#leo 3wbf

[bl-bracket]

Best Siblings Round 1: Dean & Del & Don (Until We Meet Again) vs Leo & Neo (3 Will Be Free)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Dean & Del & Don: "I think those three deserve a spot in this list because their dynamic is SO very interesting. Don and Del have a maybe more classic relationship to each other, they are only a year apart, grew up together, and they are obviously very close despite how different they are. And then there is Dean, who just came back to live with them, whose shadow obviously loomed over them all their life, who is their older brother and isn’t sure he knows how to be, and they all have to adjust to the new dynamic at home this leads to. What makes them so good in my opinion is that they actively try to make this work, they *want* to be good siblings to each other. It’s sometimes clumsy or hesitant, it’s sometimes plain sweet (Del being heartbroken that Dean stops eating breakfast with them??), and it’s just very loving in the end."

Leo & Neo: "What says brotherly affection more than risking your life hiding your reckless dumbass little bro and his lovers from the mafia?"

[almayver]

Is siblings having similar names actually a thing in Thailand or is it just a very peculiar tv thing?

[kattahj]

The weight of Mae’s two murders

Thinking of Mae's two murders, the weight of them, and why it's significant that it's her, both times.

A lot of people die in 3WBF, but up until Leo, they have fallen into three categories (unless I'm missing someone):

1. People who may not have had it coming, but certainly played with fire. 2. People who were accidentally caught in the crossfire. 3. Offscreen. (It's implied that Ter kills the mother and child at the motel, but it's not actually seen.)

But Leo's is a premeditated murder, onscreen, and he has done nothing wrong.

Furthermore, Mae knows that.

Ter doesn't care. Ter would kill a dog for cutting him off. Everyone in the show has some kind of rationalization when they kill: They had it coming. I didn't mean to. It's the price of business.

Mae has none. Mae knows what a life is worth, she knows exactly what she has done, and she carries the weight of that, as much as she carries Phon, and later Ter.

I struggle to quite put into words her role in the show. It's not quite a scapegoat, and not a Christ figure, but it is someone who carries the pain of others. Perhaps witness is the best word. She asked to be shown Phon's world, she gets to see it, and she realizes that it has to stop.

She tries to stop it by getting Ter out, as she tried to get Phon out, but that doesn't work. It takes a lot more.

Which is also why she has to be the one to kill Thana, even though both Neo and Shin tried before.

Neo can't be allowed to do it, because Neo is spiralling at that point. When Ter told Leo that Neo was a murderer, a kidnapper and a whore, Leo said "You're lying." Unlike what Ter thought, this wasn't him idealizing Neo. On the contrary, Leo knew his brother. He knew that two out of three of those were just not who Neo was.

Except Neo towards the end is a kidnapper, and a would-be murderer.

Neo can't stop the cycle of violence. All he can do is drown in it.

Shin can't be allowed to do it, because Shin is his father's heir, and his one primary desire is to not become his father. If he murders his father and then takes over his business, that's too close to the edge. Not to mention what would likely follow – covering up the murder, maybe bribing the police, convince Thana's allies not to go after him.

Shin is Luke Skywalker; he needs to step away from the dark side. But once he's done that, Luke Skywalker can't save himself. He needs either Darth Vader's self-sacrifice, or The Millennium Falcon sweeping in.

Thana isn't the type to sacrifice himself. On the contrary, it's his cunning selfishness that spares Shin from becoming a murderer. And then the Millennium Falcon does sweep in, in the shape of Mae.

Without having to say so out loud, Mae places the weight of all those murders where they belong: with Thana. Ter, Phon, Leo, and all the others. The death she caused, the ones she witnessed, and even the ones Phon never told her about.

I see her then as someone who has followed the red thread of death all the way back to its source, and now cuts it off.

And then she walks away. Out of the cycle of violence. Out of the show.

We don't see her again. I don't think she gets a nice place at the beach. Whatever's ahead, it's likely to be difficult. I feel sad for her – but one thing I don't feel is worried. Mae won't be caught up in the cycle of violence again, as murderer or victim.

Mae will be okay.

[panlyv]

i got tagged by @seren-ii and it seems fun lmao thanks gao!

name: dawn

nicknames: i dont have one i guess? dawn is already short (besides, irl i use my deadname rip)

zodiac sign: leo

height: 155cm / 5′1 (yea im Tiny)

languages: i can speak portuguese and english fluently, and i can say a thing or another in french and italian. i also know very very basic korean (i can read&write but Do Not ask me to speak)

nationality: brazilian 😣

favorite season: winter!!! even tho in brazil we basically don't have winter since its a Tropical Country, give me all my sweaters and hot cocoas and warm blankets!!

favorite flower: bro idk im not into flowers and stuff but if i need to name one then...... i guess its orchids

favorite scent: fried onion+garlic on butter (its a v brazilian cuisine scent lol)

favorite color: yellow&black

favorite animal: a variety of sea creatures, giraffes and geckos!

favorite fictional character: well since this is my drama sideblog, imma list my favorite thai characters: sarawat (2gether), tang yi&zhao zi (h3 trapped(not thai ik, but they r just The Best)), gangsters (tol), shin&neo&mew (3wbf), ming&kit (2m&2m2), yihwa (twm)... phew i guess these are the ones i love the most but the list goes on

coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: tea!!!

average sleep hours: it depends a lot lmao but lately it's been 5 hours

dog or cat person: cat person!

number of blankets you sleep with: only one? and two pillows

dream trip: asia as a whole

blog established: this blog is like 2weeks old lol but ive been on tumblr since 2016???

followers: not many but thanks to everyone who followed me and that keeps up with my messy tags and random nerve wrecks <3

random fact: i love classical music! (i listening to it rn sorry its the only thing i can think of... im not interesting lmao)

well thats it! thanks again gao for tagging me and whoever feels like doing it, do it!!! not gonna tag anyone bc i have like 3mutuals on this blog so far lmao