#Why R U? the series

[negrowhat]

Hey Eboni!! I hope you're well. I was searching for a new BL to watch and I came across some of my faves from when I first got into them and it got me wanting to hear your thoughts on quite a few things. I'm just going to bother you with the top one though. What are some of the steamiest 🌶️🌶️🌶️ BLs that you've watched? Maybe top 6? It could be older or a newer release.

HELLO! You can always drop by with BL questions lol! Steamy BLs are quite a new thing these days, more and more series are incorporating more sex-positive themes into their series which can be a good and bad thing. We love some spice but sometimes that spice turns into 'How nasty can we make this before people start to complain?' Anyways here are some of my fave spicy BLs. Top 6 you say? Easy!

TharnType 1 and 2. I mean...people are allowed their opinion of the actual plot of the show, there are no wrong interpretations for that. Tharn and Type were both toxic and there was hella questionable content mixed in with romance and a splash of comedy. But I think we can all agree that Tharn and Type were pioneers in the Spicy Thai BL category. Half of the series was them banging and boy did they BANG and they did it well. I recently did a rewatch of TT2 and the amount of times Tharn was lifting Type's big 6 ft solid ass up onto a hard surface to ravage him was very many.

Why R U? the Series. Ok so COVID pretty much ruined all the couples on that show except FighterTutor, but what COVID did not ruin was the spicy bits of the series. The sexual tension between Fighter and Tutor was very high and it was showcased on the series very, very frequently. The way that one d!ck grabbing/makeout scene lived rent free in my mind for a very, very long time??? Not to mention there was some powerful vers energy between them and that made for some excellent spicy scenes.

Secret Crush on You. Nuea and Toh were all over each other; kissing, teasing, touching, and banging. I'm not even exaggerating when I say that Nuea did not care where they were, discretion was not a thing. The two of them were very sex positive and explored a lot of k!nks together. Consent was a constant thing featured in their conversations (and the overall series). Also kudos to them for talking about exploring being vers in one ep and following up with it in another ep.

Love in the Air. Horny BITCHES! And I mean PayuRain. The clear D/s relationship they had was *chef's kiss*. Their spicy scenes were top tier because it directly reflected the type of dynamic they had. Payu was introducing Rain to the wild side and Rain was an A+ overachieving student eager to push the limits and find out if he would be rewarded or punished...either way was good for him. I could go on and on and on about them. SkyPai definitely had some epic spicy scenes too but there were layers to their sexual relationship.

KinnPorsche the Series. Duh. My gawd. Their spicy scenes were top tier. All of them. It was clear that a lot of writing and thought went into the love scenes in this series. None of them felt cheap. Smut with emotions was very much what was happening in that series. The scenes were jaw dropping but also carried weight which made them more memorable to the masses.

Big Dragon the Series. That series was a bit of a mess but one thing they had a firm understanding of was SPICE! Mangkorn and Yai had that love/hate/fuck thing down real good! Yai also seemed to have a bit of a dom/bondage k!nk that I personally think was not explored enough...maybe in s2.

Honorable mentions to: War of Y, Y-Destiny (KaengPuth), We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd, and the HIStory series.

[gillianthecat]

Nobody does flustered arousal like Zee Pruk.

[acid-ixx]

I’m new, I just read your fic about neglect reader. I haven’t read through your blog yet but I am so excited after reading this fic. I am an emotional wreck right now and my curiosity is eating me alive with this question “Does reader know about Jason? Will they ever met? Ever have a platonic relationship together? Will Jason be more of a brother to reader?”

I’m sorry I speed through the fic and tears are in my eyes I couldn’t think straight BUT I notice that Jason is hardly there so I’m curious. Please this is such a brain rot, it’s way past midnight after I read this cause I keep stopping to cry.

major (?) spoilers below.

reblogs and interactions are encouraged and appreciated.

hello anon !! im so happy ppl are getting more exposed to the content i have written so far. anyways, i can't believe i also got others to cry bec i did too when i was writing 😭

anyways, to answer ur question: yes! the reader will meet jason and he would actually be the first sibling you would meet after you have left the manor. the way he would turn yandere for you is a different approach to how the others would be because in the prequel, it has been stated that you had your fair share of encounters with him.

"will they ever have a platonic relationship with him/see him as a brother?" maybe, maybe not. because your meeting with him would all be a blur to you, and jason's obsession would stem from the trauma he had experienced, causing him to be more protective of you.

you're not in your best mindset and you're vulnerable walking through the streets of gotham and all alone? oh god, only a dumbass would do that— but once the red hood recognizes your face and the way you carry yourself so pitiably, he immediately tries to take you in his arms just as he should.

but the moment you push him away? tell him to fuck off despite your drunken state? the moment you cry and tell him you could deal with everything yourself without his help or anybody else's? you just remind him of himself and that triggers his first spiral into yandere-ism.

it's the way you share trauma, the way you both feel immense anger. he should've noticed sooner because you two would've been as close as peas in a pod. and yet he failed you by being a hypocrite. you were literally taken into the manor right after his death and discarded like you were mere trash. he should've taken you away when he had the opportunity to but he was too caught up in his feat of revenge.

yet the worst part was that he had taken notice of tim before he did you, and jason had momentarily hated you too because he thought bruce had replaced him. if he had looked through that veil of contempt that he had for you, and saw just how neglected and in need of attention you are, then he would've taken you under his wing.

but he didn't, and he had done the same thing to you as most did.

so take it as you will when i say you're more or less going to be closer (albeit unwillingly) to jason than anybody else because unlike his other siblings who are bound by their vigilante duties, your big brother jason wouldn't mind shooting any creeps who think they could touch his precious angel.

and he gets it, too, angel— you hate him, you hate them all and that's valid. but you can't just walk out in the streets alone and expect to be home in one piece; so leave it to him to scout your apartment alright? leave it to your big brother jason to intimidate the goons who try to stalk you when you're not looking. even if you don't want him near you, you'll always find warm food by your table and a note reminding you to take care of yourself more often.

it hurts when you rip the paper to shreds but it breaks his heart even more if you refuse to touch the meal he would leave for you, because that probably means you saw him as danger more than anything else. and he doesn't know it, but you're already planning to make a run for it now that you're under red hood's radar.

it's obvious that you have no experience when it comes to living by yourself, so please don't fucking push him away and let him protect you from any harm. your self destructive habits only causes him to become more protective of you and it only lets him stalk you more often to ensure nobody would touch his precious angel.

just like dick, you'll be treated more like a child than that of a young adult, but at least jason has the concept of personal space compared to your eldest brother. but still, jason wishes to hold you in his arms.

heaven forbid if the joker ever got his crummy fingers on you. jason would go berserk.

little does he know, little does your family know just how much they had lost the opportunity to keep you in wraps inside the manor.

they should've never let you out in the first place.

[smittenskitten]

(+) Kissing in Cars

Step by step (2023) A Boss and a Babe (2023) Cutie Pie 2 You (2023) My Tooth Your Love (2022) Secret Crush On You (2022) Cutie Pie (2022) Ingredients (2020) Why R U? (2020) Love by Chance (2018)

+bonus GAP The Series (2022)

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

A thousand little kisses.

Only Friends

Our Skyy 2

Be My Favorite

Tokyo In April Is...

Jun & Jun

Dangerous Romance

House Of Stars

Why R U Korea

Hidden Agenda

Only Friends

1000 little kisses (2/?) as part of my favorite bl-tropes collection, in no particular order.

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Ji-Oh & Yiwon Episode 8 - Epilogue

[benzatthanin]

WHY R U? (2020) THE SIGN (2023–2024)

[absolutebl]

top 10 sexiest moments in bl for you personally?

Only 10?

Okay some of these are screen caps tumblr as blocked so Imma name a few up top I can't show you, but there will be images as well, you just have to read on.

My Top Sexiest BL Moments of All Time

No specific order, way more than 10. Not sorry.

Eternal Yesterday - "whoa" scene

kiss x kiss x kiss: Perfect Scandal - "sweet senpai"

My Beautiful Man - the bloody finger

My Personal Weatherman - the shirt!

Old Fashion Cupcake - finger bite

Unknown - "you don't know my dreams"

Some More - you can kiss me, hyung

A First Love Story - pervert

Kiseki Dear to Me, this scene:

Love is Science - in the hotel closet

Okay,

THAILAND

2 Moons Ambassador - coitus interuptus

Ghost Host, Ghost House - THE LEG THIRST

I Feel You Linger in the Air - the OIL scene, holy fucking heck

KP - you know which one:

Love in Translation - that DAMN convenience store scene

Oh My Sunshine Night - that DAMN shower scene

Why R U? - THAT DAMN SAUNA SCENE

Secret Crush on You - the chain fence

The Sign - yeah most of it, the fantasies, but also that first sex scene

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans - this distance shot

Y-Destiny ToruFirst - Dai si

(source)

This post dated mid 2024 not responsible for amazing hotness that comes after.

Any of these surprise you? Probably not.

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

Top 5 favorite kisses in BLs this year. 💕

like how am i suppose to choose just 5????? you are getting all of my favs (and no there is not a pattern in these kisses no)

there are no pit babe, playboyy or the sign kissies because they are still ongoing. will add them later maybe

[negrowhat]

Tutor and Payu sit at the same table.

[gillianthecat]

I wrote this Sept 2nd and apparently never posted it? And somehow missed it last time I cleared out my drafts? Anyways, here it is, hopefully it makes sense. It seems to be a mix of a review, my reactions while watching, and some musings on Cheewin.

After two episodes of Why R U? I gave up and ended up fast forwarding through everything but the Fighter/Tutor storyline. Which was absolutely the right decision for me, Cheewin and I don't have the same sense of humor. And as far as I can tell it worked perfectly well - it seems like the the two stories are completely separate plot wise (I did try to watch the Hwahwa parts because they seemed relevant) so I don't think I missed any important information. So if you're trying to watch Why R U? and can't handle Cheewin's nonsense, I recommend this approach.

spoiler-free tldr: I loved it! With only a few exceptions of Cheewin, what the fuck? moments. And WOW chemistry. That was hot. Zee and Saint are brilliant.

extensive thoughts and wild raving below the cut (contains spoilers)

I loved this customized version of Why R U? ! The story itself is pretty simple, but the actors make it very rich. Saint and Zee were both amazing, as their individual characters and in the chemistry they created together. Wow. I see why this is considered one of the highest heat and best chemistry series around. Wow. Oh my god. That was so fucking HOT. Ahem. Anyways.

I just loved Vee's depiction of Fighter so much. His confused pigtail-pulling crush. The pure want dripping off of him anytime Tutor was near. The way he looked at Tutor, like he just couldn't help himself. How his eyes kept slipping to Tutor's lips.

How flustered he got whenever Tutor indicated any sort of attraction to him. Just, like in that scene after the rain when they're taking off their "wet"* clothes, how confident he is showing off his body, but when Tutor strips his shirt off he immediately crumbles into a flustered mess. Anytime they were making out and Tutor took charge he just instantly switched from confident to overwhelmed.

*come on BL producers, I'm willing to suspend disbelief, but can you at least try. This is even more obvious than "wet" hair.

And I loved how constantly visibly overwhelmed he was by his own feelings, and how that never changed, even as he grew more secure in them, and in the relationship. Just to want someone so much, to love them so much, that it keeps knocking you off your feet... yeah... that was very wow. As I said about Blueming, I just love a seme with a crush. And this was even more of a crush.

The sex scenes went further and both showed and indicated more than most BLs I've seen so far. But I think the reason it feels so high heat is that both actors were phenomenal at conveying desire. Zee of course is absolutely phenomenal at this, and is Fighter's consistent characterization. Tutor as character was more reserved in showing desire (he was the uke, after all, even if the seme/uke dynamic wasn't super strong), but Saint also did this amazingly well when it counted. I also really liked the way they touched each other. It changed over the story as they grew closer they grew more and more comfortable in their touches, and in their sex scenes, it looked they were touching each other like they wanted each other. I've seen many pairs where the actors looked at each other like they wanted each other, but didn't have the touching down and that part felt awkward. So Kudos to Zee and Saint for making that work.

In general, I really liked Tutor as a character. He was the uke, but he was no blushing maiden. And Saint was so good. I'd heard good things about him, but looking at his baby face I was skeptical. This baby-faced boy who could pass for 16? He's the one y'all are saying is part of one of the highest heat pairings? But he was amazing and fully beilable, and sweet when the charactor needed to be sweet and lusty when the character needed to be lusty. Because of the nature of their characters he was a little less showy and obvious than Zee, but I suspect he may be the better overall actor, or at least one with a broader range. I need to go see others of their works now. I've started Love By Chance at least twice now, and gotten bored within the first five minutes, but Saint is making me want to check it out.

Their plot was slim, but generally held together. There were parts that didn't really make sense, but still worked because of the actors' skill at creating coherent characters. And probably because my expectations were already low given the Cheewin-ness of it all.

In general, the evolution of their relationship made sense. You could see Fighter's immediate attraction to Tutor at their first meeting, and how he was knocked off his feet by that (have I raved enough about Zee yet? Because he conveyed that so quickly and clearly). He was the embodiment of that "get out of my school" meme. Was it immature? Yes. But it made sense for this closeted young gay college student, under a lot of pressure to live the life his father wanted. I even liked the way they handled his relationship with Hwahwa - he was a dick to her, but not so much of a dick that I couldn't forgive him for it. (I do wish she'd been allowed to be more of a coherent character of her own rather than a plot device.)

Below is what seems to be my reactions while watching.

~ So I really enjoyed the push pull of their early relationship, and the slow growth of closeness over time. Fighter was wildly inconsistant in how he treated Tutor, but that made sense.

~ And I really like how Tutor responded. He wasn't a blushing innocent, he could tell that Fighter was attracted to him. And he knew that he was attracted back. His uncertainty was around understandable things - the fact that Fighter was sort of dating someone else, especially since that someone else was his good friend. And primarily the fact that Fighter refused to admit that he wanted him. Every time that Fighter kissed him and then said, oh I'm just teasing, it wasn't that Tutor was hurt because he believed he was teasing, he was hurt/upset that Fighter wouldn't admit it. I generally prefer ukes who understands what's happening and who's reluctance makes sense.

~ So not a blushing maiden - even when he's telling Fighter, no, we have to study first he's unbuttoning Fighter's shirt. If you need to jam a character into the uke trope that's the way to do it - make it clear to both the audience and the seme that he's actually interested. I don't know if it was the actor(s)' decision or the director's, but it was a good one.

~ I really liked all the scenes with Tutor's sister. At first I was afraid they were going the jealousy route, where Fighter sees them together and misinterprets, and I'm really glad they didn't do that. But I loved their heart-to-heart, and her conversation with Fighter at the airport, she seemed realistically and genuinely supportive.

~ Fighter's switch midway through from being afraid to admit his attraction to being all in on the relationship wasn't really explained. It didn't exactly need to be - Zee carried it off so it felt plausible. And Tutor was always on the edge of tumbling into full on love, so it made sense emotionally. It would have been nice to explore that more, though, because it was an interesting part of the character. Probably if I'd had higher expectations for the show I would have been disappointed.

~ Did Fighter rent out the whole damn resort? They fucked and/or slept in so many places, including some very public ones. It was hot, but a little funny. (Outdoor bed, Beach, Indoor bed, Outdoor bathtub, Possibly a second indoor bed - I wasn't sure, Public(?) sauna, Public(?) outdoor pool... am I missing any?)

~ Fighter's dad is... I was going to say surprisingly subtle, but actaully it seems like Cheewin can do subtle villains, I thought Koon in War of Y was actually a fairly nuanced depiction

~ Tutor's boss!! <3 <3

~ tutor trying to break up with Fighter and breaking both their hearts. And mine too! This was a really well done version of this scene. F realizing what was happening but not wanting to to be true. Although I don't think we have enough explanation of why tutor is giving into the dad's demand. It's plausible that he would I just don't understand the specifics of why. But that was possibly one of the most heartbreaking breakups. And Fighters response. I don't understand what's happening but I see how much you're hurting so I will do what you ask and let you go. The way he touched tutor as if trying to memorize him one last time. Tutor breaking down sobbing after and fighter falling apart as he walked away. Just the honesty of their faces through the whole conversation.

~ That scene on the escalator! (Cheewin is so confusing! How can he shoot wonderful stuff like this and then stage complete nonsense?)

~ And speaking of nonsense. Cheewin, what the fuck! What is with this sexual assault. It feels so out of character for fighter and completely unnecessarily ruins him. That drunken kiss was one thing. But Fighter has thus far being characterized by his respect and adoration for Tutor. He's not going to change because he's furious at him. Furious I would believe. Yelling at him and demanding explanations yes. But not sexual assault.

~ ok, thankfully brief and back to breaking everyone's hearts

~ i don't even mind the way they do tropes! the collapse into his arms, the wash him with a white towel. because the actors really commit and make it feel natural to thier characters. i really did think fighter was going to discover that tutor was still wearing his necklace though, cause i'm pretty sure i saw it peaking out from his collar in the building. but then he wasn't wearing it during the sponge bath? a continuity thing i guess, i would guess the building scene was shot later?

~ i'm not even mad about how fighter finds out. he's not snooping, really. and he's got to be so confused and desperate for an explanation that tutor is hiding from him

~ i think i'm ok with this version of the 11th episode break up. it's externally motivated, not random miscommunication. and its at least somewhat believable, although i have a hard time believing that tutor sees fighter's heart breaking this much and doesn't give in. but perhaps there will more explation of why tutor gave in to the father's demands later...

~ ok, maybe dad isn't subtle exactly, but he's a lot less over the top than i expected. yes! call out the homophobia specifically. one of the things we can love Cheewin for. This lean that Fighter does against his father! such an amazing moment. what body language (I keep dunking on Cheewin, but my guess is that was Zee's idea, given how stagey cheewin can be. but maybe not, maybe that's mostly with supporitng characters. leads often have good body language. although there are only 4 actors that i....) (I have no idea what I was planning on writing here)

~ fucking called it!!! I knew Fighter would show up in that room. why else did they keep such a tight framing? (and why else would Zon be so insistent that he come?) Anyways, this isn't relevant to anything, but i was proud of myself.

~ It seems like Cheewin doesn't really like showing the work of changing. This wasn't as bad a War of Y: New Ship, which skipped over pretty much everything, but it did skip a bunch. Why did the dad change his mind? What did Fighter do to make him willing? Was that argument enough? What is dad thinking now? Maybe we'll get more from him, but i doubt it.

~ ok, the toothpaste commercial was kind of cute, and more or less fit the vibe and the characters. but who hands their boyfriend acne powder at a beach campfire. 'you're looking a little dull.' bitch, you can barely see his face in the firelight, wtf are you talking about.

~ I wonder why Cheewin put these two very tonally disparate stories into one series, given that, as far as I could tell, their plots were barely connected. Do they provide counterpoint for each other in someway? Would it make more sense if I actually watched the rest of it in full? Or was it merely efficiency to put it all together?

~ I find myself really confused by Cheewin, actually. His group scenes often feel awkwardly staged and so over the top. And then when it's just the main couple it can be so subtle and wonderful. I'm thinking of the scene where Tutor is getting his bags from the trunk after their beach getaway. The camera stays on Fighter in the front seat, and we see his eyes following Tutor in the mirrors, first looking up at the rearview mirror, than at the side mirror, than turning to the window as he sees Tutor walk up. It's so subtle and wonderful at conveying Fighter's adoration. And the same thing with War of Y and Secret Crush on You, there were all these moments between the main couple that felt so real in a way that the rest of the story didn't.

~ Is this stuff coming from the actors? But it's not just acting, the director had to decide how to stage and film that scene. Cheewin confuses me.

~ Tonally this mostly was not annoying. There was minimal use of "comic" sound effects. They were kind of funny, actually, because the actors were clearly not acting with over-the top sound effects in mind. There were several triple take edits of dramatic kisses. Which I think I just need to get over my visceral dislike of those, because they're not going away. And I did like how they used them for other non kiss, platonic moments, actually, like the goodbye hug with the sister at the airport - providing equal gravity to these other emotions and relationships.

[25shadesoffebruary]

I heard kissing is no big deal to actors.

[sacchiri]

Hellsing 2002 calendar illustration.

Ein wunderliche und erschröckliche Hystori von einem großen Wüttrich genant Dracole wayda Der do so ganz unkristenliche marrter hat angelegt die mensche, als mit spissen als auch die leut zu Tod geslyffen

A wondrous and frightening story about a great berserk called Dracula the voivode who inflicted such unchristian tortures such as with stakes and also dragged people to death

[gabrielokun]

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

The Kiss Of Life

KinnPorsche

Dark Blue Kiss

The Eclipse

Cupid's Last Wish

Why R U

Niyamruk So Much In Love

I Told Sunset About You

We Best Love: No. 1 For You

The underwater kiss (Part 1/?) as part of my favorite bl-tropes collection, as always in no particular order.

[markpakin]

WHY R U? KOREA (2023)