#Pride Month watch

[becauseimanicequeen]

I've recently rewatched I Told Sunset About You and I Promised You the Moon as part of my Pride Month (here's my Pride Month Watch List if you're curious about what I planned on watching going into June).

I loved them the first time I watched them, partially due to the story/characters and partially due to the cinematography (which is divine). And one of the reasons the cinematography is divine (and unforgettable) is because of the use of complementary colors.

Complementary colors create high impact and contrast when put close to each other (in the same frame, in this case). The colors pop.

As you can see, I Told Sunset About You uses red and green (there is some in I Promised You the Moon as well, which I will get to).

(Btw, I watched them both on Viki, but since I can't take screenshots from Viki, I had to take those on a gray site...)

And even though the green and red are only subtle in some scenes (like the red of Oh's phone and the green of the shutter behind him in the image below) it leads your eye straight to where they want it to go (in this particular case, Oh's face, which is in the middle of those two colors).

The same goes for this scene:

The green coconuts with the red flowers are between Oh and Bas to pull the eye toward what's happening between them (especially Oh's curious/longing gaze).

Also, since the red used is often more intense/vibrant than the green, the eye travels to the red first even though there might be a lot more green in the scene.

And no matter when the complementary colors show up...

Whether they're balanced (both used an equal amount) or unbalanced (one used more than the other)...

Or more obvious (when they’re used everywhere in the scene) or subtle (used in the details, for example)...

They always pop and pull your attention to the screen.

The same goes for the few times these complementary colors were used in I Promised You the Moon. This series/season had more of a red and blue palette, but the green showed up at times as well, especially in the beginning and towards the end.

And the same principles worked here to draw attention to the focus of the scene.

And, perhaps in a way, it's also working as a reminder of what Oh and Teh's relationship was like before they went to study in Bangkok and a reminder of what they lost along the way.

(Btw, I also love that Oh is drinking a blue drink here when he's hurt/sad about Teh betraying him.)

If you've ever wondered about complementary colors and how to use them, I Told Sunset About You and I Promised You the Moon are great examples to study.

This is only part of what makes the cinematography in this story so great and unforgettable, but it's a big part.

[kensatou]

assigned omega by auntie yi yi…….

[yakityyaku]

very funny (irritating) to me that everyone whined and yelled about stupid rainbow capitalism and how performative wokeness/allyship is a net bad we should all refuse to support and now like.

tumblr is doing nothing for pride and target isn't selling much (if any) of their pride collection offline except at certain stores (in democratic areas, basically) and build a bear has a much tinier collection than normal and all the actual pride stuff is on their "adult" website (not sure if it's in stores, but pride = adult is a hell of a message)

there are genuinely good criticisms for performative allyship in all its applications. it shouldn't be the only thing we expect from people and companies. but if all the shit I see being called performative stopped tomorrow then in terms of the LGBTQ+ community especially we just. wouldn't talk about queerness or queer issues or celebrate pride or do anything.

open your fucking eyes. we are very close politically to having gay marriage rolled back. now companies are basically being let off the hook to even make a miniscule effort (which matters to the people who don't have access to any other kind of support in their communities! which normalizes the community in public spaces!) because the only reaction they have gotten over the last few years are negative ones from BOTH sides.

we are so entrenched in discourse at all times for the sake of our OWN performance of who is the wokest and who is REALLY an ally or a good community member that we have basically handed over all the work of activists of the last several decades to the other side because we'd rather scream at each other over fucking chicken restaurants and shit than the real life backsliding that's happening.

and this goes for other shit too. feminism, poc rights, all of it.

also. trans rights aren't discourse and aren't just culture war arguments. in case any terfs think they can spin this to be antitrans.

[tawnyevergreen]

me when the gay people love each other

[lea-khena]

My contribution to this year's pride month lol

[twist-shout-and-shells]

Happy pride to the Brazilian prime time soap opera that just introduced an asexual character!!! And he's a forty-something year old man!!! Who had no idea the word asexual even existed!!! Even though he had always felt like that!!! And it was treated so well!!! His sister said she didn't understand but that she didn't need to understand to love him!!!

Can you tell I'm crying? Prime time soap opera has basically dictated what Brazilian discuss and embrace since the dawn of television!!! I'm so fucking happy

[destielette]

Spn Officially ended four years ago, and Destiel but also Cockles is spreading like a pandemic 😁

That’s the Jenmish effect, you can embrace it or reject it, love it or hate it but you can’t escape it.

Meanwhile the CW and Amazon has yet to realize the power of Jensen and Misha’ Chemistry, such a waste!

[evilrobotalienclown]

kiss alts and cast commentary my beloved

[nicomikha]

[wolvesandshine]

This is the one and only time I’m letting netflix get away with breaking a season into two parts with a one month break in between cause they fucking delivered with not one but TWO gay bridgertons during pride month

[rosamundpkes]

Because stories have to come from somewhere.

SUMMERLAND (2020) dir. Jessica Swale

[becauseimanicequeen]

Pride Month Watch: Light On Me

I'm currently going through my Pride Month Watch List.

Light on Me hasn't been on my radar very long, but I've heard about it from various sources recently, so I figured I would watch it this month. I don't know anything about it, but I've heard it's good. So, let's dive in!

I'm about halfway through the first episode and realized one of the actors has one of the main roles in Black Knight (a dystopian k-drama, which I enjoyed when I watched it last year).

So, the first episode is over, and I feel like Shinwoo (the guy who was against Taekyung joining the student council) is Taekyung's first love. Or, perhaps I've seen too many enemies-to-lovers stories and this trope might just be messing with my head...

I'm near the end of episode 2 and must say that Daon is really sweet. He's my favorite character at this point. I get the feeling that he might remember Taekyung for other reasons than just having a good memory. But, please don't tell me we're getting a love triangle...

I love that the moody brooder Shinwoo wears dark (black/gray) clothes every time I've seen him so far.

Namgoong is ridiculous, so I love him (obviously).

Oh, lord. The date in episode 3 is so awkward. But I love how completely honest Taekyung is, he just says what's on his mind.

I have a feeling that Daon being nice to everyone will become a bigger problem in the coming episodes.

I’ve just started episode 4, and I’ve decided that every time Shinwoo says he doesn’t like Taekyung from now on, he’s actually saying that he likes Taekyung.

This is starting to look like a love... what's the next thing after a triangle? Love square? Love quadrangle? Well, you get the point, it's a mess, lol.

I’m on episode 8 and the girl (whom I can never remember the name of, lol) is using Daon being nice to everyone against Taekyung to say that he’s not anyone special to Daon. And, at the same time, Shinwoo is stepping up his own game to get closer to Taekyung, which Daon is seeing. This is getting delicious.

I'm halfway into episode 9 and this series is starting to lose points from me. Honestly, the BL screenwriters who write female characters to be the wedge between the queer boys who like each other, just because she likes one of them too, need to develop their repertoire...

This is obviously a me-problem because I know that Korea is a very different country than where I'm from (I'm from northern Europe, btw) and their view of girls/women is very different from where I was born and raised. But I can't help but get annoyed at it.

Sohee (yes, I remember her name now) is so stereotypically written and boring at this point. Hopefully, it will change in an episode or two. Hopefully, Daon will be upfront with her that he has zero interest in her so she humbly backs off. His dilly-dallying with her isn't exactly helping either.

Anyway...

Thank every higher power Namgoong is here to be ridiculous. I love him so much. So, whatever points this series is losing because of Sohee (and Daon not telling her what's up), Namgoong makes up for it. And Shinwoo's longing stares at Taekyung. I love those too.

So, Shinwoo's way to get closer to Taekyung was to physically bump into him?

No wonder Taekyung ignored him, lmao!

Daon taking off the bracelet he got from Taekyung physically hurt me. It's understandable considering the conversation that led up to it (and that conversation in itself was annoying to watch even though it felt more than realistic). It still hurt me. And that Taekyung noticed Daon wasn't wearing the bracelet anymore hurt me too.

I'm nearing the end of the 10th episode and Taekyung feel like he has been rejected by Daon because of the bracelet, Daon's reaction when the dudes interrupted them, and Daon not being able to find the words to say anything. Then they showed that Daon has one of those tubes you store papers in (commonly used by architects and artists), where he (most likely) has a drawing of Taekyung (which Taekyung asked for in a previous episode).

Daon clearly likes Taekyung. I get the feeling that he's holding back because of what those two dudes said to him earlier. There could be something more behind it as well. The family is often a reason, but they haven't been mentioned all that much (just that they practically ignore Daon).

Namgoong just stood up to Sohee for Daon and Taekyung, and I love him even more than I did before.

I'm on episode 11 and it seems like the family might be another reason Daon holds back and that potential rumors could hurt their reputation or status. I hope this doesn't turn into one of those stories where the parents transfer him to another school just because of rumors...

This is getting really painful to watch. Painful for the characters, I mean (because I love the pain it's giving me, lol).

I'm glad that at least Taekyung has someone there for him when he's falling apart.

I hope Daon has someone to be there for him too. I'm sure the other three (Shinwoo, Namgoong, and Taekyung) will stand up for him against the idiots at school, but he seemed so lonely at home. It breaks my heart.

I love how Shinwoo took on the role of Daon's friend and then Taekyung's friend to share the different perspectives on what happened so that Taekyung could understand things from Daon's perspective but also feel like he had Shinwoo in his corner. I love friends like this.

I've got so much respect for Shinwoo after his conversation with Daon in the 12th episode. He knows that both he and Daon like Taekyung, but he doesn't take advantage of Taekyung now that he's heartbroken and vulnerable. Instead, he told Daon to stop avoiding Taekyung and to fix things with him.

I love this. It's not a competition or about who gets the boy by playing dirty tricks. It's about two long-time friends who respect each other and just want what's best for the boy they like. It's such a big contrast to the whole Sohee and Daon situation, and I fucking love it.

I love Namgoong so fucking much!

I’m at the beginning of episode 13 and I’m glad Daon got pissed at Sohee. He had every right to be considering she outed him and Taekyung to the whole school. I like the way he handled it and how he told her he never wanted to see her again. I mean, she betrayed his trust. Let’s see how long it lasts (I hope it lasts until the end of time, but that’s just me being petty as fuck when it comes to people who betray my trust, lol).

I’m glad Sohee apologized to Taekyung, as she should. That doesn’t mean I would want her as a friend, though. Taekyung is clearly not as petty as me, lol.

It’s near the end of episode 14 and Daon has practically forgiven Sohee, so that didn’t last long. But I’m glad he said they might not be able to be good friends right now.

It was a drawing of Taekyung in that tube. Too bad Daon's declaration of love comes now, though, because I feel like Taekyung is already moving on. Timing is everything.

Have I said that I love Namgoong? No? I fucking love Namgoong. He’s so sweet and funny and ridiculous that I can’t help but smile like an idiot when I see him on my screen. I love him so much.

The way I cheered for Shinwoo when he asked Taekyung at the end of episode 15 if Taekyung was going to keep him waiting… Shinwoo has waited for a long time to get closer to Taekyung.

And then the way I cheered for Daon when they showed the flashback of him kissing Taekyung’s forehead… These boys...

I have no idea how this is going to end (probably enemies to lovers since that’s so common), and I’m not really leaning more toward one rather than the other. (Normally I would be loud about poly at this point, but I don’t think these boys are ready for that.) So, let’s see what happens.

The way I laughed when Taekyung said he was thankful that Shinwoo had honest ears!

Look at these boys linking arms!

And holding hands!

I’m so happy for them!

Overall, this was a great show. I really liked the friendship between the four boys. I haven’t written anything about the teacher but I loved his role in the series. He was always so kind and gave great advice to all of them. A guiding light in the murky waters of being a young queer kid.

Obviously, my favorite character was Namgoong. He was ridiculous, funny, sweet, and an amazing friend who stood up for the people he cared about.

Seriously, I love Namgoong!

This is definitely one of the better QLs I’ve seen from Korea, and I’m happy I watched it.

[keydekyie]

alright you little freaks, here's your wormsex gifs

and bonus:

[lettucegobbler]

I think it’s hilarious that supernatural implied that cas lost his virginity to April when he had an entire wife before meeting her.

Like I know logically they probably forgot abt her like they did with so many other things, but still — with every attempt at making cas less gay, they dug themselves a further grave.

Seriously, how do you explain that continuity error without implying that cas never had sex with his wife? Did he tell her he was celibate? Had they just gotten married and he said he wasn’t ready yet? Who knows!

I also love that you can tell when the show gives up on trying to make cas seem straight because they let him have female friends without any sort of romance between them.

As always, destiel reigns supreme :)

[harrypotterstyles4]

Are yall picking up what I’m putting down here ??

[witha-boxofscraps]

You know that one couple that has been on and off since the beginning of time and someone will casually mention to you that they’re dating again and you’re sat there like ‘they broke up?’

That’s what witnessing Destiel is like at the moment. Every few days I see a post declaring them canon because of something that fucking spn YouTube channel has posted and every time I’m just like “again???”