BL 2023 - BEST KISSES
Not from Thailand... but still GREAT
Best kiss of 2023:
Why R U? Korea
The backpack drop. This actually won best kiss of the year over all from me. A big surprise upset from Korea.
This pair in general did v good!
Best slow burn FINALLY kiss:
Our Dating Sim
Best Queer AF kiss:
The New Employee
Best high heat kinky fuckers kisses:
My Personal Weatherman
Best hella thirsty kiss:
I Cannot Reach You
Best kiss from a BL side pair:
Mr Cinderella 2
Best general making out and sex scenes:
Kiseki Dear to Me
Best missing umbrella kiss:
also My Personal Weatherman
Best At Kissing ALL THE BOYS:
BV in Vian
Most notable moment in KBL: I'm not sure you actually kissed but it was really significant:
Bump Up Business (two idols from the same 4th gen group, OnlyOneOf)
Only non-Thai BLs that completely ended in 2023 are included in this list.
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Sasha Archivist au
Tossing my hat into the ring to answer 'What would have happened if Sasha had been made archivist instead of Jon'.
Personally, I believe that Sasha as head archivist would not start the apocalypse, but everything would still be sad and terrible. Let me explain:
First and foremost: addressing Sasha James' character. Since she died in season one (crying), we actually have fairly little to go off of. In that one season, we can only say a few things about Sasha. BUT mag 161 then goes ahead and turns everything we know about her on its head. She tells Tim that there's really no such thing as a real you, and we get the sense that maybe we didn't really know Sasha at all.
So, what does this tell us about Sasha as an archivist?
I think the most important piece of information regarding Sasha James, as a character, is her connection to Gertrude Robinson in Mag 161 and 162, and I believe it tells us all we need to know about an archivist Sasha.
Significantly, Gertrude named Sasha as her successor. This little piece of info drives me up the wall bc why did Gertrude choose Sasha??? Gertrude purposefully left the archives a mess so I doubt it was because she thought Sasha was the best academic.
Gertrude dedicated her entire life to preventing the apocalypse, sacrificing literally everything to save the world. Gertrude Robinson, needed to select the right successor, someone who would carry on her work. And Gertrude Robinson, who was an avatar of the watcher, of knowledge, must have had a good reason to choose her successor.
Because it is so important that Gertrude's tape in mag 161 is intended for Sasha. Gertrude tells her that she is entering "A place that will often demand a high price from you. Pay it without hesitation, because one way or another, the world is now on your shoulders." Gertrude has seemingly handpicked someone who knows exactly what it means when she tells them "Do what you have to do."
Because whilst we, the audience, don't know a whole lot about Sasha, Gertrude did. And what I think Gertrude Knew, is that Sasha would be able to do the same thing as her. Gertrude Knew that Sasha James would be just as ruthless and pragmatic in dealing with the apocalypse. That Sasha would make any and all necessary sacrifices.
Sasha immediately saw through Gertrude's mask of being a frail old woman. Who knew that Gertrude purposefully left the archives a state, wouldn't do what Jon did and try to reorganise them. Sasha having experienced artifact storage, would wait and trust in Gertrude's system.
Sasha, who invaded her co-workers' privacy by hacking into their computers, would have little problem joining up with the eye. Gertrude Robinson who again, knows an awful lot, put a lot of trust in the hope that Sasha would be just as cutthroat as her.
Archivist Sasha would still be a tragedy, and would still mirror Jon's descent into monster hood, but it would be a different kind. It would be Sasha's descent into ruthlessness, her making the kind of choices that Gertrude made, the kind that would have the story end with just as many dead archival assistants as in canon. But, no Armageddon. Because if you thought Gertrude feeding Michael Shelley to the distortion was bad, imagine Sasha leading Tim with a detonator to the Circus of the Other.
TLDR: Gertrude choosing Sasha is incredibly significant and implies that Sasha actually was or could have been just as ruthless as Gertrude as head archivist and thus would have prevented the apocalypse by sacrificing all of her assistants.
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Are there any upcoming meet-and-greet or autograph sessions scheduled for Ms. Hina? She finally answered one of my questions and I would like to thank her in person, like a mature and respectable adult.
(transcribed for my boss, who isn't allowed to write in without my approval after last time)
Ah, Ms Hina. She's such a good egg, isn't she?
We don't have anything scheduled just right now, but come by our Hanamizaka store and have a look at our commemorative Ms Hina themed GITCG card backs. I think you'll like them.
🌸 ~Mod Tofu~ 🌸
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Is Hueso around in the competition area?
Jack: Yes...he's just being held hostage by numerous Leos..
Ash: We have failed to rescue him but its FINE-
Peony: But we’re not worried, we tied a balloon to him earlier so we don't lose him!
@tmntaucompetition
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