#yyy nott

[twig-tea]

For the BL trope ask game: 8, 9 and 10

Whew, coming out swinging! Ok here we go.

8. May/December

There really are not a lot of these where the age gap is truly significant. My actual favourite BL couple with an age gap where their ages are part of the conflict they face is The Pornographer/The Novelist though I acknowledge their age gap is probably not enough to fully be considered May/December. Rio becoming a mentor for Haruhiko does add to the May/December aspects so I'm just going to commit lol.

The concerns around their age gap came up in the sequel short more than the original series, but they definitely started their relationship in the original series at different life stages and it was one of the things that caused Rio to run from Haruhiko in the first place. To my memory there are some funny reversals in this one because Haruhiko gets his life together faster than Rio does but that means even as Haruhiko gets older they remain at different life stages and it continues to be a source of conflict.

Also just going to say, for anyone looking for old man yaoi, there is also a bonus fantasy/nightmare imagination scenario that Haruhiko pictures between Rio and his mentor that takes place in Continued Spring Life (though I would not call Rio's relationship with his mentor a romance!).

[NGL my favourite truly May/December romancecin BL is Choko and Maru from Ossan's Love and Ossan's Love Returns in which Choko is older than Maru's mother and it is a major source of conflict between her and her new mother in law until they find common ground.]

9. Fake Dating

I know I'm pretty alone in this, but YYY is one of my faves and it is actually a perfect example of the fake dating trope. For those who never saw this show, the central plot is that Nott and Pun are pretending to date in order to be allowed to stay in their apartment (the landlord loves BL). There are constant misunderstandings, pining, and it's compounded by the fact that one is also in a BGP with a different guy. There are real stakes tied to their fake dating, and the faking of the relationship becomes painful to the point that they become willing to risk those stakes (getting kicked out) rather than continuing to fake it. This show is absolutely wild and a LOT of nonsense happens, but the core is a pretty standard execution of this trope! And I love it a lot.

10. Bodyguard

I'm going to include censored projects in this because my ultimate favourite in this trope is Sleuth of Ming Dynasty. Zhou is at points of the story assigned to be a literal guard for Tang Fan, but he also just does it anyway off the clock because that's who he is. This show, to my mind, hits all of the important beats related to a bodyguard tripe including the person being protected balking at the protection and sacrificing himself so that his protector is not hurt (as well as at other times and being entirely blasé about his own safety because he trusted Zhou to protect him and had full faith he would).

Link to the original ask game post!

[curlykytta]

Tropes YYY left for dead:

Non-consent/Rape/Assault

Jealousy

Lack of communication

Cheating

Unresolved love triangles

Lying

“Gay panic”

Enemies of the couple/non-supportive friends (or worse, friends trying to sabotage)

Manipulation

Homophobia

Tropes YYY Brought to Life: 

Spacey Odyssey Love Story

Washing Machine Alternate Universe

The tree fairies from Sleeping Beauty as apartment managers

Nott and his bottomless bag

Found family

[talaysbaby]

Talay was so good in this scene. He really makes you feel what Pun is going through.If you haven't seen YYY the series you need to go watch it now.

I will never get over how good of an actor he is. I'm so glad he came into our lives this year. We needed that.

[acequinz]

You can't hear me but I am choking and screaming and laughing and crying at the same time!!!!

I missed this crazy show sooo much!!!!!!

Yesss Nott best boy!!!!!

Every once in a while they will put that damned soft background music and make me have feels feels for these two!!! Like shut up!!! Y'all are the cutest!!!!!!

Ohhhh he want that dicccc

[sweettimemachineexpert]

Most Thai BL shows are centered around jealousy, non consensual relationships, miscommunication, toxic friends, and the worst THE WORST female characters ever. And they need like 14 episodes to solve everything. And YYY the series did that in 6 is a power move okay. Like SIX EPISODES.

Ps: please if you are bl lover (and a crackhead lover) please watch YYY the series.

It doesn't end in a high-five after a fight. Okay byee...

[part-time-y-girl]

Zon-Zol x Nott-Om scene comparison

TeeFuse x NottPun scene comparison

[bl-appreciation]

I’m just going to say, when I started watching YYY The Series, I did not expect it to become one of my favorite BL shows of all time. They really did that.

[megisamazing]

Sooooo are we gonna talk about the fact that Nott LITERALLY asked Pun if he wanted to try sleeping together and PUN NODDED???

[the-speediest-boi]

Pun: Hey I'm back!

Nott: wow! are you an alien? Because that ass is out of this world!

Pun: actually-

[quotingdramas]

👽

[cherrymagicals]

the worst part is that we never got to see nott in his yellow dress

[vphoenixx]

I’m just gonna say it....... I LIKE PORPLA! Her character is something else. You never know what you are gonna get with her, but you do know it’s gonna be hilarious 🤣

[solariconsblog]

yyy the series

☆Please like if you save☆

[talaysbaby]

Don't forget to watch the finally of YYY this Tuesday. Go support Talay and Yoon. Thanks.

[acequinz]

Look at the way his face fell!!!! I can't with him!!!! Does he want that dic that bad????!!!!

He just want some sexy time!!!

[inamatchamood]

Glad to know the YYY’s building fire protocol and evacuation has two instructions: screaming and every man for himself (and his lover).