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mejomonster · 4 years ago

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unrelated but dmbj is THE show to watch that is not bl that happens to just. be more overt then half the cdrama bl’s i’ve ever seen to the point it is simply. not even distinguishable from them

so is My Roommate Is A Detective but more in a casual way, idk how to describe. its like if u want the concept of bbc sherlock but subtext to be more overt, never insult the audience or invalidated, and also want nicer detective and character writing. lovely lil show

meanwhile Love and Redemption is out here existing as an actual bi romance and it comes off as straightbaiting until ur in too deep then its obvious Sifeng is bi and ok he’s confessing his love to a man in front of the whole dang world and u wonder how it was allowed to exist and cry its so good agh (also u be cryin for a lot of other good reasons)

there is also Bureau of Transformers out here existing as an actual bi romance, but that is apparent from the get go and it feels as explicit and forward thinking as In The Flesh or other quite progressive shows from anywhere in the world so. only shock is how it got made since its a treasure

#rant #rec list #dmbj #love and redemption #my roommate is a detective #bureau of transformer #LaR is like. it must simply exist cause it seems quite straight for the first 20 eps if ur also straight then bam #like its nice to be explicitly represented thanks sifeng #also xuanji being multiple genders is just nice #mriad is like. if you wanted BBC Sherlock but that level of subtext to be wholesome and never invalidated or insulted #and u also wanted a BETTER detective story with better writing #dmbj is like. hi im just as gay as Guardian NO i wont explain why uvu. dmbj is just...#everyone whos ever worked on a dmbj show ships pingxie and wont calm the fuck down #so they're as overt as xena/gabrielle or sometimes more so stop them #Bureau of Transformer takes the 'girl disguised as guy' trope and goes #what if our lead is just trans. just bigender. and has family and societal pressures #and deals with her own transitioning and decides for herself how to identify and present #and its a major feature of the story #and also she's bi #and also her love interest is bi and real supportive #and their only relationship issue is he has abandonment issues and is afraid of that #and also the entire show is an xmen/in the flesh take on social issues and discrimination and #also issues like classism and society/country divide and family pressures and morally right things being legally wrong #BoT was a fucking GIFT it truly was SO goddamn impressive

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