#see-eiw

[gabrielokun]

[aylinaliens]

THE WARP EFFECT (2022), episode 2

Good boy, Laika. 

[bl-bracket]

Best Siblings Round 3: Black & White (Not Me: The Series) vs Tonhom & Long Pao & Seeiw (My Only 12%)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Black & White: "White literally takes on Black’s life in order to figure out who hurt him, and when Black wakes up, he does everything in his power to make sure White is safe (even if it isn’t necessarily what is right or what White might want, but Black gets there eventually). They have an established twin connection that’s so strong that Black wakes up from a coma when White fucks his nemesis. Even with their separation at such a young age, it’s clear that they are some of the, if not the, most important people in each other’s lives. Also, I think it’s really interesting that White learns so much about who he is and what he believes through posing as Black, and a lot of their individual strengths and weaknesses balance each other out super well."

Tonhom & Long Pao & Seeiw: "These three, especially Seeiw and Long-Hom, have been shown to be so supportive and caring of one another, particularly concerning Seeiw’s journey of accepting that he’s gay and in love with Cake as well as their journey of grief together. They all rely on each other and take care of each other, especially when it matters most. Two of the most pivotal moments of the show, for me at least, were when Long-Hom watches a film with Seeiw that depicts two men in a relationship and Long-Hom notices just how much it affects Seeiw. Later on, Seeiw confesses his feelings for Cake to Long-Hom during one of the emotional highlights of the show, and she handles it so well, dispelling his idea that he’s somehow dirty for having feelings for another boy. Seeiw asks Long-Hom if it’s okay, why was everyone in the movie so upset? Why didn’t the two men in love get a happy ending? And you can just see Long-Hom’s heart break in that moment. She doesn’t know what to say, but she does her best to support Seeiw, and that’s all she really could do, in my opinion."

[rubinrotegwenny]

{Please wait for me to come BACK, will you? I don't care if no one else waits for me, but could you please wait for me?}

~ Cake to Eiw in My only 12% ep 8

*

The amount of tears I cried because of them... 😭😭 I love this drama but I didn't expect it to be this emotional. Episodes 8 and 9 were tough. 😰 So well done. 👏🏻♥️

[madeinjapan-thailand-blbambeyond]

MAN CRUSH FANDOM • MADE IN THAILAND

KATSAMONNAT NAMWIROTE

[Nickname: EARTH]

PONGSAPAK OUDOMPOCH

[Nickname: SANTA]

[leenaur143]

I've never shed so many tears as I have during episode 5 all the way through to 9 of My Only 12%

I never thought THIS show would make me sob ugly tears like I don't even know why it HIT SO HARD but 🥹😭 It got my tear ducts unlocked so many times 🤧

[bengiyo]

Wonderful day in Thailand. but now for the important questions.

Of all the ql thai couples, what couple would be the biggest headache for Namnuea? And why?

Rose💜

See, this is an interesting question. I've been thinking about it for days, and now I just want a follow up show about Wiwa Square tackling all of the new gay weddings. I'd love this as an episodic show where the challenges the classic BL couple is dealing with reflects something going on with Nuea's or his people's lives. Any Thai fans following me, feel free to propose this to your people and make this happen. Just make sure I get to watch it.

The Wedding Plan Wiwa Square Spinoff Show Guests

With that in mind, I'd like to see an episode for the following pairs:

Sarawat and Tine

I just know that Tine is going to be the one they expect to be dramatic as hell, but it's going to be Sarawat freaking out about everything being perfect in a fantastic meltodown. We could have Lom talk to Sarawat and share how the closet affected both of them.

Teh and Oh-aew

Teh wanted to come out at the end of IPYTM, and wanna see the glam these two could pull off. I just know they're going to have an epic fight. This would be a good episode for Lom and Nuea to have a big fight.

Patts and Saengtai

Honestly, I want this episode because I feel like we didn't learn a lot about Patts beyond his relationships with Nara, his grandmother, and Tai. It would be a great chance to delve deeper into his character and see these two trying to communicate properly now that Tai is not holding back. These two also kissed really good, so this would be a good episode for Nuea and Lom to have a steamy moment.

Mork and Tawan

Let's be real: weddings are expensive. Mork's poverty was a huge part of his story in My Ride, and I think it would be really cool to see Wiwa Square work on a small budget for Cheep and Dej, Mork's gay uncles. It would also be an opportunity to talk about wealth and aging while queer.

See-eiw and Cake

The benefit of these two being friends to lovers is that their families saw how close they were the whole time. Despite the unfortunate PSA at the end of My Only 12%, this would be a great episode to focus on families around weddings. We'd get to see Cake's mom stepping in to fill the mom role for See-eiw, and this could be an opportunity for Lom's mom to reenter the fold.

Yang and Phumjai

We need a good episode for hijinks. The Love in Translation cast would be perfect for this. Yang is also Chinese, so we could focus on some cross-cultural traditions.

Charn and Tinn

I'm sorry, I just want Nawin to meet Neua. It also means Silvy could cameo. This would be an excellent episode for the side characters to take center again because they decide to keep Nuea away from Charn or something.

Phun and Noh

I just want White and Captain to get back together every few years and reprise these characters for little check ins. This episode would be a good time to talk about long-term relationships and their challenges with guys who are just a few years older than Neua and Lom.

Khai and Third

Speaking of White showing up in BL! I'd like to see Third struggling with his perfect wedding plans. This would be a great time to reflect on how weddings have been presented in media, and they could spin that either way by either leaning into the tropes or actively subverting them. That would be in line with the ToL goals.

Pluem and Kevin

These two had fantastic chemistry in Ghost Host, Ghost House. This could be a good episode to reflect on how weddings feel when some of our loved ones didn't get to live to see the day. I think this could be a really touching reflection on grief softened by how comfortable these two always manage to look with each other.

Pharm and Dean

I honestly don't think these two would have a lot of problems within themselves for the wedding itself. For this episode, we could really focus on wedding logistics. We could have something go really wrong with a caterer at the last minute and have Pharm step in to save his own wedding while Dean uses his connections to fix other things blowing up around them. This could be a good episode about Nuea and Lom having problems maintaining a good work-life balance.

Cairo and Gavreel

We need to do an international episode, and I'd like to see a crossover with The IdeaFirst Company in some way. Gav and Cai have been separated multiple times. I like the idea of them finally getting to marry at a destination wedding.

Shin Ki Tae and Lee Wan

I just wanna see these two again. This would be another international episode, and we could get back into some of the unresolved abandonment issues Shin Ki Tae is happening, and we could have a cross-cultural dialogue about making things right.

Im Han Tae and Han Ba Ram

Another international episode. They could use this episode to talk about the ongoing challenges of being a public figure and a star if these two are successful.

This was a lot of fun to think about! I really want this show now.

[babyangelsky]

BL Challenge 2k24 ✨Day 8✨

Hello and welcome to @negrowhat's 15 Day BL Challenge! Full challenge can be found here.

The Trope You Hate Except When It's "This Series": Forced Separation with a Time Skip Cherry on Top

♡ gif by @radishayuan from this set

Except when it's My Only 12%

This show. This show is the source of the majority of my beef with New Siwaj and yet, I love it beyond words. I really do. It's the third BL I ever watched and it has a special place in my heart. I don't know what the hell P'New puts in his shows that makes them hit like nothing else. I have to be in a very specific mood to rewatch this show but when I get into that mood, I have to rewatch it because nothing else will do.

Now let me just say, I truly and incandescently hate the forced separation trope, but it's so much worse when there's a time skip added in. When it's done poorly, it's usually because the writers wanted to throw in a last second conflict before the end of the show (usually in episode fucking 11) just so they can resolve it in five minutes in the finale. I hate it and it needs to die.

Even when it's not done poorly (because it's rarely done well) it's usually still frustrating and devastating. Like what did I personally do to deserve this? Someone is always going to study abroad or getting transferred abroad or making a deal with someone's disapproving parents or moving to the U.S. and going radio silent for FIVE YEARS GAO SHI DE WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON Y—

*ahem*

But! My Only 12% is the only show I've seen where the separation and time skip don't only work, but are necessary. I just really wish it had been done better.

♡ gif by @loveisactivated from this set

As heartbreaking as Cake and Eiw's separation was—and fuck, it was brutal—I do really feel like it needed to happen. Eiw's entire universe revolved around Cake and his entire sense of self was tied to Cake. Eiw needed to grow and I don't think he would've been able to do so nearly as well if Cake and the comfort zone he provided were there for him to fall back on. Cake's absence didn't only give him the space to become a more self-possessed person, it forced him to become one, even if initially it was for Cake's sake.

Which is why I'm so sad we got to see so little of that separation, and therein lies my beef with New; if the show hadn't turned into an anti-smoking PSA and had everyone crying for the last two episodes, there would've been enough time for both the separation and for Cake and Eiw's relationship to develop after they got together.

Cake wasn't gone for even one entire episode! Yes the time skip needed to be condensed, but the four years they spent apart were an important part of the story! There needed to be more time dedicated to them. If they'd spent just one more episode with Cake and Eiw separated, we could've seen more of their development.

I wanted to see my sweet boy Eiw grow up and become more confident and make new friends and adjust to university. (I also wanted more of him and Title but that's purely selfish because I'm a Title Tanatorn girly and I can't believe I didn't get to see them kiss even once) I wanted to see Cake really coming to terms with the fact that he was always in love with Eiw and with his sexuality. I wanted to see him miss Eiw the way we saw Eiw miss him.

♡ gif by @loveisactivated from this set

Their reunion would've ultimately hit that much harder and been that much sweeter if only we had been given a chance to really sit with their separation.

Not to mention that because the pacing was done the way it was and because we got the ending that we got, we only had like five minutes of Cake and Eiw's boyfriend era before everyone started crying! THAT IS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, NEW!

♡ gif by @krystaljungs from this set

Look at them! We deserved to see more of this! We deserved more of them just being happy and disgustingly in love! After all that pain and pining you're only going to give me five minutes of happiness?! You're going to hurt my queer feelings for half a show with the sweetest childhood friends to lovers arc I've ever seen and then drop the ball and not make it up to me?! NEW WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON Y—

[starlingflight]

Hey Holly, going on anon so that I can be all gushy in anonymity. I first discovered your fics through “Gothic Pigeon.” It was so funny, I was trying so hard not to laugh so that I don’t wake up my partner, sleeping beside me.

The next night, I binge-read through “Everything I Wanted” and “Falling All In You” which was a total mistake because I felt so regretful after, similar to the regret one feels after they’ve finished an incredibly good dessert very fast. That’s why when you started posting “Someone Else’s Life” almost 3 years later, and I was able to follow the updates live, it felt like I was getting the chance to enjoy another dessert from a dependable and talented baker — and this time, I would be able to savour it.

After you finished SEL, began IAL and announced the weekly updates of the charming “Bewitched,” I have developed a habit of checking your AO3 and tumblr page for new content. I truly believe I am hooked on your writing and I just wanted you to know how much excitement your work stirs in the people who follow it. You and the fellow fanfic writers of the fandom community do all this magic, free and we are just so lucky you use your writing powers for good, rather than evil.

Anyhow, I have all the above mentioned fics downloaded, except “Bewitched” which I’ll be doing so immediately after its completion! Your fics are still material that I revisit for comfort and laughter and warm, fuzzy feelings. I also wanted to say that as a person who has read your work and been time and time impressed by your world-building and characterization skills, I think you’ve grown so much as a writer since “Everything I Wanted” and “Falling All In You.” Your recent work is so nuanced and it’s awesome to be able to see your growth as an enigmatic writer. Honestly, you’ve always been a fantastic storyteller, and now you’ve only become even better.

Thank you for the stories and for nursing the romantic in me that comes alive with Hinny-fics. I’m looking forward to the next chapter of “Bewitched.” ♥️

(I also wanted to sneak in this “Bewitched”question - I know Ginny has been harbouring a love for Harry since Halloween almost 15 years, but what about Harry? It’s been 8 years since the uni party… has he been in love with her for close to a decade? No wonder the love potion doesn’t work on him 😽)

okayokayokay, I’m just going to take several deep breaths…

Hi anon,

Firstly, thank you so, so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

There simply aren’t enough words in the English language to articulate how much I appreciate and love this message, believe me, I’ve tried!

Coincidentally, I was thinking the other day about how different my writing process is now from what it was when I wrote FAIY & EIW, but it's really hard to look at your own writing objectively so the mere suggestion that my attempts to develop different techniques are actually noticeable to someone reading is literally the most encouraging thing in the world! 🥰🥰🥰

RE: Harry’s feelings in Bewitched, I think its safe to say Ginny might not be the most reliable narrator when it comes to her interpretations of Harry’s behaviour, so I’ll let him show you his pivitol Halloweens himself in a few chapters time 😉

Just gonna sign this off by saying thank you x 10000000 (even though its still not enough)

I love you, anon 😘

[respectthepetty]

Moments I'm being completely normal about from episode three of Never Let Me Go:

That Nueng really looked at Palm with his eyes saying "Ruin My Life" and Palm had to look away even though his fingers lingered on Nueng's neck

That Nueng's eyes say he wants Palm to ruin his life each time he looks at him, so he mustered up the courage to look at Palm with his face showing his feelings and asked him to stay with him

When Palm worried that he scared Nueng, Nueng assured him he wasn't afraid of Palm

He was surprised

Because Nueng realized Palm did it because he cares deeply for Nueng

Although Nueng can't protect Palm in the same way, he made sure to give Palm happiness and protection in the best ways he knows (and he will buy his guy those shoes!)

Even though they are constantly being watched, they find moments to share with each other even if it's in their dreams

Honestly, I'm still stuck in part two. The entire portion of them dancing while sneaking glances at each other was this episode's mitochondria = the Powerhouse

But glances aren't enough for Nueng

And those moments of honesty expose them

The fact that Palm looked shocked and Nueng looked hurt when Phum called Palm Nueng's underling, but neither were bothered by Palm being called Nueng's boyfriend nor denied it

And when they teased each other, Nueng remained upset that Ben referred to Palm as Nueng's servant when Nueng specifically called Palm his friend while Palm stated he didn't care because Nueng could call him whatever he wanted *being completely normal*

Nueng's body language was distant towards Ben compared to the previous episodes, and the place Ben asked Nueng about his friendship with Palm is the same spot Cake's girlfriend questioned him about his friendship with Eiw in My Only 12%, then he broke up with her.

Chopper was happy to see his cousin

And happier to see Palm, which showed he is just as lonely as Nueng with no one to reach out to, and the one time he did try to connect with someone

That person, Ben, tossed him aside

Chopper talking about Ben brought forth every emotion that he thought he buried. His demeanor changed as soon as Nueng asked about Ben. He was sad. He was flustered. He was happy. *NOT normal about that that lip bite*

And Ben took that away.

[littleragondin]

15 Day BL Challenge

The full challenge can be found here!

☆*:.｡. Day 4: Fave Ship Dynamic .｡.:*☆

This one was a perfect excuse to go look at about a hundred of this ‘fave ship dynamic’ drawings people did! I like to diversify my romance intake, and I’m easily pleased so I had a bit of a hard time picking.

I am gone for a good friends to lovers ship. When it’s well done, with all the angst of finding your feelings shifting, and the fear of losing what you have, the whole shebang?? I eat that up. We recently had a wonderful example of it with Kimi ni wa todokanai that I loved dearly.

I also think of Cake and Eiw in My Only 12%, or DNA says I love you (even if there is a lot of other stuff happening in this one).

Established couples ! I know romance mostly focuses on people getting together, but I have to say, I am a sucker for an established couple going through life – first coming to mind are Shiro and Kenji, from Kinou nani tabeta? (even if so far I only saw the first season, don't tell on me)

Other favorite are Maki and Haruta in Ossan's Love Returns, Park and Lee in My Secret Love, the Korean short film Secret Roommate. Even the boys in Don’t Say No, actually. I just like to see people navigating a relationship, be it early or late in the game, and all the domesticity that comes with it.

And I do love a good sunshine/grumpy pair, pretty classically, especially the ‘we are both hurt/traumatized’ flavor. One of my favorite pair is Korn and In from Until We Meet Again, my tragic lovers.

I’m also thinking of Nekoyashiki and Issei from Kabe Koji Nekoyashiki-kun desired to be recognized, Mitsuru/Koichi from Eien no Kinou (another tragic one), or Jiwoo/Seojoon from To My Star.

[aylinaliens]

The Warp Effect episode 2

[bl-bracket]

Round 1: Twi (My School President) vs See Eiw (My Only 12%)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Twi: "Every time he’s in like a 50 foot radius of Por he goes full babygirl mode. The biggest heart eyes, the shy blushy cheeks, the soft voice that is both teasing and oh so whipped. He hangs off of every word that Por says (I’m talking about the last couple episodes of MSP plus the Our Skyy 2 episodes). He’s a normal competent wingman until a pretty boy smiles at him and then he becomes a puddle of goo. We know that Por is the better flirter between them, if Por actually called him baby, babygirl, princess, or something, I think Twi might have passed away."

See Eiw: "I want to take care of him like a baby seal"

[lurkingshan]

For the BL ask game, can I ask 2 and 3? -☆

Oh good, I was hoping I would get another 2 so I could shout out my other FTL bl drama:

My Only 12%

I love them, your honor. This show does the trope right, with a nice helping of angst alongside all the cute moments between See-eiw and Cake both before and after they are a couple. I love how seriously the show takes the pain of falling for your friend, and how it reckons with the dynamics of this happening in a same sex friendship, in particular. This show is not in the bubble and See-eiw's feelings for Cake are all tied up with his sexuality, and this show treats that with the care it deserves. Now remember besties, when we watch this one we simply pretend the last two episodes do not exist.

Childhood Sweethearts

Ya know, I actually don't think we have any really great executions of this trope in genre. I think of childhood sweethearts as distinct from just the leads having a childhood connection (which is... most dramas) and more about a true lil kiddie romance that then becomes a real one in adulthood. Probably the best of the lot so far is...

Lian and Kuea in Cutie Pie. They were promised to each other young and the show is very much about them figuring out how to translate that promise into an adult relationship, and the show does a pretty good job of exploring the complications of that. I think my ideal version of this trope would not hinge on an arranged marriage construct, however, so I am still waiting for a show to come through with a more natural reunion for a pair of childhood sweethearts.

Send me a number and I’ll post the best and/or my fave show that uses that trope

[gillianthecat]

The best sibling tournament for the next @bl-bracket is accepting submissions for 4 more days (til July 5th). I was trying to remember what siblings I'd even seen, because I could only think of a few shows off the top of my head, so I made a list of all the ones I could remember from the shows I've seen. I'm sharing it in case it reminds you of a sibling set you loved and want to submit. This is by no means a complete list of all siblings from all BL, just the ones I know about. Some of the relationships get barely any screentime in their shows, and I couldn't even find some of the siblings' names, but perhaps one of them spoke to you deeply anyway?

Best Siblings Ideas

21 Days Theory — Q’s mother (can’t find her name) & and Uncle Man

A Man Who Defies the World of BL — Mob & his brother Ayato (I don’t know if it counts as BL, but it's a great dynamic)

Advance Bravely — Yuan Zong & his sister Yuan Ru

Bad Buddy — Pat & his sister Pa

Between Us — Win & his brothers Wan & Wiew

Big Dragon — Yai & his sister

Blueming — Si-won & his sister Si-yeong

Cherry Magic — Adachi & his sister brother Adachi Kazuya

Color Rush 2 — Se Hyun & his sister Ye Won

Eternal Yesterday — Koichi & his young siblings

Fahlanruk — twins Sherbert & Chertame

Ingredients — Tops & his baby sibling (iirc) brother Thunder (thanks @lori0018)

Jack o’Frost — Ritsu & his brother Shuji

Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to Be Recognized — Mamoru & his sister

Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to Be Recognized — Tsubasa & his brother

KinnPorsche — Korn & Gun

KinnPorsche — Porsche & Porchay

KinnPorsche — Tankhun, Kinn & Kim

KinnPorsche — Vegas & Macau

Love By Chance — Ae and his young sibling(s) (iirc) older brother (thanks @littleragondin!) Oh

Love in the Air — Prapai, Plerng & Phan

Love in the Air — twins Saifah & Payu

Love Mechanics — Vee & his brother Yoo

Love Stage — Anda & his brother Thee

Love Syndrome III — brothers Day & Night

Lovely Writer — Gene & his brother Jap

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry — Shin & his sister Sakurako

My Only 12% — Cake & his sister Cream

My Only 12% — See-eiw, his sister Ton-Hom, & brother Long Pao

Not Me — twins White & Black

Oh My Sunshine Night —Khim & Rain

Seven Days — Yuzuru & his sister (iirc)

Step By Step — brothers Man & Jaab

The Untamed — Jin Guangyao, Jin Zixuan, Mo Xuanyu, Qin Su & …?

The Untamed — Lan Zhan & Lan Xichen

The Untamed — Nie Huaisang & Nie Mingjue

The Untamed — Wei Wuxian, Jiang Yanli, & Jiang Chen

The Untamed — Wen Qing & Wen Ning

To Sir With Love — Tian & his brother Yang

Addendum

I Told Sunset About You — Teh & his older brother Hoon

To Sir With Love — Jiu & his young siblings Mei & Fu

[twig-tea]

4, 10, 14

ohoooo this is a kind one

4. Long Term Pining

Now. This is very kind of you. You know how I feel about pining. Here's a list of faves in which the pining is significant in length and significant within the story; I'm going to put these in order of length of time. Please notice that we're starting in high numbers, because my men know how to pine (and I probably even missed some because my men do be pining):

La Pluie (Patts: 7 years)

Our Dating Sim (Lee Wan and Ki Tae: 7 years)

Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (Wataru: 7 years + years the film spans)

Old Fashioned Cupcake (Togawa: ~8 years)

His (Shun and Nagisa: ~8 years?)

Lovely Writer (Nubsib: (~8 years?)

Minato's Laundromat (Shin: 10 years)

Tokyo in April Is....(Ren and Kazuma: 10 years)

My DNA Says Love you (WenWen: 10 years)

The Warp Effect (Army: 10 years)

Cherry Blossoms After Winter (Tae Sung: ~12 years)

The Untamed (Lan Zhan: 15 years)

Your Name Engraved Herein (Jia Han and Birdy: 33 years)

Something In My Room (Phat: ~40 years)

I Feel You Linger in the Air (Yai: ~60 years/a lifetime? if we count the book as canon, two lifetimes)

Dear Doctor I'm Coming for Soul (Tuapee: ~130ish years [~30 years + additional lifetimes, has to wait 100 years or something like that before they can be in the same reincarnation cycle so I'm assuming that holds])

Midnight Museum (Khatha: ~200+ years)

Guardian (Shen Wei: 10,000+ literal years)

[Ones I wasn't sure of length on offhand so I might be wrong that they're too short for the above list--anyone feel free to let me know if you do: Bad Buddy, Kabe Koji, You're My Sky. Also mentioning Eternal Yesterday here because we see Mitsuru at the end after 5 years still pining but it's implied he'll never stop for the rest of his life]

A couple of bonus GL additions (because the girls be pining too):

Fragrance of the First Flower (~15 years)

Legend of Yunze (~1000 Years)

10. Bodyguard

I answered this once, so I'll go for a GL this time:

You Yi and Yan Wei in Couple of Mirrors. Assassin as bodyguard is only extra if people aren't trying to kill you. You Yi is saved so many times by Yan Wei that I don't care whether it's strictly canon. Also, LOOK AT THEM

I know I keep choosing censored Chinese outings for this prompt but honestly is anyone doing it like them???? My other option was going to be PingXie from The Lost Tomb series. Listen, I did enjoy Where Your Eyes Linger, Never Let Me Go and KinnPorsche, but I'd argue the bodyguards in all of those series were not particularly good bodyguards lol

14. Sunshine/Sunshine

There are some wonderful sunshines in BL! I think all of my faves have been written about so I'm just going to throw the first five that came to mind here and try not to think about the ones I'm definitely missing:

Daisy and Intouch from Secret Crush on You

Mork and Tawan from My Ride

Cake and See Eiw from My Only 12%

Key and Chen from Boys' Lockdown

Aki and Haru from Let's Eat Together Aki and Haru

+bonus GL

Pearl and Alex from Pearl Next Door

Link to the original ask game post!