It's you.

Hi, I'm Eli. she/her. biromantic ace. interpreter. Strong, independent woman channeling milfcore according to the bestie. Currently obsessed with Jeff Satur, Aouboom and BL series. Finds sneakers ugly.

[grntaire]

breaking my silence. it is insane that a marriage is more celebrated than earning a degree.

[maybe-boys-do-love]

How does Poom Phuripan play dumb so realistically? His BL characters are never the brightest bulbs. They’re naive and overly romantic, but not like a manga uke; it’s the way a gay twink who stans Ariana would be. Like, I know this sad gurlie. He’s having a Real Housewives wine and skincare night with his bestie from college, planning a concert/beach trip he can’t afford, and talking about getting back with his shitty ex for the fourth time cuz this time he seems like he really changed (plus that dick!!!)

[maybe-boys-do-love]

No, but let me elaborate.

Playing dumb well is not easy an easy acting skill. Even in comedic roles, you’ve gotta nail your comedic timing to make it work, and chances are that the character will not be allowed much depth. In dramatic roles, it’s a huge task, because one of the rules of dramatic acting for film is that actors must bring ‘life’ into the eyes to make it compelling. By ‘life,’ they mean attention, observation, motions of reactivity and contemplation and strategizing. You know what we think of daft people doing less of? All of that.

For a BL example, you can say what you want about Joss, but he’s mastered an oafish empty-headed expression that remains compelling on screen. But that depends partly on his extreme dimensions of masculinity. We could look at what Cooheart did in My Only 12% for that kind of exaggerated wide-eyed naïveté that aligns with anime or manga, and gets slapped onto uke performances pretty often.

What Poom manages impresses me so much because he doesn’t exaggerate his characters’ dullness, nor does he go blank faced. His characters, when they’re not giddy with impulsive excitement, are thinkers. It’s just that they can’t do much with it. He lends so much presence to the eyes but plays so many scenes as if his characters are trying to process information but unable to ever fully wrap their brains around it to come to a conclusion. They eventually give up on analyzing and are, by their limitations and not their choice, forced to lead from their heart. That fact leaves them with doubt rather than assurance.

And that’s where the realism comes in! They know there was more to the situation than what they could understand. They’re not so stupid as to believe they are impervious to life’s cruelties. The heart isn’t the “right” choice here. It’s not the romantic option. It’s a limited tool, and Poom plays his characters as people who have that awareness. It’s so easy to be cynical about unintelligent people. It takes a lot of compassion and skill as an actor to see a clueless character in such a humanizing light.

[stormsbourne]

one day it'll happen to you. you will stay up a bit too late playing a video game and not get to bed on time. I've done it before, you'll think. I'll be fine. but no. you will make it through most of the next day and then at about 2pm you will feel like a reanimated corpse whose sim meters are all completely fucked and nothing hurts exactly but everything does feel very bad. and you'll think oh yeah. I'm not twenty anymore

[namtan]

WE ARE | EP 10

[gunsatthaphan]

"I like what you're wearing."

[uppoompat]

I'm just starting to... get attached to P'Win.

AOU THANABOON and BOOM THARATORN in BILLIONAIRE BIKER (2026ish)

[lazzarella]

VICE VERSA // WE ARE // MEMOIR OF RATI

[boylovehitmelikeatrain]

I'm just... so happy that some of these boys decided to kiss boys for a living. Aren't you?

[trilliastra]

everybody say thank you to aouboom for serving tongue 🙏

[lazzarella]

ONLY FRIENDS: DREAM ON ; EPISODE 7

[namtan]

ONLY FRIENDS: DREAM ON | EP 4

[thecasualfkfan]

And with the comeback of Boston's PhotographyTM (and lies), let's not forget this masterpiece~

I'll never get over this shot.

[janployshompoos]

#(˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵)

THE HEART KILLERS (2024) | PERFECT 10 LINERS (2024) | MY MAGIC PROPHECY (2025)

[lazzarella]

“Something this delicious... I'd rather keep to myself.”

AOU THANABOON and BOOM THARATORN in ONLY FRIENDS: DREAM ON OFFICIAL TRAILER

[myhiddenheart]

the eye roll was strictly unnecessary but makes the scene 1000 times funnier

[pointlesscandies]

These guys are going to be in each other's weddings.

[heretherebedork]

Aou and Boom have the most versatility and range I've seen in an branded pair. They've done an established couple grappling with coming out and jealousy, a tender and loving green flags all the way down couple with powerful found family vibes and now they're doing all the way back to old school toxic relationship notes with hints of trauma and possession. They are glorious and I only want more.