#until. uea

[checkadii]

ITS 6AM IM NOT MISSING THAT STREAK

Anyways goodnight

[dramas-vs-novels]

Wait so BED FRIEND is the first thai novel you read? Not Love Storm?

Correct!

I read the novel because the part of the show that never made sense to me was King assaulting Uea by having sex with him when he was well beyond his ability to consent.

King is depicted as being very sober (which could be an acting issue or it could be because of laws around how law or traffic violations can be depicted (read the tags if you're confused by that sentence)), but assaulting a drunk Uea is SO contrary to EVERYTHING else about his character, it never made sense to me.

So I read the novel to see what it said about that part specifically. Turns out, in the novel they're equally drunk.

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I don't know enough people to be tagged and wasn't tagged. I'm just joining in for the funsies:

1.

Win from Between Us/ UWMA

2.

King from Bed Friend

3.

Nick from Only Friends (he deserved so much more)

4.

Shaopeng from See Your Love

5.

Ai Di from Kiseki Dear to Me

6. Fiat from Don't Say No

7.

Thame from Thamepo

8.

Phaya from The Sign

9.

Hira and Kiyoi from Utsukushii Kare /My Beautiful Man

Post nine gifs of your favorite characters and let people guess your type.

Then tag nine more people to do the same 😁

Wanna play along and not tagged? Do it! Just tag us so we can see your answers!!!

Oh this is FUN! It's our first time participating in a tag game. Thanks @hughungrybear for inviting us to play along!

Since there are two of us, we are going to color code this post and both participate. For this post, 🐈 Kat's answers will be PURPLE and 🐠 Dori will be GREEN.

Let's Go!

It was HARD to come up with answers, and we reserve the right to change our minds tomorrow! 🤣 Here are our favorite characters in no particular order:

1.

Faifa from Perfect 10 Liners

Kuea from Cutie Pie

2.

Johan from Fourever You

Bison from The Heart Killers

3.

Joke from Jack & Joker (by a hair, a hair I tell you! A thin one!)

Jack and Joke from Jack & Joker (I know it's technically two people, but I can't pick)

4.

Payu from Love in the Air

Namping from Every You, Every Me (thank GAWD this was only 2 episodes because I barely survived)

5.

Ming from My Stand-In

Ming from My Stand-In

6.

Cake from My Only 12%

Seeiw from My Only 12%

7.

Po from ThamePo (honorable mentions: THE ENTIRE CAST)

Ko Yeong from Love In The Big City

8.

Tian from Tale of a 1000 Stars

Khai from Theory of Love

9.

Dongfang Qing Cang from Love Between Fairy and Devil

EVERY character in Begins Youth (I'm not picking and you can't make me)

Decided to let tumblr pick the 9 people to tag and play if you feel like it😁: @heretherebedork @respectthepetty @babyangelsky @nabi-unveiled @lurkingshan @anpanman95 @ppeonppeonhan @tortibomb @mamuljjukrapao

[ppeonppeonhan]

The Sexiest 2023 BL Scenes

I think we can all agree that there is an art to executing a sex scene -- and not everybody's an artist. This year, we (and, by that, I mean you) gif'd a couple of masterpieces that range from romantic to...educational. Here are the ones that live in my head rent free, in order of PG-13 to NC-17:

BEST ROLE-PLAY SEX: Bed Friend

If you had told me last year that incorporating cat ears into foreplay would result in one of the hottest scenes in BL, I would've given you bombastic side-eye. But James, the actor who plays Uea, pulled it off, and is probably responsible for a lot of Amazon orders till this day. (Episode 6)

BEST BEACH-SIDE SEX: The Eighth Sense

This entire sequence was so beautifully lit in golden tones, with soft touches, and romantic moments. It almost made you forget about the depression plot. Almost. (Episode 6)

LONG-AWAITED SEX: Hidden Agenda

Joke yearned for Zo in a way that was borderline comical. From the moment Zo kissed Joke like he was trying to give him CPR and then promptly shoved him out of his apartment, I knew every kiss after that would have to come with a parental warning. I'm surprised Joke didn't move in. (Episode 8)

DO-OVER SEX: Love Class 2

The music for this sex scene was so perfectly matched with the caressing and hand closeups. And the fact that it happened after the initially-ghosted Joo Hyuk got Sung Min to reconsider made it even sweeter. (Episode 9)

BEST WET SEX SCENE: Kiseki: Dear to Me

I may have enjoyed Ai Di and Chen Yi's love story more, but Fan Ze Rui and Bai Zong Yi were helping us all live out our tall boy fantasies. When he mounted him with a soft bounce, I knew the gif Gods would giveth. (Episode 7)

BEST EUPHORIC SEX: Only Friends

Ray looked like he reached nirvana when he made love to Sand in that sardine can of trailer, so of all their sex scenes, this was my fave. (Episode 9)

BEST INSECURITY-INDUCED SEX: Only Friends

Say what you will about Boston -- and the fandom has said a lot lol -- but if you had to choose a cast member to get you off, you'd choose him in a heartbeat. And yes, this scene was grimey. He f*cked his friend's potential boyfriend in the backseat of his car after manipulating him into believing he was cheated on, but can you blame him? He was probably tired of always having to give and never receive. Plus, Top did this vibrating move that made me wonder who told Force to do that... (Episode 3)

GIF by wanderlust-in-my-soul

BEST CENSORED SEX: Wedding Plan

I'm still mad that this scene wasn't in the Youtube cut. It paints an entirely different picture of their dynamic and their personalities. But thank God for the gif'ers, otherwise I would've missed how ravenous they were when they weren't...wedding planning. 😳 (Episode 6)

BEST WHIPLASH SEX: Be Mine Superstar

To be clear, WE were the ones getting whiplash. One minute, we were watching a sweet love story between an innocent college kid and his idol crush, and the next minute we were watching a masterclass on how to bang your one-night stand (consensually) until he agrees to date you. It's like...Sir, I'm on the train. Could you give a bitch a heads up? (Episode 8)

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While I am generally envious of every single one of these experiences, I'm even more envious of everyone's knee strength and flexibility. I could never. Rollerblading has ruined me. If I tried half of these positions, I'd have to get physical therapy. 🙃

[guzhufuren]

Thailand 🇹🇭 A Guide to Some of the Best Queer Asian Shows

Full list here.

1. KinnPorsche mafia boss/bodyguard; action; kidnapper/kidnapee side couple

Kinn, a son of a prominent mafia head, is ambushed by an enemy, and meets Porsche, a bartender who comes to his rescue for a price, thus beginning their reluctant relationship as boss and bodyguard, which soon turns into something more.

iQIYI

2. Bed Friend friends with benefits; office setting; trauma

King and Uea work in the same office. After a company outing ends in a drunken hook-up between them, Uea and King agree to keep seeing each other on a strictly physical basis. With no strings attached, will these two be able to keep things between them simple and carefree or will their emotions eventually get the better of them?

Uncut 18+ on iQIYI or GagaOOLala or cut on YouTube

3. The Sign reincarnated lovers; fantasy; thai mythology; police

The story of the love between Phaya and Tharn who used to be mythological creatures Naga and Garuda in their past lives, and were forced apart. But fate intervened, and two men were reincarnated in new bodies. Now, they work together as partners in the Special Investigations Unit to uncover violent crimes and supernatural mysteries while their love is tested by mystical forces and past enemies.

YouTube

4. I Feel You Linger In The Air period drama; time travel; bittersweet

Jom, an architect overseeing the renovation of a rundown villa, continuously dreams of a man he's never met. When a twist of fate transports Jom to Chiang Mai in the 1920s, he assumes the role of a servant to the affluent young master Yai, the mysterious man from his dreams.

GagaOOLala or YouTube

5. You're My Sky sports; university setting; coming of age

Thorn, a young basketball player follows his senior Fah to university as a result of the promise they’d made — to become national basketball champions. However, to his dismay, he finds that Fah has already given up on basketball. --- Aai has to work in pairs throughout the semester with San, 1 year footballer; in order to receive a scholarship to study in Japan, Ai must be willing to do everything to get an A grade. --- Track running requires the compatibility of the team members to be very high. Vee, who became the new racquet 4, has to speed up training to fit in with the team as quickly as possible, especially with Dome, spending extra time together to train. Is love actually a major obstacle on the path of being an athlete?

Viki

6. Cutie Pie (+Cutie Pie 2 You, Naughty Babe) arranged marriage; secret identity; crack

The sons of two companies, Lian and Kuea, have been engaged to each other since childhood. One decides he doesn't want the arranged marriage anymore while the other decides to win him back.

Cutie Pie: YouTube & Cutie Pie 2 You: Uncut 18+ on iQIYI or cut on YouTube & NB: uncut on IQIYI or cut on YouTube

7. Until We Meet Again reincarnated lovers; forbidden love;university setting

Two boys who couldn't be together in one life find each other again in another.

+ Between Us university setting; swimming club; trauma

A parallel story to Until We Meet Again. Win and Team get to know one another through the swimming club, and eventually develop a relationship. They grow their connection as Win helps Team deal with his childhood trauma.

UWMA: YouTube & Between Us: Special: YouTube & Between Us: Uncut 18+ on iQIYI or paid YouTube or cut on YouTube

8. Step By Step office setting; boss/employee; slowburn

Jeng is a marketing manager and son of the owner of the company. Pat is a new team member. Jeng develops a secret fondness for his new subordinate, but in this position, he has to be strict and picky with Pat.

Uncut 18+ on Viki or GagaOOLala or cut on YouTube

9. GAP The Series wlw; office setting; boss/employee; class difference

Long after Sam first came to Mon's rescue when they were kids, Sam is unambiguously Mon's idol. In order to be near Sam, Mon gets a job working under her. When they finally meet again at the office, Mon is surprised by Sam’s icy exterior, so different from the image she'd had of her. Mon and Sam aren't just different in demeanour; they stand apart in class and age.

YouTube

10. Lucky My Love wlw; office setting

In the pursuit of love, Nabdao has been doing everything. She has got her fortune read. She's gone on a string of blind dates. Unfortunately, no one seems to be on the same page as her. She starts to think that perhaps her gorgeous and caring boss Pheem could be the one for her. Then Vela, her new team leader, comes into the picture and shakes things up with her observant and affectionate care.

YouTube

11. La Pluie soulmate alternative universe

In an alternate universe where Thailand is perpetually rainy and soulmates exist, La Pluie traces the story of Saengtai, who suffers from sensorineural hearing loss every time it rains. The only voice he can hear then is that of his soulmate, but he is adamant about not giving said soulmate a chance due to having seen his parents’ (who are also soulmates) relationship deteriorate.

YouTube or iQIYI

12. I Told Sunset About You (+ Last Twilight in Phuket, I Promised You the Moon) coming of age; childhood friends to lovers; high school setting

Two childhood best friends-turned-rivals meet again, awakening an old rivalry and old feelings. They now have to navigate their lives together and the growing attraction toward each other.

Viki (ITSAY) & YouTube (LTIP) & Viki (IPYTM)

13. Ghost Host, Ghost House crush at first sight; ghosts; grief

Kevin's passion is the challenge of hunting ghosts. He returns to Thailand after 10 years to stay with his aunt's family, but he didn't know that he'd come to stay under the same roof as those hunted ghosts. There he meets Pluem, a young gardener working for his family and a spark ignites between them.

YouTube or GagaOOLala

14. Something In My Room ghost/human; mystery; bittersweet

Looking to start a new life in a new house with his mother, Phat feels something uncanny in his room, which turns out to be the ghost of Phob. Phob wants Phat’s help in solving the mystery of his death before it’s too late.

I recommend watching the extended uncut version on KissKH or Dramacool, but you can also watch cut version on YouTube

15. Manner of Death crime; mystery; dark

A forensic pathologist Bunn is threatened to identify a manner of one victim's death as suicide — something that is not true according to the autopsy performed. The prime suspect seems to be a man named Tan who denies all involvement. They team up together to find the real murderer.

WeTV

16. Triage time loop; hospital setting; crime; mystery

As a resident in the emergency room, one should be indifferent when not saving a patient's life. But Tin got the chance to reverse a random patient's death for the second, third, and countless times. To help Tol and save his life.

AIS PLAY

17.  Love Mechanics cheating; university setting

A love story that starts one night in a club — between Mark, who is drunk and carrying the painful burden of his one-sided love, and the boy who he bumps into and mistakes as the object of his affection. They spend a night together and gradually Mark falls for Vee, although he knows Vee has a girlfriend. Will the love between them make it?

WeTV

18. Wedding Plan wedding planner/groom; lavender marriage; wlw side couple

Nuea is a professional wedding planner. Sailom happens to be the perfect man for Nuea based on his visual considerations for a man. But the universe has an unimaginable sense of humor as Sailom and his fiance Yiwa turn out to be Nuea's new clients.

Uncut 18+ on iQIYI or cut on Youtube & iQIYI (special episode)

19. Laws of Attraction lawyers; crime

When working-class man Tinn's niece fails to receive justice for her untimely death, he encounters Charn, a cynical morally corrupt lawyer. As Tinn and Charn team up to delve deeper into the case, they form a close bond despite their ideological differences. The series explores Charn and Tinn’s fight for justice, even though they were on opposite sides of the fence at the beginning.

YouTube

20. Secret Crush On You “nerd”/popular guy; queer friend group; university setting

Discover the secret of a nerdy young man, Toh, who fell in love with a popular third-year senior. Because his dream is so far from reach, observing is the only thing he could do. But what happens when one auspicious day the world devises an opportunity for Toh to make himself known to his crush Nuea?

YouTube

21. To Sir, With Love period drama; family drama; rich man/lower class man

A powerful family suffering from internal power struggles is now facing an even greater secret threat, the oldest son and heir is gay.

YouTube

22. My Only 12% best friends to lovers; slow burn

Cake and Seeiw, next-door neighbors and childhood best friends, navigate their feelings towards each other as they grow up.

YouTube

23. Show Me Love wlw; beauty pageants

Meena moves to Bangkok to achieve her singing dreams. She chances across Cherine who asks Meena to join her in a beauty pageant. The girls' journey for the crown begins and a romance between them sparks.

YouTube

24. Pit Babe omegaverse; alpha/alpha; car racing

Babe is the number one race car driver and an alpha with special abilities who only has sex with other alphas. Nerdy naive alpha Charlie approaches Babe to ask for his help to become a racer himself. Babe agrees to help Charlie realise his dream, but it will come with a price.

Uncut on iQIYI or cut on YouTube

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You can watch many shows for free on YouTube, and watch others on the streaming websites by setting VPN to Thailand. In other cases I recommend paying for subscriptions to show appreciation and support of content in order to get more of it in the future, but if you can’t, watch on KissKH (better quality), Dramacool or get files from MkvDrama. Enjoy!  🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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The Eighth Sense Meta/Analysis Masterpost

More details here

@aliceisathome

The Eighth Sense DELIVERED baby.

@bengiyo

I’ve been thinking about The Eighth Sense almost nonstop since I finally watched the first two episodes yesterday.

@candygalaxyyy

It’s 4 AM for me rn, I should probably go to bed because my sleeping schedule is a mess… but I’m dead set on understanding the timeline for the eighth sense.

@colourme-feral

Just thinking about how friendships are portrayed in The Eighth Sense and how you often stumble into a friendship with no idea about how it will end up being.

@chicademartinica

A little post for @cupcakeeditor and the anon who asked me to elaborate on fatphobia, body dysmorphia and ED in The Eighth Sense

@dekaydk

The Eighth Sense

@eighthsensed

some thoughts on jaewon's therapy scenes

@emotionallychargedtowel

The Eighth Sense e5 & e6: portraying trauma with nuance

Following up on my post about episodes 5 and 6, here are my thoughts on the mental health side of episodes 7 and 8 of The Eighth Sense.

The Eighth Sense episodes 9 and 10: All we can do is try

@ginnymoonbeam

Was chatting with friends about The Eighth Sense and what we expect from the ending, which got me onto a broader ramble about genre and expectations.

I've been enjoying reading theories and analyses of The Eighth Sense ep 6 from lots of different perspectives.

@hanjiwoos

Was episode 6 real?

@heretherebedork

Until or unless JaeWon is ready to take a step towards healing, no amount of JiHyun wanting to heal his wounds or save him will do anything.

All I can think about it how we saw Uea realize that he still had hope and could still grow and heal because he was so supported by King and Jade and his aunt and his sister and the people around him and how JaeWon, in contrast, is struggling more because he doesn't have any kind of support system outside of JiHyun and his psychiatrist because two of his friends just want him to stay exactly as he was and any change on his part is met with mocking and aggression.

My Nightmare Ending for The 8th Sense.

JaeWon is trying to convince himself, in his heart, that he doesn't have a chance or a future.

JiHyun desperately trying to avoid being flirted with by a girl while his friend keeps encouraging him to be more romantic and JiHyun is just... quietly thinking about JeaWon, thinking about the bus, thinking about the trip, struggling to come to terms with not with his feelings but the sudden space from JaeWon.

@hvenart

While I personally don’t like hand-held camera work in shows, I think it works really well in the eighth sense.

@imminentinertia

I may have some feelings and possibly some actual thoughts about Hedwig and the Angry Inch's appearance in The Eighth Sense.

Today's the day when everyone is required to add their thoughts on The Eighth Sense ep. 6, yes?

iguessitsjustme

It’s been a few weeks since I binged The Eighth Sense and I have some thoughts now that I’ve processed the whole show.

@indigostarfire

A very long post of me rambling so I could connect the dots and map out the factors that led Jae Won to shift out of his deep depression and isolation from Ji Hyun.

@jemmo

ive been thinking a lot about age in the eighth sense, in terms of age gap and the roles of hyung and sunbae and dongsaeng and the behaviours they entail, and the label of the country mouse, and how, with the events of the end of ep 6, they are paralleling jihyun against jaewon’s younger brother with the accident and how I think there’s a crux at the heart of this that is jaewon needing to see jihyun as not his younger brother.

ive had this ramble bubbling under the surface since watching the first 2 eps of t8s, but talking to @heesulovebot and @bengiyo ‘s posts have finally managed to organise my thoughts, about why this feels so queer and un-bl, and i think it’s because, even though unspoken, the characters recognise this as queer too.

ive just been lying in bed, thinking about the eighth sense, this whole morning, trying to figure out and put together my thoughts and my conclusion is I just can’t do it.

@lurkingshan

On Jae Won and Pran

Am I the only one that did not interpret episode 6 as a straightforward continuation of the narrative?

@maxescheibechlinichacheli

The eighth sense doesn't feel like a normal korean bl.

@mikuni14

Little thoughts about JaeWon :)

@mineonmain

Who’s the Antagonist in The Eighth Sense?

@piganatur

actually what jaewon said in the photography shop cut x1000000 times deeper than the english translation of it

@ranchthoughts

The Eighth Sense has this way of filming where the background of shots are SO hazy and out of focus, and I love it

@respectthepetty

What is tradition?

All's Fair in Love

thoughts on the eighth sense finale?

@shortpplfedup

I think it's important to understand than Eun Ji doesn't even like Jae Won.

@suckteeth

At first, I was just happy my favourite director got name-dropped in the show, but then I got to wondering why this particular movie was chosen, so here are my (rough) two cents on it!

@talistheintrovert

OKAY. let's clarify some stuff for people who are confused: the entire episode is not a dream sequence.

there's something so inherently queer in the way The Eighth Sense is being acted and ESPECIALLY in the way it's being filmed, and the cinematography and editing choices that keep taking my goddamn breath away.

@the-conversation-pod

Summer 2023 Ep 2 - The Eighth Sense

@toastofthetrashfire

Queer and Crip Temporality in the Eighth Sense and Giovanni's Room

@trilliastra

jaewon is traumatized to the moon and back, he's mentally ill, father is an asshole, friends are even worse.

@usertoxicyaoi

no bc. like. the eighth sense is getting EVERYTHING right.

so i don't know if whether jaewon is doing this on purpose (i 100% think he is), where he completely contradicts himself - his words say one thing his actions say another -, or he "forgets" the minor details of his interactions with jihyun, just to make jihyun and him have a conversation or to include jihyun into one, but yeah, noticable examples are:

@waitmyturtles

Okay friends, everyone get your spoiler tag filter on, please, because we’re doing this: The Eighth Sense, episodes 7 and 8.

More The Eighth Sense thoughts as I process, process out episodes 7 and 8.

SPOILERS AND ANALYSIS FOR THE EIGHTH SENSE, EPISODES 9 and 10.

Fuck.

Alright.

@wei-ying-kexing-apologist

Eighth Sense Ep 2 Rewatch

Episode 3 Rewatch

EIGHTH SENSE THEORY

Was chatting with @waitmyturtles last night and she sent me this screenshot from the Instagram story of The Eighth Sense director

The Eighth Sense Ep. 1 Rewatch Thoughts

*lies down for a nap*

movingtoanewblogsoon-deactivate (Does anyone know where this blog moved to?)

I come here after going through the tag on Twitter and I'm livid because what we're not gonna do now is pick sides and blame it all on Jaewon by completely disregarding his trauma.

Wait! I just realized Aeri and Eunji have the same surname and this could be entirely coincidental or the show could have used that to highlight even more clearly the difference between them and the subvertion of the "women are always villains" trope in bl that it initially seemed to have reinforced with Eunji.

This part bothered me since the very first time I watched the trailer. The first sentence is definitely Taehyung questioning Jaewon about his relationship with Jihyun.

Please comment below if there is a post I should add!

Masterpost of other shows

[lurkingshan]

I've been thinking a lot about the depictions of generational trauma and parental accountability being presented in dramas lately. Since you've watched way more than me, especially outside of BLs, what are some shows that present or include parental accountability?

This is such a good question and one I have been thinking about a lot since Last Twilight episode 10 aired. Westerners often assume that because of Asian cultural norms around filial piety, parental authority, and respect for elders, we can never expect satisfying parental accountability in our Asian drama narratives. But that's not true! It's been done and done well. It’s because these values are so deeply embedded in most Asian cultures that Asian creators are the best positioned to speak on the harms they can cause, and will often embed these themes in their work.

Now, there is an important distinction to make here: the difference between what characters do, and what the story communicates. A character may choose to abide by honoring their parents at all costs, but the story can still communicate how harmful that is. A character may never apologize for something they have done wrong, but the story can still make it clear they have fucked up and hold them accountable for that via tangible consequences. Here are a few examples from bl to illustrate what I mean, and the different ways this can show up in dramas.

Bad Buddy

One of the most obvious examples of parental accountability in genre, and also a pretty full metal version of it. This entire story is about the damage Ming and Dissaya did their sons with their decades-long feud and insistence on pushing that trauma down on their children, and we got some extremely cathartic scenes of Pat and Pran telling their parents exactly what they thought about that. Of course, even though they raged at their parents, they never got the apologies they deserved (and likely never will) and still had to hide their relationship to appease their parents going forward. But that doesn't mean there was no accountability here. The entire narrative held these parents accountable by showing us how they were harming their sons, forcing them to reckon with it, and ultimately showing them settling into a form of resigned acceptance.

Until We Meet Again

This entire show is about Korn and In's reincarnated souls healing from the trauma of their tragic ending, which was brought upon by the familial pressure and rejection they experienced from their fathers. We not only saw Dean and Pharm work through this trauma and forge new bonds with family members, we saw the direct aftermath of their first deaths, the despair and regret their families felt, and the ceremony that tied their souls together as a result. It's big karmic accountability on a grand scale, and the show never flinched from letting us see exactly how much harm was caused by these parents, or how the tenets of filial piety resulted in Korn's despair that he couldn't be what his father wanted. Even more crucially, we were shown, not just told, the counterpoint impact of good parenting, when Dean and Pharm were accepted by their families in their second life.

Blueming

A rare example of an Asian parent being called to the carpet, feeling the wrongness of their actions, and actually apologizing for it. This does in fact happen in drama! Si Won's mom raised him to hate himself, to be ashamed of his body, to fake his way through life so people would like him, and boy did it do a lot of damage. The story showed us how this affected Si Won and his relationships deeply, and brought him to the point where it finally burst out of him. And his mom, to her credit, was dismayed to understand what she had done to her son. This show also gets bonus points for Da Un standing up to his own mother after she interferes in the film contest.

Bed Friend

Uea's mother's sins against him are numerous, and I will not go into them all in detail to spare my own sanity. She is an abusive parent so horrific that she can never be forgiven, and doesn't need to be. An apology from her would be utterly meaningless. Instead, the drama holds her to account via showing us what she's done to Uea and the work he has to do to heal from the trauma she caused, and ultimately having her son cut her out of his life. It's the biggest consequence she can ever face for her choices and that Uea finds the courage to do it is the story's biggest triumph.

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

On the subtler end of the scale, we have our beloved KNT, which weaves parental accountability through its story in the long, slow journey for Shiro's mother to accept who he is and the partner he has chosen in life. What I love most about this particular depiction is that it's not at all linear in nature. We see her make strides by finally acknowledging Kenji and inviting him to her home, and then backtrack by rescinding the offer due to her own discomfort, and then include him in her family planning to ensure he will be cared for after her death. She’s homophobic and traditional, but she loves her son and sees how much happier he is with Kenji in his life. She is constantly reckoning with that tension. And Shiro and Kenji, being of an older generation themselves, don't hold it against her, even as the show makes sure we understand how much it hurts them. They are not okay with it, but they do understand why she's like this, so they take what she can give and forgive the rest. It's a really touching portrayal of this kind of impasse in a family.

Moonlight Chicken

There are several different vectors of parental accountability in MLC. There is Heart confronting his parents over their neglect and abuse and finally demanding to be treated with dignity. There is Li Ming directly calling out his mother for how her life choices have affected him. And there is Li Ming and his surrogate dad, Jim, working out their issues so that they can communicate better, and so that Jim can learn to stop pushing his own fears and anxiety down onto the next generation. All of it handled with deftness, with care, and with clear purpose to examine the ways intergenerational trauma can perpetuate in the absence of accountability.

[sparklejumpropekitty]

Since it was announced James was involved in a future acting project in Mr Fanboy (as a villain, which he wanted to do for awhile now and DMD granted him that), I see many people spreading lies about him saying he quit acting which he never did. He has explained this MULTIPLE times for A YEAR and people still be twisting his words. This is just one quick compilation, there's more actually. There's also two quite recent interviews where he talked more in depth about the many factors that led him to withdraw from the series, and how the decision was a collective decision. This narrative has been consistent as Net also has said the same thing - they have talked for almost a year prior from the withdrawal announcement (James, Net, and their management). The two interviews are on YT - one with Poppy and the other one with Pondonnews. You can check out @xxjdesu translations for the interviews on her X account.

Summary of his interview, some factors that made him stepping back from Love Upon A Time:

1. He was struggling mentally while and after filming Bed Friend for awhile (he said it was more than a year). He often couldn't detach himself from the role of Uea (and as we know, Uea is such a depressing character), his family noticed this. (This makes so much sense of his demeanors during that time). He felt like he was losing himself.

2. He was miserable and found joy performing on stage - singing, dancing. He felt truly happy doing those more than acting at that time.

3. He also thought about how many more things he wants to do, while he is still able and young. Remember at this time, LUAT still has no progress to go into filming? No workshop, nothing. They only has shoot for the trailer (2022). That's all there was to that series at that point.

4. The company along with him and Net has had multiple discussions regarding their future with LUAT for almost a year. Then a decision was made and the announcement happened. I'm sure they're aware how miserable James was, but Net still wanted to continue the project, which he has every right to pursue, just like James has every right to withdraw. What they wanted for themselves at that time simply has divided, they no longer shared the same dream. IMO, the way DMD handled that announcement was what that makes people misunderstood and blame it all on James. He kinda was used as a scapegoat. It was a collective decision, but the announcement made it seemed like it was only James' decision and Net and the company just granted him that.

5. James read all the comments blaming him, right after the withdrawal announcement. He felt real bad and considered jumping off of his balcony. I remember him deactivating his X account and had bad feelings about it. I never would have guessed my bad feelings about it is actually horrid. He activated his account again the next day and I remembered him saying he's okay, he just fell asleep. Little did we know, he was thinking about ending it all. Remember he also injured his leg really badly. Just imagine how horrible he must felt. Luckily, his younger sister and her bf were there, taking care of him. If not, there would be no James anymore :'(

James revealed it has been two occasions where he has suicidal thoughts, one is what I wrote above and the other one after he was severely bullied for the Cover MV we all know of. And that one is also a fail from DMD. James took full responsibility on his own, saying it was his mistake not to do another version with proper mixing and post production. The sound they used for that MV was from Melt into You concert, it was only a backtrack. In the concert, James sang live on top of the backtrack, and with the stage production and dancing, of course people never noticed how the backtrack truly sound. So many were praising that performance. Of course, Idk what truly happened behind the scene, but DMD didn't do any quality checks before releasing that MV? The way all of them kept silent (still is until today) and left James being bullied alone truly baffles me. They didn't take down the MV or close the comment section, etc. They did nothing. Even My Chemical Romance, one of the legendary bands turns off their comment section when people stepped way over the boundary. When one of their controversial ex-band mate passed away, they turned off the comment section also. Why can't DMD do any of that? Just take down the TT videos and whatnot, that people still using to this day to mock him. And not one soul in DMD ever talked about that. It was only Neoul from MeMindy that said something multiple times to defend James (and also some people that supposed to be James band mates but that project is not happening anymore, so..)

What this man has been through are just so tough and challenging. I'm not even in his shoes but I cried multiple times because it hurts, knowing he's hurting so much. All he wants is to do his job and chase his dreams. Why people are so cruel to him to the point of spreading lies and accusing him of many things, when most of the time, those people don't even know him that well..

If you don't want to support him, that's fine. But don't lie and throw untrue accusations. That can tarnish his name and made him target for bullies (Which he has had to deal with multiple times throughout his lives, some since he was a kid.)

[bl-bracket]

Currently Confirmed for Deserved Better

(shout out to the anon who reminded me to do this)

IMPORTANT: You may still submit these characters!!! This is mainly to help people think of things to submit, and to highlight who HASN'T been confirmed yet!

Black (Not Me)

Joe (My Stand In)

Boston (Only Friends)

Porchay (Kinnporsche)

Non (Dead Friend Forever)

Tonkla (4Minutes)

Uea (Bed Friend)

Yu Xi Gu (HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count)

Wen Qing (The Untamed)***

Jiang Yanli (The Untamed)***

Kenta (Pit Babe)

Dean (Pit Babe)

Korn (4Minutes)

White (Dead Friend Forever)

Joke (Jack & Joker)

Big (Kinnporsche)

Mhok (Last Twilight)

Mark (Love Mechanics

Fadel (The Heart Killers)

Tharn (The Sign)

Xiao Xingchen (The Untamed)***

Namnuea (Wedding Plan)

Kan (Spare Me Your Mercy)

Intouch (Until We Meet Again)

Cao Weining (Word of Honor)

Bison (The Heart Killers)

Xiang Haoting (HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count)

Tang Yi (HIStory 3: Trapped)

Gu Xiang (Word of Honor)

***Due to the amount of characters from The Untamed submitted, a separate prelim might be held instead, so these are tentatively confirmed until further notice

[bigbellybelle]

Oh uea~ I've said this a few times in dms to people but I figured it deserved a public announcement. Every time I get stuffed, my brain just kinda turns off~ I get fixated on finishing everything or at least pushing myself until my limit~ my conversation skills tank and I'm left whining and moaning every few seconds because my tummy hurts too much. And it takes up so much energy to digest that I'm basically unable to hold my head up while begging for tummy rubs from anyone who will listen :3

[dramas-vs-novels]

Is King very Dominant? Does he know about Uea's trauma?

King... pieces together a lot, but there is a lot he has no way of knowing until Uea is ready for him to know it.

And as far as if he's Dominant, sometimes, if King is a very, very good boy, Uea lets him think he is.

[dramalove247]

Pick Nine: Characters I Dream About

(Find 🐠 Dori's list here)

🐈Kat's List of Character She Would Like to Rub Up Against:

This list was harder than I anticipated and it changed a few times. If I had to do it again tomorrow, it might look different. There are a LOT of characters that COULD go on this list. Ultimately if settling on 9, I decided to go with 9 characters who have more recently joined my harem. I wasn't intentionally TRYING to keep it to BLs, but out of the media I have consumed lately, it is the BL characters who made it to my dream about list.

Additionally, I am openly queer, which is not at all reflected in this list. There are plenty of women and non-binary folks that live in my dreams. A few of them made this list initially, but as I added more characters they ended up falling off.

The completely arbitrary rules I worked from are as follows:

While physical attraction to the actor behind the role is a given, the ultimate attraction has to be to the CHARACTER. Ironically, this means that both some of the actors and characters I would love to rub myself against didn't make this list.

One character per series.

One character per actor.

I wanted to include different "flavors" of characters I am attracted to, because I think it would be easy enough for me to make an entire list of characters that attract me in the same way.

In no particular order, other than who I thought of first, I give you...

Great from 4 Minutes.

Great in the real timeline....

.... Great in his 4 minutes timeline....

.... and Great in Tyme's 4 minutes timeline.

I love that we get to see Great in three different ways. In the (early) real timeline he is who he is, a broken and sad child who had to take care of himself. In his 4-minutes timeline we see the man he wants to be, and ultimately the man he tries to become later. In Tyme's 4-minutes timeline we see the man he could have been, and the possibility of who he may yet become.

Also, in the name of transparency, Bible's thigh tattoos are my fucking catnip. Respectfully meant, given that I don't actually want to objectify a real person. I'm just saying, I want to RESPECTFULLY rub my face all over his thighs repeatedly and purr.

Uea in Bedfriends

Though honestly I really feel like two K/cats without King just doesn't work as well. So King plays a big part of the fantasy. But Uea takes the cake, hell he IS the whole damn cake. The reason BEHIND Uea's WALL OF DO NOT FUCKING TOUCH breaks my heart, and makes me want to break people. Watching him drop that wall when he chooses to, watching how he's owns his whole damn self, his sexuality, and King too is... well something. I love that his surrender is a god damned gift and he demands that King recognize that and show his appreciation suitably.

Win from Until We Meet Again/Between Us

Bro had me at CONSENT. I would have said clear consent, if not established before, needs to be established at the point of foreplay. I didn't realize consent could BE foreplay. Enter "Call me Hia" Win, and yes please. Win is a delicious combination of traits and behaviors that I want to wrap around myself and cuddle with after. I loved watching him fall for Team, and the complete panic and crisis that he experiences because for the first time he has something he wants to hold on to, and he is afraid he can't. I especially love that he is willing to embrace his own vulnerability because he WANTS to be there for Team. He may not always understand his own emotions, and he may sometimes try to insulate and protect himself, but he is willing to put it all out there and he loves with his whole heart.

Johan in Fourever You

I don't even know what to say here. Johan is... just fucking Johan. Johan does it for me on so many levels. Johan loves North, and he communicates and telegraphs this in every possible way. The way he looks at him, the way he is always touching or holding him. Johan knows how to cherish someone and that is damn sexy. And the desperation in those kisses, the way that he kisses and touches North like North is the very air he breathes and like North is the only thing keeping him tethered to this world. I just... yeah... there it is.

Tan in Manner of Death

I JUST LOVE HIM DAMNIT. I love that he's morally gray by circumstances not by character/values, but that he does what is necessary. I love that he has liked Bun for YEARS and is determined not to miss his chance again when the opportunity literally comes up and drunkenly kisses him. I love how sweet he can be and how that contrasts with how deadly he is. Also, if a proposal doesn't come with that kind of energy, don't bother asking.

Mahasamut in Love Sea

Look... if I do not get to eat or better yet be eaten by Mut on vacation, is it even a vacation worth going on? Mut is the ultimate pleasure dom and I am so damn here for it. He will make your body sing in ways you didn't know was possible, and he will get off on it. He will feed your praise kink, and then make you a snack to replenish your energy so you can go on to round two... and three... and four.... and five... This man oozes sensuality and all I can say is hell yes, sign me up.

Yai from I Feel You Linger in the Air

Yai fucking redefines cherishing and makes it so damn sexy. If you are not going to worship my whole being the way he does then I don't fucking want you.

Yoryak from Wandee Goodday

Yak is like a toy I can never get tired of. I will chase that damn red dot forever. I love his kindness and his softness and how he is ALL FUCKING IN for his partner. As an admittedly weird ass person, I have a special appreciation for someone who won't blink at my weird ass self, but instead will put on the fucking bunny ears and shake his fluffy tail at me until I pounce. I would Teeny Tiger the hell out of his Big Bunny.

Faifa in Perfect 10 Liners

Faifa was supposed to be in my honorable mentions list... until I went through the GIFs and fell back in love with him and now he is ON THE LIST. He's adorbs, he's snarky, he takes care of people, and he is wounded in a way that this KittyKat is SURE she can cure.

I feel the need to add a few honorable mentions who didn't make the list. Out of respect I will NOT tell you who Faifa replaced.

Seo Jeong Hu in Healer

Fighter in Why R U?

Day from Love Syndrome III

I am not proud of this one, but I won't lie and say I haven't enjoyed some Day centric fantasies. Ultimately I don't actually LIKE Day's character, and I have MASSIVE ISSUES with the story, which is one of the reasons he didn't make the list. But if I was going to sign up for some toxic red flag loving and let someone fucking OWN me - a psycho who wants to pamper me so much I can't live without him, will more likely than not grab my throat at least once during a make out session, and looks like Lee Long Shi (respectfully)... I could do worse.

Thanks for playing with us @nabi-unveiled, this was super entertaining. Thanks for showing me yours!

[respectthepetty]

Is Boston the most scarlet man, you've ever handled OR is Vegas the reddest boy you've ever seen?

Ooooohhhhh! Anon, I love this question. However, I'm going to walk you through how I categorize "reddest" so I'm giving you a list of sorts.

The "Reddest" Rascal

Runner-ups Cutie Pie's Kuea and Destiny Seeker's Ai had a lot of red clothing and possessions. Ai had a lot of red food and red underwear too, but Kuea had the red drum set and red motorcycle.

Uea from Bed Friend was strangely a tame red.

Until it came to the bedroom.

Surprisingly, Vegas from KinnPorsche is not the reddest, even for the negative rascals.

Only because he spent so much time trying to hide it behind a Green Guy mask, so Pete was the only one who really got to see his red.

Which is the same thing Boston from Only Friends does, so even though he is very red here, it's only this once and

he hides his color behind a Green Guy mask that only Nick can see behind.

So the only time we really see his red is when he is in his own space and usually alone, just like Vegas.

The reddest negative rascal is actually Sun from Midnight Motel, which his name even reinforced how dangerous he was because it was in his nature to burn everyone.

Homie was a psycho.

But he was very fine when he was being sweet.

So . . .

Final Answer: Mangkorn

This honor goes to Big Dragon's Mangkorn based on the consistent amount of red that surrounded him.

He had the red lighting in and outside his house, the red phone, red chopsticks, a red bathroom, red couches, a ton of red clothes, red blankets, y todo rojo!

Everything about him was red. He was consistently red. He easily gave his color to his guy and still had plenty left for himself.

And that's what it boils down to is the unwavering dedication to the color.

Vegas hid his. Boston does too. But Mangkorn never hid his. In fact, it was on full display at any given moment.

Even it it wasn't physically on his body.

And even if he wasn't in the room, he was still present.

So yeah, Mangkorn, The Reddest Rascal.

[slayerkitty]

Pick Your Fave of My Faves

Thanks to @pharawee and @babyangelsky for the tags!

Challenge: Make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite.

Tagging @respectthepetty, @italianpersonwithashippersheart, @poetry-protest-pornography, @sparklyeyedhimbo, @bunnakit

[waitmyturtles]

Rose's Day of Asks

From your 'OGMMTVC Project' what have been the shows that surprised you the most? For whatever reason

Have a great Day💜

HI ROSE, great to hear from you! Oooh, great question! Old GMMTV Challenge shows that I was surprised by....

I think in general, shows that surprised me were ones whose reputations preceded them in various ways. More below:

1) I was surprised by how much I liked Make It Right (season 1 and season 2 thoughts here). It's still seen as a problematic show in many ways, and especially by the way the main ships of TeeFuse and FrameBook began their relationships (and there have been issues since 2016 about how young the actors were in their first BL roles). But I was really struck -- especially in the second season, but also many times in the first season -- by how empathic the show was to the confusion of young men discovering their sexualities. It was a wild and chaotic work by New Siwaj and Cheewin Thanamin (GOD, THEY WORKED TOGETHER ON THIS, crazy to acknowledge this now), and there were manyyyy points of the two seasons that made nonsense, à la Cheewin's modus operandi. But there was true heart in the show, and the last episodes of TeeFuse and FrameBook confirming their relationships just took me out (especially with FrameBook's ending serving as a preview of how King and Uea confirmed their relationship in Cheewin's future show, Bed Friend).

2) I was surprised by how much I LOVED LOVED LOOOOOOVVVEEEEDDDDDD Theory of Love. The word used the most to describe this show when I was crowdsourcing the OGMMTVC list was "controversial." And I watched it and within the first episode, I was like, "OOOOH WE ARE GETTING PLAYYYYYED," and I loved the show for it. I know X Nuttapong has had some non-wins in his drama list (e.g., Vice Versa), but I think X's Theory of Love and Cherry Magic Thailand were seriously so fucking amazing, and he clearly can do wonders with excellent screenwriting. Theory of Love was so subversive and smart, and I think it showcased the start of the real depth of the OffGun ship wonderfully. Those two rose to the occasion. I can't wait to rewatch it.

3) I was surprised by how much I jumped on my bed and was screaming YAAAAASSSS at Lovely Writer. I watched some of Tee Bundit's works out of order. I watched TharnType first and was like, NO. And THEN I fucking watched STEP BY FUCKING STEP after that, and I was like, FUCK this guy. But Lovely Writer has almost universal praise, so I took some time to breattthhhheee, and watched it, and I was like, OH, so that's why everyone was originally hyped on Step By Step. Lovely Writer was fantastic, easily Tee Bundit's best show (in my opinion) on his list (and I say this as a IFYLITA stan), and thank god for this show, because it made me then appreciate his cute cameos in War of Y, lol.

4) I was surprised by how obsessed I got over Until We Meet Again, because fuck series that are 17 episodes long, but I literally still feel like I can't get enough of this series? I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

5) I was super surprised to have enjoyed my recent rewatch of KinnPorsche so much! I thought I'd be all haterade over it, considering my newfound education, but honestly, it was funny in a lot of parts, well acted, obviously well shot -- it was a romp, and I was glad to make myself an excuse to rewatch it as my first-ever Thai BL.

6) Something else that has surprised me recently, not quite show-related: I have recently watched Secret Crush On You, and I'm watching War of Y currently, and: I am not sure that Seng Wichai has gotten enough of his flowers. It's interesting to me that some of the absolute BEST actors in this field -- Seng Wichai, Ohm Pawat, etc. -- have controversial reputations preceding them for life situations that don't comport to easy shipping, god fucking forbid. During both SCOY and Seng's turn on War of Y, I was seriously taken by how good this guy is, and I'm not sure, during my crowdsourcing work, if Seng was boasted about enough. This m'fer can ACT, and I love him for it.

7) Not at all surprising was how much I had to say about Bad Buddy. I loved writing this mini-series!

Thanks for the question, Rose!

[bengiyo]

Top 5 These Dudes (gender neutral) are the Worst

Before we get into this year let me remind you all of the standard.

Plern Pleng from Together With Me

I still hate her so much. It's on sight!

But on the real there are some pretty fucking awful people in BL this year.

Kim An's "Brother" from Love Class Season 2

The shit he put his "brother" through is so vile. His need to posses him was so dark.

Whal from My Dear Gangster Oppa

I hate this dude so much. He didn't seem to get into his own gay feelings until he thought he could lose Guy. This is not fucking romantic at all. This is gross. Guys like this hurt us. He's one bad day away from being like that mofo above.

Pisaeng's Mom from Be My Favorite

I don't care if Pisaeng forgave her. I didn't. She is awful.

Krit, Thida, Sorn, and Uea's ex from Bed Friend

Truly, Uea's mom, Uea's stepdad, and Uea's manager are the worst trio of the year. What they all put Uea through was so difficult to watch. Also Uea's ex assaulted him in a parking lot.

Ask me Top 5 BL 2023 Anything