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Moonchild. 29. she/her. Just like in a roller coaster, falling and then flying faster. Current obsession: Enemies With Benefits. CrazyLove-MooMoo. Your local theorist, ranter and writer (mostly about BL and, maybe, general queer media)

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Masterlist

Hello, beautiful people! I’m moonchild and this is a masterlist with all my works for easy navigation. It will be updated as new posts are made.

PuthKaeng (Y-Destiny)

Episode 9

Episode 10 pt.1 | pt.2

Special Episode

LeoFiat (Don’t Say No The Series)

Episode 8 (Fiat’s mom)

Episode 11

War Of Y

NottPun

- Episode 1

- Episode 2

- Episode 3

- Episode 4

- Episode 5

GusBew

- Episode 6

- Episode 7

- Episode 8

- Episode 9

- Episode 10

Love In The Air

Love In The Air: Love Sky Soundtrack

Love In The Air Episode 8 vs Episode 10 parallels

Love In The Air Episode 8 vs Episode 10 parallels pt.2

Love In The Air Episode 11: Weather Forecast and Sky’s mental process and romance acceptance

Love In The Air Episode 12: Weather Forecast and the Winds Of Change

ThamePo

Episode 11

WinTeam

Until We Meet Again: Mistletoe Scene

Until We Meet Again: Bedroom Scene

Until We Meet Again: Confession Scene

Miscellaneous

Character Rant: Tawan (Shine)

Random Queer Rant: Sky-Nani

The Boy Next World

The Boy Next World: CirPhu and proactive intimacy

The Boy Next World and NC structuring

The Boy Next World and Plot structuring

The Boy Next World: Special Episode

Revamp: The Undead Story

Revamp: How To Place Easter Eggs into your plot

Revamp: Red Herrings Masterclass

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IT'S HERE!

After two years of waiting, anticipating, and praying for this series to see the light of the day, it's finally here, upon us, to be seen.

"Ticket To Heaven", GeminiFourth's new series, directed by P'Aof, will premiere on May 30 (a Saturday, practically Sunday on Thailand, depending on the airing time), and we will see the spiritual journey of Barth (short for Bartholomew, one of Jesus' 12 apostles) and Tanrak, and how they will deal with their growing feelings, spiritual guilt and the understanding of love.

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So, hmm...GMMTV just dropped the pilot trailer for JossGawin's 2026 series and, guys...this is bait made just for me, I swear

Time loop...Gawin with glasses... MarkOhm as the second couple...

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I had a whole post prepared to post, about all that situation about WU, Sky-Nani and Gagaoolala, but decided to just not post it because it will only drag this further. However, I do have something to say:

If GMM's plan with Sky-Nani is to create a fixed pair of actors who will act like friends in series, as leads, and not make BL, they need to change their marketing tactics because the one they are using right now is not ideal.

That idea is bound to happen because that company keeps adding actors to their roster, and not all of them will want to make BL (Luke and Lee are a big example of that, because during their contract with the company, they never did BL, even with people wishing they did), but may have a close friend they would like to act with, so a non-romantic fixed pair will be the solution. But using a strategy that gives results on their BL side with their pairs will only land them queerbaiting accusations, and we don't want that.

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Okay, but I have a genuine question, because it seems we're all contradicting each other on this subject: for a series to be considered queer, does it need to have romance/kisses/sex/etc. (i.e., characters acting on their queer identity) or have romance as the endgame, or is the mere existence of a queer character enough to consider a series queer?

I'm asking this because, at least for me, a queer series to be considered queer (again, this is only my interpretation of things), the queer character in question has to be center of the story, and have the story revolve around how the character navigate their queer identity. Let me give an example of how I process things:

• Kiss The Series. Has a queer couple (PeteKao), but it's not considered queer.

• Bad Romance. Has a queer couple (KornKnock), but it's not considered queer.

• My Ambulance. Has queer characters who apparently had feelings for each other (TikaoDao), but it's not considered queer.

• Baker Boys. A series with two queer characters, but it's not a queer series.

Unlike 3 Will Be Free, which has queer characters (two of them being two of the main characters), and because they all act on their identity, it's considered a queer series, and not exclusively BL. Or even Great Men Academy, which has queer characters (the main lead, played by Jayler), and it's also not considered exclusively BL, but rather a queer series.

And that's where the doubt remains, because there are many series that can be read with a queer context but that, in their essence, were not created to be queer. A great example would be High School Frenemy. SaintShin are not a couple, there's no indication of romance between them, but both can be read through a queer lens. Still, the series isn't a queer series, because being queer isn't the focus of this series. Another example would be Peaceful Property. PeachHome can be read through a queer lens, but at the end of the day the series isn't queer.

Perhaps the problem is that we're looking at the word "queer" as a category in itself, divided into sub-categories (BL, GL, etc.), and therefore series starring actors who engage with queer content (like TayNew) might end up having a queer interpretation, but is that the fault of the production company or the people who consume these series? Is it that we end up creating these interpretations because of the work they do, analyzing the situation through a queer lens, or do the production companies inadvertently create queer stories?

Or, to be considered a queer story, is the mere existence of a queer character enough to guarantee a story the "queer story" label, or is there a need for some action related to the queer identification of said character for it to be considered a queer story? And I'm not talking about this from a romantic perspective; I'm talking about any existing queer identity.

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reblog if you’ve had an online friendship that’s lasted more than 2 years

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@ruensroad

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I see people talking about Shane's ass but...have you guys actually payed attention...to Ilya's ass? It looks so pretty, so round, like two perfect aligned steamed buns, every time I see it in my screen, I have the urge to just bite them. A big bite, just gobbling that down in one big bite.

I love people with roundy butts

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Ilya Rozanov is the reason people hate bisexuals. The chaotic energy, the everything happening at once, the directness. I love that man so much I hate him

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Happy 2026. I hope everyone had a great holiday season, surrounded by lovely people, and that this year comes bearing good gifts and not ropes for us to strangle ourselves with. It's your favorite girl here, moonchild, with her first post of the year and, while everyone is enjoying January's first week, I'm still stuck in 2019, with the amount of times I think about WinTeam. WinTeam is atemporal, yes, but I will never be able to forget the amount of emotions they made me go through with their first appearance in UWMA; it was emotion after emotion, me freaking out on every new scene we got from them, every interaction, every development made (and showed) during the series runtime and, combined with me reading the available chapter of Hemp Rope at the time, it was a wild ride.

So, without further ado, let's talk about my absolute favorite scene from the entirety of WinTeam's story: the confession scene (UWMA Edition).

You guys already know the drill but it's never too much to make my usual disclaimers: this entire post is just me rambling about WinTeam, the nuances of their feelings and, maybe, my opinions about them bases of the knowledge I had of them from the novel, applied to the series and whatnot. It will NOT make sense, because when I get into fangirl mode, nothing makes sense.

Anyways, let's begin this post by highlighting how tender Win is with Team. It doesn't matter in what circumstances they are at the moment, Win will ALWAYS treat Team like he is delicate and precious (which, to him, he is) and make sure that Team is being treated right and with respect. Like, in this particular scene, you can even FEEL the lightness of his touch.

Win, because he's a menace (and what's not to love in a bisexual person being a menace, right?), started teasing Team, as he always does, after he told Team to take a shower before sleeping and Team asked if Win thought he was disgusting. Usually, the teasing would end after Win said "not really", with him getting up and urging Team to go shower again but, this time, things changed a little bit: Team fought back.

I need you guys to understand that having Team initiate physical contact (if I'm not mistaken) is a rare occurrence, because he's more of a "go with the flow" kind of guy. So, having him pull Win down to him and kiss him leaves a lasting impression, because it is him giving in to his urges.

In the series, it wasn't exactly obvious (mainly because UWMA doesn't explore WinTeam's relationship the way Hemp Rope - their novel - does) but Team is constantly reminding Win that what exists between them, up until that point, is a "friends with benefits" relationship, just two dudes having fun, and nothing else. Team refuses to recognize his feelings for Win (even if the mistletoe scene gave us Team indirectly admitting that he had feelings for Win), and that they are unofficially a couple so Win, who wants to keep Team by his side at any cost, always pulls back when he realizes that Team is uncomfortable with whatever they are doing in the moment

And it's not like Team isn't aware of the changing intentions of Win, or he wouldn't turn down every hint Win would throw at him (there's a specific scene that showcases this but it's for another WinTeam post, not this one) but, as I said before, one of Win's most incredible skills is the fact that he knows how to read people, and he makes sure that Team is the one calling the shots, by keeping the rope binding them loose enough so Team can push or pull it when he feels the need to do it. It's basically Win telling Team, silently, that he has the control of everything and, at any moment, he can leave the rope and move on with his life.

This is a very blaring contrast with Win's personality, shown in the series, of someone who goes after what he wants and whatnot, but when it comes to Team, Win becomes a very strategic person: what's in stake it's not just a FWB relationship, a simple conquest, it's more than that, it's his future with Team. And he can't afford to make a mistake that would cost him that.

That's why when Win pulls back from the kiss, the first thing Team says is that Win is "always like that" and "always plays around", because Win always sees what they do as just a pass time, something fleeting. And that reaction from Team is what prompts Win to really put all the cards on the table.

As a said before, Win really studied Teams behavior, his train of thought in diverse situations, so when Team shows his displeasure with how Win views and acts about their situation, he knows his approach needs to change, so he changes. The moment he stops being the "tease" and shows what he actually feels about Team, how serious he views Team in his life, Win knows that the decision stops being in his field and goes to Team's, a person that has the habit of running away from his feelings when they get overwhelming.

That's why Win asks Team of he would run away the moment he started to get serious (not a run in the literal, physical sense, as Team get up and leave the room, but an emotional run, that distancing Team always does when things get more intense) and, before Team can even answer, he starts talking, saying everything he always wanted to say but never had the chance.

Win understands how scared Team is of commitment, how Team fears the idea of people leaving him alone, to fend for himself, be without some sort of support. That's why he guarantees that he will ALWAYS be by Team's side, no matter what, no matter what the world does with Team, Win's presence in his life will be a constant.

Win understands his fears (especially those that make Team leave his room in the middle of the night and go to sleep on Win's room) mas those fears don't have space when Win is involved, because Win represents something important for him: STABILITY. SAFETY.

When you look deeply into someone's eyes, usually you want to show how real your words and feelings are. So, when Win gets his face close to Team's, without hesitation, he's making sure Team understand how truthful he's being in that moment. On top of him, the Win looking at him so deeply, it was a man fighting for Team, fighting for their relationship, fighting to have the man of his life by his side forever.

Besides giving PRESENCE, STABILITY and SAFETY, Win also reassures Team that the feelings between them are not supposed to make Team afraid but to serve as Team's support, the same way Team finds support on Win's arms when they sleep together. Team are allowed to be afraid of things, but NOT of Win's love.

Those words, alongside the act of Win puting Team's hand on his chest, the side where his heart was beating, made Team realize what he had spent to much time denying to himself. That everytime Win gave a hint of wanting something more, the double entendre words he used to say, the way he found a space in Team's life and refused to leave, all of that were signs that Won was being serious about them and that he had no intention to give up, no matter how cold Team could be at times.

Win knew Team only needed a final push, so he gave Team the choice. The cards were already at the table, his heart had already been opened and Team knew he was dead serious. The only thing left was Team's final decision, the one that could make or break them.

He basically said: my heart is yours, I know you're afraid but I will always be by your side, I will help you face your demons, I will support you, all you have to do is accept the love o have for you, a love that won't go away, not as long as I live.

Just like Win, Team knows how to read people. Not many people notice how observing he is, because he makes sure to keep that side of him hidden behind his "goofy" side, the boy who's always eating junk food, the boy who needs intense English tutoring sessions (WinTeam tutoring session scene, my beloved), so he has the chance to know who he should keep by his side. So, because he spent a lot of time with Win, be it at the swimming club, surrounded by people, or with just the two of them, Team can feel the difference; he knows when Win is just being his teasing self, and he knows when Win is being serious.

At that moment, in that blue tinted room, Win's color (yes, Win IS a blue boy), Team saw and felt how serious Win was being. And, with the easiness he always felt when Win embraced him after a nightmare, his fears and doubts vanished, making him accept his feelings.

His answer: if you can accept me the way I am, I can accept you the way you are.

"I won't run away from my feelings, I won't ignore the date we have together, I won't get away from you anymore. But I need to always keep moving, so you need to be sure that you can be by my side, no matter what."

Win understood. So he smiled in response.

Team's surrender was everything Win was waiting for, by keeping his feelings on check, by always be a tease when all he wanted was to talk seriously. And that surrender was the best gift Team could've given Win, because it completed Win's surrender, given so many times before, without reservation.

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Fangirl session ended, so I wanna talk a bit about the differences between the confession scene in UWMA and Between Us. When BU was announced, the fandom already had a good understanding that the story was going to be a bit darker than what we saw in UWMA, but we also knew there were some key scenes that were bound to be changed, mainly: the scene where Win talk about the payment Team would have to give him for the tutoring sessions (in UWMA, that scene was in the convenience store, in BU, it was in Team's room), the scene where Team asks Win to take him to see the Christmas lights, their first date, the confession scene, etc. However, the way the confession scene continued in BU, gave me extra stress, I was ready to die until we had access to the rest of the scene because the decided to CUT THE SCENE OFF AND MAKE IT TO ANOTHER EPISODE!

We spent years waiting to see the "be brave about it" in a new version (the translation decided to change that but we know what Win said, we had it engraved in our minds since the first time we saw it), and we had the understanding that it had ended in a happy note, just to be greeted with the full on angst it came later. Team running away, Win going after him, making a serenade to express even more what he was feeling, Team doing the same, them crying and them becoming officially boyfriends...it was a rollercoaster never seen.

And the fandom loved every second.

BounPrem did an amazing job in the BU version (it was more polished because they had been in touch with the characters longer than during the UWMA era) and I will always be grateful for them to fighting to give us WinTeam's story again, the full version of this amazing love story, so we could have the opportunity to see them bring WinTeam back to life once again.

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Bonafide: JadeKamin and their undefined status

Hello. It's 2026. And Moonchild is coming at you all with the non-first post of the year. I say this because I want my post about WinTeam (currently being written) to be my first post but, because JadeKamin decided to create residence in my brain and refused to leave me alone, I am being forced to get this out of the way so I can move on. Damn they gays ruining my year a week in.

Anyways, this is going to be a shorter post, simply to explain how a simple background music, in two seemingly unrelated scenes, managed to explain so much of what Kamin (the main focus of my mental ramblings, or the most part of them) was actually feeling, what went over Jade's head with him busy being our resident rizz soldier and how this is paving the way for how their relationship (in the series, I didn't read the novel) is going to be from now on.

This post won't have to many screenshots (as my usual posts have) mainly because it began as a Twitter thread (I'm still NOT calling that hellsite "X") and I'm just expanding my thoughts in here, because I have more advantages here than on there. I will visually showcase only what's necessary to make my point across, and leave the rest to you guys to obsess over. Got it? Great. So, let's get this party started.

The scenes I will be talking about, where the song that prompted this all over rambling was played, the ones making me go crazy, are, as follows: the scene where Jade gave Kamin the residential lease agreement, and the scene where Jade asked Kamin if they could be more than coworkers. The background music in question is "Bonified" by I'MIN (hence why the post was titled the way it was) and it talks about someone wanting the other person to be more than what they are.

To see if we are starting with the same foot, we need to first understand exactly what the word "bonafide" means. Bonified is latin for "in good faith", but nowadays the meaning is simplified to "authentic", "genuine", "real". Coincidence or not, that music as the background in those specific scenes created the perfect set up for us to see what was happening for what it really was: the change of their relationship.

In the first scene, the lease agreement was given to Kamin and you can see how intrigued he was by seeing the effort Jade put on creating that, just to have him living in his house, something confirmed by Jade himself, who said that working on that document all night was nothing, if the end result was Kamin living with him.

Kamin, a very smart man, someone who noticed the effort Jade was making to convince him since he went to take him from that hotel, makes a question that, at a first glance, could be an attempted at a joke ("are you lacking some warmth?") but it was more than that. He knew Jade was interested in him (I mean, Jade is not exactly being subtil about it) and was evaluating Jade's reaction to his words, and Jade gave exactly what he was expecting: if his answer to that was yes, would Kamin be the one responsible to give it to him?

Even if Kamin was the one who prompted those words, he didn't even dignified those words with a proper answer, preferring to change the subject to a more neutral space, their work. As a workaholic, Kamin feels like the place he has more control over his life is when he in in his "Inspector" persona, someone with authority, someone who can distance himself from other people but still be close enough to them to not look like a people aversive human being. Jade, because he knows the man he's trying to woo, tried to continue his flirting, saying that Kamin has the power to make Jade be the best version of himself (I'll talk about this at the end of the post. Put this on hold), and just gives Kamin his pen, so he can sign the contract.

(I need you guys to understand that, in any moment, Jade entertained the idea of Kamin refusing to sign the contract. Even if he hadn't said that Kamin was barely staying on his hotel room, he was certain Kamin was going to stay with him - and Jay - in their house)

On Kamin's side, he also never gave the impression of denying staying on Jade's house. Yes, he "ignored" all attempts at flirting coming from Jade, but never once made it seem like he was going to deny (this explaining Jade's confidence regarding that) and the only complain he made was about the "condition" Jade made in regards to not talking about work at home, meaning all the other conditions were fine to him (here, again, we see Kamin using work to create, or attempt to create, some distance between them).

And because he was already fine with everything, satisfied with the explanation Jade gave about that rule, he made Jade wait for his signature simply because he wanted to watch Jade squirm and suffer waiting for him, just pure evil vibes, for the love of the game; but, deep down, Kamin was also gauging Jade's reaction to what he was doing to him, studying Jade, reading him.

Observing.

(Don't get me started on the idea that I have about Jade loving Kamin's authoritative side, because he always smiles when Kamin put someone in their place. Nope. Don't even)

The second scene is the breakfast scene, where Jade, our resident rizz soldier, decided to just put his metaphorical dick on the table and outright ask Kamin if their relationship could go beyond just coworkers. Kamin, another professional ragebaiter, decided to just rile Jade up by going around the question and give two options, options that he knew were not the ones Jade was going for (usually, when you make that type of question, you mean if there is a chance for something romantic to happen between you and the other party. Usually, not always. Most of the times). I mean, it was no coincidence Kamin talked about them being friends with benefits (an only sexual relationship) and a situationship (a "more than friends, less that lovers" state) until Jade outright asked if Kamin could, one day, have feelings for him. Again, all Kamin did was ragebait Jade to read his intentions and see how far Jade was really interested in him.

Both options Kamin provided also say a lot about how he sees his relationship with Jade: he's not opposed to have a physical relationship with Jade (meaning, he finds Jade physically attractive) and it's not opposed either in having a deeper relationship with Jade, even if that couldn't be properly classified as them being a couple. Jade wasn't aware, but the question he made was everything Kamin needed to start giving him a chance at whatever they had goin on.

Kamin's a professional ragebaiter. Just look at this face and tell me he wasn't planning making Jade sweat after that question. He was in for the love of the game, just pure vibes.

(Also, look how Jade perked up when Kamin said "If I had to like you" but immediately deflated and got offended after Kamin completed with "I'd rather like a dog". I'm telling you guys, Kamin is just ragebaiting Jade for shits and giggles)

No matter what, the usage of that song as a background music was so on point that I refuse to believe it wasn't intentional. Because, those scenes without that music would have a totally different vibe (I mean, they gain more impact after you search for the song and read the lyrics, but I digress) that the one intended:

"Bonafide

Girl, you got me waking up confused

Lost in time

Every moment tastes like summer

Can never get enough

Sunburnt sugar kisses left behind

And I don't wanna fall in love

Just wanna be your

Can we just be bonafide?

So can we just be bonafide?"

And this leads us to the next thing I want to talk about, the one I told you guys to out on hold...

Find You: Laying bare all the feelings

I had all the intentions to ignore their first kiss because I don't need another scene stuck in my head for the foreseeable future, but I went to look for the background music (because that always goes well) and found that it was "Find You" by King Sis. Went to search the lyrics and, well...things got nasty.

First, I wanna talk about how that song only started playing after Kamin grabbed Jade's hand, asking if a Captain like Jade had never dressed his own wounds. Up until that point, the scene was completely voided of any background music, and the second their skins touched, it started.

Both of them were skittish around each other, with Jade touching Kamin only the necessary, and avoiding looking at Kamin in the eyes for too long (understandable, I wouldn't know where to look with those pecs in front of my face like that. I get you, Jade), and Kamin still observing Jade's reactions to the situation.

Kamin's eyes were so soft watching Jade take care of him, listening to Jade saying that he was the first Jade had ever treated, and gotten very worked out over what ended up to be a small cut (he was ready to go after the guys that ambushed Kamin, and only Kamin managed to calm him down).

For a slip second, he even leaned a bit forward and looked at Jade's lips, while Jade was busy looking at Kamin's chest (again, understandable). When Jade kissed Kamin and Kamin interrupted it, he was still caressing Jade's hand, only stopping when he initiated the kiss this time.

That entire scene was a Masterclass on how to communicate feelings using only facial expressions and body language. Because the entire time they are in that room, both of them are kinda tense, and the playful banter they usually have is nowhere to be see, leaving in its place two people who have too many feelings and zero time to properly process them. Jade doesn't know where to look, speaks in short sentences and a serious tone, Kamin keeps looking intensely at Jade, like he's trying to understand something. Most of the message of this scene was transmitted using those methods, and both Joong and Dunk managed to create a very good moment, showing how, despite both of them being beings surrounded by violence, their feelings wouldn't exactly be externalized with so much intensity.

The delicacy may have been because Kamin was hurt, sure, but Jade had always been soft around Kamin, and Kamin noticed that. Jade rarely raises his voice at him (at least, until now), touches him with softness, and only turns violent when Kamin is in danger. So, I don't really think their first kiss could've been different than the one we got, Kamin being hurt or not. But I'm digressing.

The song, "Find You", talks about someone (I'm using neutral terms to explain how I think the song resonates with the situation but it is sang in a woman's POV) who promised to the object of their affection that the moment they find them, they'll love them the way they know they should be loved, by having the best version of them by their side, and also love themselves the way they should. It's basically a love letter, and it encapsulates perfectly both of their feelings, Jade and Kamin:

"You’ll be the only me I ever knew

Forget the counterfeits I outgrew

Now and forever I’ll be true

When I find you

When I find you

I’ll never let you go

I swear, when I find you

I’ll love you like you know

You deserve to be

You’re everything

The best version of me

I swear, when I find you

I'm gonna love me like I should of

When I find you"

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I promised this post would be short and quick but when has a bisexual person be truthful about something, am I right? And I don't even know if I made any sense but, who cares. Anyways, I just wanted to take all of this out of my head (do you guys understand what I go through when my brain decided to fixate on something and don't give me a timeout to simply live my life? It's hell in my head) and praise JoongDunk for the amazing work they did on this episode (and the previous ones), because they keep showing to people their acting evolution, and keeping us waiting for more. And considering the preview of next week's episode, I feel like another post will be in order. But until then, keep calm and continue to live life the way it should be lived: suffering for fictional queer characters.

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After too much consideration (tons of shorts watched on YouTube and the million gifs/posts on Tumblr), I will watch Heated Rivalry

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, PEOPLE!!!

May 2026 be a kinder, gentler, loving, year to all of us, because the universe knows 2025 was a county bitch trying to screw us over without any prep, and we don't need that energy this time. Don't forget to take care of yourselves, to be more obsessed with your BLs, to unleash without shame your chaotic energy to the world and to just be who you are, unrestricted.

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So, in occasion of the release of the trailers for the part 2 of the GMMTV2024, I'll leave it here the series I'm interested in watching, in order of importance:

#TheExMorning (1st place, obviously)

#TheHeartKillers

#Perfect10Liners

#RevampSeries

#LeapDaySeries

#SweetToothGoodDentist

#USTheSeries

#OssansLoveTH

I rarely disappoint myself with the series that catch my attention, so I know I'm gonna find things to talk about all of the series above. Moonchild is gonna return with a bang, bet

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Apparently, I skipped a year but it doesn't matter because here we are, again, with me showcasing what series caught my attention and bet which one of them will stand the test of time. So, in occasion of the release of the trailers for the GMMTV2026, I'll leave it here the series I'm interested in watching, in order of importance (sort of):

#WriteYouAgain (1st place, again, obviously)

#YouManiacSeries

#MyProfessionalBoyfriend

#IWillAlwaysSaveYou

#GunshotSeries (this one comes with a HUGE trigger warning about abuse, so I'll proceed with caution with this one)

#17thSpringSeries

#OxytoxinSeries

#EnemiesWithBenefits

#TwentyOneSeries

#LovesEchoes

#WishUponAStarSeries

#RoommateChaos

#DittoSeries

#HowToSurviveMyCEO

#LoversAndGangsters

#HighAndLowSeries

#MoonshadowSeries

#TheInvisibleDragon

#KissMeRemember

#PlanBToU

#BillionaireBiker

#TheSpookyLoveTale

#CupidsGhost

#BakeLoveFeeling

#SurfNLove

(#Replay was supposed to be on this list but considering the amount of controversies the author is involved - because I can't have a normal author and GMM in the same sentence - I decided to put the series on the "on hold until further consideration" list)

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Sky-Nani. That's it

Hello my beautiful people, it's your girl Moonchild, back again with another rant (not that I do those that frequently to say something like that) to release some stress and pent up frustration that overwhelmed me these past two days. To be honest, I was preparing myself to write a small analysis post about The Boy Next Work latest episode and the blowjob scene, how they managed to make a beautiful contrast between Phu's cuteness and apparent innocence and his active enjoyment of the sexual act but something more pressing came, took over my brain like a fucking cognitohazard and wouldn't let me be for even one minute, so I know I have to talk about it.

Usually, I don't talk about people I don't actively stan, because it's just a recipe for disaster and can attract a lot of problems but this specific situation is related to something that has been bothering the BL community for a while now, extending to the queer community as well, because sometimes it's not exactly possible to keep those two apart, no matter how much we would like it: the concerning rising of the bromance phenomenon in BL spaces.

Before I start, I wanna make it clear that I have nothing against bromance itself, because it's one of my favorite tropes in media (when done right), so I'm not talking in a space of hate towards it. Also, my feelings regarding this specific situation are not exactly polished, so be prepared to read a lot of disorganized thoughts, sporadic side-trackings and ramblings, because people managed to piss me off greatly with this.

And a pissed off Moonchild is NOT a coherent Moonchild. Sorry in advance.

So, who the hell are Sky-Nani and why there's an hyphen between their names?

Well, contrary to what many people may think, none of them are rookie actors, with Sky having debuted almost 10 years ago and being part of Nadao Bangkok until it closed (anyone here watched My Ambulance? Yeah, Sky was part of the cast) and Nani having had a few acting jobs before debuting in GMMTV on F4 Thailand. While they have been relatively famous for a while, it wasn't until their appearance in High School Frenemy that their popularity skyrocketed, with their undeniable chemistry and incredible acting skills. Even if the series itself didn't have any romance subplot for their characters, almost everyone and their mommas could see SaintShin's undying love for each other, their deep bond and affection for each other, how almost all of their actions carried a romantic undertone whenever one was close to the other; however, it was said time and time again that SaintShin were "only friends" in the series and nothing more.

Needless to say, no one believed in that, specially considering how that acronym company loves to hide behind the "bromance" tag when it doesn't feel very brave about something, or when they are trying to gaslight the audience into ignoring the clues left for everyone to see with their own eyes (Peaceful Property and Peach home, I'm looking at you. Don't even get me started on how the crew created the perfect setting for PeachHome to have a romantic relationship, just to hit us in the head again and again with the "found family" trope. Because you can't have romance and found family in the same story, apparently). So, the actors became this walking image of a "bromance gone wrong" or just the idea that GMM tried to make their characters as friends but failed miserably (PeachHome, AGAIN, I'm looking at you).

But, because bromance is not something that deters the shippers in our community, soon enough Sky-Nani began to have their own fandom (they are called Iminas), that kinda tagged along with that "bromance" thing hanged over their heads, while pleading with the company to make them an official couple in there. On the GMMTV 2025 series line up, Sky-Nani have a series where they are leads again, "Wu", and the lack of information about what the series is about, the speculation that it could be a BL was lifted amongst people in the internet but, until today, nothing was said about it, except what we saw in the teaser shown during the presentation. No matter what, people are shipping them, even with the lack of official couple events, series or any kind of promotion.

And then, their individual plushies were announced.

For those who don't follow GMMTV's activities that much (not everyone is chronically online like me), plushies are a relatively new thing in the company, reserved more for the established couples existing (LYKN is the exception, as they are a group), as a physical representation of the couple's fandom (it doesn't often coincides with the fandom name, is more of a thing made for the fans to have): for example, we have TayNew, whose fandom is called POLCA and their plushie is called POLCASAN, KristSingto, whose fandom is called PERAYA and their plushie is called KINGMAN, so on and so forth (OffGun is kinda the exception, because the fandom and the plushie share the same name, BABII). So, considering the fact that Sky-Nani are not an established couple, them having individual plushies are not something that worth of discussing in here... except the fact that their plushies were presented TOGETHER, in a single post, and, God knows why, their complement each other.

Like, I legit couldn't make this up: the complementing colors, the fact that each picture is half of the entire image, the red thread of fate twirling behind them, the fist bump being completed when you put both pictures side by side...the company is not saying out loud what it is, but are showing it to us: Sky-Nani are a pair, a duo, A COUPLE. And here lies the problem.

The main issue is, obviously, them being marketed as a romantic duo when they are not exactly one. Yes, the "theme" they carry alongside their names is "bromance" and "friendship" but when you sell them as duo that cannot be separated, are a complement of one another, are connected with the red thread of fate, need one another to be "complete", you are playing very close to the fire, conscious of the dangerous of that but even so, dangling a cloth full of gasoline close to it. They are feeding the shipping fantasies enough so the shippers buy it but not really so the "homophobic" fans that they have (the ones that scream that lakorns are "way better" than BLs) can still stay and give them their money. It's dipping their feet in the water without having to get themselves wet.

And it seems like some kind of game, because they take money from "Sky-Nani" fans, they take money from "SkyNani" fans, and they can't be accused of anything by either side because they've never said anything directly to confirm or deny anything.

But we know. The hyphen says it all.

Oh, about the hyphen. Have you guys noticed that, every time I write their names, I separate them with a hyphen, instead of putting it all together? That's how the company promotes them, separating their names, to show that they are NOT a couple, in a sense that it pertains to being a romantic ship inside the company. Rarely you see their name together, unless is in a tweet made by a fan, and when they are not separated by a hyphen, a comma take its place instead. There's even a running joke about that, that GMMTV have four genres of series in their catalogue: BL, GL, Nanon (the "straight quota" of the company) and Sky-Nani (the undefined one); even the joke highlights how confusing Sky-Nani's marketing is, and how harmful it can be.

Because, if they can do that type of marketing and still make money, who says that can't do that again in the future? Of a lakorn hits the waves and it happens to have a mlm bromance, strong enough to be read as romantic but not really ("bromance" 🤩), they know they can just keep things unlabeled that people will still tune in, toss money and support, after all it happened one, it can happen again. So, more and more "undefined" bromance ships will arise, with more ambiguous marketing and, a few years from now, they won't even bother to give couple works to the existing couples, they'll just put them in a lakorn and let the fandom do the rest. So, the disrespect, that it's already high, will just grow until it becomes unbearable.

Mind you, the bromance it's not the problem. Sky-Nani are not the problem. Lakorns having mlm ships are not the problem (TayNew were just two men acting together in a series and presenting together a show in the company when P'Tha saw that they had chemistry together and could be a romantic pair). The problem is the company not giving a rats ass about quality when it comes to their BL shows and not worrying about innovation and high quality, preferring to play safe and recycle the same 5 plots every year without thinking a bit outside the box (the 2025 line up was a complete surprise and delight because, oh the diversity and quality they gave us only in the mock trailers were enough to show they are starting to LISTEN to the fans complaints about diversifying their plots), preferring to give the quality to their lakorn shows; so, when their fans just resign to their fate, because "at least Sky-Nani are doing numbers", they are sending a message to the company saying "we don't mind if you queerbait us a bit, if you give us ambiguous marketing, if you don't label your very explicit romantic mlm ships, because in the end we will still support it", and because the company will make even more money with the double marketing, they'll just continue down that path until it not longer benefits them.

Does our dignity means so little that we are starting to accept crumbs again, after so many years of fights to have a space in the media industry, to not being mocked, ridiculed, shamed? Are we really willing to go back to the 2016's, when we had dubious BLs, with downright criminal plots and terrible quality? Are we really willing to stomp that low just to have a small resemblance of a romance in a FUCKING BROMANCE SHIP, when we have romantic ships being payed dust in that company (see AouBoom, for example), with barely any works or even a series where they are main leads? Is that the future we are willing to paint for us?

Sky-Nani are the company's guinea pig when it comes to the fandom's tolerance of a bromance ship. They are being out in the fire line of a fight they did not sign to fight and are not (apparently) aware of the consequences. And by remaining silent about it, we are simply admitting defeat even before heading to battle. I've been here long enough, I've subjected myself to a lot of horrible BLs just to have a drop of queer representation, I've been forced to watch blatant biphobia running rampant for years (I'm still traumatized to what the series did to Knock from Together With Me. One day I'll talk about it), sexual crimes apologies, transphobia and the list goes on. It took us YEARS to start to have serious conversations about what it means to be queer, how different our experiences can be, how to navigate them, just to have that being deconstructed by a bromance ship?!

Maybe I was able to explain my points as to why all of this bugged me, maybe I didn't, it's normal. But, if for some reason, I manage to make people think about what I talked about here and discuss, it would be one step in the right direction. I'm not forcing anyone to agree with me, I never do that in the posts that I write, so if anyone decides to counter argument something, feel free to do so, I'm always open to other interpretations of a situation. Until there, keep yourselves safe, fed, hydrated, suffering for The Heart Killers on Wednesdays, ThamePo on Fridays, Perfect 10 Liners and The Boy Next World on Sundays and Ossans Love Thailand on Mondays, and see you on my next post.

[moonchildridden]

In the light of the GMMTV2026 Lineup announcement, all I have to say is: we all tried to warn you, the signs were there, and most of you ignored it. And it happened again

[pointlesscandies]

Full GMMTV 2026 Series Roundup

The Girls:

Ditto: MilkLove. Love is a ballet dancer, Milk is a flight attendant / works at a resort. After an attack leads to a potentially career ending injury for Love, Milk helps give her the strength to keep going. Piploy is evil, Ciize and Earn are here too

Bake, Love, Feeling: ViewMim. A baker meets a hard core attorney who will be in charge of the lawsuit regarding her bakery. They grow close as they work to win the lawsuit, save the bakery, and make their dream come true

Wish Upon a Star: PahnFond. Screenwriter Fond reunites with actor Pahn, who she knew in school and they begin to grow close. After Pahn’s character is murdered by her boyfriend, Fond finds herself with the opportunity to go back in time to save her by changing their future.

Moonshadow: EmiBonnie. Singer Bonnie and producer Emi meet when they have a one night stand that eventually leads to Bonnie becoming Emi’s sugar baby. Things get complicated by the return of the ex, and the start of a love triangle with Film

Enemies With Benefits: JanJingjing. Jan is the head of sales for a company and is in a bitter feud with the head of accounting Jingjing, who she can never please. After a drunken one night stand, they become friends with benefits and feelings begin to change

Love’s Echoes: JuneMewnich. When they were young, they dreamed of becoming famous together. After Mewnich begins to lose her hearing, she dumps June out of a fear of stopping her from achieving her dreams. Years later, they reunite when June is cast to play a character in Mewnich’s book. June learns the truth but things are further complicated when Mewnich loses the rest of her hearing. It’s giving Last Twilight

Oxytoxin: Tonkah, Benz, Pang, Yoghurt and Waifha are members of a mysterious but cool friend group. An intense story about relationships and friendship.

Her: NamtamFilm. After (s)he is murdered by the step-father of his horrible wife, our main character is reborn as a woman (Namtam) to get revenge on the people who hurt them. Namtam’s revenge plot grows more complicated when she begins to fall in love with photographer Film. Very dark.

The Boys:

I Will Always Save You: JimmySea. After witnessing a crime, singer Sea must enter the witness protection program where he will be protected by police officer Jimmy. Sea continues to draw attention as a singer making the job extra hard. Dunk is the villain

The Invisible Dragon: FirstKhaotung. First must step into the role as a dragon dancer to make his family proud, despite having different dreams. He partners with Khautung, who feels lost and unseen but wants to change. Things get complicated when First’s family has to merge their business with people they don’t trust

Unlucky Bae: ThamMac and AunStamp. After being dumped and finding out his boyfriend was cheating on him, sorcerer Mac tries to curse him but ends up accidentally cursing the wrong guy; Tham. Now he has to try and get close to him so he can protect him from the effects

Cupid’s Ghost: EarthMix and OhmPoon. Romcom where Mix is a flower shop owner who can see ghosts. He pairs up with funeral director, Earth who wants him to use his powers to make sure the client’s ghosts are happy. Ohm is a cafe owner.

How to Survive my CEO: JoongDunk. Me and Thee meets a Boss and a Babe. Struggling university student Dunk gets an internship with Joong’s company as his personal photographer but ends up taking on the role of teaching Joong how to flirt with him. Lego and Tui get to act, and the J twins team up with Sammy.

17th Spring: ChokunAston and PapangPodd. Aston transfers to a new HS and must deal with normal teen issues and family issues, on top of coping with having HIV. He connects with Chokun, who has his own struggles. Podd and Papang play the boy’s uncle and brother respectively.

Plan B to U: BounPrem. College kid Prem buys a house from Boun, who owns a record company, only to learn that the house is haunted. To get revenge, he decides to intern at Boun’s company and mess with him 24/7. Eventually, they also try to deal with the house situation together.

Roommate Chaos: MarkOhm and SurfJava. P10L but downsize it and make it extra lighthearted. Ohm is a college student who wants to party. He ends up being roommates with Mark, the dorm supervisor who really kills his entire vibe. Meanwhile, Surf and Java are cast in a play together and made to live in the same dorm.

When Oranges Fall: AlmondProgress, Ken and Paul. Coming of age romance about 2 high school students who share the same name. They grow together.

Gunshot: OffGun. Policeman Off and glassblower Gun. Gun was badly hurt in the past and wants revenge. Off want’s him to not murder people. He tries to save him from himself.

Good Boy Series: MickLuke. Mick is lonely and depressed. After being hit by a car he is sent back in time to high school where he connects with Luke and gets a second chance at everything. But... maybe Luke is from the future as well.

Lovers & Gangsters: ForceBook and GreatBright. Criminal underworld drama with lots of violence. Force is a gangleader. Book is the gang's newest recruit - but he may secretly be there for revenge. Great and Bright are also part of the violence (and love).

The Love of Siam: The musical. GeminiFourth. Two friends are separated, then later meet again as teenagers, when one of them has become a pop singer. They discover feelings that they did not know they had.

Twenty One: JuniorMark: Mark and Junior, coworkers at a club, bond after having their hearts broken by the same guy. They end up becoming close friends and moving in together. When Junior develops feelings that Mark doesn't return, they agree to a 21 day dating trial to try and save their relationship. Featuring Hong and Nut.

My Professional Boyfriend: WinnySatang. To escape an arranged marriage (with baby Ohm), Winny, the heir of the nine-tailed fox clan, hires Satang to be his pretend boyfriend for 3 months. Luckily, Satang is in so much debt that he'll do anything. Featuring the "no kissing unless we are in love rule".

Kiss Me, Remember? BarcodeKin. Kin is a bullied high school student who saves Barcode from drowning, then learns he can help Barcode recover his lost memories with kisses. One kiss per memory. In exchange, Barcode agrees to protect him. But the memories may be better off being forgotten.

Billionaire Biker: AouBoom. Boom gets a ride from someone who he thinks is a driver, only to learn it's actually his boss. Aou offers him a side job as his personal entertainer and they begin to spend a lot of time together, quickly growing attached.

Write you, Again: SingtoKrist. Krist, a writer, loses all his memories after an accident. He returns to his hometown where he is reunited with Singto; someone from his past who he can't remember. They begin to grow close and make new memories.

Weirdo-101: SeaKeen. High school romance. Sea is a nerd who gets bullied, Keen is an athlete who becomes his protector.

Match Point: TeshowPing. High school tennis players whose families are rivals are forced to be partners in a competition and must learn to work together. They begin to grow close.

You Maniac: WilliamEst and BarcodeKin. William is a total player, Est is cold and heartless. They start a relationship of convenience in order to help their friends (BarcodeKin) get together, but it soon gets messy when real feelings become involved.

The Spooky Love Tale: PerthSanta. Santa writes horror stories and can see ghosts. Perth reads horror stories….and can also see ghosts. When they’re together, the ghosts disappear.

Replay: TayNew, JossGawin, and PondPhuwin. Pilot Pond, Doctor Tay, and racer Joss all deal with dramatic falls from grace. When they go back in time to change things, they also find new love. But things become complicated when the misfortunes return, and this time their new relationships are wrapped up in the drama.

The Straights:

Overdose: Nanon’s required straight series. Complex Ensemble thriller featuring Nanon, Nani, Book, Fluke, Mewnich, Kay, Chari, Tu.

Surf n’ Love: Ohm’s now-required straight series because he’s given up at this point. Surfing ensemble with Ohm pawat, Est, Parn, Neo, Surf, Acare. Love triangle.

Mr. Kill: Dew, Tee, Singha: When murders start happening that follow the manga Dew wrote, he becomes a suspect. Tethered to detective Tee, they must survive together, and work to solve the case, gain his freedom, and survive. Dew did a lot of the art for the series!

Arrest and Action: Sky and Nani: Police officers who have always competed with each other are forced to be partners, then forced to to go undercover together. The necessary branded SkyNani bromance.

Scarlet Heart: Period drama about 7 brothers, kingdom, fighting, etc. The years pass but we can always count on our one constant: the scarlet heart trailer. Is it just me or does the quality seem to be diminishing as the trailers come out?

Born to be High: 4 rival biker gangs, one city in chaos, 1 throne that they all want. I am not listing all the actors. Just assume that one of the members of each male gmmtv pairing is in this, as well as all of the resident straights

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