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ohshinytrinketsmine · 3 months

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I had wayyyy too much fun making this hehehe~

The Sign, Ep 9

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heretherebedork · 3 months

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Tharn slowly letting himself trust Phaya and their love against the world and the way he's trying to be tough but his fragility and his need for comfort and reassurance cannot be helped.

Bonus: Live Yai reaction

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dear-someone-letterstomyself · 4 months

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This is so interesting to me, haha just indulge me for a moment…

I’ve seen some arguments of people saying that Tharn gave in too easily when Phaya was apologizing on the verge of a full on break down in the hall at work… and I just don’t think that’s true, because in that moment it’s not ‘we just met 6 months ago’ (or however long it’s been) Phaya and Tharn talking, it’s the ‘we’ve been fated for multiple lifetimes’ Phaya and Tharn… I think we all need to remember that regular rules of engagement don’t necessarily apply to Phaya and Tharn, they’re dealing with a whole other set of circumstances… while Tharn obviously may not be thinking “oh my one true love for centuries is about to have a full on break down I need to fix this because I can’t stand seeing him upset” I do feel that Tharn sees just how distressed Phaya is and he understands, having felt the same way whenever Phayas been in danger, that these emotions are bigger than Phaya, difficult to understand and even harder to control. If he doesn’t forgive (which lets he honest he already did a long time ago, he’s just been too stubborn to say it) him, he himself won’t be able to go on feeling anywhere near okay knowing just how upset Phaya is…

This isn’t the reconciliation of a pair of workplace acquaintances turned best friends with mutual crushes on each other, it’s more akin to that of a couple who’s been together for a decade. Both Phaya and Tharn have admitted multiple times that they feel as tho they’ve known each other far longer than they actually have, so I think it makes a lot of sense to view their entire relationship through the lens of: it’s the feelings and emotions of a long term, deeply committed relationship just without the time line it would normally take to get there.

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telomeke · 4 months

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THE SIGN EPISODE 3 – NONG KHAI, NAGA FIREBALLS AND THE DANCE OF ADVERSARIES

Only watched Ep.3 last night and it was a trip in more ways than one; this is another one of those BLs where the hand of the Tourism Authority can be seen heavily pulling the strings, and in this episode it was plugging for Nong Khai – which is especially relevant to the naga mythology underlying The Sign.

The province of Nong Khai is far to the northeast of Thailand, separated from Laos by the mighty Mekong River; its capital city is also called Nong Khai.

Nong Khai is famous for a number of festivals, including the Rocket Festival and the Naga Fireball Festival. The Rocket Festival is referenced in the subtitles at Ep.3 [2/4] 14.41 but this is incorrect, because Tharn's grandmother mentions the date as "the 15th day of the 11th waxing moon" (the Rocket Festival takes place earlier in the year).

This date (a full moon night) is actually the Naga Fireball Festival, when the phenomenon of fireballs launched from the Mekong is supposedly at its peak. (There is as yet no formal scientific explanation for the fireballs, and locals believe they are spat out by the great naga or Phaya Naak who resides in the Mekong.)

‌This is of course the same festival that Phaya, Tharn, Yai and Sand go to watch at Ep.3 [3/4] 2.18 .

And this date (วันออกพรรษา/wan ok phansa) is also the last day of the three-month Buddhist Rains Retreat (พรรษา/phansa, sometimes also called Buddhist Lent). The first day of Phansa (in the eighth month), marks the official start of the rainy season – Phansa is the Thai version of the Buddhist celebration known more generally as Vassa elsewhere, and the word is derived from the Sanskrit varsha (which means rain).

In The Sign this celebration of Phansa is significant because the word is a cognate with the วรรษา/wansa of Tharn's formal first name Wansa and the name of his previous female naga self Wansarat, which are both also derived from the Sanskrit varsha (see this link here for more elaboration). 👀

Anyway, this means that kid Phaya was actually drawn to the Naga Fireball Festival (not the Rocket Festival) and was presumably called into the Mekong by a naga. And he was saved from drowning by a reincarnated naga (Tharn) on the last day of the season that shares Tharn's name.

And thereafter, Phaya would always dream of Wansarat on the date of the Naga Fireball Festival (the 15th day of the waxing moon in the 11th month, also the last day of Phansa/Wansa).

This is why his visit back to Nong Khai coincided with the festivities we see onscreen – he was there to investigate these links to the date and festival.

So far The Sign has been fairly faithful in its visual nods to the naga and garuda mythology that underpins the narrative. There's been a lot of blue and green (very marine colors) associated with nagas Tharn and Wansarat. And there are references to red and the element of fire calling out to garuda Phaya. This scene is an example:

In the scene above the red light on one side is contrasted with the blue-green one on the other, and mirrors the dance of the fiery garuda and the water-dwelling naga. Phaya has just been rescued from the Mekong by Tharn, and he is shivering in a blue-green t-shirt (which is the naga's color, not his).

(above) Sparks erupt behind the garuda Phaya as he seeks to recover his life-force after his near-drowning; the light on his person (as he is facing naga Tharn) is of a cooler tint though

(above) Naga Tharn is also sopping wet but totally at ease; he is also bathed in warm tones as he faces the flaming presence of garuda Phaya

This scene after Phaya's near-drowning is also one of several where we see a swing (e.g., Ep.3 [2/4] 17.02, Ep.3 [2/4] 19.02, Ep.3 [3‌/4] 10.03 and Ep.3 [3‌/4] 11.07). I may be over-reaching here, but for Thai people this may be calling to mind the Giant Swing in front of Bangkok's Wat Suthat, which was once used in an annual Hindu Brahmin ceremony (now discontinued) that was held to mark the moment when the nagas of mythology abandoned their mountain stronghold on land (their coils maintaining stability) and moved instead to their permanent, watery homeland.

Noting that the nagas are shapeshifters, the green-eyed Wansarat enticing Phaya into the water is also likely to be a malevolent naga that has assumed Wansarat's form, seeking to drown Phaya (we've seen glowing green eyes before, on the naga that Phaya saw when he struggled with the Ep.1 water challenge, and also in the greenery of the garden at the bar/restaurant where the boys go to drink).

And in another nod at the naga/garuda conflict, when the abbot Luangpor lights two candles at Ep.3 [2/4] 28.36, the rumbling stormclouds outside (that are harbingers of rain) promptly extinguish the flames before speaking ominously with him.

Nagas, because of their association with all things water, are also custodians and dispensers of rain in Thai mythology. Thus the voice that speaks to Luangpor from the clouds must be that of a vengeful naga, and he has underscored his displeasure with garuda Phaya by snuffing out the flames of the candle (fire being associated with garudas in The Sign).

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So one more little salute to the naga and garuda can possibly be read in the matching shirts that Phaya and Tharn don when they visit Wat Phra That Bung Puan at Ep.3 [3‌/4] 11.13:

The warm tones (garuda colors) of the matching shirts contrast with the blue-greens (naga colors) of their shorts/jeans. Meanwhile, the swirling graphics on their tops are likely a reference to the naga fireballs, which reminds us that even though the nagas and garudas are supposed to be at odds, the fireballs are one area of overlap with the flames of the garuda – a kinship also echoed by the matchy-matchy going on with the outfits here (and the premise that Tharn and Phaya are a forbidden but fated naga/garuda pairing). 😍

The culture of Nong Khai also explains why there is so much naga imagery in this episode – a lot of it is to do with the festival of the Mekong naga and its fireballs. But the garuda (Phaya's earlier incarnation) is still referenced in the visuals of Ep.3 – directly at Ep.3 [3‌/4] 15.08, but more indirectly elsewhere.

The many establishing shots of the temple finials called chofa (e.g., at Ep.3 [2/4] 8.19, Ep.3 [2/4] 19.53, Ep.3 [2/4] 23.10 and Ep.3 [3‌/4] 6.52) are actually a visual reference to the garuda:

This kind of chofa (with the curved profile reminiscent of a raptor's beak) is called the pak kruut or garuda tip chofa. There are several other kinds, including a naga finial, but the ones we see here in the establishing shots of the abbot's temple are of the garuda type and are a sly, less in-your-face wink at the garuda (at least compared to the abundance of naga imagery).

Anyway the trip ends with Tharn attempting to distance himself from Phaya because he doesn't want to jinx another of his loved ones (although what that means for Yai and Sand seemed a little rude for Tharn to suggest! 🤣).

True to his naga form a lonely Tharn seeks refuge in the watery realm – his condo pool:

But the flaming red swim briefs about his loins are in the color of the fiery garuda, and belie his divided loyalty.

So when Phaya goes to confront Tharn at the rooftop gym, the dance of the naga and garuda, historical enemies, goes into full swing. Unlike their other physical encounters down at sea level (e.g., the open water challenge of Ep.1 and the Mekong rescue) here garuda Phaya is up in the sky, as close to the sun as he can be, and here he's in his element.

And when the two tussle (as would be expected of a naga and garuda), of course it would be Phaya coming out on top. It's his realm, and his turn, after all:

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The naga and garuda are ever-present in The Sign. I'm sure there will be more of this to come!

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#the sign #the sign the series #nong khai #naga #garuda #thai mythology #the sign tharn #the sign phaya #babe tanatat #billy patchanon

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7nessasaryevils · 1 month

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Them: how obsessed are you with The Sign?

Me: yes

#the sign the series #the sign #phayatharn #the sign bl #the sign phaya #naga #Garuda #the sign tharn #nail art #cute nails #yeah I’m obsessed #what’re you gonna do about it

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fandomfanservice · 3 months

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*Disclaimer the actor(Heng) is clearly doing a great job to make this character sooooo universal unliked

Already having withdrawal and it’s only Monday

#thai boys love #thai bl #saturdaysgirl #the sign phaya #the sign tharn #the sign bl #the sign series #the sign #the sign the series #babe x billy #billy x babe #billy patchanon #babe tanatat #bl drama #bl series

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iwantoceans · 3 months

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#always stressed when they have a scene together #but it’s always so stunning #the sign #the sign the series #the sign phaya #billy patchanon #chalothon #heng asavarid #mygif

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soboredimadeatumbl · 2 months

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Ok but the thing about Phaya and Tharn repeating history? They will now create new history.

Think about, like really. They are now at a point no other previous incarnation of theirs got to be: they are together out in the open, no threat of violence and loss and separation, just them and their love, their victory. Uncharted territory. They will live their lifes in a way that won't be as easy to map based on past lives simply because there's no precedent for this. Instead, they will now be blueprint for new incarnations, they will now create the new patterns that their love will repeat over and over.

The beauty of it kills me, i swear. How poetic. How much of an ultimate victory. Years and years from now, their souls in new bodies will find each other again and will inherit a love that's grand and free and they will unknowingly repeat history too, some of which will have started especifically with Tharn and Phaya. They are now finally living for themselves, no fear, no being hunted, but they are also living for their future selves.

The love Phaya and Tharn will live now, it will be lived over and over and over again. That's their legacy. That and making me cry.

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storm2rain · 4 months

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WAKE UP EVERYONE IT FINALLY HAPPENED

#I HAVE BEEN WAITING FAR TOO LONG FOR THIS #the sign #the sign series #the sign the series #the sign bl #the sign phaya #the sign tharn #phayatharn #billybabe #billy patchanon

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scmatise · 4 months

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#thai bl #bl drama #blseries #bl actors #blthai #billybabe #the sign the series #the sign bl #phayatharn #the sign phaya #billy patchanon #babe tanatat #old lady bl

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bl-bracket · 24 days

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Horny on Main Round 3: Babe (Pit Babe) vs Phaya (The Sign)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Babe: "Babe gets overstimulated by his enhanced senses, and his solution to this is to get dicked down before every race, in the locker rooms that are shared between teams. Gets off on being called Mama. Has sex in a convertible in public."

Phaya: "man is so thirsty for Tharn it ain’t even funny. like especially in the earlier episodes you can see how much Phaya wanted to jump Tharn’s bones (the later eps gave us more longing and pining but the thirst was undeniable still). let’s not forget how penis delirious he was that his first order of business after waking up from a coma was to go suck his boyfriend off because he remembered their past lives. man forgot about literally anything except Tharn and getting his dick in his mouth"

#bl bracket #bl drama #bl shows #babe #pit babe #pit babe the series #phaya #the sign phaya #the sign #the sign the series #round 3 #h.o.m.

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ohshinytrinketsmine · 3 months

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Sneaky sneaky little birdie

The Sign, Ep 9

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heretherebedork · 4 months

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The pain on Phaya's face when Tharn completely rejects him and pushes him away and refuses to let him protect him at all.

Straight for the fucking jugular, dear lord.

I think the most painful part of this is that Phaya promised to listen to everything Tharn said but Tharn never promised the same and even if Phaya thought the promise was shared it's not because Tharn isn't willing to open himself up to trusting Phaya like that.

My heart. Phaya is trying so hard and Tharn has so many influences against him from magic to past trauma and Phaya just has... himself.

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dear-someone-letterstomyself · 3 months

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Anyone else notice that the morning after Phaya escapes the hospital and shows up at Tharns place, he is wearing suspiciously well fitting pants?? Arguably pants that are a little looser fit than he would normally wear? Pants that no way in hell would fit our smol Tharn?

So I ask you, I posit to you… for science…

After the too small pants incident did Tharn make a point of having a larger pair of pants in his wardrobe in case Phaya stayed over again??

Did he buy the pants before they actually got together??

These are the hard hitting questions I’m here to ask…

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telomeke · 3 months

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THE SIGN EPISODE 8 – WANWISA'S WARNING

We've been told before in The Sign that the 15th day of the 11th waxing moon is a date that is especially significant and powerful for the nagas.

The last day of the Buddhist Rains Retreat (also called Buddhist Lent by some), this date (Wan Ok Phansa) is mentioned by nagini Wansarut to Phaya's previous garuda incarnation at Ep.8 [3‌/4] 8.37 as the date when the Buddha returned to the human world "from the second heaven where Indra dwells", and the nagas and naginis breathed out fireballs in his honor.

And this is why the Naga Fireball Festival is also held around the time of Wan Ok Phansa.

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Separately, at Ep.3 [3‌/4] 12.26 (when Tharn and Phaya explore the Dinphiang Cave) Sand's voiceover also recounts the legend of the naga princess who is compelled to return to her watery homeland underground on the date of Wan Ok Phansa (the 15th day of the 11th waxing moon, or the last day of Buddhist Lent), and loses her human lover in the process.

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So Chalothorn must have been biding his time for this particularly auspicious date to come around, when he would finally be empowered to take back his betrothed nagini princess, and break the connection once and for all between garuda Phaya and naga Tharn/Wansarut (and is the gist of Wansarut's golden nagini sister Wanwisa's warning).

Chalothorn must have been attempting to kill Phaya from early on in order to prevent him from obstructing the greater scheme of reclaiming Wansarut/Tharn from the reincarnation cycle and reinstating his nagini's semi-divine status, away from the garuda.

But of course all attempts on Phaya's life by Chalothorn were futile, as he was under the protection of Tharn's nagini-soul amulet (that the Thai subtitles also call a naga gem, akin to Wansarut's heart) – the physical embodiment of Wansarut's dying vow to protect her beloved garuda throughout all future reincarnations:

Wansarut's vow here also reveals the supernatural impetus behind all the times Tharn saved Phaya's life earlier, e.g., during the Ep.1 mock-hostage rescue and open water challenge, the encounter with the masked Molotov knife-man in Ep.4, and the battle with the tattooed serial killer in Ep.5. 😢

It's consistently been the bigger, macho Phaya being saved by the smaller, slighter Tharn/Wansarut. And this is just one of the many ways that The Sign has been bucking expectations of a Thai BL series. 🤩 But come the next Wan Ok Phansa it will be time for Phaya to prove his worth in return, and battle to save his fated lover Tharn/Wansarut from the clutches of the possessive naga Chalothorn instead. 😔

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#the sign #the sign the series #naga and garuda #phayatharn #the sign phaya #the sign tharn #the sign wansarut #the sign wanwisa

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7nessasaryevils · 24 days

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I am of the opinion that every fandom requires a coffee shop au. Here’s my offering for The Sign.

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