#thanks cooking crush

[airenyah]

ok FINE i'll open up a 3rd google doc file

[namtanlovesfilm]

"Five more minutes..."

[gunsatthaphan]

(´ ε ` )♡

[cheecats]

Can I request Shadowsight for the designs? Or maybe Frecklewish if you'd rather?

I'm curious what either would look like in your style! (Which I adore btw it's SO good)

i know Shadowsight is described as small in the books, but I prefer to interpret him with the Tigerstar(tm) tallness with Dovewing's build, and that he tends to shrink down/lower his voice while talking to appear as meek/non-threatening as possible because his peers get nervous around him

[lurkingshan]

Rose's Day of Asks

Top 5 QL couples that you think can truly have a HEA?

Have a great Day💜

Oh hi Rose! I would be honored to participate. This is a great question because there are not actually that many qls where I end the show convinced the couple will stay together for the long haul, either because the characters are very young, the relationship problems are not entirely addressed, I don't fully believe in their bond, or I picture the characters changing in a way that is not compatible. There are a handful that I have a hard time imagining ever breaking up, though.

Pat and Pran, Bad Buddy

After everything these two went through to be together and, crucially, stay together? Ain't no way. They've already survived being forced to compete with each other, feuding friends and families, years-long separation, long distance, and plenty of serious conflicts both with each other and with threats external to the relationship. They will survive the rest and live together through it all.

Kasuga and Nomoto, TsukuTabe

It took them so long to find each other, and now that they have you can bet they will be sticking together. These two are so well matched, and they each provide something the other needs, both where food and emotion are concerned. Nomoto is kind and curious and Kasuga is steady as a rock. They decided to move in together before they even kissed (the u-haul lesbian jokes write themselves). I can easily picture them still sitting at that table eating together in 40 years.

Payu and Rain, Love in the Air

These two are so young, but this is a situation of two perfectly suited people finding each other at an improbably early age. It's rare, but it happens! They are not only a perfect match for each other sexually, but their personalities are also very-well suited. Payu needs to direct his care taking energy to someone who wants it, and Rain needs someone to give him attention, motivation and focus. They give each other a lot of joy and you can feel how happy they are whenever they're together. They will have a long life together pushing each other to succeed and discovering new kinks.

Baram and Hantae, Sing My Crush

These two have been devoted to each other since the day they met. They love each other and they like each other and I can't imagine either of them wanting to be with anyone else. Even if Han Baram's music career takes off, he will be bringing Im Hantae along with him.

Achi and Karan, Cherry Magic Thailand

They are husbands! And even if they weren't, I would like to see you try to pry Karan away from Achi. This one is interesting because we have multiple adaptations of this particular story, but for me Karan and Achi are the pair I believe in the most. Achi really put in the work to learn how to communicate and reciprocate Karan's affections, and their bond with each other feels mutual and rock solid. They're going to have a long and happy life together and be that sickeningly sweet married couple everyone else rolls their eyes about (except for Pai, she will be in the background swooning).

[grapejuicegay]

there's a space in my heart that is now permanently occupied by cooking crush and how much it values friendship. the very real pain of feeling left behind by friends getting into relationships and hiding them from you. ten walking in on the friend group reunion ready to ask prem out and quietly and happily walking out because that's not his moment and he respects it. metha and samsee's heart to heart about how relationships and friendships are different and both are important. metha and ten's friendship. actually just metha in general and his relationships with his friends - including samsee now because good god i love their relationship so much. this show loves friendships. this show is my friend. i love you cooking crush

[khaopybara]

COOKING CRUSH - UNCUT SCENES (2/??)

Episode 1, after being told by his sister that the water stopped running again and that he would have to use the tank in the back.

[dribs-and-drabbles]

The Thai Communal Wardrobe item #228

Cooking Crush ep 9:

Knock Knock Boys! ep 7:

Monster Next Door ep 5:

for @twig-tea 💙

[ranchthoughts]

BL WRAPPED 2023

thanks for the tag @distant-screaming (here)! I decided to get a little creative with it, and also customized it a bit to myself (I'm not a big soundtrack or fanfiction person).

This also functions more or less as my "First Year in BL" post - I watched my first BL in mid January 2023, made this sideblog in mid March 2023, and I haven't looked back since.

I'm going to tag @airenyah, @chickenstrangers, @colourme-feral, @sollucets, @twig-tea, @waitmyturtles, and @williamrikers to do any version of a wrap up they please (or none at all!). I'm also curious to see other people's years summed up, so if you're reading this feel free to tag me - I haven't been on Tumblr much lately so I know I've missed things.

[whenthegoldrays]

and today we observe a phenomenon scientists have dubbed the flan boy effect

[bunnakit]

what shows are you currently watching? (shows that are airing weekly rn, no older shows)

for each one, list two things that you love about them and one thing you would like to see in future episodes!

ohohoo what a treat (finally getting to some of your amazing prompts anon, i assume its the same person but i apologize if im wrong)

Bake Me Please - I absolutely love the aesthetics of this show. They show off some of the most beautiful cakes and pastries and it's just gorgeous. I also love the way each person in the show is broken in one way or another; generational trauma, childhood trauma, dreams that feel out of reach, etc.

After my rant today I think we all know the one thing I want, NEED, to see is Shin apologize to Peach. I cannot stand the idea of Peach bearing all the emotional work for this relationship.

Cherry Magic 30 - So I'm coming at this from a place of knowing nothing about the originals. I'm really enjoying Karan just in general, his thoughtfulness, his care, all of it. He reminds me of a quote from episode 3 of The Last of Us: "Paying attention to things is how we show love." I'm also really enjoying the importance the show is putting on consent as well as Achi's care to make sure he isn't taking advantage.

I'm really going into this right now with no opinions, no theories, I'm just along for the ride. I hope we see some more cat thoughts, I guess.

Cooking Crush - I really wasn't sure if I was going to stick this one out. It's a little too goofy for my tastes but OffGun's chemistry is doing a lot of heavy lifting for me, so that's one of the things I'm enjoying. I'm also enjoying the playfulness of Ten and Prem and this cute courtship they have going on.

I hope Fire's mom explodes.

Last Twilight - You guys have seen my meta posts. I could wax poetic about this show all day long. Thus far I ADORE how they're treating Day's disability and showing how important him maintaining his agency is. I'm also really enjoying Mhok's perspective as a caretaker and the way he adapts and learns every day. I've been both - I'm currently disabled and I was a caretaker for five years. This show is so near and dear to my heart already.

I really hope we see what the hell is going on between Night and Day. Like, we have to, right?

Pit Babe - I'm an omegaverse bitch. I'm sorry, it's my guilty pleasure. One of the first things I do when I get the brainrot for something is go see if there are any good omegaverse fics (I'm very picky, we don't like misogyny or thinly veiled transphobia in this house, no thanks.) I'm enjoying seeing the worldbuilding of this show so far as well as each of the characters and their personalities. Everyone, even North and Sonic, feel like fully fleshed out people and I'm very much enjoying that.

I hope Way explodes - No, I hope we see them build more on the omegaverse aspect of things. I wanna see a man get pregnant. I also want to see a woman, just one woman, just a single one. Where are the women?

Playboyy - BOY HOWDY. Listen, I'm mostly watching this to avoid FOMO. I'm asexual, the sex is doing nothing for me really. The wet noises make me scream and throw my headphones off. I AM enjoying the mystery aspect of the plot a lot, I'm very curious where that is going. I'm also very much enjoying the exploration of different sexualities, like the hints that Soong and Zouey might be demisexual.

Obviously I want to know what the fuck happened to Nant, but I also just want to see more Prom. Also wanna see Aob become soft for Puen.

The Sign - My absolute beloved. I'm obsessed, I'm going to be obsessed forever I fear. The mythology is just fucking superb, the yearning is incredible, the action is great, the friendships phenomenal. I could go on and on about everything I love about this show. It's everything to me and I know I'm going to be a WRECK when it inevitably ends.

I can't wait for Phaya and Tharn to fuck, sure, but I can't wait for them to be in love. I can't wait to see them hold each other gently, look for reassurances in each other, and I hope they each regain at least some memories of their past selves and maybe how much they loved each other.

[airenyah]

NVMD THIS IS MY FAVE SHOT FROM THE ENTIRE EPISODE:

[namtanlovesfilm]

as someone who has purposefully cut herself off from most of the bl/gl/thai dramas fandom online apart from creating content & interacting with my followers, I feel like people don't realize one of my ONLY ways to feel the temperature on a show from people is looking through the reblogs of my gifsets & their tags... meaning if you're out here saying you "usually don't like offgun" and "didn't like cooking crush but the trainee is so much better"... I, a girl who ONLY likes offgun & absolutely loved cooking crush and is also a sensitive bitch who takes things to heart way too quickly... will see that under my own fucking gifsets & take it personally 100% of the time 😅 I never really understood how you can reblog someone's gifset in such a small fandom like ours & think saying anything remotely negative about the people in it would be okay... but sadly I know the people who'll see this post are the ones who always hype me up & praise my gifs and NOT the people I wrote this for 🥲

[gunsatthaphan]

"I miss you too."

[beadddd]

Alright, as much as I would love to see Offgun kiss (who doesn't) I'm actually glad that they didn't.. Idk for me it would feel a lil bit to abrupt considering Ryan just vocalized his feelings and this is the first ep that we see some actual insight on whats going on Jane's mind and his actual feelings for Ryan.. not that theres anything wrong if they did kiss this ep, I just feel like thats not the show is going for, anyway I'm just saying this cause I've seen people complaining and again I get you but I also get why they didn't. Also I'm loving the fallout of Bahmee and Tae, it felt so real and I love that they are talking about it and that the interns are invested and taking side because it makes the friendship feels so real.. I'm not sure about Judy and Bahmee though because one thing I'm really hoping this show not to do is to cop out on the consqequences when it comes to the relationships specially with the interns and their boss, cause I really love how comedic it is and yet still shows us how important it is to have a great work ethic and take your job seriously, so if they sweep the inaappropriate relationships happening and yeah this applies to Janeryan too, it will cheapen the show for me a bit, but I will save my full judgement at the end of the show. Back to Judy and Bamhee, Im not sure what to feel about Judy down playing it, or not taking blame. Bamhee was the only one who apologize but you kissed her too, and you're her boss, if anything you should be the one who says sorry. But like this are just my thoughts about it, they are cute don't get me wrong, Im just not feeling the direction their relationship is going this ep. Could still change though.

Anyway that's my thoughts, I'm really loving this drama ya'll, the writing on this one is really good so far and I hope it will stay that way till the end 8 out of 10 episodes(just 10 ep? Can we please do at least 14 🙏) now and its still solid, Idk why more people arent watching, they are clearly missing out.

[lurkingshan]

Since I know this is something you're often looking for (and often disappointed not to find), what are some BLs that you think do relationship development well?

I actually have a couple lists that get at this question! I made the Ride or Die list last year about drama couples that we actually get to see be together for a significant portion of the story. That one covers a wider spectrum of dramas beyond bl. Earlier this week @my-rose-tinted-glasses asked me about ql couples I believe will actually have a happy ending, and there's a lot of overlap there, as well. Unknown is still in progress but is also shaping up to be really great on this front. Some other recent fav bls that are not captured on those lists:

Cooking Crush

This show was such a sweet romance, both for the main couple Ten and Prem and the side couple Fire and Dynamite. The story is simple but the character work is really solid, and you really get a strong sense of why these couples are good for each other.

I Cannot Reach You

One of the all time greatest friends to lovers dramas, so you know the relationship development is tight. This show gets so much right about the angst of this trope and lets us ride along with Kakeru as he figures out his changing feelings for Yamato. I love them so much.

Ossan's Love Returns

Maki and Haruta have entered my list of all time favorite drama couples. I love that this sequel season allowed us to spend so much time with them as a couple settling into married life, and we really got to see them strengthen their bond by working through some hard situations together. It also just soothes my soul to see an older couple given these kinds of swoony romance moments.