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Only Friends (2023) | Episode 6
#only friends#only friends the series#ofts#onlyfriendsedit#thaidramaedit#neo trai#khaotung thanawat#uservid#usergooseras#thoresque#tuseralexa#khaotunq#tuserrowan#ranchthoughts#samblr#*mine#*mygifs#i have decided i can't get this scene out of my head so i'm giffing more of it
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Hi!
I saw your tags where you mentioned the viewjune ship was "killed" - when did that happen? Why do you think gmm gave up on it? Are they promoting View and June with other people now?
Thanks! ~ ranchthoughts
hi! i've already talked a bit about it when i answered this ask earlier today 😌
so, i don't know when it happened, but i became aware of it mid-september when people on twitter were freaking out about the fact that june had deleted all viewjune pictures. tho we should've realized earlier that something was up because they basically stopped doing appearances together once the promo period for 23.5 had ended
tbh i did expect gmmtv to start promoting them more after 23.5 had finished - especially since the aylinluna story was well received by their audience, but that obviously didn't happen despite them having a growing fandom
now we can obviously only speculate as to what happened and why the ship was axed since they've never been official and they don't owe us an explanation. maybe gmmtv expected more from them engagement-wise or maybe view and june didn't want to work together anymore for whatever reason and that's okay. they seem to have moved on and so should we
gmmtv isn't actively promoting view and mim yet, but i think there is a chance that view is actually going to be paired with mim because they're lowkey ticking all the future cp boxes just like william and est did in early 2024
when it comes to june it's obvious that gmmtv have started to promote her a bit more and she's even had a solo fanmeeting in vietnam a couple of weeks ago. on top of that, june has mentioned something about a new partner during one of her lives but she didn't reveal whether said partner was female or male. she gave a hint saying that she wanted to go to singapore with them but said partner had recently been there. jamie was one of the only actors who have posted about being in singapore recently so this is why twitter is very 👀👀👀 about a possible jamiejune cp
so, idk if any of this will come true but i’m definitely excited to see what gmmtv2025 is have in store for the girls
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I've been rotating Nick in my head for a hot minute but @ranchthoughts helped me straighten out my thoughts, so here's a little brainworm I had.
I think Nick reads as a voyeuristic character, not just in terms of the character itself but also as a narrative device - he acts as a sort of close proxy to the viewers. Nick goes through Boston's phone the same way we (as viewers) would be able to go through his phone by virtue of peeking over his shoulder, he wiretaps the car and is able to hear Top + Boston the same way we are, he's privy to Sand + Ray's private moment just like the viewers are - and it's almost like Nick seems to have full agency in the story but still doesn't manage to affect the plot in any significant way (thus far, at least!).
It's also very interesting because despite Boston's need for control and Mew's idea of being in charge, the character with the most information and cards up his sleeve, so to speak, is Nick. I wonder how that's going to play out.
#also something about being the foil to Boston's character!#soo fascinating I want to rattle him like a marble in a jar#ofts#ofts spoilers#only friends the series#ofts nick#ranchthoughts beloved#distant screaming screams into the void
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This is absolutely fantastic!
When reading the first iteration of this list, I was both pleased to see Nanon (and Ohm) with all the big hitters...but I also knew they had more kisses under their belt (not like that! It's just an expression), so I'm glad they've been added.
But I did not expect Nanon to be in the lead after adding in all the others that got mentioned in the tags/comments of the last post! It really feels like he learned from Ohm after Bad Buddy and then went all in 😂 - I remember in an interview during Bad Buddy's airing that Nanon talked about how Ohm was the master of BL kisses. At that point Nanon had only kissed one person (Puimek), whereas Ohm had kissed four (five if you include Dew the Movie, right?).
Anyway, this is all to say I'm so proud of Nanon (and Ohm), especially when other actors initially come to mind when thinking of those with most kisses (First, for example - I mean, it's in his name)...BUT I have to point out that my beloveds from Bad Buddy are actually joint leaders at the moment, both with 7 each (copied from your list above):
Nanon: Ohm (BB), Film (DL), View (MM), Mild (Jungle), Punpun (Jungle), Puimek (TLTR), Namtan (UMG)
Ohm: Dao Phimthong (AEFAE), Nanon (BB), Film (DS), Singto (HCTM), Gigie (HCTM), First (Shipper), Tu (10 YT)
I know Only Friends will change things but for now let me revel in this victory.
The GMMTV Kissing Multiverse, an Update
Hello everyone! Thank you all for your help with the GMMTV Kissing Multiverse project so far. I thought I would give an update.
The first draft is here.
Rules
Must be lip to lip contact
Must be shown on screen in a GMMTV tv series (no kisses from ads, promotional content, etc.)
Poll Update
I enlisted all of your help deciding if the WaiKorn sorta kiss from the Bad Buddy x ATOTS Our Skyy 2 episodes actually involved lip touching and if the HeartLiMing kiss from Moonlight Chicken should be included.
The results are in: you voted that Jimmy and Drake's lips do NOT touch, therefore their kiss will be NOT be counted in this project. The HeartLiMing poll resulted in an exact tie (!!!) so I am here to be the tie breaker - upon careful review, if we don't see the lips touch, the kiss doesn't count (I think that will be easier for decision-making in the long run). Therefore, the HeartLiMing kiss will NOT be counted in this project. Thanks everyone for participating!
Breakdown by Show
So far, I have looked at 47 individual shows (in brackets is the short-form I've been using):
A Boss and a Babe (ABAAB): Book/Force, Fluke Pusit/Ohm Thipakorn
An Eye for an Eye (AEDAE): Dao Phimthong/Ohm
A Tale of a Thousand Stars (ATOTS): Earth/Mix
Bad Buddy (BB): Nanon/Ohm
Be My Favourite (BMF): Gawin/Krist
'Cause You're My Boy (CYMB): Drake/Frank
Cupid's Last Wish (CLW): Earth/Mix
Dark Blue Kiss (DBK): New/Tay, Gawin/Pod
Dirty Laundry (DL): Film/Nanon
Double Savage (DS): Film/Ohm, Film/Perth
Enchante: Book/Force
Enigma: Prim/Namtan, Prim/Win
F4: Bright/Tu
Friendzone: AJ/Plustor, Nat/Singto, Plustor/Singto, Aye/Apple
Fish Upon the Sky (FUTS): Phuwin/Pond, Louis/Neo
He's Coming to Me (HCTM): Ohm/Singto, Ohm/Gigie
Hidden Agenda (HA): Dunk/Joong
Mama Gogo (MMGG): Drake/Ciize, Joss/Gigie, Lee/Cris
Midnight Museum (MM): Bright/Pat Chayani, Nanon/View
Moonlight Chicken (MLC): Earth/Mix, Earth/Papang, First/Mix
My Dear Loser (MDL): Namtan/Sing
My School President (MSP): Fourth/Gemini, Satang/Winny
Never Let Me Go (NLMG): Chimon/Phuwin, Phuwin/Pond
Not Me (NM): Film/Gun, Film/Mond, First/Gawin, Gun/Off
Only Friends (OF): so far... Drake/Neo, Neo/Mark Pakin, Book/Force [only counting the ones we have seen so far - so this is going to change!!]
P.S. I Hate You (PS IHY): Guy Sivakorn/Papang, Jan/Lee, Jan/Pearwah
Star in my Mind (SIMM): Dunk/Joong, Dunk/Pepper
Sky in your Heart (SIYH): Mek/Mark Jiruntanin
Slam Dunk: Drake/Sing
SOTUS: Krist/Singto
The Eclipse (Eclipse): First/Khaotung, Louis/Neo
The Gifted (Gifted): Namtan/Lee
The Jungle (Jungle): Krist/Lee, Krist/Lookjun, Lee/Mook, Lookjun/Off, Mild/Nanon, Nanon/Punpun
The Player (Player): Chimon/Namtan
The Shipper (Shipper): First/Ohm, First/Prigkhing
Theory of Love (TOL): Gun/Off, Gun/Boom, Nok/Off
Turn Left Turn Right (TLTR): Nanon/Puimek
Tonhon Chonlatee (Tonhon): Khaotung/Pod
UMG: Nanon/Namtam
Vice Versa (VV): Jimmy/Sea
Warp Effect (Warp): Ciize/Sing, Fluke Pusit/Gigie, Fluke Pusit/Thor, Gigie/Guy Sivakorn, Jan/Silvy, Mark Pakin/Best, New/Fah, New/Fluke Pusit, New/Gigie, New/Silvy
Waterboyy: Earth/New
2gether: Bright/Win
Still 2gether: Bright/Win, Mike/Toptap
3 Will Be Free (3WBF): Joss/Tay, Joss/Mild, Mild/Tay
55:15 Never Too Late (55:15): Arm/View, Khaotung/Pawin
10 Year Ticket (10 YT): Ohm/Tu
Breakdown by actor
I currently have 66 actors whose kisses I have recorded (a moment of thought for Aou, Gunsmile, and White who are listed on my spreadsheet but don't actually have any kisses listed yet).
Men
AJ: Plustor (Friendzone)
Arm: View (55:15)
Book: Force (ABAAB, Enchante, OF)
Bright: Tu (F4), Pat Chayani (MM), Win (2gether)
Chimon: Phuwin (NLMG), Namtan (Player)
Drake: Frank (CYMB), Ciize (MMGG), Neo (OF)
Dunk: Joong (HA, SIMM), Pepper (SIMM)
Earth: Mix (ATOTS, CLW, MLC), Papang (MLC), New (Waterboyy)
First: Mix (MLC), Gawin (NM), Khaotung (Eclipse), Ohm (Shipper), Prigkhing (Shipper)
Fluke Gawin: Krist (BMF), Pod (DBK), First (NM)
Fluke Pusit: Ohm Thipakorn (ABAAB), Thor (Warp), Gigie (Warp), New (Warp)
Force: Book (ABAAB, Enchante, OF)
Fourth: Gemini (MSP)
Gemini: Fourth (MSP)
Gun: Film (NM), Off (NM, TOL), Boom (TOL)
Guy Sivakorn: Papang (P.S. IHY), Gigie (Warp)
Jimmy: Sea (VV)
Joong: Dunk (HA, SIMM)
Joss: Gigie (MMGG), Mild (3WBF), Tay (3WBF)
Khaotung: First (Eclipse), Pod (Tonhon), Pawin (55:15)
Krist: Gawin (BMF), Singto (SOTUS), Lee (Jungle), Lookjun (Jungle)
Lee: Cris (MMGG), Jan (P.S. IHY), Namtan (Gifted), Krist (Jungle), Mook (Jungle)
Louis: Neo (FUTS, Eclipse)
Mark Pakin: Neo (OF), Best (Warp)
Mark Jiruntanin: Mek (SIYH)
Mek: Mark Jiruntanin (SIYH)
Mike: Toptap (2gether)
Mix: Earth (ATOTS, CLW, MLC), First (MLC)
Nanon: Ohm (BB), Film (DL), View (MM), Mild (Jungle), Punpun (Jungle), Puimek (TLTR), Namtan (UMG)
Neo: Louis (FUTS, Eclipse), Drake (OF), Mark Pakin (OF)
New: Tay (DBK), Fah (Warp), Fluke Pusit (Warp), Gigie (Warp), Silvy (Warp)
Off: Gun (NM, TOL), Lookjun (Jungle), Nok (TOL)
Ohm Thipakorn: Fluke Pusit (ABAAB)
Ohm: Dao Phimthong (AEFAE), Nanon (BB), Film (DS), Singto (HCTM), Gigie (HCTM), First (Shipper), Tu (10 YT)
Papang: Earth (MLC), Guy Sivakorn (P.S. IHY)
Pawin: Khaotung (55:15)
Pepper: Dunk (SIMM)
Phuwin: Pond (FUTS, NLMG), Chimon (NLMG)
Pod: Gawin (DBK), Khaotung (Tonhon)
Pond: Phuwin (FUTS, NLMG)
Satang: Winny (MSP)
Sea: Jimmy (VV)
Sing: Namtan (MDL), Drake (Slam Dunk), Ciize (Warp)
Singto: Nat (Friendzone), Plustor (Friendzone), Ohm (HCTM), Krist (SOTUS)
Tay: New (DBK), Joss (3WBF), Mild (3WBF)
Thor: Fluke Pusit (Warp)
Toptap: Mike (2gether)
Win: Prim (Enigma), Bright (2gether)
Winny: Satang (MSP)
Women
Aye: Apple (Friendzone)
Best: Mark Pakin (Warp)
Ciize: Drake (MMGG), Sing (Warp)
Cris: Lee (MMGG)
Fah: New (Warp)
Film: Nanon (DL), Ohm (DS), Perth (DS), Gun (NM), Mond (NM)
Gigie: Ohm (HCTM), Joss (MMGG), Fluke Pusit (Warp), Guy Sivakorn (Warp), New (Warp)
Jan: Lee (P.S. IHY), Pearwah (P.S. IHY), Silvy (Warp)
Lookjun: Off (Jungle), Krist (Jungle)
Mild: Nanon (Jungle), Joss (3WBF), Tay (3WBF)
Mook: Lee (Jungle)
Namtan: Prim (Enigma), Sing (MDL), Lee (Gifted), Chimon (Player), Nanon (UMG)
Prigkhing: First (Shipper)
Prim: Namtan (Enigma), Win (Enigma)
Silvy: Jan (Warp), New (Warp)
Tu: Bright (F4), Ohm (10 YT)
View: Nanon (MM), Arm (55:15)
Figures and Discussion Section
Our leaders as of now for "most different pairs kissing in one show" are:
Warp Effect (10 pairs)
The Jungle (5 pairs)
Friendzone and Not Me (4 pairs)
Only Friends (3 pairs [so far 👀])
Mama Gogo, Moonlight Chicken, P.S. I Hate You, and 3 Will Be Free (3 pairs)
2. Jojo has an... outsized impact on the number of kissing pairs. He directed 5 of the top 9 shows with the most different kissing pairs - and roughly 17% of all the shows analyzed - but his shows contain about 30% of kisses present in the data set (note: I am just looking at kissing pair iterations here not at unique kissing pairs, e.g., Phuwin/Pond are a pair in two shows (once in a Jojo show and once in a non-Jojo show), so they are counted twice. Otherwise I would have to think about in what show/under which director a kissing pair first originated, how many different shows/directors they've kissed under... this section is mostly a quick exercise in showing how Jojo has a lot of different kissers in his shows so I'm not trying to be that statistically accurate.)
The median number of "different kissing pairs per show" of a Jojo show is 3.38, compared to a median of only 1.69 "different kissing pairs per show" in non-Jojo shows.
3. There were more same gender kissing pairs than mixed gender kissing pairs, though not by much. This may also reflect the data set used (I know I am more familiar with QLs than het GMMTV shows)
4. Our leaders for actors with the "most kissing partners" so far are:
Nanon (7 people)
Ohm (6 people)
First, Lee, New, Film, Gigie, and Namtan (5 people each)
Krist, and Fluke Pusit (4 people)
Bright, Drake, Earth, Fluke Gawin, Gun, Joss, Khaotung, Neo, Off, Sing, Tay, Jan, and Mild (3 people each)
Bonus! Which of the GMMTV boys has kissed the most men?
First and Singto are tied for the win (4 each)
Then Earth, Fluke Gawin, Khaotung, Krist, Neo, and Ohm (3 each)
Then Drake, Dunk, Fluke Pusit, Gun, Mix, New, Papang, Phuwin, and Tay (2 each)
Thanks to all those who contributed!!: @airenyah, @alsoran, @bengiyo, @burnmyself, @catboykacchan, @catsundmaus, @chickenstrangers, @crowie, @dribs-and-drabbles, @jeonghanurl, @kpinhiding, @lurkingshan, @maibpenrai, @nieves-de-sugui, @non-binarypal7, @sollucets, @userneos, @tiistirtipii, @waitmyturtles, @williamrikers, @zeesqueere
and @blmpff asked to be tagged in updates!
#nanon and ohm joint winners#our bad buddy bois are the kissing kings#(for now)#bad buddy#the gmmtv kissing multiverse#thank you so much ranchtastic ranchthoughts!#and#thanks for tagging me!#also the way you alphabetise everything is very satisfying ☺️
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GMM'S MEN KISSING MEN PODIUM - GOLD MEDAL FIRST KANAPHAN
Ohm Pawat, The Shipper (2020) Fluke Gawin, Not Me (2021) Khaotung Thanawat, The Eclipse & Only Friends (2022, 2023) Mix Sahaphap, Moonlight Chicken (2023) Mark Pakin, Only Friends (2023) Mond Tanutchai, Only Friends (2023) Force Jiratchapong, Only Friends (2023)
(set only possible because of all the data gathered by @ranchthoughts who made a whole gmm kissing multiverse post)
Bonus: the only time First got to kiss a female co-star, Prigkhing Sureeyares, and the only one in this top 3 who has managed this feat.
Bonus 2: per request from @chawarin-panich, we have First in his wh**e era before marriage (it's a joke). The iconic threeway kiss with Ohm Pawat and Fluke Pusit at the The Shipper ending celebration.
#first kanaphan#gmm kissing multiverse#the shipper#not me#the eclipse#moonlight chicken#only friends#bibi gifs#ohm pawat#fluke gawin#khaotung thanawat#mix sahaphap#mark pakin#mond tanutchai#force jiratchapong#prigkhing sureeyares#th: the shipper#th: not me#th: the eclipse#th: moonlight chicken#th: only friends
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Character You Are Currently Obsessed With
I’m really bored today and thought it might be fun to tag some moots and hopefully start some reblog chains. Feel free to elaborate on why you are obsessed with the character or just list them/picture them w/out context.
I’ll start:
Gonna tag a bunch of people but please add additional tags with your own if you so desire…and no pressure at all! @aprilblossomgirl, @nihilisticcondensedmilk , @k-white, @firstyok, @firstkanaphans, @abstractelysium, @gallavichsuperlover, @fuckingcrescendos, @vegasandhishedgehog , @itsmelb, @khaofirsts, @thewayuarent, @ranchthoughts, @insignificantbrandybottle, @waitmyturtles, @autisticbokutoenthusiast, @sandrayy, @fanfictionroxs, @lurkingshan, @invisiblegarters, @sunnenfinster, @frostluvrs, @bird-inacage, @dreamedofyou, @thegalwhorants
#tag game#mork my beloved you are perfect#ql tag game#bl tag game#Mork#jimmysea#jimmy jitaraphol#morkday#last twilight#character game#mork x day
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BL ADVENT 2024
It's been just over a year since I began to properly document the shared clothing across different Thai series (and further afield) and I didn't quite realise how much of a monster it would become (we're on 243 items now).
Last December I did a BL Advent where I dedicated certain items of the communal wardrobe to people who either requested something specific or random and either for themselves or as a gift for another blog. And I'd like to do it again this year.
So, if you would like an item of clothing dedicated to yourself or to someone else then send me an ask! I'll post one a day in December in the run up to Christmas (or more if i get more than 24 requests). To make it (hopefully) a bit easier this year, I will restrict the choices to something which first appeared in a show in 2024. Under the cut is a list of the series to choose from or a particular actor. Some shows/actors only wore one item, so if more than one person asks for that show/actor, then I will gift the post to more than one blog. You can also ask for an item of clothing in a particular colour, which was also a popular request last year. I hope that all makes sense.
See here for last year's offerings!
Series:
Last Twilight
Cherry Magic Thailand
Cooking Crush
Wandee Goodday
Knock Knock, Boys!
The Trainee
Peaceful Property
Monster Next Door
Love Sea
My Love Mix-Up Thailand
Summer Night
The Rebound
Love Sick 2024
Kidnap
Actors:
Sea Tawinan
Tay Tawan
Aungpao Ochiris
Neo Trai
Gun Atthaphan
Mark Pakin
Jimmy Jitaraphol
Off Jumpol
Dome Jaruwat
Drake Sattabut
Inn Sarin
Jaonine Jiraphat
Great Sapol
Best Vittawin
Thor Thinnaphan
Emi Thasorn
Nokia Chinnawat
Chokun Puttipong
Naya Gorrawiya
Ong Kasab
Seng Wichai
Big Thanakorn
Kade Tanapon
Fort Thitipong
Gemini Norawit
Putter Phubase
Phuwin Tangsakyuen
Mook Worranit
Park Anantadej
Progress Passawish
Ole Thanakorn
Ping Krittanun
Leng Thanaphon
Tagging some people who interacted last year to help spread the word:
@lurkingshan @waitmyturtles @twig-tea @brazilian-whalien52 @callipgio
@thegalwhorants @kayatoasted @slayerkitty @respectthepetty @distant-screaming
@grapejuicegay @celestial-sapphicss @tiistirtipii @quodekash @neuroticbookworm
@starryalpacasstuff @williamrikers @non-binarypal7 @sewichii @aouboomseries
@greatyme @gillyweedgrl @airenyah @iguessitsjustme @blmpff
@casualavocados @rocketturtle4 @super-fan @telomeke @dimplesandfierceeyes
@ranchthoughts @belladonna-and-the-sweetpeas @sammie-lightwood-bane @italianpersonwithashippersheart @zimmbzonzon
@puppy-phum @shouldiusemyname @lamonnaie @sunshinechay @boysbeloving
@dragonsareawesome123 @sparklyeyedhimbo @nihilisticcondensedmilk @maxescheibechlinichacheli @troubled-mind
@lukaherehelp @hughungrybear @morathicain @my-rose-tinted-glasses @cangse-sanren
@mysterygrl20 @oonmay @nongnaopat @aprilblossomgirl @kexing
@ghoststookournightmares @i-got-the-feels @chickenstrangers @ephemeral-hiraeth @icouldhyperfixatehim
#the thai communal wardrobe#another bl advent#bl advent 2024#send me an ask!#thai bl#bl fashion#thai drama#bl drama#bl series
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Hiya! I'm a big fun of your profile pic (I must admit I'm no good at tumblr terminology). I also like your posts. Experiencing shows, I know nothing about, through tumblr posts and gif sets Is one of my favourite activities. So thank you for what you do - I like going on a little trips to the corners of tumblr I know nothing about, and it's been nice here
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Hi! Thank you so much for the compliments^^
Tumblr bl community is a wonderful place, full of so many talented people, it's truly a delight to be here, isn't it?
Here are two of my favorite posts with blog recommendations, in case you'd like to check them out. Maybe you'll discover someone you don't know yet, that you'll like:
@bengiyo 's here (all kinds of creators)
@troubled-mind 's here (meta writers)
And here are some of my recs off the top of my head:
Liveblogging: @sparklyeyedhimbo
Shared and irl locations: @colourme-feral
Gifs: @pharawee @wanderlust-in-my-soul @guzhu-furen @ueasking @my-rose-tinted-glasses @gabrielokun @save-the-data @i-got-the-feels @smittenskitten @25shadesoffebruary @seatawinan @spicyvampire @laowen @maxescheibechlinichacheli @thisautistic @firstmix @itsallaboutbl @zhaozi @chinzhilla @bunnakit @alienwlw
Source vs adaptation gifsets: @troubled-mind
Meta: @lurkingshan @waitmyturtles @wen-kexing-apologist @bengiyo @neuroticbookworm @ranchthoughts @lurkingteapot @rocketturtle4
COLORS: @respectthepetty
Thai language: @recentadultburnout
General knowledge and shows/movies recommentadions: @absolutebl
mix/other @scarefox @lukaherehelp @heretherebedork @chicademartinica @telomeke @littleragondin @mikuni14 @poetry-protest-pornography @tenprem @tenprems
Apologies if I missed someone!
#nice anons are nice <3#and worry not that pfp is here to stay im having way too much fun with it lol#conversation with anon
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It was only one scene, but Yo broke my heart today.
In some previous discussions tracking the theme of ephemerality across this series, we had assumed that Yo and Plug were meant to be a stable counterpoint to the messier, more fleeting relationships between the boys. But today we learned they are also not on the same page, and Yo herself is uncomfortable with the notion of believing in permanency in her love life. This dialogue comes from a place of deep hurt; we can tell that Yo has put her heart on the line and been burned many times. Plug seems utterly sincere in his desire to be serious and committed with her, but she is too afraid trust it and too afraid to let herself believe she can have what he is offering.
And Plug can’t accept this boundary she’s drawn. He wants a partner who will rely on him and trust him, not one who will always have a guard up and hold him at a distance. If she is unwilling to commit, he would rather just ends things and protect his own heart.
Plug wants permanency; Yo is only comfortable living in the ephemeral moment (perhaps not surprising given she named her bar YOLO). It’s an impasse.
Tagging ephemerality squad: @ranchthoughts @neuroticbookworm @waitmyturtles @slayerkitty @chickenstrangers @clara-maybe-ontheroad @twig-tea @thatgirl4815 @wen-kexing-apologist
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Only Friends: There are No Heroines. They're Just Dudes.
I’ve been meditating on what I want to say about Only Friends for a while. I’ve read so many great posts coming from a lot of lenses I respect and admire. I loved @shouldiusemyname pointing out the 90s aesthetic of the show and how the creative team is unpacking some of what informed their early experiences. I think @respectthepetty is right to call out the way Boston’s aggression crosses lines and @syrena-del-mar reading Boston as a Machiavellian Prince, even as I think @waitmyturtles, @wen-kexing-apologist and @lurkingshan provide good reminders of the kinds of lenses we need to interrogate as we approach stories about queer people written by queer people. I’m enjoying the discussions on ephemerality happening around the show from @waitmyturtles, @ranchthoughts, @twig-tea, @neuroticbookworm, and others. I think, when it comes to how I’m approaching this show, I’m watching I the same way I watched Queer as Folk, a text we know the creative team is familiar with (@omarandjohnny).
I don’t watch this as a story about heroes and villains. They’re just people with mundane goals reacting to each other as their desires interface with each other. I watch this show the same way I watched Queer as Folk, Black Sails, Game of Thrones, How to Get Away With Murder, and similar ensemble cast shows. None of these characters are heroines dealing with flawed suitors. They’re a bunch of dudes in their early 20s with problems, many of which have to deal with sex. This show isn’t like La Pluie, which was big romance in which Saengtai was the heroine and Phat was the romantic lead. Only Friends isn’t a big romance that’s interrogating the nature of romance itself. It’s a gay ensemble drama.
At first, I wondered if this show would center on Mew’s perspective because he was our opening narrator, but it’s clear by episode three that the show doesn’t have a central narrator. This was a similar shift I had to learn while watching Queer as Folk (2000) in realizing that Michael’s perspective is not sacrosanct and that he can be an asshole just as much as any of the other guys. It was also something we had to appreciate in Noah’s Arc (2005). When you’re watching Game of Thrones or Black Sails, you choose the faction you most want to see win or most respect or admire. For Only Friends, I’m mostly watching it from a third-person perspective; I am watching to see how each character’s choices impact the other characters.
I want to stress how mundane much of this show feels to me. Watching these guys interact with each other and their world reminds me exactly of how I felt interacting with other people when I was 21-24 and hanging out in spaces like this. Just like with my argument that Sailom (Wedding Plan) is just closeted, I think most of these guys are just young and a little messed up.
I liked @respectthepetty talking about how she feels bad for Top because of how people see him as a body, and how Top may just be using sex as a coping mechanism to not be alone. I like how obvious Ray’s abandonment issues have played into his substance issues, and how that informs the way he tries to cling so tightly onto people. I like that there have been huge warning signs over Nick ever since we saw him violate Boston’s privacy and look at his photos (I was not surprised he bugged the car at all). I am so fascinated by Mew’s apparent need for control (@lurkingshan), which may be over appearances. I am curious to see how Sand responds to Ray throwing him back after opening himself up past one of his boundaries. I am stoked to see how everyone eventually responds to Boston’s callousness now that things are going to start coming out (@ranchthoughts). I want to know how Cheum and April deal with all the gays losing focus on their project when they were the only ones trying to secure the bag during the party.
For me, I find myself waiting for context from these characters rather than trying to dig it out myself. I think I am worrying less about why anyone is doing anything and more on the responses they illicit from everyone else. I think it’s fascinating for me that prior to this episode I don’t think Top had done anything egregious we’d seen. He’s said he’s tired of hooking up with guys like Boston and wanted to try Mew and, despite their games, he’s been straightforward with Mew; he’s only faltered at the point that he believed Mew lied to him first. No matter how sad and lonely Ray is, I don’t want him driving his car around Bangkok, and I think he needs to stop dicking around with Sand. I think Sand needs to stop playing Captain Save-a-Hoe with Ray and reaffirm his solo stance. I think Nick needs to recognize that Boston’s insinuations that they could be more are hollow and he should just move on. I think Mew should stop trying to win his relationships and be honest about what he wants. I think Boston should probably taste a little fist and have his worldview rearranged a little bit.
Please keep writing and unpacking the psyches of these characters! I’m enjoying reading all of the ways people are connecting to these characters. Still, I want to avoid blowing them up into high-drama figures because they’re just like a lot of the folks I knew (and still know) in the community. I had dinner with some of them last night. These guys are just people, and people sometimes fuck each other up. I think the mundanity of their actions is probably the most appealing part of this show for me.
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Only Friends (2023) | Episode 6
#only friends#only friends the series#ofts#onlyfriendsedit#thaidramaedit#neo trai#khaotung thanawat#uservid#usergooseras#thoresque#tuseralexa#khaotunq#tuserrowan#ranchthoughts#samblr#*mine#*mygifs#feral cat energy!! he's down but he's baring his teeth and hissing#he's not letting anyone else out unscathed
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Narrative Frameworks in Only Friends
Something I have been tracking as part of the ongoing discussions about Only Friends is the use of the narrative framework for each episode.
So, I'm making this list specifically for tracking purposes, to note which framework was used for which episodes, if they repeat, and what they may be paying homage to. The goal is to update it every week.
We have seen three frameworks used so far:
1. Voiceovers: gives the audience specific insight into a characters thoughts and feelings; also a great way to provide exposition. It's more of an audio than visual framework, as we don't always see the character doing the voice-over because it plays over other scenes.
2. "Talking Heads" (is there a better descriptor for this?): The characters talk directly to the camera, interview/documentary style. We get to see exactly how they feel about a given moment because they are reacting to it at that time. Audio and visual. Homage to Love8009 (per P'Jojo).
3. Social Media (ft The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): Not as insightful as the other two frameworks but does give context and a way for interaction, commentary, and exposition on a given plot. Visual. Probable homage to Together With Me, one of the first spicy BLs starring our kings, MaxTul.
Episode 1
Framework: Voiceover
Title: What's Your Role in a Bar?
Narrator: Mew
End Credit Shot: Mew sitting on the floor in front of his fish tank
Episode 2
Framework: Talking Heads
Title: M.F.M My Favorite Man
Narrator: Everyone
End Credit Shot: Ray driving
Episode 3
Framework: Social Media (Twitter)
Title: What Am I to You?
Narrator: Nick and Boston
End Credit Shot: Nick listening to TopBoston sex audio
Episode 4
Framework: Voiceover
Title: Emergency Contact
Narrator: Ray
End Credit Shot: Ray driving (repeat from episode 2)
So far, we have had a repeat framework with the voiceovers. If anyone can think of anything else to add, please let me know! (Also, the episode titles are in a weird q & a format, but I can't tell if it's coincidence or on purpose; either way, it's funny)
Tagging the Ephemerality Squad: @lurkingshan, @waitmyturtles, @wen-kexing-apologist, @chickenstrangers, @ranchthoughts, @twig-tea, @clara-maybe-ontheroad, @distant-screaming
Apologies to anyone I forgot!
#only friends the series#only friends meta#thai bl#ephemerality sqaud#I finished the episode and literally started writing this what even is my brain doing
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WKA Gay Analysis Assembly
Hello! Welcome to my blog, please note I am unhinged about my silly little gay shows and as evidence I give you an exhaustive list of all the analysis posts (and some non-analysis posts) I have written :)
I will be updating this post as I write more, and the most recent show I am watching/writing about will be listed first. Please know my DMs and my Inbox are always open!
By, For, and About Queers (The By, For, and About Queers posts are not about any particular show, and are instead a little write up of the way I categorize the BL shows that I am watching)
By/For/About- Part 1 (a conversation with @absolutebl)
By/For/About- Part 2 (a conversation with @solitaryandwandering) Also check out the really lovely response from @solitaryandwandering here
Toxic and Messy: TharnType v. Only Friends (aka We Trust Jojo) (a conversation with @absolutebl and @respectthepetty)
The Sign
Feelings Made Visible: Design Choices in The Sign
Fantasy v. Reality in The Sign
Last Twilight
Episode 1 Thoughts (in which I state my fears that were later realized)
Reflections in Last Twilight (Episode 1-2)
Physical Touch in Last Twilight (Episodes 1-3)
Thoughts on Last Twilight, Ep. 5 (aka when I still thought the show was good)
Last Twilight, Ep 12 (in which I rant about the ableism in the narrative and the undermining of the show's themes)
Shadow
Shadow thoughts
The Left Hand of God
Is Brother Anurak the One Armed Man?
What Happened to Trin? aka Paying Attention to my Favorite Straight Boy
I Feel You Linger in the Air
Let's Talk About Sex: ESSAY #69!!! (breakdown of the sex scene in IFYLITA Episode 8)
Only Friends Academic Essay Series
Only Friends, Boston, and Queer Culture
Only Friends and Respectable Promiscuity
Only Friends, Racism, and the Commodification of Queer Asians Everything else
Ray and Rehab
Boston the Slut
Hypocrisy
Who is Mew, Anyway?
You're Mine No Matter What: The Commodification of Sand
Explosions (fight night round two, Ep. 6)
Fight Night (scene breakdown of the fight in Episode 5)[Sand Addition by @ranchthoughts]
Poor Boy (a discussion on the beloved Poor Boy t-shirt)
Watch The Warp Effect before Only Friends
Misunderstanding Top? (a conversation with @respectthepetty)
What the Fuck is Boeing Doing Here?
Only Friends Reflection
My Ride
Rain, BL Boys, and Reciprocity
My Ride Finale
Be My Favorite (how did I get here, I wasn't planning on watching this!)
Permanence in BMF (in conversation with @stuffnonsenseandotherthings)
Lack of Touch in BMF (in conversation with @wanderlust-in-my-soul and @dropthedemiurge)
Cupid's Last Wish 1. Trans Allegory in Cupid's Last Wish (in partnership with @so-much-yet-to-learn and @lurkingshan)
La Pluie
The Language of Love In La Pluie Ep. 8
Ep. 8 Stray Thoughts
Hands in Ep. 7
Hands in Ep. 6
Subversion (a conversation with @lurkingshan)
Pee Peerawich Can Fucking Act
Connection
Body Language in La Pluie Ep. 12
Step by Step
On the Subject of Pat 2.0- A Defense
On the Subject of Pat- A Timeline (a conversation with @waitmyturtles)
Totally Normal About Episode 7
Lighting in Ep 9 (a conversation with @istanchan)
Going Out- Sharing Space with the Unhoused
Compartmentalizing
Workplace Homophobia and Relationship Development Between Pat and Jeng
Our Skyy 2
OS2 x The Eclipse - Characterization
OS2 x BB x ATOTS- Phupa and Queerness aka Damn You WMT (that's right! Damn you, @waitmyturtles!)
OS2 x BB x ATOTS- Validation! aka Phupa and Queerness- Part 2 (and a shout out to @lurkingshan and @waitmyturtles for writing such brilliant meta I almost...almost didn't have to write one myself)
Pat, Pran, Losing Parental Relationships, and Sex (a conversation with @shortpplfedup)
Our Dining Table
Silence (including conversation with @laowen)
Yutaka and Yukata
Bed Friend
True Colors? (a conversation with @dribs-and-drabbles and @respectthepetty)
Uea and Red
Reflections + Uea and Yellow
Uea and Gray (a conversation with @respectthepetty) Uea and Gray but this time not tacked on to RTP's post
Mommy Dearest 2.0
Uea's Episode 7 Costumes
Bed Friend and Reflections- Part 1
Bed Friend and Reflections- Part 2
Bed Friend and Reflections- Part 3 (this is my favorite of the parts)
Water, Songkran, and KingUea
Moonlight Chicken
Heart Confrontation Scene
Heart and Li Ming Colors and Stripes
Red, Wen, and Blue
Naming the Deaf Character Heart
Heart's Communication
Wen's Badge Parallel
Modern Thai Sign Language to American Sign Language Index
Heart's Vocalization
Mommy Dearest (Jam and Li MIng)
Isn't it Difficult to Be Born Poor?
Moonlight Chicken is for the Queers
Resolution
Heart's Signs Translated (this one is not mine, but I don't want to lose this post so I am placing it here)
Best Criers in MLC
Worst Parallel
Utsukushii Kare
Self-Deprecation Harms Everyone
Our Flag Means Death
Over-analyzing the Color Red
Silk as Symbolism for Ed's Heart
#la pluie#step by step#our dining table#bed friend#moonlight chicken#utsukushii kare#ofmd#our skyy 2 x bbs x atots#our skyy 2 x the eclipse#by for about#cupid's last wish#be my favorite#my ride#only friends the series#ofts#i feel you linger in the air#ifylita#shadow the series#last twilight the series#the sign the series
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thank you for tagging me @pondphuwin (here) and @jojotichakorn (here) as usual I received immense psychic damage from having to make choices <33
[challenge: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters and then tag five people to do the same. see which character is everyone's favourite]
tagging: @winnysatang @ranchthoughts @akaane000 @kianri-ah @cornflowershade @theoryofarson @atomskongthap and all of my other mutuals but like mentally <3
#aughhh choices...#why would you guys make me do this 😔#mint beloved#archer beloved#ask game#poll#never let me go#enchante the series#the eclipse#my school president#moonlight chicken#tonhon chonlatee#distant screaming screams into the void
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GMM'S MEN KISSING MEN PODIUM - SILVER MEDAL NEO TRAI
Louis Thanawin, Fish Upon the Sky & The Eclipse (2021, 2022) Drake Sattabut, Only Friends (2023) Mark Pakin, Only Friends (2023) Force Jiratchapong, Only Friends (2023) Title Kirati, Only Friends (2023) Mond Tanutchai, Only Friends (2023)
(set only possible because of all the data gathered by @ranchthoughts who made a whole gmm kissing multiverse post)
#neo trai#bibi gifs#fish upon the sky#the eclipse#only friends#louis thanawin#drake sattabut#mark pakin#force jiratchapong#title kirati#mond tanutchai#dueanmeen#kanthua#bostonnick#topboston#gmm kissing multiverse#th: fish upon the sky#th: the eclipse#th: only friends#boston's kissing/intimate scenes have so much more lighting compared to the others#the bostonnick kiss in the red room still is top notch#now i'm noticing i love a good list#this is a very good list
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Ephemerality Squad Thoughts on OF - a Round-Up
this will be updated periodically! Just needed to get it all in one place for easier referencing
Post Episode 1
Post Ep. 1 thoughts on ephemerality (@waitmyturtles)
Post Episode 2
Thoughts on ephemerality, permanence, YOLO, and photography post Ep. 2 (original by @ranchthoughts, additions on photography by @chickenstrangers and @lurkingshan)
Thoughts on control (@elizabethsebestianhedgehog)
Post Episode 3
Post Ep. 3 thoughts on plum wine, hypocrisy, and the demise of ships (@waitmyturtles)
Where we are headed post Ep. 3 (original by @ranchthoughts, additions on surveillance and voyeurism by @lurkingshan, @waitmyturtles, and @slayerkitty)
Photography and audio/visual in the series as of Ep. 3 (added in a reblog by @ranchthoughts)
Moments of ephemerality/YOLO/permanence in Ep. 3 (original by @ranchthoughts, additions on Yo, voyeurism, and permanence by @lurkingshan , @waitmyturtles, @twig-tea, and @imminentinertia)
Post Ep. 3 thoughts on control, consequences, and shipping (original by @waitmyturtles, addition on the ephemerality of control by @ranchthoughts)
Let's talk about trust and control (original by @slayerkitty, with additions by @lurkingshan and @distant-screaming)
Boston as photographer and voyeur (@lurkingshan)
Visual effects in the MV and BTS footage (original by @slayerkitty, additions on costuming by @distant-screaming)
Post Episode 4
Moments of ephemerality/YOLO/permance/photography/voyeurism/control/hypocrisy/etc. etc. in Ep. 4 (@ranchthoughts)
Thoughts on Sand's "Are you mine? Or just mine tonight?" Arctic Monkeys poster (original by @colourme-feral, addition on the album by @respectthepetty)
Photography and voyeurism as a theme in past Jojo shows (3 Will Be Free, The Warp Effect, NLMG) (@colourme-feral)
Post Ep. 4 thoughts on living in the past, intergenerational trauma, moving towards reckoning withe the past and present, the stigma of labels (original by @waitmyturtles, addition on the lingering stigma of labelling by @ranchthoughts)
Narrative frameworks in Only Friends (ongoing series by @slayerkitty)
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