#romance scholarship

[darlingofdots]

Hello as someone who did half of a thesis on trans romance novels before realising academia wasn't entirely compatible with my health, I am still VERY excited by romance academia and romance academics. Would you like to talk more about your PhD?

Academia is barely compatible with life, I feel you xD

Basically I'm very interested in interrogating and dismantling the standard hero/heroine language because I don't think that it serves us anymore. The genre has evolved so much that it feels really reductive to say 'this is the hero because it's a man' and vice versa, and that's even before you start considering queer and same sex romance novels. I do believe that the protagonists of a romance novel have different narrative roles! They're just not rooted in gender, or at least not just. For example, it used to be that heroines were always young women who were sexually naive and heroes were older, sexually experienced and aggressive men, and that is demonstrably not true anymore. I'm investigating the functions of the romance protagonists in the romance narrative with the goal of proposing a different classification, so we can finally talk about different relationship constellations within romances with accurate language and understand the actual roles they play better. Figuring out how stories work is one of my favourite things to do both as a writer and an academic, because I love finding the patterns and traditions inherent in storytelling--what does this building block do and where does it come from? Why does it look like that? What happens if you take it away?

Romance scholarship is super fun because there's so much material to discuss and not that many people who are discussing it, but it's also difficult because a lot of the discussion has been trying to defend the genre and scholarship thereof against stereotypes and misogynist dismissals from other fields, so there's not as much foundational material as you often hope. There are so many exciting things happening in the community though! I recently attended the 2023 conference by the International Association for the Scholarship of Popular Romance and had an absolute blast both because the presentations were fascinating and because everybody there was just so bloody lovely. It was so wonderful to be in a room full of people very seriously discussing possessiveness in sports romance or the folkloric themes in KJ Charles novels and never have to justify your interests or preferences.

Popular romance is such a staggeringly wide field and yet so many people have absolutely no idea about how the genre works. Mainstream media and scholarship are so outrightly dismissive of it that the majority of people, even voracious readers!, have such a skewed idea of it that they refuse to interrogate because the image of the white, straight, cis bodice ripper is so ingrained in their head and it never occurs to them that that might be an incomplete picture. It's especially egregious to hear this stuff repeated by fanfiction readers because the line that separates shippy fanfic from romance novels is so thin it's practically imaginary. If somebody only read Game of Thrones and then went on a rant that all fantasy books are horrible and stupid and anyone who reads them must be intellectually inferior, they'd rightfully be called a dick, but people say these things about romance novels all the damn time. Get off your high horse! Acknowledge that women are people and things enjoyed by women have merit! Broaden your horizons! Ask a romance reader for some recommendations and maybe you'll even end up enjoying yourself!

[respectthepetty]

Just a reminder that I knew I would love Dangerous Romance when GMMTV revealed it in 2022.

This first episode had my blood pressure up because I HATE Kanghan, which only makes me love this more. He's the worst. He is spoiled. He is entitled. He is manipulative. He's a little bitch.

His friends SUCK!

Then, we have Sailom and his scholarship buddies. They are amazing. They are beautiful. They are perfect. They are Linda Evangelista.

And Sailom is the best boy. He is smart. He is hardworking. He is a tired gay. He is my everything.

I am THRILLED that these two HATE each other! Kanghan wants Sailom to beg him for forgiveness, and Sailom simply refuses.

Kanghan goes as far as holding court to publicly humiliate Sailom (while unbuttoning his shirt!).

Yet Sailom, the best boy, took a page out of The Eclipse's Ayan book and said "let's make this gay" and there was not one romantic thing about this kiss. This was hatred. This was aggressive.

THIS WAS DELICIOUS!

And these two are going to hatefuck too!

The enemies stage is set, and we have what I'm praying is our lesbian goddess.

So . . .

Welcome to my new personality for the next three months.

[namranii]

Girl I'm loving the blog revamp 😝 also now I have a BLUE goldfish called Frank Ocean 🤭 and my sister has a white one called Britney Spears

tysm!! btw idk what happened to ur gary smith request so i have to answer it on this one..

great fish names

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dating gary smith ⋆ ִֶָ ๋𓂃🎐 ⋆

﹒ ◠ headcanons start here ⊹ ﹒

˖⋆࿐໋warning: toxic/abusive relationship˖⋆࿐໋

has an odd fascination with war criminals and nazis (explains the nazi halloween costume doesn’t it?)

extremely emotional when he’s on his medication, it makes him cry like a baby and that’s why he hates taking them so much.

physical violence is something that he relies on, especially when “keeping you in line.” he wont go too far, just a slap or something.

occasionally, he will show love to you. and by love i mean he will be very clingy and possessive.

sometimes he will realize that what he’s doing is just a “tiny bit wrong” but thinks that its too late to apologize to you anyway.

its canon that either his father or grandfather got kicked out of bull worth academy, but for this sake let’s just say it was his father…

its also implied that his parents were/are abusive in some way, because in the start when he mentions that one of his problems were his parents. i feel like this would’ve affected a majority of his life, especially in relationships.

uses some sort of drugs but refuses to smoke cigars because he thinks its stupid.

[luninosity]

I got to do a neat thing!

And in a very unexpected place!

More specifically, I got to be interviewed for this article in a journal of agricultural research, of all things - but the article is specifically about the appeal of small-town romance, ranchers, farmers, cowboys, etc!

Actually it was really entertaining that they asked me to be an interviewee, because that's really not what I usually write! But I managed to talk about some history and caring for the land as character, and also medieval romance, because I am me. :p

[muppetears-stuff]

I love making crossovers between my favorite fandoms/characters so like.

Justin would play stardew Valley and romance Alex so fast. Do I even need to explain myself??? Closeted gay himbo jock that prioritizes sports and is obsessed with *eggs* CMONNNNNNNN?????

[daydrinking75]

i want proof that you love me

even if i have to dig it out of your body

[endollvors]

So, my document of Bully OC fic has gotten to, a point, and now I have 30k of feelings about him. If you are at all interested in his adventures in emotional manipulation, tell me now.

[risustravelogue]

if someone have been wondering where the hell I have been, I have been busy exploring northern Thedas.

[annaholak]

Still can’t quite believe that Cupid Cafe won the EBGE Prize for Best Self-published Work in the Illustration Category…!

EBGE are the Greek Visual Communication Design Awards, and are considered rather prestigious, so actually winning an EBGE Prize is somewhat of a big deal.

And to think I almost didn’t apply, because what are the chances of my humble, aggressively hand drawn, sapphic romance comic book getting noticed, right?

[lilpillies]

i don't wanna waste my time///Bully Fic/// Ideas (#1?)

A Johnny/Beatrice love story or something like that... with a dash of Bif/Beatrice. Will get there, the braincells hasn't caught up to it yet.

I don't where the idea or thought came from, but it was stuck in my brain and I just started thinking about Johnny and his other potential love interest that wasn't Lola. I've seen Pinky fics but I wanted more. Mostly with my girl, Beatrice. (Pinky is great and all, she makes me laughs) I love Beatrice and love Johnny, so I thought big brain idea; Johnny/Beatrice.

This an AU. Doesn't have to go through the Bully storyline or anything with it. This is mainly about Beatrice and Johnny feelings about each other, until Bif.

Again, I don't know what the plot is or whose endgame! My brain wants Johnny/ Beatrice but at the same time Bif/Beatrice, because story ideas! UGH!

Lore and background info about things.

[[This is me throwing my ideas at the floor until I can make a plot out of it. They are everywhere. Sorry for the spaghetti that fell out of my pocket]]

Beatrice and Johnny being childhood friend and next door neighbors. (I don't know if it should be in New Coventry or Bullworth Town or some where in the between?)

Beatrice lives with her grandparents and they are good friends with the Vicente's.

Johnny has both of his parents, until his father pass away or leaves, at the age of whatever (IDK)

Beatrice's grandparents and the Vicente's just introduce them kids when they were like 8 and told them they going to be friends, so be friends.

Johnny was very indifferent having Beatrice as his friend and Beatrice was a very shy girl at having a boy as her friend.

Johnny would show/teach/talk Beatrice anything about bicycles and Beatrice would show/teach/talk about medical/ books(?)

Johnny is actually pretty smart because of Beatrice teaching him this stuff and Beatrice is really good at fix things

They both had childhood crushes on each other; while Johnny doesn't understand his and thought himself as stupid, Beatrice was noticeable until she went to Bullworth and quiet it down. Holding on the crush until Bif came along and she lets go of the crush (Spoilers!)

There was an accident that happen to Johnny; he was hit by a car, saving Beatrice from getting hit. Beatrice feels immersive guilty about it.

At Bullworth, no knew Beatrice and Johnny know each other, the only people who finds out were Mindy Wiles and Larry "Peanut" Ramano. (And maybe Jimmy but I don't know where to put him in the story and honesty were to put him in the story)

Mandy find out when she sees Beatrice leaving their room from the window and seeing she talking with Johnny. She though they were a secret couple and was about to use that as blackmail but listening their conversion they just seem like old friends. ("How sad/ How boring" something I think she would say)

I don't know how but some where there I like them to become friends; Mandy really caring about Beatrice and vise versa.

Peanut finds out when he went out to hanging out in the Blue Balls Pool Hall and he thought no one was there (think he came early), when her hear a chicks voice and Johnny's voice, talking. He didn't let himself be seen but saw Johnny and that nerd chick just talking. Then Johnny walking the nerd chick out with a caring friend way. Hearing them call each other in nicknames.

He doesn't ask about it immediately until him and Johnny are alone. He doesn't know why but he is scared to ask Johnny about the nerd chick. (And let me tell you, he was right)

Beatrice and Johnny still talk to each other but not in the open, mostly in privacy. Mostly because Johnny is paranoid or something (I don't know, his thought process is complicated)

They both deeply care about each other; Johnny is a little bit possessive. Not like how he's with Lola. He sees Beatrice as the only person (next to his mother and maybe father(?)) that truly understands him but doesn't want to be in a relationship with her. He values their friendship and hasn't come to the conclusion that he loves Beatrice.

They have childhood nicknames for each other; Johnny=Jay, Beatrice=Bee. Johnny will go crazy if he hears anyone calls Beatrice "Bee" and Beatrice would get sad when she hears anyone call Johnny "Jay" and ask Johnny when did he let other people call him that. And he would make sure no one calls him that, not even Lola, which surprises him.

Johnny will sought out Beatrice to have their random talks but mostly about him being sad and annoyed about Lola. Beatrice will comfort and consoles Johnny.

Beatrice would become sad when Johnny talks about Lola and she wanting him to stop being with Lola. She sees Lola hurting Johnny and playing with his emotions.

She won't directly tell him to stop pursing Lola but would try softly tell him don't be around her no more, she doesn't get you.

Johnny doesn't see any of the Nerds as a threat, when they are around Beatrice.

Once Johnny hears Bif being around Beatrice, he goes absolutely nuts!

I hope someone out there gets inspired by these random ideas and writes about it.

There's more ideas coming, I just gotta think about them.

"i don't wanna waste my time" is by Joji. Because I'm unoriginal at come up with titles, but that's what I got.

[theravenlyn]

thinking about how isabella was just ranting away to herself in the diving bell and suhail was like 'she's gonna want this written down for future reference' aND HE DID IT

[dudeshusband]

obviously, i fully intend to leave this s/i my age

[untilyouremember]

Those Not-So-Sweet Boys

Available digitally (can read most of it for free on the kmanga app)

Available in print

[qwainte]

What is this? A story by me? It can't be!

I apologize for my corniness. Here is a one-shot about Jimmy meeting Zoe after getting his ass beat.

[muppetears-stuff]

Something that's been on my mind recently is bully characters with MCR songs,,,, HEAR ME OUT.

this is just the main boys, but like. It's been circling the drain that is my brain. I am going by either lyrics or if they would rock out to the song. OKAY!!

Bully as a whole is "teenagers." OBVIOUSLY. I don't have to explain that,,,

Jimmy is 'mama'. I can't explain it just pleaseee,,,, an animatic, and he's talking to his mom?? See the vision please,,, "you should have raised a baby girl, I should've been a better son." I am reaching maybe,,

Pete is 'disenchanted'. OMG, HE IS SO DISENCHANTED. That or 'I'm not okay (i promise)'

I listen to 'disenchanted' and I imagine him banging out to it because of Evan (oc mention :00) I can't lie,,,"I spent my highschool career spit on and shoved to agree." Is so him,,,

AND "because you never learn a goddamn thing. You're just a sad song with nothing to say." IS SO HIM TO GARY AGH.

Speaking of Gary,,,, he's very 'famous last words' coded, the energy from the song reminds me so much of the fight scene with Jimmy and Gary???

"I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not to walk this world alone. Honey, if you stay, you'll be forgiven. Nothing you can say can stop me going home." LIKE IMAGINE ALL OF THESE IN AN ANIMATIC PLEASE😭😭 especially the energy from "I see you lying next to me, with words I thought I'd never speak. Awake and unafraid, asleep or dead." (Listen to it for the affect, ugh /nf)

[guzhufuren]

A Guide to Some of the Best Queer Asian Shows

The guide includes a show’s basic summary; main genres/tropes/themes and official streaming links (additional info on how to watch at the end of this post)! You can find some content warnings in the reply section of this post. Shows are listed by countries, numbered by the order I recommend watching in, not by rating. All shows have happy endings unless specified otherwise. The list will hopefully be updated regularly (last updated on 04/04/2024, 98 queer shows in total).

Most shows are about mlm, I specify with coloured notes those that are focused on wlw, polyamory, aromantism/asexuality, etc.

Tumblr does not allow large texts or more than 30 images per post at the moment, so you can click on every country’s list to expand them and view them fully in a separate post. You can access this guide in a google doc here.

Thailand 🇹🇭 (full list here)

1. KinnPorsche mafia boss/bodyguard; action; kidnapper/kidnapee side couple

Kinn, a son of a prominent mafia head, is ambushed by an enemy, and meets Porsche, a bartender who comes to his rescue for a price, thus beginning their reluctant relationship as boss and bodyguard, which soon turns into something more.

iQIYI

2. Bed Friend friends with benefits; office setting; trauma

King and Uea work in the same office. After a company outing ends in a drunken hook-up between them, Uea and King agree to keep seeing each other on a strictly physical basis. With no strings attached, will these two be able to keep things between them simple and carefree or will their emotions eventually get the better of them?

Uncut 18+ on iQIYI or GagaOOLala or cut on YouTube

3. The Sign reincarnated lovers; fantasy; thai mythology; police

The story of the love between Phaya and Tharn who used to be mythological creatures Naga and Garuda in their past lives, and were forced apart. But fate intervened, and two men were reincarnated in new bodies. Now, they work together as partners in the Special Investigations Unit to uncover violent crimes and supernatural mysteries while their love is tested by mystical forces and past enemies.

YouTube

4. I Feel You Linger In The Air period drama; time travel; bittersweet

Jom, an architect overseeing the renovation of a rundown villa, continuously dreams of a man he's never met. When a twist of fate transports Jom to Chiang Mai in the 1920s, he assumes the role of a servant to the affluent young master Yai, the mysterious man from his dreams.

GagaOOLala or YouTube

5. You're My Sky sports; university setting; coming of age

Thorn, a young basketball player follows his senior Fah to university as a result of the promise they’d made — to become national basketball champions. However, to his dismay, he finds that Fah has already given up on basketball. --- Aai has to work in pairs throughout the semester with San, 1 year footballer; in order to receive a scholarship to study in Japan, Ai must be willing to do everything to get an A grade. --- Track running requires the compatibility of the team members to be very high. Vee, who became the new racquet 4, has to speed up training to fit in with the team as quickly as possible, especially with Dome, spending extra time together to train. Is love actually a major obstacle on the path of being an athlete?

Viki

> more tv shows from Thailand

GMMTV Thailand 🇹🇭 (full list here)

1. My School President high school setting; secret crush; school president/rebel musician

Gun is the head of his high school music club. Tinn is a school president and Gun's long-term rival. The Principal wants to disband some of the school’s “useless” after-school clubs, especially the music club. Per school rules, the student council president is the one who has the power to dissolve clubs. Gun is now at Tinn’s mercy, so he attempts to do whatever he can to persuade his rival not to cancel the music club. Little does he know, Tinn actually has a secret crush on him. Could romance brew as Gun makes a desperate attempt to secure the future of his band?

Viki (MSP) & YouTube (Our Skyy special 33-40) & YouTube (special)

2. Moonlight Chicken adult romance; age gap; deaf character

Jim is an ordinary guy running a chicken rice diner. One night, he meets Wen when he stays past closing drunk. Brought together by fate that night, intangible feelings arise. Neither can stop thinking about the other despite Jim's efforts to remain unattached. Jim also takes care of his nephew Li Ming, who is falling in love with Heart, a deaf teenager who is practically kept under house arrest by his affluent parents.

YouTube

3. Not Me revolution; freedom fighters; secret twins

When his twin Black is viciously attacked and subsequently left hospitalised in unconsciousness, White is unable to endure the harm done to his brother in silence. He learns Black was a part of a gang of anti-capitalist freedom fighters, and it was one of them who betrayed him. White disguises himself as Black to discover which one of them betrayed him and put him in a coma.

YouTube

4. 23.5 wlw; high school setting; secret admirer

Ongsa moves to a new school and meets Sun, a cute popular girl who she immediately falls for. However, she decides to approach Sun in instagram dms under the pseudonym Earth, leading Sun to believe she's talking to a guy. But Ongsa does not want to lose the opportunity to talk to Sun, so she decides to keep the fact that she is a girl a secret and continue talking as Earth.

YouTube

> more tv shows from GMMTV Thailand

Japan 🇯🇵 (full list here)

1. Cherry Magic!   mind reading; secret crush; office setting

By still being a vіrgin at 30, Adachi gains a magical power – the ability to read other people's minds by touching them. At first, he’s overwhelmed by his new ability, and it’s not proving to be helpful to him. But that all changes when he accidentally touches their office’s most perfect guy Kurosawa, who he learns has romantic feelings for him.

WeTV (Cherry Magic) & no international streaming of Cherry Magic The Movie is available to my knowledge, so watch on bilibili or KissKH

2. Kieta Hatsukoi (My Love Mix-Up!)   misunderstanding; high school setting

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy — Ida — on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!

Viki

3. Our Dining Table food; child character

Salaryman Yutaka finds it difficult to share meals with other people. However, his life starts to change when one day, his cooking attracts the attention of a young boy named Tane and his older brother Minoru. The two brothers are impressed by Yutaka's cooking skill and invite him to their house to cook together. Yutaka's dreary life begins to change, and soon he finds himself looking forward to the meals he shares with the Ueda siblings together, as well as developing a taste for romantic feelings.

GagaOOLala

4. She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat wlw; neighbours; self-discovery; food

Nomoto loves to cook, but tends to make too much food and has no one to share it with. Luckily for her, turns out her neighbor Kasuga has a big enough appetite for the both of them.

No international streaming available, translated to english by Furritsubs, S1 & S2, watching instructions provided, please support translator on kofi.

5. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun high school setting; relationship exploration

Takara is a good-looking popular guy in class, while Amagi is a simple but bright and pure fellow classmate. The two begin to date in secret after Amagi's blurted out confession.

Viki or GagaOOLala

> more tv shows from Japan

China 🇨🇳 (full list here)

Most chinese shows are adapted from explicitly queer novels, the shows are undeniably and obviously queer, but nevertheless the queer romance part is censured. The only exception is number 4 on the list, it is not censored.

1. The Untamed period drama; fantasy

An epic fantasy led by a problem child who comes back from the dead 16 years later in order to fix the broken world he left behind — and finally unite with his soulmate.

YouTube

2. Word of Honor period drama; fantasy

The leader of assassin organisation Zhou Zishu quits his position in pursuit of freedom with drastic measures. In his travels, he meets Wen Kexing, the leader of Ghost Valley who wants nothing but revenge. The two become entangled in various machinations within the martial arts world, and eventually become soulmates instrumental in each other's redemption.

YouTube & Special Episode on Tumblr or DailyMotion

3. Couple of Mirrors wlw; period drama; socialite/assassin

You Yi is a kind-hearted socialite and a successful author. Her perfect life is turned upside-down when she discovers a betrayal by the two most trusted people in her life. With no one left to turn to, she finds refuge in the friendship and support of Yan Wei, a lonely female killer disguised as the owner of a photo studio.

YouTube. the show doesn’t have a happy ending, but it can be a happy ending for you if you stop watching at episode 12 timestamp 28:02.

4. Stay With Me enemies to lovers; high school setting; unconventional families; slow burn

Su Yu is a high school student who lives with his single poor father. Su Yu gets a new classmate Wu Bi. The two clash right from the start, and after getting off on the wrong foot, their explosive relationship takes a turn.

YouTube or GagaOOLala. the show doesn’t have a happy ending, but it can be a happy ending for you if you stop watching at episode 24 timestamp 05:00. OR watch the full thing and look at this post after

5. The Spirealm inside of a video game; mystery; fantasy; horror-ish; hopeful ending

A game designer Lin Qiushi is transported inside of a game he recently played, and now he must go through 12 horrifying survivor game doors to survive in the real world. Inside his first door he meets Ruan Nanzhu, a mysterious man who offers him to team up.

The show was taken down from streaming, download files here and subtitles here.

Various WLW mini web-dramas here.

Various WLW short films here.

South Korea 🇰🇷 (full list here)

1. Love for Love's Sake inside of a video game; high school setting; healing

At the age of 29 Tae Myungha finds himself transported into a fictional video game, and now 19 years old, he meets Cha Yeowoon, who is in the darkest moment of his life. And a translucent window appears where he receives a mission — to make Cha Yeowoon happy.

iQIYI (better subtitles) or GagaOOLala

2. Semantic Error enemies to lovers; university setting

A serious programmer and a rebellious artist clash over a school project. Their animosity keeps escalating to new extremes, defined by petty pranks and feisty arguments.

Viki

3. Love Tractor farm setting; farmer/city musician

Sunyeol, a city man with zero ability to survive in the countryside, comes to his grandfather's rural home. In front of him appears Yechan, a passionate and kind young farmer. While learning about rural life and assisting with farming tasks, Sunyeol gradually finds himself drawn to Yechan's warm and straightforward nature, while Yechan helplessly falls for Sunyeol.

iQIYI

4. Our Dating Sim high school friends to lovers; office setting

After 7 years, Lee Wan meets his first love, Shin Kitae, in a gaming company. When they were best friends in high school, Lee Wan was in love with Kitae. But he ran away and disappeared after confessing his feelings to Kitae after graduation. When the two of them begin working on a new dating simulation game and get more immersed in the project, old feelings are rekindled.

Viki or GagaOOLala

5. She Makes My Heart Flutter wlw; bar setting; niece and aunt dynamic

The extroverted Gang Seol is hired by her aunt Jung at her only-women bar. Even though they are both lesbians, they seem to be worlds apart and have very different love stories.

YouTube

> more tv shows from South Korea

Taiwan 🇹🇼 (full list here)

1. History3: Trapped mafia boss/policeman

The story of a police officer who becomes trapped in the underworld, as he develops feelings for a gang leader.

YouTube or Viki

2. Kiseki: Dear to Me mafia; age gap

Bai Zongyi, an exemplary high school student with dreams of becoming a doctor, is one day unexpectedly drawn into the world of a charismatic and mischievous gangster Fan Zerui, who blackmails him into taking him in and treating his wounds. Just as their love story begins to unfold, Fan Ze Rui's criminal life catches up with him. On the other hand, Chen Yi and Ai Di are two orphans who grew up in the gang together. Ai Di has always loved Chen Yi, but Chen Yi only notices their boss.

Viki or GagaOOLala or YouTube

3. My Tooth Your Love dentist/chef; trauma healing

Bai Lang is a successful bistro owner with an severe fear of visiting the dentist... until a toothache forces him to come face to face with the handsome yet cold dentist Jin Xunan.

Viki

4. Anti Reset android/human

When Chu Yi Ping, an emotionless man, dislocates his hand in an accident at school, his uncle gives him Ever 9 as a caretaker, an experimental intelligent robot that his company is secretly testing.

Viki or iQIYI or GagaOOLala

5. History2: Crossing the Line sports; high school setting

When an injury sidelines a high school senior from the volleyball team, he develops feelings for a recruit.

YouTube or Viki

> more tv shows from Taiwan

Philippines 🇵🇭

1. Sleep With Me wlw; radio; disabled character in a wheelchair

A science textbook writer with a sleep disorder meets a wheelchair-using radio host who runs the midnight shift. This chance encounter at the radio station quickly sparks their interest in each other.

GagaOOLala

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You can watch many shows for free on YouTube, and watch others on the streaming websites by setting VPN to one of the countries in the list. In other cases I recommend paying for subscriptions to show appreciation and support of content in order to get more of it in the future, but if you can’t, watch on KissKH (better quality), Dramacool or get files from MkvDrama. Enjoy!  🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️