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[itsanidiom]

OFFICE BLS RANKED BY THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE VENEER OF APPROPRIATE WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR

Because I saw @sorry-bonebag's tag and had to.

Here we go! Disclaimer: I'm not going to list every Office BL™ these are just the ones I've seen. Sorry if your fav is missing! Let's start with our lowest scorer that definitely sets the tone for the bottom of the barrel.

CHECK OUT - The veneer is tracing paper if not completely transparent. Fucking in the office. Yeah. That's an HR violation for sure. Thankfully your company is too small to have an HR department. But you're definitely getting fired by your boss who is also your boyfriend who you are also cheating on.

BED FRIEND - The veneer is only considered opaque because everyone else in the office is blind as hell. HR is pretty sure you two fucked in the office bathroom, but they have no proof so could only give you a warning.

LOVE MATE - Veneer is 1-ply. I mean, if the whole office ships it, is it truely an issue? HR thanks you for keeping things PG.

WE BEST LOVE: FIGHTING MR. 2ND - The veneer is definitely paper thin, but it's 2-ply. At least you avoided fucking in the office. Just a good smack in the face and some mutual sexual harassment. HR win...I guess.

HISTORY4: CLOSE TO YOU - Veneer is getting a little thicker, but depends on the light. Rooftop and in-office grandiose love confessions aside, HR thanks you for keeping your higher heat make out sessions off business hours. Still, gossiping about your romantic interests with your coworkers is grounds for a warning.

OUR DATING SIM - Veneer is about as thick as the space between your legs through which HR can see that you're literally holding hands in the office right now, stop it.

STEP BY STEP - The veneer is solid. Mainly office stuff happens in the office. HR approves of this boring as hell vibe. Still, you get marked down slightly because you did almost get down in the company parking garage.

CHERRY MAGIC - The veneer is a wholesome thickness, but no kissing in the company elevator. HR slap on the wrist for sure. We don't care how quickly the doors closed. There is CCTV in that elevator, sirs.

JUN & JUN - The veneer is currently in the process of being painted on so we'll have to wait and see, but it's looking pretty thin so far. HR has their pens ready to write up the report.

OLD FASHION CUPCAKE - The veneer is solid, but HR saw you hugging in the coffee station. Thank you for waiting until you were off work hours to make out, I guess. Enjoy your fancy desserts.

ROOMATES OF POONGDUCK 304 - The veneer is there. HR heard some weird noises over the zoom call, but we're just going to ignore those for now.

[negrowhat]

Eboni!! I was reading your tags under that daddy gifset post for phayurain and how you said that it is your favorite out of all thai bl love scenes and it got me thinking. What are your top 10 favorite love making scene from another bl series.

Tyler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gawd let me go do some research and compile my data!

TharnType's shower scene in TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love. Since their shower scene was cut from s1 we were rewarded in s2 and when Tharn LIFTED Type I damn near ascended (we won't ponder on how Tharn was able to keep a tight grip when they were both covered in suds).

Tharn lifted Type a lot, I noticed, and it's one of my absolute favorite things. I'd also like to go on record and say that TT2 had some of THE best love scenes in all Thai BL.

The Green Bathroom Scene in KinnPorsche The Series. It's no secret I was OBSESSED with that scene. OBSESSED! It was literally perfection. Who knew a hand job could be so...personal...so intense...so erotic? Also it was filmed beautifully! The use of the mirror was *chef's kiss*

The Kitty Play scene in Bed Friend. Oh mah gah! That scene was epic! Everything from the request to the consent to Uea being in total control? King being at Uea's feet practically the whole time? Also the tongue????????????? It was superb.

Can I just go back on record and say that NetJames have NO business serving me everything. All their love scenes HIT!

Cai and Gav's first time in Gameboys 2/Gameboys the Movie. I was not expecting for that scene to be so GOOD! I wasn't expecting a love scene at all tbh. It was sweet and passionate and they practiced safe sex AND confirmed they were vers! 10/10. CaiReel actually own my whole heart.

I really hope EliKoy get their flowers for Gameboys one day.

Yu Zhen and Shi Lei's first time in Be Loved in House: I Do. You ever read in a romance novel about how the couple reaches their boiling point? Like the tension is too much to ignore? That's what their first time was like. It was an explosion of passion and relief. Like if they hadn't done it then they would've combusted. Also...more lifting...

The love scene in Check Out Ep 0...not to be confused with Check Out the Series. Anyways before Nine and Daonuea were ruined they had an amazing and blissful encounter after a fun resort party. They were freshly single strangers who happened to connect on their own solo trips to the same resort.

When I say Chahub and Best DELIVERED on the lust and passion???? THE CHEMISTRY?? They really had me excited for the series...which is why I was so bummed when it flopped. I do encourage EVERYONE to go watch Check Out Ep 0 tho...if it's still on YouTube.

The locker room scene in Between Us. Where do I even begin????? Moving from the pool to the locker rooms to escape the cameras? Win reminding Team he could back out at any time. The damn near visible SPARKS between them??? The way Win looked like he wanted to eat Team up with a spoon?? I was gagged.

The Couch scene in Manner of Death. Between Teacher Tan's hair pulling and Dr. Bun's slutty faces, I couldn't stop screaming. They really smashed in front of the evidence computer and their cactus. That adrenaline rush kicked in and had them going at it like it was their last night on Earth.

Fighter and Tutor's first time in Why R U the Series. I was obsessed with that scene. Loved that Tutor was complaining about Fighter turning him on and then trying to back out. I love that Fighter started at Tutor's feet. I love that Fighter's neck was bared for Tutor. I loved watching them fight for dominance. I loved seeing how absolutely breathless Tutor left Fighter.

Jim and Wen's "one night stand" in Moonlight Chicken. That was the most passionate and intimate one night stand I've ever seen. Uncle Jim covering Wen's face in kisses and lacing their fingers together? Wen kissing Jim all over????? For that to be EarthMix's first love scene they really delivered.

[pharawee]

Sorry to bug you, but could you give me the cliffs notes on what happened to Best and Chahub and the issues with 9naa? Thank you

Sure thing!

So basically when Best and Chahub's series Check Out first aired on iqiyi it was unavailable to watch in many countries. This prompted the director of the series to give an interview saying that the series was too explicit to show on any other platform such as youtube, and that they were looking into maybe broadcasting it via onlyfans.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with onlyfans and what it's used for, but you could argue that it's a very strange thing to say for a professional director who would probably be better off showing his series on other platforms more suited to traditional longform entertainment (like gagaoolala, the patron saint of queer media 🙏).

Add to that that pornography is illegal in Thailand, and any mentioning of it in an actor's portfolio is probably... not that great.

The director further said that during the filming of the intimate scenes they decided to do away with all protective clothing because it just couldn't be done otherwise (decades of spicy scenes in film beg to differ but ok). The actors were fully naked. They didn't decide this beforehand but directly on set. Many fans have later speculated that due to the stressful and time-sensitive nature of a film set, this might have been coercive and exploitative.

The scenes that were later shown in the series were actually not especially spicy. Certainly not spicy enough to call them "25+". Actually, they were so unremarkable (as far as spicy scenes go) that the series has since been re-released on youtube (albeit probably as a cut version? I'm not sure. I haven't watched it) - the very platform 9naa was so sure would ban them if they even so much as looked at the upload button.

Throughout the whole shock value promotion (because what else could it possibly have been?) the actors themselves stayed strangely quiet. They're apparently on record saying that they value their intimate scenes as art. That's it. There was no further promo. There were no follow-up jobs. Best and Chahub weren't in the special ep (according to mdl Best was but I can't remember him showing up hm). They were either quietly dropped by 9naa or bid their time until their contracts expired.

None of this is especially scummy or even illegal (at least as far as we know). It does leave a sour aftertaste however, because companies like 9naa always have the upper hand over their actors. A lot would have to happen for an (inexperienced) actor to speak up because breaking contracts and NDAs would mean losing their jobs and potentially being blacklisted and/or sued (even Yoon Phusanu only came forward after Y.Ent had already broken contract by not paying him until a set date).

So if a company makes weirdly sensational claims that they later either conveniently forget about or passive-aggressively backtrack on, then that's weird. If they show no interest in promoting their own talent and have a strangely high turnover rate for rookie actors, then that's even weirder.

And this isn't an isolated case. 9naa had a whole series planned with MFlow Entertainment. Beyond the Star was supposed to star actors from both companies, only for MFlow to later finish and broadcast the series on their own due to "differences in vision and work attitudes", editing out as many of 9naa's actors as they could. Weird, don't you think?

And, most recently, Cheque Wacharawee (from 9naa's Venus in the Sky) withdrew from any follow-up projects in a letter posted to his instagram because he had concerns due to work attitudes and couldn't even reach 9naa's lawyer (notice that he too only spoke up after 9naa had already violated his contract). 9naa reacted days later with their own very subdued announcement that has since been deleted. Very, very weird.

Who do you think is to blame here? The actors (most of whom are inexperienced and in Chahub's case haven't really acted since), MFlow (a small but reliable company that makes series that aren't always the most cohesive but at least the actors seem happy 🙏) or 9naa who's at the centre of it all?

Personally, as a fan of both Best Vittawin and Cheque Wacharawee, I've decided to no longer support or watch anything by 9naa. Kiseki Chapter 2 sounds nice and I hope its leads are doing well. Maybe the company has since learned from their previous unprofessionalism but people should at least be aware that they have something of a shady track record.

And if you want to support Best, you can watch his new series Knock Knock Boys which is set to release soon. 💜

[absolutebl]

some lovely 2022 BL domesticity 

domestic BLiss 

Papa & Daddy 2, Minato’s Laundromat, First Love Again, Choco Milk Shake, Vice Versa, Check Out, Coffee Melody, Ai Long Nhai, 2 Moons 3. 

Bonus from Forgotten Plumbing: 

AKA Unforgotten Night 

[gunsatthaphan]

(ு८ு)

[25shadesoffebruary]

"Have you really forgotten about that night? Our night. Because I can't forget you."

[singto-prachaya]

Check Out EP2 gifs

[heretherebedork]

Check Out (2022) Official Trailer

@absolutebl Looks very messy and very high heat and, well, interesting is definitely a word for it at this point.

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Currently watching - July

Because I love a good little list 😊

Regularly updated during the month - colored = finished

KinnPorsche (14/14)

Mafia meets Crime meets Thriller meets RomCom meets Drama meets College-BL and a bloody huge pile of drivel about trust and than breaking said trust. And yes still obsessing over it. What are we all going to do when the series is over? (Well, for me see below)

10 out of 10 guns

Love Mechanics (8/10)

My new obsession. I can feel my thoughts becoming more and more taken up with Vee and Mark and if anyone hurts Mark, I crawl into my screen and hurt that person. It is a college-BL, but with a tougher story (cheating) and a lot of pain and angst and a perfect War for those scenes. He’s doing so well!

My secret love (9/12)

A sweet college-BL with a little bit of cringe about a forced BL-couple. Can something serious grow out of such a farce? Oh and we have a secret established couple who is dealing with their own problems.  

Star and Sky: Sky in your heart (8/8)

A grown-up BL in the mountains about a sweet and cute teacher and an outwardly arrogant but warm-hearted doctor with a lot of heart eyes and second-hand embarrassment (at least for me).

7 out of 10 crowns

Old Fashion Cupcake (5/5)

So good!!! Watch it!!! It is everything! A work BL about a boss and his subordinate who helps the older one to find fun in life again with a lot of sweets! It is a short series with only five episodes – give it a try!

10 out of 10 desserts

Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! (6/8)

Another little gem from Japan about love in the workplace. Also very cute and fun to watch.

DNA says love you (12/12)

What a beautiful story! I love everyone's journey to finally find their true self, to finally have the courage to be honest with others and with themselfes. Highly recommend to watch this (have some tissues ready).

10 out of 10 destinies

Vice Versa (3/12)

Different parallel universe? Jimmy in suspenders? Count me in. Interesting color concept. I like the dynamic of the characters.

Coffee Melody (2/10)

It is almost as sweet as my coffee in the mornings, almost a little bit too sweet, but I like that they flirt openly with each other.

Check Out (8/12)

I'd like to slap Nine through the screen every episode and the screenwriters too. But at this point just a comedy for me. I don't take it seriously and have a blast with every messy scene they thought it should be in this...

Unforgotten Night (6/12)

Hell yeah! And with hell I literally mean hell! This is a very special series whose depiction of a whip-wielding “dom” will never leave my memory. If you like trash, go for it!

Mama Gogo (2/10)

There are too many series on the side to satisfy my need for second-hand embarrassment that I've neglected Mama Gogo a bit. There are sexy dancing men...so I will definitely keep watching.

Dark Blue and Moonlight (5/12)

Still on episode 3…is this a sign? Perhaps, perhaps not. I don’t have a problem with cheating in shows, but this is something else…and I am on episode 3!

That’s my candy (6/6)

I DID IT!!!! I finished this...well I finished it. I think it was aweful. Perhaps I didn't understand it? I don't know. I couldn't find the story, I always got confused with the time and if it was a dream or reality or part of the filming, and the chatacters weren't likable and hadn't any chemistry. If you like it, good for you ☺️ this is just my personal opinion.

2 out of 10 candy

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry (5/12)

The story of a coin laundry owner becoming friends with a high-school student and we have to wait where this is going. Well acted and kind of cute so far.

I promised you the moon (1/5)

I am really angsty about this. Who knows when and if I find the courage to watch the next episode...

Triage (13/13)

First I thought, well another hospital series, but it is so much more! Thriller meets science fiction/mystery meets romance. It was so good! Angsty and fluffy and tense and with a lot of twists and turns and it was never boring! Highly recommended!

10 out of 10 time loops

Because of you (10/10)

Not what I expected 😅 and not mad about it! Just three brothers and their journey to finally accept love and to be loved, I guess?

7,5 out of 10 Yuan Juns

He She It (3/3)

Interesting idea. You need to watch all three episodes to get the whole picture.

7,5 out of 10 plot twists

Something crunchy, crunchy

That was something else! But I loved the idea and the execution. There is a lot of singing and they can sing (at least in my opinion). It was really interesting.

9 out of 10 snacks

Smoke

That was harsh and brutal for my emotions.

7 out of 10 cigarettes

Boy meets boy

Couldn't warm up to the story, or rather to its execution. Not bad, but just not my cup of tea.

6 out of 10 baseball caps

Love Class (6/6)

Well, I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. I think Namjun crossed the line many times which really got on my nerves. The story felt a little bit rushed in the end, but it only had six episodes so they needed to deal with that, I guess. And I guess they wanted to tell too much in this short amount of time and scratched just the surface of everything...

7 out of 10 lines crossed

Rainbow Lagoon (2/2)

A very short, but sweet bl far away the big city with an enemies to friends to lovers trope. It handles the topics quite well for the short amount of time and feels kind of realistic doing so. What I like is, that it doesn't try to be something different than it is, which is part of its charm. It is free on Youtube so give it a try.

8 out of 10 pedal boat rides

History 1: My hero

I do like the ending. Kind of missed the grieving. But Aaron Lai is in it and is doing a good job.

6,5 out of 10 journals

History 1: Stay away from me

The best one out of the first series in my opinion. The story was cute (I don't have a problem with the step brother trope) and the chemistry was there. I really had a good time.

8 out of ten pots

History 1: Obsessed

Well I am not obsessed with this one. Some parts were hard to watch. I really disliked Jiang Jin Teng. The whole dynamic was toxic af and I it is just a meh from me.

5 out of 10 destroyed futures

Meet me outside

This was sweet...sometimes a little bit too sweet, but that is just my problem right now. It was quite a good and short watch. At times I thought Dale was a little bit too hasty.

7 out of 10 wine bottles

The Four Vampires

Just a short movie about four vampires and their struggle with not being able to end their existence.

7,5 out of 10 fangs

Hurt

A short film about doing something terrible and have to deal with the consequences, but also about the meaning of love and commitment.

9 out of 10 tears

Secret roommate

And another short film this time about a couple which has to pretend to be just rommates. Entertaining and quite cute.

7,5 out of 10 toothbrushes

Sotus (15/15)

Well, I guess I needed a good old college bl with a good old cold male lead. Really liked it. Got a little bit annoyed by Kong, but it was still tolerable.

8 out of 10 omlettes

What I'm looking forward to in July:

Oh! My sunshine nights (4th July)

[itsanidiom]

2022 Thai BL Industry be like: 🤔 what if 🤔 we just 🤔 did porn? 🤔

[negrowhat]

Things in the BL World I'll Never Forgive

JeffGame...Yea IDC. I'm still mad about it. WE'LL NEVER SEE THEM ON SCREEN TOGETHER AGAIN!

Chunchih and Wayne Song making cameos in damn near every Taiwanese BL AND YET! Not giving me a retcon sequel to MODC. OR ANY NEW SERIES FOR THAT MATTER.

Tang Yi still being in prison...IT'S BEEN LIKE 5 YEARS! FREE MY MAN! I'm about to start making t-shirts.

Crossing the Line Sequel getting axed. I think there was some drama going on with plagiarism allegations and then Zach Lu became a dad so I just knew that was it but I'm still salty about it.

Check Out flopping.

Old Fashion Cupcake only being 5 eps.

Korean BL's having the runtime of a goldfish's memory

My Engineer s2 falling through. We'll never see RamKing or TharaFrong again!

The ending of Kissable Lips. I'm still very salty.

[pharawee]

Best Vittawin Veeravidhayanan as Daonuea in Check Out the Series, Episode 1

[absolutebl]

2022 BL - The Shoulder Lean Trope

There was so much BL in 2022 that with a few popular tropes I just stopped updating the old trope posts and started to collect for a new on. The shoulder lean is probably top of that list. By far BLs most popular trope I think darn never every BL uses this one. 

My Only 12% (combined with boys contemplating water trope) 

21 Days Theory (classic car execution) 

Blueming (in a bus, old school) and

in a bed, much less old school. 

That’s My Candy 

Check Out 

Choco Milk Shake 

Dear Doctor, I’m Coming For Your Soul (god it was so lovely to see KarnNat back on my screen) 

DNA Says Love You 

The Eclipse 

KinnPorsche

Meow Ears Up 

My Secret Love 

Ocean Likes Me 

Oh My Sunshine Night 

Our Days 

Plus and Minus 

Star in my Mind 

Sky In My Heart

Vice Versa 

Want To See You 

BONUS GL 

GAP the series 

[ahdriking]

Honestly looking at all the new bl dramas coming out this year, especially just in June, and seeing how many of them look so high quality and high rated he he is making me think I genuinely could not have picked a better time to sell my entire ass to the bl machine

[gunsatthaphan]

“sometimes when you feel that love is too hard, you should move on. But if you still think about him, how is that possible?”

- Check Out - coming June 11th

[25shadesoffebruary]

"Move on Daonuea, he stopped contacting you."