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[raelle-writing]

Dead Friends Forever as text posts (episodes 1-4)

Bonus:

[fracturediron]

Something I do like about the character writing for DFF is that 1) The characters really do feel like messy teenagers 2) The characters do shitty things, hurt each other or do harmful things to themselves that - frustrating and painful as it is to watch - make sense for the character and their circumstances. The characters don't often make the smart or best decision, but for the most part, it makes sense in context.

Tw for discussion of sexual abuse

Like am I mentally yelling at Non to forget about the movie, ditch these shitty 'friends', be honest with Phee, report Kru Keng and to move to Phee's school? Yes, I am. Do I understand why he doesn't do any of those things? Yes, I do.

He's a teenager who's mentally ill, isolated, with low self esteem and coming from a place of poverty.

As a kid, I was also part of a group of 'friends' who were actually bullies. Although things never went nearly as far as they do in DFF, I can get where Non's coming from. When you're that desperate for acceptance and to be a part of a group (however shitty it may be), and when perhaps they're not even always shitty, just enough so to make you consider staying around, you'll stay around in the hope things get better.

Non's family are poor - to the point of taking out loans for New - and he's already brought trouble to their door due to the money laundering scheme, as well as to his parents' relationship. In contrast to New - who's implied to be the golden child - Non likely feels like he's brought nothing but trouble and misery to his family.

As someone who's mentally ill and on medication, I wouldn't be surprised if he felt ashamed of his mental illness as well, and felt like that already made him a 'burden' to his family. Disclaimer that I don't know how mental illness is treated in Thailand specifically, but as someone from an East/Southeast Asian background, I do feel like in general, mental illness is something that still has a more of a stigma to it in Asia than it does in the West (not that there isn't stigma here too). Like, I would never tell my mum I'm in therapy because I feel like she wouldn't truly understand, and might even blame herself for me going. From her point of view, only 'crazy' people, someone with something seriously wrong with them or someone suffering from severely traumatic event would go to therapy.

When Non got taken in by the police, Phee talked to his dad to get him released, putting himself in potential trouble with his dad and potential future trouble with the police if this comes under any further scrutiny.

Non says time and time again he doesn't want to be a burden to anyone, and he already feels like he's been a burden to his family and Phee. He knows his family can't afford the debt, and he doesn't want to trouble Phee further. So when Kru Keng offers him money in exchange for sex, even though he knows what Kru Keng's doing is wrong, even though he doesn't want to lie and 'cheat' on Phee (and don't tell me it's 'cheating'; again, this is an adult in a position of power grooming a vulnerable youngster), he believes he'd be bringing his troubles to his loved ones and doesn't want to be even more of a 'burden.' So he has sex with Kru Keng.

And then Phee's reaction to finding out. Does he react badly and then say something really awful to Non by telling him to get lost and die? Yes. Do I understand why he reacted like that? Yes! Again, he's a teenager, and probably one in his first serious relationship, and reacting out of anger and hurt, without full details of the situation or understanding of why what Kru Keng's doing is incredibly wrong (even if Non seems to be 'consenting').

Unfortunately, in cases of real life teacher-student grooming, it's not uncommon for the reaction of students (especially teenagers) to not be one of 'oh, that's fucked up, the teacher's a monster, poor student [x]' but for the victim to be ridiculed or slut-shamed by some quarters, especially if it's seen as 'consensual.'

Jin's reaction too. Is it shitty he videoed Non and then (almost?) posted it on social media? Yes. Is it because of him taking that video that it somehow got disseminated to the rest of the school? Yes. Do I understand why he reacted this way? Yes. People are messy and human, and doesn't always react in the best ways in the face of hurt, anger and immaturity

[crispywizardtale]

[blmpff]

Ta's comforting head pat would fix me istg

[iwantoceans]

How to survive slasher films : a guide

[alejunsu]

Dead Friend Forever EP1 (Phi x Jin)

🔥🤤

[xxhappy-chickenxx]

[vegasthehedgehog]

It makes me so mad that the Phee Jin scene is so good. Like why they gotta put on a show like that while being the characters that irritate me the most.

[hopemang7]

DFF ep.10 is giving me huge DO NOT TRUST ANYONE vibes.

Also, I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP, but PheeJin strutting thru those haunted woods holding hands right after they confessed their worst sins to each other feels kinda .... weird.

Still hope they make it out alive ... and if not, I will always have this to remember the good times and what could have been in another life:

[priapussdick]

this is called critical thinking

[popontomarlie]

Tan: Okay Phee, get closer to Jin

...

Tan: not like THAT

[raelle-writing]

Can I just say... Phee is a great character.

He's a hopeless romantic

He's a wannabe fuckboy

He falls in love with his partners after having sex once

He's into photography

He has heart eyes when he looks at his crush

He has nasty rough sex

He wants to take care of his partners

He likes sad boys with pain kinks

He gets distracted from an information mission by a pretty face

He's just a horny teenager

I love him so much!

[fracturediron]

That’s very true about what you said regarding Jin. Perhaps that’s why he’s in denial about Non’s possible death and doesnt want to confront his role whether directly or indirectly in Non’s demise. Jin is going to have face that at some point.

Phee by a different token is probably carrying heavy guilt about his ‘last words? to Non and whether they were the catalyst to his death/disappearance too.

Oh absolutely to both of these.

Going off on a tangent here, but it's fascinating to me how Phee and Jin are foils to each other, shaped by their relationship with Non and romantic feelings for him.

Both try to act as Non's saviour. Both react poorly to the revelation of Non and Keng's sexual encounter, and do something highly harmful and hurtful to Non out of their own misplaced anger and hurt. Both now likely live with the guilt in the present day over what they did to Non. But while Jin is choosing to run away from Thailand to the USA - to flee his past - if Phee is indeed one of the killers, he's choosing to dig the past back up again, to get to the truth and give Non's tormenters hell to pay

[crispywizardtale]

[blmpff]

will this be a ~flashback within a flashback~ showing how Phee/Phi and Non got close?

since that's the scenery and clothes they are wearing in Non's wallpaper so it must have already happened:

[miss0atae]

Random thought about Dead Friend Forever ep 3:

▪️I'm convinced this BL slasher needs to be binge watched. Waiting each week for the new episode is killing the scary vibe for me. I will still watch it every week but I believe it will be better to re-watch it in full when all episodes will be out. The experience may be different.

▪️By the way, when will the killer make Fluke disappear?! I can't stand him. He is so unlikeable and for someone who wants to be a doctor, he is not very empathic. He is scaring White and I dislike him for that.

▪️I'm all about Tee being the next one after Fluke. Firstly, he is sus as hell. Secondly, he is the worst partner for White (He tried to leave then he grew a conscience and felt guilty.) I wouldn't trust him. Finally, it seems he was Non's bully. He deserves to be one of the victims.

▪️I'm biased but I like Phi a lot. I'm still debating about Jin and Tan. As for Top, he was so irritating. Is he already dead?! They haven't found him, but I kinda hope he is gone. XD I'm kinda amazed by Por. He is still alive despite being impaled and bleeding in every episode. Don't forget, he also has Fluke as a nursing staff and knowing the guy, it's a miracle he is still breathing.

▪️The killer's costume is growing on me. I didn't like it at first, but I'm changing my mind. Also, I don't really care about his real identity or if they are more than one killer. It still feels a bit silly... We'll see what happens next.

▪️I thought we would get a flashback today with the real introduction of Non and his relationship with the rest of the group minus Phi, Tan and White. Guess, I was wrong. 🫤