#porschay kittisawasd

[sweetvixen1996]

Okay but the thing that makes me feral about the polaroids is that most of them are pictures OF Chay!

Pictures that Chay couldn’t have taken of himself! Which means Kim (or a 3rd party judging by the picture that shows Chay & Kim together) had to be the one taking them! I really wish we’d gotten to see their little outtings because this scene says SO MUCH about the Kimchay relationship.

Mostly, that is WAS a relationship! Friendship... Romantic... Somewhere between... It doesn’t matter. They spent time together, extended personal time from the looks of it. Chay was in Kim’s apartment! A place it doesn’t even seem like his family visits! And Chay was there enough times to hide these little pictures repeatedly (I’d say there are at least 5 of them). And Kim kept them! Safe and secure in a little box!

All of this makes Chay’s love confession a lot more understandable. He spent months getting to know and spend time with each other, They had little couple rituals! 

[tinysandwichstudent]

Kidnapper: we have your brother-in-law

Tankhun: which one

Kidnapper: uh cute, has fluffy hair, is a cinnamon roll and is currently telling us about how awesome his Hia is?

Tankhun: Oh that's Chay... Good luck when Kim gets there

Kidnapper: wha- *gun shot noises*

Chay: P'Kim :D

[pepsi-pinacola]

Chay: I want to wake up with you every day for the rest of our lives

Kim: I get up at 5:30

Chay:

Chay: I want to see you at some point every day for the rest of our lives

[incorrectkinnporsche]

Porsche: guys, guys. Did you hear about the italian chef who died?

Porsche: he pasta-way

Big: *chuckles*

Ken: what.

Arm: did he just-?

Pol: WAS THAT A LAUGH ?

Pete: dude, how did you do that?

Porsche: I don't know, man. I'm scared

[nyxelestia]

holding it together until they’re alone

Two Brothers, One Personality

[mlleminouette]

This photo is giving such heavy Khimhant-vibes, it's like a single request for KP season 2. Or a dark KimChay-fic. Thank you, Jeff.

[itsmelb]

He deserves everything.

Give us Wuju Bakery promo ASAP!!! 🥲

[songtaegguk]

Kinn: Yesterday, I overheard Porsche saying “Are you sure this is a good idea?” and Tankhun replying “Trust me” and I have never moved from one room to another so quickly in my life.

[davincsoo]

Chay, minding his own business:

Some hitman:

Kim: excuse me?

Kim: coming after my little bean? My little ray of sunshine? The cherry on top of my sundae? The foam to my latte? The chocolate to my cookie? The seasoning to my food? The blanket to my bed? The fuel to my fire? My cute little precious angel baby Chay?

Kim, murdering an entire bar full of hitmen: yeah, I think the fuck you don't.

[everytimeigetmoody]

platonic macauchay (with mentions of kimchay)

wip wednesday on a friday. let's gooo this is in the same universe as my this wip. progress is being made

As he was walking, he paused at a window that only just gave him a view of the entrance of the house. Chay stayed there, watching like a ghost trapped in the home they died in. He only tore his eyes away when he heard footsteps approaching. 

Macau was walking in his direction. The two were the closest in age and yet they never spoke. Porsche told him he wasn't too bad, but Tankhun insisted that the only thing he was good for at a party was to be a piñata. 

"Can I join you?" Macau asked, already stepping up to the window. He pulled out his phone and opened up a game on it. Chay had seen Vegas nudge Macau's arm earlier and tell him to shut it off.

"What are you playing?" Chay looked over his shoulders and saw a series of black and white tiles on the screen. 

"It's a piano tile game. Basically, you're just trying to get a faster score. I've been trying to beat Pete's score for the past two days, but I'm starting to think it's impossible," Macau explained.

The pair stayed like this for a long time before either one of them spoke again. Chay watched Macau play, and Macau repeatedly failed at trumping Pete's high score. The only sounds between them were the dull taps of Macau's fingers on the screen. 

"So I take it you didn't want this party?" Macau asked after giving up on his game and pocketing his phone. “I’m Macau, by the way.”

"Yeah, no, but they didn't really care about that," Porschay huffed and went back to staring outside the window. “I’m Porschay”

"That sounds rough. If it makes you feel better, I also didn't want to come. No offense but this party sounded lame." 

"The thought was nice, but this isn't even that big of a deal. Going away parties shouldn't be for people who have been in a place for, like, a year and are moving 30 minutes away.”

Macau shrugged, “They must like you here.”

“I guess,” Porschay said, frowning. A feeling of guilt washed over him as he realized how long they had been outside of the party. “Why did you come here if you didn’t want to be here? We don’t even know each other.”

“My brother said if he had to come to this shit, so did I. He didn’t even have to come through. Pete said he wanted to go alone. Things would be so much less tense if he did,” Macau pursed his lips and rolled his eyes. “Vegas said he had to come, otherwise Pete would look single or something like that. I love my brother, but their engagement has made them fucking insufferable.” 

“My brother’s the same exact way! I can’t invite him anywhere without him suggesting that Kinn come along or Kinn inviting himself. It’s like they can’t be two feet apart,” Porschay let the jealousy and resentment he had been pushing down crawl up his throat finally. It was like stinging bile in his mouth, but at least it was finally coming up rather than stewing in his stomach. “It’s so hard being around them sometimes. And then Tankhun invited my fucking ex to this party, so not only do I have to watch my brother be grossly in love with his boyfriend, I have to see my ex and his stupid face.”

“Sorry, but this party suddenly got interesting.” Macau leaned in closer with a smile. “Who is it? I thought the only one not here was Kimhan.”

“Speak of the devil,” Porschay narrowed his eyes at the sleek black car pulling up to the front door. He looked away, but he could perfectly picture Kim coming out of the passenger side door. Chay’s mind put him in a tight white tank top and those black leather pants he constantly dreams of (when Chay saw him wear those in a music video, he didn’t think he would recover). He wonders if he could see his rings from this far. “Do you want to ditch and see my apartment?”

“Things only just started getting good though.” Macau had an amused expression on his face but gave in reluctantly when he noticed Porschay's disappointed look. He sighed and put an arm around Chay’s shoulders. “Lead the way, Porschay.”

[hamliet]

Hi, Hamliet.....How are you? If you don't mind me asking, can I ask your top 5 (or top 3) favorite characters from KinnPorsche? And why do you loved them? And your top 5 favorite moments from the series? Sorry if you've answered this question before....Thanks....

No worries!

Oooh, favorite characters?

Vegas. The most complex character and also the most well-written character by a mile. It's not even close. One of my favorite characters ever.

Kim. Pessimistic sour brat who tries to pretend he doesn't care at all when he really cares entirely too much. His aloofness masks the fact that he's probably the most emotional of all his brothers.

Tankhun. Extra flamboyant over-the-top fancy boy whom I love. Also the only family member who has abrain and is always right. The story would have been over in 10 seconds if everyone listened to Tankhun, but no, we can't have that. Forever sad we didn't get Dr. Top to top him.

Pete. Eternal sunshine, but also complex in his own right. Him standing up for himself with Vegas was great, as was his arc about learning to balance his own needs with his intense loyalty to the main family.

Chay. Idealistic sweetheart brat who could teach every older character a thing or two about communication.

Honorary shoutout to Big, my favorite minor character with a compelling arc of his own. And Yok, who was great.

Favorite moments is a bit more complicated. Ummmm.

The final post-credit scene where Vegas wakes up and tells Pete he's his most precious person, and then he, Pete, and Macau all hug. It's so wholesome and so sweet.

Vegas/Pete sex scene and also just. Anytime they interacted. I like their fight scene too where Pete calls Vegas out on all his sh*t.

The entire climax--Tankhun and Arm blowing up bedazzled cars, Kinn and Porsche choosing each other, Vegas and Pete angst. The show perfectly captured both an intense and emotional mood while also managing to be joyful, which is hard to do.

Kim and Big rescuing Chay. It was nice seeing Kim go all mafia to save bae.

ELIZABETH AND SEBASTIAN!!!!!, Pete's fake funeral, and anytime Tankhun was on screen. Tankhun is the only brain cell holder in that family. Like at Pete's funeral, when everyone thinks Pete's a ghost, Tankhun doesn't even care. He just runs to him anyways because he loves him.

[sweetvixen1996]

Mafia Boys & Gifts As Manipulation

Okay so I need somewhere else to exorcise my Kinnporsche brain rot, and I guess that’s you fine people. So I submit my thesis of this post: 

In episode 7, we see Vegas, Kinn, & Kim all give a gift as a way to manipulate the recipient. 

One of the writers (who are trash people) are very smart to do is to echo certain beats with characters through their action to hammer a point home. A good example is Kinn kissing a drunk Porsche at the end of E3 and then sleeping with a drugged Porsche at the end of E4 -both acts of physical... attraction performed while Porsche is unable to fully consent but the latter having far more serious consequences. 

The manipulative gift giving in E7 really hammers home that Vegas, Kinn, & Kim really are FAR MORE ALIKE than any of them would like to think. But its all about lenses. 

So lets look at it:

Vegas:

Let's start with the most obvious example, shall we? 

Vegas spends this entire episode pseudo-courting Porsche. Both to mess with Kinn, and to get a competent man in the Minor Family’s control (likely under his father’s orders), Vegas is going to use what he knows of Porsche to win him over. Including this gorgeous bike. Vegas explicitly frames Porsche getting the bike as a reward for a job goes well. That, by its very nature, makes it not truly a gift. Instead its payment, a carrot dangled above Porsche's head. Also, on top of Vegas just knowing that Porsche likes motorcycles, I think this serves as a reminder of their little motorcycle ride date back from E5 when Vegas was around to (seemingly) provide comfort when Kinn was not. Basically, Vegas is saying, “Look what I can give you, look at how much fun we can have together, and look at how well I know you but you just got to do this one thing for me and you can have all of it.”

For the record, I do think Vegas genuinely likes Porsche, and is probably physically attracted to him. Everything he does in this episode and beyond is absolutely a power play, with Porsche just being another piece on the chess board in the game of domination Vegas is constantly trying to play with Kinn, but, unlike his thin veiled contempt for Tawan, Vegas seems to truly enjoy spending time around Porsche. I always think back to that hug they shared and how Vegas just sort of melted into it. It’s hard to fake that sort of react. 

Maybe in a different life, they could have been actual friends.

In hindsight, I do wonder how much about the bodyguards all being happy and Vegas caring about them is a show and how much of it is real. Vegas definitely wants to frame life at the Minor Family as a better alternative to serving the Major Family, but we also know that Vegas is not incapable of caring about the people around him. In fact, he’s something he desperately wants to be good at. 

On a side note, we also get the case of Vegas giving the pork skewer to Pete. It's a small thing, and probably also manipulation, but with how important food becomes in their relationship, I think it's worth noting.

Kinn:

I almost hesitate to call this manipulation, because this moment is really just so sweet. So instead I'll discuss how Vegas uses the bike as a reward while Kinn uses his favorite gun as an excuse. For these two knuckleheads, E7 is a transitional period. E6 had them admitting for their attraction and affection for each other, and the Side Story had them cementing that what they had in the woods isn't going away, but E7 here is them trying to figure out what this new dynamic means and how it can exist back in the “real world.”

Kinn is not ready to say “I love you” verbally to Porsche yet. He cannot fully put his trust in Porsche just yet. After everything with Taiwan, and just well his entire life, all the jealousy and insecurity and possessiveness is coming out in full force. Not to mention, Kinn is stuck at home recovering from his injuries, likely making him feel useless. Plus, he has to at least have a suspicion that Vegas was the one who drugged and took Porsche back in E4 -on top of actively plotting to take Porsche away now.

Yet Kinn also knows he needs to be careful. Even if he can't say those things, he knows he at least needs to give something up or risk Porsche pulling away. Specifically, pulling towards Vegas. So he gives Porsche’ his gun, the one Kinn always keeps on him. It's Kinn’s way of saying, “even if I can't be with you in person, this gun is my way of being with you in spirit.”

Then he tells Porsche that Porsche has to come back so he can return Kinn’s gun. Now this is a fun little gray area, because Kinn IS able to say Porsche needs to come back to him -not why, mind you, he’s not their yet. But Kinn is trying his best. Unlike Vegas, who views Porsche as part of a game, Ken sees Porsche as the prize at the end of the game. The only thing that matters. The thing Kinn wants to get above all, no matter what he has to sacrifice.

I love this whole interaction because it just runs the gauntlet of emotions. It's sweet, it's sappy, it's funny, it's flirty, and it's a little tense. Overall, it's a good example of both Kinn’s own emotional limitations, and Kinn trying his damnedest to show how he feels since he's not great at putting things into words. And if that involves a little manipulation, well there are probably worse things in the world.

Also I think it is really funny that this entire scene and the situation with the gun is very reminiscent of the concept of the Lady’s Favor. That being where noble women would give Knights a personal token, usually a handkerchief or a ribbon, when they went off to do something dangerous as both a token of their affections and to make the Knight promise to come back. The promise, of course being so that the Knight would stay safe, and so the Knight would have an excuse to visit their Lady again.

Kim:

The Kimchay relationship is interesting because it somehow manages to be both the most wholesome while also being the most duplicitous. One of the things that makes all three of the major couples in this series interesting (or controversial, depending on who you ask) is that there is a very clear uneven power dynamic. Kinn is Porsche’s boss and a mafia leader, and Vegas literally has Pete chained up in his house -you can't get much more even than that. And yet, both of them are in a situation in which the power dynamic difference is obvious. That's not the case with Kimchay. While it's true that there is the obvious unbalance of the Idol/Fan dynamic, and the age gap being jussssst wide enough that Kim and Chay are at different points in their developmental adult life, the real power dynamic difference comes from the fact that this entire relationship is built flat on a lie. It is a lie that Kim himself eventually comes to love and wish was true, but not one that could have ever been sustained.

There are a lot of really great metas out there about how Kim is actually the most dangerous of his brothers, and is far more willing to coldly manipulate and act for his goal, and you see a lot of that these early interactions with Chay. 

At this point, I think it's safe to say that while Kim may think Chay is cute and sweet, and is charmed by him despite himself, Chay is still just a means to the end within his investigation. He's also completely aware a Chay’s infatuation with him and is using that to get through the door of Chay’s life and house -quite literally.

If the motorcycle was a reward from Vegas, and the gun was an excuse from Kinn, I'd say that Kim is using the guitar as almost a form of payment. A way of further buying Chay's trust and good nature. He may have even specifically brought it as a way to override Chay questioning why Kim knew where he lived. 

And yet it's also important to point out that this episode is a turning point in their relationship, just like it is for KinnPorsche. Before this, Chay was a tool, if a very charming one. Kim doesn't even really have the patience with him to wait for Chay to finish talking and expressing his doubt about accepting the guitar before asking to use the bathroom. Not to mention further taking advantage of Chay’s feelings for him in order to get Chay out of the house so Kim could investigate the Mysterious Locked Room.

But then Kim finds the Idol Wall, and everything changes. I am 100% convinced that is the moment where Kim not only knows that Chay has nothing to do with any potential mafia dirty business, but also when Kim starts feeling some guilt over his manipulation of Chay. Both of which should make him immediately back off, and we see in the next episode that that is sort of what he does, but his initial response is instead to engage further -even outright flirting with the implicit promise of further contact with the two,  even though it actually doesn't have any merit at this point. 

Basically, this is when Chay starts to become REAL to Kim.

[tinysandwichstudent]

Rating KP characters on the basis of who I would fight (more like stating reasons on why I wouldn't fight them cuz I know I have no chance against them):

Porsche: 3/10 I may be able to land one or two hits here and there but he would still absolutely fold me in half

Kinn: 2/10 He'd shoot me before the fight even starts

Tankhun: 5/10 there will be hair pulling, lots of screaming and scratching, he'll probably win too

Chay: 6/10 while I believe he wouldn't hurt a fly that kid has GUTS and he also literally sat through a whole game without noticing Kim absolutely demolishing all those men and that kinda scares me

Pete: No. 1/10 I'll run away before the fight starts

Kim: 0/10 man doesn't like using guns to kill people bcs he prefers killing them with his BARE hands yeah no I'm not going up against that

Vegas: -10/10 no just no. Even if I die I would like to die with my limbs intact atleast and I HIGHLY DOUBT that would be possible with this man

[pepsi-pinacola]

Kinn: You need a hobby.

Kim: I have a hobby.

Kinn: Creating scenarios in your head of you and Chay together isn’t a hobby.

Kim: You’re right. It’s a profession and I excel at my job.

[incorrectkinnporsche]

Porsche: I think I just realized that, in fact, that silly childhood anecdote actually impacted me deeply and I'm still suffering the consequences of it

Big:

Big: why are you telling me this?

[nyxelestia]

for a song that's supposedly a completely new intellectual property

it sure is giving me post-canon kimchay