[miss0atae]

I finally finished the last episode of Wishing Upon The Shooting Stars and what a ride it was. It's really a little gem and proves once again that Taiwanese BLs have my heart.

I especially enjoyed the journey of He Xiangyong to finally face his past wounds and learn that they are not meant to rule his entire life forever. He could just grow from them and overcome them without becoming someone different. As much as his new identity gave him a different "life" for a while, it didn't make him forget about his own past and when he started to not be recognized by anyone, he knew that he didn't want to be anyone else than himself. He learned to value his own life and see the worth of it. His life matters. He was and he is still loved. These people love him for who he is: with all his good qualities and flaws. He Xiangyong was so hurt by things in the past and he couldn't see it. He thought that if he were someone else, it would be easier, but his memories didn't disappear. He also overlooked the fact that he was loved as He Xiangyong. Perhaps, he also needed to love himself to truly enjoy his life. If people can love you, why not love yourself and see values in yourself. What they see in you, you must see it because it's there. He just couldn't see it. Perhaps, the wishes are not so bad if they can make you see the true value of yourself and your life.

I'm glad that in the end, everything turned out okay and that everyone got their happy ending. I don't know how I would have felt if they had a sad ending. It would have felt too sad.

[negrowhat]

I HATE that Taiwanese BL pairings make us all fall in love with their chemistry only for them to NEVER star in a new series together ever again. And then they FORCE us to live off of cameos as we fall in love with another ship and keep this vicious cycle going.

[arnoldtua]

In my opinion, Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars has secured it's spot as one of the top shows to air this year. Though I may have been lured in by talks of thigh licking and slurping, I stayed for sincere love and friendship between each member of this family.

There are definitely many lessons to be learned from this series, but the one that stands out to me—especially during these difficult and uncertain times—is that we are loved and our absence will be felt no matter how alone and insignificant we may feel in the world. No matter how fleeting an encounter, how much time has passed, or how distant the memories, love shared—whether for a moment or a lifetime—will always endure.

Needless to say, I really enjoyed the show and want to give special thanks to @negrowhat and @thisonelikesaliens for making the experience all the better. See you in the next one 🖤

[arnoldtua]

Thai BL Series Checklist

Thank you for tagging me @negrowhat (here) @buckystilinski (here) @babyangelsky (here) @itsallaboutbl (here) and @byemambo (here)

Green - Watched Yellow - On Hold Red - Dropped [--] - Haven't watched

Note: Mu Te Luv only gets half a green square because I only watched Love Me if You Swear

Tagging: @gawincaskey @jiratchapongs @spicyvampire @sparklyeyedhimbo @neinnonay @tanrak @i-got-the-feels @chimons @thisautistic @akkpipitphattana @djeterg19 and @fluidsoul31

Blank checklist below the cut :)

[sugar-petals]

XLOV making the “i, god” album really said no skips, all hooks, now turn up the fucking bass while rui becomes a rubber band

[fruitypieq]

Quick what are you doing RIGHT now (besides scrolling Tumblr)

[tinylilemrys]

I'm just obsessed with how Ilya, who hasn't known a scrap of fondness or affection since the age of twelve, keeps finding all the queer people in hockey and immediately showering them with fondness and affection. There's a reason 75% of his name is I love you.

[panicpluspoison]

Shane has one (1) emotional conversation about his situationship with his girlfriend and immediately decided that he wanted Ilya… I’m telling you the man never stood a CHANCE. Shane walks into the bar looking fine as hell, who needs to do all that on a TRAVEL DAY to the ASG but he has a Man to Woo so he walks UP TO HIM IMMEDIATELY (social anxiety who, shane doesn’t know her) and starts f l i r t i n g with Ilya “I’m feeling a bit wild” “I’ve always wanted to play on a team with you” “nice shirt, you’re pulling it off” shane turned it up to 100 and Ilya folded like a bad hand. Shane Hollander flirting with Ilya rozanov in a bar full of hockey players in broad daylight is literally ilyas dream

[arnoldtua]

Happy pride, lovelies~ Our existence is far from momentary so may our colors continue to shine during this month as they do every other month of the year ❤️🩷🤎🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤍🩶🖤

[arnoldtua]

Gasp— do I smell a betrayal?!

Because what is the meaning of this exchange? Phop's father neither looks surprised nor phased by what's going on. Is Klao's father not his dear friend??! Where is his anger and frustration at the court for this unjust sentence??!

Phop's father looks like a man who told his friend to take a bribe and warned him of the steep price he'd pay to keep his integrity. I'm literally 8 mins into the episode so I don't know if this exchange is meant to be a misdirection, but CAN YOU IMAGINE??!

Like... look at that deep sigh! Does that mean that Phop's father has been caring for Klao out of guilt in an effort to atone for the sin of betraying his friend??! And does he view Klao and Phop falling in love with each other as punishment from the heavens??! Lawd, please let me be wrong ;;

[partywithponies]

Strange racists and homophobes on the internet seem to have access to an alternate way cooler version of TV than me. "every white character on TV is in an interracial relationship" "every show has a gay couple in it" "main characters keep having to secretly be bisexual and nonbinary" "every show has gratuitous full frontal nudity" like damn promise?? What channel???

[arnoldtua]

I don't care what anybody says, joss was hotter in golden blood.

I'd have to agree. The longer hair, styling, and brooding, self-loathing, sad boi demeanor inherent to Mark's character really did it for me. And from what we saw, it really did it for Tong too. Just look at the material:

[arnoldtua]

Using that conversation about peaches to imply that In and Erng might be verse is the most genius and delicious use of double entendre I've witnessed in a while

[arnoldtua]

Does In already know Erng? Because he gets awfully annoyed at the mention or possibility of Erng being attached to someone else. That is not stranger behavior lol

[lavenderprose]

Yes we all know that Ilya trained and molded Shane into his own personally-designed husband but the only reason he’s able to do that is because Ilya was chemically designed in a lab to be Shane’s. God saw Shane Hollander be born, said, “Oh. Yikes. Okay. Okay.” And then created Ilya Rozanov a month later. Like, “Here buddy, you’re gonna need this.”

[littlemissssunshineee]

If you ever feel like you don’t matter just know there’s a tumblr mutual who thinks about you when they hear a certain band, see a certain color, show, book, or even just see a post that reminds them of something you might like even though they’re across the world from you

[hardlyhinged]

Hookup era Hollanov where Shane is just so tired and sleepy but he wants to have sex with Ilya so bad but his thrust are rocking him back and forth and his chest is so warm and Shane’s eyes are closing heavy and only barley fluttering open again. Ilya leans in and is grinding now more than thrusting and whispering all sweet in Shane’s ear “Oh so tired. So sleepy under me. But you still need it don’t you, need me so bad even when barely awake.” And Ilya meant it more as teasing but then Shane is nodding against his shoulder, breathing deep and holding him with this weakening grip and Ilya is feeling a lot more turned on but also a lot more conflicted. It’s too sweet, too intimate, too painful and all Ilya wants is to give in and cuddle Shane so close while he drifts off to the sensation of Ilya fucking him so tenderly, being everything he needs to feel content and relaxed and safe

But for now it’s too much. He finishes them both off quickly, giving Shane a few face pats to keep him awake. It’s not as hot as it was a few moments ago and Shane’s smile has gone from dopey to polite, and Ilya makes the rushed excuse of a shower so he can try to run away from the aching in his heart

When he gets back Shane is out cold, somewhat literally since he didn’t pull the covers up. Ilya gives himself a moment of grace under the guise of being a good hookup and careful cleans Shane with a warm washcloth, lingering a little longer than necessary, and tucking him in properly. Ilya feels his legs freeze under him as his task is now complete, and without thinking too much about it leans down to kiss Shane’s sleeping form, petting his hair as he shifts and sighs

Ilya’s leaves after that, like always, unaware that he’ll eventually get to settle the buzzing in his chest, in both their chests, at a scenic cottage where he’s never expected to leave