#akkayan

[chinzhilla]

favorite ql kisses 3/?

THE ECLIPSE episode 9

[khaoala]

snuggle snuggle.

FIRST KANAPHAN as AKK PIPITPHATTANA // SAND // KANT PATTANAWAT // TIGER THATCHAKORN and KHAOTUNG THANAWAT as AYAN SUKKHAPHISIT // RAY PAKORN // BISON AECHITPOL // LYNX ACHIRA episode 12 of THE ECLIPSE // episode 9 of ONLY FRIENDS // episode 12 of THE HEART KILLERS // episode 8 of CAT FOR CASH

[tlematimun]

"What kind of dishwashing is this? You're messy." "Wash the dishes, not your face."

The Eclipse (2022) // Cat for Cash (2026)

[jennaflare]

scares me to death how I want it

[gunsatthaphan]

in every universe 🌊💋💫

[peatchsoda]

fk cinematic universe 📽️🎞️💞

[cornflowershade]

𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 — 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨𝙚 𝙀𝙥. 𝟭𝟮 / 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙀𝙥. 𝟲

[bird-inacage]

First x Khaotung: When Your Chemistry is Chemistry-ing too Hard

The unique niche of the Thai BL model in pairing actors together long-term means they bank on maximising existing chemistry. In theory an established pairing will only continue to strengthen their connection with each project, in the hopes this correlates on-screen.

It got me thinking when I saw the Cat for Cash Ep2 BTS. The director pointed out that First was reacting too much like himself - he was getting cuteness aggression whenever Khaotung touched him. Then I remembered during The Eclipse, the director also gave Khaotung a similar note, that he was going way beyond 'Ayan' to help First in a scene, rather than staying strictly in character.

It made me consider established chemistry from a different angle, where sometimes it can prove to be a challenge the actors need to overcome. The closer you are in real life, the more you have to fight against the ingrained behaviours or feelings you have in your off-screen relationship each time you reset to a new series. This is also uniquely different to real life couples who act alongside one another (e.g. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski) which tend to be a one-off. BL pairings are repeatedly reinventing and the relationship demands are different each time.

Once you have such a strong bond off-screen like they do, you are having to work consciously to prevent it from interfering with the character you're currently playing. You can't allow your natural biases for your partner to veer you off track.

Throughout the entirety of Only Friends, I was constantly wondering how FK diffused after their really intense fight scenes. (I am so, so curious about how they handle this in general, whether they have to wind down separately or they do this together). In the BTS clip below, First is taking care of Khao between takes, but Khao's expression says that he's still very much in character as Ray. It must be such an odd headspace to exist in when you're straddling your character and yourself - and so is your partner and best-friend. Especially during emotional scenes that require consistent immersion. You're dipping in and out of an in-between state until you've finished and then you can fully step out of it and resume your off-screen dynamic.

We often talk about how existing chemistry works wonders when it comes to depicting intimacy. But this made me realise it's equally impressive when you have to fight against it in order to achieve the required outcome. Like your chemistry is speaking too loudly and needs to be toned down. In short, this was just another excuse for me to applaud FK and all the other couples that do this so well.