#prapai/sky

[moriano]

prompted on PaiSky discord server by @prapaiskymissinghours. the prompt was:

after all this time?

always.

it’s a very short drabble, around 300 words :)

after all this time?

Sky observed Prapai who observed him with that goofy smile on his face.

They lay in their bed, waited, a mess of limbs tangled together. Their breathing was slowly calming down after a crazily passionate good morning they’d just had, their hands tracing invisible patterns on each other’s bodies. Rising sun peeking through curtains, placing gentle kisses on Sky’s back, creating a soft halo around him.

Looking at Sky, his skin glowing, hair tousled, Prapai was awestruck, just like he was yesterday and the day before, and all other days for the last twenty years; the only difference was that he felt it stronger than before. Each day it hit him harder: how beautiful Sky was, how ethereally happy their life was, how fulfilled Prapai felt. Simply being able to wake up to his husband next to him and go to sleep cradling him in his arms, eating breakfast with him and their three kids—it was more than enough. It was more than he’d ever wished for.

His small perfect world, with his perfect Sky smiling gently at him. “You look like a love struck teen,” Sky teased with a laugh.

“Maybe I am.”

“You’re too old to be a teen, dummy. And so in love.” Sky rolled his eyes and placed a kiss on Prapai’s lips.

“Being nearly fifty isn’t too old! I’m in my prime!” Prapai pouted. It made him look a couple of years younger. “And I’m still so in love.” He looked at Sky like a hurt puppy. How could his husband even doubt it?

“Are you?”

“Yes.”

“Really?”

“Of course!”

“After all this time?”

“Always.” Prapai pulled him closer and bit his neck playfully. “Forever,” he whispered and peppered Sky with thousands of kisses, relishing in his husband’s happy, blissful laughter.

Always, forever, and beyond.

[smollandkindaannoyed]

writing a fic for a friend and I am just reading through my chapter notes and quick thoughts to figure out what I was planning next. And I just realised I am writing a fic that is so Prapai/Sky coded and I didn't even notice when my friend and I were planning the first drafts. Like I know I have a slight obsession with Prapai/Sky but I did not know it was big enough that it would affect my writing.

[nthngtoseehere-blog]

I finished a couple of dramas this past week and they both left me Feeling Things, and thoughtful, for completely different reasons.

Spoilers for Mystic Pop-Up Bar & Love in the Air:

These people! It’s rare that I really love all of the characters in a show, but I really did in this one.

I love the whole “found family is whoops actual family” thing, and I love that a tree and a rock turned out to be soulmates. The story of a jaded woman spending hundreds or years cursed to ‘live’ and help people settle their grudges while struggling with a grudge of her own etc is superficially identical to Hotel Del Luna, but MPUB takes the story in completely directions.

Also, this show is FUNNY. It’s charming and energetic. I’m about to probably make the characters sound kinda gloomy and melodramatic but - ok, yes, there’s definitely melodrama. But it’s mostly fun melodrama with just enough heart to leaving you feeling soft at the end. And the characters are all a lot of fun to watch.

Early on I thought that Kang Bae was a weirdly nothing sort of character. Like, there wasn’t much depth, almost like he sprang from the void fully formed with “pitiful but sweet” stamped on his head, and not much else. As the story developed, that actually made a lot of sense. We did get a little back story on his childhood, but it was ultimately his actual identity that made me realize that it’s not a plot hole, it’s a plot point. There’s a good reason he’s like that, and it’s very sad while also making his development as a character all the more poignant.

He’s not a pathetic character though. He’s very funny and a great audience stand in for experiencing the bonkers world he finds through the Mystic Pop-Up Bar.

Kang Yeo Rin is a fantastic character, and I loved watching the relationship between her and Kang Bae grow. I am a fan of the soft boyfriend/kick ass girlfriend trend, and she’s a particularly good version of that. She is kick ass, and has a strong moral center, but while she’s also cute, funny, and sassy none of that is saccharine. Like, they don’t over-cutesify her to offset the BAMFness which is awesome.

Any deep thoughts I might have about Weol Ju and Gui - I don’t have any. I could, but for personal reasons I choose not to think too hard about their emotional journeys. They are fun and funny, I love them, and I’m glad Kang Bae found people to care about when he had no one before.

V v good show.

Now for something COMPLETELY different: Thai bl romance!

IMPORTANT TRIGGER WARNING for discussion of dubcon, a character’s past sexual abuse and rape, and sexual assault.

This show reminds me of the trashy romance novels a friend of mine read when we were in high school. IDK if the term is actually used anymore? But when I think about trashy romance novels I think about the two of us sitting in her bedroom reading the books and alternating between “omg this is terrible” and “omg who acts like that” and “omg is that what sex is actually like” and also secretly probably really caring about one or more character.

I actually watched the first seven episodes months back. Possibly last year? The part that focused on Rain and Phayu. It was awful. And Rain - who acts like that???? There were definitely consent issues at least once. But Phayu is 🔥 and okay they were really cute when they got together in the end shut up.

I quit the show at that point though because at that time I could NOT watch another character be a pouty airhead (affectionate) (what is wrong with you Rain you aren’t an infant omg) (still affectionate I swear; I've come around to this character) and the sound quality of the show is abysmal (derogatory).

But now I think I didn’t give it enough of a chance.

Because, I thought that I don’t usually care for trashy romance anymore, but I was suddenly in the mood. So I decided to watch the second story arc, Prapai and Sky and. It was. Good?

I mean, the sound quality was still cringe-inducing. And the cutesiness of the relationship between the boys when things were going well for them was rough. I mean, I was constantly screaming “Sky is not an actual baby girl why is he acting like one” in my head. Argh.

But it handled the sexual abuse/PTSD elements really well. (??? !!!)

The fact that it did so has me a little bit tied in knots.

The relationship starts with dubious consent followed by stalking, which, so far no good. Once we get deeper into the story, the stalking is still 100% right out of trashy romance territory, but I ended up thinking that the dub con was not straightforward. I’m not convinced that Prapai would have pushed for sex if Sky hadn’t concluded that’s what was being requested and offered it up.

I am NOT blaming the victim. Prapai was being a creep, and he shouldn’t have assumed that Sky didn’t feel coerced, he should have made sure of that. Prapai wasn’t expecting to meet someone who is traumatized and expects to be used for sex against his will and most likely agreed immediately to avoid the violence he also expects. But Prapai should not be using ‘veiled threat’ as a cute flirtation tactic. Like, ever, but ESPECIALLY if he’s not going make sure the other person isn’t actually afraid.

It’s absolutely dubcon, and also in retrospect a gut-punch level heartbreaking character moment for Sky.

The stalking: yes, the show did do the thing where Sky eventually fell for Prapai’s stalker behavior; but at the same time he set very firm boundaries and Prapai ended up having to prove that he would not bulldoze over the (unbeknownst to him) critical boundary of not pushing for sex.

It was refreshing for a show to make the playboy stalker grow up and start being a good person before it let the love interest cave.

One thing that I loved while also it also made the stalking look that much worse, was the way Sky’s traumatic past haunts him. I’m so impressed with him insisting on boundaries, because wow. At one point it’s clear that Prapai refusing to stop showing up at his apartment and texting him is triggering the memories of Sky’s abuse and rape, because of course it would but I’ve never seen a story that uses stalking as a cute entre into romance call it out like that.

Kudos to Sky’s actor for how he played Sky’s reaction to trauma nightmares and traumatic encounters with his past abusers. Absolutely ripped my heart out.

The actor who plays Prapai busts out some devastatingly good emoting in the last episode, too. Both actors are excruciatingly cheesy in the cute/romantic moments, but they’re so, so good in the hard emotional moments.

The scenario could have come off as another story that treats sexual assault as a stepping stone to romance. But the two actors make it feel devastating. The scenes are emotionally raw. There’s a moment when Sky is telling Prapai what his ex did to him, and Prapai says “how could he do that to you?” and Sky sort of smiles and says “I’m trash. I’m damaged goods.” And it’s so heartbreaking and you can see Prapai shattering with grief for Sky.

The show doesn’t use Sky’s history of abuse purely as a character beat and excuse for a dramatic climax to the story. I mean, yes, there’s some of that for sure, but the story and the actors do it some real justice.

So yeah. This drama went from the worst trashy romance show I’ve ever seen, to a show I want to watch again despite the flaws. And Prapai/Sky is a new favorite ship.

[loveisonlyforthebrave8]

[theresoneicouldcallking]

love in the air 1x13 (2022) / love sea 1x10 (2024)

[dramas-vs-novels]

Some details from the LITA special novel:

Sky and Pai

Pai sells his condo immediately after the assault in ep 13 and buys a new, larger one in a high security building.

Pai loves seeing Sky cry. Not in a mean way- tears of happiness absolutely preferred- but he is deeply touched that Sky has recovered to a point where he is now able to cry again.

Sky's father realized Sky was gay after the assault by his ex in high school, but they never talked about it. Sky was scared to bring Pai home because he didn't know how his father would react.

Sky's dad knew the moment he brought Pai home that they were dating. He asked Pai to take good care of his son and always accepted Pai as a son-in-law. He loves seeing how well Pai takes care of Sky.

Pai doesn't like Sky being around his (Pai's) family PURELY because they're obsessed with Sky, and he ends up completely kidnapped by them (Golfing with dad, shopping with mom, galleries with the siblings, etc.).

Sky resists moving in with Pai throughout his university days, just to be closer to school during high-stress times. Still, Pai's condo is their main residence.

If Sky is put in danger by his new friendship with Graf (Pakin's boyfriend, who is frequently targeted by Pakin's enemies), either Sky is taken immediately to Pai, or Pai brought immediately to him.

Sky does not believe he's attractive or cute (even though Pai tells him he is CONSTANTLY), but he is damn well aware he's amazing in bed and confident in that.

If Pai and Sky are apart for more than 2 weeks (because of Sky's work or Pai's business trips), they both start going a bit mental (leading to a very hot video chat).

Sky and Pai get married around 8 years after the events in Love in the Air.

Sky is now a professor of architecture at his old university.

Sky and Pai babysit Pai's niece/nephew, but don't want kids of their own (though they leave that as an 'unless we change our minds' kind of thing).

The vows they use in "Wedding Plan" are actually lines Pai says to Sky that Sky later paints into a portrait of Pai with his bike.

The wedding planning service they use in "Wedding Plan" is one Pai approached first to plan a surprise anime-themed birthday party for Sky.

Rain and Payu

Payu told his mom about Rain after their first night together, and he and Saifah both shared stories about him, but no one ever told Rain.

Rain wanders downstairs in his undies one night and Payu's mom is just THERE. She pretends not to know who he is and disapprove of him while force-feeding him porridge... she and Payu are the exact same flavor of tricksters who enjoy seeing Rain anxious.

Strict no-sex-outside-of-the-bedroom rule put in place by Rain because Saifah once caught Rain riding Payu on the sofa and teased him for days.

Rain is not afraid to stand his ground and put Payu in his place if he thinks his man is wrong. He may leave the fight for morning, but he won't bend if he doesn't agree.

Rain ends up working for a top architecture firm (maybe the one Payu used to work for, unclear) and takes on bigger and bigger projects.

Two years after starting his own firm, Payu asks Rain to come be his work partner (he asked before the firm opened, but Rain wanted to gain experience so he could be Payu's equal).

Payu cried when Rain agreed to come work with him because they were both so busy that they barely saw each other anymore. Now, no matter how busy they are, they will still be together.

Rain and Sky

Rain blames himself in part for Sky being assaulted again by his ex, and won't leave Sky's side at races unless Pai is there.

Rain and Sky still hang out constantly and are thick as thieves.

They befriend Pakin's boyfriend Graf (at Pakin's threat/request), and Pakin softens towards them somewhat in gratitude.

Rain is nearly stabbed in a bathroom by someone who mistakes him for Graf. He's saved by Sky and Chai (who was secretly following).

Rain and Sky frequent the races and bring their own snacks and candy, every guard and repeat guests know them and greet them on sight.

Thanks to Sky and Rain, the dangerous, illegal, underground street races have more of a carnival atmosphere. Pakin doesn't care, so long as the rules aren't broken.

Pai and Payu

Still involved with the races, no matter how busy they get with work.

As much as Sky and Rain hang out, Pai and Payu also meet up in their spare time with others who are or were involved with the races (mostly former top racer Oat).

If Pai wants to plan a surprise for Sky, he will go to Payu's house and borrow Rain to help scheme.

Payu is the official-unofficial tutor of the young ones. If Sky seems to be struggling with a concept and stressed out, Pai will call Payu for help.

Payu and Pai both leave Sky and Rain plenty of space to be individuals. All of them have their own friends and go places they want to go, then come tell their partner about their adventures.

[apathetic-tortoise]

Prapai, leaning on the counter: Hey beautiful, come here often?

Sky: Is this the part where I remind you we've been married for four years or do I play along?

Prapai: Play along!

Sky: Alright. Sorry, I'm not interested, I'm married

[prapaiwife]

OK, SO THIS IS THE BETTER QUAILTY OF EPISODE 12 BATHROOM SCENE!!!!!

[rin-moved]

LOVE IN THE AIR (2023)

[theyellowhue]

LITA dynamics will never fail to amuse me

Prapai literally bends over backwards to Sky's every whim like spend all night making little model trees for Sky's project but Sky will still go "I'm sure this is just a phase, P'Pai is gonna wake up and realize that he never liked me after all" and at a distance you can hear Prapai plot how to imbed himself to Sky's life permanently.

Rain on the other hand will point blank say to Phayu's face that, "of course I've been a good boy, I'm the best boy, no one is good-er than me," and thats how Phayu knows that Rain, in fact, has not been a good boy.

[another-trans-nerd]

Prapai: *throws his head on sky’s lap* tell me I’m pretty

Sky, lovingly stroking his hair: you’re pretty fucking annoying that’s what you are

[moriano]

Summary:

If you asked most of the kids who Sky was, they wouldn’t tell you because they didn’t really know. They were never interested. Those who knew, knew very little, and the answer to that question would be, “You mean the quiet kid?” or “Ah, that nerd… it’s about that nerd, right?”

It was partly true; Sky was the quiet type, leaning on being shy, that kept to himself and didn’t really have many friends. He preferred books and manga, and the company of his flower and plant friends. But he was always there if you needed help, some tutoring or someone who’d just listen. Sky was good at listening, a bit worse at speaking his mind when it came to his needs and wants.

One of his wants’ name was Prapai.

Or: an AU where Sky and Prapai went to the same high school and then met five years later.

[bird-inacage]

A Prapaisky Gifset | Parallels: First Meeting (LITA EP8) VS Wedding Day (Wedding Plan EP1)

Look at just how far our babies have come🥹 From Prapai callously reaching out to touch Sky without his permission and Sky immediately stopping him - to Prapai gently cradling Sky's hand in his own and kissing it reverently as Sky watches on.

[marshmallord]

me: man i hate it when actors play the same roles over and over again

memindy: peat is deeply traumatized and fort is a brazen playboy that treats him gently and helps him heal

me: peat is deeply traumatized and fort is a brazen playboy that treats him gently and helps him heal 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[fortpeat]

Titles of Love Sky episodes aka me trying to find a reason to edit Paisky coz I miss them so damn much aka me trying to edit scenes I haven't edited before (I think, ....if I have we are gonna ignore that) aka me trying to hold on to my sanity by rewatching their scenes while waiting for Love Sea.

[theresoneicouldcallking]

"gosh, you're so darn cute!" (love sea 1x05) "looks like your 'no-strings-attached' life is coming to an end, pai." (love in the air 1x10)