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wanna know how ran rindou sanzu and koko would do when they're out on a date with their gf and they bump into her toxic friend who flirts with the bf and has the audacity to still be pick me and toxic towards the reader 😃. my man better shut her up and comfort me (and tell me to drop her) 😤

What a Shame | Bonten Ran, Rindou, Sanzu, and Koko

- When Y/N's toxic friend tries the boys from her. (female reader)

genre: fluff, crack (?)

warnings: cussing, minor mentions of violence and suggestive content (but nothing explicit)

A/N: I haven't written any scenario for weeks now so I apologize if my writing here is tarnished hehe. Okay but ngl, we all know at least a single person in our life who's like this tbh.

Ran Haitani

For the older Haitani, taking things seriously isn't really in his vocabulary. After all, life's too short to be uptight all the time. But of course, there's always one exception to the rule - you.

As his s/o, Ran has always respected you. You were the only one who was able to tolerate his attitude, and you were the only one who stood beside him and Rindou while they were in and out of jail before they became Bonten executives.

So it was only natural that Ran treats you like the queen you are because you deserve it.

"Ran, I think that's too much." You clutched your boyfriend's arm while pointing to the paper bag he's holding. "You don't have to splurge on Cartier for me."

Ran smirked at you, "Babe, trust me. This doesn't even cost an eight of what I earn."

You rolled your eyes at your boyfriend. Trying your best to fight the smile that's already forming on your lips. "Yeah, I know. But-"

Without even realizing it, you accidentally bumped into someone.

"Oh, I'm really so-"

"Oh, Y/N!" A familiar but unwelcomed voice said.

You looked up to apologize, and surprisingly, it was your old 'friend' from College whom you had to cut off for several reasons.

"Oh hi, Y/F/N! It's been a long time!"

"Yeah, yeah." She looked at you from head to toe and then to Ran. Forcing a smile on her face. "I'm surprised you're with a man! And a hot one at that. What's gotten into you? Did you manage to seduce him?"

Ran grinned at the sight unraveling before him. It's not like he's actually happy with your friend, but at the fact that he's going to make someone cry today.

Fighting back the urge to roll your eyes, you smiled at your friend. "Oh, actually I-"

"You know, Y/N isn't popular back then. And I'm guessing you must have already known why." Your friend cut you off, now talking to the tall man beside you.

"Ehhh? And why is that?" Ran asked with a smug look on his face.

"C'mon now! Just look at them!" Your friend exclaimed. Suddenly leaning to your boyfriend, too close for your liking. "But I can make you happier, you know."

To your surprise, Ran suddenly let go of your hand, and held your friend's shoulder. "Is that so?"

"I'm a catch." Your friend winked.

"Then..." Your boyfriend gripped your friend's shoulder tightly, then pushed them all of a sudden. "Get the fuck away from me and my woman."

Your friend suddenly tripped from your boyfriend's push. Ran immediately crouched down to your friend's level.

"You smell like cheap cologne. Your shoes are out of season. Like what, from four years ago? Your eyebrows look like they're drawn by a sharpie. You-"

Feeling bad for your friend and not wanting to make a scene anymore, you pulled your boyfriend's hand. "Ran, that's enough. Let's go"

"You're not even in Y/N's level so stay the fuck away." Ran whispered one last time before getting up and following your orders.

You and Ran immediately left the scene, not wanting to draw more attention.

"Ran, they were about to cry." You confronted your boyfriend.

"Heh, I wasn't even done. Have you seen their hair? Man I really wanted to"

"Ran, that was too much."

Your boyfriend sighed and nodded. Surprising you with a kiss on your forehead. "There's nothing too much for my queen, though."

Hiding the smile of content on your face, you bit the inside of your cheeks.

Maybe he was right. Maybe some people just deserve to be put in their place.

Rindou Haitani

For some people outside your relationship, Rindou doesn't seem like he cares. With his stoic face and quite impudent nature, there's a point on why outsiders see it that way.

However, Rindou is one affectionate and patient boyfriend. No matter how much he tries to hide it, his overflowing emotions would betray him.

You slid your hand across the table, trying to feel the warmth of Rindou's hand as your cup of coffee began to lose its warmth.

In return, your boyfriend held your hand tightly. His other hand is on his chin while he looks away, trying to hide the red tint on his cheeks.

You and Rindou were enjoying the peace surrounding you two in a café where you invited him. Rindou immediately agreed since it was rare for him to enjoy the serenity without his annoying brother.

Still, all good things must come to an end. Your peace was suddenly interrupted with an uninvited guest.

"Oh my! Fancy meeting you here, Y/N!"

Your eyes immediately shot up and looked at the person standing next to your table.

"Oh, hi Y/F/N." You smiled forcefully, trying to hide your annoyance from the interruption.

Rindou looked up lazily to the person, then looked at you. Although he might have already had an idea as to who the person is, your boyfriend still raised his brows as if asking.

"Oh, uhm Rindou, this is Y/F/N. We used to be on the same organization in College." You explained. "And, Y/F/N, this is Rindou, my boyfriend."

"Oh wow." Your boyfriend gaped at your boyfriend. Their eyes already screaming at how much they want your man.

To you and Rindou's surprise, your friend immediately sat next to Rindou without even asking.

Your boyfriend could only look scrunch his brows as he tries to fight the urge to flip off the table.

"Look, I don't really pry that much in relationships. But let me warn you..." Your friend leaned on to Rindou "Y/N won't take you seriously. She dated a bunch of our colleagues back then, and none even lasted enough for her."

You look at your friend wide-eyed. "Y/F/N. That was a long time ago, and I was immature back then."

"Meh, old habits die hard, Y/N." Your friend rolled their eyes at you. "So..." Suddenly they snaked up their hand on Rindou's chest, "take a pity on your gorgeous boyfriend, and let him go. Right?"

While Rindou may be a patient man for you, he can only take so much for other people. And your so-called friend was one of them.

Your boyfriend suddenly stood up, surprising both you and your friend.

"Look, Y/F/N. I don't give a fuck about how many guys Y/N dated because that's understandable for a gorgeous person like her." Your boyfriend suddenly held onto your friend's collar, "And your pathetic little attempt of seducing me won't work. Just look at you."

Your friend can do nothing but gasp at Rindou's remarks as he stormed out of the café while he grabbed your hand.

While walking towards the car, Rindou suddenly let go of your hand.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Your boyfriend looked at you with his brows scrunched together.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I dated some of my colleagues back then. I thought-"

"No. Why didn't you tell me that you have a friend like that? I could've taught them a lesson for you." Rindou said, his gaze suddenly softening. "That's not even a friend, Y/N."

You hugged Rindou. Burying your face in his blazer to hide your embarrassment. "I'm sorry."

Rindou patted your head. Further drowning you on the warmth of his arms to comfort you.

Sanzu Haruchiyo

Before even getting in a relationship with Sanzu, you had a fair share of warnings and disapproval from your friends and family. Although it may seem understandable considering that he's a high-profile criminal, there's a lot of things they wouldn't understand.

They wouldn't understand the euphoria someone like Sanzu brings into your life. And they wouldn't understand how he's a safe space in all of the chaos.

"Fuck babe. You're doing it again." A voice suddenly interrupted your train of thoughts.

"Oh, sorry. What is it, Sanzu?" You leaned on the pink-haired man next to you. Trying to convey your expression despite the loud noise of the crowd and blinding lights before you.

Sanzu smiled as you leaned next to him, "You just look gorgeous tonight baby. I'm just saying, maybe we can get home early tonight."

You deadpanned at your boyfriend. Hand running through your hair, you sighed once again. "Babe, we're celebrating Bonten's success tonight. So no."

Sanzu rolled his eyes before chugging the Cognac on the countertop of the bar. To his surprise, the Cognac was immediately refilled by the bartender.

You made a double look at the bartender leaning in front of Sanzu. And to your surprise, it was one of your friends and colleague.

"Y/F/N!" You exclaimed, wanting them to acknowledge you too, instead of just being in front of your boyfriend.

"Oh. Y/N!" They smiled. A look of disappointment plastered on their face "I didn't see you there."

"You work here now?" You asked out of curiosity.

"Yeah. I actually just got in a few minutes ago." Your friend smiled, "And who's this?"

"Oh uhm, he's Sanzu. My boyfriend." You proudly said, "And Sanzu, this is my friend, Y/F/N."

"I feel bad for you." Your friend frowned at Sanzu, "Y/N here doesn't really know any fun. I mean, just look at her! Boring, right?"

You immediately felt all your confidence crumble in a matter of seconds. Feeling embarrassed by your friend, you immediately pulled your boyfriend's arm.

However, Sanzu just gripped your hand. As if trying to tell you to just stay in your seat.

"Oh?? And how about you?" Sanzu asked. A hint of sarcasm and annoyance dripped in his tone.

"Well, perhaps we can have fun tonight." Your friend leaned on the countertop, whispering in your boyfriend's ear. "I'm fun to be with."

"I don't think so." Sanzu grinned, "Y/N's boring you say? I mean, your pathetic attempt to entice me isn't exciting at all. You can't even compare to my Y/N."

Suddenly both to you and your friend's surprise, Sanzu pulled your friend by the neck. His hand choking the life out of them.

"See, I don't know if you know me or not, but I'll make sure that the moment we leave this club, you'll be fired from this job of yours and everybody in Tokyo will know how much of a bitch you are."

Your friend could only quiver in fear. While you, seeing that the situation escalated quickly, pulled Sanzu away from the bar.

"SANZU!" You exclaimed. "That was too much! You scared them!"

"As they should." Sanzu smiled at you. "I only did what I had to Y/N. What they did was too much, too."

"But-"

"That's not a friend, Y/N" Sanzu brushed the tips of his nails at your hair. "See how they treated you? If they're on Bonten, they would've been dead already."

You sighed. Not wanting to prolong the argument, you cupped your boyfriend's cheeks, "But promise me, you'll control yourself next time, okay?"

"I'll try to, princess." Sanzu smiled, his hands on your hips, "So, can we go home now?"

"No."

Kokonoi Hajime

It took quite some time before you and Koko got together. Although he might have had his heart broken before, the second time around trying with someone was different. Most especially it was you.

You were patient around him, and kind enough to understand the trauma and pain he's been through. Thus, Koko was a protective boyfriend around you.

"Koko, you really don't have to accompany me here. I'm literally just getting my nails done!" You sighed as you trailed behind your boyfriend. "Don't you have a meeting with Sanzu tonight?"

"Cancelled it. It's not urgent anyway." Koko waved his hand, a sign that it was time for you to drop the topic.

Koko opened the salon's door. The smell of toluene immediately hits you.

As you were about to talk to the reception about your appointment, you felt a tap on your shoulder.

"Y/N?"

To your surprise, it was a friend of yours at work. You immediately smiled, not wanting to be impolite, "Oh, hi Y/F/N!"

"You're doing your nails today? But I thought you were still the plain Y/N I know!" Your friend laughed.

Deciding to ignore her rude remarks, you pulled Koko by his hand "Y/F/N, this is my boyfriend, Koko. And Koko, meet my friend, Y/F/N."

"I didn't know you got a boyfriend now!" Your friend exclaimed. "How come? I mean Y/N isn't really the type to attract men. Especially someone your type."

Koko immediately frowned at the rude remark. "Y/N's a great girlfriend. So I have no idea what you're trying to imply."

"C'mon now! I'll show you what I'm talking about." Your friend nudged Koko, "How about meeting me at my place tonight?"

You immediately raised a brow at your friend's remark. While Koko, clearly annoyed at your friend suddenly snapped.

"Look. I don't know who the fuck do you think you are, but you're clearly crossing the line with my girlfriend." Koko pointed a finger at her, "And never, will I ever go out with a low life like you."

Overwhelmed with the way your boyfriend defended you, you suddenly grabbed your boyfriend's wallet, and took a couple of hundred dollars.

"He's right. And go buy a new personality." You immediately handed the money to your friend and stormed out of the salon.

Koko surprised with how sassy you became, suddenly hugged you from your back. "Babe, I didn't know you can be like that."

You held into your boyfriend's hand and leaned, "I know. And thank you for defending me, Koko"

"And babe?" Koko whispered, sending goosebumps in your skin.

"That's Bonten's money. Not mine."

You turned around and faced your boyfriend with a surprised look on your face, "Well shit."

[longinglook]

I may or may not have spent my entire Sunday binge watching all of I told sunset about you and Gaya sa pelikula and now I have so many thoughts and feelings that I need to write about them so here we go! Under a read more (if tumblr allows me to) because it’s 2k words hehe

First of all, I knew next to nothing about both shows before starting them. I had seen a couple of gifs here and there, but really had no idea what I was in for.

I started with I told sunset about you, which has 3 episodes out of 5 out. All I knew is that it was going to be beautiful and possibly sad, and it was. Everything about this show is so high quality, from the audio to the dialogue to the locations to the acting, just wow. The production is better than a lot of movies I’ve seen, and every technical aspect is perfect. I am really loving the plot so far as well, I find the childhood friendship to stubborn rivalry to grown up friendship again very relatable. I think it’s a very common experience for a lot of non straight folks to develop an extremely close bond with a same sex friend when you’re too young to realize what you’re actually feeling for them until you’re a lot older and suddely the jealousy and possessivenes all make sense.

I love the recurring themes sprinkled throughout the episodes, starting from the chinese vocabulary that expresses the core thoughts of the two main characters: rival, intimacy, secret, male protagonist, as promised. They could easily be the episode titles, or the names of imaginary sections the show could be divided into. It’s a great way to integrate metaphors and deeper meaning into the plot.

That’s how most of the communication goes in this show, deep emotions are never conveyed through words because words are scary and loud and they can’t be taken back once they’re out there. The plot advances though stares and gestures and touch and gorgeous shots of the landscape. The pace is slow with hour-long episodes that could each be a movie of their own. This worried me a bit before starting, and I have to admit that at times I struggled to stay focused, especially during scenes that set the mood but don’t do much plot-wise. This is just a personal preference, though, and in no way I see it as a flaw. 

The dancing around each other the main characters do, sometimes literal, is frustrating but it determines an emotional build up that’s just starting to reach its peak. This is one of those shows that has me screaming if only they talked to each other, but the silences and unspoken words are so well directed and acted that it works. I struggle a lot with keeping in mind that they’re still in high school, they’re very young and I can’t expect them to act rationally just yet. 

I was really worried about Teh possibly going the insufferable Theory-of-love-khai way, and I am still not 100% sold on him. When he started helping Oh-aew again it felt like he was just doing it to make himself feel better about the whole thing. It was frustrating to see him so possessive and jealous while also so deeply in denial about his own feelings, to the point where he had me rooting for Bas instead. He was getting better, but then he fled at the end of episode 3 and now I have no clue what’s going to happen next. About this, I really have no idea if they’re going for a happy ending or a sad one. I’m really hoping it will be good, because so far there has been barely any emotional payoff for all the repressed longing and misunderstanding the show has put us through.

I do like their dynamic a lot though, I have a weak spot for childhood friends reconnecting and an ever weaker spot for informal mentor/mentee relationships. Oh-aew asking Teh to tutor him until he passes the admission exam was an almost exact mirror of Yuri on ice Yuri begging Victor to be his coach until he retires and I loved that a lot.

Now on to the one issue I have with this show: it feels too much like an art film. It reminds me of Moonlight and Call me by your name, in the way that I wasn’t able to connect with those movies because they are too perfect. They are so beautiful and carefully crafted that I can’t fully immerse myself in them. There’s a filter that stops me from relating to the characters and constantly reminds me that this is not reality. It’s pretty, it’s extremely well done, but it feels like art. It has some quirks, some scenes that feel too artificial. One scene in particular, the one where Teh buries his head in the paper Oh-aew wrote with his coconut scented pen to sniff it, which is a direct parallel to Call me by your name, bothered me in particular. Just as it felt over-the-top and purposefully weird in the movie, so it feels in the show. It’s a way of showcasing how a confused teen deals with attraction he barely understands, it’s raw and animalistic in a way, but it’s so quirky that all it accomplishes is to remind me that I’m watching an lgbt show. It makes me wonder if a scene like this would make sense in a straight relationship because here it seems to highlight how different and primal his attraction is. If I had to pinpoint it, I’d say that I have a problem with media showcasing queerness though peculiar, purposefully awkward scenes like these instead of normal kissing and cuddling.

Overall, I can’t wait to see how this show ends and I still think it’s one of the best bls to air in 2020, if not ever. It’s refreshing to see something with a big budget used well! So far my rating is 8/10, which I know is a lot lower than what everyone else seems to think but it’s still very much subject to change! Just hoping they won’t pull a Make our days count, but I doubt they’ll go there.

And now Gaya sa pelikula. Wow. Again, I knew next to nothing about this show before watching, and I was coming from a 3 hour I told sunset about you binge watch, so the bar was pretty high.

And boy, did this show deliver. I was blown away by the depth and the humor of it. It feels like the writers had fun taking all sorts of common tropes and stereotypes just to show everyone how well they can be evolved and made complex. Two strangers who somehow find themselves sharing an apartment sounds like the start of so many fanfictions out there, but it’s so well executed and interesting that you don’t even stop to think about how weak the premises for their meeting are. It doesn’t matter and it’s not even that far-fetched, either. The sister and the neighbor are also two characters that start off as extra stereotyped, but in just a few scenes they unveil an incredible depth and backstory. It blew me away.

Each character is so realistic. Everything they do and say makes sense, they all have their reasons and their past and they react accordingly, it’s so coherent. It’s impressive how everything takes place inside the house and you barely realize it because things happen and the plot moves anyways, and the way information about external events and people is conveyed is so seamless that you don’t even notice it. In only 7 episodes (so far) they have managed to give everyone a complex background and personality through the use of objects and small details and wow don’t get me started on the music.

The soundtrack is SO GOOD. I never really pay attention to music in shows but it plays a very important role here in my opinion and, well, it’s exactly the kind of music I like listening to and ahhh I just spent 4 hours playing the first kiss song on loop so I might be biased. Right from the start in episode 1, when Karl gives in to Vlad’s music and starts dancing to it, it’s established that it’s an important element to the mood of each scene. I love how the dancing I talked about for I told sunset about you comes back here, but while I saw it as a hesitant dancing around each other there, here it’s the opposite, it’s freeing and it’s about accepting yourself. And the end of episode 6 highlights this, with the beautiful quote “You are entitled to a love that lets you dance without fear and shame.” It made me cry a looooot.

I think the development of their relationship is masterfully done. It doesn’t happen too quickly nor too slowly. Karl goes through some needed shocks that act as his wake up call. When I’m watching bl shows I care the most about them feeling real and relatable. I don’t want to feel like they were written by a straight person trying to guess what it’s like to be gay. Now I didn’t look anything up about the Gaya sa pelikula writers, but I’d be very surprised if they were straight. I can relate to both Karl and Vlad for different aspects of their stories and their worries and thoughts. There was one part in particular that hit so close that I had to take a few breaks because it hurt too much. I am a lesbian, I’ve had relationship with a girl that lasted over a year, I am out to some friends but not all. I never came out to my parents, who are both very open minded and friends with a lot of gay people and would love me just as much if I told them, and yet I can’t. It’s not just that, I am terrified by the idea of them already knowing or being able to guess. When Karl freaked out over his uncle guessing, it hit me so hard because I’ve felt the same way so many times.

Episode 7 was amazing. I hate badly written drama the most, and 99% of shows can’t come up with any good reason for drama but they have to put it in there anyways and it sucks. This was the complete opposite, I adored it and I say this as a lover of fluff. It feels right, I think it’s an issue that would come up between two people like them. They are both right and the only thing that could happen there is what actually went down. I definitely think things will be fixed by the end and I am looking forward to it, but I am very glad this issue was included because it’s so important and so true to many lgbt people’s lives.

Another aspect I absolutely adored are the multiple references to lgbt theory and language, and Vlad has some of the best lines I’ve ever heard coming from a bl. When he tells Karl not to be afraid of the word, when he explains that “you don’t look gay” isn’t a compliment, when he scolds his sister for not acknowledging the things she used to say to him by covering them up with her ally act, those are all such important and educative moments that I hope everyone listens to. I love that Vlad is not correcting some ignorant bad guy, but it’s his accepting and loving friends and family that make the mistakes, because sometimes being supportive your own way isn’t enough if you’re not actively learning from the ones you want to support.

This is a 10/10 for me right now. I can’t find anything I don’t like about it. It never feels boring, it never feels overdone, it never feels cheap or unoriginal. It went straight to the top of my favorite bls.

And now I can’t help but compare the two a bit, because yes they are two different shows but right now the relationships they portray have reached the same point: there has been a climax and now the one who is more confused about his sexuality is panicking and taking a step back. It’s a coincidence that I watched both shows on the same day when their last aired episodes end in such a similar way, but it really leads me to compare the two. I don’t want to put them one against each other or say which one did it better because that’s not the point of this, they are both two amazing and important shows who are excelling in what they’re doing. 

Gaya sa pelikula is down to earth, it’s explicit and it’s straight to the point in explaining what’s going on inside each character’s head. It feels like watching real people deal with real struggles. I told sunset about you is a lot more subtle and quiet, and since we don’t really have a clear insight in the characters’ heads sometimes it’s hard to completely understand what’s going on with them. It’s a completely different way of narrating, and while Gaya sa pelikula makes me feel like I’m a part of the events, I told sunset about you feels like I’m just spectating from an outside perspective. They are different choices, but one of them ends up feeling a lot more emotional to me than the other.

To wrap it up, I highly recommend both shows and I can’t wait to see how they’ll end! They are both among the best shows of the year, both free of all those annoyingly stereotyped characters and plot points that most bls tend to overuse.