#mico x xavier

[respectthepetty]

Hello. This might seem like a silly question but it's on my mind. What's the deal with the whole "we're talking on a mobile but let's show the characters in the same room" thing. The first time I saw I think it was Gen Y with Mark and Kit even before the whole separation thing. Then it appeared in MSP. And now in A Boss and a babe. And I'm sure I've seen it somewhere else but I can't recall now. To be honest I don't know if I like it or I hate it but for some reason it's nagging at me that it seemed like it came out if nowhere. Again sorry if it's a silly thing .

Also, love your blog, love the color commentary and I too think it's all on purpose and meaningful.

Hiya, Anon! Thanks for the appreciation! Also, I've written this before, but let me repeat it here - There are no silly questions on Tumblr! People created an entire fake movie, and somehow the BL folks convinced others that KinnPorsche was the Thai remake of it.

Now to your not-a-silly question! First, let me list the shows from the past few years that I can remember doing what you are writing about:

I don't file this in my mind's storage room, so if I miss any, someone shout it out.

See You After Quarantine? - Sato x Bo Chun

Hello, Stranger - Mico x Xavier

Gen Y - Mark x Kit

Fish Upon the Sky - Mork x Pi

GAP - Sam x Mon

HIStory 5: Love in the Future - Hai Yi x Johnny

My School President - Tinn x Gun

A Boss & A Babe - Gun x Cher

Bed Friend - King x Uea

I'm going to make an educated guess.

Looking at the timeline, this didn't come out of nowhere, but came out of necessity - a pandemic!

Gameboys - Gav x Cairo

There was a two-year+ period where many of the globe couldn't touch their loved one. The only way to "see" some family was through calls, so I think directors are making a conscious choice to show people in the same space after many years of that not being a realistic possibility.

I'm sure this technique has been used before 2019, but I think it's more of a sentimental choice to reinforce the narrative - people want to be around their loved ones. Technology is great, but it doesn't replace the feel of people sharing the same space and after having to deal with that for the past few years, we want to see people sharing the same space even if they aren't.

I, personally, like it. In HIStory 5: Love in the Future, Hai Yi was in mandatory quarantine when he spoke to Johnny on the phone, and they had several scenes on the phone where they would appear in the same room, yet when Johnny finally saw Hai Yi in person, he was left in awe.

Both were instantly attracted to each other, and it was believable because even though they were just talking on the phone, we saw them interacting.

Another educated guess is these shows are telling us that meeting and talking through the use of technology doesn't dilute the connection between the two people, but makes it stronger. The physical aspect is pushed aside and the emotional connection is front-and-center. King in Bed Friend is showing Uea that he doesn't just want his body, but he wants his presence. Mork in Fish Upon the Sky wanted Pi to know that he had always valued him as a person regardless of how Pi felt about himself. In Hello Stranger, Xavier and Mico would have NEVER gotten to know each other the way they did without the help of technology. Who knows how @dribs-and-drabbles and I would interact in real life, but in these tags, I'm trying my damndest to get in an ethical non-monogamous situationship, and know that my mama didn't raise no quitter.

TLDR: Technology brings people together, and putting them in the same room reinforces that.

[rho]

I call this piece,

“two heart broken idiots”

[earthfluuke]

“i can come meet you. i mean...if that’s okay with you.”

[seatawinan]

[jacksjoke]

mico ‘let me rest’ ramos as textposts pt. 2 (pt. 1)

[hello textposts (x)]

+ bonus

[krupkaistired]

Episode 5 of Hello Stranger in a nutshell:

[peanutbutterthenjelly]

Crystal is going to see right through their crap aahs be like, "Xavier, go be with your boy hun, I'll be fine. "

I can feel it.

I can hope.

[tobeornottotc]

Ahhhhshdndnhsn The last scene of this episode was so adorable!! I’m so happy they met!!

[blboys-kissing-boys]

These were some of the best moments.

xavier and mico with no borders

[wjmild]

Xav + his feelings for Mico

[rho]

[earthfluuke]

[weilongfu]

prompt: xavmi with xavier scoring the winning point at one of his games and racing into the bleachers to grab mico right after

Xavier felt the world stop as the basketball left his fingertips. The timer ticked away as his mind raced a thousand miles an hour, wondering if he'd score the final point his team needed.

Xavier was sure Mico could calculate the angle of its flight and describe it in enough pretty words to make anyone swoon. In the last second, as the basketball circled the hoop, Xavier turned to look at Mico, taking in the exhilaration in his expression.

The buzzer sounded.

Mico screamed along with everyone else in the court.

Xavier felt his teammates hug him, but it was inconsequential.

He bolted straight across the court for Mico and picked him up and spun him around. The cheers were deafening but Xavier could feel Mico's praise in the vibrations in his chest. His kiss tasted like victory too.

Slowly, the world returned to it's usual volume and thus, it's usual focus. Xavier opened his eyes and felt Mico cup his cheeks.

"Good game," Mico murmured softly. "As expected of my boyfriend."

"And does your boyfriend get a reward for doing as expected?" Xavier asked as he put Mico down.

"What kind of reward were you hoping for?" Mico looked up at Xavier and carefully licked his lips.

"You little tease." Despite the minor annoyance, Xavier felt his lips twitch. "Be nice to me. I even thought of you as I made the final shot."

Mico only shrugged and pat Xavier on the shoulder. "Well, I'll think about a reward while you get cleaned up. Then you'll find out after dinner."

"You're spending way too much time on internet forums," Xavier complained as Mico walked away. "It taught you how to be a tease!"

"It wasn't the internet, it was you!"

"Ah fuck," Xavier cursed as he walked to the locker room amid more cheers. "I shoulda known that would come back to bite me."

[jacksjoke]

mico ‘let me rest’ ramos as textposts (pt. 2)

[hello textposts (x)]

+ bonus

[krupkaistired]

The end of the last episode of Hello Stranger got me like

[peanutbutterthenjelly]

Me looking to see if the last epi of Hello Stranger is up.

I think it's going up the 19th but idk.