#gaipa my precious baby

[gunsatthaphan]

“I’m just saying..”

[befuddledcinnamonroll]

15 Day BL Challenge

Day 13: Give 5 Good Boys a Gold Star ⭐

Aw, so many good boys. But I can do this! I can limit myself to five.

Gaipa from Moonlight Chicken - the best kind of mama's boy, who is utterly unselfish and kind and always looking out for others. Alan better cherish this precious boy.

Amber from DNA Says Love You - pure sweetness in human form, I just want to wrap him in bubble wrap to keep him safe.

Yok from Not Me - another sweet mama's boy who also happens to be going to art school, fighting a stand-in for the Thai government, and fucking a cop into leaving his job. Definite gold star.

Zhao from History 3: Trapped - how this man ended up a cop, I have no idea. I'm guessing it won't last, but that's ok, because he was so cute & hungry he made an incredibly skilled double agent decide to move in and take care of him full time.

And Nawin from Laws of Attraction, because my baby has never done anything wrong ever, and is just the best boy.

@negrowhat's full challenge here

[inventedfangirling]

BEST of BL's in 2023 [Thai edition]

(more accurately my favourites from 2023, so that i have something to show for the 100s of hours i spent watching them lmao)

I Feel You Linger In The Air - Head & Shoulders above (almost) every single piece of queer media i've ever watched. Khun Yai and Jom will be forever icons. That drunk poem confession will NEVER be topped. Also LESBIANS AHHHHHH also the way the show explored intimacy AHHH just end meeee

2. Moonlight Chicken - Aof strikes again. Gave me Uncle Jim, Heart, Li Ming and my baby boy Gaipa- the music, the cinematography, the writing, the found fckin family - i will recommend it to EVERY one on the planet if i could.

3. Be My Favourite- I did not expect to enjoy this show as much as i did. I loved what they were tryna say. I LOVED the queer undertones in EVERYTHING. if not for the asexual erasure and Not being an absolute asshole this would have been quite the perfect show. And man is Gawin so darn sculpted perfection, LOOK AT THAT FACE, how to not admire!? Also Pearmai my beloved. AND THAT POEM in episode 11 ARGHHH

4. Bed Friend - I know this was a polarizing series in a lot of ways and I agree to some of the complaints raised BUTTTTTT NET MY FRENZ NET! How am i supposed to not melt into a complete puddle watching King pretend to not be absolutely in love with Uea, and treating him like the babygirl he is, when he looks like THAT. I'm but a mere mortal.

5. La Pluie - I kinda liked the show and disliked it in equal amounts. Saengtai annoyed me quite a LOT towards the end BUT his brother Sangtien - Suar Kritsanaphong had me in the palm of his hand. Him and his kiss with Lomfon is etched firmly in my brain. It HAD to be on this list.

6. Only Friends - Gawd. The Promise. The Promise of it all. Thats what maddens me THE MOST. There was just SO MUCH that they could have done. Even if they stuck with a lot of their similar choices i would have still put it higher up on the list if they hadn't undone all the good work they did in the final episode. I couldnt even bring myself to rewatch anything from this one cos of how disappointingly it ended. That being said - FirstKhao KILLED it as usual, i CANNOT wait for their next one, BOSTON deserved better and my MVP- Mark Pakin AHHH i NEED him on EVERY SHOW EVER but also in ways concerning to me GAWD WHAT A TALENT AND WHAT A FACE.

7. Laws of Attraction - Charn you guys. Charn and his utterly deranged expressions and his even more deranged ex. And ofc everything else the show offered. The drama. The mystery. The family. The romance. THE LESBIANS!!!!? Few things not to love. Especially the finale with all the domestic husbanding going on. Precious af.

8. Hidden Agenda - Far too much nonsensical plotlessness going on here for this to claim this position BUT i'm just a girl watching Joong swoon over his man and losing it in the corridor and proceeding to do that myself cos man he's so damn good in these kinda scenes. I think he'd be good in more serious ones too but I would much prefer it if it was with somebody who could offer more than Dunk (no shade he very cute himself)

POTENTIAL FAVS

The following is a list of shows i loved/liked it a LOT but still watching/running so I can't fully judge

(in no particular order except the first one cos who am i to put an aof show not at the top of any list)

Last Twilight [BEST THING EVER I AM WHOLLY AND IRRETRIEVABLY IN LOVE IM GONNA REWATCH IT LIKE ITS MY JOB PLS I NEED IT TO STICK THE LANDING SO BAD]

Love in Translation - episode 4 what a beauty, one of my fav episodes of any BL in 2023 ever- just LOVED the whole fake date thing - it was EVERYTHING

Wedding Plan - Leads are cute. Lesbians are cuter. Made me laugh. Also CUTENESS hello

Night Dream - Who doesn't love a long unrequited but actually totally requited love story?

The Sign - nothing i can ever say is gonna be enough to encompass just how mind-blowing this series is from concept to execution to CGI to costumes to the gorgeous leads with fckin electric chemistry AND the PINING and the will they won't they arhhhh- TOP TIER STUFF

Cooking Crush - i went into this with minimal expectations, the trailer didnt do much for me BUT oh my gawd i had SO MUCH FUN with each episode, i laughed SO much and i am very much looking forward to the rest of it

Cherry Magic - TayNew back again together. Karan and his gorgeous existence. Loved the og. The trope where one believes they are hard to love & someone who loves them like it’s breathing- its literally made for this show and i am SUPER excited where it goes. PLS PLS PLS let them keep the aroace character aroace PLEASE!?!?!?

[silverquillsideas]

Moonlight Chicken had one of the most satisfying finales EVER 🥺 it is an understatement to say how perfect it felt.

Every conflict resolved. Every storyline wrapped up. Every character on their journey to their new beginnings.

Jim finally putting his past to rest. Closing the diner, but opening a food truck. Because selling chicken rice had been a means to an end, but deep down, even without his knowing, his goal had always been to put a smile on people's faces, and he continues doing just that. 🥺

Wen declining his promotion because he found a home to call his own, a ragtag bunch of people to now call family. And finally finding closure with Alan and meeting him at the threshold of bittersweet friendship, from both their sides.

Gaipa coming to terms with grief, carrying on his mom's legacy, and clearly at the cusp of a newfound romance. I love that for him.

Alan letting go of his bitterness, learning that sometimes, love can just fade away and no one can be blamed for that. He too will eventually find happiness with Gaipa, it's what they both deserve.

Saleng, the best friend / older brother figure we all need in our lives, growing up to become a clearly good father, planning his future with his family.

Heart's parents and Li Ming's mother, learn to become good parents to their children. Taking active steps to heal the deep rifts they had with their boys. As much as Heart was neglected after his disease, LiMing too was neglected by his mother growing up. I'm glad to see his mother acknowledging and verbalising her shortcomings and trying to be a better parent. Because truly, it's a lifelong process.

And finally. Heart and Li Ming, my babies, my precious boys 🥺 their story became the main reason I watched this show. And I'm so so glad they both got their happy beginnings ❤️

A new life awaits them in the Americas, and they'll have each other to rely on. Heart gets to fulfil his dream of becoming an engineer, and I'm sure Li Ming will figure out his life right alongside Heart.

the wonder and joy of a first love, first kiss, a first relationship, the excitement of discovering a person that likes you for who you are, of learning to take the first steps into adulthood and all its responsibilities together, hand in hand, all of it was so, so dear to watch 🥺

A thousand thank you to P'Aof for crafting their story with so much love, compassion and gentleness, just as much as these two kids deserved 😭💞

Moonlight Chicken deserves praise in showing us that life can be all shades of monotonous, dreary, joyless, but also, filled with colors and laughter and love. It teaches us that love is messy and painful, but it can also be healing and joyous. That family is who you choose and not who you are born to. It teaches us that leaving old paths is just as meaningful as choosing to walk new ones.

So much of life happens just when you least expect it. It's in the mundane, the everyday little acts of kindness and smiles exchanged. The community you live in is just as important to you as you are to the people who surround you.

Sharing a bowl of chicken rice at the end of a tiring day with familiar people surrounding you with their laughter and chatter might just be the best feeling in the world ❤️

[gunsatthaphan]

Like the previews anon said First did amazing with improvising that confontation scene!(waking up the neighbourhood aside lol)

But I want to also point out how Khao decided to add the adorable 'ja' when he greets Jim! his Lhung Ja is his personal add and I find that so adorable! and it fits Gaipa so much!

This 2! I love them so much! also Aof praising First for his acting warms my heart vuz our baby First is amazing and deserve all the praise!

First did amazing in that scene but also the improvisation makes sense to me because I can't imagine that a scene like this would come out as good if based on a script lol so I think freehanding it was the best choice to begin with. but anyway he did good 🥺

Gaipa my precious gay child lmao he's so adorable. he unites the cuteness from his tonhon days with the bad boy looks from the eclipse lmao I love it. these types of characters just fit him so well.

xxx