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....because I'm not clever enough...I'm an equal opportunity girlfriend...she/her pan 🏳️‍🌈 I pretty much only ingest Asian media now...

[ditzybea]

Anyone? Really?

Really?!

Why did no one tell me that watching KinnPorsche was like a gateway drug? I never watched a BL series before and now I have subscribed to three streaming services exclusively showing Asian dramas. Not to mention the two dozen or so new accounts I’m following on Instagram!

I’ve watched KinnPorsche, all of TharnType, I’m caught up on Unforgotten Night, and I just started CutiePie. And my watchlist just keeps getting longer!

A little warning would have been nice, it’s all in sayin’, because I have no chill.

UPDATE! Cutie Pie was better than I thought it would be. Don’t Say No was a hot mess….that I watched in one day. And the angst in Love Mechanics is killing me. Like I said…NO CHILL!

UPDATE UPDATE! Bad Buddy was so good. Not enough kissing…but that says more about me than the show 😁. Old Fashioned Cupcake was so sweet and realistic. Loved it.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! On my God…Love Mechanics. Oh my GOD! Loved it on so many different levels. YinWar…such a great couple. I love them both…equally…and completely.  And JimmySea in Vice Versa are gonna break my heart, I just know it. Sea Tawinan is A-Dor-Able!

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! Watched Why R U and phew…ZeeSaint. I need a drink after that. Jumped right into Love by Chance season 1, because Saint is adorable, and some parts were pretty cringy, but I am in LOVE with Perth. I want to watch everything he’s done. I am also full-on obsessed with Love in the Air! I get upset when the episode is over. Hopefully this feeling lasts.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! I had to stop and restart Love by Chance 2. I hated that they essentially retconned TinCan and started over. I thought they left it a great place at the end of Season 1. Probably didn’t have enough material to start from there for the second season and tried to stretch it out. Oh well, I really only watched it for Perth anyway. Love him so much! Tum and Tar’s relationship still makes me feel icky. They did it better in TharnType a little, but here it was worse. I’m just gonna float in AePete for a little while before I find another ship to ruin me. Hoping for a third season, I need Ae and Pete back together on screen.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! Well, I was introduced to OffGun with Not Me. The story was really good, I watched almost the whole thing just today, and I liked the development of the relationships. I only have one gripe to make. The only full-on declaration of love (i.e I love you) came from a couple that had like four scenes and never fully were together on screen. REALLY?! Don’t get me wrong, there were a lot of pretty words that meant love, but an actual “I Love You” came from a guy with a crush.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! Ok, this week I watched Theory of Love with OffGun. I loved it! I love really angsty stories anyway and this checked all the boxes. Story was well done, none of the characters were super annoying; all round good one. Unforgotten Night….ugh! I just can’t. After the tenth time Kamol called Kim his lover, I was tapped out. The story was mess and acting was not good. I love trashy as much as the next person, but I couldn’t do it. I will say that KhomBaiboon was adorable and I was hoping for more of them. It seemed like everyone was just uncomfortable in their roles. And I am the only one who is loving ViceVersa? It’s a slow burn, but I love everything about it. Plus it brought Perth back! My heart flipped when he came on screen. I ADORE HIM! And Love in the Air is NOT disappointing. It kills me to wait a week for an episode. Boss and Noeul are killing it and I have a feeling that Peat and Fort are going to as well. I can’t wait until they are all interacting!!! And I may have watched “the scene” a few times by now. I can’t help myself.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! I wasn’t going to update until the weekend, but I just watched all of Semantic Error and y’all! To all the people that recommended this one…THANK YOU!!!! It was so so so good! I loved it from start to finish! I need more of them! I was talking to the TV it was that good. I think I haven’t done that since first season of Ted Lasso. It gave me the same feelings of Lasso, like a warm hug! I’m going to bed now with a light heart.

WEEKLY UPDATE!!!  This week I watched Star in My Mind and Star in Your Heart. I had been seeing clips KluenDao popping up my YouTube suggestions and I looked right up my alley. I have always been a sucker for mutual pining and jealous bouts. Not to mention the main protagonist being lusted after by at least four different people at one point. What? It’s a guilty pleasure. JoongDunk were good and they have great chemistry. Some of the dialogue was little cringy, but I am poor barometer for that. I think The Notebook is terrible, mainly because of the dialogue. And honestly the only reason I watched the sequel was to see how it ended. It was a little boring, sorry. Also, I knew the twist in Vice Versa was gonna happen. I knew they were gonna be separated, but that does not mean I was not heartbroken when it happened.

UPDATE! It has been a while since I last updated, so here we go. Vice Versa ended and I loved it. It was completely different and beautiful to watch. I agree with a lot of others, I wanted some of Tess and Tun living in other world, but JimmySea were so lovely. And I can not wait to see what else Sea does.

I watched SOTUS and SOTUS S as recommended by a commenter. I really liked it and SingtoKrist were a great couple, I have crushes on both now in varying degrees. Not a fan of bullies so it was hard to sit through the first few episodes. The push and pull between Kongpob and Arthit was a great enemies to lovers. I mostly watched the second season because there was angst coming and I am an angst whore. It was bit boring, but they were good.

Love in the Air ended and I loved the whole thing. FortPeat were amazing in their half of the season. Sky’s love letter was realistic and not over the top lovey, which is a huge pet peeve for me. Peat played his PTSD so well. It was played really well into the story and was believable. I may have also bought the presale on the special episode and preordered the box set. Never done either before, hopefully everything works out. 😬 

I am LOVING Between Us and WinTeam/BounPrem are amazing. I had seen them on in passing for awhile but I hadn’t really watched them, but DAMN! I also watched Until We Meet Again to see the other half of Between Us and I have some feelings. It was a great story, angsty and bittersweet and uplifting…but Dean is a dick! I know it is an unpopular opinion, but I can’t help it. Ohm is graet actor and very beautiful, but….he was always pushing Pharm to do things when he wasn’t ready for, whether it be meeting In’s sister or learning about their shared past. I don’t know. He was really selfish in my opinion. Also what was up with Sin’s wig? How can they make someone as gorgeous as Ja creepy looking with that wig. And poor Fluke! That poor kid probably used buckets of Visine and the reason he was so small was because he was very dehydrated. Also their family trees were really hard to keep track of. I’m still not sure who is and isn’t related to who. The world is not that small. How did I not know that all of my favorite BL actors were in one show? But it was a fun surprise each time another favorite popped up.

UPDATE!! Not sure if anyone still reading this to this point, but I’m gonna keep adding to it. I watched Cherry Blossoms After Winter and I liked it. It was a little on light on the intimacy, but it was sweet. I just really wanted more kisses, I can’t help it. I really liked Taesung and Haebom’s relationship. Sucker for protective boyfriends. It did feel a little rushed at the end, but worth the watch.

Finally watched We Best Love 1 & 2 after seeing people raving about it. It checked all my boxes; hidden/secret crush, bickering, really sweet relationship, little bit of jealousy, break up then make up, and great kisses. Definitely worth the time. The secondary couples were kind of glossed over, but SamYu make up for it. Loved it. EDIT! A quick addition to my We Best Love watch. If you can watch the Special Edition version, DO IT! Shots linger a little longer, some scenes are longer, and some things are explained a little better. If you thought Sam broke your heart before, ohhh just wait.

Keep the recommendations coming! :)

[ditzybea]

UPDATE! Been a few weeks, so here we go. I've ventured into non-BL dramas for a little bit. I finished Vincenzo on Netflix and OH MY GOD!! It was amazing. Highly recommend! I also watched True Beauty on Viki. Super cute and angsty! And everyone was right, both men were swoonworthy. I even read through the entire webtoon to see how it would have ended if there was a second season.

Ok, back to BL. I watched My Tooth Your Love and it was adorable. The couple, Andy and Yujin, were so good together. Fully enjoyed, but I could not stop seeing Sam Lin whenever I looked at Yujin. I just couldn't help it and I'm ok with it.

Between Us came to an end and well....it was a bit underwhelming, but not why you'd think. The story didn't really fall into the normal tropes in BL, in my opinion. It was a straight up love story. There it a normal drama. People complain when queer stories are not told like "straight" ones and then people are complaining when this one was. You can't please everyone. I was underwhelmed because there were too many couples. There were 5 couples. FIVE! And with only 12 episodes, there was not enough time. As cute of couple as BeePrince were, it just didn't seem to fit. They could have been cut out and their time could have been given to the others. At least with DeanPharm and PruekManow they had time UWMA, but WanTul didn't get enough time. You have to grumpy and sassy would have been so fun to watch.

I watched Lovely Writer and man! I was so much. It was too much. I understand that it was supposed to be a commentary on the BL industry, much like War of Y was last year, but they crammed too many tropes into one show, into one storyline. You name the trope it was in there. Grumpy/sunshine, fan culture, lying/deception, hidden agenda, childhood friends, only one bed, hidden relationship, love triangle, soul mates, closeted parent etc. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but it was so much. I kept waiting for another one to pop up. I will say one thing, KaoUp have got kissing down! Damn! I was impressed!

UPDATE!!! Ok, its been a while since I’ve posted and I have not stopped watching. Bed Friends was not what I was expecting. I thought it was gonna be sexy, which it was, and fluffy, which it was. What I was not expecting was the trauma that they wrote into it. Uffda! I loved the chemistry between Net and James, they really are adorable. I wasn’t big fan of Yim’s character, his voice grated a bit, but I love Tutor and him together, so I’m excited to see their show next.

I finally watched Roommates of Poongduck 304 and fell in love with Ji Woong and Seo Bin. Their chemistry was really sweet and Ji Woong was so good. The angst was just the right amount and I wish they had left in the finale kiss as is, but what can you do.

Be Loved in House : I Do was a little on the cringe side, only because of the initial set-up. No one can date or get married if they work at the workshop. Little weird, but the last two episodes make up for it. Aaron plays shy and bumbling really well in episode 12 and Hank plays heartbroken to the hilt. I will be watching my favorite bits of that one again.

As toxic as it may be, the only reason I watched History 4: Close to You was because of Michael An who plays Hsing Ssu. I just think he is beautiful. His storyline involving his step-brother...eek. I was never a fan of the step-brothers trope and I am probably not going to be, but I didn't mind this one. The other couple was just chaos. They do fight well, but a one-week anniversary, blech. I don't like that in any kind of story.

I watched a few Japan BL’s; Jack O’ Frost, The End of the World With You, and Beautiful Man 1 and 2. No lightness is these, aside from a few comedic moments. These are your more grown-up BL’s. I do like that episodes were short so I can watch them in one day. The relationships were a bit more uneven, not toxic per se, but one was definitely subservient to the other. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed them, but….. I will say that Beautiful Man was beautiful, pardon the pun. I managed to watch both seasons in one sitting.

I am only periodically checking in with Chains of Heart and Love Syndrome III, one is just confusing and the other is really toxic, but I want to see what happens. NanMac intrigues me. I know it shouldn't. Sue me. Plus the actor who plays Mac is so beautiful!

The Korean’s BL’s this year are gonna get their own post because reasons!

Recommendations are still welcome!!

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Tumblr Tuesday: Heated Rivalry

It’s a Tuesday on Tumblr, and the Heated Rivalry fever is showing no signs of stopping. The adaptation of Rachel Reid’s bestselling novel about rival hockey players is light on hockey and heavy on good old enemies to lovers, and we’re so here for it. Please enjoy this collection of Hollanov art (and some Skip, for balance) to tide you over til Friday.

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[ditzybea]

This show is a gateway drug! I've converted my bestie into being obsessed with BL. I just need to play it cool with the next few steps.

[gabrielokun]

[ditzybea]

My baby! This is where I was lost! This is where Perth got me and I've been his ever since. I just adore him with my entire soul.

[dramas-vs-novels]

In your opinion, what are the biggest strengths and the biggest weaknesses in mame's writing?

Mame has a really good grasp of characters. She'll write flawed characters, without trying to "pretty-up" their flaws. A lot of writers these days get caught up in sanctifying their heroes. They can't have flaws.

That's shitty writing, and Mame leans hard in the opposite direction. her characters have flaws- some extreme, some on a lower level. But she does a fantastic job of making them face those flaws and find a way towards their partners.

She writes the full arcs well, showing the good and bad in each person, how they change or are changed by the circumstances around them, how they heal.

And the smut is A+ 10/10.

Weaknesses...

I'm not saying she's the end-all be-all of writers, she isn't utterly flawless... but nothing is really standing out to me?

Like, when I hear "weakness", I think "They can't do this" more than "They don't do this well" or "They don't do this on par with other stuff they do", and nothing is like... standing out.

Characterization, dialogue, plot, character arcs, motivation, character relationships, main relationships, sex, etc.... She has a very even grasp of everything.

Again, not saying she's flawless, and not saying this runs into my "no negativity" thing, it's just... Thinking through the novels of hers I've read... There are characters I don't like, but I'm not pointing to anything and going "That's badly written" or "That's weak".

She knows who she is, and she is who she is, that's perfectly fine to me.

[ditzybea]

Thank you! Is she perfect? No, but she doesn't deserve nearly half the hate she gets. Boy Next World was the first one of her books that I fully read and I loved it! I love the universes she has created and all of her characters are fully interesting. Have you seen some of the stuff that gets pushed out these days? And Mame is the problem? Ok?

I also applaud the woman who is in charge of not only her writings, but the productions that come from them. That is monumental for any woman anywhere and even more so in a male-dominated culture like Thailand.

[beagleandtiger]

perthsanta giggles 🥺🖤🤍

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[ditzybea]

I've been a Perth fan (he's my BL bias) since Love by Chance when he was a smiley teen enjoying all the attention and to watch him slowly become the cool and sullen young man who never smiled. And now watching him be so unabashedly happy that he literally glows, I just can't. It brings me so much joy to see him come full circle and have so much fun with his friends, his job, and his partner. I was hesitant but hopeful that his partnership with Santa would finally stick after so much disappointment the last few years. I think Perth's other half has finally been found.

[moonchildridden]

Well, that's a way to ruin my day

[ditzybea]

NOOOO! I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE!

[talkgentlytome]

[dank-morpork]

And when a six-foot tall Persian priestess with a fucking GOLD EYE speaks, you know you damn well listen to what she has to say.

[shirojikimattari]

LOOK WHO HAS SOMETHING DRAW. IT IS ME, MY GAY BITCHES.

[shirojikimattari]

Finally had a tiny break time.

So…. Anyone still up for golden eyed six foot tall priestess??

[strugglingqueer]

Oh, you better listen to her!

[captain-lonagan]

i’ll listen to her, give her my food, worship her, do her laundry, and generally be extremely gay

[consistantly-changing]

Okay but this is so cool.

This is the earliest prosthetic eye ever recorded, and the surgery was a success. It appears that it was held in with thread and was worn regularly, with signs of infection in the eye socket showing that it had possibly been worn too much without cleaning.

The whole eye was not gold, instead mostly being made of bitumen with the golden lines inscribed into it in a pattern that some archeologists suggest may be an imitation of the sun, the 8 radial outward lines being sun rays, to represent light. There are also hints of white pigment on the surface, indicating that once part of the eye may have been mimicking the sclera (white bit of the eye).

Some suggest that her eye elevated her status, and based on the responses of everyone here, that’s easily possible.

Golden-eye and the Burnt City: The earliest known ocular prosthesis from the city of Shahr-i Sokhta

Shahr-i Sokhta (sometimes written as Shahr-e Sukhteh), meaning The Burnt City, is the name given to a substantial Bronze Age walled urban se

Bonus, the eye itself (which resided in the left eye socket):

[patentlyabsurdrpgideas]

Reblogging this version for the revelation that this ancient priestess prosthetic eye had a golden sun inscribed on it.

I’m not sure if that’s cooler or equally cool as a fully gold eye, but I feel like people need to know! Especially artists because I want to see that illustrated!

[ditzybea]

I think I'm in love with an ancient priestess with a golden eye that lived thousands of years ago. I know for a fact I would have been a devout follower, if not a groupie.

[luna-azzurra]

Quick tips for writing unspoken crushes

⭑ looking at their lips like it's accidental. it's not.

⭑ knowing way too much random info about them (like their fav gum or shoe size?? why??)

⭑ asking about their dating life and pretending it's casual. it’s not.

⭑ brushing hands and then staring into the VOID like “what does it meeeaaan”

⭑ having full internal monologues about one (1) text they sent

⭑ getting weirdly territorial when someone else flirts with them

⭑ laughing at jokes that aren’t funny bc it's them

⭑ stalling when it's time to say goodbye like “oh wait one more thing haha”

⭑ rereading convos and thinking “wow i sounded so dumb why did i say ‘hey’ like that”

⭑ noticing every. single. change. like “did they get a haircut or am i just obsessed”

⭑ the classic: accidentally calling them “babe” and playing it off like a joke (it’s NOT A JOKE)

⭑ dying a little every time they say “you’re such a good friend”

[luna-azzurra]

Quick tips for writing kisses

⇰ the pause. THE PAUSE. like “are we doing this? oh god we’re doing this.”

⇰ looking at each other’s mouths like it’s a life-or-death decision

⇰ someone whispering “can I?” or “just once” before going for it and RUINING ME EMOTIONALLY

⇰ hands. gripping shirts. cupping faces. hovering like “do I touch?? I WANNA TOUCH”

⇰ breath hitching?? yes. shakiness?? absolutely.

⇰ that stupid moment where one of them pulls back a few inches like “wait are you sure” and the other just goes for it again

⇰ kissing like they’re scared it’ll be the last time

⇰ kissing like they’ve been waiting ten goddamn years

⇰ teeth clashing awkwardly and both laughing about it but STILL FEELING IT

⇰ one of them freezing for a second mid-kiss because the feelings just hit

⇰ the post-kiss moment of “uh. so. yeah.” where neither knows what the hell just happened

⇰ OR the post-kiss forehead touch. destroy me.

[arnoldtua]

there's no denying that reset is amazing, but i've been trying to figuring out why it's hitting this hard. my answer? it's the yearning. we don't really see characters yearn these days. i mean sure, there may be mentions of yearning but we don't really see the progression and perhaps that is a reflection of modern times where almost everyone and everything is so accessible.

the desire and longing armin and thada feel for each other (amplified by fate and a few lifetimes of secret admiration) is so palpable that it sometimes hurts (so good) to watch—especially thada. he loves and craves armin with every single fiber of his being that even his breathing is labored by his desire. am i jealous? yes. do i love to see it? also, yes. in conclusion, bring back yearning.

[ditzybea]

My God, yes! MUTUAL PINING IS MY FAVORITE TROUPE! I need it injected into my veins! One sided love is fine, but give me two idiots that long for each and I will eat that shit up!

[duskofthemind]

Reset The Series EP8 favorite scene/moment

That whole scene was gold

[ditzybea]

I am loving their chemistry! I hope they do another series, but as friends to lovers. Friends who grew up together and have known each other for years and realize they can't live without the other. I could even see lovers to exes to lovers. I love fights/banter with history like that behind it. l know they are probably one and done couple wise, but that's my hope. A girl can dream.

[djeterg19]

Why is Thada the sweetest? This is so cute I can't

[ditzybea]

Whenever Tada does something for Armin, the poor baby cries. Any time he feels supported and loved, he can't help but tear up. What I keep thinking about is how crappy was his relationship with Charlie? Was this poor, sweet child just living off crumbs and scraps? Is that why Tada overwhelms him? Granted, Tada is the entire Amazonian rain forest he's so green, but come on.

[djeterg19]

I know Jay is hurt by finding out how he did but the formality and distance he immediately put between them is exactly why Calvin hid his identity in the first place. He should have told Jay at some point but I get why he would want to be treated like a regular person.

[ditzybea]

They are really the only reason I'm still watching this show. Them and the mystery behind it all. The rest...meh.

[jimmysea]

I'm yours, Thada.

RESET THE SERIES (2025) | EP 5

[ditzybea]

My man, Tada, looks like he wants to swallow Armin whole. I knew I was gonna be feral for them when we finally got there, and here we are.

[monsamborabutterfly]

Joss: yeah I've been waiting for a good plot to do a bl series

The plot in question:

[ditzybea]

I'm gonna say it again. My Golden Blood just gave JossGawin a reason to make-out. I'll die on this hill!

[monsamborabutterfly]

Yes all of this is indeed living in my brain rent free

[ditzybea]

Sometimes, when I watch these two, not that they are anything other than friends, I wonder if this job just finally gave them a reason to make-out. 🤔

[ditzybea]

How can someone this young, who is relatively new to acting, be THIS good at micro-expressions? I don't care what anyone says, he was born this good.