#almost touching

[evenasmallcough]

His lips knit together as he traces the fold of fabric, and while he's not exactly touching me, the nerves along my hip still whir to life, heat, fizz.

Emily Henry, Happy Place (pg. 206)

[pinesconemaybe]

skin

[sonnefuchs]

*Looks at my fanfics where the characters look at each other longingly and never touch.*

“You know someday I might even let the characters kiss.”

[teamwhimsy]

Today someone asked me where we kept our books about serial killers while standing way too close to me

[kimchislaphearts]

So Close, Yet So Far (2018)

Genre: Sport (curling), drama

Plot: 

Young Joo (Park Yoo Na) is a member of the national female curling team. She begins to experience ringing in her ears and this causes her to become a substitute player. Young Joo travels back to her hometown. There, she meets Sung Chan (Kim Min Seok). Young Joo had a crush on him in the past. Sung Chan is a former member of the national male curling team. They become partners in mixed doubles curling.

Cast & Crew:

Kim Min Seok as Kang Sung Chan

Park Yoon Ah as Joo Young Joo

Supporting cast: Park Han Sol, Woo Gi Hoon, Jung Won Chan, Moon Ki Young

Director - Hwang Seung Gi

Screen Writer - Bae Soo Young

Music: 

The music was very minimalistic and added to the general cold atmosphere of the drama.

Overall:

After the Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics I expected to see a lot of curling in Korean media, this is the first of the two short dramas which came out since then (the other one looks a lot more fun). I wanted to watch it because I have been rewatching Because This is my First Life and remembered I had a Kim Min Seok drama special to watch (life is hard with both Kim Min Seoks doing military service). So, this is my first drama special of the decade; is it special or memorable? Not really.

It started out pretty strong with the character introductions and some nice sis-mance and curling humour on display.

However, it didn’t manage to tug my heartstrings. The actors did a great job and had reasonable chemistry, but there was just something missing for me.   

Overall, it was watchable with some fun moments, but nothing to write home about. In the end I guess it lived up to it’s title, so close, yet so far.

Rating: 7/10

Watch it: KBS World Youtube

[irisvoids]

fic snippet from today

"I..." He started, but she pressed her finger to his lips, he was a little taken aback but he didn't move, didn't falter. she was gentle and soft, and he knew he was safe with her. "Shhh, we have a party to go to" She slowly pulled herself away from him, but her eyes betrayed her desire to kiss him as they lingered a moment too long on his lips.  "I was thinking that since everyone will be distracted with the party, you might be able to sneak away and find a way into the upstairs rooms" "Tampering with the crime scene" He said "I like it" He fixed his tie and walked slowly to the mirror "How do I look, Diana?" "Absolutely enchanting, 47" She looked him over, yet again her eyes were drawn to his lips, she shook herself and smiled as he put his arm out for her to take, and the two headed downstairs to the party.

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

who knows almost touching?

because damn i really like this bl :o