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absolutebl · 2 years

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10 Best BL Final Episodes!

It’s no secret that I judge a BL’s on their final eps. Here’s the thing, the dinner may be middling but if the dessert is good, that’s what you remember. That is what counts. I like a show that leaves a great taste in my mouth. So here are my top 10!

1. My Beautiful Man

The last two eps brought this show around from good to fantastic, but the final episode really is something special. I lost my mind over how good this one ended.

2. Semantic Error

I love that they did a proper confession kiss/hug ending but then ALSO gave us a domesticity stinger. Very nice, and so unexpected from Korea, both the tidy ending and the domesticity follow up. I don’t even mind the 4th wall break, it was cute.

3. A Tale of Thousand Stars

Much as I rec and love this show, mostly it’s muddled in my head and a little long, but a LOT happens in the final episode including a very satisfying super romantic resolution.

4. Still 2gether

Am I picking this because we finally got a decent kiss after waiting two seasons, and it was a really good kiss? Why yes, yes I am. Standards.

5. Long Time No See

Am I picking this because of the fight sequence and the blood covered kiss is so hot? Fuck yes I am. KBL isn’t noted for its endings, either too abrupt, arbitrary one year separation, or too sappy. LTNS neatly avoided all these issues.

6. Gameboys

TAKING OFF THE MASK. Come on. Iconic.

7. DNA Says Love You

Everything is resolved, that adorable the ending cafe sequence, the back hug, the wrestling in front of the camera it’s all SO CUTE.

8. Bad Buddy

I will never forget how tense we all were after the penultimate ep’s slap up side the head. The final was just so clever, how they managed to get the characters together and happy without actually resolving their family issues but in a totally understandable way. How basically they were playing with the concept of staying in the closet but for different reasons than normal. GENIUS.

9. You Are Ma Boy

Just classic romantic finale where we get to see them together and happy and also a nod at the other characters.

10. Dark Blue Kiss

DBK is such a comfort watch for me. PeteKao have one of my favorite dynamics, and the story comes full circle starting and ending with a pool kiss and also harkening back to their previous series where it was a pool kiss that outed them. But it’s the flash forward to when Kao is teaching and Pete comes to pick him up that I love the most. The final shot of them holding hands. It’s SO CUTE.

Honorable mention to Puppy Honey with them catching each other on dates at the movies, that was a lot of fun.

This post sparked by a question asked by @a-foul-bauble-of-mans-vanity in Aug 2022. Thanks sweetness’. No responsible for cool endings after that.

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bengiyo · 5 months

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Too 5 horniest sex scenes

There were actually a lot of really solid sex scenes this year. For you, I will cheat and add extras.

Masumi and Ritsu in College in The End of the World With You

I actually think these are better in retrospect because we got to see what these two look like ten years later.

Yang and Phumjai Knocking Down Their Own Store in Love in Translation

I just know this was a fantasy for Yang and he absolutely still has that footage somewhere. They both had beds upstairs!

Namnuea Showing Sailom the Real Him in Wedding Plan

We did not get enough focus on characters who have experience sharing that with each other.

Kim Sung Min and Yoo Joo Hyuk in Love Class 2

We don't often get solidly built boys together in BL, and once again we got two men who knew how to fuck going at it.

Boston and Top in that Car in Only Friends

Top was trying to send that boy into orbit the way he jackhammered him! You know Boston's ass was clean and ready for this moment that he orchestrated.

That First Night Between Nail and Him in For Him

Nothing like a rebound hookup. Bonus if he looks exactly like your ex, amirite??

Saengtai Blowing Patts in La Pluie Ep 7

There's an extended version of this in the special episode on iQIYI. You should check it out. My man Patts was about to lose his mind in this and got what he needed to keep going.

Kon Diao and Yi on the Couch in Naughty Babe Ep 6

Let us never again mention the thumb incident in episode 8. Instead, let's talk about Kon Diao taking charge in this scene and blowing Yi so good that he had to keep his socks on.

King and Uea Explore Kinks in Bed Friend

King was trembling in anticipation when he shared this with Uea.

Ask Me Top 5 BL 2023 Anything

#answered #best of bl 2023 #bed friend #the end of the world with you #bokura no micro na shuumatsu #love class 2 #naughty babe the series #la pluie #for him the series #only friends the series #wedding plan #love in translation

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lurkingshan · 5 months

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Random BL Superlatives: 2023 Edition

It's the end of the year and I'm feeling the need to give out some awards! We talk a lot about best show, best actors, best writing, best directing, blah blah but I gotta be honest, these are the categories that really spoke to me this year. In no particular order:

Best supporting garment: Porsche’s sweater, A Boss and A Babe

Did I create this entire list just to have an excuse to post about this sweater one more time? Maybe so.

Best performance despite a terrible wig: Daou, Love in Translation

This man managed to perform one of the hottest scenes of the year with that bowl cut monstrosity on his head. Respect must be paid.

Best new terminology: BGP, Bump Up Business

BUB gave us so many gifts, but I will always be most thankful for the business gay performance concept (BGP), a term that is highly relevant in discussions of the bl industry.

Best advice: "Unfuck it," Tien in La Pluie

It's not only the succinct phrasing, but also the delivery method.

Best ex who deserved better: Alan, Moonlight Chicken

Yes, I will be staying on the Alan apologist beat in 2024, thank you for asking.

Best unexpected needle drop: Wetter, The Eighth Sense

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The moment this show captured my full attention.

Best WTF ending: The End of the World With You

You can probably still hear my scream of "WHAT" echoing in the hills. (Actual ending not pictured in case y'all decide to watch).

Best gut punch line: "Have you been well? Without me?", Our Dating Sim

Sure Shin Gi Tae, Lee Wan deserved it, but did I??

Best adorable child: Tane, Our Dining Table

Need I say more??

Best weapon: sparkle murder dust, Khun Chai

Truly the MVP of this show. I can't find an actual gif of the dust in action (too violent to be depicted) so enjoy these pretty men instead.

Best great character trapped in a bad show: Boston, Only Friends

My beloved, I will seek vengeance in your name.

Best use of music to fuck me up: Plumeria, I Feel You Linger in the Air

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Cocktail and Tee Bundit, you know what you did!

Best meal: Chicken curry and cheese naan, What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Yes, this category is kind of a cheat so I can mention WDYEY on this list. And what about it!

Best unhinged energy: Nawin, Laws of Attraction

He may not have succeeded at stealing back his man but he certainly stole the show.

Best bl horror: Grand Guignol

I just need to make sure all you jbl fans know that this movie exists and that Issei fucked Mr Unlucky!!! IYKYK.

Best character comeback: Phupha, Our Skyy 2

From boring stoic love interest to actually compelling and kinda funny leading man! See what a little flirting with Pat Jindapat can do for you?!

#best of bl 2023 #moonlight chicken #the eighth sense #a boss and a babe #la pluie #bump up business #our dating sim #laws of attraction #khun chai #i feel you linger in the air #only friends the series #the end of the world with you #love in translation #our dining table #what did you eat yesterday?#grand guignol #our skyy 2 #bl superlatives 2023 #shan shouts into the void

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wanderlust-in-my-soul · 5 months

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I would carry you to the end of the world.

Love In Translation

Our Skyy 2

A Shoulder To Cry On

Why R U

Happy Merry Ending

Never Let Me Go

The Best Story

History 2: Crossing The Line

Don't Say No

Innocent

Favorite piggyback rides (Part 2/?) as part of my favorite bl-trope collection (no particular order).

#piggybackingintosunset #love in translation #our skyy 2 #a shoulder to cry on #why r u #happy merry ending #never let me go #the best story #history 2: crossing the line #don't say no #innocent the series #bl drama #bl series #myedit #multi bl #multibl.edit #bl tropes #lgbtq+#tvtropesedit

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miss0atae · 26 days

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Best wingman title is awarded to Toey, the matchmaker:

Always asking the question we all wanted them to answer.

And knowing damn well, what was going on!

You deserve this award.

#thai series #thai bl #bl drama #bl series #we are #we are the series #gmmtv series #Toey #The best matchmaker #Now time for you to end up with your crush #episode 4 #episode 5

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pharawee · 6 days

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Seng Wichai Saefant as THANWA && Best Vittawin Veeravidhayanant as PEAK

—KNOCK KNOCK, BOYS! · 30 May 2024

#knock knock boys #knock knock boys the series #best vittawin #seng wichai #thanwa x peak #knockknockboysedit #thai bl #thai drama #bl drama #bl series #my edits.#i'm sooo happy that 2 of my faves ended up in a pairing together #i know it's not longterm but negl i'm happy w that too #also cute people in glasses are very important to me

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alwayspining · 1 year

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This scene has got me in a chokehold! There’s communication, vulnerability, it’s hot as hell and a little goofy. Did you say you have a praise kink? You like noisy men? Watch this!

Till the End of the World (2022) l ep 8 l dir. Anusorn Soisa-Ngim

#till the world ends #till the world ends the series #golfart #golf x art #bestart #best x art #best anavil #art pakpoom #kiss #nc scene #thai bl #thai drama #asianlgbtqdrama #lgbtqia+#video #video post #by alwayspining

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bora-panda · 1 year

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The Story (pt. 1/2) (For best viewing experience listen to The Story by Conan Gray - starting 0:33 sec and scrolling to the lyrics:))

https://open.spotify.com/track/5GVPVxgdgTKJFxSxLVIw1A?si=4e9e96a5d3874be5

#this show in my entire personality at the moment #in love with the soundtrack so I HAD to make this comic #I really pushed myself to actually draw backgrounds instead of just a solid color and im so happy I did because LOOK #just LOOK #I'm so happy with how all the drawings turned out ahhhh #This isn't the end of the story #I'm gonna have another part to show their happy ending do not fear #the eighth sense #the eighth sense fanart #bl fanart #kdrama fanart #if you havent watched this drama yet RUN DONT WALK AND GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW #you wont regret it #its the best kbl i've seen in a while #boraboop

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respectthepetty · 5 months

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Because most of y'all noticed the colors all on your own in I Became the Lead in a BL Drama and understood that Aoyanagi Hajime is a Blue Boy and Akafuji Yuichiro is a Red Rascal, I'm simply going to post some images with brief descriptions regarding the colors in episode two and three, but the write-up of episode one is here:

Akafuji in his red pants with Hajime settled down in his blue.

Akafuji's red shoes.

Hajime in a blue shirt practicing archery.

Both boys in their colors with their color-coded mugs as well.

Akafuji's slippers are red.

Hajime reading comments in the dark and getting sadder about it.

Akafuji writing a note for Hajime on pink paper!

Hajime eating in the blue with Akafuji's side of the table covered with blue, pink, and purple stickers.

Color-coded ties, my beloved!

The air hockey table was in their colors.

Then the outfits they wore on the date were color coded!

The practice kiss!

And even the background is color coded on each other's side with a little bit of the other color backing them (the blue curtain and the red book).

The kitchen already incorporates both of their color with Akafuji stirring the blue pot, and Hajime getting the plates above the red microwave.

Akafuji wore purple ties and purple clothing throughout the series since he was already in love with Hajime.

Akafuji's loyalty to the fandoms he cares about shows up in the blue which makes sense why he would be enamored by Hajime.

Hajime being super blue and gloomy because he thinks he'll be alone again for his birthday and working.

The birthday balloons are gold, blue, white, and red.

And the traditional birthday cake incorporates their colors too with strawberries and blueberries.

The managers, just like in the first episode, are color coded opposite of their clients.

Akafuji leaning in to kiss Hajime while in character and surrounded by the blue lights.

Both boys in their color when Akafuji brings Hajime an apple pie in a red box.

Hajime dropping and breaking the vase that held the flowers that were their colors combined because he thinks Akafuji is interested in Tendo.

Not a rainbow.

Akafuji being deeply in love with his Blue Boy.

There is not a trace of his red color because he is so lost in the deep blue.

It's just pretty!

Hajime reading comments on his blue phone while dressed in blue, but being in the light because he feels better about it.

And finally, the Blinding Light of Love right before their kiss!

This series was the perfect way to end 2023. In the colors.

#I Became the Main Role in a BL Drama #BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita #color coded boys in love #the colors mean things #japanese bl #this was the best gift!#the perfect way to end the year

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pickletrip · 8 months

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He cannot become a doctor anymore, but he still has the desire to bake and even open a shop. He's worked hard to get the license and now he'll work hard to open this shop and make cakes and desserts. Oh that ZeRui would come and eat his desserts and fall for him all over again.

#kiseki: dear to me #kdtm #taiwanese bl #zong yi x ze rui #may ZongYi's future be brighter than the past 4 years #let him become a world-class baker and make the best desserts #he's going to make it and I'll not have it any other way #he's my baby boy #he deserves the world #and much more #only happiness for him from now on #they better not bring in too much Fan family drama because I'm ready to end the grandfather #hsu kai #taro lin

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absolutebl · 5 months

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Best 23 of BL 2023 - Quirky Awards

SHOCK & AWE AWARDS

1. Biggest BL surprise of 2023:

The last 3 months of 2023 in general got my biggest WTF award.

GMMTV fielding OffGun AND TayNew in the same quarter while also airing Last Twilight (arguably one of their best BLs ever)

That they ALSO optioned 3 JBLs

That there's a high heat omegaverse BL staring Pavel

That there were 20 BLs airing and none of them Korean.

With 5 VAMPIRE BLs announced for next year

But my prize in this category goes to My Dear Gangster Oppa.

It's just crazy:

Thai talent, Korean money + IP (this is adapted from a manwha) airing on a Chinese channel (iQIYI). Plus it was GOOD and made smart reuse of a pair who richly deserved it. I'm delighted by the eclectic insanity of this production. And wonder if any other film genre could even do anything like this.

2. The “that country did WHAT?” award:

The 8th Sense from Korea?!

I mean, seriously?! Dealing with metal health, suicide, darkness, therapy, age gap, & first time love BUT FROM KOREA? And then openness and casual boyfriend physical affection? What's next? An actual hard fought coming out narrative with an HEA? Gay domesticity and families?

Careful Korea, you'll strain something. Possibly your own culture and film industry.

I should stop having expectations of Korea, they keep surprising me.

Runners up: Korea letting OnlyOneOf do Bump Up Business not to mention that OmegaX thing. AND Korea adapting Why R U? What are you up to, Korea? Qua? Is this a coded message? Should we send help? Do you need snacks?

3. Biggest casting whoa! where did you come from? award:

GeminiFourth in My School President.

Seriously? Babies what? How did GMMTV find you? How do you exist? How is BL this lucky?

4. That studio did WHAT now? award:

GMMTV putting EarthMix into Moonlight Chicken.

And then doubling down with G4 as the damn sides.

Fucking genius.

5. I’m sad you were ignored award:

Destiny Seeker.

It's just a really fun little Thai pulp, the pairs were good, silly dialogue, plus consent and other good rep. I enjoyed it. No one talked about it AT ALL.

6. 2023 BL That Actually Made Me Lose My Mind Award?

Laws of Attraction. -The casting, the crazy story, the soapy drama! But specifically: Film playing Charn - the range of his smiles alone. GLORIOUS

I mean I Feel You Linger in the Air also sparked something in me, but LoA drove me actually nuts.

NARRATIVE AWARDS

7. Best story 2023:

La Pluie

I know, you're surprised, right? At the time I didn't chat much about it but I really enjoyed the discourse others were having. I love anything that really examines the fated mates (soulmates) trope and the idea of "the one". What a clever way to do that. (This is one reason UWMA is my favorite Thai BL.)

This one reminded me of the way Color Rush approached allegory and that's no bad thing. Such an impressive little piece.

8. Best narrative structure 2023 award:

Unintentional Love Story.

I know this may seem a simplistic pick. But I love the tidiness of this no frills contemporary romance, how the culture of work and personal ethics and corruption fight against the main character's affection and integrity. Poor baby boy is driven into a corner and then punished for it. But it is punishment he feels he deserves, and so it is up to his (now) ex to figure out what went wrong and why.

It's just great. I love it when no one is stupid or wrong, it's just impossible circumstances and unintentional love deeply felt.

9. Best 2023 dialogue (script) award:

Jun & Jun

Never before has Korea laced a BL with that much perfectly executed innuendo. It was a master class. I didn't know you could be that lascivious in Korean, quite frankly. Plus the way the 2 Juns constantly seamlessly transition between formal register (work, public - where they are boss/employee) to informal register (when they are alone and age mates + childhood sweethearts).

Beautiful to hear and watch.

10. Favorite scene 2023:

The dub con scene in I Cannot Reach You because I AM TRASH for an out of control seme. I'm sorry I just AM.

I have said it before, I will say it again, NO ONE DOES THIRST like Japan. And when that thirst bubbles over, it is heart-clenching and very hot.

11. The most rewatchable BL of 2023 award:

Our Dating Sim

That scene where they lie on the floor + the stolen kiss + giggle? Come on, it should be on comfort repeat in war rooms. It could bring world peace.

ACTORS & CHARACTERS AWARDS

12. Best performance of a queer actor in a leading role, 2023:

Fluke in Make a Wish.

It was fun to see him as an irreverent immortal and while I love OhmFluke I also really enjoyed this new pairing. It was a genuine pleasure to watch.

13. Best pining 2023:

The moot pining in Tokyo in April is...

Boys, seriously? Japan must you destroy us like this? Hurts so good.

14. Best wingman 2023 (The Namgoong Award)

Tiw from My School President

I mean, come on, of course it's him!

(Also can you believe Mark went on from this to do fricking Only Friends!? To Last Twilight! Come on GMMTV GIVE HIM A LEAD!)

15. Biggest OMG I LOVE you boys together, YAY!

Dimpled McMafia & Feral Bunny Foo Foo from Kiseki Dear to Me.

They were feral for each other.

We were feral for them

It was a whole delightful THING.

16. Most unexpected return of a BL pair? award:

The Private Lessons pair showing up in Love Class 2.

I know it was only a cameo, but SERIOUSLY? Thank you SO MUCH Korea! A big studio picking up a Strongberry pairing? I love you.

Seriously tho between them, Taiwan & Korea tried for ALL THE CAMEOS this year.

17. Well aren't you two just the prettiest? award:

NetJames in Bed Friend.

Need I say more?

18. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Bah Vinh in Vian & Mr Cinderella 2. I did like either show but I loved him in them. Especially the make outs.

Yes you have chemistry with all the boys in Vietnam and you kiss beautifully. But it's okay now honey, you have the crown. Relax, you're stressing us out.

RANDOM PICKS

19. Favorite Linguistic Moment of 2023:

Our Dating Sim

Caught in the act by the elevator scene. OMG it's so funny. They're being such boyfriend shits to each other, and to be caught in the act by THAT character, and try to manifest formal language whole cloth? Hilarious.

Honorable mention to War Peanuts in Destiny Seeker.

20. Biggest disappointment of 2023:

You Are Mine

Seriously Taiwan, AGAIN you disappoint me with an Office BL? You're Taiwan, land of offices and suits. This should be YOUR SETTING TO WIN. And yet... argh. I mean it wasn't bad. But it wasn't good either. Stop it Taiwan, do better.

Runners up? Between Us, Chains of Heart, Dangerous Romance - this was a HOTLY contested category.

+ 2 Winners in the sub-category of FUCK YOU FOR THAT ENDING award:

The Director who Buys Me Dinner - I mean this nicely but: you have your lane now Korea, stop hurting us, that's Japan's responsibility and they do it better.

I Feel You Linger In the Air - I'm just hugely disappointed. Thailand ALMOST got its second 10/10 from me, but that damn ending.

Argh.

21. Best Wardrobe/Prop Use 2023

The shower of packaged bedsheets in My Personal Weatherman

Amazing. Brilliant. No notes.

22. Best Queer Rep 2023

Chot in Step By Step

In fact, all the queer characters in this show were treated with great integrity.

AND props to this cast for refusing to do fan service. GOOD FOR YOU! Fuck those sasang wankers.

Runners up? The found family cast of Love in Translation and the Rainbow Rice Cakes in The New Employee.

23. Best Meta Trope call out

Tin Tem Jai

Come on, what a zinger, but at themselves (and Taiwan)

Final question: which of the 23 was the hardest for me to pick?

Honestly? Question #1 this year. But also question #20.

(Last year: 2022's Version)

Remember I only pull from shows that were completely finished by the end of 2023. Or The Sign probably would have taken multiple categories. But it will fall into 2024 offerings.

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bakubowwow · 3 months

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Incredible how this singular interaction was all it took to break the dam of ogasawara’s bl-related insecurity. The boy was overflowing with it in every panel we saw him after this. He was keeping it all pent up and one discussion with sasaki was all it took for him to let the demons in his brain take over.

He’s such a tortured lil dork I love him.

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fadelikeclouds · 1 year

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A, Bee, and Sea coming in clutch with some good advice, but it’s always easier said than done. Team finally found a place to keep him safe from his nightmares, but what if he ruins that by asking for something more of the relationship than Win is willing to give?

So he’s not ready to lay his heart bare and confess. But instead we do see him trying to convey his feelings more. He tries to address a source of his insecurity: how their relationship started. Lust does not necessarily lead to love. They’ve had sex more than once but what does it mean? I think he’s still afraid of the answer because he overheard Win say that he meant for their hook up to be casual. So he never finishes his question.

I thought that was going to be the end of it. But this boy still tries. He’s always been hesitant to show just how much Win means to him. But he’s doing his best to keep him, and so he tries.

And I love him for this. I love that we see him taking a step forward (no matter how small that step may seem).

Then at the end of the episode he asks Win to go see the Christmas lights with him (a date in my book especially since there’s two other couples having their Christmas lights dates). And he shows how happy he is when Win accepts, which contrasts with the beginning episodes where he is always hiding his smiles from Win.

TLDR: their relationship might feel like they’re moving at a snails pace, and they lack some communication, but there is some very satisfying progress imho.

#between us #between us ep8 #He’s doing his best to overcome his fears #please give this traumatized boy a break #I’ve never had the courage to confess to a person in my entire life #winteam #teamwin #bl drama #thai bl #this post was already long enough so I didn’t include any of Win’s reactions #his face when Team kissed his forehead #his smile at the end of the episode #they made me smile along with them #precipitating thts

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25shadesoffebruary · 1 year

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#till the world ends #till the world ends the series #thai bl #bl series #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #golf x art #golfart #art juanchainat #best charttong #25shadesedit #do yall know how long we've been waiting for this scene it was so good no crumbles left.

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stormyoceans · 2 months

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Have you seen Old Fashion Cupcake? If so, do you recommend watching it?

YES YES YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES!!!!!!!!!!

old fashion cupcake is actually one of my all-time favorite BLs and it’s been a very big source of comfort for me in the past year. maybe because im getting old ;;;;;;;; but tbh i would recommend it to anyone who may feel a bit disenchanted by life

the story is adapted from a manga, and it’s an office romance about a man in his late thirties who’s going through a sort of midlife crisis and one of his subordinates who encourages him to try new experiences. with only 5 short episodes and a run-time of just a couple of hours, i think this show is the perfect example of how you can still tell a wonderful love story while having full-fledged characters and carrying through a deeper message. it’s charming, delicate, comforting, and a very necessary narrative about how it’s never too late to pursue what you want to do, or try something new, or find love, or learn things about yourself, or simply have fun, no matter what society might tell us

it also features amazing chemistry between the leads, beautiful cinematography, clever dialogues, gorgeous looking desserts, and food as an allegory for intimacy

i really cannot recommend it enough!!!!!!

#BEST OFFICE ROMANCE OUT THERE AND THE ONLY PAIRING WITH A SIGNIFICANT AGE DIFFERENCE THAT I ACTUALLY LIKE #I SAID WHAT I SAID #maybe let me know what you think about it if you end up watching it and if you feel like it anon!!!!!!#old fashion cupcake #m: ask #bl recommendation #bl recs

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pharawee · 11 months

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