#scoy intouch

[gabrielokun]

[thedooristhebluecushion]

The reason why Secret Crush On You resonates with so many people (me) to the point of them watching it over & over again (also me) is because the secret crush of the “dork” (me again) is finally reciprocated & the “dork” (🙋🏻‍♀️) doesn’t have to change to be loved.

[wen-kexing-apologist]

Ships: every SCOY pair

I see you, villain, I see what you are doing and it is not going to work. I will not rewatch SCOY. 

I love this show for what it says, I love getting a chance to see all the “undesirables” getting romance, and not just getting romance, but being actively pursued in those relationships. Never know what you’re gonna get out of Cheewin, but I am forever grateful to him for this show. 

So, without further ado, here is what I think about every SCOY pair. 

Toh and Nuea 

[by the way, I wrote this and then saw @ginnymoonbeams response, so please note I did not copy her, that just how Toh and Nuea are, and I thought the similarities in our responses were too funny to change how I wrote about them]

You’ve heard of bi4bi, you’ve heard of t4t, but you know what I don’t think we ever get enough of? Freak4freak. 

Part of the reason I do desperately owe this show a rewatch is because I fully skipped through a lot of the first couple episodes because I was extremely uncomfortable with Toh’s obsession with Nuea and how he was collecting things from him. But, now I love my little fucking freak, and love Toh and Nuea even more knowing that Neua a) knew that Toh was stalking him from the jump and b) was Here For It! 

So I want to go back and watch it from the beginning, without skipping through those parts this time. Billy and Seng have great chemistry, once we actually get to them in a relationship I feel like Toh and Neua make sense together, and I believe their attraction to each other 100%. I love how horny they both are for each other all the time, and how much they want to just be making out in the car instead of actually participating in necessary life tasks, like going to school. I swear to God I have never seen a character with such visceral stars in his eyes as Toh has when he looks at Nuea. Nuea and Toh are so obsessively in love it makes me homophobic, and I wish them many more happy years of collecting Nuea’s straw wrappers and recycled soda cans. 

Also, I love that they are verse. 

Also also, and I am so sorry but I do just have to say that the first thing that always pops in to my head when I think about Toh and Nuea is how fucking sweaty Toh is all the time. Billy and Seng worked well together, they are phenomenal actors, but dear lord did it pull me out of a scene sometimes seeing Toh just absolutely drenched. 

Sky and Khaojao 

This is how you do blushing maiden. I have never been in a romantic or sexual relationship with anyone before, and I will attribute some part of that to uncertainty and anxiety. There is some part of me that really believes that I too would struggle with initial physical advances, and so I love every single character that both reacts to their own anxieties around intimacy while at the same time being brave enough to push past it. I love the scene where Jao pulls away like he’s timid and shy about making out or having sex with Sky, and Sky puts a stop to the action, only for Jao to be like “you don’t have to stop”. Incredible. Phenomenal. Show stopping. 

I love watching Jao’s self confidence and security blossom throughout the show as he started letting himself believe Sky wanted him and loved him. They are so great together, I love how much of a unrepentant fool Sky is for his boyfriend. I want Sky and Jao to be fucking all the time so I can systematically steal all of Sky’s shirts while he is otherwise occupied. 

And I seriously don’t know what they are putting in the water at Idol Factory but again, Heng and Surprise had incredible chemistry. Such good chemistry in fact that I despite knowing they wouldn’t actually do it, I would Not Be Mad if Dr. Chalothorn met a certain handsome technical specialist while working with the detective force…all I’m saying is another show with a HengSurprise match up? I would like to see it. 

That said, I think my biggest difficulty with their plotline is that Secret Crush on You is about how all the people that are normally sides in these shows, the neurodivergent freaks, the trans kids, the fat kids, etc. are also attractive, worthy, and deserving of love but Jao isn’t fat. And it’s a hard thing for me because I love Surprise, I loved Surprise in that role, I don’t think I would have wanted another actor in there, or that the chemistry would have been the same. But I wish Jao had been fatter. 

Intouch and Daisy 

Shan, I am being so incredibly serious when I say Intouch and Daisy mean everything to me.

I will never ever be over these two. I wish, I wish with my whole entire being that we had had a bit more time with them. I don’t need a whole show. But Daisy is such a beloved character, she is oh so very dear to me, and with the emotional rollercoaster Daisy went on over the course of this show, she really deserves some dedicated time to be loved. I’ve said before one of the things I love about Thai BL is how frequently you have non-cis people just living life, vibing, existing etc and how that feels revolutionary. But despite how frequently I see non-cis people in Thai BL, I feel like we are still severely lacking in ~Gender~ romance. We have Yok in Only Friends, we have Mae in 3 Will Be Free, Molly in The Warp Effect, Ah Jain in About Youth and that’s pretty much it. 

Every moment Daisy and Intouch were on screen together, there was instant joy, and to this day, almost a year after I watched that show for the first time, I still get fleeting thoughts about the translator’s note that said (paraphrasing here) “wish there was a way to explain how Touch’s way of speaking is so respectful to Daisy’s identity”. Like?????? That’s poetry to me. 

They are a gorgeous little couple and I love them dearly. 

Kongkwan and Fon 

Becky and Freen have incredibly tangible chemistry that makes it so easy to read these two as girlfriends immediately. We got like thirty seconds of them but within that time frame we did at least get sexually suggestive jokes, and an obvious and confirmed relationship between them. To that I say let’s go lesbians!

Send Me a Ship and I’ll Share My Thoughts

[kageyamaana]

Always There

Best friends.

That's what the four of them were and would always be forever.

If there was something they would never give up on in their life, it was their friendship because they had been there for each other in the good and bad moments.

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Som

It happened again.

She knew it would but it still hurt no matter how many times it happened.

Som shouldn't have been expecting anything to be different because every year her parents promised to be there for her birthday but never came or even sent a gift for her.

She didn't know why she still expected them to show that they cared about their daughter when she had mostly been raised by a nanny and all the attention went to her older brother.

For fuck's sake, Som could have been getting drugged at home and they wouldn't care as long as she didn't do it in public to ruin her family's good reputation.

"It seems it will be one more year alone" she mumbles as she looks sadly at her phone

Before she could do anything or think anything sad, she heard the doorbell ring which confused her since she hadn't known anyone was coming and she was 100% sure it wasn't her parents or brother especially because the last one had spent the previous day with her since he had to go to an important meeting today.

Confused Som went to see who it was and when she arrived at the entry she was surprised to see a maid let three people in.

"Guys? What are you doing here?" Som asks surprised "I thought you would be passing the weekend with your families" she adds

"And not bring our amazing presences to you? Never, Som" Day says making a pose which, even without her noticing, makes Som smile

"And we couldn't let you spend today alone" Jao adds with a shy smile

"Eh?"

"What type of friends would we be with let our best friend spend her birthday alone?" Toh says and Som doesn't even try to hide the tears that want to leave her eyes

"Don't cry or we will also cry!" Day says running to hug Som and the other two following her

"S-sorry, i-it's just that..." Som tries to not cry but she couldn't "I t-thought I would have to spend it alone" she whispers and her friends hug her more tightly

"Never, for as long as we are your friends we won't let that happened" Jao promises and Som smiles even with tears running down her face

"Happy birthday, Som" Toh says as kisses her cheek with the other two following his actions but Jao kisses her other cheek and Day kisses her forehead

"Thanks, you guys are the best" Som says grinning 'I couldn't have asked for better friends' she thinks happily

Soon the group of friends are in Som's kitchen eating cake as they talk about anything and everything before the three boys decide to give their gifts to Som who has to try hard not to cry again.

Daisy

Day hated this feeling.

He(she) felt like he(she) was in the wrong body and it didn't make sense.

His body was male and he(she) was a boy(girl).

Day just wanted to know why he(she) felt like this so he(she) looked on the internet for an answer.

The answer was what he(she) expected but it stayed in his(her) mind for some time until she finally understood that she was a she and not a he like she always thought.

Just thinking of herself like this made her feel better.

But soon a fear came to her mind.

What if her friends, the only ones she had and loved more than anything, didn't accept her? It would destroy her and she wasn't ready to take that risk yet.

The fear stayed with Day for some time but one day she just couldn't deal with being treated as a boy by her friends so she told them.

"I'm a girl" she said one time when they were all studying in Toh's house

"You are a girl?" Toh asks confused

"Yes" she says starting to get nervous

"You mean you are trans?" Jao clarified and Day nodded in agreement

"Yes! I'm not the only girl anymore!" Som says hugging Day happily

"Will you change your name?" Toh asks as he smiles at her

"I...maybe" she answers because she hadn't thought about it

"Maybe Daisy so it is a bit similar to your name now?" Jao offers

"Daisy...I'm Daisy..." she mumbles trying to get the feel of the name for herself "I like it, I think I'll change it to that!" Daisy says grinning at Jao

"Can we still call you Day? I'm asking because I might slip at some point and call you that" Toh asks while scratching his neck

"I would prefer not but if you slip I will remind you" Daisy answers truthfully after thinking for a bit 

"I apologize in advance in case I do it then" Toh says and Daisy is thankful that he is understanding her

"We should celebrate this!" Som decided and the two boys nodded in agreement before they all looked at Daisy

"Today Day died and Daisy was born in his place" Daisy declares grinning and soon she has her three best friends hugging her 'I really got the best friends ever' she thinks as she hears them fight over what food they should get and which movie is the best to celebrate Daisy coming out

Jao

He had always been chubby since he was a baby.

His parents said that him being chubby made him adorable.

But Jao stopped believing that since middle school.

He was bullied for being chubby and he forced himself to lose some weight so it would stop but he still felt those judgmental stares from those around him except from his three best friends.

Those three were the best thing to happen to Jao, especially when an old bully came to their class in their last year of high school.

"Look if it isn't the fatty boy!" Lay, the bully, says when he recognized Jao once the classes finished "You still look as fat as the last time I saw you, it's a miracle you even made friends when you look like that" he says as he laughs

Jao can't find words to defend himself and just looks at the ground, with fists closed while trying not to cry while relieving all the times this happened.

Until a voice made him snap out of it.

"Who are you calling fat, idiot?!" Som says glaring at Lay

"Him! Who else would it be?" Lay says pointing at Jao

"Jao isn't fat and even if he was, that is no reason to bully him" Daisy says putting herself in front of Jao

"Oh? Now you have defenders, fatty?" Lay teases and that gets him stronger glares from Jao's friends

"He doesn't have defenders" Toh says "He has real friends something I can see you don't have if this is how you act" he adds and Jao has to stop himself from letting a small giggle out at that

"You!" Lay says glaring at Toh

"Him, what?" Som says with a raised eyebrow "Toh is just saying the truth" she says and Lay glares at her before he leaves the classroom mad

"Ugh, I hate bullies" Daisy mumbles as she looks in disgust at Lay leaving

"Are you okay, Jao?" Toh asks turning to Jao

"Y-yeah" Jao says even if Lay's words did affect him

"Don't believe anything that idiot said" Som says "You aren't fat, you just have rounded cheeks and tummy" she says

"Which makes you the most adorable of us!" Daisy says as she decides to squish Jao's cheeks as if to prove her point

"Certainly!" Toh agrees "Daisy is the fashionista, Som the smart one, Jao the cutest and I am the richest" he declares and Jao finally laughs

"I'm fashion itself, darling!" Daisy says making a pose getting a laugh for her friends

"Better, Jao?" Som asks smiling softly at Jao

"Yes, much better" he says smiling at his friends

"Let's go shopping now! I heard there is this new store with amazing clothes!" Daisy says as she grabs Jao and Toh to drag them out as Som follows them

'They are the best' Jao thinks because he was lucky to have friends that would defend him and help him with his insecurities

Toh

He knew that this was wrong and he wanted to stop.

But since he was young, whenever he liked something, Toh got obsessed with it.

And Toh liking Nuea was no different from those times except that for the first time someone was messing with Toh's heart.

His friends, being the amazing people they were, encouraged him since they knew him well but Toh didn't want to be encouraged.

It was when he first picked trash that Nuea had left out that Toh realized that he was going somewhere he shouldn't.

Some photos or videos were okay but everything else wasn't because Toh didn't want to create fake hope for himself and end up like one of those crazy stalkers.

So, he decided to tell his friends his decision and ask for their help in curving down his obsession for Nuea.

"Guys, I need help" Toh says one time they are having dinner in their favorite restaurant

"Did your crush notice you?" Daisy asks excited

"Sadly no" Toh says and Daisy sighs sadly at that

"Do you need help studying for something or doing some work?" Jao asks and Toh shakes his head negatively

"Then?" Som asks looking at Toh curious

"I want to tone down by obsession/stalkerish behavior when it comes to P'Nuea" Toh says and his friends look surprised and Toh doesn't feel offended because he understands why they are surprised

"Why do you think you need to do that?" Daisy asks once their surprise was gone

"I noticed that I got too much when I started picking up the trash he left behind" Toh says he does understand the disgusting faces his friends make because picking up trash was disgusting

"So you want us to stop you whenever you do anything like that?" Jao asks

"Yes and if you notice that I am taking too many photos and videos of him" Toh answers truthfully

"And what about following him?" Som asks remembering that sometimes Toh follows Nuea

"If his fanclub isn't also following him then stop me" Toh says and his friends nod at that

"We will help you" Jao says smiling at Toh

"Maybe we should start by cleaning your dorm from some things of P'Nuea" Daisy offers

"That is the best start!" Som agrees

"Let's do that after dinner, we can have a sleepover at my dorm too" Toh says grinning and they all start talking about what they should do after cleaning Toh's dorm 'I'm so thankful to have them as my friends...' Toh thinks with a soft smile before giving his own input in the conversation

Always There

"Daisy! My mom got a dress for you!" Toh says entering the room were Daisy and Intouch were staying at and completely ignoring that he interrupted the couple while they were making out

"Mae did?! Show me!" Daisy says getting up from her boyfriend's lap to see the photo "This is beautiful!" Daisy says looking amazed at the dress "But I have no where to use it" she pouts as she is the scholarship kid of their friends group

"Yes, you do" Toh says "Paw has invited you for his birthday party and he expects you to bring your boyfriend for him to meet him" he explains

"Is he sure?" Daisy asks because she knows that someone might say something mean about Toh's father inviting a trans person to his birthday party

"You are family, Daisy" is Toh's only answer and Daisy smiles and hugs her friend at that

'They are so adorable' Intouch thinks '...Even if Toh interrupted me and Daisy' he adds a few seconds later before sighing and going to wrap his arms around his girlfriend and see how the dress that has Daisy so amazed looks like

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"Jao! Jao! Jao!" Som calls her friend while entering the garden

"Yes, Som?" Jao asks looking at her as he continues to play with Sky's hair

"P'Mew says he will be free to celebrate my birthday with me this year!" Som says grinning and Jao looks surprised before smiling happily

"Those are amazing news!" Jao says happy for his friend since they knew they could trust Mew and his promises because every time he said he would be there for Som, or one of them, he truly would be there

"He also said he can't wait to meet Tor and present me his own boyfriend" she continues and takes a sit beside Jao and Sky

"Should I warn Tor about it?" Sky asks curious and hoping he wasn't interrupting Jao and Som from something personal since he loved to see his adorable boyfriend bonding with his friends

"Maybe" Som says "P'Mew is a wild card sometimes but I don't think he will be that protective when he knows I'll just copy him when he presents his lover" she explains and Sky hums at that and watches as the two friends go back to talking about Mew and the new series he is filming besides how Mew's company is doing

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"I think this might be a bit too much" Daisy says as she looks herself in the mirror

"You look beautiful, Daisy" Som says as she finishes styling Daisy's hair "Right, Tor?" she asks looking at her boyfriend who had been watching Som help Daisy get ready for her date with Intouch

"Yes, Touch will love it" Tor says and Daisy smiles thankfully at him

"Now, let me put some makeup on you and we will be done" Som says turning back to her friend

"There is no ne-" Daisy tries to say but Som stops her

"I don't care, you asked me to help you get ready so just accept it" Som says and Daisy sighs fondly but lets her friend put makeup on her

"Touch will fall in love again with you when he sees you" Som declares once she is done and Daisy blushes a bit at that comment

"Thanks, Som" she thanks her best friend

"No need to thank me, I know you would the same for me" Som says and Daisy smiles at that before giving a quick hug to Som, apologizing to Tor for interrupting his time with his girlfriend and then leaving for her date with her own boyfriend

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"This will look amazing on you" Daisy says as she puts a soft pink sweater in front of Jao

"You sure?" Jao asks biting his lip nervously

"Jao, darling, if you don't want to try this you don't have to" Daisy says looking at her friend

"No! I want to!" Jao says quickly "But..." he mumbles pointing to his stomach and Daisy sighed understanding that it was Jao's insecurities getting in the way

"Jao listen to me, you aren't fat and even if you were it is no reason for you to not try or do things" Daisy starts "Don't listen to what those idiots told you, okay? You are amazing and beautiful but if you don't believe me I will call P'Sky and our friends so they can remind you of all that" she adds and Jao smiles shyly

"Thanks Daisy" Jao says and Daisy smiles at him "Let's get six more pieces of clothes and then I will go try them" he says a bit more confident

"That's the spirit!" Daisy says grinning before dragging Jao towards were she saw some clothes she think will look good on him

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Toh and Jao were both holding hands while looking nervously at the restaurant in front of them.

Today, they would officially meet their lovers family and neither knew how to feel about it

Sky and Nuea had been asking them to meet their families for a long time and finally the two agreed but in the condition it would happen at the same time so they could be there to help calm down the other.

But now they thought it was a bad idea since they were both really nervous and unsure if this was really a good idea.

"I don't think I can do this" Jao mumbles holding Toh's hand with more strength

"Me neither" Toh mumbles back

"But we promised" Jao says and Toh nods at that before they both took a deep breath

"Let's go" Toh says "No matter what, we have each other" he says trying to encourage both of them to finally enter

With that the two enter the restaurant and ask for the reservation their boyfriends had made to which they are quickly guided to the table where Sky and Nuea are with their families.

"Toh!/Jao!" their boyfriends say the second they notice them and come to them

"P'Sky" Jao says smiling as his boyfriend hugs him

"Hi, P'Nuea" Toh says softly and Nuea kisses his forehead

"Come, our parents are excited to meet you" Sky says grinning and offering his hand to Jao

"And Lam has been telling them how amazing you guys are" Nuea adds teasingly since Lam adored the four friends and talked always highly of them

Toh and Jao shared one more nervous look before grabbing their boyfriends hands and braving into meeting their in-laws.

Thankfully Sky and Nuea's families adored them and slowly the two friends relaxed into the dinner but they knew that even if they had known the outcome before, they would still ask to have the other with them because they would feel much better having one of their friends there.

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"Som, I think that is a bit too much of salt" Toh says looking up from the the recipe they had chosen to try and make for their boyfriends

"You sure?" Som asks looking at Toh

"Yeah, we don't want to give them hypertension" Toh says and Som puts the salt down

"What's next?" she asks making her way to beside Toh to look at the recipe

"Uhhh, let's see" Toh mumbles

Slowly, with a few many mistakes, the two the cooking recipe they had chosen and once done they stare at the result unsure.

"This will taste like shit" Som finally says looking at the food they made that didn't look really good

"Yeah" Toh agrees "Wanna bet that P'Nuea and P'Tor will act like it is delicious even if it tastes like shit?" he asks looking at his friend and Som laughs

"Why bet when we both know they will do it, they are whipped for us" Som says and Toh joins her in laughing

"We are still doing it, right?" Toh asks and Som nods

"Of course, we can't lose the chance of teasing them especially after they had to pose with those girls for the school's journal" Som says

"I'm just happy the the girl P'Nuea had to pose with wasn't Prao" Toh comments and Som nods in understanding

"Let's call them here now then" Som decides and with that the two call their boyfriends, excited to see their reaction to the 'delicious' food they had just made

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"Should we feel jealous?" Tor asks as he, Nuea, Sky and Intouch watch their lovers dance with each other while ignoring them

"Maybe" Intouch says but telling the truth none of them feels jealous

"I think we got lucky" Sky comments getting raised eyebrow from the other three "Those four are really close and if only one of them hadn't liked us we would be single right now" he explains

"Yes, that's true" Nuea agrees because it is easy to see that those four would do anything for each other and that they were always the priority even after they all got lovers

After that the four boys continued to observe their lovers dance with each other before they finally approached them.

"Touch! Let's dance!" Daisy says smiling and grabbing Touch to drag him to the dancefloor, Touch could only smile and let himself be dragged by his amazing girlfriend

"You too, Tor!" Som says grinning and Tor just smiles before grabbing Som hand so he could finally dance with his beautiful girlfriend

"Do you wanna dance too?" Sky asks Jao but the younger boy shakes his head negatively

"I'm tired and thirsty" Jao says and Sky offer his hand to Jao before guiding his cute boyfriend to where the drinks are

"And you, Toh? What do you want to do?" Nuea asks as he puts an arm around Toh's waist

"Let's go outside for a bit, it is getting a bit stuffy in here" Toh answers with a small smile

"Whatever my pretty boyfriend wants" Nuea says before they make their way outside the room towards the garden

[scovilletwothousand]

I HAVE PERSONAL FUCKING BEEF WITH IDOLFACTORY AND SECRET CRUSH ON YOU FOR TRYING TO MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT SURPRISE PITIKORN SIRIPORNSAWAN (JAO) WAS CHUBBY OR INSECURE ABOUT HIS WEIGHT WHEN HE LOOKED LIKE THIS ON THE SHOW

AND FUCKING LOOKS LIKE THIS NOW

DOES THIS MAN LOOK CHUBBY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM?????????

IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A CHUBBY CHARACTER, ACTUALLY MAKE THEM FUCKING CHUBBY

AND DON'T SAY SHIT ABOUT ASIAN BEAUTY STANDARDS OR WEIGHT STANDARDS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN FAT SIDE CHARACTERS ON THAI SHOWS SO FAT PEOPLE AND FAT ACTORS FUCKING EXIST I KNOW THEY DO BUT ONLY AS COMEDIC RELIEF WHERE IS MY GENUINELY CHUBBY LOVE INTEREST I KNOW THEY EXIST

[gillyweedgrl]

To be honest, I’m a little surprised that so many people are surprised by the quality of The Sign. Did none of y’all watch SCOY?!?

Look, if it’s not your cup of tea and you never intend to actually watch it the whole way through, I get it. It is a bit much, but at least watch the highlights cause it has some great points.

The production value is both high and utilised well, the acting is good, the chemistry between Billy and Seng is off the charts (Keng and Surprise do a good job too) and yes the cringe factor is high but I feel like the progression of the story arch as well as the character development counterbalances it fairly well.

The negatives for me were solely in a handful of tropes that caused me the most cringe and a minor plot device in the last few episodes that it probably could’ve done without. The positives though, far outweigh the negatives, especially when you take the above and add to it;

Actual conversation about what it means for one of the characters to be trans and be themselves.

Epic level loyalty amongst both the friendships and the couples.

Consistent communication between the couples.

Multiple variations of couple dynamics ie; M|M, M|F and F|F amongst the main cast.

The nerds and weirdos are the heroes of the story (I say this with love and as a self-professed weirdo).

All in all Idol Factory and Saint Suppapong did a great job with challenging some stereotypes (even if they fed others) and making a quality show that I have actually watched more than once. Secret Crush On You is a good series to spend your time on, even if you don’t end up watching the whole thing.

THE SIGN THE SERIES

Thai BL ACTION FANTASY and I'm totally here for it!! I was surprised how good the pilot was: the high level production, the cinematography, the acting, the CGI that are really good and doesn't look cheap/fake👍🙌 the chemistry between the main couple is intriguing, everything was above my expectations! Let's hope they will keep up the good job 🤞🙌

Ok...the stolen kiss at the beach was meh...but I'm ok with it for this time 🤣😆😉

This villain...I hate him...but he is so good in his role that I kinda like him...and then I hate him again 🤣😉

Video cr. @estercaskey on Twitter

[bengiyo]

Hi, what's your 30 favorite Asian BL characters from dramas or series you've watched? (unless you don't have that many) Thanks.

Nonnie, respectfully, that's just too many characters to write about. However, I have written about The Knowing and why I identify with those characters, and I've written about Framboise, one of my favorite characters of all time.

However, now is as good a time as any to join @lurkingshan and @waitmyturtles in reaffirming my love for Dynamite!

In her post, Turtles talked about how Dynamite and Fire are products of internalized and externalized homophobia. Shan went on in her post to talk about how their story works because of how Fire shifts as he becomes comfortable with himself and his relationship with Dynamite.

I think part of why I feel so protective with it comes to Dynamite and his friends is that I care so much for fem gay men and the kinds of visible queers that don't get loved, especially when they're assertive about themselves. It was always obvious to me why Dynamite, Prem, and Samsee were together. They're all lonely queers who don't expect others to love them or take care of them.

I've noticed over the last decade that fandom really struggles with friend groups like these. It was somewhat similar with the SCOY quartet on the front end, especially Toh. I often wonder if there is a component of visible queerness or gender play that doesn't reach sections of the audience. However, as a gay man who is loved and protected by queers like this, these are my best friends. You've heard my best friend on @the-conversation-pod when David guests, and he is one of those queers. He is a fighter. I am not.

Prem and Samsee clearly know Dynamite's story. The crux of why Samsee is upset with Dynamite at the end of episode 9 and going into episode 10 is because he felt like he should have been trusted with something important about Dynamite. Samsee is the kind of man who is like Whoopi Goldberg: He doesn't want people in his house. However, he opens his door for Dynamite when he loses his apartment, and keeps letting him live there even when he's pissed. Samsee believes in his friends and loves them. Dynamite is the de facto leader of their friend group because they love and trust him. Dynamite is more than just his persistent attraction to Fire.

Dynamite likes Fire because Fire protected him from what clearly reads as a bashing. Dynamite has been thinking about that for years, and toughened himself up because of white Fire inspired in him.

We also know that Dynamite lost his parents to homophobia. You don't get a queer like Dynamite if they're loved and supported by the people who were supposed to do it. You get this when he's loved and supported by the people who chose him. I keep my guest room ready because we sometimes have to take care of a friend in the local community.

When Fire gets serious about Jane and weird about Dynamite, he backs off, forcing Fire to come after him. He knows that Fire is also into him, but he isn't going to be jerked around. It's the sincerity of Dynamite's attraction that makes Metha force Fire to reckon with how he's suppressing who he is.

More than anything, it's that Fire admits this to himself when he can't put up the front anymore. Dynamite is so important to me because so many of us who were closeted are like Fire. We pretend like we don't like gay men chasing us, like Intouch chasing Korn in UWMA, and then we lose them! You will lose confident gays like Dynamite if you treat them like shit and keep calling them annoying. Their friends will call you DL trash and you will not be invited out.

I just love Dynamite so much. He is the kind of gay character I love the most in BL. He's a kinda fem gay man who is earnestly pursuing his hot, super fit love interest. He has the support of his visibly-queer friends. He knows what he wants out of his relationship. He supports his partner through a major difficulty while still being clear about what he wants as secondary to his partner's safety. He is passionate about his goals, and wants to succeed with his friends (I ugly cried about their dish narrative in episode 10).

We have a fully-realized queer character surrounded by complex, layered queer characters. His story and those of his friends are about queer love making people's lives better. He will always be a favorite, and I really hope the people in the audience who've struggled with him can find more ways to appreciate him.

[respectthepetty]

SCOY aka Several Colors on Y'all

@solaarflaree asked about the colors in Secret Crush on You, so I'm delivering it in two posts: 1) general color coding and 2) the tiny details. These posts will easily get me into heaven because this was work!

Red Rascal + Pink Person

Sky (Red Rascal): Passionate, Spontaneous, Energetic

Jao (Pink Person): Compassionate, Playful, Emotional

Orange Oddity + Blue Boy

Nuea (Orange Oddity): Optimistic, Communicative, Impatient

Toh (Blue Boy): Loyal, Sincere, Passive

Yellow Yal & Green Gal

Daisy (Yellow Yal): Happy, Amusing, Egotistical

Som (Green Gal): Lively, Generous, Judgemental

Brown Beauty + Purple Person

Kongkwan (Brown Beauty): Honest, Wise, Supportive

Fon (Purple Person): Encouraging, Wise, Luxurious

Black Brooders

Tor (Black Brooder - positive): Mysterious, Seductive, Protective

Prao (Black Brooder - negative): Dominant, Pessimistic, Manipulative

Heavenly Human!

Intouch (Heavenly Human): Essential, Pure, Perfection

[gmmtv-bl-tournament-but-evil]

👀👀 i wanna hear your SCOY thoughts 📝🎙🎥

Okay so I should preface this by saying that if you ask me whether or not I like SCOY, my answer is a pitiful whine followed by me throwing a chair as a diversion and quickly disappearing from the room.

In short, SCOY is a 2016 show made in 2022. In long........ okay, we'll get there.

I think if you're going to watch SCOY, you either commit to watching the whole of it or you give up from the start and never press play at all. I started enjoying it pretty deep into the season when I realised that 1) you cannot take it seriously. I believe it is a parody of an exaggeration and it knows it, and 2) you can only enjoy the whole of it if you get into the mindset that both main characters are sociopaths who fit perfectly with each other and if the show has ever made you think otherwise, it was openly and shamelessly lying to you.

Another huge part of the reason I did not give up on it halfway are the secondary couples. When Sky and Khaojao's story finally took its final shape I was so so so glad I stayed 'cause I haven't seen anything like their storyline in any BL before or after SCOY and I will say this is a huge flaw in BL as a whole in my opinion. The same goes for Intouch and Daisy as a couple and Daisy as a character on its own specifically. Daisy's storyline came out of left field and elevated the whole show to an insanely high level despite the little screentime it got.

I feel like all I've said so far makes SCOY seem like a flawless show and I want to make it extremely clear that it is not. Despite appreciating what it was trying to do, it needs also be said that there are huge pacing flaws when it comes to the division of screentime. In addition to that, if it had worked a little better as a drama than it did as a comedy, it could have brought up an amazing conversation about sexuality, desire, and gender identity that it almost completely missed by being so obsessed at trying to make you like Toh. I believe the purpose of Toh as a character was both as a comedic factor - which doesn't necessarily work all that well for the main character - and to make you root for someone that is not often found in shows of any kind. It doesn't quite manage to do either imo, which is a huge shame because when later on in the show Toh actually seems to grow up a bit, he becomes a lot more enjoyable. If they'd toned him down just a tiny smidge, it would be a lot easier to decide to stay from the start.

There are a few things that left a lasting positive impression on me. Despite Toh being extremely hard to like, I came out of watching SCOY absolutely in love with Seng Wichai. Khaojao's whole existence as a character has my whole heart as does Daisy. The subtitling for this show is a work of art, whoever did it deserves to be hired for every single Thai show, I appreciated so much the way they chose to contextualise parts of the translation by straight up explaining them and I wish it happened more often.

So, in conclusion, do I like SCOY? Yes, and also no. I like a lot of its parts and I wish a lot of it was different. Can I, in good conscience, recommend it to others? Absolutely not. I will never ever take responsibility for convincing someone to watch it. I would refer them to this post and tell them "This is in your hands now, whatever choice you make I want no part in it".

Is this a very disappointing answer for someone who had to wait over two days to get it? Probably, yeah...

[gabrielokun]

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

MY FINAL LIST OF PAN-CODED CHARCTERS

pat (bad buddy)

cher (a boss and a babe)

tiffy (lovely writer)

pure (my gear and your gown)

na (tonhon chonlatee)

pete (dark blue kiss/kiss)

teh (i told sunset about you)

daonuea (star in my mind)

ming (2moons2)

leon (don’t say no)

king (bed friend) I am claiming this boy

pa (bad buddy) (“anyone taller than me is fine. I just like someone I feel comfortable with”)

tine (2gether)

molly (the warp effect) i am not sure if they are the one?

skye (scoy)

that dom lady (big dragon)

parpai (love in the air)

pan (the shipper)

intouch (scoy)

pisaeng (be my favorite)

(my asks and relipes are still open for more tbh ajdhajdk)

[wen-kexing-apologist]

14 and 17

Shan! Hello and Welcome to the SECRET CRUSH ON YOU ASK GAME RESPONSE!!!

Shout out and appreciation for the the perfect combination with which I get to talk about a show you have been torturing me with gifs of for the last couple weeks. I blame you for the internal war that has been brewing between me wanting to rewatch this show and knowing that I have a never-ending list of other content I need to get through. 

ANYWAY 

14- Sunshine/Sunshine 

Daisy and Intouch

This may perhaps be a little untraditional because I know that Daisy does carry a sadness within her, but my GOD when she smiles? The entire world lights up, and Intouch lights up with her. These two are fucking adorable and I really wish we had gotten more time with the two of them. I mean, look at my girl. She is just so sweet and full of life, and she knows herself even if she struggles with it at times. And Intouchis just so enamored with her in the kindest and sweetest possible ways. I will never forget the translator’s note that made sure international audiences knew just how respectful of Daisy’s identity Intouch was being. I LOVE THEM, YOUR HONOR! 

17- Ugly Duckling 

Now, we all know Seng and Surprise are beautiful, attractive people HOWEVER Secret Crush on You does not treat them this way, and that is fantastic because it means that we get to watch these boys go from being seen as “losers” to being seen as attractive and desirable. I appreciate that we got a story where the usual side characters are actively being pursued by the conventionally attractive and popular boys in the school. And honestly, I consider Khaojao x Sky to be a wonderful Ugly Duckling trope in the way that Khaojao starts to see himself as desirable and attractive and becomes more confident and secure in his relationship to Sky without really changing…anything about himself. It’s phenomenal. 

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Gonna give you a bonus, non-SCOY response to 14...

14- Sunshine/Sunshine 

Akafuji and Aoyanagi, BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen

My loser simp, his leg kabedon, and his bright, smiley, anxious main. This entire show was sunshine so maybe it just bled in to everything else in the show. But dear lord I loved every minute of their unhinged, fanboy interactions.

BL Romance Trope Ask Game

[27vampyresinhermind]

Opp and Nutt had like five minutes of screen time together in SCOY as Intouch and Daisy and to this day, they still like every single one of each others Instagram posts. Opp is even a T/K-Pop group now but they still follow each other and regularly like each others posts. I adore them. The ship is a tiny boat but damn it it’s still sailing! I know it’s prolly never gonna happen but I would watch the fuck out of a series with them as the leads.

[pharawee]

Rules: 🎶✨when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask/tag 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶

I was tagged by @wanderlust-in-my-soul 💜 Thank you so much! I did the other playlist thing a day ago but I can never resist a tag game that involves music.

I randomly chose these from my on repeat playlist. Also, I almost exclusively listen to Thai music these days so... sorry for the lack of variety 🤣

The7 - Get Loose

Opp Weerapong (Intouch from SCOY) recently debuted as part of this group so I gave them a listen and I genuinely like them (and Opp's voice).

New Country - Stand by หล่อ

Yes, it's the donut song. Yes, I'm obsessed with these guys. I don't even entirely understand why. It is a mystery.

Newery - หลงรัก

This is such a beautiful little song, I didn't even realise I'd listened to it so much.

Dept - 17

This is my current favourite song. I randomly had it stuck in my head one night and it took me days to find it again (spotify's song radio is both a blessing and a curse).

Fujii Kaze - Matsuri

Oho, you say, finally a song that isn't Thai! But I randomly found this song on spotify's Thai top 50 so idek anymore lmao

I'm tagging: @singto-prachaya @icouldhyperfixatehim @liyazaki @snimeat @combeferret @kinnkittisawasd @khathadome @25shadesoffebruary @nonkul @bfjeff 💜💜

[heretherebedork]

For the ship ask game, I got to ask:

Intouch/ Daisy

(My favorite ship of SCOY, though SkyJao are a close second)

I mean, there can be no other choice but to ship them, the darlings.

What made you ship it?

The way Touch smiled at Daisy. Just... perfection. The perfect smile and the perfect gentleman who never hesitated to show his kindness or to woo Daisy as politely as possible. Absolutely darling. What are your favorite things about the ship?

I can repeat myself. Or I can add the little cooking motion as their secret signal. Oh, these darlings. These beloved darling. I adored both of them, I did, I wish the show had given them more time. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Again, probably not? My biggest opinion is that I wish they'd have more screen time and more time to develop more fully and a more fleshed out ending would have been nice. They deserved a special episode.

Ship It or Not Ask Game

[scovilletwothousand]

just found out that opp weerapong (intouch in scoy) is debuting in a thai-korean boy band which means that his time for acting will be greatly diminished or completely destroyed which means we most likely won’t be getting an daisyintouch spin-off series or even just an oppnutt series