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DogDay x Reader part 11
<;-----part 10, part 12----->
A/N: Ik DogDay has human looking hands but I just like calling them paws and the term for the equivalent of a finger to a dogs paw is called a digit so I used that in the story. Okay I'll stop talking now.
I sat on the examination bed in anticipation. It’s been four weeks. Four weeks of being trapped at my parents' house. Four weeks of having to deal with my mother pestering me every day. Four weeks that I worried that Damian might not be at Playcare anymore. And four weeks that I haven’t seen DogDay.
A knock interrupted my thoughts. “Miss Y/N?” The door opened and the doctor came back with the x ray results. I’ve been doing everything I needed to heal properly and return to work. “Alright Miss Y/N, good news! It seems like you are healed up completely and no longer need to wear a boot.” “Yes!” I covered my mouth and apologized for my sudden burst.
“No need to apologize. Seems like this is an early Christmas present for you.” “Indeed, it is.” I was overjoyed then. I can finally leave my parents' house and go back to work! The doctor prescribed me some medicine just in case I felt any pain later. I thanked the doctor, went to the waiting room and saw my dad looking at a newspaper.
“I’m back.” He looked up from the paper and smiled before folding down the paper. “Hey kiddo. What’s the verdict?” “All healed up.” He smiled and nodded while standing up to leave the clinic. “You know your mom will be hurt that you’re all better; she’s hoping you’d stay with us till’ New Years.” “Sorry not sorry.” My dad knew what I meant when I said that, and he understood why I said that. “Just be careful when you go back to work.” “I will.”
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Unlocking my door to my place felt so nice. I smiled and sighed as I walked in and shut the door behind me. “Hello home.” I said to no one in particular. I noticed that by the door there was a lot of mail. I should’ve had one of my parents come by and collect these for me. I picked them up and started going through them. “Junk, junk, junk, more junk-wait a minute.” I went back to the previous envelope and took another look at it. It was addressed to me; Angel.
My heart began to race as I ripped open the envelope. “My darling Angel, it has been almost four weeks since we last spoke. I hope that you are feeling better and that you will be able to return to us soon. Yes, that’s right Angel; us. Damian is still here.” My eyes were watering up as I read. Thank the stars Damian was still there. “And don’t worry my Angel; BB has stayed far away from me. Her helper Edward was a little peeved that we kinda sorta ruined her fur, but I don’t really care.” I chuckled. I knew he would be upset with that.
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I finished reading DogDay’s letter and went out to the fabric store for his gift. In his letter he said he had a gift for me and that he was excited to give it to me. I looked up a pattern online for what I wanted to make for DogDay and hoped that they had what I needed. Shopping near Christmas is a very hit or miss kinda situation.
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I was practically jumping in excitement as I saw Playcare. It looked so decked out with decorations. In the center where the statues of the Smiling Critters were at was a Christmas tree. As I got lower into Playcare I could see garland wrapped around the Bron lamps. There also seemed to be snow. Not real snow but fake snow for the children. The cable car soon came to a halt, and I exited while carrying DogDays gift in my hand.
There were some children running around, sleighing down the hill, building snowmen; it warmed my heart to be back. I looked around and spotted Damian up by the duck pawn with Miley. I smiled and started making my way up to them when I heard Hoppy call out to me. “Hey you’re back!” She hopped over to me and gave me a tight hug. When she set me down she shouted, “Hey kids! Angels back!”
All the kids that were outside stopped in their tracks and looked over to me and Hoppy before saying, “Angel!!!” The kids ran up to me and surrounded me while asking me questions and hugging me at the same time. “What happened?” “Why’d you leave?” “Did you die?” I did my best to hug each child that came up to me. “I had an injury and needed to go away for a while and no I did not die, haha.” “Miss Y/N!” I looked up and saw Damian was in the back of the crowd.
I excused myself from the kids around me and made my way towards Damian. Once I got close Damain tackled me in a hug almost making me lose my balance. “You’re back!” He said while crying. “Damian! I’m so lucky I got to see you again. I was afraid that you wouldn’t be here; but after reading DogDays letter and knowing that you were still here, I was counting down the seconds that I could return to you both.”
Hoppy tapped on my shoulder while saying, “Don’t mean to interrupt but I wanted to tell you something.” I let go of Damian and turned to face Hoppy. “So, you know how in the show Belle and the Beast waltz? Well, I heard from CatNap that DogDay has been wanting to do that scene with you and so he and Sarah have been practicing since she’s about the same height as you and he can't remember how you guys waltz before. They’ve been practicing once a week, and you are here on the day that they practice so I think it’ll be a good surprise to have you be seen by DogDay then.”
I really wanted to see DogDay now, but I liked what Hoppy had suggested. “Okay, I’m in.” She clapped her hands together before grabbing onto my hand and leading me to the school. “Awesome! Now we just have to hide you until bedtime; that’s when they rehearse.” Damian and Miley followed behind me as we entered the school. “Where is DogDay?” “He’s been couped up in your office. He assigned me to your guy's group. You not being here really took a toll on him.” My heart sunk when she said that. He would probably be a little better if I had written back to him. Once I see him, I’ll explain why I couldn’t and hopefully he won’t be upset.
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Hoppy led me into the cafeteria and told me that this is where they practice at. “Mmmk, now you’ll just wait behind these curtains for a while while I go and find Sarah to tell her about the plan.” I gave her a thumbs up and she took Damian and Miley back with the rest of the kids. They both said they wanted to stay and watch, and she said they could if they could solve a math problem, she gave them. They both groaned in disappointment, but I chuckled. I’d have to have either Sarah or Hoppy record us, that way I can show them later.
Once they left I sat down behind the curtain still holding DogDays gift in hand. I then thought about what to give Damian. After a moment of thinking I thought of the perfect gift. I wouldn’t give it to him tomorrow since I didn’t know how long the process would be, but I knew he would happily wait for it. I got on my phone and searched up how to adopt a child from Playtime.
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I fell asleep while waiting for DogDay and Sarah to come and the sound of DogDays voice woke me up. “Angel should be back any day now so let’s do our best tonight, Sarah.” “Um before we start, I have a suggestion. Why don’t I go put on something similar to what Y/N will be wearing, that way you like don’t step on her dress when she’s here.” “That’s a great idea Sarah! I really appreciate you helping me out with this.” “No prob.” I heard Sarah saying while popping her gum.
I listened closely as Sarah left the cafeteria but then heard another set of footsteps near me. “Psst.” I looked over and saw that it was Hoppy. “Here.” She handed me the dress that Belle wears. “Go ahead and change. I’m gonna go out there and dj.” “Thank you. Oh, and here, take my phone.” I handed her my phone and she winked at me before leaving to give me privacy to change.
“Hey there boss.” I could hear Hoppy say to DogDay. “Hoppy? What are you doing here?” “Oh I’m just here to dj. Sarah asked me to help with you guys tonight.” DogDay didn’t say anything but I’m guessing he was okay with this. “Now you just face this way alright?” “Um why?” “Don’t question me.” I then heard the music start to play. Suddenly, my hands felt sweaty. “Alright come on out!” I swallowed and opened the curtain.
DogDays back was to me. Once I saw him I felt calm and no longer nervous. Hoppy was grinning and she pulled out my phone and started recording. “Hey that looks like Angel's pho-” DogDay stopped mid-sentence and slowly turned around. He turned and once he saw me his tail began wagging. I stepped down from the stage and walked over to him. Once I got close to him, I curtsy and said, “May I have this dance?” He wiped away a tear and bowed while saying, “It would be an honor to dance with you, Angel.”
I motioned him to come a little bit closer. “I don’t remember the dance.” I whispered while laughing. He laughed to and said, “Not to worry Angel.” He picked me up and had one arm around my waist; and the other paw held my hand. “I’ll lead~”
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The whole moment felt magical; even though it was really just DogDay waltzing. Once the song had ended, he dipped me down and stared at me with such happiness. He then lifted me up and then we both saw CatNaps tail lower above us holding a mistle toe. “Go on! Kiss her! You know you want to! Haha.” Hoppy was still recording us. “You don’t have to tell me twice Hoppy!”
DogDay closed the gap between us and kissed me on the lips. I closed my eyes and kissed him back. After a while we pulled back for some air. “I’ve missed you, Angel.” “I’ve missed you too. I’m sorry that I didn’t respond to your letter. I had no idea that you sent one and-” DogDay put a paw finger (digit) up to my lips while saying, “Shh. We can talk later. Right now, I just want to kiss you~” I smiled against his paw finger (digit), and he moved it away and kissed me again. “Oh I’m totally gonna show this to BB and KC.”
A/N: Reunited at last.
#sinnersweets#poppy playtime#x reader#dogday#dogday x reader#poppy playtime chapter 3#hoppy hopscotch#catnap
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This Week in BL - When good chemistry goes bad
May 2023 Wk 3
Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying most.
Ongoing Series - Thai
La Pluie (Sat iQIYI) ep 4 of 10 - yes it jumped to the top of the standings, the kiss was THAT good, best of the year so far. So soft and yet so sweet and yearning and with a proper chemistry - body, breath, everything. Also... there was plot happening this ep, but who cares about that? Some additional thoughts, now my brain has rebooted from that kiss. I do suspect Pat of still being a player: he is awful smooth, and he may want revenge for being jacked along for 2 years (I would). Ep 4 is early for a kiss like that, which means pacing-wise we may be in for a separation/break up around ep 8.
Step By Step (Thai Tues WeTV & Gaga) ep 5 of 10 (MDL still says 12, but Gaga still says 10) - Pat, dear, your gay is squirting all over our screens. Meanwhile… That is the smallest presidential suite bed I’ve ever seen. Lucky for us of course. And lucky for Jeng. Me with the side dishes = UH OH.
Our Skyy 2 (My School President) eps 9-10 - Alt reality where Tinn is in charge of the music club and Gun is the school president with the crush. Basically, it’s an excuse for them to play each others’ parts (which just highlighted how well they were cast, originally). Ultimately, Gemini is a better piner, and Fourth is a better tsundere. Although the reversed “holding it over his head” was v funny & Fourth IS a decent seme. (I also realized what I like so much about Fourth, like Saint he’s one of those rare full body actors.) Sound was a great uke and I loved how they changed his makeup for the role (did you notice?). TiwPor were as adorably ridiculous as ever. I liked the minor baby pairing for Aun, too. Still my NO SIGNING holds (although there was lots of dancing to counterbalance). In the end, all this really did was make me wanna rewatch the original. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. FYI The MV was a parody of HCTM, BB, 1k*. 8/10
A Boss and a Babe (Fri YouTube) ep 12fin - It was a cute sappy ending for a cute-ish sappy-ish show. I cannot abide that the mom who condoned the rape of her daughter got forgiven. No. Stop it GMMTV. Review below.
The Promise (Thai Weds YT & WeTV) ep 9 of 10 - I'm in trouble when I'm rooting for everybody BUT the main couple. I guess Nan doesn’t have a NO SINGING policy. Also I guess Nan was waiting for Phu all along? This show. ALSO could we not have just ended it here?
Past-senger (Thai Weds Gaga) ep 11 of 12 eps - I don’t understand. What? Where did all these new characters come from? Do we care about the hets? Not even slightly. What is anyone doing? What’s going on? do I care abotu anyone anymore? No. Please make it stop.
Ongoing Series - Not Thai
Our Dining Table AKA Bokura no Shokutaku (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 7 of 10 - OMG so adorable, so repressed, so reserved, so soft, so awkward, so special. Heart melting. Also. Hungry. The WAY Minoru looks at Yutaka when he’s eating (now that he knows the history). The way we got to see the exact moment that Minoru realizes he is in love. Perfection.
Star Struck (Korea iQIYI & Gaga) ep 1-2 of 8 - Zuho (Kpop SF9 - noted good egg) opposite rookie actor Kim In Sung (the one with the crush). icky is being weird about it but it looks like Gaga also picked it up? Depends on your territory I suppose. Anygay: Friends since childhood, jock/nerd, puppy/cat and I sense bi-himbo confusion and pining introvert gay. There’s family strife plus class issues and it has some interesting things to say already about the nature of friendship, romance, and jealousy. I like it, weirdly reminds me of something that might have come out of China. Not early CBL, but some of the later stuff that was censored but hearkened to Addicted. This has the feel of what China could have made now (were things politically different). Because of this feel, I’m not confident in this being an HEA or even a true BL but it is interesting enough for me to bump it way up the ranks.
Happy Merry Ending (Korea Thurs Gaga) eps 7-8fin - I get why SJ pushed JH away, but I kinda agree that SJ is too much work. Abused or not, I wouldn’t put in the damn effort - so I guess I’m glad SJ took a year off to figure his shizz out? Far be it from me to agree with a year break in a Kdrama, tho. I didn’t even mind that they were separated most of these 2 eps: it was nice to see a Seme told no, who actually backed off and did as he was told. Plus the running of the gays (how Japan of you SK). I’m assuming that this was the final episode and that Viki thinking that there are 2 more is bonkers? Because this felt like a finale. For me this one had a stronger finish than any other aspect of the show (odd when the couple spent the bulk of it apart). Oh! And someone give Shin Myung Sung (the surfer bestie) his own damn BL, m’kay? Review below.
Love Mate (Korea Thurs Viki) eps 5-6 of 8 - Longest elevator ride in the world. Honorifics discussion! My favorite! And, “there is only one bed but they slept together on the floor anyway” trope. A BL staple. Also the tie/lanyard grab. Another fav. Still pushy puppy stalker remains creepy manipulative obsessive warped hotness. Basically KBL version of trash and… I’m into it. We all got our kinks, I guess.
Vian the series (Vietnam YouTube ) - Such a cat. I’m reminded of Milk. It’s cute. They cute. I like it.
Naked Dinner AKA Zenra Meshi (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 6 of 12 - So is the nude dining meant to be some kind of weird allegory for repressed gayness?
It’s Airing But ...
My Story (Pinoy Sat YouTube) 10 eps - I bounced at ep 4. Someone will tell me if I should bother with the rest.
House of Stars (Thai Mon iQIYI) 12 eps - I bounced at ep 3. Will binge if told it is worth it at end.
The Day I Loved You (Pinoy YouTube) eps 6-7 of 10 - Terminal illness for the sunshine. I bounced at ep 6. DNF.
Ended this week
Love Syndrome finished its run on WeTV (I stopped at ep 2) - anyone wanna weight in with thoughts on the ending and whether I should binge or not? I do love Lee Long Shi.
Happy Merry Ending - Stars Lee Dong Won (KNK) as an ex-idol turned wedding singer with an abusive ex and a panic disorder + the sunshine pianist who falls in love with him. Timid tsundere & sweetheart gay is an interesting match. They’re gentle together, almost kindly and there is a calm ache to their pairing. However, it lost its way as a BL, being more about the main character’s struggle than the romance. It had a strong finish but ultimately the premise & characters meant this was never going to be one of my favorites. 8/10
A Boss and a Babe - With an inconsistent narrative and self-sabotaging characters this was not the Thai BL office romance I was hoping for. I spent most if it feeling manipulated without good reason and sorry for ForceBook. They did their best with a shoddy script (AGAIN!) and none of its flaws were their fault. This show was all over the place and so am I about it. It’s better than Enchanté but that’s not really saying much. 7/10 I guess
In Case You Missed It
BL Express reported that Taiwanese production companies have announced 7 new BLs (4 of these from Vidol.) Stories range from office romance to crime drama.
Someone did a survey on KBL watchers.
Build Jakapan has been cleared of all charges.
Next Week Looks Like This:
Starting this week:
5/26 Be My Favorite prev title: You Are My Favorite (Thai YouTube) Adapted JittiRain y-novel (2gether, FUTS, ToL, Vice Versa) one of those “rewrite the past to change the future.” Stars Krist (SOTUS) + Fluke Gawin (DBK, Not Me). Expect this to be v low heat, full of LIES and manipulation.
5/27 The Luminous Solution (Thai ????) 10 eps - Thana is having trouble at work and in his relationship. He can't seem to catch a break. So he makes a wish to change everything. The wish has a price.
5/27 Takumi-kun Series 6: Nagai Nagai Monogatari no Hajimari no Asa (Japan) - NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS (but that has never stopped Japan before) and no, I have no idea where to get it, why would I ????? (Say it with me everyone: Oh Japan, must you?*)
2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED)
This Week’s Meta Moments
naturellement (Step By Step naming its trope.)
The Promise calling out the uke archetype, Mary Sue much?
ALL THE DANCING. Live the dream! Live the trend! Live the trope!
4 tropes in one! Drinking, piggyback, feed him, product placement. Very nice GMMTV & GeminiFourth. I’m impressed.
nash
(all My School President’s Our Skyy - kinda a masterclass in using ALL THE TROPES and ALL THE BL references.)
THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS
The unmitigated irony of so-called fans of ZeeNunew coming after this show for this moment (not to mention the self sabotage). Truly mind boggling. (Step by Step)
The two boys who didn’t win the boy but totally should have. This show makes me wanna drink too. Next week... soju! (The Promise)
Yes please and thank you GMMTV. (My School President)
I do love the kinkification of Phi. (Boss & Babe)
These tiny idiots it turns out are, in fact, totally hilarious. La Pulie (side dish friendship group)
(last week)
Current Kpop earworm? Key & Taeyeon’s Hate that... (which if it wasn’t an OST SHOULD have been)
#this week in BL#bl news#BL gossip#upcoming BL#new BL#best BL#BL reviews#korean bl#thai bl movie#Japanese BL#live action yaoi#Rakutan Viki#gagaoolala#GMMTV#pinoy bl#Vietnamese bl#best kiss#La Pluie#My School President#A Boss and a Babe review#Bokura no Shokutaku#Happy Merry Ending review#Star Struck#Love Mate#Vian the series#Zenra Meshi#Be My Favorite#The Luminous Solution#Takumi-kun Series 6: Nagai Nagai Monogatari no Hajimari no Asa
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An ask game for writers to procrastinate working on your WIP(s)
Thanks for tagging me @wellbelesbian!
1. 🦈Tell us the name of your/ one of your WIP(s):
I'm actively working on "Home sweet home" and "Thorns", but I also have a few stories at planning stage with various titles.
2. 🍄Describe your WIP/one of your WIP(s) in the format of “___ + ___ =___”
Hallmark movie + snowbaz = a lovely mess
3. 🌍What tags or warnings will one of your WIP(s) need if you intend to share it?
The drarry one has PTSD as a warning, the snowbaz one has Fiona's mad chihuahua and a very thirsty Simon + Baz. And Dev deserves a tag for himself, as per usual.
4. 🧭An alternative title to one of your WIP(s)?
I've got one with an interesting temporary title, but I don't know if I'm going to post it for an anon fest, so I can't share it.
Let's go for the snowbaz one "The veil opens again" (the title will most likely change - it's set 20 years in the future when the veil opens and married snowbaz with their kids visit Watford, so that Baz can see Natasha again, and then Lucy also appears).
5. ⚠️Which WIP your most likely to finish or update next?
I'm trying to work on alternate weeks on my drarry and snowbaz BB, also because one is kind of angsty and the other one pretty light, so it's easier for my mood. The snowbaz will post first because it's due sooner.
6. 💾What is your document of your WIP/ a WIP called? (not the stories actual title but what you’ve saved it as)
They're organised by fandom, and the folders usually have the title of the fic, unless I haven't decided on a title yet. I have a "multiverse" one and a "soulmates" folder.
7. 🖍Post Any sentence(s) from your WIP.
Drarry - “I forgot to mention that I’m an Unspeakable,” Draco says.
Snowbaz -
“Well, I would kiss you.”
I don’t know why I said that.
Fuck.
8. ♻️A scrapped idea for your current WIP.
Some super angsty subplot that I decided to ditch because it made me want to cry. 😭
9. 🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?
I'd love to write a drarry multiverse, but I also have a couple of drarry fics that I've planned but haven't got the chance to start writing yet (one is a soulmate fic and the other one features professional scapegoat Draco). As for snowbaz, I'd love to write another AU.
10. 🤡How many WIPS are you actively working on?
I'm actively working on 2 - my drarry and snowbaz BB fics.
11. 🛠Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?
Draco is being a lot softer than he was meant to be, and Harry was supposed to be angrier, so I'm struggling a bit with a scene, but I'm getting there (I hope).
12. ❤️Not a question, just a second Kudos to send.
A shower of kudos to you all! 💙
Tagging (no pressure): @bubble-gumhead, @artsyunderstudy, @hushed-chorus, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @peachpety, @lumosatnight, @facewithoutheart, @martsonmars, @cutestkilla, @thewholelemon, @larkral, @fatalfangirl, @cassiaratheslytherpuff and anyone who wants to do it (just say that I've tagged you!)
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why pran singing the unfinished version of "our song" is one of my top 5 fav bbs scenes
EXT. PRASERTSILP HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS — DAY
adding a layer to highschool!patpran by introducing us to their juniors specifically in their music club is cute and clever.
this show has a great habit of establishing things early on (pran starts writing the song in EP2 shortly after applying in EP1) and paying it off before the show ends. the Chekhov's Gun Principle approves.
we get confirmation from p'aof (?) that pran's guitar is a metaphor for pat and his relationship with him.
forbidding to play it, it being kept for years and returned (= university reunion), then at EP12 dissaya getting it herself and laying it for her son to play... yeah.
pat also being smart because he knows exactly how to get to pran, by making a deal.
this scene is so easy breezy. that even though they're in public now, there are no more pretenses. they get to be comfortable.
also wait! cute goof up. they decided to keep that in because it's natural. i think his forehead got hit by the guitar, haha.
speaking of natural, thank you that pran did some testing and tuning because no one immediately remembers the chords and plays it. lol
and then, when pran actually starts playing, the lighting changes. he looks more angel-like.
p'aof said that the windy effect wasn't on purpose. sir i'm glad you shot this scene like this, even though it must've been hard to pick up audio, because it looks so good.
again, natural. pran sing so slowly because he's trying to remember the lyrics.
i kind of bashed episode 3's guitar hallway scene because the background music didn't make way for pran playing the guitar. there was music on top of music it was kind of annoying lmao but
they made it up with this scene. they let only the sound of the wind, the strings, and nanon's voice take over quietly.
hats off to Pat's multitasking and attention though?? deciphering the lyrics and then stopping to admire Pran. brooo. you're so down bad.
but seriously, the simplicity in their looks. we see in the show's first half how and why pran fell in love with pat, so now we see here the vice versa. (pun not intended)
i have a feeling the song draft actually ends at the previous line, about the sky, sea, or other kind of splendor.
but pran improvises the beginning of the refrain right here. because when he can serenade to pat like this, he can finally answer the question in the first verse.
because see how he stops and looks up before and after he sings this line: it felt like he wasn't recalling, but rather making up one on the spot.
this scene was simply a masterclass of the simplicity of romantic chemistry. the fondness in the eyes. the succeeding revelation of pat's memory.
remember when tumblr user absolutebl said nanon emotes with his eyes? because yes. god yes.
look at him. pran is very surprised. but what is more on the surface are warmth and affection once he learns of this fact and that hears it from pat himself.
i love how nanon chooses to fall into a trance-like state while looking at pat, so much that pran has to visibly shake himself off of it by blinking and looking away to continue the sincere conversation playfully. he's so INFJ for this.
we end with pran learning that pat has liked him back just as long as him, which makes both him and i happy.
the lack of awareness pat has with the nature of feelings he has for pran doesn't invalidate its existence: that it's romantic in nature.
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MY TOP 5 FAVORITE BAD BUDDY SCENES
(In no actual order)
3 - Broken Bus Stop Redesigning
5 - Fight in the Dorm Parking Lot
10 - Pran Sings "Our Song" Draft
10 - InkPa in the Darkroom
12 - Dissaya Watches Ming
#bad buddy#bad buddy series#bbs#bad buddy the series#uranus#commentary#patpran#pran parakul#parakul siridechawat#pat napat#napat jindapat
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bad buddy fandom getting-to-know-you-meme!
Got tagged by @tiistirtipii at this post here and @inventedfangirling at this post here. Thanks for tagging me! 🥰 (And sorry I've taken so long to respond. 🤦♂️)
name and whatever you want to share about yourself
You can call me Tel. I love writing, languages, linguistics, and learning about different cuisines and cultures. I live right in the middle of Southeast Asia.
when did you watch bad buddy/join the fandom?
I started watching Bad Buddy almost from the start, after a friend told me Ohm had a new series out. I went into it pretty blind, not knowing anything at all about its history or genesis. I'd liked Ohm's work in He's Coming to Me and was open to more from him, not thinking the series would be anything more than your run-of-the-mill BL. And was I ever wrong! I think BBS sort of grew slowly on me for the first few episodes, but it really took hold after Nanon's single tear at the end of Ep.4. And I lost it after The Kiss at the end of Ep.5, of course. The no-holds barred obsession really set in after I realized this wasn't any ordinary BL; it works on so many levels and the intelligence with which it was crafted is formidable.
Favourite ship/s
PatPran does it for me.
Favourite character/s
Love them all, but introvert Pran with his protective walls, defensive rituals and surreptitious signposting of his emotional state with doodles and symbols really struck a chord. Pre-Ep.10 Pran was like an extreme version of younger me, I sometimes think.
Favourite episode/s
Episode 11 – I love everything about the beach, and the two of them alone by the sea was like my idea of paradise. But I nodded sagely along when BBS gently pointed out that their beachside idyll was just a temporary respite and that paradise doesn't exist on Earth.
Favourite scene/s
Oof. So many. My all-time favorite is the opening scene of Episode 5 (see this link here for why) because it was layered so deep with meaning and messaging, beneath the happy surface theatrics. I sometimes think of BBS as one giant and intricate puzzle, and if you find and fit together the right puzzle pieces it reveals so much more to you. The amazing thing is that it kept doing this over and over again. Like how many themes and allegories can this one series have? But if you want to disregard all of that and just enjoy it as a well-crafted BL with stellar acting, you can too. And that is also part of its magic.
Some other scenes that still give me the chills:
Deeply-pining Pran looking on at an oblivious Pat sleeping peacefully in Ep.4 [4/4]; I've been there and I know exactly how his heart must have been rent in two at that moment.
The Kiss in Ep.5 of course.
Pat finding out in Ep.10 that Ming wasn't the unimpeachable hero that he thought he was.
Pran missing Dissaya in Ep.11 (this is because I still miss my late mom with all my heart; the grief is going to be a forever guest there I fear – you just learn to pack it away in a box and put it away in a quiet room in your heart, but it breaks free every now and then, just to stare at me silently with its unknowable face).
When Our Song plays in Ep.11 (especially when Uncle Tong does his voiceover and the soaring guitar solo kicks in, and then we see Pat and Pran back in front of their houses, bracing themselves to face their families again).
Ah that award-winning scene on the balconies in Ep.12, when Pat and Pran indulge in a joyful, all-smiles tin-can conversation for old times' sake, play-acting at being strangers, and then dastardly Director Aof toys with our hearts once again and has the music crescendo as he morphs them back into their kiddie selves dressed in the same clothes to show us that the bond between the two scamps had always been there, forged since childhood, and that they were never really enemies throughout it all. And amidst the nostalgia we're suddenly engulfed in a wave of bittersweet emotions imagining all the what-ifs and if-onlys and what-might-have-beens had those poor little tykes not been forced into that meaningless rivalry by their warring parents. But as the camera pans away we hear their young voices piping in the night, still innocent and so full of hope, reminding us that when those two little boys grew up they still managed to find a way to triumph over all the pitiless hurt imposed on them. And how privileged we were to have been able to share in the story of their journey.
One thing you would change about the show if you could
I've thought so much about this show, it's not just one thing. And don't get me wrong; I'm not tearing it down or hurling brickbats at this series I love so much. It just irks the Perfectionist Pran side of me that something so beautiful, deep, intelligent and heartfelt also has its little flaws here and there.
I think they could have done a better job helping us understand how and why PatPran's competitive dynamic launched them so suddenly into the madcap bet in Ep.7. The cinematography was inconsistent in a lot of parts. The English subtitling (especially of Ep.5) could have clarified some things, but instead made them more confusing. And Pat getting shot may have been necessary on an intellectual level, to nod at some trope, theme or other literary preoccupation perhaps. But the narrative didn't really need that moment of conflict and I felt BBS tipped over into unnecessary melodrama at that point.
what are your some of your favorite fanworks made by other people?
I adore the analysis, meta and backgrounding of BBS that you can find on Tumblr. So many intelligent, creative people looking at this show, but those that spring to mind:
@airenyah
@bengiyo
@chickenstrangers
@dribs-and-drabbles
@dudeyuri
@grapejuicegay
@inventedfangirling
@kenmakaashi
@lovelyghostv
@lurkingshan
@lurkingteapot
@miscellar
@neuroticbookworm
@pandasmagorica
@ranchthoughts
@recentadultburnout
@waitmyturtles
Fan art also by @hereforlou and @kit-teung. 😍
I've probably forgotten so many others, please forgive me if I have; if I've liked and reblogged your work it means that you've touched me with your intelligence and output and I'm automatically a fan.
What are your favourite fanworks you've made?
I mostly post observations and findings from research about the show, so they're not works of fiction or visual art, just essays really. They're all special to me in different ways, but I lean most to the one that talks about the etymology of Pat and Pran's chue lens, what they mean semantically and what they mean for the series (write-up linked here):
My post about the Ep.1 scene in front of Khun Noppharnach's Pharmacy (linked here) was another one where the pieces of the BBS logic puzzle fell into place in a way that satisfied my gameplaying side:
I'm also chuffed about my location posts (linked here; have identified almost all of them, such is the power of the Internet), finding out that the jeep in khanom jeep dumplings also means to court (linked here), and tracking down Baseball Mom (linked here).
A song that makes you think of BBS (not in the show)
My obsessive mind can't let go of this song (I've written about it several times now) but Never (ไม่เคย) by 25Hours devastatingly captures the quiet grief over losing that special someone in your life (and tells us what Pat must have been going through post-separation from Pran in high school). Pat mentions it at Ep.5 [3I4] 0.35 but it isn't played in the show. I've got it on repeat now, and am well on my way to memorizing the lyrics.
Onward tagging:
@airenyah
@bengiyo
@chickenstrangers
@dribs-and-drabbles
@dudeyuri
@grapejuicegay
@hereforlou
@inventedfangirling
@kenmakaashi
@kit-teung
@lovelyghostv
@lurkingshan
@lurkingteapot
@miscellar
@neuroticbookworm
@pandasmagorica
@ranchthoughts
@recentadultburnout
@waitmyturtles
No pressure to play if you don't want to, or have already done it. But do tag and let the rest of the BBS fandom know if you have responses for us to read! 😍
#bad buddy fandom getting-to-know-you meme#bad buddy#bbs tag game#tag game#bad buddy getting to know you
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bad buddy fandom getting-to-know-you meme!
tagged by @lamonnaie, meme created by @fiercynn
Thank you so much for the tag, I love this idea! 💛
note: i consider "fanworks" to pretty much everything people create related to a fandom, including but not limited to meta/analysis/discussion, gifs, fanvids/edits/fancams, filk, fanart, fanfic, fan food, fan crafts, etc. please include this note with the meme unless you have a different definition!
name and whatever you want to share about yourself
Hi! I'm Diana, I use she/her pronouns, I'm in my early twenties and I love reading and writing fics 😁
when did you watch bad buddy/join the fandom?
I started watching right before the finale aired, I think. I binged the whole thing and then watched episode 12 shortly after! But I only joined the fandom later, after a rewatch that made me see the show in a different light.
favorite ship(s) Pat/Pran, Ink/Pa, Wai/Korn, I love them all 🙈
favorite character(s) Pat and Pran
Pran because I relate to him and Pat because... I mean, he's perfect? Isn't he?
favorite episode(s) This one is hard, probably episode 5 when we switched to Pat's pov because I love how he wasted no time confessing to Pran after learning how he felt about him, and also episode 10 because it has my favourite scene in the whole show, will get to that one in a minute
favorite scene(s) The scene where Pran breaks down in Pat's arms on the rooftop 😭 That's actually the scene that got me into this show, a friend showed it to me and I was like, I have to watch this now! And I did, and ugh, I love how they're both hurting so much but Pat is trying to be strong for Pran and how Pran is being vulnerable with Pat for the first time in their relationship (probably) I love all of that! An honorable mention would be the scene in episode 4 where Pran starts crying after Pat tells him that he likes Ink (Can you tell I love angst?) And of course, the kiss, but everyone has already talked about the kiss.
one thing you would change about the show if you could
The fact that Pran apologised to Wai after Wai outed them in front of the whole school, like excuse me? And also the whole Pat-getting-shot-with-a-tiny-gun plot, which is a consequence of the Wai thing because they needed to redeem Wai, I guess, and I didn't like any of that, lol.
what are your some of your favorite fanworks made by other people
There are so many fics I love but I am going to resume to 5 in no particular order:
once more to see you by maywitherspoon where Pat finds a way to contact Pran before they start university and thus get reunited sooner, and let me tell you, it's amazing!
breathe by concerningcardigancollection where Pran is allergic to peanuts and almost dies, I love hurt/comfort fics and I love the way Pat is written here!
Cruel Summer by Frosche, Lothewriterofstories this one is pure pain. But I love pain, and it's a beautiful kind of pain, so definitely worth reading!
you can hear it in the silence by threewontons I call this the baby shark fic in my mind, it's a lovely soulmate au set in a world where soulmates can hear the songs the other person is listening to. I think it's such a unique take on soulmate aus and I love it!
don't go wasting your emotion by fiercynn a canon divergence au where Pat sees Pran crying in episode 4, I love canon divergence aus and this one is so sweet!
I also looove @kornswasianguyswag's fanart! Go send them some love!
(if you create fanworks) what are your favorite fanworks that you’ve made?
This is my ao3 account, I've written quite a few fics for bad buddy, I don't know if I could pick a favourite one 🤔 maybe this one because it's inspired by "Love, Rosie" and that movie is very dear to me. I'm also having a lot of fun writing my current wip where they are strangers and Pran is trying to seduce Pat is order to get revenge for his friends 🤭
a song that makes you think of bbs (the ones in the show don’t count lol)
Again, I have so many... every song I listen to makes me think of bbs, lol
Can I say Tilly Birds - คิด(แต่ไม่)ถึง (Same Page?) ? It wasn't in the show, it was in the mock trailer! And it always makes me think of them. And also Mitski - Francis Forever, it's like it was written by Pran during the years they were apart!
idk anything else you want us to know?
I'd love to make more bbs friends, so don't hesitate to dm me! 😁
I am going to tag @dropthedemiurge, @catboyjosten @feralmuskyscentedhoepran @non-binarypal7 and anyone else who sees this and wants to do it!
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8. you hope more people will come to appreciate __ (a ship, a trope, an episode, etc)
I never talk about him and probably never will but we need more love for xaldin he’s way too interesting of a concept for canon to do one thing with him and then shelve him. Like this whole thing with love? And how he doesn’t want it, he WANTS to be a nobody!! And I’m really Interested in seeing how he might be portrayed in kh4+ also he’s cool as frick he has like 12 spears and they float around him in the wind with his hair like that’s sooo cool he’s sooooo cool looking. I want his lore I want to know why he hates love and I want people to think about him outside of ‘lexeaus pt2’
10. A blog ( mutual or one you follow) that has made your fandom experience brighter!
First of all I LOVE MY MUTUALS 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 YOU ARE ALL SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INCLUDING YOU OKARU!! 🫵🫵🫵
For people I follow though I need to take a second to hype up lightandfellowship (don’t know if it’s ok to tag lol) they ALWAYS have the best tags on all my Khdr stuff they reblog like they GET it. I always feel so excited when I see a paragraph of tags by fellowship they alwaysss get the things I’m trying to depict and the symbols and stuff. Like the #1 understander ever. also their independent analysis of Khdr and bbs is always fantastic
21. A fandom you’re not really active in anymore but you still really like.
Idk if this counts because I’m kinda neutral on it, but outside of the fandoms I mentioned in previous asks i still have a soft spot for some of the genshin impact characters 😅 I don’t really know much about the new things that go on in the game (I think they’re in the France place now? Fontaine?) but chongyun xingqiu ningguang and Ayaka I miss you soo much, (I think my team from what I can remember was ayaka, xingqiu, Mona, and Bennett, I was doing pretty good and was f2p but got bored of the story structure after progressing past the inazuma stuff)
Thanks for the asks!!!!!! 💛💛
#Anyway I heard xingqiu got a new skin and chongyun got his Yang thingy so good for those fellas 👍#May asks
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Sims Questionnaire
I was tagged by @lilamausmaus and @charmingmushroom, thank you!
1. What’s your favorite sims death? well, I prefer my sims not to die at all 🤭 if they do, it’s usually from a good old age
2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? today it’s mostly maxis match / maxis mix. I had an alpha phase during the sims 2-3 era though
3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? nope. I do not mind if they gain/lose weight on their own
4. Do you use move objects? always
5. Favorite mod? First Impressions and PreferencesPlus, these are relatively small mods, but they give sims some much needed depth
6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? for Sims 4 it was City Living and Vampires, if I remember correctly. for sims in general, it was Makin’ Magic🪄
7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing? aLIVE
8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? well, I played with a particular redhead sim a few years ago, he was beautiful and very evil 😁 had a lot of fun, will definetely recreate him in the future
9. Have you made a simself? no, mostly because I’m generaly bad at making sims based on real people
10. What sim traits did you give yourself? geek, ambitious and socially awkward. and also lazy and perfectionist ambitious-lazy-perfectionist combo is great, I know
11. What is your favorite EA hair color? bluish-black 🖤
12. Favorite EA hair? medium hair that came with the Movie Night stuff pack, I gave it to many male sims
13. Favorite life stage? YA and A
14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? I’m more into gameplay, I guess, but I do builds occasionaly
15. Are you a CC creator? nope. I have some basic understanding of how it’s done, but too lazy to get into it
16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? I have a lot of mutuals, it’s really great to have people to share sims stories with ❤️
17. What’s your favorite game? The Sims, the first one. beside the sims, I love TES series (lost countless hours in Morrowind!) and Fallout games, both isometric and first-person. do not even let me start on other favorites, it’ll be a long list 😅
18. Do you have any Sims merch? not really interested in it
19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? no
20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing? surprisingly, not much no pics just take my word for it
21. What’s your Origin ID? same as my username, but I don't have any stuff there
22. Who’s your favorite CC creator? well, @peacemaker-ic, @lumenniveus and @awingedllama make good bb sets and objects. @pralinesims, @nucrests, @woosteru, @marsosims, @luutzi, @qrqr19, @mossylane and @sammi-xox create the best cas assets. and @myshunosun, @sforzcc and @madameriasims4 - everything they make is great, have a lot of their stuff in my game
23. How long have you had a simblr? since october 2022
24. How do you edit your pictures? just basic stuff like cropping and curves correction in Gimp
25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? I guess it's Vampires, I played with it a lot! also Cats&Dogs, because come on, pets are essential
26. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? might be an unpopular opinion, but it would be cool to have another Strangerville-style story pack
I feel like everyone have already done this, but if you’re reading this and want to do it - consider yourself tagged (and don't forget to mention me back so I can see it)!
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Elle! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I will happily accept anything from MM! (But I’m particularly soft over the Panera chapter, if you’ve got anything you want to share from that one!)
alexa!!! 🫶💖🦐 so something I’m particularly proud of with mar[r]y me is that I’ve been dropping hints and alluding to Mary and Bradley’s happy ending in every chapter and all the one shots. (I mean we all know it’s gonna be a happy ending since the story description literally tells the audience this is the story of how they fall in love!) but all the clues are there leading up to the chapter when they say those three words, you just don’t realize it yet! and I will happily talk about the panera chapter in more detail using some lines that foreshadow their happily ever after!
They run into traffic on the highway, an accident taking four lanes down to one, and when they arrive at the restaurant, Bradley realizes Mary has fallen asleep in his front seat. - This is a super significant moment for Mary! Due to some bad past experiences she gets very nervous when other people drive, she drives 99% of the time and there are very few exceptions where she feels comfy with others behind the wheel. So for her to be able to fall asleep while he’s driving is huge! (important in ch. 11)
She had done all of that, and more, so that Danielle and Reuben could fully focus on the arrival of their newest family member without worry. - A classic MM/BB moment where she’s just being her wonderful, thoughtful self and he’s in awe of how she’s able to do it all! (important in ch. 11)
“She fell asleep on the way here, and I felt bad enough waking her up to ask what she wanted, so she’s sleeping in the car with the doors locked.” // There’s a moment of silence so long that Bradley checks to make sure he didn’t get disconnected. “Payback?” - If we were to have video of the other end of the call, we would see Reuben and Danielle Fitch looking into an invisible camera like on The Office. Those two really are Mary’s bestest friends and the siblings she always wanted her brothers to be. They continue to love and protect their girl like they have since day one!! (important in ch. 12)
“I’ll just fill it up for her after we get home.” He mutters, trying to decide whether to get two or three lemon drop cookies. - Throughout Bradley continuously refers to Mary’s rental house as “home” despite not living there and not being anything more than her friend. I’ve been dropping that usage as a subtle reference to how he feels about her, before he himself realizes the depths of his feelings. (She’s home to him. He loves her.) (important in ch. 11)
Her key is in her front pocket, and he can’t even think about trying to get it out. - Something he has no problem doing in chapter 11 👀
Her car is an overload for his senses; the interior smells like her perfume, subtle and flowery with a hint of orange. - We’ve seen how many times her perfume has thrown him for a loop. But there’s one time coming up that’s a real doozy! (important in ch. 10)
He wants to ask her, to take her out properly - dinner and a movie or something equally cliché for a first date. But every time he suggests coffee or lunch with just the two of them, hinting at it being more than friends, she turns it into a group affair. - We found out in the grocery store one shot why she keeps doing that! But no fear, Reuben and Dani keep encouraging him!
He’s trying to keep his imagination from running wild, but it’s hard when he can hear Mary humming along to his favorite Jim Croce song while she washes her hair. - I won’t say which song (I don’t think I have so far either?) but this song is a big (h u g e) moment in chapter 10!!!
She leans into the kiss he presses on her forehead, eyes closed for a moment after he pulls away. “Night, Bradley.” // “G’night, honey.” - the last lines of chapter 11 but said in a very different situation.
okay that’s it for this one!!! (I can’t do more or we’ll end up analyzing the entire chapter lol) but once MM is done I’ll have to make a post that connects all of the little hints and easter egg type things that I’ve buried in the story!!!
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Thanks for tagging me @eulaliasims
1. What’s your favourite sims death? Never thought about having a favourite, maybe the cowplant? Or maybe when death results from something usually mundane like hail or lightning (I’ve had that one).
2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? Mainly Maxis match, but I think of my style as like 90% MM and 10% semi-realistic (more on the BB side) because I do find the occasional thing that fits in with my style from that aesthetic. And I feel like my style is somewhere between the true Maxis match and the cartoony style.
3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? No? Seems odd!
4. Do you use move objects? Constantly, it’s on more than it’s off. I have an alias set up in my cheat file.
5. Favorite mod? Wow that’s a hard one to narrow down, so I’m gonna choose a few. Based on what has the biggest and most widespread effects, I’d say ACR, Community Lot time, and the whole Traits system (that’s cheating since it’s a million mods but I don’t care lol)
6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? Would have been the very first pack, so University I guess! When the games came out I was living at home still and my mom played too, so we always got them relatively soon. Uni came out a month or so before my birthday so I suspect I probably got it as a gift that year.
7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing? LIVE as in LIVING, @eulaliasims is 1000% correct.
8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? So not counting born in game? Sort of a tie but I’ve always been very fond of Joshua and Roxanne Lewis, they were two of Brightmaple’s founders - the first ones I thought up, and first ones I created.
9. Have you made a simself? Yes, in my old neighbourhood, I was a vampire along with the Sim version of my cousin. We lived in a huge Victorian mansion I built where I sent all the vampires in the hood to live.
10. What sim traits do you give yourself? Brooding, couch potato, good, loves the heat, hopeless romantic
11. Which is your favorite EA hair color? Don’t really have one I guess.
12. Favorite EA hair? Also don’t really have one lol.
13. Favorite life stage? Probably adult because the most happens, but I also really enjoy toddler which is a hot take in most circles.
14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? Both! The building is fun and a creative outlet for me, but I do it so I can create more immersive and enjoyable worlds to play in too.
15. Are you a CC creator? Yes but on and off, I do it purely for fun and primarily for things I want in my game. So I take long breaks of making nothing at all, when I’m not in the mood.
16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? I wouldn’t really say so? I do chat with people from time to time and have lots of great acquaintances on here! I find it to be a generally very nice community. But I usually find online friendship difficult since I find it harder to read people purely through text with no baseline for knowing them irl, for things like tone of voice/mannerisms/body language and just general vibe.
17. What’s your favorite game? (1, 2, 3, or 4) Well I think it’s pretty obvious TS2 has ruined all other games for me (not just other Sims games either).
18. Do you have any sims merch? nope
19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? Actually yes! For speed builds.
20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing? Gotten more Maxis match in terms of aesthetic, if you scroll back to like, pre-2017 on my blog you can see that for sure. For play style it’s a lot more structured - pure rotational so ages sync, more wants based, paying a lot more attention to their personalities etc.
21. What’s your Origin ID? I’ve been playing with either the RPC Launcher or a no-CD crack since the day I switched to the UC, so although I do have an Origin ID I’ve literally used it probably twice ever. So no idea!
22. Who’s your favorite CC creator? There’s too many to pick!
23. How long have you had a simblr? My very first Simblr post was July 31, 2016. Before that I had a bit of a hiatus from playing for a few years, and before that I was on Livejournal/Dreamwidth.
24. How do you edit your pictures? My photo editing program (PSP8) is literally from the era of TS2 itself, which seems appropriate. It’s always worked perfectly well for me - I downloaded Photoshop a couple times but always found doing the same actions clunky and unfamiliar, so I stick with what I know. I adjust curves, saturation, and add a very slight (probably imperceptible) bloom effect. Then I crop in, and I resize by width - meaning my pics are always the same width, but the height varies slightly. I prioritize getting everything into the frame that I want, and don’t really care if the heights are different.
25. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? If I were making up hypothetical TS2 EP’s? I wouldn’t have minded something like Superstar from the Sims 1, having my Sims become famous (if it was done more like OFB/hands on style rather than “off to work in a carpool for the day” style) would have been pretty fun.
26. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? That’s really tough to pick. Probably Seasons (such world building!), Freetime (the hobbies system adds so much depth for me!) or Open For Business (my whole hood has no EA careers and only businesses sooo...) or Pets?? I love my Sims having pets. They’re all so good!
I’m seeing this going around, so please allow me to tag @you if you haven’t been yet and wanna do this!
#ts2 gameplay#ts2 maxis match#ts2 tumblr#ts2#simblr#ts2 simblr#maxis match#thesims2#sims 2#the sims 2
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DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVOURITE POKEMON
I adore poison and ghost types ! Ghost types are so pretty to me, Im currently working on a 5 ft painting sprite thing of cofagrigus so i can put it on my wall
My childhood favourite Pokémon were Rapidash and Totodile. I've got an affection for grass types, dragon types, but mostly ghost types!
Now?
Well, lemme check the Pokédex, er...
Vulpix and Ninetales, but Alolan. I fucking love the Alolan variants of these two and Alolan Vulpix was the first Pokémon I ever traded for. You're going to notice that I have an affinity for mainly white or mainly black Pokémon.
Diglett
Rapidash. I don't care for Galarian Rapidash, but I'll gladly take a shiny Galarian! (Or a shiny normal...)
Ditto. I know it's only really useful for breeding but it just looks so stupid that I can't help but love it.
Mew. Mew is my bb and I actually made one for my ex-boyfriend as a teen out of those beads that melt together.
Totodile. Also my bb!
Wooper and Quagsire. I love Quag's expression, I love Wooper's playfulness.
Gardevoir (shiny)
Milotic (love the colours)
Sawsbuck. Their antlers change with the seasons and I think that's neat (spring form is my favourite because I love cherry blossoms)
Sylveon. Listen, I'm an artist. I love colours and how they compliment each other. And I love Sylveon's colour composition and how much the baby blue compliments the rose pink. 10/10 design. I had a shiny Sylveon in Moon.
Xerneas. I have a distinct memory of walking into an EB Games when I was maybe 12 and seeing the ads for Pokémon X and Y and I immediately gravitated toward X because I just really like deer and think weaponised bone cancer (antlers) is fucking amazing. Deer Pokémon? Sign me up. (On that note, I think that X is actually the first Pokémon gen I actually saw advertised... I didn't go out to town enough.)
Rowlet. Oh my god Rowlet my bb. Evolves into Decidueye and if you think I DIDN'T pick the grass/ghost edgy hooded owl sniper for a starter in Moon you are dead wrong.
Salazzle. I had this girl on my team--a shiny, cuz I love shinies--in Moon (and continued with that lineup in Sword & Shield).
Mimikyu. Lemme tell you how much I fucking love Mimikyu ok? I really love Mimikyu. I used to doodle Mimikyu. I have a keychain of Mimikyu somewhere (got for free when I bought cards). The poor bastard is scared to death of people and when it finally shows its face it wears a mask so you don't see its true colours. I love this thing. Me as a Pokémon. I'd break the no-hug rule for this little cunt cuz he really needs a hug. Do I know what's under the disguise? No. Do I care? No. He's perfect the way he is. Had one on my team and love him forever and ever mwah
Guzzlord, and literally only because of his voice in the Japanese dub of the show.
Sobble because of his fucking :0 facial expression. That's me 80% of my day.
Corviknight. Looks cool. Also I have a soft spot for corvids (especially jays and ravens).
Zacian. Again, colour composition, much like Sylveon. Also, doggo. Also Crowned Sword Zacian is OP as fuuuuuck.
Spectrier. Right now she's probably my favourite Pokémon.
Sprigatito. She's just that cute.
Shroodle. Cuz of them fuckin' eyes.
Espathra. I can trick my heart into thinking it's inspired by an emu instead of an ostrich...
Wiglett, cuz it reminds me of garden eels.
Whatever the fuck is going on with the Paradox Pokémon in Gen 9. Walking Wake, Iron Valiant, and Miraidon are my favourites of this group.
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Sims Tag
tagged by @catnipsims thank you!!!
1. What’s your favourite sims death? BONE PILE or killer chicken
2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? mm hairs only but everything else I dabble in both alpha and mm! I will say alpha hairs have more variety and shit but I just don't like them in game tbh
3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? honey I don't even play AISHDASIH
4. Do you use move objects? can't live without it!
5. Favorite mod? probably more cas columns since I'm always in cas
6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? uhhh whatever came out first I got lmfao
7. Do you pronounce “live mode” live like alive mode
8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? sage always and forever
9. Have you made a simself? yup!!
10. What sim traits do you give yourself? for myself personally I'd be geek, outgoing, and animal lover
11. Which is your favorite EA hair color? the teal one!
12. Favorite EA hair? uhhhh the braid from CL!!!
13. Favorite life stage? YA is really all I do
14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? cas pretty much and builder sometimes
15. Are you a CC creator? occasionally! I mainly do clothing and some hairs
16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? yeah aishdioas but I love interacting with all of my moots!!
17. What’s your favorite game? (1, 2, 3, or 4) 2 will always have a special place in my heart, but my absolute favorites were Sims Bustin Out (GC) and Urbz (GB/DS) sorry
18. Do you have any sims merch? there's merch???
19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? absolutely not lmfao
20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing? yeah I used mainly vanilla then some alpha cause that's all we had then mm and now maxis mix
21. What’s your Origin ID? it's one I share with my brother so I don't share it lmfao
22. Who’s your favorite CC creator? oh jeez uh @clumsyalienn @nolan-sims @litttlecakes @simandy @laeska @sforzcc @pralinesims just to name a few!!!
23. How long have you had a simblr? uhhh like 2020 maybe?? idk
24. How do you edit your pictures? all my screenshots are straight from my game with gshade and some adding in ps
25. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? please anything with more occult stuff and another city
25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? ooo I really fuck with the werewolves pack tbh but realm of magic has some good stuff too. this is just from a bb/clothing perspective
Tagging: @yooniesim @neverheresims @wubblesgonefishin @woosteru @plasmajayne @pluto-sims @wileyfern and anyone else who wants to do it!!!
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Cozy recommendations:
-when Harry met sally (basic choice but popular for a reason!)
-the wedding singer (cinematographer was seeing God)
-sense and sensibility (the lady from Titanic is so cool I love her)
-its an Indian movie but it has subtitles pretty easily found and a lot of the dialogue is in English so if you're up for it, i really recommend it, Monsoon Wedding
-are you there God, it's me Margaret (seriously so good, Rachel McAdams bodies her role and so comforting to every 12 yr old girl)
-the joy luck club (a soothing balm for mommy issues for me personally)
-the skeleton twins (bill jader and Kristen wiig do so well in drastic roles and the director was definitely feeling a new England fall)
-bride wars (so cute but i do wish Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson decided to be lesbian and marry each other instead)
-almost famous (again very popular but for good reason! You deserve to see Russel brand and his slutty mustache queen)
-hot air (very good if you just watch the parts with Matthew gray gubler and made me feel like real love would feel like joy. Free on YouTube)
thanks bb!!
i have the almost famous bootleg dvd that i got for $4 at the record store this summer :) it’s my prized possession
i’ve watched like 10 million things today and now that it’s the end of the day i’m like. over television lol.
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Flips Whitefudge Headcanons:
So um, since I decided it be really interesting to ship Flips with my BB oc, Willow I thought it would be fun to list some headcanons. The more I can develop his character, the better it is for hypothetical shipping art.
So here we go!
1. Flips Whitefudge's is not his legal name, only his rapper name. His legal name is Philip J. (James) van Tripp
2. He's 29 going on 30 soon. Hip hop became his and his mother's whole thing when he was 11 1/2 years old.
3. His favorite snack is white chocolate covered pretzels (big shocker I know!)
4. Flips lives with his mother until his dancing and/or rapping career takes off. He's not a complete slacker though and does try to help around the house when he's not completely distracted with his hip hop aspirations (which is admittingly almost all the time).
5. He's desperate for dance battles during his mom's hip hop classes because any time he's tried to enter a dance battle on the streets, no one takes him seriously.
6. Whitefudge was originally an insult from his younger years that made fun of his cringy attempts at being street that Flips reworked to being part of his identity in a positive way.
7. Even though hip hop dancing is his main passion, he also dabbles in beatboxing, rap battles, and is a graffiti appreciator.
8. Shelly is a single parent and got her son and herself deeply invested in hip hop 18 1/2 years ago as a trauma response to Flips' father leaving them (can't decide if I want it to be abandonment or death though). That's right, I'm making the cringy humor of Shelly and Flips linked to angst. Why can't I let just things not be that deep?!
9. "Malibu's Most Wanted" is Flips' favorite so-bad-it's-good, guilty pleasure movie to watch every now and then. He will deny any resemblance to him and the main character though. (Any time I see Flips I think of that movie even though I haven't seen it in years. So I might as well connect it to him.) XD
10. Shelly and Flips love watching "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "Living Single" together. (Full disclosure, I never seen "Living Single" I just picked 90s sitcoms that were centered around a hiphop/rap artists. I love Fresh Prince though.) In general, their tv majority of the time stays on the BET channel or MTV (though they still mourn the lack of music videos on the channel).
11. Shelly bans Flips from practicing any breakdancing moves that involves his head being upside down to avoid potential neck breaking. She will lift the ban when she sees her son be able to do other intense break dancing moves without literally breaking anything.
12. Flips often thinks about joining Jairo's capoeira classes to help improve his hip hop/break dancing skills but has yet to have fully commit and finally join.
13. Flips and Shelly are one of those people that unironically dab, unfortunately.
14. Flips tried to be a disc jockey a few times in his life but he never got passed doing more than small events like school dances.
15. Despite appearing confident and charming, Flips is not so great at the dating game. Most potential partners find him way too extroverted or too focused on hip hop that it's basically his only character trait, which makes him annoying. He tries not to let it get to him though because he likes himself and that's all that matters. Someday someone will be able to handle all of him, he hopes so anyway.
Okay, that's all the headcanons I can think of for him so far. I hope you find them amusing or potentially useful. Maybe I'll edit this post later to add more headcanons. Only time will tell. Thank you to all who read my ramblings. lol
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if i wrote a fix-it fic for our skyy x bbs x atots,
this would probably be some of my changes. half-unserious 💃🏽
(making this into an incoherent spur-of-the-moment bulleted list because i've had recurring thoughts since the dawn of time a.k.a. the release of the episodes itself + i don't have the time to actually write it. will update when i remember something.)
would tie pat's hair into a korn ponytail in the entire first episode except for the "lying down, looking at the stars" scene. very girlypop of him to have his hair down when it's time for bed ❤️ only in the BBS only episode though, because his hair length and style in Pha Pun Dao is noticeably different (ahem since obviously ohmnanon filmed those scenes secretly first, then bad buddy weeks later ahem). it's shorter and better looking
patpran would've kissed in all of the first three interrupted scenes (deepa wrote about one of it btw and i'm accepting this as headcanon now thank you) and wouldn't have the kiss in the ATOTS only episode of the crossover
for instance: when pat pecks pran on the lips in the mosquito net scene, pran doesn't aggressively push him away and scold him. instead, he breaks the kiss off by putting his hands on pat and pulls away from him slightly, does his Episode 12 Eye Rolling™️ fond facial expression, snorts, and says, "Not you, idiot." i'll keep the fact that pat plays it off and claims that he got carried away, but pran remains standing there by the corner with a challenging and smug look on his face. it takes pat approximately 3 seconds before realizing: oh? pat smirks and kisses him right there—
would've removed the shirtless phuphapat scene or shortened it because the joke was getting too long to the point where it was uncomfortable and it felt objectifying
while finding pran and tian, phupha stops pat from stepping on a snail as a more subtle 1000 stars callback. pat finds that behavior cute and soft which is yes. absolute yes. tsundere phupha supremacy. this idea >>>>> pat sniffing trees (courtesy of @pranpats) (listen listen listen. there are ridiculous jokes and then there was whatever that was.)
pran comes out of this tent with multiple hickies. pat, too. tian teases him about it and he flushes because he didn't notice. pran glares at pat who's just grinning ear to ear and while pran tries to cover it up, pat just walks around flaunting it.
they don't get lost in the woods because phupha is a forest ranger who has known his way around for nearly/over a decade
okay ik it was integral to the plot though so this has saving grace. alternatively, they get lost in the woods but only once and here is where tian and pran / pat and phupha get to Talk. (broke: pran = tian, pat = phupha. WOKE: pran = phupha, pat = tian.) we explore a layer of phupha's characterization here that was not explored much in the original 10 eps of 1000stars since they don't get together until the last ending, so pat providing phupha a tian-esque clarity of recklessness + raw honesty + insufferable youth behavior and making him learn how other couples' situations operate and how that relates to how he's been behaving. in other words, phupha discovers patpran's family rivalry (a great segue as to how 1000stars fans who have never watched bbs can briefly learn about the story just like how they introduced the play for bbs fans who have never watched 1000stars. the lack of reciprocation felt really one-sided 🙁) because pat is a chatterbox. not to be reductive, but patpran's sort of secrecy could really shake phupha because "phuphatian have it a little easier. they're different." bla bla bla phupha learns communication better,,,,, meanwhile pran has an epiphany from tian about compromises and reflects on his own behavior from there.
i thought they were going with that route so it was a bit disappointing to see that it wasn't explored enough
there was genuinely a very sweet vibe/aura around here. objectively speaking i think it would've been great if there was kiss here. conveys sincerity that pran cannot vocalize enough, reassures pat's secret insecurities. also it's overall a visually pretty and romantic scene. something tells me in my gut that... lmao nevermind.
also pat puts on pran's watch instead of pran putting it on himself
gASPPP imagine that before this ^ scene, there will be a scene of patpran waking up together that parallels the beginning of episode 2 of them waking up separately and doing their morning routine in their dorms. they do another morning routine montage except now they're side by side. well, almost. pran gets out of bed and turns off the alarm... while pat doesn't. pran goes back to him a couple of times to wake him up but he just grumbles. pran considers kicking him awake but slyly yells "okay i'm gonna go take a bath~!" pat is just "mmm. 'kay." pran pauses and goes, "hm? kay? you don't want to join me?" pat springs up from the mat.
more general stuff
would've lessened the references to the original episodes or made them more subtle. it was too much and they kept repeating even the same ones like the numbering system after sex 😭 pls make it stop
tian wouldn't have felt like such a damsel in distress with everyone constantly taking care of him. we know he's reckless and constantly forgets to take his meds, but to the point of not keeping at least one on him is a little much
(this isn't for people who don't like that other fans disliked the special btw, especially 1000stars fans. because tbh if it weren't for the proposal, we felt really screwed over. :DD good for some bbs fans that they liked the crossover, really hashtag blessed for them, but i'm all for the to each their own here.)
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BAD BUDDY RERUN SEASON – EP.2 (NOTES ON THE REWATCH)
As we move on during the BBS rerun season, this write-up is a listing of observations made during my rewatch of Ep.2. 😊 (For notes on the Ep.1 rewatch, see here.)
Ep.2 begins with a little blooper – the establishing shot is the exterior of Pran's home (55/158 Ek Charoen 10 Alley, Lak Hok, Pathum Thani Province; Pat's house is number 55/159) but the interior is Pran's student apartment.
The opening sequence sets up a few things. We are introduced to Pat and Pran's personalities – Pran is ordered and disciplined, likes a schedule, and makes decisions with his head. Pat, on the other hand, does what he likes and lives in the moment.
Pran wakes up on the dot at 7.00am, but takes more than an hour to get ready. Pat gets more than an extra hour of sleep, and dozes through two alarms. But even as Pat barrels out unshowered and rumpled after oversleeping, we see that he still manages to leave earlier than Pran. The boys have differing styles, but their different approaches work in their own way, and neither is necessarily better than the other.
There are also hints to their mindsets when we look at the slogans they've put up in their apartments. Pat's is on his door – "I'm not arguing; I'm just explaining why I'm right" – and summarizes how he has little regard for the status quo once he's latched on to a goal for change. Pran's is pinned to the wall above his computer – "In design, thinking wrong is right" – and seems to be a reminder to him that it's OK to break the rules in the right circumstances.
It's clear that Pran has a lot of respect for rules, mores and discipline in his life – but behind the scenes, free of expectations, we're shown he's just as capable of going rogue for the greater good with partner-in-crime Pat (e.g., when they manipulate their friend groups in an effort to bring about peace in Ep.1, and also when they dupe their parents about their relationship in Ep.12).
We are also shown what becomes a running gag later – just before Pran exits his apartment, he remembers something and goes back for it. He'd almost forgotten his keys (the keychain has a little identifying astronaut that we also see at Ep.2 [2/4] 2.14) AND his earphone case (which we see him open to retrieve the earphones at Ep.2 [1I4] 3.29). Throughout the series and all the way to Ep.12 it's a thing with Pran that he always forgets/misplaces his earphones. This is the first reference to Pran's trademark foible in BBS.
The scene when Pat covers Pran's mouth in the toilet stall (Ep.2 [1I4] 6.22) is played for laughs, and is also a callback to the two scenes in Ep.1 where Pat did the same thing (thanks for pointing this out @weirdetta! 😊👍).
I also think this is the first of several scenes where Pat intrudes inappropriately (but also innocently enough) on Pran's personal space. He's not actually conscious of why he's doing it (e.g., at the music shop in Ep.3 [3I4], and in the staircase when they get spooked by a cat in Ep.4 [1I4]) but it looks like Pat is subconsciously seeking out physical closeness with Pran all the time, and it's not motivated by anything dubious or sinister.
This scene in the toilet stall shows it for what it is – there was no need for Pat to push Pran into the stall and cover his mouth. It's not like Pran was going to yell or anything (unlike the two scenes in the preceding episode – at Ep.1 [3I4] 1.13 and 6.01 – when there was a real risk Pran might have called out in surprise and blown their cover).
Pat was acting on instinct here, but somehow in his golden retriever brain the message of "I must protect Pran" got mixed up with his subconscious "I need to be physically close to Pran", and we get the first comic and chaotic instance of our hero-boy collapsing in on Pran's personal space when it wasn't quite necessary (his unwashed hand also foreshadowing where this closeness will be heading later after they become a couple 😉).
At Ep.2 [1I4] 8.24 Pran is not humming tunelessly to himself while working on an assignment. He's actually trying to write what will become PatPran's personal anthem Our Song (humming the first notes of the chorus) and this shows he'd been working on it for some time – since the beginning of first year at university in fact.
We know from later episodes that Pran isn't going to be able to complete Our Song anytime soon (complaining about how hard the songwriting process is to Wai at Ep.3 [1I4] 1.26). Pran only finishes composing it toward the end of the following year, in Ep.11.
This is in contrast to Just (a) Friend that he co-wrote, apparently quite easily, with Pat in high school. The reasons for his songwriter's block aren't made very clear (it's not just separation from Pat), but there will be clues to the explanation in later episodes. 😉
The idea that their mobile phones are metaphors for their hearts and minds (based on their chat ID exchange in Ep.1, analyzed here) is given resonance by Pat and Pran's text conversation starting at Ep.2 [1I4] 8.51, wherein Pran suggests Pat is behaving like a boyfriend and Pat suggests they're so close they might as well share a bed:
The text exchange on their mobile phones appears to be giving voice to Pat and Pran's own heartfelt, subconscious desires for their deepening relationship. Pat is still clueless about the meaning of his impulses here, but for Pran (who's in love with Pat) the subtext is significant, and he counters it with a vomming emoji:
This is an early example of Pran's constant self-denial, where he outwardly communicates the opposite of what he truly feels inside (another example is his reply "I… hate you" to Pat at Ep.4 [4/4] 17.08).
When Pran leaves Oishi green tea at Pat's door as an (anonymous) apology for eating the misdelivered salad (Ep.2 [1I4] 10.40), he also encloses the receipt folded into an origami bird that Pat interprets (erroneously) as a sign of romantic feelings from a secret admirer:
Although we're not shown any other examples of Pran's paper-folding prowess, it's something that Pat remembers – he mentions origami as one of Pran's favorite hobbies when shouting out his love for Pran during the khan maak challenge at Ep.10 [1I4] 11.25. 💖
When Pat (anonymously) leaves khanom jeep dumplings for Pran to say thank you for the green tea (Ep.2 [1I4] 13.02), Pran's buddies (correctly) interpret this as an attempt at courtship:
The word jeep (จีบ) that Louis mentions at Ep.2 [2/4] 0.32 means pleated when describing these dumplings (and refers to the crimping of the shaomai skin). But khanom aside, jeep also means to court or to flirt, and this is why Louis also says "It's not just some food." (The significance of the dumplings to their Ep.7 courtship competition is explained more in detail here.)
Pat also drew a little heart on the note accompanying the gift, so his romantic intentions here are unmistakable. Underscoring the premise that homophobia is non-existent in the universe of Bad Buddy, Pran's friends also have no problem with the fact that it's clearly a guy hitting on Pran (evidenced by Pat's use of the male particle krap/ครับ).
When Pran's friends tease him with Pat's second anonymous gift of khanom thong yod (Ep.2 [2/4] 4.00), the confectionery actually has a long and interesting backstory (explained here):
When PatPran's rooftop rendezvous (Ep.2 [2/4] 4.55) goes awry because neither was expecting their blind date to be their childhood "enemy", it was actually the first in a series of their encounters at the roof of Chana City Residences, that marked key stages in the progress of their relationship:
Their Ep.2 encounter here was a first (failed) romantic assignation;
At Ep.5 [4/4] 11.35 they have a do-over with the Epic Rooftop Kiss, but then Pran runs because he's not ready;
At Ep.7 [4/4] 1.40 Pran pleads with Pat to take on the role of Riam in the Architecture play, but it turns yet again into a battle of wills – and this is actually part of their own version of the dating phase in their relationship, except that they use competition instead of conventional courtship to draw closer to each other;
At Ep.8 [2/4] 3.10, with PatPran a newly-confirmed couple, they have a private romantic dinner where they learn more about each other's values and norms (e.g., personal boundaries);
At Ep.10 [4/4] 12.42 they support each other as united partners, confronting challenges to their now-established couplehood.
When the subtitles tell us that Pran calls Pat "Mr. Dumpling" on the rooftop, the words that he uses in Thai are actually a bit more barbed – it sounds like Pran is actually addressing him as "P'Num Jeep"(พี่หนุ่มจีบ), which translates to something more like "Big Bro Casanova" or "Mr. Man of Seduction" (explained in the khanom thong yod write-up referred to above, also linked here). This is of course more sarcastic than affectionate, since Pat's romantic efforts to woo his fantasy "Green Tea Girl" had come to naught.
When Pat and Pran hash things out in Pat's apartment at Ep.2 [3I4] 8.36, at first it looks like they're just arguing about each other not controlling their troublemaking friends (and not without reason too).
But then it escalates – to the point where Pran says with outrage "You said you were doing fine without me!" Remembering that they were close friends (behind the scenes) up until the time Pran was sent away, I think this shows that they're not just complaining about each other's friend groups behaving badly here. For Pran at least, there's also an element of emotional hurt at having been replaced so easily by Korn, Mo and Chang ("crap" friends, he calls them) in Pat's life.
Remembering too that their relationship always had (and will continue to have) a competitive, battling dynamic built-in (evident even in Ep.12), it's possible to read their argument here also as PatPran falling back into their comfort zone (especially when they start accusing each other: "You're trying to start a fight"/"Yes. So? YOU'RE starting a fight"). On some level that must also have been familiar and comforting to them, as odd as it may seem.
However, when Pran says "Things don't end well whenever I'm close to you" at Ep.2 [3I4] 9.01, it's a verbatim repeat of what he said at Ep.1 [4/4] 3.28. And in Ep.1 – less than a minute after he says this – he and Pat get caught for fighting by Ajahn Pichai. In Ep.2 – less than a minute after he says the same thing – Pat's dad comes knocking at the door.
Both times, Pran's mantra seems to get some strange cosmic confirmation, and it must have merely reinforced his belief that closeness to Pat would only end (again) in heartbreak. We are also shown the first time Pran learnt this painful lesson, in Pat's flashback at Ep.2 [4/4] 5.36, when the boys collaborated on the high school Christmas Song Contest and Pran got sent away as a result.
In Ep.1 we saw Pran allowing himself a bit of new-found happiness at having Pat, his longtime crush, back in his life again. So when Ming turns up unannounced and almost catches Pran in Pat's room, this mantra of "Things don't end well whenever I'm close to you" must have been ringing in his head again, especially with Ming's extended litany of complaints about him and his family expounded right above his hiding place under the bed – another very real (and almost in-your-face) reminder of how closeness to Pat had always ended badly for him.
This is why he has an immediate change of heart and announces his decision to move out once Ming is safely out of earshot; it seems Pran truly did believe that allowing himself to get close to Pat would only end in heartbreak. He was probably also beating himself up for all his little micro-splashes of happiness as he drew closer to Pat in Ep.1. 😢
In Pat's flashback of the Christmas Song contest, we see the boys exchanging looks across the classroom when Kruu Sunee assigns Pran to be the vocalist for the band (Ep.2 [4/4] 5.30).
The first time around watching this, I interpreted it as the frenemies' trepidation at having to work together, but now on the rewatch we know better – the two good friends behind the scenes finally had an excuse to work closely together, and spend time together, publicly.
So the look the two rascals share is more one of smug, conspiratorial secrecy, not apprehension. But it all ends badly though – when Dissaya got wind of their collaboration, Pran was uprooted and sent away. At Ep.2 [4/4] 7.51 Pat's friends blame him for Pran's transfer and call him Pran's jinx.
This is partly why Pat strives so hard to mend things with Pran later and explains the exchange at the LogTech lift lobby in Ep.3 [2/4] – "I'm your lucky charm"/"More like a jinx". At Ep.2 [4/4] 8.41 (as Pat relives the pain of Pran's transfer) and 9.56 (when he says "I owe you for saving Pa's life. And that time when you got transferred because of me") we see he does blame himself for Pran being sent away.
But when Pat surprises Pran at his condo viewing and offers to move out instead, Pran immediately wrenches control of the narrative at Ep.2 [4/4] 10.16, and shifts the situation into more of their usual dynamic – clashing and one-upmanship – by refusing Pat's offer. In doing this, he blocks Pat from evening out the score between them and keeps the conflict going – which is also his way of keeping them entrenched in their familiar refuge of battling each other. This leads to some physical rough-housing, and then at some point they both suddenly sense the stirrings of impulses that are more than just platonic (Ep.2 [4/4] 11.28):
Pran of course recognizes this moment for what it is, while Pat remains oblivious to the meaning of it all (and will continue to be so, until his senses are awakened in Ep.5).
But I think this scene also foreshadows the portrayal of their impending romantic relationship, in that it will always contain some element of competitive push-and-pull (e.g., when their version of courtship is to compete against each other in Ep.7 – explained here – and when they have a drinking game in the epilogue of Ep.12).
This framing of romance within a context of wrestling and wrangling is further highlighted when Pat barges into the lift afterwards at Ep.2 [4/4] 13.29 – we know there's going to be more rambunctious scuffling afoot as they continue their argument, but the amorous undercurrents are also unmissable since this sequence is clearly a send-up of another well-worn BL trope – the elevator tryst (that gets a callback later in the LogTech lift as well).
The episode then closes with the Archi-Engine fracas in front of the bus-stop – without the peacemaking presence of Pat and Pran, it was bound to happen:
But with the brawl coming so soon after Pat and Pran's squabbling at the condo viewing, it distracts the viewer (or at least it distracted me the first time around) from fully registering the romantic tensions underpinning all of Pat and Pran's own skirmishes in the second half of Ep.2 (their awkward on-bed clinch at Ep.2 [4/4] 11.28 notwithstanding). 👍
[Afterpost Edit: for notes on the rewatch of other episodes, see these links here: Ep.1, Ep.3, Ep.4 and Ep.5. 😊]
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