Give me a bitter glory.

🇨🇿 31, ♀️, ISFJ....This is the multi-fandom blog, because honestly I love a lot of stuff.  

[infinityxxxinfintiy]

I wanted to like Soul Mate more I really did but…

(Spoilers below)

it just fell into the oh so common pattern; a close friendship (no obvious romance), followed by trauma and a death to end it all.

The marketing for this show totally felt like bait and I don’t think it’ll needed to be.

I think the two leads did an excellent job and obviously showed their characters a lot of respect but this isn’t a mm romance. These guys are friends, albeit incredibly close friends but friends nonetheless. There’s no physical intimacy, there’s no touching, they don’t vocally share their feelings(until the very end in a voice over that is hard to tell if they’re talking to each other or telling the audience).

This is a good, emotional coming of age, coming into oneself, exploring life with the immense struggles that come along, drama, not a BL or gay romance. I’ve seen people call it a queer story and I think that’s a more accurate, fair descriptor.

There are Kdramas that have male friendships that aren’t labeled “romance” that portray stronger chemistry than what this show showed. I didn’t want to see them fuck on screen or heavily makeout but touching hands, closeness, a caress here or there would’ve been more impactful than what we got. I think a lot of people are going to see the show in different ways and interpret things differently and I think that’s fair. Personal experience is going to sway the viewer heavily with this drama.

Watch Soul Mate because it’s a good drama, don’t expect a mm love story and come out the other side happily fulfilled.

[janeamidala]

"Soul Mate" was the highly anticipated BL for me. I was checking the release day frequently, couldn't wait. I was expecting it to be great and when the D-day finally came I couldn't hide my ambivalence.

The whole drama was great. I loved the performances of the main leads, loved the plot and support characters, the script, camera etc. I am a fan of projects that are subtle and leave the viewer to decide what is happening based on their own expereinces/fantasy. It is what an art should be doing in my humble opinion. And in that case I wasn't disappointed.

However, I had to look up the definition of BL after watching it. Based on Wikipedia it "focuses on romantic or intimate relationships between male characters". And meanwhile I am fully on board with filling up the lines, this show simply doesn't do it for me in that sense.

All of 8 episodes I felt the love the characters had for each other. But love has so many shapes and I totally agree with the OP that it was kinda vibe of friendly/familial type of love than romantic or intimate. If I really wanted to get into the romance, well, I think I would need season 2 where they dive into either romance or intimacy. Because this season feels like a foreplay if we want to go by the BL marketing. The potential is there but feels incredibly weak.

For me as I view the drama it was like a story of two gay friends characters rather than two gay lovers (yet).

[alexs-wr1tng]

you’re not loveable when you need love so much

[highonoverthinking]

I'm never the one who gets called first,

I'm never the best friend,

I'm never the one someone falls in love with,

I'm never the best at school, college, university,

I'm never the funniest person,

I'm never the most entertaining person,

I'm never the person someone tells a story first,

I'm never the one who gets prioritized first,

I'm always the person who you can found in corner in every party,

I just exists and I'm sick of it.

[how-i-saw-the-world]

why me when there is always someone better?

[bpdeeperdaddy]

I feel like an outsider in every room I enter

[gentlewordsdaily]

There are moments when it really feels like no one cares about you. Like no one truly loves you, checks in on you, or would notice if you quietly faded into the background. You might look at your phone and see nothing, replay conversations where you felt unimportant, or realize you are always the one reaching out first. It can start to feel like you are existing on the edges of everyone else’s lives.

That kind of loneliness cuts deep. It’s not just being alone, it’s feeling unloved. Feeling like there isn’t anyone who would be affected if you disappeared, like your presence doesn’t really change anything. When those thoughts settle in, they can make everything feel heavy and distant, like you are watching the world from far away without really belonging in it.

You might start wondering what’s wrong with you. Why it seems so easy for others to be cared for, while you feel overlooked. Why no one seems to choose you, notice you, or hold onto you. It can make your chest ache in a quiet way, like you are carrying this invisible hurt that no one else sees.

If you are feeling this right now, I’m really sorry it hurts this much. Feeling unloved is one of the heaviest feelings to sit with. It can make you want to withdraw even more, to stop trying, to stop hoping, just to protect yourself from the disappointment.

But even in that loneliness, your need for love is still there, soft and human. Wanting to be cared for doesn’t make you needy. Wanting someone to notice you doesn’t make you weak. It just means you are someone who longs for connection, warmth, and reassurance, things everyone deserves.

For now, be gentle with yourself in this space. You don’t have to force yourself to believe anything different right away. Just let yourself be held by quiet, small comforts: a blanket, a calm moment, something steady. Even if it feels like no one else is holding you, you can still give yourself that softness.

You are not wrong for wanting love. You are not wrong for wanting someone to care. And even if it feels like no one does right now, you still deserve to stay, to exist, and to be treated with gentleness, especially by yourself. 🤍

[traumasurvivors]

With Mother’s Day coming up, I just want to give a shoutout to all of those who are low contact or no contact with their mother or mother figure. So many people say “but she’s your___!” and I’m sorry that they push that on you. You are completely valid if you need/want space from your mom and it doesn’t mean that you’re bad or anything like that. 

I also want to give a shoutout to those who have lost their mother/mother figure. Loss is hard and it can be traumatic and if Mother’s Day brings up bad feelings for you, you are so valid. 

If Mother’s Day is hard for you for whatever reason(s), you are completely valid and that’s okay.  

[nothinginparticular19]

“you’re not asexual, you said you want someone that you can cuddle with and will kiss you”

yes. this is something that i hear constantly when i tell people people i'm ace because they don’t understand that even though i want to have a relationship and do some things that go with that doesn’t mean that i'm not asexual. i don't want to have sex and i’m not sexually attracted to anyone. thinking about me doing that disgusts me and makes me uncomfortable. why is that so hard for people to understand?

[acespejs]

[heyygrrl]

Wow ❤️‍🔥

😍

[jmloverclub]

i cant get over how perfect this hairstyle is on jimin like he looks so good

[minyoongi-ah]

Swim, swim, This is how it all begins Swim, swim, I just wanna dive, I just wanna dive BTS - SWIM

[remanence-of-love]

[mx-dragon-faye]

Yes ace people can have sex still. No that doesn’t mean you should write every ace character as sex favorable. Let ace people not have sex.

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

I think sometimes a woman wants to fantasize about a big strong man who will protect her and sometimes she wants a sad, scared wet puppy of a man that she can protect and sometimes both of these men are the same person

[dandanmeimei]

10Dance trailer + quotes from the manga

[remanence-of-love]

[placeakissuponmylips]

💋