show and I fucking love it. It nearly scooped the top spot. Frankly this is the Office BL I have been WAITING for Thailand to give us. 

NOTE: I watched both YT’s cut and iQIYI’s uncut version. (Anyone else feel odd using those terms under a high heat BL context?) I like YT’s better, mostly iQIYI’s interface is shit. Deets? There was a little extra from the “morning after regrets flashbacks” but not so much I think you’ll regret missing it. Unless you REALLY prefer high heat. The emotion of the sexual connection and Uea’s lonely submissive need was transmitted in both versions, but the iQIYI is slightly more MOAR. 

Never Let Me Go (Tues YT) ep 10 of 12 - Flashbacks to the cutest boyfriends ever and then PAIN. All I can think is “thank fuck this was handed to Pond & Phuwin.” One of the world’s saddest executions of the sniff test trope. Meanwhile, Perth is SO GOOD but I wish Chopper would record his conversations with his dad. Look, we all know Chopper is gonna take his dad’s bullet for Nuengdiao, right? Oh well, if you didn’t know, I just told you. 

Moonlight Chicken (Weds YT) 3-4 of 8 - The plot... erm... thickens. I told you Jim had a tragic backstory with an ex. And now it’s all gotten VERY messy. Sigh. Fourth & Gemini are cute, tho. 

Hit Bite Love (Sat YouTube) ep 4-5 of 6 - I do like King & Burger. The idea of giving your perspective boyfriend your CV is ADORBS. Auditioning for the part, as it were. I would like it known that my sexual identity is chili (AKA spicy) henceforth. (My pronouns are MaxTul & sometimes Phi.) Look, this is an absurd show. Last ep it was BDSM 101, this ep we got a lesson on how to use a condom properly? AND why the closet is both necessary and damaging? I mean I applaud their educational endeavors but BL: The After School Special? Did I sign up for Degrassi Junior BL while I wasn’t looking? 

Boyband (Thurs YT) 1 of 10 - BL drama about putting an idol boyband together. AKA how to make ABL suffer by combing favorite (celebrity romances, Kpop) and least favorite (bad singing) tropes. AND? I REALLY like it. It’s fun! What singing there is, is looped not live. So we in Cutie Pie territory. It’s easy to skip. The pairing is rich/poor and I like an other side of the tracks romance.

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

HIStory 5: Love in the Future (Taiwan Weds Viki) ep 8 of 10 (or 15&16 of 20) - Covid strikes. Boyfriends are worried. Omg they are so cute and hot and awkward. Tension in the office politics too. It’ll be okay, babies. 

Jack o’Frost (Japan) ep 1 of 6 - After getting dumped, Ritsu has an accident and gets amnesia. Ikuya, his ex, struggles to help him regain his memories while wondering about the state of their relationship. But Ritsu falls in love with Ikuya all over again. Engaging opening but I’m just not sure about the premise. 

It’s Airing But ... 

Chains of Heart (Sat Gaga) 1 of 10 - Not dropping for me until tomorrow so it’ll be in next week’s round up I hope. Suspense thriller about a forest ranger, smugglers, amnesia, and lost love. Stars Haii (Cirrus in TT2) and Marc (My Gear & Your Gown in YYY). Adapted from a Y-novel of the same name by TJ Tommy.

My Beautiful Man 2 (Viki & Gaga) - Because there are only 4 eps, I decided to wait and binge this one. 

Cafe In Love (Thai) 10 eps on Ch3+ - Thai pulp, stars the actor who played Noh’s best friend Ohm in Love Sick 2. When his coffee shop closes, a man tries everything to save it and falls in love along the way. I had a hunt but can’t find it. 

Moments Of Love (Thai) Feb 14 Foremorfilm Production movie for cinema release. Was originally a series with Golf (609 Bedtime Story & The Eclipse) to direct, and SmartJames (LeonPhob from Don't Say No) to star. BUT is now something totally different. We’re all confused.

Destiny Seeker (Tues WeTV ) 10 eps - it’s not on any WeTV I can get ahold of. Engineering student Songkram is head of dorm 3, for "strong & athletic" students. Aye is head of dorm 2, for the "good looking" students. Aye used to be Songkram's tutor and friend, but they fell apart after becoming dorm heads. Aye is actually in love with Songkram but thinks Sonkram likes someone else. Songkram actually likes Aye. So, Bad Buddy the pulp rebirth meets that weird Japanese “girls-crossdressing-as-boys for love and infiltrating secret society of hotness” tradition.

Our Winter (Thai & Korea ?) - TutorYim vehicle supposedly airing now. Search me. 

The End Of The World, With You AKA Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu (Japan Sun Gaga) - DNFing this one. It’s way too high heat for them to end it happily and full of dark stuff like cheating, suicide, depression, abuse. I actively HATE one of the main characters and mildly dislike the other. Easier to just stop watching.  

Next Week Looks Like This:

2023 forthcoming BL master post. (see comments some are inaccurate, NOT UPDATED)

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

My favorite thing to happen in BL this week. Possibly EVER.

Honestly, such a weird little After School Special. (All Hit Bite Love.) 

SAIL MY LITTLE CRUMBS! SAIL!!!! 

You TELL her, Paw. (All My School President) 

We stan the out boy. Own it, babycakes. (Moonlight Chicken.) 

(last week)

Current Kpop earworm? Beautiful by BEAST, look, sometimes we gotta go back to our roots. Check out the legends for what they were, criticize my taste later. Fuck I miss those times when everyone had to sing live and the one with the hot mic had to stop dancing to catch his breath because, ya know, he still had to sing. 

ALL that said, you slackers should check out HELLO GLOOM - Dancing In The Dark. I alway said IMFACT was the most woke Kpop group, now they broken up(?) nice to see ‘em solo in queer fuck-off style. 

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[missleaderbum2u]

BL Starter Pack

New to the BL world? Craving something new to watch, but totally overwhelmed?

Here are a couple of shows I can guarantee.

Bad Buddy

This one will literally have you screaming every episode. Physical affection is such an important part of any relationship, and this was one of the first BL’s I watched where I felt like the actors weren’t afraid to touch each other.

Where to watch: YouTube, GMMTV Channel

Bed Friend

For being a show about friends with benefits, this show has one of the most realistic and respectful relationships. Every step of the way King is supportive as hell of Uea. Aside from their first time, they establish clear boundaries and consent is an essential part of their relationship. Consent is so sexy.

King has that look. That one where you know from the first minute he is in love with this guy. Also King in sunglasses is here to murder everyone.

Where to watch: iQIYI and Viki

Love in the Air

This one’s kinky. For sure. The casting is brilliant. The characters are so specific and realistic. These are definitely two power couples.

Where to watch: iQIYI and Viki. Except for the special episode.

Semantic Error

What a gift. This is cute and adorable and everything you love in a good RomCom. It’s completely precious.

Where to watch: Viki. (I recommend the movie version!)

My Beautiful Man

This one is six short, like fifteen minute, episodes. I’ve watched this one so many times. It should make me cringe. But it doesn’t. Hira’s love is so pure, and so is Kiyoi’s. Like the dominant alpha male stereotype doesn’t fit here. But you think it will.

Where to watch: Viki and GagaOOlala

[dropthedemiurge]

Got prompted by @pinkkop but also partially this might end up as the controversial Thai BL post because the range of characters I'd defend with the passion is very wide for me:D

8 BL BOYS I WILL THROW HANDS FOR

Uea (Bed Friend)

This show isn't jokingly called 'A Tale of 1000 Traumas' for no reason, I mean – there is only so much one young adult can go through, and Uea has been through... well, almost everything. Tagging hurt/comfort fics on AO3 will result into red triggers all around. What fascinates me in this character is his resilience, too. He managed to go through everything with the sheer will power and knowing his own worth, what he deserves and what he does not. I am so glad the show made an active choice to send him to therapy and give him a considerate and loving boyfriend! He really needs both.

Sky (Love in the Air)

Again, no surprise that everyone would want to protect Sky. The acting was also chef's kiss in this show, I know I shouldn't be but I absolutely enjoyed seeing Sky getting triggered and sent to the red-lit room in his mind because this was pure cinematography, but irl I would just hug Sky with consent and never let him go. And kick Gun until he never rises up again too. I think Rain should've been given full freedom to avenge for his best friend. But this is also why I'm writing all these skyrain fics – because they are safe space for each other and I want to keep seeing it.

Rain (Love in the Air)

Ehem, like I said– the show has not declared it loudly but he's one of the most ADHD characters in Thai BLs if I ever saw one. He does not deserve to be mocked for his struggles and airheadness. I wish we saw more of him playing into his strengths beside taming a dom, instead of being infantilized by the show sometimes. Don't ask me to dive into full analysis though, I only could watch the PayuRain half of the show once so I'm going off vibes I remember, but I absolutely adore Rain and love reading fics that focus on his ADHD headcanon and how others understand and help him. And also those platonic BDSM tendencies he has with his best friend Sky.

Kawi (Be My Favorite)

For this guy, I would not fight the show or narration because they treated both characters and viewers with care, gentleness, wise teaching and love (Max is a harsh brat but that's his personality). I would actually fight the fandom: from people who hate-watched this show and refused to acknowledge it was amazingly done further than 'i might've liked it but ew screw this actor and novel the show was inspired by amiright don't judge me for liking it jk lol' to some individuals who missed the beautifully developed and portrayed close bond (aspec on at that, I'll stay firm) that spread across >10 years and different timelines and reduced Kawi to immature whiny weirdo who's scared to fuck Pisaeng ten times a day instead of one, idk. This show is a gem with many life-lessons and Kawi has one of the strongest and fascinating character development in Thai BLs that I've seen. Hands are being thrown.

Boston (Only Friends)

The creators of the show said the series didn't have any intentional message, but considering how many long discussions and poured out frustrations we had with some people, Only Friends definitely did Boston wrong. So what if he's a proud slut, should the show punish him for it while praising 'righteous' characters high on their horses? I don't think so. My guy was constantly filmed illegally and threatened by his hookups and friends, he's very hesitant about falling in love but he tried his best with clearly spoken offers, poly views and limits. I also see Boston kinda neurodivergent and/or demiromantic based on many lines he said about himself and his own view of people and relationships in the series. Nick might not be fully compatible with him, and I would throw hands for both of them, but if those two would communicate better, there would be no need for the OOC "twist" at the end. Their story could be beautiful, sad and realistic, instead Boston being kicked down in the street dirt by everyone after opening up about his heart and fears made me angry.

Akk (The Eclipse)

These descriptions just keep getting longer and longer? Oops... I don't think I need to explain the desire to protect Akk – this guy has not stopped crying since a mischievous and passionate newbie managed to break through his 100m thick wall of composure, pokerface and sheer will to survive. And also through all the manipulation Akk faced from the people he looked up to. Akk and everything that he went through managed to rip my heart out, and I'm not kidding. If you're repressed, oppressed and/or struggling with money, desire to make your parents proud and can't help but feel 'disapproved' feelings for someone – meet Akk, he's very relatable. I'd protect him and you too.

Thua (The Eclipse)

*clears throat* I did say this post would get controversial. I can and I will consider 90% of the people who hate Thua as lacking media literacy :D But without getting into useless fandom discussions, Thua is a poor teenager that needs love and support to be able to find himself and his own voice. He's stressed out by a harsh step-father, constantly facing homophobia and mocking in school, has suicidal intentions and the only good friend who opposed homophobic students and teachers, who showed him safe space and helped reach out to his mother, encouraged him to speak out loudly... went behind everyone's back, started dating the main "bully" of the school who threatened every queer for months and decided to support him while silencing students' and Thua's voices. At least that's what Thua experienced from his POV. Would you throw hands? Thua did, and while I may not agree with how he handled the situation, I can't hate him. He finally stood up for himself and his own, tried to change the system, and I'd fight Suppalo school for him too.

Black (Not Me)

There's someone who doesn't need my protection at all! A second before turning into bloody merciless activist-fighter who doesn't shy away from murdering capitalists and cops, I would still want Black not to think he's better off alone. While antagonistic sexually-tense exchange of comas with his ex-best friend can count as one of the most delicious type of romance that happened in subtext not text, he still deserved to seek solace in his ex-girlfriend and (ex? they were so close, why Gram does not care about him at all when he returns? we'll never know) other activist friend's company. Also, fighting with his life to change something in how the country works and hearing 'nah, your twin is better, he knows how to fight with social media so we achieved more with him than with you' from his mentor and Black deciding that he should again ditch everyone he cares about...noo:( I need spin-off about him where he gets everything he really deserves.

[wen-kexing-apologist]

Uea + Gray

Ok, I wrote this all in response to a post from @respectthepetty but I crave attention so I'm making it it's own post :p

So there is contention about whether or not King's true color is black or blue, throughout Bed Friend we have seen King wear a hell of a lot of black and a hell of a lot of blue. So it's posisble that he is two-toned but I am generally more in the "King is a Blue Boy" camp because at his core, when he is stripped down and bare around Uea in the privacy of his own apartment, he is in blue.

But like RTP has said before, if the black is not one of King's true colors, it means that he is hiding something (his love for Uea) SO WHEN UEA' S WARDROBE THIS EPISODE FLUCTUATES PRIMARILY BETWEEN BLUE, BLACK, AND GRAY?????????????? OUTSIDE OF JUST HIS ROBES????? IN PUBLIC?????????????

You can imagine my excitement...my friends, I present to you THE UEA REALIZING HIS FEELINGS FOR KING EPISODE!!!

We start Ep. 5 where we left off, with Uea and King on the beach. With Uea in red. But the important part is not his outfit, it's his words. "No. It's supposed to be like that, to not take advantage of me."

In episode 4, after Pock assaulted Uea, King asked the same question:

"Can I have something else?" besides a thank you for rescuing you? But Uea's responses are wildly different. In Episode 4 Uea's reply is "If you want more than this, then let's get going," as opposed to "No. It's supposed to be like that, to not take advantage of me." and King doesn't argue, he just asks if they can have sleep together that evening, and Uea says "run out of quota," We are seeing Uea enforce his boundaries with King, oh wait, no I'm sorry. I mean test his boundaries with King. To me, the scene where Uea denies King sex and cites the rules of their FWB, is the beginning of Uea trying to get a better sense of King's interest in him. Is King really a good guy? Does King only care about Uea because they are fucking? What will King's reaction be when he doesn't get what he wants? King makes a joke about Uea being too strict, with the previous evening being totally different (I don't fully understand the context but I'm assuming it's because Uea is counting them sharing a bed in the hotel as one of their three nights and King isn't because they didn't have sex) but otherwise seems content.

So what do we get in the next scene?

(side note: all my love and adoration to whoever decided to go apeshit on the mirrors and reflections in this show) Uea in gray, King in blue. Now, we've seen Uea in this particular gray robe a bunch, but that doesn't negate the fact that he's hiding his feelings. In this scene, King forgets about Uea's trigger, and accidentally sets it off, sees Uea react like this:

Immediately realizes his mistake, and apologizes:

"I'm sorry. You said you don't like it," and gives Uea space that he doesn't ask for but that King knows he needs based on the first time he accidentally triggered Uea and Uea went to hide in his hallway.

What color does Uea wear after?

Our boy is back to wearing blue.

Side note, there is now a red pillow in King's chair which I do not believe existed before...

And more specifically we get him wearing blue at the point in which King is starting to reveal his feelings to him by way of conversation with Jade.

The person he took home is very cute. The person he took home is someone he likes. The person he took home is his type: cold and fierce. The person he took home is much more than a one night stand. And he says these things always looking at Uea.

Uea is wearing this blue when he gets this moment of casual care and intimacy with King:

and when King tries to get his opinion on whether or not he should go on the date with the person his Mom arranged for him:

And when he tries to give King an out at the end of their date dinner:

And when King doesn't take the out:

(coughs in blatantly obvious OST translation)

Next scene?

Back in the gray that Uea always wears when he has sex with King. But this time we end the scene with Uea asking King not to smoke for him, and gently stroking King's waist, and pressing kisses to King's arms and King is saying "yes i'll skip the cigarette for you" and King is saying "let's sleep together" and King is kissing the top of Uea's head and stroking his hair, and hugging him and he's so quiet and gentle and in the morning? What is Uea wearing?

Black.

Two weeks later, what is Uea wearing?

Gray.

And in both these instances, it's interesting because Kit is involved in the scene, and Uea is matching Kit's colors. I suppose this in part is to show that Kit and Uea are connected. That Kit is trying to get Uea to like him, that Kit is trying (and failing) to hide his toxicity, and Uea is trying to hide himself. Trying to hide his personality, trying not to engage with Kit. So that makes sense to me in one sense, but I think there is a double meaning to the gray, and that is that Uea is not being honest about his feelings for King.

We know it, King knows it, and King is just being absolutely patient about it, because he wants Uea to make the first move. He wants, in my mind, to make sure that Uea is a willing participant in changing their relationship from FWB to lovers. He doesn't want Uea to feel pressured into anything, and he doesn't want to ruin what he has with Uea if Uea doesn't feel the same way.

And I think the black and gray is not just meant to tie Kit and Uea together but to symbolize Uea hiding his realization that he is in love with King because we get another round of tests. Or I guess, more accurately, we get King pushing Uea's initial FWB rules.

King puts his arm over Uea's shoulder when they are leaving the coffee shop and Uea doesn't protest, and not only does Uea not protest, but he allows King to continue to hold him like this where other people can see them until they stop to have a conversation at which point Uea gently elbows King off of him to position himself so that King and Uea can be looking each other in the eye while they talk...and that only happens when they are alone. Uea allows himself to be seen in King's embrace by his coworkers.

King is honest about his feelings and tells Uea he is annoyed and Uea stops King from leaving by grabbing King's upper arm and asking him if ignoring Kit is not enough for King to know that Uea isn't flirting, that he doesn't want that attention.

Which to me reads as Uea caring about whether or not King thinks that he might be looking at other people and no longer want to continue their friends with benefits situation. Uea very clearly has a vested interest in making sure King is aware that Uea is not trying to get with Krit.

Then, of course, there is the way that Uea looks at King in the office, when Jade is asking for updates about King and his potential blind date.

King once again pushing at Uea's office boundary by holding Uea's hand and looking him straight in the eye when he says "I'm waiting for him to be ready,"

And I love the exchange here with Jade where Jade is like "Uea, don't be like King," and King messes with his black jacket so that he ends up pulling it more closed "Having a crush on someone but keeping it hidden from friends," and Uea says:

"I don't have one", you know, like a liar. But Uea is bad at hiding his feelings, especially when it comes to King because King is very good at reading Uea. So we get the barest little smile when Uea denies having a crush, without a trace of King looking upset, heartbroken, or rejected.

Instead he tests the work boundary again by being a clingy little baby and teasing Uea with his very exaggerated attempts to hold Uea's hand, and the little kissy face that he makes afterwards:

And where Uea could be genuinely upset or pissed off because King is overstepping the boundaries, but what happens?

It's hard to tell in screen shots but we get the barest of smiles from Uea as he returns to his desk.

Then we get the Kit v. King show down where Uea, emboldened by King turns Kit down:

And the conversation in the break room where Uea says Kit is not his type, and King asks "players?" and Uea looks...guilty? almost, and King is there, flirting with him, asking is Uea believes that he can stop being a player when he cares about someone. And Uea refuses to make eye contact, because he has seen absolutely zero indication from King that he is being a player since they started seeing each other and they laid out the "don't have sex with other people" rule. But again, he's lying about his feelings. He's hiding his feelings so he says "No" no he doesn't believe it. But where King looked almost at the verge of tears the last time that Uea doubted his ability to stop being a player (back in like, episode 1 I think) this time King just..smiles. This time King says "if you never try, you'll never know,"

So King pushes again...this time he loudly asks Uea if he can sleep with him, and he does so at work, and in front of other people. He has pushed too far, so we think, because Uea immediately pulls him away and asks "have you forgotten our agreement?" and the conversation could have ended there. King could have been apologetic, King could have backed off, King could have admitted defeat. He asks "if you don't like it this way, what should I do instead?"

If Uea was fully not okay with King propositioning him at work, he could have said "don't do that here," he could have said "we will not discuss this further, this is a rule I set and you are breaking it, don't do it again,"

Does he? No.

No, no he does not. Uea, in fact, comes up with a very quick solution to allow him and King to flirt in public at the office without people finding out.

Fake phone calls for the win! I love that the second King is able to pretend like he is talking to someone on the phone he just starts showering Uea with "Darling" and "Babe" as frequently as he possibly can. This man is desperately in love with Uea and he's doing everything in his power to show Uea that he feels strongly about him, that he cares for him, that he wants them to be more. He will look Uea directly in the eye and say he's waiting for him to be ready. But he's doing it while teasing Uea at the same time. So does that come off as genuine? No. Is it genuine? Absolutely. But King is in black this whole time because he is still hiding his very real feelings for Uea behind taunts and teases.

So we end the episode with Uea in a blue shirt while watching the football game with King.

Also, I think this is the first time we see King in yellow....P'King, are we happy that Uea is hanging out with us outside of sexy time?

Uea embraced by both King and blue sheets when the lights go out during the storm and he's panicking. King telling him that it's okay, that he's here, that he promises to hold him through the night.

And in the morning? What are they wearing? What colors are on their bodies when Uea and King get interrogated about maybe secretly dating?

Uea is back to his anxiety red and King is in...OH YEAH BABY, THAT'S RIGHT!!! BLUE

It is then worth noting that King is wearing blue in a scene where King's true feelings for Uea cause his jealousy to boil over when he sees Gun talking to Uea, because King knows Gun has a crush on Uea. King is being serious in this scene. He's not making jokes, when Gun questions him King simply says "it's my business,". The only time he gets playful at all in this scene is when Jade says he'll bark with Dang in front of the offfice if Uea and King are secretly dating, and when Uea and King both say "yeah" at the same time and King gets a little playful twinkle in his eye.

From the trailer next week it looks like we are getting more of Kit and Uea which will be interesting in terms of seeing how King reacts when he finds out that Kit is still harassing Uea.

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Top 5 bl couples from this year?

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HI NATALIE!!! Top 5 Couples for 2023!

PhayaTharn from The Sign. I'm literally OBSESSED with them. They invade my every thought. We're only 5 eps in and I know they're my top couple of the year. Epitome of "Tell me you're a couple without saying you're a couple." Love how protective Tharn is of Phaya and I love how open Phaya is with Tharn. Their tension and chemistry have me GAGGED. They have a deep connection we have only just scratched the surface of.

JimWen from Moonlight Chicken. I'm a sucker for EarthMix ships and I ADORE JimWen. Wen is the king of "slow and steady wins the race." Wen was whipped for Jim since night fucking one and he was not shy about his crush on Jim. Jim was vibing but thought he wanted uncomplicated but he couldn't resist Wen. I appreciate him for taking things slow while they both worked out their own BS. Their tension also had me ready to leap off of something.

YaiJom from I Feel You Linger in the Air. A soft and true love story for the ages. They were tender and gentle and alluring and magical. Yai was ever the gentleman with Jom and Jom showed Yai love he never felt. They were the most romantic couple ever and I pray we actually get our s2.

KingUea from Bed Friend. I love how patient King was with Uea. I love that he didn't push Uea to do anything he didn't want to do. He continuously asked for consent and did his best to protect Uea. I love that Uea felt in control of his life for once with King and I love that he found someone to confide in. They were sweet and sexy together.

TewGuy from My Dear Gangster Oppa. They kind of swooped in and stole my heart. I love that Tew was literally just a gangster who fell in love. He was allowed to be violent til the very end. I love that Guy was able to experience what real love should feel like. Tew loved Guy in the way he was craving and Guy made sure Tew felt appreciated and I loved watching Tew enjoying the little things in life. I think they were so cute.

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Hello! I’m currently loving the pitbabe cast,nut in the “boys journey” on youtube and tiktoks seems more feminine (which i love!) and is very different from his character. But it made me think that fem characters aren’t really a thing in bl. I’ve watched SCOY but apart from that is there any bl works that have a fem main character that isnt a “joke” and has a love interest?

Thank you and have a great day!!

Hi anon! 💜

Negl I'm absolutely desperate for more fem (main) characters in BL but sadly, you're right, there aren't many main characters who fit the description. There aren't even many side characters who fit the description (and even fewer fem side characters who aren't primarily there for comedic relief).

Like, I loved Green in 2Together. I wish the story had treated him better and I still follow Gun Korawit on ig hoping he'll get more roles soon because he's so lovely (the same goes for Bruce Sirikorn who I just adore and who finally FINALLY got a lovely side role in Step by Step).

It always makes me really sad when I browse the comment section of MDL or the hellscape that is x (or even reddit) and people are just so dismissive and cruel when it comes to fem BL characters or even actors - calling them annoying or unattractive. They want their "ukes" not to be too manly (whatever that even means) but never in a confident or unapologetic or flirty way. And let's not even go into what they think of fem characters who don't fit the stereotypical "bottom" cliché...

That being said, there's probably a spectrum here for what makes a BL character fem. Some people might include characters like Yai in Big Dragon or Pete in Love By Chance (or Fluke Natouch in pretty much every single one of his BL roles - most of which I actually disagree with lmao) but let me give you a few examples of feminine main characters in (Thai - because that's most of what I watch) BL that I'm really vibing with:

PP Krit as Oh-aew in I Told Sunset About You & I Promised You the Moon. Because if you're not at least a little bit in love with Oh-aew then I don't even know. 🥰

Tootsies and the Fake and its series prequel Diary of Tootsies - this is more a queer comedy than BL but I absolutely adore it. Very funny, very cute and heartwarming too. 💜

James Supamongkon as Uea in Bed Friend - if you like your fem characters confident and sexy (with an incredibly upsetting backstory - be warned) then this series is for you.

Pak Naphat as Namnuea in Wedding Plan - Nuea is the softest, thirstiest, cutest boy. This Mame series is often overlooked because it isn't as dramatic as her usual stuff but I liked it a lot when I watched it.

Earth Katsamonnat as Seeiw in My Only 12% - because Seeiw in the latter half of the series is the most confident we've seen Earth since Until We Meet Again (but personally I'm still waiting for the day when I can see Earth play someone in overknees and a cute skirt 🥰)

Turbo Chanokchon as Anda in Love Stage!! (the Thai remake) - so what if I needed to lie down for a bit when Anda wore that wedding dress and wig etc. That's a completely normal reaction. (Turbo also had a small side role in Nitiman and he looked so elegant and confident there that he totally stole each scene he was in).

Fluke Natouch as Krit in Make a Wish - this one never had an international release but if you can track it down with fansubs then it's a cute little watch and Fluke looks amazing in it. This series also has Pon Thanapon (Jeff in Pit Babe) in a side role and that's always a plus.

Tor Atagorn as Nail in For Him is simply GORGEOUS! The series is still ongoing and recently lost some of its steam but Nail's styling remains meticulous!