#i loved watching it it was such a rollercoaster

[hopetatic]

wowzers!!!

[romchat]

Favorite QL Characters of 2024

Thanks @thisonelikesaliens for tagging me 🙏🏼 The Great Cdrama Drought of 2024 meant I had more time to catch up on my QLs, even watching a few live and joining the discussion here. (Y'all are so fun and smart!).

In no particular order...

Li Lun (Fangs of Fortune)

Pretty, homicidal, and tragic--not even the censors could contain this queer icon.

Tae Myung-ha (Love for Love's Sake)

I adored Cha Yeo-woon and those puppy eyes but watching Tae Myung-ha's story was like experiencing a love letter to one's self.

I hope we can all eventually choose ourselves.

Wei Zhi Yuan (Unknown: The Series)

The yearning was so palpable. Ugh, I can never get enough of an ML who yearns.

Jiang Tian (The On1y One)

See above.

Aoyanagi Hajime (BL Dorama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Kuranku Appu Hen)

Meme-able beyond belief.

Kakei Shiro (What Did You Eat Yesterday?)

Never have I identified with a character so much as when Shiro complained about "overspending" on shopping.

Shiraishi Yuto (Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto)

One of my most used gifs among friends. His bitchiness was unparalleled.

Ko Young (Love In The Big City)

I only just started this drama but I have a feeling he's going to be taking me on a rollercoaster.

Tagging @fiftysevenacademics @sparks-n-dust @incandescentflower if interested and anyone else willing to share :)

[sad-girl-hours23]

Unfortunately I am so broke, but I wanted to contribute something.

2024 has been pretty rough for me, the backhalf especially but being in this fandom has been such a bright spot and I'm so grateful to be in this with all of you, united by our love for Buck and Tommy.

I've watched 9-1-1 since the beginning, but pretty casually. I never followed any blogs about it until Buck/Tommy.

Kind of a funny/sad anecdote: I've been dealing with some pretty awful brainfog/cognitive issues for the last 2+ years due to chronic issues and with 9-1-1 being off for a whole year, I kind of forgot about it lol and so I started season 7 late. I can't even remember, maybe I saw a post from Aisha on Instagram, I'm pretty sure she was the only cast member I was following. And since I hadn't been following tumblrs or have anyone to talk to about it, I couldn't even remember what the last episode I had watched was. So I decided to start from the pilot again while simultaneously starting season 7 (and there were so many episodes i forgot that I was like yep, here's where I stopped but it wasn't lol I had originally watched all 6 seasons...sheesh.)

Anyway, I fell in love with Buck and Tommy and this fandom and it's been such a rollercoaster.

I'm continually blown away by the creativity and kindness and genuine fun of this fandom - all the fics, headcanons, gifsets, edits, projects/campaigns. I really love it here and all of you 🫶🏽

Because of Buck & Tommy, I started writing again for the first time in 3 years and it's been such a blast.

I don't know if they will ever get back together or if we'll ever see Lou as Tommy on our screens again, but God, I hope so.

Thank you @alliwantforchristmasislou for creating this wonderful project.

[monstress]

fave 2024 korean releases

IMPORTANT CAVEAT: I HAVE YET TO LISTEN TO 'AAA' BY HYUKOH x SUNSET ROLLERCOASTER! IT IS NOT ON THIS LIST! I AM WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIMING! IT IS NOT TIME YET!

on to this year's list:

beautiful world - kimhwol

akin to its album cover, it's best to listen when you are out on a walk. kim hwol's voice cradles you like a beating fire, like a baby bird. while forest child might be the best song of the album, my favorite is the demo track of dear my love with its plinky piano which i find particularly delightful. sparse, basic, but each tracks soars.

yin - colde

i was hesitant to place this here since it's only 3 tracks long but considering it's on my top spotify wrapped, i felt it'd be bias not to give it a place of honor. the background adlib at 3:25 mark in I Color You is laced with cocaine. solid rnb singles, per usual. where is that offonoff album.

dudndudndudn - yujin kim

get on the ground floorrrr. kim yujin is a gorgeous jazz vocalist (listen to her past 2 albums if you haven't) and this EP is rich, bright and her voice is playful and unpretentious. the double track You Love Me / I Love You are so disgustingly cheesy it rounds back to being good. personal fave track is hit me back where it dipped its toe in shoegaze.

orange hour - joyce kwon

have your ever heard an album that is so technically perfect that you get mad? this is that album. i don't even know what else to say.

neom 0541 - BØJEONG

during my first time listening of Unreal, i had to pause and check out if they were a side project of the band The Solutions - they're not. it doesn't mean this release isn't an absolute barn-burner. a concept rock album of landing in a desolate new world, this EP's highlight is Unreal but i implore to stick around for the next track Hyenoid as it hits you with a solo that can melt your face clean right off. check out their latest EP kin as well.

angel interview - meaningful stone, swervy

the latest entry in this list, not even a month old as i am typing this. however, i had a sneaking suspicion this album is going to be an instant shoegaze classic (red car and i open the window instead of the closed door especially) the transition from garage rock esc to house track _()_ is insane.

are you watching at all? - min.a

while i can't say i am a fan of the current epidemic of particularly nasal tiktok singing that's hitting youngsters, min.a is an exception to the rule because she actually has the sauce. by that, her EP thoroughly impresses in its production that i am here for everything she releases from now on. while skipping stones has the play numbers, do not skip on sunshower and petty because they are so cleverly arranged that i don't wanna spoil it.

cool - hyelyn joo

this is a funnnn indie-pop EP with great earworms like Kiss! and Crazy. it's bubbly nature oddly reminds of Lee Jin Ah, albeit steers more safely to the pop side. it's a true crowd pleaser release and each track can be someone's favorite. no on asked but B-Yum is my tongue-in-cheek fave.

the world you live in - ashmute

let it be on the record that everytime they release, it's gonnaaaa be on this list. i prayed for an album from them and my prayers were answered this year. to top it all, it's good and STILL so underrated. Air and Saudade deliver their signature sad sexy bops but surprisingly HARUMADA comes out as the citypop track i didn't know i needed.

honorable mentions:

growing pains - ghost bookstore, miniseries 2 - sumin & slom, play with earth! 03 - wave to earth, "L" - the volunteers, PUMP - epik high, sphere - jooyoung, gimbap - george, entire i & and july - kim kak sung, overtime life - 8호실 peridot, the earth - mrch, bonfire - cifika

[anabetel35]

Queerplatonic jayvik is so important to me btw. Bestest reading of their relationship I think.

[lanasgirlfr]

GLADIATOR 2 SPOILERS⚠️‼️

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OFC THEY GOT HIS AHH🙏🏻😭💀🤣🤣

[fjordline]

What are you even supposed to do after you finish reading something that cannot be beat. I felt like that after finishing Golden Kamuy, but now I'm really fucking feeling it after just finishing Usogui. That was the most insane incredible experience I've ever had reading a manga. I kneel.

[moonsorchid]

Rewatching ep. 27 of Love Between Fairy and Devil:

(spoilers ahead)

I still can't believe DFQC gave Xiao Lanhua permission to talk with Changheng privately. If that doesn't show growth, I don't know what does

Of course he was burning inside but still

"My affection for you is gratitude and appreciation." I am sorry, Changheng, but you got friendzoned

I like Changheng a lot, but I won't lie, I was so happy when I heard her say these words. She finally admits her feelings

DFQC is so worried, but no he'll play it cool

Oh wait

Awe and now they are being cute

Shangque, don't answer him! It is a trap. Jieli is right, you are silly *facepalm* Why on earth did you trust him with that piece of information?

Omg, not the locks. They are buying the locks. Uff, all I can think of is that bridge scene. They are being cute and I am thinking heartbreak

Yeah, Dongfang Qingcang, keep telling yourself this

Jieli and Sangque are so cute

All Shangque wants to do is see the moon with Jieli, but she is busy girlbossing

DFQC had to go to the loudest vendor in the Cangyan Sea

How does Xiao Lanhua have money? Is DFQC giving her an allowance or what?

Omg, the locks, the locks *taking deep breaths, trying not to cry*

And now he is carving her name with a silly smile on his face. Awe baby is so in love

Xunfeng, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO RUIN EVERYTHING? Leave the man alone! He is busy carving her name on the lock and he is happy

Well, he does have a point though about the hellfire

Oh no, did he just ask him to kill her?

Tell him, Dongfang Qingcang

Xunfeng, can you please shush?

I love Ronghao playing the flute with no effort or facial movement whatsoever

Btw, Ronghao is so delulu, but so handsome. I can't stop staring at him

Poor baby Ronghao. I feel so bad for his past. But it still does not excuse all the evil he's done and the hurt he's caused

"I just want my master back. Even if she kills me, I'll feel no regrets." *sigh*

Oh good, the emperor *insert sarcasm*

"I really don't know how to spend my days." Changheng needs desperately a new hobby

Oh now the emperor is like "look, bro, I didn't mean I'll kill you, just admit your mistake and punishment and all is well. I kinda need you to kill DFQC for me, because I may be the emperor but you are stroooonger"

Tell him, Changheng!

Is there a magical medical device indicating the percentage of recovery for DFQC and in earlier episodes for Xiao Lanhua?

DFQC is so worried for his people, but Xiao Lanhua is there for him

Jieli, I trusted you, I really did

[kindahoping4forever]

The 5SOS Show Tour London - 5 October 2023

Via 5SOS IG Story

[one-in-a-million-fishsticks]

The Netflix show Kaos just rewired my brain chemistry.

First of all, fuck Zeus. That fucker killed a kitten, a baby, and who-the-fuck-knows who else. I will never forgive him.

Secondly, Dionysus as an immature fratboy is everything that I never knew I needed.

Hera is awful and deserves every bit of shit that Zeus gives her, but we already knew that.

Persephone was ✨ SLAYING ✨ from start to finish, her and Hades have my whole heart.

Prometheus genuinely had me snorting here and there, I loved him.

Fuck all the way off, Poseidon.

The fact that the entire rest of the pantheon fails to appear at all purely because they make a hobby out of avoiding Zeus at any cost might be the funniest fucking thing ever to come out of an interpretation of Greek mythology.

Riddy (Eurydice) and Orpheus are both such great characters, alone and as a complicated relationship thing. They're super well rounded and developed, both mean well, but they're so humanly written. They don't know what to do with each other, neither wants to hurt the other, but their decisions are flawed and their love has turned into such a messy situationship. It's beautiful when they finally communicate and accept the circumstances for what they are.

A healthy breakup, in my Greek mythology media?

It's more likely than you think!

Canaeus, my beloved.

Cassandra, my scruffier beloved!!!! 🤩

Ari, you own my heart now.

All such well written characters, now where's my Season 2 announcement?

[getousmaid]

[meadowsofmay]

the smile of absolute joy and pride on taliesin's face every time travis guied fjord towards the wildmother is just... getting me in my feels. the whole relationship between caduceus and fjord is one sole definition of destiny but presented in such a soft, undemanding, not expecting anything back way, it's truly precious. in game and above the table.

i genuinely love how involved and emotional taliesin is about fjord finding safe hands of a goddes caduceus trusted his whole life. and when cad gave fjord the sword after it was reforged? you bet i was sobbing and hugging myself because oh my dear god he did all of this for fjord — because caduceus could, because caduceus believed, because caduceus wanted.

i love them.

[quadrantadvisor]

Sometimes I still think about The Owl House Gang all trying to watch ATLA together but then Zuko's backstory in The Storm retraumatizes Hunter so bad they have to stop

[bykalopsia]

ripping and maiming you on the log flume. family fun for all ages.

[starlightseraph]

starting series 8. i can’t do this.

i hate when my favourite characters leave, sometimes it’s put me off of shows altogether. like i’ll completely lose interest in even the good seasons of the show.

i hate change. i love mulder. i love mulder and scully.

[lilidawnonthemoon]