#boy love drama

[queenofadarkworld]

My beloved boys and the nicknames I picked for them. Nope. Nothing's wrong with me. Everything's fine over here. 🫣🤣

[piningintrovert]

Cue the utterly flabbergasted blink when you find out they might actually match your freak

THE HEART KILLERS (2024), Ep. 3 // LITA (2022), Ep. 2

[juzorei]

ARE WE GETTING A SPECIAL EP??? MARRIAGE??? WHAT IN THE??????!!!!!!!!

😳😱

[babybison]

destiny (complimentary) (derogatory)

[heretherebedork]

I am seated entirely for the PoddPapang teacher romance. Everything to me. @absolutebl high school boys and a teacher romance in one. I am so happy.

[gunsatthaphan]

4 boys, 1 braincell 😌🧎🏼‍♀️

[lurkingshan]

Random QL Superlatives: 2024 Edition

My friends! It is time once again to reflect back on the year and give out some random ass awards to the things that gave me joy in the many QLs I watched.

In no particular order, this year’s winners:

Best Long Term Glow Up: Off Jumpol as Jane in The Trainee

I've been simping for Jumpol since the Puppy Honey days, because I know potential when I see it! This year the rest of y'all finally caught up with me and realized this man is aging like a fine wine. We all won!

Most Valuable Prop: Aoyanagi Hajime Standee, I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama

Will anything ever make me laugh as hard as Akafuji opening the door to Aoyanagi Hajime while holding an Aoyanagi Hajime standee and then running for his life, standee tucked under his arm, to escape the mortification? If so, it's def another joke from this show.

Best Heart Destroying Angst: Every Moment of Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

Sometimes you just want a show to break your heart into a million tiny pieces and then stitch it back together, and there is no better version of that experience this year than this beautiful show.

Wackiest Premise That Somehow Works: Caged Again

Whomst could have predicted that a BL about a penguin who turns into a human, goes to high school, and falls in love with a panther would be one of the sweetest, most compelling stories of the year.

Most Precious Bean: Taishin, Takara's Treasure

Just look at his cute little face!! My son has never done anything wrong in his life. He's adorable and I won't hear a word against him.

Drama Child of the Year: Young San, Century of Love

My soul fully tried to leave my body every time this child appeared on screen. I must congratulate this child actor--his name is Chayanan Akkharadumrongdet--on perfectly embodying the spirit of an old man trapped in a tiny body. Give this boy an award!

Best Love Theme: Di Inakala by Paul Pablo, Marahuyo Project

Such a gorgeous song, first used while King reads Ino's letter and realizes Ino has feelings for him. Hits me right in the chest every time I hear it.

Best Sex Scene - Almond and Latte's first time, Knock Knock Boys

Everyone else can throw in the towel, this is the best depiction of a loving but awkward first time that will ever be committed to film.

Star of My Vision Board: Yako, She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat

Oprah said it best: “She is the mother I never had, she is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don't know a better person.”

Outstanding Achievement in Old Man Yaoi: Mr. Mitsuya's Planned Feeding

It's not every day that a show manages to sell you on a 20+ year age gap, but this one did it without breaking a sweat and had us all rooting for Ishida to eat that old man up with a spoon.

Best Sight Gag: Rock Lifting Karan Over His Shoulder, Cherry Magic Thailand

Is it the way Rock bends down and grabs him with no warning? The way Karan still does a polite wai over his shoulder? The way Dujdao scurries after them? Idk but it's been 10 months and I am still laughing.

Best Absolute Mindfuck: Love for Love's Sake

Sometimes a scene from this drama will flash through my mind and I'll have to spend a few minutes just staring at the wall, and that's how you know it was damn good.

Most Brainrot Inducing: Unknown

The way this story had a chokehold on my brain for three entire months was no joke.

Swooniest Love Interest: Mahasamut, Love Sea

Just look at this glorious man! And on top of all that visual splendor, he's kind and generous and brave and smart and competent and high key a smart ass. In this house we love Mahasamut!

Best Classic Watch: The Miracle of Teddy Bear

The most delightfully surprising watch of the year for me, and a great reminder to never, ever trust anything MDL commenters say about a show.

Y'all know the drill: feel free to join in and post your own superlatives, and please tag me if you do!

[jazzymarie1006]

Same!!!!

[shijiujun]

"I like you."

"W-What? I don't understand."

HE TOTALLY DOES

[boys--love]

Take mine, I'm full. I don't want it anymore. I'd rather it from here.

[7698]

[queenofadarkworld]

Such a beautiful and pure moment. The way they look at each other and just can't help but to smile. That little touch of their hands. Sugar! I literally screamed. It's about time for them to settle things and live happily ever after. ❣️🫶🏻🥹

Sand definitely fell first. Ray is going to fall harder. 🥹❤️

[pharawee]

Give us a "Latte the Tiger" review so we know he's not just bragging.

[starrysymphonies]

What if they were all in love huh? What then?

+ bonus doodles (one of which is an idea I had where Noah rejoins in Niagara Brawls and forms an alliance with Heather later in the season)

[babybison]

And did you like it?

[heretherebedork]

Hope's little expression journey here when he remembers that Save is in debt to Boss (just like everyone else) and that's why he wants to keep their relationship secret, because Hope is an enforcer, a debt collector and, well, one of the cruelest ones. Yet Save obviously fell for him and wants to stay with him and it's so interesting to see.

It's even more fascinating to contrast Jack and Hope. Because we know Jack is regularly paying off everyone's debt while Hope isn't touching his boyfriend's but Jack and Hope both have items that are held to keep their loyalty and they're each fallen for someone struggling in a different way and it's just... oof.

And then we get into Arun and Tattoo which is the exact opposite of everyone else where Arun has no debt but a different kind of loyalty and Tattoo has nothing but debt and absolutely no loyalty and it's amazing and I cannot wait to see them develop. Because Arun has plenty of his own issues but he also has power that's different from anyone else is the show's, even Joke.

(They are all the dark boys, even if Arun is wearing white lace over his blackness, he has brightness but he has darkness at his core, the same way Hope has blackness outline his white shirt while Jack, oh Jack, has engulfed himself in the darkness as much as he can. @respectthepetty I love them all.)