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Fruity Fruits of the Spirit

Anyone else celebrating Pride after a conservative upbringing and religious trauma? For me, Pride is about overcoming so much shame and anxiety about being myself. I drew this last year as a reminder that queer love has had good fruit in my life, and in the lives of others!

#pride #pride 2026 #pride art #lgbtqia #lgbtqia artist #happy pride!#exvangelical queer #illustration #artists of tumblr #fruits of the spirit #judge them by their fruit #queer love #queer art #processing religious trauma through art

Tua having a delicious, destructive public crash out and then running to Boston was not how I saw things playing out!

But then again, Boston being a voice of reason and generally good friend is also not how I saw things playing out.

I actually really like that Boston, while still very horny and chaotic, has seemed to learn how to be a friend to someone.

#honestly I am more on board for Boston/Tua #🙈🙈🙈#only friends dream on #ofdo #boston tua #thai bl #bl series

Boston presents the thesis of the Only Friends Universe

#only friends #only friends dream on #ofdo #boston #thai bl #bl series

animusbell

you can't come to my birthday party? aw dang, (remembers it's bad to guilt trip people) this doesn't matter to me at all (remembers to demonstrate that i am affected by you to affirm your positive presence in my life) but while you're away i will die (remembers not to guilt trip again) unpreventably. unrelated to you. don't worry about it. (remembers to express care through actions and not just words) you're in the will.

16pangel

This is how autism feels like btw

This diabolical little bitch (🩷affectionate🩷)

#Using his tie to wipe his fake tears??#I died laughing #sammy's children's day #chinese bl #bl series

surewhynothings

struggling so hard to take this shit seriously lmao he has a video of whatttttttt nothing happened

bronte-blues

"Oh that? We were being silly and rehearsing while drunk. It was a lot of fun! Anyway..."

#it's really that simple #ofdo

I'm begging for just one hate filled makeout session between these two 🙏🙏🙏

#pretty please #let non pairs kiss #only friends dream on #ofdo #dean raffy #raffy dean #thai bl #bl series

embersinthefirelight

It's interesting to see the contrast between Arnold taking care of Tua, which he does with no expectations of anything in return and Tua very much likes it vs. Jack trying to take care of Dean, which he does in such a condescending and controlling way and Dean very much asks him not to.

I also found it very telling that Jack finally decided to get back together with Dean when something came up in Dean's life that he could "rescue" him from.

#if 1 of the 3 isn't endgame I hope it's Jack and Dean fr #ofdo #jack dean

I am dreading Jack's holier-than-thou reaction to Dean almost kissing Arnold while drugged against his will.

"Dean shouldn't have been partying that hard"

"Dean should have struggled more after saying "no" to the pill"

"Dean was more likely to do something like this because of his past as a host and his readiness to do fan service"

This kind of rhetoric is victim blaming and semi-abusive towards sex workers. While I know Dean never sold sex, the series makes it clear that much of society will judge regardless if they see your actions as unacceptable and/or too sensual in nature. Dean's hosting and his acceptance of fan-service content is close enough for many to judge more harshly.

If this situation had happened to Tua, would he be judged in the same way by his peers (and the audience)? No, because Tua is "pure" in comparison to Dean, and therefore his agency being taken away from him would be seen as an "assault" rather than a "consequence".

And what's super sad is that I'm sure Dean is already blaming himself. As many people do when they've been drugged and don't understand their actions. And I don't know if anyone will be on his side to help him when it all comes out.

#no means no #sex work is real work #dean did nothing wrong #only friends dream on #ofdo #thai bl #bl series

Dean *almost* drunkenly kissing Arnold being the Big Drama is very funny because...

Remember when Ray introduced his situationship bestfriend (Mew) to cocaine and his situationship boyfriend (Ray) almost went to jail for it last season?

Basically what I'm saying is I need this to be at least double the messiness and a little bit more illegal, please.

#i need some ill advised makeout sessions please #only friends dream on #ofdo #bl series #thai bl

Loved all the boys dressing up like cowboys and being messy in the wilderness together this week

#brokeback mountain era Rome and Raffy #only friends dream on #ofdo #bl series #thai bl

elierlick

I don’t usually post about acquisitions from the NYC Trans Archives, but this one is too cool not to share. We recently obtained 1 of the 2 known remaining copies of the censored 1933 German booklet “Wie erlange ich eine vollendete Büste?” (“How do I achieve a perfect bust?”). It advertises an early estrogen compound using a patient who was assigned male at birth.

The text shows that not only were hormones readily available to trans people in the 1930s, but actively advertised to them. Nazis targeted this specific book in the 1930s, leaving only a few copies left in existence. This text, along with hundreds of other rare trans books, zines, and ephemera, will be available for viewing next year when NYCTA opens to the public.

Love that Boston is now going on special sex quests, like deciding to try and sleep with the entire cast of a Shakespeare play

#I think Shakespeare would get a kick out of this #only friends dream on #only friends season 2 #ofdo #boston #bl series #thai bl

The way Jack slipped into character to try and manipulate Dean into submission is so intriguing.

He used intimate physical touch, something that he has been withholding as a norm in their relationship, to try and overwhelm his senses

And Dean is so suspicious (and tempted)!

Jack told Dean what he thought he wanted to hear. And when Dean smiled(and what a sad smile it was!), Jack went to reinforce this assumed submission with more physical intimacy.

Thankfully, Dean saw right through Jack's manipulations (as he's surely been through this act many times before).

And rightfully so, as in the very next scene, Jack is back at his manipulation tactics once again.

Raffy approached him and Jack saw an opportunity to try and take control and mold Raffy's actions and emotions.

In the past, we've seen Jack distance himself from Raffy or subdue the obvious vying for attention. But in this scene Jack pulled himself up to the same level as Raffy and called Raffy by his name. He used the intimate movements and language he knew Raffy craved to draw Raffy in.

Unfortunately(?), Raffy does not have years of experiencing Jack's manipulation. So it is super effective.

Look at that doe-eyed fool. Tsk tsk.

With Raffy properly stunned, Jack asked for his cooperation. And when Raffy agreed, Jack again reinforced that submission to his will with physical touch--using the mirroring of Raffy's earlier shoulder touch to trick Raffy into thinking they are aligned not just mentally but physically as well.

Jack's character comes off as level headed and grouchy--not obviously toxic and twisted like Raffy or clumsily disastrous like Arnold. Jack has a truly terrifying subtle toxicity that I can't wait to see more of.