#Phupha

[forcebookcorner]

Force Jiratchapong and Book Kasidet as Akk Itsara and Theo Asawa-ekanan in Enchanté Episode 5 (2022) [X]

[megisamazing]

Phupha: "You want to make a wish?"

Tian: "No matter how long it is from now, I wish for us to never be apart."

Some absolute downer of a fan, without fail: "You know, since Tian got a heart transplant, that might not actually be that lo--"

Me, plugging my ears and shrieking: "SHUT UP SHUT UUUUUP THEY LIVE IN A MAGICAL WORLD WHERE TIAN HAD THE SOUL OF THE WOMAN WHOSE HEART HE ENDED UP WITH IN HIM AND HE MAGICALLY DIDN'T DIE ALL THOSE TIMES HE FREQUENTLY WENT WITHOUT HIS ANTI-REJECTION MEDS AND WHERE WISHES ON STARS COME TRUE, HE IS FINE, SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPP"

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Greenest Flag Prelims: Phupha (A Tale of Thousand Stars)

Propaganda: none submitted

[miss0atae]

It's the first thing that came to my mind. Sorry 🤭

[apathetic-tortoise]

Tian: *Coughs violently*

Phupha: Don’t die

Tian: Don’t tell me what to do

[dramas-vs-novels]

What is Two Worlds about?

I'm going to use GIFs, because I feel like it and also it seems like it'd be more useful than having names thrown at you with no visual aid

So, there is this lil guy Kram who lives in quasi-exile at the edge of the woods with his starving-artist father. One day, a friend of his dad's brings his son, Phupha, and asks if he can hide with them as someone is trying to kill Phupha (heir to a wealthy family). Kram and Phupha quickly fall in love.

Also in the area is Tai, the son of a dangerous gangster. A couple years ago, Tai came with a henchman to rough up Kram's mother over a debt she owed his father, and killed her in the process. Tai is deadly and dangerous.

Phupha's dad is attacked, and Phupha tells Kram to go hide in a hidden little cabin in the woods, Phupha will find him in the morning. The cabin was their special place, where they came very close to having sex (but Kram got scared).

The next morning, Kram finds Phupha's body in the cabin. His throat has been slit, and he bled to death.

A local myth says that there is a pond that lights up on certain nights, and if you pray at the edge of the pond, the person you love will return to you.

Despondent and half-mad, Kram goes to the pond, though he used to pray there every night for his late mother. The pond suddenly glows blue, and Kram falls in.

Kram is found half-drowned on the banks of the river by Tai, but something is very, very wrong. This Tai is not scarred, and he seems almost... afraid of Kram.

Tai brings Kram to his aunt's place- a shaman. She explains that the pond is enchanted. When the water glows blue, it creates a pathway between two worlds.

In this world, Phupha hasn't been named his father's heir just yet, he hasn't been targeted. He's still alive.

Kram becomes determined to save Phupha's life and have a second chance at the love he lost.

But what Kram doesn't know is that in this world Phupha's fate did play out, but with a different person.

It was Tai who found a love that changed the course of his entire life, turning him from an angry and lost thug into a kind and warm-hearted man... and it was Tai who came home and found Kram bleeding to death, stabbed by Tai's own father.

Kram will do anything to save Phupha from meeting the same fate as the man he loved, and Tai will do anything to save this Kram from repeating the past. But as they face dangers together, Kram's heart begins to change, and he finds himself falling in love with Tai instead of Phupha (plus, gotta say, World 2 Phupha's kind of a tool).

Can Kram save Phupha's life? Can Tai protect Kram from his father? Does Tai see Kram for himself, and not just as a replacement for the man he lost?

There is a price to pay for traveling between worlds, and Kram has to finish his mission before the debt is called in.

[chaotic-aro-incarnate]

One of my most american moments was taking waaaaaaay too long to realize that in A Tale of Thousand Stars, when they say Phupha is a ranger, they mean like army ranger and not like park ranger. Was really like wow it's crazy that park rangers in the national parks in Thailand wear camo and carry guns and have such a large role in the functions of this rural village. The parks services really go all out on equipping their rangers huh. Kinda weird that Phupha isnt talking that much about wildlife conservation or nature but that's probably cause this is a romance story and conservation isn't the focus. Didn't know park rangers called each other stuff like chief but I'm not familiar with the internal hierarchies of that job.

[beesonjupiter]

something feral awakens in me every time i hear the intro song from a tale of thousand stars

[gg-carboxylase]

Absolutely slayed by the fact that the ring is actually Earth's. Just... How am I supposed to deal with that?

We finally have a thousand stars now.

[rinsarchive]

A TALE OF THOUSAND STARS (2021)

[ohnomalora]

4 years of A Tale of Thousand Stars

[my-usernames-posts]

Why I will never get over Tian and Phupha

And no, its not because its outside the usual university/office context. (well yes it adds to the reason but hear me out).

Classic Thai BL is how a rich boy with issues meets poor boy with a big heart who gives him confidence to open his heart again. Jealous ex, old girl crush, second lead, poorly shown confusion about ones sexuality…. But this one? Almost none of it.

Well poor boy rich boy yes & no. Tian is a rich boy who is having a tough time coping with the prospect of death. He was not heartbroken from an ex…. he was genuinely frustrated from having no goals, a comfortable life with little room to aspire for more, no clue of his interests. And then he knows he might just die one day before he even gets to 30. Then one fine day Torfun’s unfortunate death saves his life. He feels burdended with guilt. A horrible guilt to live with. There was this young woman, with hopes, dreams, a desire to do good for the village kids. Because of his parents connections & wealth he not only cuts the line but also gets to prolong a life he was living aimlessly. Unhappily.

But now for the first time in his life, guilt it may be, drives him to actually do something. The near death experience pushes him to try something new & seek something in this second life that was bestowed upon him. Also notice how it’s not poor boy teaches rich boy there is so much to live for. Tian finds a reason to keep going by himself. Phupha was a sweet bonus on the side that made out worthwhile for him to stick around in a remote place (and as a city kid let me tell you living in such remote places semi permanently is hard for us. It’s a 360 degree lifestyle change)

And idk if it is Tian or Mix but he has this firm yet gentle feminine charatcter about him. He is just a little bratty with Phupa to get his attention. He doesn’t wait like the princess to be pursued, he initiates. But when hints are thrown at him he shows he picks on them and still plays just a little hard to get.

Also Phupha. Earth just does it so well as a reserved masculine lead 😂 but even then, him caring for Tian seems more of a protective instinct. It feels like at first he had this prejudice knowing who Tian is, that he wouldn’t be able to bear hardships. However at the same time he’s hit with the fact just how attractive he finds this man. Sure he must have given up on dating after being heartbroken losing his father…. But think about it. He’s near the border. Few colleagues & families in the village. There was Torfun. He knew she liked him. Although not explicit he was probably gay & could not afford to come out in such a tight knit village where many don’t understand it. They may not be homophobic, but they also may not understand what being gay is. And they keep telling him to get a “wife”. Then comes this man who is attractive, sassy AND into him? Phupha may not be this brooding masculine guy after all he might just be unaware of how to flirt confidently. Especially with a man.

Leaving aside the manufactured conflict which could’ve been done so much better…. Phupha is such a shy character. He doesn’t show much affection in public. And in Our Skyy 2 it is clear just how insecure he feels seeing Tian has moved & changed his lifestyle to suit him but he’s barely done that much of a lifestyle change for him. And the difference in social class makes it hard for him to see Tian’s parents. He must have worked so hard to get that diamond & plan the proposal w his parents🥹

And I love how genuine the ending feels. Tian gives his life abroad a chance & ultimately decides he wants to go teach in that village. Phupha knows he likes his job & sets Tian free saying he’ll wait for him but doesn’t expect him to return. It was not a real compromise on careers or dreams, but a natural draw they had towards each other & the place & its community.

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Horny on Main Round 2: Nick (Only Friends) vs Phupha (A Tale of Thousand Stars)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Nick: "Left his own nudes on a customer’s phone. Made out with said customer at work. Recorded people having sex and played the audio for his roommate. Suggested having sex with his roommate for funsies."

Phupha: "He took Tian to the waterfall just so he could thirst trap him. Mans was thirsty"

[miss0atae]

Phupha from World 2 is stuck in his own lakorn

The poor dude can't seem to have a peaceful time... Give him some rest!

Oh, and he may have lose the boy. 😩

[apathetic-tortoise]

*The village leaders are gathered for a meeting*

Tian: *Walks in and sits on Phupha’s lap*

Everyone:

Rang: Why are you sitting there?

Tian: There’s no free seats

Rang: But we made sure there was enough room for-

Phypha, Nam, and Yod: THERE ARE NO FREE SEATS

[raypakorn]

do you take care of me because of duty and nothing else? you don't feel anything at all, right? || all these times we've been happy together. everything was a lie, right?

requested months ago by @akkpipitphattana

BONUS - because they made their mistakes but their hearts were pure