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~ Monthly BL Breakdown: April 2024 ~

🌷 Happy May!!! ☀️

Disclaimer: ALL shows can be streamed here or here, as well as on Youtube and other platforms. For more info on where to watch what, check out this post!

New breakdowns are coming at the end of every month - feel free to add stuff! -> previous breakdowns

What came out this month? (green = seen/currently watching)

🌟 Love is Like a Cat - April 1st (South Korea / Thailand)

🌟 We Are - April 3rd (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Memory in the Letter - April 6th (Thailand)

🌟 Living With Him - April 11th (Japan)

🌟 Gray Shelter - April 11th (South Korea)

🌟 Beating Again - April 13th (Thailand)

🌟 Blue Boys - April 15th (South Korea)

🌟 At 25:00 in Alasaka - April 18th (Japan)

🌟 GMMTV2024 Part 2 (lineup event) - April 23rd (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Boys Be Brave - April 25th (South Korea)

🌟 CHANGE2561 2024 lineup event - April 25th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 My Stand-In - April 26th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 City Boy Log Vol. 3 - April 30th (South Korea)

New series & movie announcements

🎥 The Fridge - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Flavor of Us (starring Benjamin B., Dome W. & others) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Children's Day - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 Blue Time - Date TBA (China, possibly censored)

🎥 Bad Guy My Boss - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Oriental Magician In The Ent. Circle - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 Under the Oak Tree - Date TBA (Vietnam)

🎥 Invitation - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 The Love Matter - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 I Saw You in My Dream - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 I Wish You the Best - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Impression of Youth - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 Meet You at the Blossom - Date TBA (Taiwan)

Other news from the BL world

❗️ The production company Studio WabiSabi announced that their actors Boun N., Prem W., Santa P., Sammy C., Yacht P. and Stamp P. have terminated their contracts and will no longer be artists under the company on April 15th. Shortly after, GMMTV announced the 6 of them as newly signed artists, along with the disclosure that BounPrem's upcoming BL Vampire Project is now being produced under GMMTV, who now also own all broadcasting rights; WabiSabi will function as a co-producer. New S. stated on Twitter that the decisions had been long in the making, as well as the fact that WabiSabi no longer functions as a management agency for actors and is now a mere production company. He also denied the rumors that the company is shutting down. Shortly after the transfer of the Wabi Sabi actors, actor Fluke Jeeratch (formerly Pongsakorn) joined GMMTV as well.

❗️ The Filipino BL Gameboys is getting a third season. An air date has not been confirmed.

❗️ P Ekkapop and Pan Jirachot, the lead actors from Kiseki Chapter 2, have announced a new project together. Details are unknown.

❗️ Actor Barcode Tinnasit has announced his departure from his agency Be On Cloud.

❗️ After some confusion, the Korean production company Studio X+U announced that their upcoming series Fragile - which was initially advertized as a Korean SKAM remake - is in fact not connected to the Norwegian web series and is instead a standalone series, which focuses on the life of a group of teenagers. According to ZUM News, there was supposed to be a Korean SKAM remake based on the Norwegian original, which was however cancelled due to unknown reasons. Fragile was created as a substitution.

❗️ GMMTV held their 2024 part 2 event on April 23rd. The following BL projects were announced:

The Heart Killers (starring FirstKhao & JoongDunk)

Perfect10 Liners (starring ForceBook, PerthChimon, JuniorMark)

Heart That Skips a Beat (starring EstWilliam)

Revamp (starring BounPrem, formerly known as Vampire Project)

Sweet Tooth, Good Dentist (starring MarkOhm)

The Ex-Morning (starring KristSingto)

❗️ The production company CHANGE2561 held their 2024 lineup event on April 25th. The following BL projects were announced:

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans (starring SailubPon)

Goddess Bless You From Death (starring PavelPooh)

I’m The Most Beautiful Count (starring PingSupanut)

Pit Babe Season 2

Upcoming series & movies for May

👉🏻 You Made My Day (starring Tar A. and Bom T. from I Will Knock You) - May 3rd (Thailand)

👉🏻 Inverse Identity / Upside Down - Mary 3rd (China)

👉🏻 Wandee Goodday - May 4th (Thailand)

👉🏻 A Balloon's Landing - May 10th (Taiwan)

👉🏻 City of Stars: Special Episode - May 10th (Thailand, cinema release)

👉🏻 The Time of Fever (Unintentional Love Story spinoff) - May 15th (South Korea)

👉🏻 Blossom Campus - May 16th (South Korea)

👉🏻 OMG! Vampire - May 19th (Thailand)

👉🏻 Manji Reverse - May 24th (Japan)

👉🏻 My Biker 2 - May 28th (Thailand)

#doreens monthly bl breakdown #thai bl #bl drama #upcoming bl #update #bl news #decided to do my likes/dislikes in the tags in case some entitled 'fans' are coming for my throat again #my Monthly Like goes to My Stand-In because sorry but the first ep slapped #the story is really interesting also i missed my boy Up so much??? I havent seen him in like 3 years 🥺#Ming is a red flag lmao but up is doing really well and I also didn't think he would act again since he's been producing lately #but I'm so happy he's back!!!#and I really hope the show stays at that level bc the 1st ep was more than solid #the other guy is pretty good too #another Like is going to the gmmtv lineup bc I feel really good about it!!#so many promising projects it makes me excited 😊#my Monthly Dislike goes to Love is Like a Cat bc wow it's terrible lol #good to know that Mew's lakorns aren't paying his bills anymore lmao #I dropped it instantly #its SO bad #kinda sad for Mew though #in other news this korean skam situation is confusing me so much lmao #like there was supposed to be an adaption but that got cancelled for whatever reason so now they're making a new show that's.....the same?#make it make sense lmao #also what up with all those gmmtv tranfers lol #whos next??#dmd hand over ur gays jhgkfd #or maybe dont #can u imagine the dmd boys at gmmtv #they would get fired for public indecency #jhdsfkd

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pavedinashes-if · 8 months

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You voted for the following scenario: D x wet MC.

The following part shows a D (gn) in a crushing stage. The scene is written from D's POV. [They, them = D; You = MC]

Beware SPOILER:

This scene will be IN THE FINAL GAME. Slight changes may be applied. The scene in the game will be a bit different as it will have MCs POV and also include choices.

If you don't want to be spoilered then please do NOT read below the cut. If you wish to proceed, enjoy.

[Wednesday, November 5th, 00:46,

- Hamburg, Germany]

The storm began suddenly, half an hour ago, and relentless it still is. The windshield wipers worked diligently but struggled to keep up with the deluge, transforming the lights outside into a rare spectacle of colors against the endless darkness.

“I don’t care. They will do as I demand.”

“Mx. Petrov, I doubt this will work. They…”

“They what? Will say they don’t have the money? We both know they do. Let them play coy if they wish.”

“But…” a sigh, “what do you want me to do?”

A familiar silhouette on the other side of the street, a light lilac appearance against the mix of lights and the all so dark shadows of the night. Could it be? At this time of the night? Here?

“Mx. Petrov?”

Yes, it is you. Or are their eyes betraying them? Walking through the pouring rain. What are you doing here?

“Wait until I tell you otherwise. Don’t act.”

“Understood.”

D presses the red phone button. Their focus on a more important matter now. They speed up, passing between two other cars. The street lights in front of them change from orange to red the moment their dark limousine crosses the intersection to turn.

D’s eyes are fixed on the person walking towards them, in the neon light of the billboard, struggling against the strong wind, the full force of this disastrous weather making the familiar shadow pull their lilac beanie further down into their face. As D's car approaches further, they are now finally able to verify it is indeed you.

They stop around 20m before you, their fingers tapping against the steering wheel for a moment - just a moment to consider. Then they press the seat heating button of the passenger side, grab the umbrella behind their seat and step out of the car, the engine still running.

You almost run into them. It takes a few moments, a few blinks to see clearly what, or better, who you nearly bumped into. Once you recognize the face in front of you, your expression changes.

“Mx. Petrov?” your eyes widened, water running down your forehead, lashes kissed by drops hanging on them and your mouth…slightly open in surprise. What a sight.

Without another word, there is a firm grip on your arm, and they pull you along. It’s not forceful but determined, and so you follow along now safe from the pouring rain as they lower the umbrella over your head, shielding you as much as possible. Stopping in front of a dark luxury car, they hold the umbrella over your head while opening the door on the passenger side. You seem to hesitate about entering their car, from what it looks due to your soaking wet clothes as your eyes wander from your clothing to the inside of the car and finally up to them.

“Get in.”

And you follow suit and sit down. Good. When you pull your legs in, the door closes softly. D exhales, their hands resting for a moment on the door frame before they turn and proceed to the back of the car; the trunk opens automatically, and they toss the umbrella inside. A few steps in the rain, then they open the driver’s door.

They catch you looking around, sitting there stiffly on the soft leather seat. With a loud thud, they close the door. They run their hand through their wet hair and wipe the water from their face. Turning around, they take a dark cloth from the center console, handing it to you. With a shaking hand, you take it, making their eyes rise to yours. You’re cold. They hope the seat heating warmed up a bit for you meanwhile and will grant you the tiniest bit of comfort soon.

They push themselves up from the seat and crawl to the back. With a quick grab, they pick up their neatly folded long coat from the back seat, and return to the front. Your cheeks are a bit blushed once they look back at you. Hmm, you’re warming up quickly. Good. Without any further comment, they unfold the coat and place it on you.

“W-what? No, please, this will ruin your coat,” you try to intervene. But D ignores you and instead continues to drape the coat around you.

They are close, very close, as they carefully place the collar of the coat around you, their fingers brushing against your cold skin. You tense up, making them once more catch your eye. Slowly D sits back down in the driver seat, their eyes never leaving yours.

“What happened?” they ask in the most neutral tone they manage.

You swallow, then take a deep breath before you respond. “My bag got stolen, with all my things. My keys, my phone, my purse. I was on my way to Pat, when, well, when I ran into you.”

A moment of silence.

“Pat is not in town tonight.”

“She’s what?” you say, surprised. “Is today the 5th already?”

D nods. Then they check the mirrors before stepping on the gas.

“Where are we going?” you ask them. You seem nervous, your voice betraying your nonchalant attempt of normality for this situation.

“To my place.”

“W-why?” you stutter.

They don’t spare you a look as they maneuver through the lanes “You’ll get sick.”

“No, this is not necessary. I’ll just…” Then you sneeze.

A short, unintentional low chuckle leaves their lips. At least that should keep you from arguing.

From the corner of their eye, they see how you slide further into the seat, sinking into their coat. An unknown tension finally falls from their shoulders, and they manage to shift their attention fully towards driving. Ten more minutes. A small turn on the volume, and the music is humming like a forbidden whisper between you two. The streets are less busy right now, and even the rain has decreased a bit.

When your head falls to one side, D immediately turns to check if you are ok. And you seem to be. Actually, you’ve seemingly fallen asleep. Your breathing calmed, visible by the raise and drop of your chest. The street light in front of you switches to red, and they halt, a moment to study you, welcomed very much right now. You look so peaceful, a strand of hair clinging to your forehead, following the natural curve of your cheek and further caressing your jaw. They catch their own breath deepening as their eyes roam down your face, then to your body, hidden under their coat. Unconsciously, their thumb rubs the soft leather of the steering. The corners of their lips curl up at the little snore which leaves you when you move slightly. As the light turns back green, they carefully press the gas pedal down, to not wake you. Not far anymore.

Several streets later, they notice that you stir awake, looking around, yet they don’t spare you a glance. You seem to be confused as you probably try to figure where you are right now. The last tight turns have been a more delicate matter, but finally, they arrived at the harbor, the light of the underground parking shining ahead. Slowly they approach it, the wheels rolling for a bit as they step off the gas and finally come to a halt. They can feel your eyes on them, but this is not the time. There will be enough chances to talk later. If you wish.

The barrier opens and D continues into the underground parking in silence. Not sure why they are tense, they focus on the last meters before they can finally get out of the car - not soon enough. A few more turns and they arrived, 18B. Is the paint a bit off? They turn the ignition off, the silence of the engine almost screaming. Once the seatbelt is off, they open the door and notice your hand moving underneath the coat.

“Wait.” They say, without looking at you.

Circling the car, they open the passenger door and see that you stayed seated, like asked. Good. Their coat is still tightly wrapped around you and actually… you didn’t move the slightest bit. How... interesting. They lean down and carefully remove the coat from you, placing it over their arm as they offer you a hand to step out of the car. You take it, your doe eyes locked on theirs.

Once you stand stable, they pull their hand back, letting go of you, noticing how your hand follows their movement for a bit, as if not wanting to lose touch.

“I am sorry.” They whisper as they open the coat once more.

You look irritated at them, brows knitted “What for?”

“You’ll have to wear this for a bit longer before you can get out of the wet clothes.” Sincere sympathy is evident in the hum of their voice when they wait for you to slip into the sleeves.

Your face relaxes at those words and you smile at them, catching them off guard for a moment. Their eyes fall to the curve of your lips. As soon as you slipped into the coat, D closes the strap around your waist properly while you stand still and wait for them to finish. One last look into your eyes, and they offer you their arm. They see how you raise your own, but don’t interlock just yet; your hands are still a bit red from the cold, slightly trembling. Is this... still the cold in your bones? Your full focus is on the movement of your arm as you seem to decide whether to take them up on their offer, but then you insert your arm. Together you walk towards the elevator, and they feel how you press your body a bit closer to them.

D presses the button, and the doors open, gesturing for you to enter as they let go of your arm. They stand next to you and are about to pick a floor when an old, unhealthy man approaches, calling out “Stop the elevator!” He laughs hysterically as he struggles to hurry up. Absolutely not. D looks at the console and presses the “Close doors” button. Unfortunately, the elevator takes too long, and the man just manages to push his hand and foot between the closing doors just in time, smiling, and hyperventilating. D takes a large step, stopping the man from entering the cabin.

“Get out.” D says in a calm yet stern tone.

“What? Why?” the man asks flabbergasted, his eyes skipping from D to you.

“I said. Get. Out.” D repeats, their gaze focused on the irritated man standing in the door, while his foot is still inside the elevator.

“Well this is rude, Don’t you know who I am?” D knows “I will call the securities. I can…” the man protests, but D takes another step towards them, so close they’re almost in their face.

“I won’t repeat myself.” This time a threatening undertone in their voice, they almost wait for the man to make a remark. But he doesn’t, instead he opens and closes his mouth like a fish out of water, quivering as he panicky looks from D to you and back again, before he steps out of the elevator, a bit more white around his nose than seconds before.

D takes a step back, next to you. Eyes still locked on the man who looks like he might throw up any second. Then D holds a card to the sensor of the elevator, and presses the button to the 22th floor. The door closes.

When the door of the elevator opens again, the floor feels different. D leads the way, the sound of your steps in their ears reassuring them you follow them. Their penthouse is at the end of the floor but somehow the way seems to be longer than normally. It doesn’t help though trying to figure what is off, so they focus on their own steps. And yours.

With one click the door opens and they hold it for you to enter, watching you closely as you do. You had removed your beanie in the elevator and your hair was a wild mess. Just like you. Stepping inside, their eyes follow your figure for a bit as you take a look around, then they lock the doors from the inside, their hand resting on the cold metal as they take a designated breath. You are still roaming around the massive living area, your eyes busy absorbing all details as it seems. And so they let you be as they pass the open kitchen counter and proceed to the bathroom without a word.

The master bathroom is warm already, a pleasant woody, amber scent in the air. Just like they expect it to be. They let their eyes scan the dimly lit room for anything that might need attention, but everything is perfect to the smallest details. D approaches the shower, the dark tiles polished impeccably, their eyes falling to their soap bar, where they stay for a few heart beats without blinking. A quick image of you carassing their senses. Gone. They remember that they have liquid body wash in their cabinet, so they take it out and place it on the shelf in the shower, turning the bottle so that the label is aligned perfectly straight. You would need a large and a smaller towel probably, together with a bathrobe… Hmm. Their gaze falls to the hook on the stone wall, their own velvet burgundy robe hanging there. Their eyes linger as their mind wanders once again. They quickly dismiss the thought, remembering they should have another unworn black one - and luckily they do, placing it on the chair next to the shower, together with a pair of brand new slippers. Everything seems prepared so they walk towards the door just to stop in the frame. D takes a step back for a last check in the mirror. They look a bit tired. But that’s nothing new. A quick correction of hair and that’s it. This will have to do.

By the time being, you are standing by the large window front, looking down at the harbour. Like a statue out of the movies. They don’t want to startle you, so they announce themselves by softly calling your name, almost purring it. You turn. And smile. Their heart skips a beat at the sight of your smile.

“Everything is ready.”

You raise a brow “Oh.”

They wait until you decide to walk towards them and almost catch up before turning around and slowly lead you to their bathroom. As you enter the bathroom you seem… overwhelmed. D looks around, they are not sure why their bathroom has this effect on you. There have been other people in their master bathroom before. But it was rare, and a long while ago. Stepping closer to your rooted body they place their hands on your shoulders and you tense under their touch. More careful now they remove their coat from your shoulders before placing it on their arm. You turn and look at them. You. Stare. Waiting. What for? Oh, well.

D takes a step back. Their gaze not wavering from yours. Yet, instead of saying anything to you, they turn and leave the bathroom.

Once out of the room D takes their phone out of their pocket and dials a number.

“Good evening. I need something in 20 minutes. Net. Da. One […] Net, just one. Spasibo my friend.”

D places their phone down on the counter, turning to the direction of the bathroom, the sound of the running shower barely to hear. They tap their fingers at the stone plate impatiently. Then their phone rings, the name on the display catching their attention. They let it ring, Once. Twice. Then they pick it up. “Plans changed.” Another tap on the display and they hung up. Again a glance to the bathroom. Their finger tapping gets more frequent.

About 18 Minutes later there is a knock at the door. D unlocks and opens it, the girl with the bag wants to enter yet D stops her, shaking their head.

“I’ll take it from here. Spasibo.”, handing her a hundred Euro bill.

She casts them a smile “Oh no, my boss told me to not take any money, everything has been paid for.”

“This is not for him.” Is all they add, the bill still in their hand.

She looks shocked at them. “I-I can’t, I am sorry Mx. Petrov.”

“You can. Have a good night.” Insecurely she takes the note from their hand. D closes the door gently in front of her. Leaving her staring at the money in her grip.

D places everything on the kitchen counter, preparing your favourite food just in time for you to return to the living area.

You don’t say anything, but you don’t need to, you have their full attention already. They wait for you to take a seat and you do, more relaxed than before you showered. The fact that there is only one plate, for you, seems to irritate you.

“What about… won’t you eat? With me?” You tilt your head at them.

A slow shake of their head is your answer. In return you give them a slow nod instead.

Your eyes go wide at the sight of your favourite food, you must be starving as you start to eat, your eyes almost rolling back with the first bite. And D - they are hypnotized by how you give in to this pleasure, their knuckles white from the unconscious pressure the adapt to the stone counter. When you bite into a juicy pear you moan in delight, a mouthful of satisfaction not being your tease alone. And of course there has to be some of the juice dripping down the corner of your mouth, kissing your lips so sensually. You try to lick it off with your tongue, the view alone making D swallow. The juice seems to be your enemy though, or D’s as it runs down to your chin and you quickly wipe it with your finger, before slowly sliding it into your mouth. A sharp pain in D’s hand, they grimace shortly before taking their hand from the counter, clenching and unclenching it repeatedly. Maybe that was a bit too much pressure. D’s motion makes you look up, catchin their eyes. You blush deeply. Huh, and here they thought… nevermind.

The next 10 minutes you spend in silence. D having decided to preferably just stick to observing you, especially since you are so engrossed in your meal.

When you are done, the plate is so clean, almost new. After taking a last sip from the glass in front of you, you laugh. What a surprise. You seem so much more relaxed indeed. That’s good. Then, you yawn. Something drops in D’s stomach. They sigh.

“Let me show you where you’ll be staying tonight.” D’s expression turns sober when the words leave their mouth.

Just like many times before, they lead the way, and just like that you once more follow suit.

With a gentle push D opens the door in front of them and you peek inside the low lit chamber.

“Is this the guest room?” you ask as you step inside, looking around the ambient scenery unfolding around you.

Their eyes scanning your curves in their bathrobe. Stopping at the seductive shape of your behind, teasing with every step you take.

“I don’t have guests.” Their response making you turn and face them. Confusion on your face as you tilt your head.

“Oh, I thought…” you ask with obvious hesitation but you do not finish your sentence.

Taking a step into the room themselves, they approach you until they are in arms reach. Even in the dimly lit room the blush of your face is easily visible. Another step. You nervously remove a strand of hair from your face, which just immediately falls back.

Another step. “What did you think?” their eyes bore into yours. Now they stand only inches away from you. The smell of their soap on your skin rising to their nostrils. A shiver running down their spine, when the image of you using it foamed up or even directly on your skin crosses their mind. You don’t answer, your mouth slightly open. Their eyes fall to it and you lick your lips nervously.

A moment passes.

Then they raise their hand to your face, very slowly. You don’t move. Their fingers touching your side, making a breath leave your lips. Focussed on their own hand, they brush the wild strand behind your ear carefully. Then, torturingly slow, their finger runs down your neck. Their heart racing, and by the beating in your veins, yours too. They swallow, brows furrowed, blinking away whatever thought had just crossed their mind. They remove their hand from your skin and drop it to their side, their eyes not focused on you anymore, but on something behind you, something very far away.

“Go to bed.” They hush, very low, barely audible.

Turning around on the spot they leave the room - and you, closing the door behind them silently. D stops a few steps into the living room. A deep breath. What did just happen? They shake their head. Another deep breath, their chest feels tight. A tingling feeling in their fingers. They look at their hands which are trembling. They clinch their fist and try to shake away this lingering sensation that seems to creep up their neck.

A drink. Yes. That’s exactly what they need now...

Hours have passed since they left you in the bedroom. Their mind wandering to the image of you in their bathrobe, to the smell of you, again and again. Not even the fourth glass did help distracting them from their circling thoughts, the papers in front of them being nothing but a barren try to pass time. Yet all they did was move them around from one side to the other without properly reading them. If anybody asked, they couldn’t even tell what they read a hundred times this night.

Frustrated, they close their eyes, surrendering to their exhaustion, if only for a moment, allowing their thoughts to drift once more. Your image immediately fills their mind's eye - your wet hair framing your face, the surprise in your wide-open eyes as you looked at them, your mouth slightly agape. They bite their lip, their heart racing, their body tingling with growing excitement. Perhaps just a few more moments of distraction. Fighting it proved futile, so why not give in to their fantasies, if only briefly?

They envision you, the garment accentuating every movement as you emerged from the shower. Their gaze, irresistibly drawn to the most subtle curves, knowing nothing lay beneath the fabric, tantalizingly close. D stretches their neck, exhaling slowly as warmth spreads between their legs. A heavy desire weighs upon them, pulling them down, their head swimming from the alcohol coursing through their veins.

The sound of steps calls their attention and they turn, their eyes once more falling to the view of you in their bathrobe. And here, it hits them as if they see you for the first time. Actually pretty much like it hit them when they first saw you. Their eyes open wide in awe for a moment, their senses awake again, for the fraction of a second they forget to control themselves, but this passes quickly and they hope you didn’t notice, they grit their teeth to keep their mouth shut. Waiting.

“I couldn’t sleep.”

Their jaw clenched. They don’t even manage to nod. Just stare and wait for you to say something. Anything. But you don’t, and they gesture for you to take a seat opposite of them. Their eyes glued to you as you stride slowly to the empty spot, the moving fabric allowing for a forbidden glimpse of your thigh, immediately catching their attention. You sit down and cross your legs, your eyes falling to the papers in front of them on the table. Yet all they can look at is the bare skin presented to them from the knee down to the slipper on your delicate feet. Your skin looks so soft, a healthy colour that must’ve returned after the shower you had. You wiggle your toes slightly, which makes them realize they might have stared for too long and once they look back to you face, you are already looking at them with a subtle smile.

“May I?” You ask, pointing at the drink in their hand. They slowly look down at the content of their glass, then at the half full bottle of 50 year old Macallan Lalique at the table. A sly yet lazy smirk on their lips, a pleasant surprise, as you’re most probably not even aware of what you want to try. Without hesitation, they lower the crystal tumbler to place it on the table to pour you one as well, when you stop them mid-move.

“No.” you say meaningfully, then nod at their glass. They narrow their eyes slightly, tilting their heavy head at your interruption. With a swift and fluent movement, you lean forward, over the table, this position granting them full view to the bare skin not covered by the sumptuous weave. Their eyes scanning every bit of exposed skin as if their life depended on it. A warmth creeping up their neck and twirling in their guts. Then your hand closes in around the glass, the tips of your fingers touching theirs, making them look back at you.

#consider this an alpha build in which i focus more on the content than the writing - i will repost an updated version at some point #i will re-read and correct mistakes tomorrow again cause i aint seein non no more #demo snippet #pia: text demo #if wip #if game #upcoming if #choice script #pia: dima #pia: dalia #slow burn

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2hoothoots · 1 year

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i was having a chuckle to myself last night about Gristol, and how his plans are basically:

Restore Ford Cruller's memory

Find Maligula

???

Profit

but then... of course they are, right? this is Gristol we're talking about. Fatherland Follies drives home again and again that he's still operating on a child's logic, a warped and reductive version of the world that he never bothered to grow out of. both of his memory vaults center on the images of his childhood, this idealized version of the past that he clings to no matter what. and that's still how he remembers Maligula, too - as this saviour figure, who rushes in to help him when he's in trouble.

[ID: Two slides from Gristol's memory vault, Glory to Grulovia! Left: Gristol clings to Maligula's back as she summons waves to sweep away his assailants. Right: Gristol and Maligula waving from a balcony as the people cheer. Gzar Theodore brandishes a dagger in the background.]

like so much else, Maligula represents a return to this idyllic childhood - to the peace and simplicity of his youth, when he was free from worries and responsibilities. in his mind, he doesn't need to make any further plans - once Maligula's back, everything will go back to normal. Maligula will make everything better.

...is what i thought, but then i remembered this line:

[Screenshot source. ID: Gristol, in Truman's body, bows on his hands and knees in front of the newly-awaked Maligula. The caption reads: "Yes, High Priestess! I am here to correct the mistakes made by my father!"]

and that's kind of interesting, right?

to be clear: this happens directly after Maligula sees Helmut-in-Gristol's-body, and recognises him. her line before this is:

"Little Gzesaravich! Have you come to pay for your father's sins?"

my first thought was that Gristol hadn't expected to still be in Truman's body by the time he managed to find Maligula, and this was him trying to placate her and buy some time until he could explain the situation. but watching the cutscene back, that's clearly not what's happening here. Gristol is answering as himself, and his response of throwing himself to his knees before her is, as far as i can tell, genuine.

so what is going on here?

in Fatherland Follies, there's this line in the ride narration that stuck out to me:

"Why didn't the Gzar help Maligula in her time of need? No one knows, but historians agree - it is Gzar Theodore's biggest failure."

other lines mention Gzar Theodore's "mistake", and it's wording Gristol himself echoes in the screencap above. evidently, he believes that his father abandoned Maligula, leaving her to her fate at the hands of the Psychonauts, and it was that mistake that lead to them being driven out of the country - that mistake which he seeks to correct. maybe he even feels like he has a debt to repay to her for his family turning their backs on her all those years ago.

the 'High Priestess' thing, though - that's kinda weird, and threw me for a loop the first time i played the game. it took me until my second playthrough to connect the dots, and remember how the room in the Lady Luctopus - Gristol's room - was full of Delugionist scribblings and symbols.

[Screenshot source. ID: left, the walls of the hidden backroom in Gristol's hotel suite, covered in scrawlings of eyeballs and Maligula's name. Right, the pinboard from the hidden backroom. On its surface are photographs and newspaper clippings connected by pieces of string.]

i mean, look at this stuff! he had a whole conspiracy board and everything!

we learn very little about the Delugionists and their beliefs as a whole during the game, but i think drawing the connection here suggests two important things. one: that Gristol was in deep with this stuff. i don't know how he linked up with them - maybe via old family connections, or just good old-fashioned digging (we know he's skilled at worming his way into peoples' good graces, after all) - but it seems likely that he's begun to internalise their ideas, maybe even warping his own memories of events. and two: the Delugionists themselves are, if you'll pardon the pun, pretty far off the deep end.

like... i understand why PN2 didn't go heavy on the "mass-murderer cult worship" aspect of things, in the end, but man this is such a tantalising glimpse into the wider mythos around Maligula. Gristol is proud and haughty and thinks himself above everyone else; the fact that his first reaction seeing Maligula is to throw himself to the ground at her feet says so much about the way he's come to see her. he's not just trying to bring back Maligula, his childhood bodyguard. he's trying to bring back Maligula, the High Priestess of the deluge, the semi-mythical figure whose supporters believe even death couldn't stop. he doesn't even flinch at the way she confronts him, and maybe it's because he's bought in so completely to this deified figurehead, this idea of Maligula; more a living force of nature than a person. and it all comes back to the same place: an abdication of responsibility, not just to the person who protected him when he was little but to this avatar of floods and destruction. Maligula will make everything better.

i'd write more about my thoughts on the Delugionists but that'd be taking a hard turn into speculation, and this is already kind of long and rambling so i'd better end it here. but what an unexpected and evocative line, right? it's some of the only stuff we have to go off of regarding the Delugionists as a whole, but i think it does such a good job of hinting at the wider story - at teasing another layer to the mythos surrounding Maligula, one whose ripples we see throughout the game but which never quite breaches the surface.

#psychonauts #psychonauts 2 #bored waiting at the airport so you get more psychonauts meta from me #the delugionists have been on my mind recently (because i Might Just have an upcoming au lorepost about them and also cults are fun)#so tossing my thoughts up here because people seemed to like the last few times i did this #and also it's my blog and i like to talk :)#related vent i HATE drafting posts in the tumblr editor because if you hit crtl+z to try and undo a formatting change #it deletes like half the post you just typed out #(yes i did it again while i was writing this. yes i'm still salty. why do i even bother)#what else... this is just becoming a disconnected thoughts dump #but if you've seen my posts you knew what you were signing up for when you hit the button to expand the post tags #there's new art coming hopefully this weekend if i can get it finished! it's more mermaid au designs #i'm two and a half weeks late for mermay but it turns out starting a new job and moving house doesn't leave you with a ton of free time #but that's okay it's never too late for mermaids #omg and artfight's coming up next month too! geez #i gotta make refsheets for the fsau trio because i would LOVE to get art of them #and this year i don't have a thesis to crunch on so i might actually have time to participate #oh and then in august i'm having top surgery! will make a proper announcement post for it at some point #i say 'announcement'. it's just a life update but it's nice to share #i'm super excited about it :)#i might end up blogging the process and recovery but obviously it won't be going here lol. i'd put it on my main #idk if anyone would find it useful but when i first started looking into surgery i had like very little idea about the whole process #and it's only through joining a bunch of online support/discussion groups that i managed to find more info and resources #so hey it might be useful to share? we'll see #our flight doesn't land for another fifty minutes so now i'm just writing in the tags because i'm bored #alright i'll proofread this and then post it when i land and have signal again. peace out yall hope your pride month is going well

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mellowtrait · 4 months

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"It's a stupid dance with stupid people I see every stupid day!" (aka the actual event) beginning / prev / next.

#scared to go inside (also her wearing a red dress heh)#the sims 4 #ts4 edit #ts4 gameplay #ts4 screenshots #sims 4 screenshots #sims 4 edit #*#sim: sheri #*tinadgp #i don’t have any more posts after this i have to play the game but my laptop’s been so slow/laggy these days #okay i was right to assume it was bc of an upcoming windows update

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wundrousarts · 8 months

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I finally found the screenshot of the latest shred of movie news we got from Jess, from 4/1/23, soon before she deactivated. Here’s to hoping we maybe get another shred of news before this tweet hits the one year mark? 😅

#I promise this isn’t part of my April Fool’s joke from last year lol #I just realized that I keep mentioning it without actually showing it.#nevermoor #nevermoor movie #I talk about / give updates on the movie way more often / informally in the discord #so I just forget to talk abt it here as well lol #I think the strike just messed a lot of stuff up. + only ppl we know are attached have been working on other things #however michael gracey’s newest movie got picked up by paramount and the nevermovie was name dropped as an upcoming project in articles #so I hope somebody asks him abt it / his upcoming projects during the press tour for this other whatever movie. pls 🙏

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deus-ex-mona · 2 months

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suddenly remembered this thing from an old interview soooo

Q: You mentioned that the characters, Suzumi Hiyori and both Someya Yujiro and Shibasaki Aizo of LIPxLIP, were created at the same time, but how did they come to be?

Yamako: Yujiro and Hiyori made their first appearance at the end of the MV for “Koiiro ni Sake” to indicate that a new generation was about to begin as the first generation of characters from the CEC graduated from high school. At that time, I didn’t have a specific vision for their future, but it gradually took shape as I thought up Aizo’s character visuals afterwards. I think LIPxLIP became idols because shito said that he wanted to create idol characters in the series.

shito: Yes, that’s indeed the case (laughs). Up till then, we had only written love songs for the CEC, but even before that, I had wanted to write idol songs. So, since we’re able to create our own characters and have them move around as we wish through our songs as HoneyWorks, I proposed the idea of creating a two-man idol unit. Around the same time, we also created Hiyori, a girl who could bring out the two-faced nature of the idols, since a completely ordinary girl like her would be able to bring out both their natural personalities and their bad-tempered natures (laughs). So I get the feeling that Hiyori naturally came about as we were creating LIPxLIP.

#tl;dr: yhy scene at the end of koiiro mv means absolutely n o t h i n g.#y’all can feel free to plug the text into mtl and fight me if you disagree~~~~~ (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง #idkkkkk i just recalled one too many koiiro yhy defenders so. heh. im sorry #it’s from vol 85 of spoon2di so it’s. like. old as sin. like. ‘[redacted] anime was still airing’ kinda old. but still #a n d i think that fulfills my ✨problematic urges✨ quota of the day!!!! see y’all when the next chizuutan chapter preview drops—#wh. who am i kidding. it prolly won’t drop today… i mean why would it #the updates are more inconsistent than my paydays at my former workplace.#in the off-chance that it does update though… you k n o w i’ll be here with mini spoilers~~~~~~~#s. still wondering what ymk’s upcoming mv could be though………

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lamieresoul · 12 days

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Greg & his sister, Emma. 💔

#AHH the conversation when we have to tell him is going to break my heart 😓#the fact she submitted her resignation but they REFUSED IT. that's foul 😔#“maybe she escaped.” 💔💔#i can't wait to learn more about Greg & hopefully this upcoming update he'll open up more & we'll grow closer. 🤞🏽#I just want to give a big hug & comfort him 😩💓#it would've been so cute if she left a necklace or bracelet for Greg to remember her by #rc #romance club #rc greg #rc greg x lane #rc greglane #rc lane x greg #rc heaven's secret requiem #rc hsr #romance club game

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ilikedetectives · 10 months

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Me after Black Friday shopping: My wallet!!! *clench chest*

#14700K + mobo and 64GB of rbg RAM acquired #and CPU fan #I also bought like two 4TB ssd sticks #may return the slower one cuz I don't need that much more space yet #gow ragnarok disc version finally! got Forspoken PS5 too #what I'm not ready for is taking this PC apart #I hope I don't have to update the BIOS but by the look of it I'd need to #and then Win 11 oooof #I didn't build this thing it's gonna be a pain to disassemble #replacing the PSU GPU HDD and the liquid cooler was doable #but I'll see about this upcoming struggle ooof #personal

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shipping1addict · 5 months

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For some reason I thought 7.5 was gonna launch in spring but after checking the dates for other 7.X updates, they all had their livestreams in the beginning of May and released in June.

So.

#swtor #one month is not gonna be the end of the world #i just thought this was the beginning of more frequent updates #I guess there is always the upcoming spring event #wonder when that might release

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gunsatthaphan · 4 months

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~ Monthly BL Breakdown: May 2024 ~

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month!!! 🏳️‍🌈

Disclaimer: ALL shows can be streamed here or here, as well as on Youtube and other platforms. For more info on where to watch what, check out this post!

New breakdowns are coming at the end of every month - feel free to add stuff! -> previous breakdowns

What came out this month? (green = seen/currently watching)

🌟 You Made My Day (starring Tar A. and Bom T. from I Will Knock You) - May 3rd (Thailand)

🌟 Inverse Identity / Upside Down - Mary 3rd (China)

🌟 Wandee Goodday - May 4th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Dear Miss Becky - May 6th (Philippines)

🌟 Deep Night Special Episode - May 9th (Thailand)

🌟 A Balloon's Landing - May 10th (Taiwan)

🌟 City of Stars: Special Episode - May 10th (Thailand, cinema release)

🌟 The Time of Fever (Unintentional Love Story spinoff) - May 15th (South Korea)

🌟 Blossom Campus - May 16th (South Korea)

🌟 OMG! Vampire - May 19th (Thailand)

🌟 Pray in Love - May 20th (Taiwan)

🌟 Manji Reverse - May 24th (Japan)

🌟 My Biker 2 - May 28th (Thailand)

🌟 Knock Knock Boys - May 30th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Anti Reset Special - May 31st (Thailand)

Monthly Likes / Dislikes

❣️ My Stand-In - I've been liking this a lot and it's probably my favorite bl from this year so far. I was mostly skeptical of the reincarnation trope as I usually don't like that but I like where it's going. The storytelling is excellent, it's comprehensible and sends such good messages, it's subtle, not as in-your-face as other shows, they're not rehashing the same things and every character is believable and well-shaped, down to the smallest side role. The characters are flawed but so well-written that it's just a joy to witness them develop. That being said I wanna give a big shoutout to whoever was in charge of casting because the lineup is really top-tier lol. Every character is on-point thanks to their respective actor; Up is doing so well and also Poom is a very pleasant surprise. I love how expressive he is and him and Up work extremely well as a team imo. Also Mek as Tong is a good choice. Almost forgot what a truly good production looked like lmao. I'm in awe.

New series & movie announcements

🎥 Some Secrets in High School (mini series) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Street Fight (movie) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 See Your Love - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 Century of Love - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Allure of the Siren - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Takara's Treasure - Coming July 1st (Japan)

🎥 Air Moment (starring Earth T. & others) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 The Paradise of Thorns - Coming August 2024 (Thailand)

🎥 Your Sky (starring Thomas & Kong, winners of the DMD reality program Friendship the Reality) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 I Hear the Sunspot (remake) - Date TBA (Japan)

🎥 My Idol - Coming August 2024 (South Korea)

🎥 Khemjira - Date TBA (Thailand)

Other news from the BL world

❗️ In a week-to-week-release, Be On Cloud announced the cast of the upcoming BL 4 Minutes: Bible Wichapas, Jes Pipat, Bas Asavapatr, Job Yosatorn, Fuaiz Thanawat, Mio Athens, Jet Jetsadakorn & Jjay Patiphan. A release date, as well as further information has not been disclosed.

❗️After the announcement of OhmFluke being the lead actors in the upcoming Korean BL Surfing, their respective managements released a statement saying the news were false and that there was never any contact between the companies nor a request for permission to issue the news.

❗️The annual KAZZ awards were held on May 14th. The following BL actors/productions won:

Net Siraphop - Actor of the Year

Bed Friend - Series of the Year

Pit Babe - Kazz Magazine Favorite Award

❗️ The 20th Komchadluek Awards were held on May 28th. The following BL actors/productions won:

Zee P. - Most Popular Actor

Nunew C. - Best International Singer

Fourth N. - Best Rising Star

JimmySea - Best Couple

❗️ Actor JJ Radchapon has been announced as Net's new partner in the upcoming BL Love Upon a Time. His original partner James S. previously dropped out of the project to focus on his music career. Shooting will begin soon.

❗️ Actors Kaownah Kittipat and Max Nattapol have been announced as the BL side couple in the upcoming period GL drama Mom Pet Sawan.

❗️ Actor Tang Chinadis has announced his departure from the upcoming BL Jack & Joker. He withdrew from the project following accusations of physical abuse from his ex-girlfriend Prigkhing S. (formerly with GMMTV)

❗️ After accusations of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, the charges against GMMTV actor Pawin Thanik have been dropped. The company released a statement saying both parties requested a mediation, after which they came to a settlement where both cases were dismissed. Pawin had previously been placed on work probation and withdrew from the BL We Are amongst other projects.

Upcoming series & movies for June

👉🏻 My Love Mix-Up - June 6th (Thailand)

👉🏻 Love Sea - June 9th (Thailand)

👉🏻 SunsetxVibes - June 15th (Thailand)

👉🏻 The Rebound - June 26th (Thailand)

👉🏻 Blue Boys Part 2 - June TBA (South Korea)

#doreens monthly bl breakdown #thai bl #bl drama #upcoming bl #update #bl news #it has been another month ladies and gays #my personal highlights: MSI obvs bc its amazing also max and kaownah???? hold tf up lmao #what is happening #also the pawin thing...... idk #like okay the charges were dropped but was he actually proven innocent???#sounds more like they called a truce idk #anyway #im kinda looking foward to love sea dont tell anyone #i missed the mame madness lmao

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