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Liking the colors for today’s manga delivery!

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Ron Watches What's wrong With Secretary Kim (PH) Episodes 16 and 17

Unfortunately, dear readers numbering in the ones, this is the part of the series where we dive into That Plot. That I hate. But what can I do about it but just dive in? Continue reading Ron Watches What’s wrong With Secretary Kim (PH) Episodes 16 and 17

[calqlate]

THE LOVE & DEEPSPACE MLS AND THEIR KDRAMA ML COUNTERPARTS

INCLUDES: rafayel + sylus + xavier + zayne

WARNING(S): might be ooc bc i don't really keep up with the lore so there might be some inconsistencies (oops) (pls be gentle) (it's 10pm here and my brain is running on adrenaline) + contains some canon lore drops ig

MASTERLIST

NOTE(S): i will never stop inserting my fandoms into kdramas bc i love seeing worlds collide. anw pls partake in this brainrot with me 🤩

— RAFAYEL

ryu sunjae from lovely runner - they are both absolute losers for their respective lovers. i can picture rafayel in that one scene where sunjae was blowing kisses towards sol's house. no matter how hard his beloved tries to cut him out from their life to save him, he will always find his way back into their life.

jeong guwon from my demon - similar to sunjae, guwon is also another loser for his wife. (tbh i can imagine rafayel as a down bad simp for his lover; cue thomas sighing and shaking his head.) i can picture rafayel in the scene whereby guwon and dohee were doing that tango while fighting off their enemies too?!?!

lee yeon from tale of the nine-tailed - continuing the loser boy train, we have yeon as the final dude to add in this group. (specifically yeon from s2, bc the way he wanted to go back to his timeline so badly to see jiah matches rafayel's "the only person i'll ever love is my lover" energy.) their backstories also match in the sense that yeon never stopped searching for jiah and rafayel never stopped waiting for his bride.

— SYLUS

myulmang from doom at your service - not me choosing myulmang bc they both made contracts to their beloveds [clown emoji]. but nonetheless they're similar in the sense that they won't think twice about eliminating someone who hurts their lover.

shin wooyeo from my roommate is a gumiho - again, another contract situation. wooyeo is a "classier" version of sylus imo, and one who uses less pet names. if sylus were the ml in this kdrama, he would defo keep an even more watchful eye on his beloved so that she doesn't go about losing his fox bead. (aur naur iw to write a gumiho au for sylus now...)

lee youngjoon from what's wrong with secretary kim? - similar to youngjoon, sylus will never let his lover leave. they want to leave his mansion? he will try 101 (legal) ways to make them stay. they will find snacks they like in their room more often. they will find new (and expensive) clothes in their wardrobe. heck, even an all-expenses-paid vacation! he wants to keep them close to him; he's afraid of them upping him to leave.

— XAVIER

goo yeonjun from a time called you - like yeonjun, xavier has literally went back in time to save his beloved. he wants to see then safe and sound, and as long as they're happy, he's happy. as long as they're alive and breathing, he's fine with not being by their side. just watching them live their life is enough for him.

haru from extraordinary you - totally not projecting my all-time fav kdrama on him (or am i?) but xavier and haru have similar mannerisms and personality traits. yk how in the first few episodes danoh was dragging haru around and this guy just remained silent and followed along until one day he just started speaking? yeah that's the same with this guy. the person he likes could yap all day and he would willingly sit and listen.

moon seoha from see you in my 19th life - similar to seoha, xavier loves once in his life and he will only ever love his little star. he would never get over their death and if he's the one responsible for their death, he would be all the more upset with himself. he would throw himself into work all day and refuse to love again, thinking he shouldn't be able to fall in love ever again since he took his beloved's one chance of staying alive and happy away.

— ZAYNE

moon suho from black knight - they're both so overprotective of the one they love. the way suho essentially told sharon that haera is the only woman he would ever love is something i can picture zayne doing. if someone is out there trying to harm his beloved, you'd best believe zayne would do his best to prevent that from happening, even if it means giving up his own life.

lee suhyeok from bora! deborah - when zayne loves, he loves hard. like suhyeok, he's clumsy at expressing his affections, choosing to keep everything to himself and wait until he's 100% certain it's the right time to say whatever he wants to say. and sometimes, that can lead to disastrous endings (see also: suhyeok getting dumped on the same day he went to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend). both men are careful to a fault, all the more so with their beloved because they're scared of losing someone precious to them again.

yoo jihyuk from marry my husband - zayne, like jihyuk, would willingly stand aside and watch the one he loves fall in love with someone else. he would be supportive and wouldn't try to fight for their affection. his motto is "if they're happy, i'm happy" and he can live being an unmarried old man as long as he sees them happy.

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This Week in BL - We In A Slump, but help might be coming from a very strange source

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Sept 2024 Week 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

Jack & Joker (Thai Mon IQIYI) ep 3 of 12 - I don’t have a lot to say except that the plot is somewhat predictable but the show is still very engaging. War is fantastic. I’m enjoying it a hell of a lot.

Monster Next Door (Thai Thurs Gaga ) ep 10 of 12 - The second leads are getting better in this one. I understand where they are coming from, which makes their conflict so much more understandably painful, and honest to a friends2lovers trope. The main couple is kinda standard college relationship drama, but they are cuties.  

Kidnap (Fri YT) ep 4 of 12 - How is Ohm so damn gorgeous? Meanwhile, babies’ first argument. And it’s sponge bath time. Q has got to be wondering if Min is as meticulous with all kinds of care and attention to detail all......the......time. Somebody here in the hellhole said something about this being "the most BL to ever BL." And I think they’re right. At least right now. Although, watch out, we got us a new contender from the east.

I Saw You in My Dream (Weds Gaga) ep 11 of 12 - I do love the continuation of the perversion, in a good way, of the punishment trope from last week's episode. Oh, has the show finally remembered its title? NO SINGING. 

Addicted Heroin (Thai Tues WeTV) ep 7 of 10 - More kidnapping and an attack and now there’s a girl involved and somebody’s going to China and I don’t understand anything! And I don’t really care. Is this how the actual book originally went? Because it’s wild. Also TOO MANY of flashbacks. I guess they got a bit of a boyfriend era, and the claiming during the water fight was cute, but otherwise...... meh

Love Sick 2024 (Thai Sun iQIYI) ep 2 of 15 - One shouldn’t make comparisons, of course, but all I can think about is how amazing Captain was as Noh in the original series. Thus this show is mostly just making me want to rewatch the original. It’d be an interesting twist to have Aim be queer instead of a damaged cool girl slut. Was the helmet hand letting go a foreshadow of the iconic bookstore hands letting go? Also, I gotta say for the second episode of a series there are already too many flashbacks. Why are they using filler when they have so much content crammed into so few (comparable) episodes for a series? It’s annoying. Stop it.

Live in Love (Sun Gaga) ep 4 of 5 - This show has some interesting, if heavy handed, things to say about shipping and trolling, but also predatory/proprietary female behavior. It’s fascinating to see it tackled head on, if handled in a profoundly clumsy manner. I’m not sure how I feel about it. That said, most of this episode was actually an advertisement for a resort in Phuket. 

Bad Guy My Boss (Thai Sun Gaga) ep 2 of 10 - I'm getting What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? vibes from this show. Only this is WAY more bullying. It’s very old-fashioned 90’s billionaire romance novel only gay. It’s never a good sign when I’m watching two boys kiss and I really want one of them to just bite the other ones lip off instead.

Battle of the Writers (Sun YT) ep 9 of 12 - No ep this week. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Sugar Dog Life (Japan Sun grey) ep 8 of 10 - Gosh it’s so frikin adorable. Baby got sick. He has SUCH A CRUSH. And such a courageous little confession! Yay! Can’t wait for next week. 

Teenager Judge (Vietnam Sat YouTube) ep 1 - sure, yes this is, in fact, just Ba Vinh doing his thing with pretty boys again. And yet...... There is a REASON this leapt into the standings guns blazing. So it’s high school set but it's stepbrothers trope. (My, aren’t we popular this year?) I know, but I NEVER get tired of this trope. We got us Bach (BV's sullen tsundere) and Dat (babygirl meets bully). It’s GREAT how the brothers' dynamic is entirely different at school than when they're at home. My ear isn’t trained for Vietnamese, but I think Dat is using different pronouns depending on his location (his personality entirely shifts when he’s at school). I’m not sold on the Bach character, although I always trust BV to serve in the end (at least we know the kisses will be good), but Dat is utterly in love, a touch spicy, and reasonably complex. The surrounding cast is good too, my favorite pretty boy is there playing top dog (woof), and one of the besties is out gay (YAY!). The plot of the show is...... well...... absent. Nothing happened. But if we are aiming for Love Sick slice of life style BL, I'm game. Subs are appropriately terrible and confusing. But I like it A FUCK TON so far, so I’m gonna keep it in rotation. Nice to have Vietnam back in play. What a shocker.

2024 has been a year of upsets.

Love is Like a Poison AKA Doku Koi: Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru (Japan Tues Netflix?) 3 of 10 eps - I weirdly enjoyed the farcical music and the utter absurdity of the court case. I also liked how it highlighted what a good team these two are. Frankly I don’t mind a bit of an antihero sleazy lawyer + conman, it's engaging. I’m getting wholesome out of Thailand. I don’t really need it from Japan at the moment. Also I don’t believe for one second our conman actually is serious about the relationship. Conmen gonna con. I'm reminded of the scorpion and the frog fable.

First Note Of Love (Taiwan Mon Gaga) ep 8 of 12 - I love Orca so much. I do not love the autotuned version of Orca, but I knew what I was in for with this particular show, it's in the title after all. I did laugh a whole lot when Laing used kha. Hon, I don't think that word means what you think it means......

The On1y One (Taiwan Thurs Gaga) eps 11-12fin - I never thought I’d say this, but the pacing was off in the penultimate episode. Taiwan, and its chronic misuse of flashbacks strikes again. That said we eventually got a "lock in" trope and Wang being the biggest little flirt shit in the cafe OMG!!! Of course, you shouldn’t use a girl to torment your bf, but it was so well done, I can’t really complain. Meanwhile, teacher kisses. And now I understand exactly why they’re present in this narrative. Clever. Bummer of a burden on that ending though. I cannot see how they’ll manage to stick this landing. [That was ep 11]

AND NOW EP 12 - doomey doomey doom

Not the water bottle trope! Argh the teenage lust of it all. Just stop it. Wang is so smart he knows exactly how bad he has to be to leave the class. And his bf certainly knows that too. And......

......

So that was not an ending and I’m not happy about it and no one is surprised. Even I’m not surprised. I’m just disappointed. Even tho I suspected this was where we were headed I'm disappointed. That’s it. That’s all I got. How do I review something that was such a crushing let down?

Conclusion:

Based on a Mou Mou novel + the Your Name Engraved Herein team, this is old-school coming of age BL and it was bloody fantastic. Tsundere seme to beat all tsundere (smartest + tallest + bestest at everything but people) meets socially-ept cutie smart-ass uke. They're living together by end of ep 1 and start kissing by end of ep 2. A stellar tense slow burn stepbrothers trope that ate my life and than just belly-flopped the finale. What I'm left with is epic levels of disappointment and well...... at least nobody died? My standard "fatally flawed" rating for any BL is 4/10 so I guess that’s what I’m giving it. 

Before you ask me for the stats: Taiwan does not have a history of second seasons. I went ahead and ran the numbers and the odds are certainly not in our favor. I put the chances at 2%.

Yes, I contemplated a revenge rating of 2/10 but even I'm not that mean.

It's airing but...

The Hidden Moon (Sat WeTV) ep 1 of 10 - This is a supernatural romance (my ghost boyfriend trope) by Violet Rain (I Feel You Linger). A man is hired to write an article about an old mansion in Chiang Mai being converted into a café. He sees the ghosts of people who died at the mansion, falls in love with one of them. Was substantially recast. I loved IFYLITA except the ending so I think I'll let this one run it's course you can tell me if it's work tracking down... if they managed to land it. I have my doubts.

In Case You Missed It

Falling For My Boss is vertical format (nash) short from Korean BL about a happy-go-unlucky man who keeps losing his flower shop business because of romantically misbehaving employees (apparently it's a thing). When his best employee brings in a new boy he's worried she's falling for him, but it turns out it's his own heart on the line. He a clueless softy and The Boy is a lost broken sweetheart, making this a gentle little snippet of a show. There's a baby linguistic negotiation, some hung slinging, awkward handholds, and everyone is very pretty. For me the absence of kisses and the vertical format were more annoying than the length, which felt fine but many viewers will find too short. I enjoyed the 30 minutes of cute. All of which makes this a solid 7/10 from me. It was originally only available on this one ap in very short form with ads so I wasn't gonna bother. Then some kind soul cut it together without ads and stuck it up for download. Say thank you.

Oddball recommendation next: This podcast episode touches on some stuff we see in Thai BL so I think it's worth listening to. Journalist Dominic Faulder on the Complex History Between Thailand & Myanmar

Happy of the End (Japan Gaga) - Completed its run. A boy is disowned for being gay, dumped by his boyfriend, and ends up in a dysfunctional co-dependant relationship with his would-be kidnapper. We were due for another messy JBL and it's exactly as expected. I do not like it at all and DNFed. Gossip round the hellhole is that was a solid decision.

Marriage Equality Law has officially been enacted in Thailand...

Yes the actual law. Goes into effect Jan 22, 2025

Next Week Looks Like This:

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

Coming Oct 2024:

10/3 Fourever You (Thai iQIYI?) 16 eps - New directs Earth (UWMA, 12%) + Pond (Century of Love, 180 Degrees), Bas (Gen Y, 2 Moons) + Maxky (Why You… Y Me?) and other familiar faces like Bever. Sampler pack university BL from Wabi Sabi that looks like it's trying to be a gay Boys Over Flowers (4 older med students hot boys) and I'm not mad about it. Trailer Not sure who's distributing this but my guess is iQIYI since they had the last few from this house.

10/7 Every You Every Me (Thai Gaga) 10 eps - Jade and Chin have lived over a thousand lifetimes. In each one they somehow manage to fall in love with each other. (This pair, TopMick was piloted in a My Universe ep, that was one of the only ones I liked.)

10/10 Eccentric Romance (Korea ????) 12 eps - Silkwood’s 2nd Thai/Korean colab, that has been in production since 2022 which is a LONG time in the BL world. I'm worried but I like the concept: friends of 10 years who’ve been hiding feelings for each other enter the same university. Plus MURDER.

10/10 Gangster and His Boyfriend (Korea ????) 8 eps? - Kim Dong Bin (famous trainee & idol reality competitor, yeah that happens) stars as a fallen idol who unexpectedly becomes entangled in a gangster family. Discovers that his friend’s father is responsible for the murder of his entire family years ago. I don't know much about this one, neither does anyone else and I'm not sure where I got that release date so……

10/21 Love in the Big City (Korea ????) 8 eps - Adaptation of Booker-nominated famous coming of age novel of the same title by Park Sang-Young. Cynical yet fun loving student writer Young pinballs from home, to class, to Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female besie and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their worries about life, love, and money with soju. As time passes Jaehee settles down and leaves Young to face his problems on his own. Young finding comfort in the arms of the series of men, including one whose handsomeness is matched by his coldness and another who might be the great love of his life. Not really BL. Stars Kim Go-eun (The King: Eternal Monarch), Noh Sang-hyun, and Nam Yoon Su (The King’s Affection). This already released as a movie and isn't very well regarded, this date is supposedly an international release as a series. I'm wary of it being BL.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

I got nothing, The On1y One drove me into a funk.

(Last week)

Streaming services are listed by how I (usually) watch, which is with a USA based IP, and often offset by a day because time zones are a pain.

The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @sunflower-positiiivity @rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire @mestizashinrin @bl-bam-beyond @small-dark-and-delicious @saezurumurmurs

Sigh, Tumblr in its infinite wisdom doesn't like too many at-ings.

[magnetic-braincells]

Too Old?

Fem!Reader x Kim • One-shot

Warnings: Slight gerontophile themes, overall sfw, unrequited attraction. Cursing. Violence. Mental struggles. Read till the end! I swear you come to your senses.

Word count: 5k+

I wasn’t expecting to be walking outside a government building around six pm, but here I was.

Files in my hands, I was trying to my best to be an ideal intern. All I had to do was transfer some papers and I’d be done for the day. So that’s what I did. I handed the papers to a woman in the lobby, and opted to go through the building to the parking lot. The thing is I’m not great at remembering directions. The nice lady gave me clear instructions that seem to evaporate in my head the moment I began walking away. I was a senior in college. Just trying to get through my internship hoping to get a job as a secretary or some sh*t. I was interning for an office job here at a government building. I had no idea about any bad apples employed there until that day. I must’ve taken a wrong turn. My introversion didn’t want to ask for directions, and my extroversion decided to find a way out myself. I turned into a hallway, and— hardly stopping myself— almost slammed into a man.

“Sorry,” I said, ducking towards the other side of the hall. The apology wasn’t enough for him, apparently. “Watch where you’re going-!” He barked. It did make me flinch, I’ll admit. I stopped in my tracks, almost feeling a little annoyed. Yeah… I apologized. What happened to manners? I turned to the man, taking in his appearance. Tall, a little brutish. I caught sight of some pins that no doubt meant something important. Damn. If this guy is of some significance, maybe I should’ve keep my mouth shut. At least, that’s what I thought.

“Sorry, I will.”

I turned to walk away still a little put off. Then I felt his hand clasp around my wrist and yank me backwards. I did yelp, and curse at him— heat of the moment sort of a thing

“Show some respect, b*tch,” he breathed. His breath smelt like smoke. Very unpleasant.

I wiggled away from him, slamming my heel into his toe. The officer raised his hand to grab me, and I was prepared with a mouthful of profanity and slander but… Before I could get in another word, I pressed into something warm and hard. Really solid. I stumbled forward.

That’s when I saw him. I had to crane my neck up/down (your height) to really look at him. Must’ve been 6’2. Glasses. Not the neatest hair, but it was still elegant. An angel? A demon? He looked like both. He sort of was.

The new stranger sort of— completely- ignored me. I swallowed a thick lump in my throat. It was partially out of nervousness, but I was also swallowing down a million insults. He stared at the officer. An expression of anger, possibly indifference.

“You should go.”

That was all he said. Three words. I walked away down the hall, a little confused. Words were still caught in my throat that would never get out. The hallway didn’t lead outside. There were familiar rooms, though. I could find my way out, but I hesitated. I wanted to wait. I wanted to thank that man for… sort of stepping in. At least, I think that’s what he did. It didn’t matter though. I stood idly against the wall, waiting for the older man to reappear.

When he did, he looked different. He had more purpose to his walk, and he had some papers in his hand. I noticed, too, that his hands were red.

“S-Sir—?” Since when did I stammer? Social anxiety was finally creeping in? I thought I was over this.

He stopped, casting a sharp glance over at me. His hardened features and cold look softened a bit. It wasn’t very noticeable, and maybe I was just searching for some sort of reaction. His glasses glinted and he was silent.

“Thank you. For stepping in back there,” I finished. My cheeks felt warm.

He kept quiet. The corners of his lips perked upward a little. Barely at all. He didn’t nod, didn’t hum in acknowledgment. He just turned and kept walking.

To me, nothing could have been more attractive.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

I spent the rest of the night eating, getting ready for the next day, and thinking about that encounter. Sure, I only saw the guy for a minute or two at most, but that was the most exciting thing that had happened to me all month. No, I didn’t like being grabbed or having to mouth off my superior who I’d never met. But that man… the one with the nice hair and the glasses… he was just one of those guys. Not overly handsome, but not bad to look at. The kind of person who gets stapled into your mind. I wondered what he was doing there in the first place. How old was he.

More questions kept flooding my head the next day and the day after that. Actually, this was becoming a problem. I couldn’t get the guy out of my mind and I had no idea why.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

Sogin High School. I graduated from there and am a certified alumni. I was headed there, probably four days after the incident. Normally I wouldn’t spent my free day visiting my old school, but a teacher had called me up and asked me to come. I decided to humor her. She had been a nice teacher anyways. The campus was still the same. The elitists ran rampant, like always. I sort of felt sorry for the poor children stuck in their immature high school years. I had bigger problems. I was still immature too I guess. My thoughts would wander to the man every now and then. I looked for him in crowds. Part of me felt disappointed about his seeming disregard for me and my gratitude.

I looked for his face amongst the crowd of high schoolers. Passing by the old classrooms and intermingling with my underclassman felt weird. I kept close to my teacher pal, but ended up wandering off.

“It was nice to see you, (Y/N),” she had said. It had come as a surprise to her to see me as a twenty-three-year old. She was probably expecting my face to be more/less mature (any baby faced readers out there??)

“You too, Ms Han,” I answered. I meant it, but being around her warm and smiley face was giving me painful flashbacks to my acne-prone days, and her personality was a little stuffy after a while. It was nice to escape.

I walked towards some of my old classrooms. As I peered into a classroom, I caught sight of a lone girl. A sophomore- carrying way more books than she could handle. Oh school projects. I didn’t miss those at all. I was always awkward about offering help, especially to strangers. My internship was prompting me to step out of my shell though.

“Uh… do you need some help?” I called. She looked up at me. She seemed familiar, features graceful and delicate. I’d never met her before though. Her lips parted as she nodded. I’m guessing it was obvious that I was an alumni. “Yes— please!”

I walked into the classroom fully, approaching her desk that was completely emerged in the sunlight. If I remembered correctly, I’d say my desk was two seats behind hers. I scooped up half of her heaping books. the girl couldn’t even fit them all in her backpack. This must be some research project.

“I’m (Y/N), by the way,” I offered. She staggered upright with the rest of the books in hand.

“Oh… and I’m Minji Kim. Nice to meet you,” she replied, a little breathless. She added a small thank you, which I thought was sweet.

She walked home. I accompanied her. I wasn’t in any hurry to get back to my college dorm and I had already said my goodbyes to my old teacher, Ms Han. We walked down a few blocks, exchanging a few words. I handed her the rest of her books as soon as her house was in sight.

“Thanks for your help!” She gushed. Nice girl. I waved it off and began to turn around, but I stopped. That’s when I saw him again.

This time in casual clothes, peering out of one of the houses, looking a little damp and rumpled, but relaxed. It caught me off guard— all I could do was stare wordlessly and question every life decision I ever made. He called for Minji to come inside (so they knew each other-?), and even waved at me. He didn’t even recognize me… I don’t think. I waved back. A feeling of warmth pounded through my body and filled my cheeks. The walk back to the school parking lot was very disoriented. I stumbled over my shoes and almost crashed into a cyclist. I wasn’t expecting to see him again. It was a really odd coincidence. Too odd for me. It didn’t sit well in my stomach.

My inner musings about the man, who I now dubbed Mr Kim, became more frequent. I had seen him twice. It felt like having an airport crush sort of. Only you booked the same hotel as your airport crush, or something similar. It plagued me to the point that, the next day at my internship, I asked about him. He must’ve been at the office for one reason or another. It was possible that he worked there.

“Hey… Chae-Won?” I asked my mentor who was way too invested in reapplying her lipstick. She glanced over at me and absently straightened some papers, still preening at herself in the reflection of her computer screen. “Was there a Mr Kim visiting last week?” I began. I cringed in realization that Kim is a very common last name. Something flashed over her face. “Uh, there was an incident with a Mr Kim, if that’s what you mean. I think you were headed home though.” “Does he work here?” I pressed. “No? Why do you ask?”

I resorted to telling her there was no reason.

It wasn’t as if he was plaguing my thoughts. I don’t know why he bothered me so much. I started to drop it a little. Life moves on. I wasn’t obsessed. I steamed some rice that night and binged a drama. Anything to get my mind off “Mr Kim” was a relief. He was giving me a headache, and at the same time making me hot in the face. I kept wondering how old he was. He was older. He was courser and colder. He had stepped into a very minor interaction at my intern workplace. There was nothing notable about what he did.

But still bothered me though. He hadn’t accepted my thanks, not really. I had seen a reaction, but a very slight one.

I tried to recall how his voice sounded as I clumsily shoved a mouthful of rice into my mouth. The heat burned the roof of my mouth, actually, and I had to spit it out. My daydreams about that guy were actually interfering with my eating habits, which wasn’t good. Anyway- he had only said three words to me, tops. You should go. It was enough to make my heartbeat pick up pace.

I was actually a little worried, at that point. If this guy was going to haunt my thoughts until he accepted the damn “thank you,” then I was going to have to see him and make him accept it.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

I ended up back in the sophomore classroom. “Can I ask you something?” I said suddenly.

This conversation was going to be a little awkward. I could feel my embarrassment already creeping in. This wasn’t going to blow over well. Minji blinked, nodding her head. “How old is uh… Mr Kim?”

“My dad?”

That already wasn’t a good sign. It should have been a red flag. Alarms should have been blaring in my head, but they weren’t. My infatuation was still growing. Color was visible in my neck. I nodded, leaning forward onto my desk.

“He’s forty nine I’m pretty sure. We don’t really talk about it…” Minji answers. I can tell she doesn’t have an endless amount of friends. Most people wouldn’t answer that weird question anyway. Minji was just more naïve than most people?

“Oh,” I breathed. I don’t find his age attractive. I didn’t find it bothersome either. Why did I feel so bashful? I had barely seen him. In my head, I knew I would chose a forty nine year old over any guy my age.

“How old are you?” Minji asked. It startled me.

“Twenty three. You?” “Eighteen.”

Our conversation continued. My mind wandered elsewhere, which didn’t surprise me anymore. I tuned into Minji whenever possible. I was developing some weird ignoring disorder or something. She asked me if I could walk home with her and I agreed.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

My pulse thrummed audibly in my ears. I realized I really admired the way his glasses framed his face.

“This is (Y/N) (L/N). She’s an alumni from my school,” Minji announced. She seemed a little bashful about introducing me to her dad.

It should have been off-putting, but it wasn’t really. I could see his eyes gloss over with familiarity. There’s a face everyone can pull when they recognize a stranger. A subtle shift of acknowledgement; hey, I’ve seen you before.

He said hullo. I could tell he wasn’t super talkative. It didn’t really surprise me, actually. He didn’t seem like the loud type. I said hello back. I was completely aware of the color in my cheeks. My goodbye was short and brisk, but neither Kim seemed to mind.

That walk back to the car was filled with more uncertainty. Why hadn’t I thanked him? I wasn’t sure. I wanted an excuse to see him again, I guess. I was attracted to the demeanor. The certainty. The subtle shift in personality. The damnable glasses and the damnable hair. Forty nine didn’t register in my head as too old. All I could think about was how he looked less like a demon and more like an angel now. My heart hammered pathetically in my chest.

The weekend came and went. I busied myself with other things, even hung out with my dorm mates at a party. I told one of them about my first encounter with Mr Kim… but kept the Minji-meetings to myself. It was a coincidence, but I had a feeling they wouldn’t understand.

“Didn’t your coworker say Mr Kim was in an incident?” They asked, taking a slow sip from their Bloody Mary. It didn’t dawn on me that I had already mentioned that to them. Sheepishness washed over me. But after I recovered from my embarrassment I came to realize the weight to their words. That’s right… Chae-Won had mentioned an incident involving Mr Kim. I had been too embarrassed and distracted to ask for elaboration. “Yeah, she did,” I nodded slowly, leaning my head against the couch we sat on. My friend raised an eyebrow and cocked their head. “Couldn’t that be a bad thing?” They ask.

I keep my lips sealed. A blush rises to my cheeks. I hadn’t thought of that. Even in my delusional state, I didn’t even consider him causing a scene over me. There had to be some reason he was at the office, and there had to be some reason his hands were red when he left. I only remembered that then at the party. It’s funny how details slip from your mind for a while until you suddenly remember them. I decided to ask Chae-Won about the incident.

I hadn’t encountered my superior since that day. He was a military officer- so it wasn’t unusual for people like him to frequent the building. That man in particular, though, had been absent. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was on Mr Kim’s bad side though. He had gotten on mine.

At the office, while my mentor was patiently explaining how to use a certain filing system in the computer, I couldn’t help but stare down at my wrist. There was no mark from where the officer grabbed me. I had reported it though. As Chae-Won droned on, I had trouble focusing on her words. They slipped through her lips and seemed to fade into the background. “Uh, Chae-Won…”

“Were you paying attention?” She snapped. I felt guilt crawling into my stomach. “I— you sort of lost me. Sorry.”

She sighed. A break; that’s what she suggested. I closed my eyes and kneaded my forehead. This internship wasn’t the most interesting thing ever.

“I heard you were involved in the little scrap the other week.” Chae-Won’s voice prodded me out of my trance. I looked up at her with wide eyes. “You must still be shaken up about it, huh?” She asks. There’s a hint of concern in her eyes, but I get the feeling that whatever I tell her will just give her gossiping rights more than anything. “Yeah. I still don’t understand what happened in the ‘scrap’ though,” I use air quotations to emphasize my point. “Did Mr Kim say something to the officer?”

“Officer Baek? Yeah? He was in the ER. You’re lucky you weren’t hurt!” My stomach didn’t plummet. The color didn’t drain from my face. My eyes didn’t widen. Instead, my heartbeat picked up. A lot. An intense heat overflowed my body. Kim walked away. I thanked him… and he walked away.

Three words echod in my head. “You should go.”

The age gap never resonated as a problem to me. All that mattered was that I backed into a demonic-angel- pressed against his tall and sturdy form- and he told me to go. When I thanked him he hardly batted an eye. He walked away.

That was attractive to me.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

I texted Minji if I could see her the next day. I figured that I could tell her about meeting her dad already. Again, the thought of mg underclassman being the daughter of my recent obsession didn’t bother me. I was even bold enough to admit it was an obsession, but only to myself. She replied with a nice confirmation text and that was that. I crawled into the covers that night and braced myself for the next day. The normal routine. My eyes roamed across the room as my imagination ran wild. I wondered what kind of argument Mr Kim had gotten into with officer… Baek? Officer Baek. What had happened. What kind of man was Mr Kim, besides attractive. I noted that I found his attitude and the way he carried himself attractive. Within our brief encounters, he always remained quiet and curt. Polite around Minji, of course. I guess my daydreams had sort of drifted off track. I wondered what kind of job he had. Maybe a security officer? Or maybe something else… a little more ordinary. I couldn’t make up my mind, so I fell asleep.

As soon as my classes were over, I got into my car and started driving towards my old school. Rain started pattering on my windshield. I always did love a dramatic atmosphere. Now no one could judge me for playing my bad*as Spotify playlist on the way over. I realized that Minji probably wasn’t out of school yet, which caused my stomach to jolt. I told her I’d meet her at her place. I could only hope she had an umbrella.

As much as my heart throbbed at the thought of seeing Mr Kim a little early, my intrusive anxious thoughts told me to go get some coffee. A nice steamy drink to help warm my cold feet. When I pulled into the drive thru for a coffee shop I ended up ordering three drinks subconsciously. It was probably my intern instincts kicking in. I had grown used to running out for really unnecessary coffee orders. My autopilot brain just told me to order some for the people I was seeing. I spewed out some nonsense I thought Minji might like. My face felt warmer as I ordered something more simple and straightforward for Mr Kim.

The drinks steamed in the cup holder as I drove towards their house. I almost drove right by, but I ended up pulling over and rolling down my window.

“Minji! Get in!”

What a good alumni I am, right?! The kid was walking without an umbrella, trying to shield herself with her backpack. As soon as she got in the car I shoved the drink into her hands.

She apologized for being so imprudent or some sh*t. I didn’t care. I was just glad I ran into her. Anyway, I wasn’t about to scold her. That was never in the job description. “Do you want me to turn the heat on?”

“T-That’s okay! Thank you. I’ll just shower at home,” she gushed, pulling her lips away from the cup. I was kinda proud of myself for picking a drink she liked. I still felt apprehensive and turned on the heater anyway. I only realized when we got there that I was going to have to be with Mr Kim alone. While Minji was in the shower, that is. Actually, speak of the devil, Mr Kim was about to pick Minji up. He looked a little frantic, but obviously calmed down as soon as we stepped out of the car. I was a little ashamed of myself for noticing the relaxation in his stuff shoulders when he caught sight of her. By no means was I intentionally checking him out; but his hair was looking nice today. “Thanks (Y/N). I’ll be quick!” Minji called. Her feet padded hurriedly between her room and the bathroom. It left me awkwardly standing in the entry hall with the two coffees in hand. Mr Kim closed and locked the door behind us. It shouldn’t have made my face heat up.

I would have started the conversation, but I followed Mr Kim into the kitchen and offered him the coffee instead. I could tell that he wanted to say something anyway. My chest felt really tight. I was going to make him accept my thanks.

“Minji tells me you’re a senior,” he offered, stirring some cream into his coffee. Honestly that was a little uncalled for. The cream, I mean. Who would’ve thought…

“That’s right,” I replied. My face felt warmer than usual. My blush was an unwarranted violation of the subtly-code. “I’m interning right now at a government office. It’s not super interesting, but I wanna help improve the system eventually. Especially with the juvenile prison situation.”

Kim nodded as he replaced the lid on the coffee. I took a sip from my (warm drink) and looked down at the table.

When I looked at Mr Kim, I realized he looked really passive. There wasn’t a trace of embarrassment on his face. I was the only one whose cheeks were burning. He hummed. “And you applied for college fresh out of high school?” I nodded.

“Mhm. I changed my major after the first year. Started interning this year,” I let out an attempt at an easy-going chuckle. “It’s a weird coincidence though. Seeing you at the office, and then meeting your daughter.”

I stared down at my hands, feeling more of a burn in my face. A little disappointment crept into my chest. I was getting around to thanking him again… but he still seemed altogether dispassionate. Would this really make the haunting thoughts and guilt go away? Actually, I was more concerned with the fact that I was really attracted to him. He didn’t seem to give a damn about me.

If I would have looked up, I’d have caught sight of a very suspicious Mr Kim. “Yes, that was… a weird coincidence,” he murmured.

I smiled at the sound of his voice. It had been echoing in my head on-and-off for the past few weeks. You should go. My new favorite phrase— for no special reason at all.

“Mr Kim,” I began. My voice was a little feeble. “I wanted to thank you again, actually. I don’t usually get into encounters like that so… if you hadn’t been there… something worse might’ve happened.”

His gaze flickered down to my wrist, and all he did was nod. I could sense he wasn’t really accepting it now either. Maybe he was just that kind of guy. “Well, I think you could’ve handled yourself,” was all he said.

It was definitely an unusual sight. A twenty-three-year-old, wide eyed, staring at a man twice her age with in awe. Eyes not glancing where they shouldn’t, content to stare at his impassive expression. Normal college students don’t find themselves infatuated with a man they’ve barely met. And there I was.

Minji came into the kitchen, fully dressed. That was the end of me and Mr Kim’s conversation.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

That night, our conversation haunted me. It had nothing to do with our talk and everything to do with the look he had given me. Disinterested… maybe? He was polite and listened respectfully to what I was saying, but I got the feeling like something was off.

I was more attentive to him. My cheeks grew rosy at his words. My expression struggled to maintain impassive politeness and not break into a bashful smile. Mr Kim didn’t seem to have that trouble at all.

He wasn’t as interested in me as I was in him. I thought over what our conversation might’ve looked like to a bystander.

A middle aged man, good-looking and soft spoken, talking with me. A college senior wearing a hoodie and drinking her beverage. A young college student. A stable, capable older man. I guess the scene wasn’t as romantic as I thought. But to me, in the heat of the moment, my chest felt like warm and my stomach felt light. I still felt the warm kiss of a blush at the thought of Kim.

However… I began to doubt something. I wondered dubiously if Mr Kim would ever feel the same level of attraction. I reasoned he probably wouldn’t.

Tears trailed down my face in frustration; I was pretty mad at myself for being so stupid. Of course he wouldn’t. But I couldn’t help it. I was so… so attracted to him.

That night I tossed and turned in bed, wishing I had just asked for directions that fateful day two weeks ago. Even as I regretted the incident and running into Kim, my face still felt hot at the thought of me stumbling backwards into him. I felt jittery recalling his voice. That’s what was so damnable about the situation. I wasn’t normally so easily infatuated or irrational. Mr Kim did something different to me.

Something that, disgustingly enough, didn’t make me alarmed about the age difference. It didn’t matter to me, even though it normally would. I’d be disgusted in myself if it were any other person. But it wasn’t any other person.

I fell asleep with a lot of things on my mind.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

Kim was suspicious. He didn’t like coincidences, especially not coincidences that tied in with the little mission he was on two weeks ago. Minji was happy to have a new friend, especially an older figure in her life. That made Kim hesitate to follow after (Y/N). Maybe he was being overprotective, but that was sort of the norm nowadays. He just decided to dig a little deeper into her work. Why was she interning? Was her story legit? Was it an all coincidence? She seemed like a good kid, but was she really? He didn’t know. He needed to be sure.

𐬿𐬾𐬿𐬾𐬿

I was almost finished with my internship shift. My feet ached and my back was sore. I had just finished a delivery and was once again heading to my car. There was intense déjà vu. I knew my way to the parking lot from inside the building now. I passed by familiar hallways and unfamiliar ones. The footsteps that echoed behind me didn’t bother me; everyone had somewhere they needed to be.

I passed by a dozen people until I reached outside. The thing is, there were a pair of footsteps that had been ghosting me for a while, and I was getting uneasy. A little weirded out, I glanced behind me.

I recognized the guy. He had noticeable stitches over his eye and a bandage taped to his ear, but it was definitely Officer Baek. I felt a gradual drop to my confidence. Just don’t bump into him and you’ll be fine.

I crossed the street and into the parking complex and he continued in the same direction. Paranoid, I took an abrupt turn and went in between some cars. In my phone I scrolled through my contacts, ready to call my roommate and ask them to meet me somewhere close. My foot skidded and I slammed forward into someone. Nope. Nah. Nuh uh.

How the hell was my luck so bad? I felt dizzy and irritable looking up at the Officer who waited for me at the other end of the cars. “What the hell?” Did slip past my filter, happily enough.

He glared down (idc how tall you are he is taller.) at me. “This is my car. Shouldn’t you be going to yours?” I found it unbelievable that this was his car, but it actually wasn’t surprising seeing as I was really bad at decision making and my luck had run out just now. “You did make this easier though. I was gonna ask you about Code 66.”

“The computer filing program?” I countered dryly. I’m pretty sure that the system only went up to thirty-

“Kim! He goes by Kim. How do you know him? Cuz you two seem pretty close now…”

Officer Baek took another step closer and I took two backward. Creep. I reached for my purse and prepared to squirt some perfume in his eyes. The mention of Mr Kim rolled right over me. I wasn’t worrying about my silly infatuation, just surviving this encounter. Thank you very much.

“I met him the day you grabbed me. There’s not much of a connection, and I don’t have to answer your questions,” I said steadily. Hooray for my returned confidence. “Goodbye sir.”

I heard him open his car door and figured that was the end of it. But then… of course…

I yelped as my wrist was yanked backwards. Here comes the perfume and a kick to the crotch-

My heart pattered angrily against my ribs like a caged bird. Alerts sounded in my head as he tried shoving me in the car. I thrashed and cursed and yelled for help, dizzied as he slammed my head against the door.

The car driver door opened on its own and slammed into Officer Baek, smashing him against the next car. My arm was released. I looked around sporadically for the source, and of course found my liberator. Ironically, another swell of déjà vu flooded my head. Kim jumped out of the car, and my heart skipped a beat. Literally. I think I must’ve been scared. (Shocker.)

I numbly ran to my car as instructed. His words were muffled and fuzzy in my head. I waited, craning my neck to catch sight of them. Blood spurted onto the cars nearby and I heard glass break more than once. I thought about something as I waited, hands clutching my steering wheel nervously. I thought about what the hell was going on over there. What did Mr Kim do for a living? Should I be concerned about him? What’s code 66? I also thought about his disinterest in me… how he didn’t seem interested in a college student at all. Maybe Officer Baek hit my head a little harder than I thought, but my mind was suddenly a little clearer. Mr Kim was older than me. Too much older than me. But my stomach still squirmed, and my cheeks still felt warm. I would never get what I wanted, and it made my eyes sting. I had been so stupid. But I still wanted what I couldn’t have.

When Kim found me in my car, he asked if I was okay. I blurted out the only thing that came to mind. He had just fought off an officer. It was the most brutal thing I had partially witnessed, and no doubt my expression showed how mortified I was. But I said what was on my mind anyway.

“Mr Kim!” If I can’t have him… “Please! Teach me how to fight! B-Be my master!”

This is the next best thing.

[patrophthia]

what’s wrong with secretary, lupin? (plot bunny)

i recently started watching what’s wrong with secretary, kim? and fell in love with the idea of CFO!regulus working with lupin!reader and just putting them in that scenario (except the characters aren’t actually childish here)

imagine you’ve been secretary for regulus for years and it has always been notorious that he’s hard to work with until you stepped into the picture

people are convinced you only got your job because your brother (remus) was best friends with the CEO (sirius), and although that might’ve been true, you’ve worked hard to prove time and time again that you’re a very competent secretary, you know regulus’ schedule like the back of your hand and understands the man’s wants and need

so it’s really no surprise that you knew that you’d have to tell him that you were quitting a whole month before you actually do

it’s beneficial for both you and him that you do so and he understands that, he just doesn’t understand why you’re quitting so suddenly, after nine whole years of working for him you’re quitting? and when he asks you why all you tell him was for personal reasons? wtf???

he’s confused and he goes to everyone for help, sirius, remus, lily, and even james for god’s sake. in the end he was able to come up with the conclusion that you were quitting because you were getting older and wanted to settle down (he came to this understanding by himself, this was not at all lily’s idea, nope) but with the nature of your job, it’s difficult to do so when you’re always working by his side.

so he thinks to himself, he’s okay looking, he has a stable job and is much more likable than sirius is, he himself isn’t the worst match possible, right? when regulus offers himself to be your husband and gets promptly turn down he’s plain out upset. not only did he just lose the best secretary he’s ever had, but also just got downright rejected.

he’s way too over in his head about this, not understanding why he’s so upset about you leaving when people who has been working for him way longer than you have has left and he didn’t even bat an eyelash.

he decides to be mature about it and let’s you go and wishes you the best, he only hopes that you could remain somewhat friends bc maybe he’s grown a little too attached to you.

he takes you to dinner to congrats you on taking the next step of your life and after a few glasses of wine, accidentally kissed you and to his surprise, you accidentally kiss him back, and neither of you bother to (not) accidentally pull away

he understands now why he was so upset, and tries to take a chance with you, you let him and your first date goes well, so well that two dates later you agreed to be his s/o

when the time comes for the two of you to get married, you decide that it’s best for you to rejoin the Black company, but this time, instead of being the secretary, you were to take place as his right hand man.

— from bee: my plot bunnies are fic ideas i have that just will be written so i write them down with no proper double checking or anything 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 i really fell in love with the idea of CFO!regulus tho and honestly would love to write more of him

[jazzystudios82]

Webcomic Recommendations ♡

Here are some comics that I've read (physically or digitally) that I'd like to recommend to people who have similar interests.

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Webtoon:

Made of Stardust The Remarried Empress Muted Lore Olympus

Mythos Redone Ava's Demon Lackadaisy Crow Time Your Throne

The Reaper and the Waiting Gourmet Hound Crumbs

Siren's Lament The Prince of Southland Bailin and Li Yun

Cursed Princess Club The Wrath & The Dawn Ladykillers Hooky

Heartstopper Not Even Bones The Witch and The Bull Raven Saga

Lovebot The Blind Prince Jungle Juice When Jasy Whistles Osora

Forever After Nevermore Brimstone and Roses Asking You

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Fever King Jackson's Diary

Castle Swimmer Suitor Armor Blades of Furry Covenant

Les Normaux I'm the Queen in This Life Everything is Fine SubZero

Down to Earth Watermelon Love Me to Death Marionetta

My Gently Raised Beast Unholy Blood The Mafia Nanny

Morgana and Oz Freaking Romance Lumine Your Letter

Dark Moon: The Blood Altar The Star Seekers 7Fates: CHAKHO

Marry My Husband Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Yellow

Go Away Romeo School Bus Graveyard Sable Curse Novae

Dolls Realta ZomCom Death: Rescheduled Lovely Hell

I'm the Grim Reaper 23:4 The Guy Upstairs Mystic Prince

Lady Knight Twilight Poem The End of You Vermelho

Night Owls and Summer Skies SOLEIL Purple Hyacinth AXED

My Deepest Secret Always Human HEART Anthology Shiloh

I Love Yoo I Am the Villain Of Swamp & Sea The Little Trashmaid

Operation: True Love Silent Screams Like Wind on a Dry Branch

Eros Conquers All Fathoms of Atonement Wild Forest Beast House

My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me Homesick

My Husband Changes Every Night Punderworld Eaternal Nocturnal

Tapas:

Mother's Contract Marriage Daughter of A Thousand Faces

Villains Are Destined to Die Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom

The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine Doctor Elise

Beware the Villainess Lady Chef Royale I Made a Deal with the Devil

Star Crossed Love The Crimson Lady Solo Leveling

The Villainess's Stationary Shop House Garnet's Archvillain

The Baengri Clan's Unwanted Granddaughter The Crimson Lady

The Crow's Prince Magical Boy DPS Only! RAINBOW!

A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom FANGS

Surviving as a Maid Office Gods What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?

The Siren: Becoming the Villain's Family His Majesty's Secret Heroine

The Villainess Turns the Hourglass Who Made Me a Princess?

Lady Crystal is a Man A Business Proposal Solo Leveling

The Demon's Darling Daughter I Shall Master this Family

The Fantasie of a Stepmother/A Stepmother's Marchen

Stella: The Lost Star The Lady and Her Butler

Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion

I Listened to My Husband and Brought in a Lover Swan Lake

I Will become the Villain's Poison Taster Magical Boy DPS Only!

As Goofy As Can Be! Wild Beast Forest house

Manta Comics:

Under the Oak Tree Finding Camellia Semantic Error

The Bromance Book Club Disobey the Duke if You Dare

Lies Become You

Tappytoon:

The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway

The Abandoned Empress Born as the Second Daughter

ENNEAD King's Maker King's Maker: Triple Crown

Father, I don't want this Marriage The King and Me

Am I your daughter?

Lezhin Comics:

Heaven Official's Blessing Count Tachibana

Let's Hide My Little Brother Lucia My Roommate is a Cat

[somesillypig]

I started to read a Xicheng WIP based on the "What's wrong with Secretary Kim?" Kdrama, but I got distracted and watched the Kdrama instead of reading it.

It's fun so far (I'm on episode 5?), and here's my Xicheng take.

Sure, Xichen can be the sparkly uber-competent vice-chairman. Same oblviousness, less snootiness.

He's hired an assistant to help him on everything on a daily basis, and what is this, it's the youngest Jiang on his gap-year(s) from doing Jiang Corp training.

On his first day, Jiang Cheng greeted Lan Xichen in the office, looked up at Xichen, and clicked his tongue against his teeth.

Gusu Tech's vice chairman's tie is crooked. Disgraceful.

Jiang Cheng stalks up to Lan Xichen and reties the tie and pins it into place, perfectly.

Lan Xichen is shocked. Wide-eyed. Utterly taken.

Then Jiang Cheng undoes everything and smacks Lan Xichen in the chest with the tie.

"I've shown you once. Now you do it until you get it perfect. Begin."

It takes Lan Xichen 19 tries and 30 minutes before the tie gets a, "Passable. Practice at home. Here's your agenda. Drink this tea and eat this biscotti. Eat breakfast before work from now on. Disgraceful."

[gosiksmallspace]

Life's Little Comforts

Thank you for the tag @evil-moonlight ❤️

Comfort movie

The Merciless. My favorite movie that made me write fanfics again. And took over my life. I don’t think I had ever been so invested in movie. I can watch it over and over again (and hurt myself). It’s so good.

Also few others: The Gangster, The Cop And The Devil; I Wish I Had A Wife; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; Glass Onion. Also probably some animated movies from my childhood.

Comfort song

Simple Song by The Shins. Also Wind Flower by MAMAMOO.

And some anime openings, SPYXFAMILY: SOUVENIR by BUMP OF CHICKEN and Mixed Nuts by Official HIGE DANdism.

Comfort food

Fried chicken and rice. Pasta also is good. Fast food works too.

And boba tea!

Comfort place

My room and the rest of my home. I feel the best there. But there are also other places, like a nearby boba tea shop or Korean library in my city. But my room is the best.

Comfort book

Recently I read Almond by Sohn Won-pyung and I really liked it.

The books that I find comforting and could come back to are books from my childhood: Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, Le Petit Nicolas (Little Nicholas) by René Goscinny, Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon.

From manga there are One Piece and SPYXFAMILY.

Comfort TV show(s)

There is a lot.

Beyond Evil, Run On, What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim, The Devil Judge, Community, Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle and more... because I’m definitely forgetting something

From anime it’s Gintama.

Comfort trope(s)

hurt/comfort, enemies to lovers, mutual pining, domestic fluff, soulmate au, sharing a bed, unrequited love that not really unrequited, time travel au, amnesia au, fake relationship that leads to actual relationship and slow burn.

Tagging: @daxianme @verochkasnightmarecorner​ @bobafvcks​ @godotismissingx​ @yardmargs​ @sofarraway​

[avecesveodramas]

A Business Proposal.

Calificación: 3/5 (⭐️)

Opinión del drama:

No me malentiendan por la calificación; este drama me gusto mucho, solamente que no fue mi favorito del año pasado. Hace mucho no disfrutaba un drama de oficina, desde What´s wrong with secretary Kim?, me di un poco por vencida con este género, pues no disfrute para nada, pero este fue muy refrescante de ver. Gran química de las parejas principales, clichés bien utilizados y ninguna trama extra, creo yo. Sobre todo para ser un drama que tiene una trama clásica, pero le agregaron el toque de modernidad necesario. Si quieren pasar un buen rato, riéndose y enamorándose, este es el drama que deberían ver.

Este drama me hizo decir "Quiero enamorarme".

Opinión de los personajes:

Shin Ha Ri (Kim Se Jeong): Perfecta para este papel, la química con Ahn Hyo Seop está por las nubes. Me gusta verla como actriz, pues ha mostrado versatilidad en los papeles que ha interpretado, aunque han sido relativamente pocos.

Kang Tae Mu (Ahn Hyo Seop): De verdad de los actores prometedores que me gusta cada papel que interpreta, de verdad que yo lo amo desde Still 17. Muchos de los sentimientos mostrados por él en el drama fueron perfectos, como manejo su relación con Hari y seguro en lo que realmente le importaba en su vida.

Cha Sung Hoon (Kim Min Gyu): Un actor con un futuro brillante, de verdad me duele que cada que logran su hit tienen que irse al SM, sé que volverá con todo, pero nunca dejamos de extrañarlo. Ese beso debió ser ilegal, de verdad, el mejor beso en un kdrama.

Jin Young Seo (Seol In Ah): De verdad que la pareja secundaria fue increíble, había momentos que se me olvidaba que esta era la pareja secundaria. They stole the show and I'm not mad about it.

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

Melomance hace grandes OST, no lo discutiré con nadie.

[wolha]

asian drama asks

3,5, 51 & 54!

3. First K-Drama you watched?

365: Repeat the Year. It was so good. Saw it twice. Plot, plot twists, characters, everything. I really loved it. Kinda got my standard really high.

5. K-Drama OTP(s)?

Do Hyun-Soo & Cha Ji-Won (Flower of Evil)

Jung Jae-Chan & Nam Hong-Joo (While You Were Sleeping)

Kang Cheol & Oh Yeon-Joo (W)

Myul Mang & Tak Dong-Kyung (Doom at Your Service)

Lee Yeon & Nam Ji-Ah (Tale of the Nine Tailed)

Beak Dong-Joo & Kim Tae-Hee (May I Help You)

Eun Gye-Hoon & Noh Da-Hyun (Link: Eat, Love, Kill)

Lee Young-Joon & Kim Mi-So (What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim)

I swear they really know how to pick actors better than anyone. The chemistry between the main leads or second leads is mind blowing.

51. Go-to K-Drama when you have nothing else to watch?

Not sure. Honestly never thought of that because I have not reached that point yet. I’m really new to kdrama and I have a loooooong list to watch. I watch one or two and add three more on the list. It’s a never ending list.

54. Recommend 3 fluffy AF dramas

This is hard since the genre I prefer aren’t that fluffy. More like… angsty.

Three that comes close to fluffy might be: What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, Touch your Heart, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo.

[abyssal-ali]

Drama Masterlist*

*dramasterlist if you will

Please scroll through and feel free to contact me to scream about your favorite drama(s) or give/ask for recs!

C-Dramas: 🇨🇳 K-Dramas: 🇰🇷 T-Dramas: 🇹🇭

🇰🇷Boys Over Flowers (9/10)

🇹🇭Just You (7/10?)

🇰🇷Record of Youth (9/10)

🇰🇷Vincenzo (100/10)

🇨🇳Love 020 (30/10)

🇰🇷Law School (9/10)

🇰🇷What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (12/10)

🇰🇷My Sassy Girl (9/10)

🇰🇷Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (20/10)

🇰🇷Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (9/10)

🇰🇷Her Private Life(10/10)

🇰🇷Hotel del Luna (10/10)

🇨🇳Truth or Dare (9/10)

🇰🇷Roboti Aniya (10/10)

🇰🇷Hwarang: the Beginning (9/10)

🇰🇷Descendants of the Sun (30/10)

🇰🇷My Secret Romance (2/10)

🇰🇷True Beauty (15/10)

🇰🇷Tale of the Nine Tailed (10/10)

🇨🇳Cute Programmer (10/10)

🇰🇷Vampire Detective (9/10)

🇰🇷High Society (8/10)

🇨🇳Intense Love (8/10)

🇰🇷Doom at Your Service (10/10)

🇰🇷 The King: The Eternal Monarch (50/10)

🇨🇳 You are my Glory (10/10)

🇰🇷Business Proposal (20/10)

🇰🇷Mr Queen (10/10)

🇰🇷Shopping King Louie (10/10)

🇰🇷Ghost Doctor (9/10)

🇰🇷Goblin (100/10)

🇰🇷Legend of the Blue Sea (30/10)

🇰🇷Tomorrow (10/10)

🇰🇷Sound of Magic (8/10)

🇰🇷So I Married an Antifan (10/10)

🇰🇷Scholar Who Walks the Night (10/10)

🇰🇷My ID is Gangnam Beauty (9/10)

🇰🇷W: Two Worlds (10/10)

🇰🇷It's Okay not to be Okay (7/10)

🇰🇷Gaus Electronics (10/10)

🇰🇷Little Women (9/10)

🇰🇷Happiness (9/10)

🇰🇷Extraordinary Attorney Woo (10/10)

🇨🇳Who Rules the World (10/10)

🇰🇷Sh**ting Stars (10/10)

🇰🇷Healer (100/10)

🇰🇷Suspicious Partner (10/10)

🇰🇷K2 (20/10)

[I literally had to stop watching dramas for a while because I was so sad I'd never find someone like Ji ChangWook('s characters). Warning to kdrama fans: dont watch more than 2 JCW dramas in a row if you don't want to be depressed]

🇰🇷Soundtrack #1 (10/10)

🇰🇷20th Century Girl (10/10; I know it's a movie, not a drama, but it's so good)

🇰🇷Bad and Crazy (9/10)

🇰🇷Reborn Rich (9/10)

[jeffreybower]

Ron Watches What's Wrong With Secretary Kim (PH) Episodes 14 and 15

I know, I know I’ve been lagging behind when it comes to this show again, but I did caught up with actually following Secret Ingredient as it happens. There’s also been the fact that I’ve had a busy couple of days when it comes to my actual paying job, so I haven’t been able to catch up. But I’m here now! Let’s watch episodes 14 and 15! Continue reading Ron Watches What’s Wrong With Secretary…

[more-than-a-princess]

Munday Thursday meme!

Tag nine people you want to get to know better! Do the meme if you want to!

Favorite color(s): Jewel tones, especially sapphire blue, navy, blush pink, burgundy, and all sorts of neutrals. Soft colors are welcome too. Not a fan of brights/neons.

Favorite flavor(s): Tea, champagne (Sugarfina’s champagne gummy bears are the best), fresh strawberries, penne alla vodka, spaghetti carbonara, chicken tikka masala, rose-flavored macarons, Korean BBQ, red velvet cake, a fresh croissant, cannoli, a traditional afternoon tea set somewhere bougie like The Ritz and/or Claridge’s, baked macaroni and cheese, and chocolate. Yes these are all flavors do not test me.

Favorite genre(s): historical drama, historical romance, romance, horror, drama, thriller, and some action and comedy. Basically: give me a costume drama and I’m usually happy, unless I see glaring outfit inaccuracies.

Favorite music: Uhh...something pop/rock/oldies/pop goes classical/soundtracks go here.

Favorite movie(s): Dead Poets Society, Shakespeare in Love, Good Will Hunting, many things starring Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn, most Jane Austen adaptations. For animated: Beauty and the Beast, Lilo and Stitch, Howl’s Moving Castle. For pure camp/rewatch value: The Mummy, Clueless, Legally Blonde, The Addams Family + Values. For Horror: R U D E as fuck question. Depends on what I’m in the mood for. Cannot narrow it down to a handful.

Favorite series: Downton Abbey, Bridgerton, A Court of Thorns and Roses/SJM multiverse, What We Do in the Shadows, Endeavour, Outlander, Sanditon, The Great, Danganronpa, Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Rose of Versailles, Lupin III, Mobile Suit Gundam (mostly 0079 and Zeta, with soft spots for 0080 and Char’s Counterattack), Umineko no Naku Koro ni. And for garbage taste background noise: Gossip Girl, Emily in Paris.

Last song: I don’t care that it’s like six months too early I am hype dammit

Last movie: History of the World: Part 1 rewatch in anticipation for Part 2. But Scream VI tomorrow finally! And after that, the Luther movie at some point.

Currently watching: The aforementioned History of the World: Part 2 (roughly half the skits were great, half were painful), The Last of Us, The Mandalorian, What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim? (as I just found it on Hulu and loved the webtoon), Sanditon, Call the Midwife, Marie Antoinette, Tom Jones, Call My Agent! (I need to watch 10 Percent too, but CMA is on Netflix and has Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, which is who I want to be when I grow up). 

Currently working on: Oh, a constant mishmash of replies, researching costumes for my conventions this year (one of my local friends is revamping her Despair!Kazuichi for a con and is giving me all the more reason to bring Despair!Sonia back out again, even if I wore her last year at this event. We wish we had a Gundham!), work, absolutely losing my shit with Jennifer L. Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash getting picked up by Amazon before we’ve even seen an ACOTAR finalized script/casting/anything from Hulu (ACOTAR > FBAA by a long shot. Heck, give us the Throne of Glass series we were promised!), prepping for cooking date with the husband on Saturday (we’re making a tomato-based chicken curry full of veggies with white rice (his) and shirataki/konjac rice (mine). 

Tagged by: Tagging? We don’t need tagging. I stole it like the Straw Hat Pirate I am (no really I was big into One Piece like 6-7 years ago with offline friends. Still have costumes sitting in my closet that I should sell)

Tagging: Hey you! Yes, you! Do you want to do the Really Cool Thing all the kids are doing and avoiding your drafts with literally Anything Else On The Internet? Then I’ve got exactly what you need! This meme.

[beritalkorea22]

Park Min Young mengungkap bahwa 'Spring Day' menjadi lagu BTS favoritnya. Lagu itu pernah diputar dalam drama 'Marry My Husband' yang belum lama ini dibintangi Min Young.

- Park Min Young belum lama ini ikut ambil bagian dalam "KCON LA 2024". Bukan sebagai salah satu penampil, aktris kelahiran tahun 1986 itu didapuk sebagai MC untuk hari kedua. Sedangkan, hari terakhir dipandu oleh Kim Soo Hyun.

Dalam kesempatan itu, Min Young sempat membahas beberapa drama yang pernah dibintanginya. Sang aktris memilih "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?" sebagai karya yang paling berkesan untuknya. Ada alasan khusus mengapa ia memilih drama itu.

"Itu adalah karya yang memberiku kebebasan untuk berakting dan mengekspresikan berbagai hal. Banyak orang masih mengingatku untuk peran itu," tuturnya. Min Young mendapatkan sorakan ketika menyebutkan judul drama "What'’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?".

Min Young lantas mengungkap bahwa "Spring Day" menjadi lagu BTS favoritnya. Lagu itu pernah diputar dalam drama "Marry My Husband" yang belum lama ini dibintangi Min Young. Ketika disiarkan, drama yang juga dibintangi Na In Woo ini mendapatkan rating tinggi.

Terkait kesuksesan "Marry My Husband", Min Young berkata, "Ini adalah contoh bagaimana orang-orang dari seluruh dunia bisa terhubung dengan cerita yang melampaui budaya. Terima kasih kepada banyak orang yang memungkinkan perjalanan hebat ini."

Min Young juga mengenang momen ketika pertama kali menerima naskah "Marry My Husband". "Perasaan pertamaku adalah judulnya sangat unik, tetapi begitu mulai membaca naskahnya, aku tidak bisa meletakkannya dan membacanya dari awal hingga akhir," pungkasnya.

Di sisi lain, Min Young belakangan ini sedang diincar membintangi drama adaptasi Jepang bertajuk "The Confidence Man JP". Agensi menegaskan bahwa sang aktris masih di tahap mempertimbangkan ke arah yang positif.

"The Confidence Man JP" adalah drama komedi tentang tiga penipu kredit yang disebut Confidence Man, yang membentuk tim untuk mencuri uang dari orang-orang serakah dan perusahaan jahat atau mafia. Mereka menggunakan segala cara yang memungkinkan.

[mikiruie]

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𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓮𝔁𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓶𝔂 𝓶𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 . . .

❝ cherie ﹕ deriving from the french chérie, meaning darling (from the past participle of the verb chérir, to cherish). ❞ ૮꒰⸝⸝> <⸝⸝꒱ა

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(՞ ܸ. .ܸ՞) about meee!

ೇ history + social sci lover who is in prelaw !!

ೇ i lovee to collect plushies, manga ++. i do art too! i don’t really post my art tho bcs i’m shy . . . ૮꒰ྀི ୨ ៸៸៸ ୧ ྀི꒱ა

ೇ my type has two categories: short cute boys &&. teasing pretty guys!! ( as shown in my men . . . sigh (づ៸៸៸◟) )

ೇ i’m se!asian ( filo !! ) :3 also : infp + aries sun ◞ leo moon &&. cap rising ! <- i think . . . ? i did the mbti quiz years ago!

ೇ i love love love selfshipping !! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝ big big yumejoshi !my beloved is shoyo and heres my yumeship page ! -> ☁️

HERES WHAT I LOVE !! ੯ ◟

my angel boys ᰔ hq!! shoyo. ❤︎ ❤︎ ノ tokrev manjiro. ❤︎ izana. ❤︎ chifuyu. ノ gnshn chongyun. ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ gaming. ❤︎ cyno. ❤︎ ノ wbk choji. ❤︎ hayato. ❤︎ haruka. ノ p5r akira. ノ bsd ranpo. ❤︎ atsushi. ノ omori sunny. ❤︎ ノ nctdream chenle. ❤︎ノ bts taehyung. ❤︎ ノ bllk ranze. ❤︎ ❤︎ meguru. ❤︎ yoh. ❤︎ niko. reo. seishiro. chigiri.

++. more! :3

animanga ᰔ haikyuu!! the promised neverland. tokyo revengers. blue lock. bungo stray dogs. penguin house. boarding school juliet. death note. a condition called love. toilet-bound hanako kun. spyxfamily. the one within the villainess. disastrous life of saiki k.

manhwa ᰔ solo levelling. who made me a princess? i’ll be the matriarch in this life. seasons of blossom. death is the only ending for the villainess. wait where the shooting star falls.

shows ᰔ first love ( 2022 ). what’s wrong with secretary kim? extraordinary attorney woo. the return of superman.

artists ᰔ newjeans. wave to earth. lamp. ichiko aoba. bts. beabadoobee. grentperez. laufey. keshi. rocco. dominic fike.

misc. ᰔ makeup. skincare. plushies. piglet. sanrio. haircare. san-x. mobile games. long nails. cutesie hairstyles. 2000’s - 2010’s pop!!

࣪ ִֶָ☾. mutuals can ask me for my discord !! (๑>◡<๑)

ᰔ picrew link -> ❤︎

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