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Enemies to Lovers & Cohabitation BLs

I got this request over on MDL and I though I’d just repost the list here, since if I was asked there I might be asked here. There are plenty more in each category I just haven’t rated them as high. Gotta limit the spreadsheet of doom somehow. 

Enemies to lovers (as a main trope) that I’ve rated 8/10 or higher:

Semantic Error

We Best Love (1 & 2)

Blueming

Bad Buddy

Not Me

HIStory 3: Trapped

Candy Color Paradox

My Sweet Dear

My Day

SOTUS

Kiss Me Again - PeteKao Cut

Why R U?

Star in My Mind

The Eclipse

What Zabb Man!

Nitiman

Big Dragon

Cohabitation (as a main trope) that I’ve rated 8/10 or higher:

To My Star

Be Loved In House: I Do

He’s Coming to Me

Lovely Writer

Choco Milk Shake

Oh! Boarding House

Roommates of Poongduck 304

Like In The Movies

HIStory 2: Right or Wrong

TharnType

Theory of Love

Still 2gether

Cutie Pie

His the movie

Ingredients the series

Manner of Death

Ghost Host Ghost House

Coincidentally the same amount in each. Huh. 

Includes only BLs that completed runs before 2023. 

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Just gotta say I am glad that my gut feelings were right from the start THAT BUILD IS INNOCENT even though people tried to convince me and all his other supporter otherwise.... in the most toxic ways possible.... Had to get out of that war zone a while ago for my mental health.

Hope it is now reaching the last person in the back, that she was lying about everything.

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pspspsps @iwillc0nsumeyou a new never before seen photo of biu just dropped <3

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I haven't even watched the series yet, and yet I was still able to grasp the concept from the name alone. It's like people expect shows, regardless of what they say on the tin, to conform to their individual desires only. Why not just go and watch a different show? JFC

TW: dumb comment (under ep5)

Why are there so many clowns watching this 1 8 + series which is called “BED FRIEND” about two guys in a FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS relationship which had a trailer indicating a lot of NC scenes ????

sdfsdfgsdg they literally established in episode 2 that they will fuck 3 times a week ??? The point of FWB is having sex without feelings (even though our two guys fail hard at that) ???

Also no emotional connection??? King is literally in love with Uea since episode 1 and Uea followed soon after??? All the emotional support from King???

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VegasPete + text posts for @magicaldreamfox1 (pt. 37/40)

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American Television after 5 years of pushing for queer representation: I hope you wanted unnecessary drama, angst with a maybe resolution, and three unfulfilling seasons of questionably written flirtation. And that all comes before anything is half-confirmed with a singular lukewarm kissing scene between two conventionally attractive, white bisexual women!

Thai Television .3 seconds after they figured out queer content is marketable: Did you want something kinky, soft, or stupid? Did you want cat ears? We’ve got cat ears! We’ve got safe/sane/consensual OR off-the-charts bad etiquette BDSM. We’ve got college students out the ass! As long as they’re an engineer or architect, choose your flavor. Do you want an age gap or classmates? Something for adults? Teens? Everyone was childhood besties, how about that??? This is a short order restaurant and I will flip you some gays like they’re hotcakes, just tell me what you want.

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Thinking about the fight scene in 10 again, following this post by @waitforthestars.

You know, as far as I can tell, holding the gun in his right hand during this scene is the only time Pete does anything right-handed all show?

One explanation is that it's for the camera angles (and man, I need to write a close-up analysis of the cinematography in the 20 seconds before the fight scene starts--lots to unpack there).

But also...I don't think Pete went in planning to shoot. The gun was intended as threat rather than weapon, so which hand he held it in didn't matter. And Pete chose to keep his dominant hand free--ready for hand-to-hand combat.

It's been pointed out that Pete's finger was on the trigger when he pointed it at Porsche, then shifted off the trigger as he switched to Vegas. You could claim that he was readier to shoot Porsche than Vegas.

But then there's the click of Pete cocking the gun. 

Tangent: there's an element of fiction here, according to gun Reddit. Glocks use strikers instead of hammers, so there's no clicky gotta-cock-the-gun-before-you-shoot-it bit. Essentially, when you chamber a round in the gun, the gun is ready to fire. The only safety mechanism is a squeeze lever on the trigger itself, which you press as you pull the trigger.

Anyway. This is fiction, so Pete cocks his Glock, but he only does so after he switches his aim towards Vegas. The threat of a finger on the trigger for Porsche was a bluff. It's when Vegas advances on him that Pete makes clear that he's ready to shoot--at which point his finger leaves the trigger, because you don't put your finger on a trigger unless you're planning to pull it. But the threat is enough for Vegas, who lifts his hands in surrender and backs off, so Pete turns again towards Porsche.

This is when Porsche makes a move for the gun and the fight starts, and Pete continues trying to keep the gun in his right hand only. There's even a moment where he picks it up in his left and then switches it over to his right. Pete's left-handed, and the hand on the gun needs to stay mostly away from combat. And Pete brings the gun up and tries to aim it at Porsche a couple of times, when he thinks he has enough distance that it might let him end the fight, but his finger never goes to the trigger again.

Pete doesn't want the gun to go off accidentally. He knocks Porsche in the head with the back of his right arm once, which still keeps the gun well out of the path of Porsche's body. Otherwise, he fights with his legs and his left hand only.

And y'all. Pete's been trained to fight with his full body, so he makes good use of his kicks, but he's a boxer. His main weapon is his fists.

 Pete fights Porsche one-handed and still nearly holds his own.

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“You always looked at me. BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)

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btw. why yall so against sex on the floor? I guess unpopular opinion but bed gets a bit boring sometimes 🤷‍♂️

Not me always being disappointed when smut in fics starts outside of the bed but then end in bed way too soon. Even worse with a break of the fire just to go to the bed.

(not talking about the bed friends scene, loved how that played out. but I see a lot being confused on why they started things on the floor. Why not?)

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I also think something very important to consider is that a lot of these shows have one season that is 8-14 episodes long. It's hard to stay connected with a series long-term when there realistically isn't that much content for them.

For example, take Love In The Air or Bad Buddy, I love these shows so much! But I got into Bad Buddy only this year, and it's been over for almost two years (I think?). There hasn't been any new content for them so engagement drops off. I would love to see more discussion and fan created content, but I think it's pretty on par for shows that have such limited content.

I discovered Thai BL series almost exactly a year ago and I’ve come to a realization that the fandoms (not the fans of actors) feel weirdly superficial compared to so many other fandoms? Fans consistently look for new series to fixate on, then move on when it stops airing, and other than intriguing META posts and beautiful gifs when it airs, almost no creative engagement happens, least of all fanfiction. KinnPorsche has felt the least superficial compared to the rest. Have you felt it too, or?

I think it's not necessarily only a question of superficial or not, but of possibilities. Like, KinnPorsche offers three couples. The show itself has kind of an open ending and though two couples are officially "together" there is still enough to play around with without going completely AU.

Many other BLs follow the same patttern. There is always a happy ending and the story is told. And since a lot of scripts suck, many characters are not layered or multidimensional. There are only so many seme/uke dynamic tropes fans can come up with.

I think Bad Buddy had quite a bit of fanfiction and I think "I told sunset about you" as well. I would guess that TharnType and 2gether would most likely have a lot of stories as well.

Interesting side observation: You can tell a lot how far down the rabbit hole fans have gone by the amount of RPfanfic. I think for CutiePie there might be more RP stories than about the characters ^^

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No legacy is so rich as honesty.

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VegasPete + petplay text posts for @petesbubblebutt (pt. 33/35)

bonus:

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"the world won't coddle you" fuck you I'm coddling this pathetic wet man with daddy issues because the world is what I make of it

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OK OK

Old Fashion Cupcake

Plus and Minus

You're My Sky

(I also don't think Kinn & Porsche or Kim & Chay last very long but that's another story lmao)

Nozue and Togawa: I have to stop defaulting to all adults get a yes and all teens get a no huh. hmm. this could go either way! it's one of those where the show ends with them getting together so it's hard to judge what them actually dating will be like? I could definitely see it lasting a long long while, if not forever

Zeshou and Ligong: hmmmmMMMMMMM. I am also trying to not default to "I didn't like the show that much so no" lol. I guess they do straight up get married huh. but they are also divorce lawyers. I think they'll need a lot of couple's therapy

Thorn and Fah: SORRY BOYS.... it's another no. yes mostly because they're university students. but I don't know man their lives are going to be complicated and stressful and they were already dealing sooooo badly with it, if they do end up together I think they need some time apart first to learn how to be adults and adjust to those lives. and maybe they can do that with each other and support each other but... I just don't see it lasting long after university. sorry kiddos.

(Bonuses:

Kinn and Porsche: yes after a HEALTHY dose of patricide and a hell of a lot of work from Kinn

Kim and Chay: *shakes magic 8 ball* Reply Unclear Ask Again Later. no honestly I think they can make it, it's just going to be a whole damn mess to get there. also a lot of Kim grovelling)

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