#Wayo Panitchayasawad

[gabrielokun]

[sashimi-time]

Completed BL Dramas Recommendations

So, I'm pretty picky about the types of BL dramas I watch. I've watched a lot, but I usually never end up really loving it, you know? I enjoy scenes here and there, so I decided to make a list of the ones I absolutely adored from beginning to end! Warning though, this is…a really short list. If you have any suggestions on BL movies/dramas, please share them!

2 Moons (2017) (Thai) - 12 Episodes

Plot (MDL): Wayo Panitchayasawad is a freshman at a university that is also attended by his long-time secret love, Phana Kongthanin, a second-year student. As the Campus Moon, Pha is extremely popular but he does not seem to enjoy popularity at all. When Yo becomes the Moon of his department, the two meet on a daily basis. Their relationship starts quite rough since Pha seems to pick on Yo, but things change.

Notes: This is actually my very first BL drama, so I guess it will always hold a special place in my heart. It was super light and cute. I loved it! I watched it with my mom (lols), and we both enjoyed it so much! I loved Phana and Wayo in this one. And the song. Mygoodness, the song. It will forever be stuck in my head (1~ 2~ 3~ 4~ 5~ I love you~). Actually, I really liked everyone here! The chemistry was great, the acting, and the friendships. <3 It actually has a 2019 remake (2 Moons 2), where the story progressed much farther than 2 Moons. In that one, I actually mostly enjoyed watching Kit and Ming. They were super cute. The chemistry between them was off the charts. I'd suggest 2 Moons 2 for those two alone. However, I didn't care much for Phana x Wayo in the remake. I liked it more when they weren't on the screen…sorry, but the other couples were way, way more interesting with better chemistry… So yes, I suggest 2 Moons (2017) if you want something light-hearted, fun, and short!

Semantic Error (2022) (Korean) - 8 Episodes

Plot (MDL): Chu Sang Woo is a junior computer science majoring student who prizes reason, rules, and a rigid sense of what is right above all else. As part of his university work, he is told to work on a group project for the liberal arts, whereby the group is required to make a final presentation in order to pass the module. But as the rest of the group – whom he knows nothing about – have decided to leave him to do all the work on his own, he decides to remove their names, and make the presentation in his name.

But little did he know that when he did this, he would deal a heavy blow to the academic prospects of a senior student named Jang Jae Young. The latter, a design major, is Chu Sang Woo’s polar opposite. He is stylish, fun-loving, and – above all – extraordinarily popular. He is the closest thing the college has to a superstar! But when his credit for the liberal arts project is taken away, his grand plans to study abroad are suddenly thrown up in the air. He seeks out Chu Sang Woo and is of a mind to torment him. But when the duo is forced to work together, a strange attraction starts to develop between them…

Notes: Oh. My. Gods. This drama.

I actually read the Manhwa of Semantic Error, so you have no idea how hyped I was to learn about the adaptation. AND IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT ME. o(≧∇≦o)

Everything about this short drama is great. I honestly believe it adapted the web novel really, really well! My friend and I watched it together, and we couldn't stop feeling all fluttery and screeching our hearts out after every episode! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝ It very easily took the number 1 spot in my list for BL Dramas, no contest. And even though it was short, it didn't feel rushed, you know?

Other than the amazing (in my opinion) story (except for that really, really weird scene in French class. I didn't understand its purpose when I first watched (and rewatched mehehe) this drama, and I still don't understand it to this day), the actors and the acting! Mygoodness. I thought they casted them to a tee. Park Jae Chan is the perfect Cha Sang Woo, and of course, Park Seo Ham is the perfect Jang Jae Young. Don't even get me started on the chemistry between these two because booooooooooi. There would be sparks every time they were in a scene together. WHY ARE THEY SO CUTE TOGETHER?!?!?!? My heart. TT^TT

Other than the two adorable main characters, I absolutely loved the side characters as well! In my opinion, Choi Yu Na is an absolute queen, and I absolutely adore Ryu Ji Hye. Seriously, you can't hate anyone in this.

So if you haven't watched this yet, please, please do. You will not regret it. Just remembering the scenes from this drama makes me feel all fluttery. ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡ HAHAHHA.

[weilongfu]

THIS IS NOT A REAL WAYO PANITCHAYASAWAD BEDROOM BECAUSE THERE IS NO SHRINE TO PHA IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE. HOW COULD YOU GET THIS ONE VITAL DETAIL WRONG.

We start ep 7 and because someone told Lomnaw that Tarntat stole someone’s girlfriend (the girl Lomnaw liked before and confessed that she was the one who dumped her boyfriend to chase Tarntat), suddenly Pha wants to tell Lomnaw the story of what happened between him and Yo with the photos all over the campus? 

Is this to curtail the influence of outsiders? Why is that story relevant here?

[potatomarble]

The love between Phana and Wayo.. ❤️

This is one of the best love scenes I have ever watched.

Love overturned fear.

[florbexter]

2Moons2 || Episodes 1 & 2 

+ Wayo 

[beaucooper]

I told you not to call me “Nong Yo.” We haven’t agreed on that yet.

[amekiwrites]

2moons the series fanfiction

Hey guys! Today, I want to share with you my 2Moons Fanfiction. I recently uploaded the second chapter, and I wanted to share it here as well. I hope you will like it!

Title: To the moon and never back

Summary: “

❝When I first saw you, I genuinely didn't know you were going to be this important to me.❞

Love. Funny how some people find it at first; disgusting, annoying, stupid, or useless. But they are the first ones to fall for their soulmate. Or the ones that fall deeper. Sometimes they get wounded by falling alone, and other times someone is willing to catch or fly with them.

Mingkwan is madly in love with Kit. He never loved someone like this before. Not with the 13 persons he had dated, nor with the person that had hurt him years ago. He knows at this moment that Kit is his soulmate. No one else.

Kit never experienced true love, especially with another man. That causes him to push Ming as far from him as possible. How far can he go when regrets eat him alive, and he's on the verge of losing his soulmate.

Their love was never easy, calm, or the best. But this love was passionate, sweet, and more than just indestructible.

It's just them. A MingKit love.

Very Slow updates.

”

Group/Fandom: เดือนเกี้ยวเดือน | 2 Moons The Series (TV).

Ratings: Not rated.

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings.

Categories: Gen, MxM.

Relationship: Ming Mingkwan Daichapanya / Kit Mongkol Intochar. Minor Pha Phana Kongthanin / Yo Wayo Panitchayasawad.

Characters: Kit Mongkol Intochar. Ming Mingkwan Daichapanya. Yo Wayo Panitchayasawad. Pha Phana Kongthanin. Forth Jaturapoom Jamornhum. Beam Baramee Vongviphan. Yo Wayo panitchayasawad's father. Light Choonhavon Kachonpadunkasiri (Original Male Character). Lime Santichai Kachonpadunkasiri (Original Male Character). Malia Ratanaphorn Daichapanya (Original Female Character). Jarrett Nutthawut Wongbuddhaoitak (Original Male Character). Original Characters. Samantha "Sami" Vallories (Original Female Character).

Additional tags (tags containing spoilers): Mention of ForthBeam. One-night stand Forthbeam. Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence. Half-Siblings. Secrets. Misunderstandings. Arranged Marriage. Hurt/Comfort. Angst. Fluff and Angst. Wayo is a good bro. Forth is a good bro. Pha is a good boyfriend. Mpreg. Not logic at times. MingKit endgame. Ming little sister. Hurt Ming. Hurt Kit. Hurt Beam. Hurt Forth. Ming is the best big brother. Protective Ming. Protective Wayo. Protective Pha. Sad Beam. half-British wayo. Father-Son Relationship. Brothers. Brother-Sister Relationships. brothe-brother relationships. Possessive kit. Best girl Malia. Best boy Light. Other Additional Tags to Be Added. Tags Are Hard. Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags. Tags Contain Spoilers. Wayo and forth are half-siblings. Phana is a good friend. Not ForthBeam endgame. Not in this story anyway. The Author Regrets Nothing. Cross-Posted on Wattpad. Slow To Update. half-British Ming

Language: English.

Words: 11598.

Type: chapters (2/?).

Series: Part 1 of Story Written in the stars.

AO3: Link.

After the read more, you will find the chapter links.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

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Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: เดือนเกี้ยวเดือน | 2 Moons The Series (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Forth Jaturapoom Jamornhum/Beam Baramee Vongviphan, Pha Phana Kongthanin/Yo Wayo Panitchayasawad, Ming Mingkwan Daichapanya/Kit Mongkol Intochar Characters: Forth Jaturapoom Jamornhum, Yo Wayo Panitchayasawad, Beam Baramee Vongviphan, Kit Mongkol Intochar, Pha Phana Kongthanin, Ming Mingkwan Daichapanya, Original Characters Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Sexual Assault, Angst, Trauma, Healing, Bonding, Friendship Summary:

When Forth gets sexually assaulted while drunk, the entire group of friends has to band together to help him through it, especially Yo, since he knows what he's feeling better than anybody else.

[geekygirl24]

Prompt from JemDragon84: Dr. Phana over years nurses talking about cute rich business man being injured, then upset to hear it is one Mr. Wayo Panitchayasawad in the hospital. Beam is his attending doctor, who warns Kit to get to Phana. So the nurses get their hearts broke to see the handsome Dr., fussing over his baby. Thus now everyone knows who Dr. Handsome ‘Wifey’ is. Ming comes eventually telling Yo “No more!” No lessons Yo. Driving is just something you will never be able to learn.” Good thing the family can afford a driver. And Yo, being adorable person he is, pouts in defeat. Which in turn sets everyone off laughing. I can just see Beam on the floor. 

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2Moons (Original)

This post is for the OG 2moons series with the first cast. I will create a separate post for 2Moons2!

Synopsis (Credit to MDL): Wayo Panitchayasawad is a freshman at a university that is also attended by his long-time secret love, Phana Kongthanin, a second-year student. As the Campus Moon, Pha is extremely popular but he does not seem to enjoy popularity at all. When Yo becomes the Moon of his department, the two meet on a daily basis. Their relationship starts quite rough since Pha seems to pick on Yo, but things change. ~~ Adapted from the BL Novel "Two Moon" by Chiffon_cake.

MDL Link: https://mydramalist.com/22361-2-moons-the-series

OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agZw7LkRSbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya3jK7UTtgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4lFRoz5vDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvdeAxr-TZo

Novels: Book 1 Book 2 Book 3

BL Discord Link: https://discord.gg/hp6Kw59

Episodes:

All of the subbed episodes (subs by JayBL) for this season have been put into a playlist (uncut) - you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfruWIVcr-FsAQ0dNBIbm4tmmV8kNnUK

[starshinegoblin]

Chapters: 44/50 Fandom: เดือนเกี้ยวเดือน | 2 Moons The Series (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Phana "Pha" Kongthanin/Wayo "Yo" Panitchayasawad, Mingkwan "Ming" Daichapanya/Mongkol "Kit" Intochar, Jaturapoom "Forth" Jamornhum/Baramee "Beam" Vongviphan Characters: Phana "Pha" Kongthanin, Wayo "Yo" Panitchayasawad, Mingkwan "Ming" Daichapanya, Mongkol "Kit" Intochar, Jaturapoom "Forth" Jamornhum, Baramee "Beam" Vongviphan, Park (2 Moons) Additional Tags: writing prompts, a kiss in public, Character Change, Park doesn't sexually assault Wayo, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Beam isn't a Tsundere, this aren't proofread, these are done on the fly, hope ya enjoy quick drabbles ahah Summary:

“You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.” ― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind.

This is where you'll find my drabbles based off the kissing prompt that I found on tumblr. All three couples will be featured. The prompts will vary in count.

[gabrielokun]

[weilongfu]

Wei reads 2Moons + The Ambassador (DOUBLE BILL)

Written by chiffon_cake The translations I read have been removed for obvious copyright issues. But if you dig, perhaps you might find someone else attempting the task.

It's been a long time coming. 2Moons Season 1 was literally one of my first forays into the Thai BL sphere, the other first introductions being Make It Right and SOTUS. With a spread like this, it makes you wonder how I stuck with it. Anyway, I had read someone's translations of 2Moons a few years ago, but didn't want to do this write up because I was hoping for official translations. It looks like that's never going to happen, despite chiffon_cake wanting it to happen at one point. Same with WHY R U (originally the official Eng version was supposed to be out last year) and Love By Chance (still salty that the fucking KlaNo book got translated to Eng over the other books but whatever, who cares about MAME anymore). As such, I do just want to give a fair warning that the summary after the cut will not be all encompassing and comprehensive. But I will do my best to remember the major story beats.

WARNING THIS RANT/REVIEW WILL HAVE SPOILERS FOR THE NOVEL SO EVERYTHING OTHER THAN SYNOPSIS IS UNDER A CUT.

Weilongfu synopsis: Ever since high school, Wayo Panitchayasawad (Yo) has had a secret. He has loved Phana Kongthanin (Pha) with his entire heart. So much so, that he has even chosen to go to the same university! So when Yo is chosen to be the Moon of the Science Faculty, it's a chance to get close to the handsome and talented Pha who was made the University Moon last year! The rest of the novel also follows the love story of Yo's best friend Ming as he chases Pha's friend Kit and the tumultuous love story between Pha's other two friends Forth and Beam.

The Ambassador is a story which follows the love story of Suthee, the Medical Faculty Moon picked the same year as Yo, and how in his second year, he is constantly flirted with by the Moon of the Dentistry Faculty, Nic. (At least, if I remember correctly, the translation I read said Nic is a Dental Faculty, despite how Google Translate says Faculty of Agriculture?)

Official synopsis on Meb (Google Translate): 2Moons Book 1: Do you see that man A person with a handsome face with a strong aura, holding a dark eyebrow, but always likes to look sick all the time. It was that person who made me choose to study at this university. And made me stand here at this time to participate in the Moon Stars contest to want to be close to him. Because he is a senior that I have been secretly crushed on since high school - Wayo Phanichsawat (Yo) Do you see that boy? A person with a simple, thin and tall look doesn't look very charming. That person who I am extremely annoyed. Look at it and know that it is the young mistress. As well as a child without etiquette But I'm standing here right now because I was last year's university month. So he had to become a mentor for the next generation of contestants, and that kid was also one of them. - Phana Kongthanin (Pa)

The Ambassador: Do you see that man Handsome guy Wear a lot of silver jewelry if asked how handsome I can say that my relatives 'Pee Pa' class handsome. But it had just appeared when the month of the contest had ended. If that guy came faster I would not have to put my face to sell to the name of the group with the position of vice plum ... This year's ambassador contest, I have to make it a representative to compete - cold wind, do you see that man? People who look cute The owner of the month of the Faculty of Agriculture this year looks like that side is a little bit offensive to me. But the point is, I don't like how he looks down on himself and forces me to go to the ambassador contest. What do I have to do? Since the person who represents it should be a month like him ... Even if the other party will use the lure of the ball collide. I would definitely not fall into the noose to represent the contest.

Overall Plot Assessment and Summary: As my frame of reference for having read these books was a while back, I'm going to just break down what happens for each couple, including the couple from The Ambassador. Gentle reminder that I'm obviously going to forget some key events. But this is the best I can do.

PhaYo: Yo had a crush on Pha since high school. He always followed him around to look at him. When Pha was going to graduate, being a year ahead of him, Yo planned to confess. However, Pha had been confronted by Kit and Beam and said that he wasn't gay or ever interested in boys. Yo ran away after that and Pha did not meet him again. Yo was then admitted to the same university as Pha. Pha, Kit, and Beam were in the Med Faculty while Yo was in Science. Yo's best friend Ming is in Engineering along with another friend that Pha, Kit, and Beam made, Forth. Over the course of practicing for the Moon and Star competition, Yo keeps interacting with Pha, but it's all antagonistic! Pha keeps picking on him and Yo gets more and more sad that maybe he'll never confess to Pha. Forth also starts hitting on Yo and making it clear that he intends to date Yo. Things take a turn when Pha comes in one day to observe the juniors practicing and sees Yo in GLASSES. Suddenly he realizes he is a dumbass and that Yo is his little Wayo that he had a crush on back in high school. Pha decides to really pursue Yo in earnest. He offers to help Yo find a place to practice playing the piano for his talent and makes things happen so that he can stay with Yo in the same room during a beach trip to take photos for the competition. However, at the same time, Pring, last year's university Star, also comes along and flirts with Pha. Pha does not push her away which upsets Yo. Yo pushes Pha away and Pha ends up with no choice but to confess on the way home that he remembers Yo and sends him a picture of a note. Back in high school, Pha found a note that Yo had dropped as he ran, confessing that "P'Pha is the best for me." Yo and Pha start their relationship in earnest from there, with Yo giving Pha the gift he intended with his confession, a bracelet. Yo sings a special song just for Pha as part of his performance. Voting for popularity is done by giving roses. Pha buys a hundred roses just for Yo and even more in his car. Yo wins Most Popular, but comes in 2nd Place. Ming wins as University Moon. Pha gives Yo a matching bracelet after the competition. Over the course of Books 2 and 3, Pha and Yo work on their relationship. Both are exceptionally jealous. Yo gets mad that Pha isn't paying as much attention to him and still being nice to Pring and so he goes out with a guy from Chemistry named Park. Yo at another point comes to see Pha as he's studying, but is told to go away via text. However, it appears someone else is using Pha's phone. Pha takes the opportunity to introduce Yo as his boyfriend to all the people he's studying with. Somewhere in the middle, the two have their first time and Pha is apparently very ravenous because he goes multiple rounds in one night. Yo's room is often their love nest for such activities, much to the annoyance of his neighbor until his neighbor gets a girlfriend who finds the sounds of Yo and Pha having sex hot. Towards the end of Book 3, after one such night, Pha goes out to help Pring because she's drunk under Yo's insistence to be a good person. When Pha comes back, nothing seems amiss, but the next morning, photos of Yo naked and in compromising positions are spread all over campus. No one is able to contact Yo and Pha finds out that the person who spread the pictures everywhere is Park. Pha kicks his ass along with Forth. Pha then finds out Yo has gone back home to his father, one of the richest men in Thailand. Pha waits outside Yo's house until late and is let in by Yo's father. Yo's father gives Pha his blessing and lets Pha into Yo's room for the two to work things out.

MingKit: While Pha is wooing Yo, Kit wonders if Ming and Yo are actually dating. He intends to check if they are. Ming starts to talk to Kit and Beam, joking about, and particularly poking at Kit before they leave for the beach. At the beach, Ming bugs Kit some more to buy ice with him for a drinking party held by Forth. Ming uses this opportunity to trick Kit into giving him his phone number. Kit gets so mad, he tells Ming to stay on the beach and never talk to him again. Ming stays out there until another senior that came to the beach spots him and makes him come to the drinking party. (Pha was supposed to attend the party as well but claimed to stay behind with Yo because he suddenly didn't feel like going.) Kit and Ming have a bit of an awkward and stilted conversation during the drinking party, but Kit leaves to answer his phone. Ming follows and apologizes for his actions. When everyone returns to the university, Ming continues to bother Kit. Especially at the gym as Ming practices his martial arts demonstration. After his workout, Kit finds his car won't start and Ming calls for people to come fix it and asks if Kit wants to eat something while they wait. Ming takes Kit to a noodle place. Ming asks Kit to cheer for him at the Moon and Star competition as well as to eat with him again. Kit initially refuses, but finally is worn down into agreeing to cheer for Ming, but not as much as he'll cheer for Suthee (his faculty Moon) and Yo (because you have to support the boss's bae). In order to get Ming to shut up, Kit also agrees to have a meal with Ming again if Ming wins the competition. Ming does win and takes Kit for the meal, despite how Kit tries to hide or run away. As they drive to the meal, Ming gets a call from his ex, Moowan. Kit is put off by the way Ming talks to her because it sounds like Ming is still dating her but trying to pursue Kit. Ming clarifies what the situation is between him and Moowan before calling her and telling her that they can't talk the way they do anymore because Ming is chasing someone (Kit). Ming also accidentally leaves his University Moon sash with Kit after that dinner. The next day, Ming actually needs to go to a photoshoot as the winner, and needs the sash. Kit brings it but also finds that Moowan came to surprise Ming and is currently doting on him plenty. Ming eventually drags Kit away to explain that Moowan came to surprise him and that nothing is going on. Things accelerate from there as after exams, Ming finds Kit about to go home for his father's birthday. Ming bugs Kit until Kit agrees to let him drive him home. They stop at a mall to buy Kit's father a present and wind up meeting Kit's ex girlfriend. Ming gets worried for a second, but then gets along with her fine and she entrusts Kit to him. When they get to Kit's home, Ming pushes for a kiss, and the two are caught by Kit's older brother Kieng. Kieng tries to test them, and in the end, after dinner, says that its fine for Kit to date Ming, but they must not tell their parents about it yet. Afterwards, Kit asks if Ming really does love him and accepts all of him. Ming replies that he does and the two officially are boyfriends.

ForthBeam: Somewhere between Book 2 and 3, Kit pretends to date Beam during the whole fiasco with Moowan coming to visit. After that all gets worked out, Beam gets upset and goes drinking because he doesn't want Kit to date Ming and contemplates if he really has feelings for Kit. At some point, Beam and Forth end up drinking at a common friend's place. Forth carries Beam up to a bedroom to sleep and Beam refuses to let go of Forth, not wanting to lose another friend. In their drunken state, the two have sex. Beam is understandably not feeling so well from a rough night of not very well prepared anal sex. Forth realizes he likes Beam and runs after him. Forth then spends a lot of time trying to get Beam to open up to him, acknowledge Forth's feelings, and to accept them. At one point, Forth finds Beam drinking again and takes him away from a woman trying to take advantage of him and saying Beam is his "wife." Forth drives Beam home dangerously on his bike until Beam agrees to be his boyfriend, but it doesn't really click until Forth goes on a service trip with other Engineering students. Beam decides to come along as well to keep an eye on him. Forth tries to tell Beam not to exert himself too much during the trip, but Beam doesn't listen. He ends up doing a slightly poor job and Forth gets hurt keeping the junior students safe. Beam feels bad and goes to keep an eye on Forth at the hospital, where the two finally come to a better understanding and become actual boyfriends. Later that night, Forth and Beam share a sleeping space after Forth plays a trick on Beam to get him a little upset. All of this does happen before the final PhaYo confrontation about Park.

The Ambassador featuring Suthee and Nic: The following year, we find out more about Suthee, the previously well mannered and nice Medical Moon. Turns out, he's smart and all that, but he's surprisingly foul mouthed and likes to sleep in. He gets a call from a number he doesn't know and gets annoyed that they keep waking him up to ask for his name and such. Suthee also finds out that he's been roped into helping with this year's Moon and Star competition. There, he meets Nic, the Moon of the Dental Faculty. Yo and Kit tease their boyfriends about finding Nic handsome. However, Nic appears to only have eyes for Suthee and sticks to him like glue. More and more, Nic keeps on flirting and trying to get Suthee to like him. We also find out Suthee was in what he calls an abusive relationship with his ex boyfriend and Nic goes with him to confront him for the last time. We also find out that Nic has his own issues with a (famous) ex girlfriend who claims Nic made her pregnant. Nic denies it and eventually comes up with proof that he's not the father, although I believe it's just that he'd broken up with her and never had sex with her without a condom. I don't think a genetic test was done. Eventually, Suthee agrees to date Nic and accepts that he's got feelings for him after the competition ends. Towards the end, we find out Nic never wanted to be his faculty Moon. In fact, the only reason why he agreed was that during orientation, they showed a slide show of all the cute boys on campus, most of which were previous Moons. PhaYo, Ming, and Forth were on the list and marked as unapproachable due to being attached to someone already. Nic immediately is interested when Suthee's picture shows up on screen and he agrees to be his Faculty Moon just to get his number.

Bonus chapters and books are primarily either post 2Moons books epilogues about their life after graduating (very cute) to a bonus scene where the med students have to go on a trip to Japan for a conference with one of their professors. They're very sad to leave behind their boyfriends and plan on skipping to see them or take them out, but then they get caught by the boyfriends who came to visit and get punished.

Unsurprisingly, 2Moons has a large amount of stuff going on, lots of characters you have to keep your eyes on (Park and Pring show up as obstacles to PhaYo several times), and lots of lead up to each couple. The Ambassador is probably the weakest link in terms of story and plot, the overall arc for it seeming kind of weak, but we'll get into that. I definitely do wonder if chiffon_cake's other novels are quite so long and full of couples.

The Gripes: So during the airing of 2Moons1 and 2Moons2, people would complain about PhaYo being boring and dismissing them in favor of MingKit or ForthBeam. Or they'd bring up the fact that PhaYo actually have rather toxic obsession and jealousy issues.

I'm here to say that while PhaYo aren't boring, yes, they have issues. I'm already on record saying NONE of the 2Moons couples are free of sin, and if that's really a gripe FANDOM has, then okay, let's talk about it.

So are Pha and Yo unhealthily obsessed with each other? Yeah. Kinda. They're also very bad jealous monsters. They're also supposed to be the, "I loved you from first sight and I'll always love you," couple. So showing that level of possession, jealousy, and obsession is kind of par for the course. Is it right? Well it's an ancient trope that hasn't aged well. I am not sure when 2Moons was written, but I am sure that this level of jealousy and possessiveness is not well taken these days. So we'll just put that on the list for now.

MingKit's problem is communication. The two are just fucking awful at it. Ming doesn't take things seriously enough and then has to run his mouth like crazy when he finds out Kit is mad, see Moowan. Kit likes to bottle things up inside and not say things until he's about to explode. I do think they get better at it later on, so at least they improve.

ForthBeam have the issue with the fact that they had a drunken hook up and maybe Forth coerced Beam into agreeing to date him until finally Beam accepted of his own volition at some point. I will say, Forth at least worked his ass off to make it up to Beam and show he could be a good boyfriend.

With NicSuthee, I would say their book suffers from being the weakest. The plot arc is not well constructed. Suthee seems so WILDLY different from the way he is portrayed in the original books, but perhaps we can excuse that because of the trauma he's gone through dating an asshole. And I just did not feel the chemistry between him and Nic. Do I think it's great that Suthee got himself a nice boyfriend that's rich and handsome? Yeah. But that's par for the course for these things. Give me something new chiffon_cake! Everyone always ends up dating someone rich and handsome!

No, I'm not jealous, shut up!

Pros? Cons? Would you recommend? For the pros, I'd definitely say that although it's your usual college story, there is enough interesting happenings within the framework as you watch three couples dance around each other.

A good example is one of my favorite scenes is from a special chapter in the books where the Wild Doctors (Pha, Kit, and Beam) have to go collect donations. This occurs shortly after Bean and Forth had their wild drunken night of sex. All the doctors are tired from collecting donations. Yo, Ming, and Forth show up to see them. Yo feeds Pha fish balls very cutely and Pha is proud that he's the one with no relationship problems. Ming tries to get Kit to accept his donation, but Kit refuses to face him because he "accidentally" sent a cute love related sticker to Ming. Pha gets him to accept the donation. Meanwhile, Beam is getting donations from some one and every time they donate, Forth donates more money. Beam collapses though from not feeling well and Forth tries to give him water, but Beam refuses. Pha intervenes to get Beam to drink the water, but only after confirming that Forth is serious in his pursuit of Beam. Ming then tries to trick Pha into leaving without Kit and Beam so he can whisk Kit away, but finds out it's a lie since Ming lured him in with the idea of a date with Yo and Yo didn't even make the plan in the first place. Pha then pulls his friends behind him to protect them from the advances of Ming and Forth, but Yo hits him and calls him a bully, causing him to lose his chance as while he placates Yo, the other two boys whisk their love interests away. It's very cute and funny and shows just how whipped each boy is for the other.

In The Ambassador, I guess one of the better scenes is Suthee confronting his ex and being able to fall back on Nic to help him when his ex gets rough. I think it was good to show Suthee standing up for himself, especially after an abusive relationship.

As to cons, I would say it's a bit dated. But many of the novels that have become dramas are dated. They're popular because of how long they've been around. And that means they come with tropes that are not looked at as fondly anymore. These include very large amounts of jealousy, drunk sex without previously discussed consent, presumed sexual assault (there are pictures of Yo and a picture of a bruise on his neck, but it's unclear if Park ever actually did anything to him), and straight girl that interferes with boys.

Do I recommend 2Moons? I wouldn't say it's required reading, but it is an overall, mostly fun novel series. The few issues it does have are not terribly distracting unless they're things that really are not for you. I would even chance to say that even The Ambassador isn't awful, but I just wouldn't put it up high on the priority list either unless you wanted MORE 2Moons but just not about the actual 2Moons boys. If you can find a translation, give it a shot. At least you're not paying for it at the moment. If an official translation ever does get released for sale, I'll definitely consider it because I always feel like the fan translations skipped something!

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The way P'Pha said sorry to Wayo made me feel things. It's so soft! ♥️

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I can’t wait for more Ming Wayo friendship. I mean my breaks for Ming with the whole beamkit disaster but I love that he immediately went to his best friend

Oh, I would love me some more Ming/Wayo moments! Ming helped Yo with Pha now it’s Wayo’s turn to help him ;) And the suggestion to talk to Kit (which we saw in the teaser) may backfire :D but it’s a good plan nonetheless 

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