#mafia the series: gun and freaks

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My Favorite Female Characters

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Just saw a great post about Vegas' hedgehog and the symbolism of its ill-fitted enclosure, and I can't stop thinking about it; it's a hedgehog in a birdcage, an enclosure it was never going to thrive in no matter what because that cage could simply never meet its needs, and in that cage the hedgehog grew sick and miserable, until eventually, it died. Vegas is the hedgehog in the birdcage; his home and life were never going to meet his needs. It was never going to be a healthy environment where he could thrive. Just like the hedgehog, Vegas grew sick and miserable, and almost died because of it.

And there's even more to it: the hedgehog couldn't be saved, but Vegas did. Vegas got put in a better environment suited to his needs where he could heal. He is the hedgehog of his father that didn't die. And see, the series sets Vegas as the owner and Pete as the pet, but I think this goes just as much the other way around, because Pete took the hedgehog out of the birdcage, Pete made sure Vegas' needs were met.

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Yeosang fic rec

Entropy (k.ys) | 21.3k @in-san-ity

Hacker yeo X reader mafia

things never went according to plan; career wise, family wise, relationship wise and especially not when you were suddenly saddled with an infant to raise but you learned to roll with the punches. except the next challenge you were about to face wasn't a punch, it was a machine gun.

Fated

Alma gêmea

Siren | 27,8k @sorryimananti-romantic

yeosang is a siren and you're a siren-hunter. he may have lost his voice and you may be immune to a siren's call, but he has you bewitched anyway. on your journey together to find the sirens who killed your parents and took his voice, you make new friends, find yourself cursed and turning into a siren, and fall for yeosang. he proves time and time again that he's not the monster you thought all sirens to be as he helps you come to terms with yourself and find the person who cursed you.

Freaks || Kang Yeosang | 3,4k @mingigoo

after being friends for ten years, your triad friendship with Yeosang and Wooyoung is falling apart, all because of a simple game—spin the bottle.

Cosmos | 18k @pirateprincessblog

centuries ago, humans detected a signal from an asteroid with a collision probability of 1-in-1,200. unwilling to gamble with humanity's future, they decided to evacuate. thus, kang yeosang finds himself aboard a spaceship, nestled in a sleeping pod among thousands of other slumbering passengers. the destination appears distant, and everyone remains asleep. just why is the young man awake then?

ʀᴜᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ | 3k @the-midnight-blooms

Dreams soulmate au

Other members

San

destiny. | 25k @tainsan

waking up in the past is a disorienting experience. what’s even worse is it seems like you’re the only person in the world who is experiencing it. so when all of a sudden, a distressed man shows up claiming he has also woken up in the past. you realise he may be the key to your way home, yet he also just so happens to be a member from your favourite kpop group, ateez.

Champagne Problems | ? @mingigoo

after finding out your dad set you up in an arranged marriage that you wanted no part of, the only thing you could think of is claiming you already had a lover. To prove it, you kissed a complete stranger in front of him at your engagement party—a stranger you knew your dad wouldn’t approve of.

blushing red. | 11k @atozfic

how did choi san go from wanting to protect you like a big brother to wanting to ruin you with his own two hands? ( part of the rainbow riots anthology series. )

Overdrive | 18k @atozfic

wildfire (cs) | ?k @hwaslayer

assistant professor in bioengineering, incredibly attractive, lonely and divorced; that’s how most people describe san. but despite the events that have happened in his life, san has a lot going for himself. he’s a successful, sought out professor due to his brilliant contributions to science at just an early age of 32. he worked hard to get where he was now; head deep into his research, his publications, building his lab and creating a name for himself. everything was good and smooth sailing— until it wasn’t. because when he meets you, a bioengineering grad student interested in rotating in his lab, he finds himself ready to risk all the blood, sweat and tears he put in throughout the years just to keep you close— his need for you spiraling out of control like a wildfire.

Seongwa

Bodyguard | 37,8k @baekhvuns

in which his task is to be your bodyguard, his mob-boss’s daughter. where he not only guards you but also guards your body.

rewrite the stars | 24k @baekhyun-ah

in which you runway to escape an alliance accompanied by an unknown man named park seonghwa.

Arrow in the dark | 65k

Your quiet life of working at a convenience store is upended when ultra wealthy Seonghwa convinces you to pretend to be his girlfriend for one night in order to fool his parents.

Playing with fire | 200+k @ateezmakemeweep

Age gap

when your scholarship falls through during the last semester of your college career, you were, admittedly, on edge.

overwhelmed by the prospect of delaying your graduation to save up thousands of dollars or work a second job or, per the suggestion of your roommate, sell pictures of your feet.

you first met park eunbi during your first year of college, when she walked through your dorm room with a smile on her face and her parents by her side - or, more notably to you, her incredibly handsome father.

that’s all he ever was to you though - your friend’s hot dad who you only ever saw a few times a year.

but when you find yourself around him more and more often, your attraction growing and his eyes lingering, you suddenly find yourself in a situation you know is wrong but can’t seem to pull yourself out of.

Wooyoung

If Without You | 14k @sorryimananti-romantic

your childhood best friend wooyoung decides to move in with you in the middle of your college degree, and now you just have to live with him and hide your very romantic feelings for him in the fear it would ruin your friendship.

Hongjoong

needle to the heart | 7k @pirateprincessblog

wedding planning seemed stressful and difficult on tv and in the stories of your friends and family. your first one was, indeed, stressful and difficult. so much that it took you less than ten minutes to discard your wedding dress, undo your hair, and call a cab. this time will be different. with a different approach. in a different city. with a different man.

look after you || k.hj (m.) | 10k @mingigoo

after a long night at work with little to no sleep, you nearly doze off on your way home, hitting a tattooed, spikey-haired guy in the middle of the road. Panicking, you run out to help him and go with him to the hospital, only to lie and say he was your husband so you could go back with him. Well, when he woke up, he didn't exactly take it the way you thought he would...

Overdrive | 18k @atozfic

a lonely artist finds himself in need of some human contact, so he joins a dating app but with a very specific request: he doesn’t want a relationship, he wants the experience of one. when someone contacts him, interested and willing to aid him in his search for artistic inspiration, the rules quickly become simple: no real names, no personal details, no feelings. so what the hell is kim hongjoong supposed to do when he catches himself daydreaming about their future together?- or, can you fall in love with a stranger?

Your Gentle Hands (They Feel Like Home To Me). || Kim Hongjoong. [ Part I ] | 31k @yourlocaljonghoe

meeting the local outcast shouldn't have ended with you slowly falling for him. yet you did, all while knowing you could never have this man, because you were already someones else's wife. two lovers, a dress shop, and a violent man between it all. we all know how this ends, right? ... right?

New World | 27k @sorryimananti-romantic

you've always known the crown prince was just a little power hungry, however, when you offer to kill the king for him as part of your big scheme to end the monarchy, you didn't realise he'd be ecstatic about it. while you etch out an elaborate plan to get more obstacles out of the way, you start enjoying his company just a little too much. it ultimately clouds your judgement and becomes the cause of your downfall, though... if you go down, he goes down with you :D

what lies beneath | k.hj | 13k @noramoons

there’s a pair of eyes blinking up at you from below the pier. you think you know who (or what, really) they belong to—but you might be too afraid to admit it.

The secret garden | 13k @yoonguurt

Spring brings with it the need for a change. You're in a writing rut and that just can't happen right now. You decided to spend a few months with your aunt at her massive garden estate. for the first time in 10 years. Dreams of a boy you don't remember become a nightly thing. Who is this boy?

TWTHH Spinoff: Stitched Hearts | 14k @edenesth

Throughout his entire career, Hongjoong has received nothing but praise for his work. Never once had anyone suggested his dresses were anything short of perfection. That is, until he met the youngest daughter of the Baek household—the family's black sheep, an enigmatic spinster whom he found utterly confounding.

Lust is in the Air | 6.5k ❤️‍🔥 @bananayuyu

Your best friend drags you along to a family wedding, wanting to add some fun to your all too serious life. Turns out her uncle is the one who really provides the distraction.

One-shot I ?k ❤️‍🔥 @sugawhaaa

Eita que ele tá bravo

𝔐𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔇𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔞𝔯 𝔐𝔞𝔫 | ok @holybibly

You've always had expensive taste. So when you meet a gorgeous older man in a bar with the most ravenous feline eyes and diabolical smile, you can't resist the urge to taste him. You let him take you back to his place and give you the most unforgettable night of your life.

His favourite | 12k @k-hotchoisan

[telomeke-bbs]

Thanks for tagging me! 🥰

🤣 When I saw the notification (i.e., before opening the post and viewing the screenshots) the words "iconic staircase" made me think it was going to be the BL Death Stairs, LOL.

But it's a sign of how much we love and re-watch our favorite shows that we can recognize locations on sight. 🤩

For me it's all the Bad Buddy filming venues that have me pointing at the screen going "I've seen that before!" LOL.

That first location at the start of this thread is the Digital Multimedia Complex in Rangsit University (RSU Building 15):

(above) This external view of RSU Building 15 (The Digital Multimedia Complex) is from the Pantip Forum (linked here)

In Bad Buddy that part of the building (the floor level of the atrium; I think it's B1) can be seen briefly at Ep.5 [3I4] 9.50:

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That charcoal-gray staircase will forever be PatPran's khan maak venue to me 💖, even though it was first seen in Theory of Love I think. The location is RSU's Faculty of Architecture: 🤩

(above) This image of the Archi Faculty steps is from RSU's Faculty of Architecture Facebook page (linked here) and is dated 12 May 2017

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Someone mentioned that GMMTV may have a financial stake in some of these properties/commercial establishments, which is why they're so often used. Wouldn't surprise me if they're part-owners of Rangsit University and/or Satit Bilingual School because they're in so many shows! 😂

it's the way thailand really does only have like 10 different filming locations max. lmao

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Me explaining to u guys why you should ship Byakusho

Do you like doomed yaoi? But you still want them to have a happy ending so you end up reading fanfics to cope?

Look no further, byakusho is for you. Doomed yaoi with an actual happy ending. Regardless of if you already like KHR and you don't particularly ship them, or you know absolutely nothing about this series, you should read it anyways. Also if you're wondering how they can be doomed yaoi and still have a happy ending, you should definitely read this

This segment is for people who do not know anything abt KHR so if you already know abt who Byakuran and Shoichi are, you can skip to the next bolded segment.

OKAY SO for those who do not know anything about Katekyo Hitman Reborn, it's basically like. About mafia and stuff. Also they all have different "dying will flame" types based on their personalities/affinities and stuff. Just think of them all as magical girls with guns okay don't worry too much about it they have magic and they're in the mafia

Let's go over their characters real quick.

Shoichi is first introduced in something similar to a filler episode, called "The Misfortune of Shoichi Irie" or something like that. Basically in the episode, he's delivered a package by the mafia for taking care of their kid, Lambo.

Lambo is another character (a kid from the mafia) Not under Shoichi's care, but they do meet briefly. Realizing that the package isn't supposed to go to him, he ventures to return it to Tsuna's (the main character of KHR) house, where he runs into a lot of odd and kind of gag-like funny typical shonen anime shenanigans. But this really freaks him out

He ultimately fails to return the package, and suffers from nightmares about the encounter.

Something to note though is that Lambo possesses a bazooka called the "10 yr bazooka" and if you shoot it at someone, it basically has the ability to switch you and your future self (10 years from now) for 5 minutes. This is extremely relevant.

The main characters of KHR are transported roughly 10 years into the future, and realize that they cannot return home even after 5 minutes. They then find out that there's this guy attempting world domination, and his name is Byakuran. Byakuran has access to knowledge of every parallel universe and timeline, allowing him to even consider world domination

Byakuran runs the Millefiore mafia family, and his right hand man is Shoichi. Long story short, they are introduced as the villain duo that the main characters must defeat

I'll go over some more stuff that ppl familiar with KHR probably already know, but it is necessary for my reasoning so please read through everything

First off, they are quite literally soulmates. Initially, Shoichi wanted to know what his future was like, hence he traveled back into the future twice after changing his actions. There, he meets Byakuran both times, accidentally causing Byakuran to realize his powers to gain access to knowledge from other worlds

However, because he runs into Byakuran in the future no matter where he travels or how he tries to change the future, it is basically implied that Byakuran and Shoichi are destined to meet in every timeline. Or in most at least

When Shoichi realizes this, he immediately devises a plan to take down Byakuran. His plan? Befriend Byakuran, gain his trust, and ruin all of his plans

Upon returning back to the past, he purposely erased his memories of the future, planning to have them return years later. You may be wondering how Shoichi is so confident that he could carry out the plan despite having no memory of Byakuran

Well this all really implies how confident he was that he and Byakuran’s fates were intertwined. Because how else could he be so sure that their paths would cross or Byakuran would show interest in him? Yeah. Anyways

They met in college and there is something you have to know here, and it's that they are so best friends to lovers guys they are in fact best friends

Shoichi, having no memories of Byakuran, somehow befriends him and becomes his best friend. Like, For Realsies...

When he regains his memories, he realizes much to his horror that his friend was about to game end the world, so he continues to persist with his plans despite now feeling completely awful about it

Fast forward, Shoichi is now Byakuran’s right hand man in the Millefiore family. It is important to note that Byakuran refers to Shoichi as "Sho-chan" and Shoichi refers to Byakuran as "Byakuran-san"

It may at first seem like Byakuran is being playful and Shoichi is polite, and while Shoichi does have a level of politeness, it's important to note that Shoichi and Byakuran use katakana to refer to each other when they use -chan and -san

This is in most cases actually considered rude when referring to one's superiors, and considering Byakuran is Shoichi's boss, it basically means he's okay with Shoichi referring to him rudely. Furthermore, the usage of katakana in this context just implies closeness

This information cannot be seen in the anime because you can't tell if someone is using katakana or hiragana just by listening to them speak, but it is very apparent in the manga that they are close. Also, all the other characters besides Shoichi refer to Byakuran as Byakuran-sama, so there's that too

Byakuran sent Shoichi a whole room's worth of white anemones, as most friends do

Shoichi finds this troublesome though because Byakuran is big on flower language and this means Byakuran has great expectations for him to succeed in his mission (of killing the main characters)

However it's later revealed that Shoichi had intended on betraying Byakuran, and Byakuran also reveals himself that he already knew about Shoichi's eventual betrayal, since Shoichi has always disapproved of his views

So if Byakuran already knew Shoichi was going to betray him, sending him a room of flowers meaning that he expects him to do well has no practical meaning to it besides from

1) he's just fucking with shoichi and 2) anemones explicitly mean love and passion so really he's just gay

No I'm so serious he's just gay. Like the Millefiore is made up of a bunch of squads right, and Byakuran is as mentioned above obsessed with flower language. Meaning he absolutely could not have not known what anemones generally mean outside of "anticipation/expectations"

But also each squad is named after a flower and Byakuran decided to explicitly assign Shoichi the rose squad. This man has done everything but kiss Shoichi on the lips like actually. All the fucking flowers in the world and you assign your best friend the rose ? And you send him a whole room full of flowers meaning love and passion? You gay bitch 😭😭

Anyways it has to be said that Byakuran besides being definitely not straight, is a really shit person. Like I have to say it he's awful, he's responsible for the death of thousands of people and he just casually destroyed a couple of worlds in search of more power. He views people like his toys and he admits to it

He is like a child in how everything is really just for his amusement, something for him to play with. He is even willing to sacrifice his closest allies for more power, he's just that type of guy </33 he just...does not have emotional attachments to other people

But with that said, he doesn't seem particularly hurt when it's revealed that Shoichi was not on his side anymore. However, when they play Choice, Shoichi is picked as a target and I refuse to believe that it is a coincidence and not Byakuran being petty because his best friend betrayed him💀

For those who do not know, Choice is a game that Byakuran and Shoichi made together in university, but now they're playing it irl. It's kind of like capture the flag, but the flag is one specific target, and in this case, the target for the main characters' team is Shoichi

Even when Shoichi was beaten and nearly died in Choice, Byakuran seemed unaffected by all of this and we are led to believe that he never really did care about Shoichi despite calling him his best friend

Shoichi, however, admits to the main characters that despite Byakuran being the way he was, back before he regained his memories of the future, the time he spent with Byakuran were "the best times of his life"

He genuinely enjoyed being around Byakuran and considered him his best friend despite knowing that Byakuran was going to do awful things, and he was determined to stop him. Despite it all

In Shoichi’s character song, we get a glimpse into his thoughts, and as it turns out, he really is in conflict with himself

Because in his heart, he wants to be with Byakuran, it's his place, but he chose to save the world instead, so that place is gone. He even says that he has to lie to his heart to do what he has to </33

In the song he also states that he doesn't want to break his memories and he wants to keep them safe, probably referring to the picture perfect time he spent with Byakuran before shit hit the fan. He continuously wills himself to not cry, to stop crying, because it's for the world

Girl I am crying for him. He cannot afford to act selfishly because choosing to be with Byakuran would make him the happiest and would simultaneously doom the world. But anyways

Clearly Shoichi holds Byakuran in high regard and loves him. Like not even just romantically, but in general he really does love Byakuran a lot

At the very end of the arc, the villain must be defeated though, and Byakuran is killed like straight up killed

Throughout the entire scene, Shoichi does not once show joy. He seems to accept the situation and is happy in a way that his plans have come to fruition, but his plans have always been "defeat Byakuran" rather than kill him. Shoichi had never planned to kill Byakuran, or at least explicitly said it, although I'm sure he knew that type of conclusion was inevitable

His reaction to Byakuran's death does stand out though, because every other character does seem to express joy at the victory, but Shoichi looks...blank. Perhaps shocked or in disbelief, but either ways his best friend was just killed right in front of him and he can't even be mad about it because this was the only way he could've been stopped

Shoichi is not aware of this, but before Byakuran dies, we finally get a glimpse into his thoughts as well

Byakuran admits in his last moments internally that although he did all of this because he wanted to create a perfect world, it wasn't as if he was completely dissatisfied with this one because there were also times where he felt "warm and fuzzy" as well. We then get a bunch of flashbacks in his dying moments of him and Shoichi together

BITCH???? AKDJAF 😭😭😭 only in his dying moments do we find out that Byakuran really did actually care about Shoichi and genuinely considered him his best friend because well. Context. It's his dying moments would he have dying moment flashbacks about someone he didn't care about

Like just moments of them chatting...Shoichi smiling at him... gay ass flashback if I've ever seen one 😭😭

Byakuran is someone who doesn't generally value people, he views them as toys and pawns. So the fact that he basically admitted that he did have a genuine connection with Shoichi is so :((((( this guy is just so out of tune with his emotions that he couldn't properly convey it in the end and Shoichi never actually knew about it

I say this but I feel like Shoichi did have a vague idea that Byakuran held him to some degree of high regard because. Well he was Byakuran's right hand man and they were friends for years prior to the whole mafia world domination thing

He's the only person that truly treats Byakuran like a human despite Byakuran trying to play god and everyone worshiping him. And despite being the only person that doesn't treat Byakuran like the god he wants to be, Byakuran still keeps him around

So clearly that means something but anyways that is the doomed yaoi. Byakuran is dead and Shoichi's plans succeed at the cost of his best friend's life, and he never found out in the end that his best friend probably did love him as much as he loved him. And that is where it ends

OR SO YOU THOUGHT HA

As mentioned this all takes place 10 years in the future

Meaning that the past version of Byakuran is still Alive. When the main characters return back to the past, there is a huge earthquake and everyone, including the past versions of Shoichi and Byakuran, are given memories of what they did in the future

Byakuran is taken to mafia prison bc sure it's 10 yrs in the past but like that guy is like a ticking time bomb 💀 doesn't matter though because somehow he's bailed out of jail.

Byakuran is a white boy btw :/ he lives in Italy and Shoichi is Japanese. Yes this is important because when they're in university, they meet abroad when Shoichi probably goes to Italy or something to study, but as it stands, currently Byakuran is in Italy and Shoichi is still in Japan

Byakuran is preparing to go to Japan with the people that helped to bail him out and the first thing he says is that he can't wait to meet his best friend Sho-chan😭😭😭

Thanks to the power of love and friendship, Byakuran is now no longer batshit insane and it's implied he now properly cares about his teammates btw. Anyways congrats to Byakuran for having human emotions I'm so happy for him

After returning to Japan, of course he goes to see Shoichi, and we don't know how it went exactly, but the next time Shoichi appears in the series, he tells the main character that Byakuran explained the situation to him and stuff, so it is implied that they are on good enough terms to speak abt stuff normally

Also Shoichi is kinda next to Byakuran the entire time 😔 and there is a segment where Shoichi literally shit talks Byakuran in his face which is so funny to me because it's BYAKURAN hes talking to and he just doesn't give a shit. But Byakuran pulls out the "best friend" card on him and throughout his entire speel, Shoichi never once denies that they're best friends ever

In the very last arc, Byakuran sustains extremely awful injuries and by extremely awful I mean intestines completely destroyed awful . Luckily somehow he gets around it (dont worry about it) and is chilling in the hospital and although it's a very small panel, you will see that Shoichi actually is there visiting him in the hospital

Remember how I said that everyone has magic powers and special dying will flames. Well Shoichi just happens to have the sun flame which makes him a healer so we can infer that he's also helping to heal Byakuran in the hospital along with visiting him

In this timeline they're able to retain their friendship and work towards a better future but anyways that's them my favorite doomed but not really doomed yaoi they are everything to me please ship them

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These are gay couples that played second fiddle to the main heterosexual couples or characters. Visuals under the cut.

[cobaltswift]

thoughts on lunnelly trilogy?

so i'm currently reading Nobody Like Us and i'm not sure i'm liking it... i fear i've grown out of this series (i hope not bc they've been my favs for YEARS)

but i just feel like i'm getting tired of KBR's style/writing. the second-hand embarrassment scenes are just too much for me at this point.

unlucky like us spoilers ahead!!

maybe it's just the amnesia plot. i hate it so much. also was not into the kidnapping thing, this is not a freaking mafia romance. i also have to admit i don't like the alien stuff... *gun shots*

but i'm just 10% through NLU, i'll keep you guys updated.

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Do You Think Any Other Games Are Really "GTA Style" Games?

Do You Think Any Other Games Are Really "GTA Style" Games? In the time we have all been waiting for VI I've watched a lot of videos and read lists of games that are supposed to be "GTA Clones" or at least "GTA Style".I've even bought and played quite a few, but never found one that I would consider particularly similar to The Trilogy, IV or V in real terms.I wouldn't call any of them GTA clones, but I think after V and the long wait till VI everyone and their dad was looking for exactly that.We got a slew of videos and articles popping up claiming anything open world with guns, cars, and a story was a GTA clone, listing them one by one, as if just to fill a half hour video or a webpage.Yeah, YouTube and site traffic it all gathered "may have been" some "contributing factor", granted... /Dr Evil air-quotes.Regardless, suddenly it seemed there were a ton of games queueing up to be labelled as GTA clones, while trying to hide all their other real credentials behind their backs.Saints Row, especially the latest one, is great, but it doesn't feel anything like playing GTA. There are bits of it that slightly "echo" GTA, mainly the driving which is quality, but it's great in it's own right.I didn't feel at all like I was playing GTA with Saints Row, unless you only count the GTA "Strangers and Freaks" missions, with additional doses of freaky strangeness steroids.It's more some strange futuristic psychedelia with guns and cars, and I didn't wish I was playing GTA again until the all too short game ended.I have all of them on one Launcher or another, but the only one I put more than an hour into (completed) was the reboot, as I basically bought them all at the same time and that looked to be the best one.Just Cause is even less like GTA in every way so not sure how that is even on the list, and I've not played Sleeping Dogs yet, despite owning it, or Total Overdose so can't comment.Yakuza 0 I have played (completed), and that's another one that is very different from GTA but very fun. It's way more a beat em up than anything else, but it does have progression, and a very Japanese story that doesn't remind me of anything I've ever seen in GTA whatsoever.Mafia, I don't know if it was trying to be like GTA, but I couldn't get into it as I didn't really enjoy the driving or gunplay as much as GTA over the maybe hour or so total I put into Mafia III.That's another one I bought the whole series at once and only tried the newest one of it first. Apparently they are good if you stick with them.The car in Mafia III felt like driving a truck to me, and the combat didn't have the polish or features I hoped for. Was that the one the gun jams constantly by any chance?I will try III again, but not think of it as a substitute for GTA this time (I definitely bought it hoping it was...), so I will potentially enjoy it more as "Mafia" instead of "So We Herd U Liek GTA".I assume it all get's better, but I literally was looking for something more like GTA at the time, ironically it's really just not particularly similar.Admittedly, and now I think on it more, the main or maybe only reason I picked up most of those titles, WAS because they were on those videos and lists of "10 GTA Clones TO Play While You Wait!"The Android games (Gangstar?) that were supposedly GTA like, were so riddled with micro-transactions I just couldn't, but I like China Town Wars some as mobile games go.I still have not personally found any game out of the ones I tried that really reminded me of any GTA particularly much, so just wondering if anyone thinks similarly or otherwise? Submitted November 11, 2024 at 03:28PM by simagus https://ift.tt/gNwWDAB via /r/gaming

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Episode 3 of my favorite live action anime, mafia the series was as good as the previous ones. Well it's not a live action anime, at least as far as I know, but it sure does feel like one. With every episode I watch, I get increasingly frustrated that a show this good is so obscure.

This is one of the funniest shows I have ever watched. It does comedy so well. It's in your face, but also subtle. It is serious at times, but it never takes itself too seriously either. The comedy is sprinkled in so nicely with the plot progression that it makes the viewing experience that much more enjoyable.

The plot is good. Like really good. I am genuinely intetested to see where things are going. And then I get hit with things I don't expect. So fun.

The characters are SO FREAKING GOOD. I feel so thrilled watching this because the characters are right up my alley. Everything everyone says or does makes sense for their character, no matter what kind of scene os going on. It's actually amazing. Also everyone is doing such a good job of bringing these characters to life.

The action sequences in this show is actually some of the best I have seen coming from a thai production. It is so well choreographed and executed. Different people have different fighting styles based on what weapons they use, and it really shows. Even the fake fight was choreographed so well. Most action scenes I have seen from the thai market are bad, so I am so glad that this show has good action. Because the action is such an important part of the show too. And the thing is, the action is not that realistic, it's definitely exaggerated and has that anime vibe to it. But it works with the overall tone of the show so well.

I am totally digging the vibes of this show. It's just so so good.

AnnaSvenBeam continue to be the most chaotic funny wholesome trio. Beam, my sweet naive child, is still very much a lamb thrust into the world of wolves. Anna, the frustrated babysitter that just wants to chill will do anything to make others do her work for her. Sven is a sympathetic bro who really enjoys watching the show. The dumb, dumber, dumbest moments that happen with this trio are so funny. I just love that most interactions between Anna and Beam involve her pointing a gun at him. I know Sven enjoys watching Anna bully Beam as much as I do.

I can't believe there is seriously a bunny girl in this show. I love it.

Beam my sweet child is not prepared for whatever is coming his way.

I couldn't care less about the cop. He deserved that for letting his ego get to his head.

The mafia women are so cool.

And now it's time for my compulsory Joong simping. Seriously, Joong is so good in this series. He can do comedy so well too. I fidn't know that. To me, the best form of comedy is when characters remain serious and react normally conforming to their character setting in the most absurd situations. It's not exaggerated reactions that make the situation funny. The situation itself is funny, and the characters reacting seriously makes the whole thing even funnier. And Joong does this type of comedy oh so well. He reacts to his environment so naturally. I am still amazed that he can play a character like Beam without being overshadowed by all the other eccentric characters he is always surrounded by. He really did such a good job here.

[ao3feed-badbuddy]

Bl Series custom general tag

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/V3vnhJ2 by Tessaallmighty Bl Series custom general tag Words: 5, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: คนละทีเดียวกัน | I'm Tee Me Too (TV), นิทานพันดาว | A Tale of Thousand Stars (TV), เพราะเราคู่กัน | 2gether: The Series (Thailand TV), แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน | Bad Buddy: the Series (TV), เชือกป่าน | Between Us (Thailand TV), นิ่งเฮียก็หาว่าซื่อ | Cutie Pie Series (TV), หัวใจในสายลม | Dangerous Romance (TV 2023), วัยรุ่นวุ่นYรัก | Gen Y: The Series (TV 2020), KinnPorsche: The Series (TV), เมนูลับฉบับแก้มยุ้ย | La Cuisine (Thailand TV 2022), บังเอิญรัก | Love by Chance (TV), บรรยากาศรัก เดอะซีรีส์ | Love in the Air (TV 2022), Midnight Series: Moonlight Chicken พระจันทร์มันไก่ | Moonlight Chicken (TV), เพื่อนายแค่หนึ่งเดียว | Never Let Me Go (TV 2022), เพื่อนต้องห้าม | Only Friends (Thailand TV 2023), เกลียดนักมาเป็นที่รักกันซะดีๆ | TharnType: The Series (TV), คาธ | The Eclipse (TV 2022), ร้ายนักนะ รักของมาเฟีย | Unforgotten Night (TV), ด้ายแดงซีรีส์ | Until We Meet Again The Series (TV), อาตี๋ของผม | 'Cause You're My Boy (TV), จุดหมายคือท้องฟ้า | You're My Sky (TV), Our Skyy (TV), 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい | Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (TV), 美しい彼 | Utsukushii Kare | My Beautiful Man (TV), พี่ว้ากตัวร้ายกับนายปีหนึ่ง | SOTUS: The Series (TV), 연애 지상주의 구역 | Love For Love's Sake (TV), Heartstopper (TV), เดือนเกี้ยวเดือน | 2 Moons The Series (TV), เมื่อหัวใจใกล้กัน | Don't Say No: The Series (TV), เพราะรักใช่ป่าว | Why R U?: The Series (Thailand TV 2020), เขา...ไม่ใช่ผม | Not Me (TV 2021), โปรเจกต���ซีรีส์วาย : กลรักรุ่นพี่ | En of Love: Love Mechanics (TV), วุ่นรักนักจิ้น | Why You... Y Me? (TV 2022), เลิฟสเตจ | Love Stage!! (Thailand TV), พินัยกรรมกามเทพ | Cupid's Last Wish (TV), Star & Sky: แล้วแต่ดาว | Star & Sky: Star in My Mind (TV), ปลาบนฟ้า | Fish Upon The Sky (TV), แฟนผมเป็นประธานนักเรียน | My School President (TV 2022), มังกรกินใหญ่ | Big Dragon the Series (TV), HIStory3 - 圈套 | HIStory3: Trapped (TV), HIStory4 - 近距離愛上你 | HIStory4: Close to You (TV), HIStory2 - 越界 | HIStory2: Crossing the Line (TV), HIStory2 - 是非 | HIStory2: Right or Wrong (TV), HIStory - 著魔 | HIStory: Obsessed (TV), HIStory - 離我遠一點 | HIStory: Stay Away from Me (TV), HIStory5 - 遇見未來的你 | HIStory5: Love in the Future (TV), BLドラマの主演になりました | BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita | I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama (TV), YYY มันส์เว่อร์นะ | YYY The Series (TV), 约定 ～ I do | Be Loved In House (TV), 나의 별에게 | To My Star (TV), WISH YOU: 나의 마음속 너의 멜로디 | WISH YOU: Your Melody From My Heart (TV), 악마판사 | The Devil Judge (TV), 先輩断じて恋では! | Senpai Danjite Koidewa! | Senpai This Can't Be Love! (TV), พฤติการณ์ที่ตาย | Manner of Death (TV), 겨울 지나 벚꽃 | Cherry Blossoms After Winter (TV), 새빛남고 학생회 | Light On Me (TV), 识汝不识丁 | Love is More Than a Word (TV), เส้นลองจิจูดที่ 180 องศาลากผ่านเรา | 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us (TV), 류선비의 혼례식 | Nobleman Ryu's Wedding (TV), มาเฟียเดอะซีรีส์ ปืนกลและคนเพี้ยน | Mafia The Series: Guns and Freaks (TV 2022), ทฤษฎีจีบเธอ | Theory of Love (TV), 永遠的第一名 | We Best Love (TV), Semantic Error (TV), 不幸くんはキスするしかない! | Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! | Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! (TV), 너의 시선이 머무는 곳에 | Where Your Eyes Linger (TV), 大叔的愛 | Ossan's Love (TV 2021), おっさんずラブ | Ossan's Love (TV 2016), 飴色パラドックス | Ameiro Paradox | Candy Color Paradox (TV), Given (Anime), ジャックフロスト | Jack o' Frost (TV), みなと商事コインランドリー | Minato Shouji Coin Laundry (TV), My Love Mix-Up! เขียนรักด้วยยางลบ | My Love Mix-Up! (Thailand TV 2024), 消えた初恋 | Kieta Hatsukoi | Vanishing My First Love (TV), 体感予報 | Taikan Yohou | My Personal Weatherman (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Additional Tags: BL Series batch 1 read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/V3vnhJ2

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Bl Series custom general tag

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ZM2ka0L by Tessaallmighty Bl Series custom general tag Words: 5, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: คนละทีเดียวกัน | I'm Tee Me Too (TV), นิทานพันดาว | A Tale of Thousand Stars (TV), เพราะเราคู่กัน | 2gether: The Series (Thailand TV), แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน | Bad Buddy: the Series (TV), เชือกป่าน | Between Us (Thailand TV), นิ่งเฮียก็หาว่าซื่อ | Cutie Pie Series (TV), หัวใจในสายลม | Dangerous Romance (TV 2023), วัยรุ่นวุ่นYรัก | Gen Y: The Series (TV 2020), KinnPorsche: The Series (TV), เมนูลับฉบับแก้มยุ้ย | La Cuisine (Thailand TV 2022), บังเอิญรัก | Love by Chance (TV), บรรยากาศรัก เดอะซีรีส์ | Love in the Air (TV 2022), Midnight Series: Moonlight Chicken พระจันทร์มันไก่ | Moonlight Chicken (TV), เพื่อนายแค่หนึ่งเดียว | Never Let Me Go (TV 2022), เพื่อนต้องห้าม | Only Friends (Thailand TV 2023), เกลียดนักมาเป็นที่รักกันซะดีๆ | TharnType: The Series (TV), คาธ | The Eclipse (TV 2022), ร้ายนักนะ รักของมาเฟีย | Unforgotten Night (TV), ด้ายแดงซีรีส์ | Until We Meet Again The Series (TV), อาตี๋ของผม | 'Cause You're My Boy (TV), จุดหมายคือท้องฟ้า | You're My Sky (TV), Our Skyy (TV), 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい | Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (TV), 美しい彼 | Utsukushii Kare | My Beautiful Man (TV), พี่ว้ากตัวร้ายกับนายปีหนึ่ง | SOTUS: The Series (TV), 연애 지상주의 구역 | Love For Love's Sake (TV), Heartstopper (TV), เดือนเกี้ยวเดือน | 2 Moons The Series (TV), เมื่อหัวใจใกล้กัน | Don't Say No: The Series (TV), เพราะรักใช่ป่าว | Why R U?: The Series (Thailand TV 2020), เขา...ไม่ใช่ผม | Not Me (TV 2021), โปรเจกต์ซีรีส์วาย : กลรักรุ่นพี่ | En of Love: Love Mechanics (TV), วุ่นรักนักจิ้น | Why You... Y Me? (TV 2022), เลิฟสเตจ | Love Stage!! (Thailand TV), พินัยกรรมกามเทพ | Cupid's Last Wish (TV), Star & Sky: แล้วแต่ดาว | Star & Sky: Star in My Mind (TV), ปลาบนฟ้า | Fish Upon The Sky (TV), แฟนผมเป็นประธานนักเรียน | My School President (TV 2022), มังกรกินใหญ่ | Big Dragon the Series (TV), HIStory3 - 圈套 | HIStory3: Trapped (TV), HIStory4 - 近距離愛上你 | HIStory4: Close to You (TV), HIStory2 - 越界 | HIStory2: Crossing the Line (TV), HIStory2 - 是非 | HIStory2: Right or Wrong (TV), HIStory - 著魔 | HIStory: Obsessed (TV), HIStory - 離我遠一點 | HIStory: Stay Away from Me (TV), HIStory5 - 遇見未來的你 | HIStory5: Love in the Future (TV), BLドラマの主演になりました | BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita | I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama (TV), YYY มันส์เว่อร์นะ | YYY The Series (TV), 约定 ～ I do | Be Loved In House (TV), 나의 별에게 | To My Star (TV), WISH YOU: 나의 마음속 너의 멜로디 | WISH YOU: Your Melody From My Heart (TV), 악마판사 | The Devil Judge (TV), 先輩断じて恋では! | Senpai Danjite Koidewa! | Senpai This Can't Be Love! (TV), พฤติการณ์ที่ตาย | Manner of Death (TV), 겨울 지나 벚꽃 | Cherry Blossoms After Winter (TV), 새빛남고 학생회 | Light On Me (TV), 识汝不识丁 | Love is More Than a Word (TV), เส้นลองจิจูดที่ 180 องศาลากผ่านเรา | 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us (TV), 류선비의 혼례식 | Nobleman Ryu's Wedding (TV), มาเฟียเดอะซีรีส์ ปืนกลและคนเพี้ยน | Mafia The Series: Guns and Freaks (TV 2022), ทฤษฎีจีบเธอ | Theory of Love (TV), 永遠的第一名 | We Best Love (TV), Semantic Error (TV), 不幸くんはキスするしかない! | Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! | Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! (TV), 너의 시선이 머무는 곳에 | Where Your Eyes Linger (TV), 大叔的愛 | Ossan's Love (TV 2021), おっさんずラブ | Ossan's Love (TV 2016), 飴色パラドックス | Ameiro Paradox | Candy Color Paradox (TV), Given (Anime), ジャックフロスト | Jack o' Frost (TV), みなと商事コインランドリー | Minato Shouji Coin Laundry (TV), My Love Mix-Up! เขียนรักด้วยยางลบ | My Love Mix-Up! (Thailand TV 2024), 消えた初恋 | Kieta Hatsukoi | Vanishing My First Love (TV), 体感予報 | Taikan Yohou | My Personal Weatherman (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Additional Tags: BL Series batch 1 read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ZM2ka0L

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My Favorite Male Characters

[herbertlangethings]

จำไว้ (Won't Back Down) Ost. Mafia The Series: Guns & Freaks - ALIZ [OFF...

these T-beauties rock me and the stage soo badly, incredible vocals, riffs and drums too, simple clear and powerful, love it more and more, yeahhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!

[j9only]

slapmonster.th 🧨 ANNOUNCEMENT!! 🧨 We are pleased to announce that the official title of our upcoming series is "Mafia The Series: Guns & Freaks". The release date and the channel will be announced soon.

[mistressemmedi]

ok bestie, your reblogs have my interests piqued; what is kinnporsche?

Glad you asked. Short version: it's a Thai show that chronicles the epic highs and lows of the love story between the son of one of Bangkok's biggest criminal families and the bodyguard that's supposed to protect him. Here's a short trailer for your viewing pleasure so that it sets to the tone.

The long version? Oh boy 😏

Let me give you a rundown of all the characters:

Kinn: middle child and heir apparent to Theerapanyakul mafia family. Massive trust issues. Somewhat emotionally constipated. He loves Porsche very much but is an idiot about it. His ego is big as his tiddies, which are always on display for everyone's viewing pleasure. Obsessed with making gun jokes.

Porsche: bartended turned bodyguard for the Theerapanyakul family. Massive himbo, but we love him for it. Fiercely loyal. Has zero sense of self-preservation. Tends to get himself in sticky (HA!) situations after a few drinks. All around little shit, 10/10 would recommend.

Vegas: our resident little meowfioso. Objectively speaking he's is a garbage human being but that's alright because he's hot while doing it. He is Kinn's cousin and the family issues between him and Kinn is what (mostly) fuels Vegas rage. Tries to pursue Porsche with the same relentlessness of the squirrel in Ice Age who desperately wants that nut. And much like the squirrel, he fails spectacularly at it every time. Also, whips and chains do excite him. He relaxes by torturing people.

Pete: Porsche's bestie, also a bodyguard. Not going to spoil much but... Him and Vegas? More than meet the eye. He's a certified Freak™️. Everyone in the Theerapanyakul compound has seen his ass - including his boss. He's bit of an enigma tbh. Everyone in the fandom is cheering for him to get kidnapped and tortured. Whips and chains do excite him as well.

Kim: Kinn's lil bro. Affectionately known as Kimlock Holmes because he has an investigation/murder wall in his bedroom. He's not too involved with the main family but he is investigating the presence of a mole. When he is not investigating, he plays music, uses copious amounts of lip gloss (seriously, how are the man's lips always so hydrated and juicy????). Because of his investigation, he ends up crossing paths with Porsche's lil brother.

(Por)Chay: Porsche's lil bro. Absolute ray of sunshine. Cannot speak one bad word about him. He is so sweet that every time he's on screen I can feel my cavities growing. Has a crush the size of Texas on Kim.

Tankhun: eldest son of the Theerapanyakul fam. He's allegedly batshit cray cray but honestly? Smartest one of them all. Excellent fashion sense, I cannot emphasize enough how much I would love to raid his closet. Lover of tv dramas and certified fish dad.

There are many more characters but these are the main ones.

The series has some problematic moments (ex. dub con) so if that may be a trigger I'd suggest giving it a skip. It's such a fun series because everyone involved (aside from Chay I'd say) is on some level a terrible human being. They literally lie, kill, torture etc. as their daytime job lmao. The series has its fluffy moments, funny moments, (very) sexy moments and action packed moments. The cinematography alone is just... *chef's kiss*

You can legally watch KinnPorsche on Iqiyi - I think the first episode is available without a subscription here, at least you can gage if it's something that you may enjoy before committing :)

[revenantghost]

On Porsche’s Role in the Ending

It all just struck me that he was really out of place with everyone’s arcs and everything, but I don’t think it’s a bad choice to end it. I just don’t think it’s exactly what needed to happen for closure--which I’m not sure was the point, if my theory is correct. So some critical thots below the cut to get them out of my head (along with my juicy theory as to why it went down like this)! I love the show and will be rewatching and freaking out for days, just getting out what struck me as weird

Analysis:

We spent so much time at the beginning of the series talking about and showing how uncomfortable what the mafia did made Porsche. It was even shown much more recently in how Chay gave Porsche a very understandable ultimatum to leave this extremely dangerous world where they do things these brothers hate and the sole reason he wanted to stay was Kinn--there was very little issue in him leaving. He’s shown no change of heart in that view. And then he just has no issue taking up the role of the minor family? Which, as I understand it, the minor is in charge of a LOT of the dirty work Porsche specifically hates???

Porsche also hasn’t really earned that kind of respect. He has the bloodline, in theory, but he doesn’t exactly have the qualifications or training to do this. He was a pretty good bodyguard! He’s a fantastic boyfriend and brother! He’s got a lot of fantastic qualities, but mafia boss doesn’t really fit them imo. He can be a little (a lottle) dense, and has a tendency to go off on his own to figure things out. Which leads to a lot of fantastic drama, but doesn’t exactly inspire trust for such a serious position.

And (let me preface this by saying that I hated Vegas with a fiery passion until we started seeing his character arc and started going absolutely feral to the point I started writing fic--love him or hate him, he’s a super interesting character with a lot of facets) we just went through one hell of a journey with a fuckton of character growth with Vegas. He’s been trained to the point of abuse for this his whole life. If anyone has the guts and know-how to run the minor family, it’s him. Instead, he lost everything. To the point that his ending is almost a tragedy, only hanging on by a few threads, Why give him that entire arc just to leave him flat on his face??? (And I’m REALLY curious to see if and how Vegas would listen to Porsche the lovable himbo being in charge.)

But this all makes a LOT more sense if...

Fun Theory Time:

This may be stretching, don’t think I don’t know that lol. But the signs are all there.

I think Korn's behind it all. I think this ending was planned from the start.

Regardless of what happened with Chay and Porsche’s mother, I think both him and Gun screwed up (whether on purpose or not), and took advantage of the situation. They’re both lying through their teeth regardless of intention--as Korn ominously said,  “History is only written by the victor”--and I don’t think either are innocent. Gun abused the hell out of his boys, I don’t doubt he took advantage of his sister’s situation to some degree. And Korn has proven to be a snake.

In all things, unlike Gun and even Kinn, Korm hides and sneaks and lies and steals. He’s mafia! It’s not exactly a groundbreaking observation. But the thorn in his side he couldn’t take care of was Gun and his fellow aggressors. If only there was an innocent, sometimes dense soul he could take under his wing and into the family fold that was easy to manipulate and could take over the minor family so he could get rid of Gun and his evil little minions once and for all. Oh, but there would be a huge upset if it weren’t a relative. Boo hoo.

Except...

He’s had Porsche and Chay tucked into his back pocket for years. Things are starting to hit a head. It’s time he made his move.

And made his move he did.

I still feel like it’s weird Porsche just accepted the position, but it’s not like he’s known to think things through. (Though poor Chay!!!) But it makes sense to unify the family, the entire show I was screaming at my screen how stupid the divide was. And what easier way than this?

And if this is what happened, no wonder it fells a bit unsatisfying as an ending. This is just the beginning of a new, darker conflict.

Okay, okay, done rambling into the void! Now to get a snack and hop into the tag for the memes and to be stabbed through the heart with feelings.