#bromances

[ijustdontlikepeople]

Happy Birthday Luke x Internet

[punster-2319]

Because I’m bored, here are some of my favorite and least favorite tropes:

FAVORITES:

- Hetero Life Partners/Bromances

- Platonic Life Partners

- Karmic Trickster

- The Calvary

- Final Battle

LEAST FAVORITES:

- Plot Mandated Friendship Failure

- Third Act Misunderstanding

- Liar Revealed

- Love Triangles/Will They Won’t They

- Mind Control

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE/LEAST FAVORITE TROPES?

[absolutebl]

Hi absolutebl, our most reliable source of all things BL ;). Such a big fan of your blog, and thank you so much for contributing to the fandom in such a healthy and positive way. Sorry for the long ask: but do you by chance have any thoughts on "bromance" as a genre? Like, do you watch it? Do you have recommendations? Are you a fan of it? I'm sorry if it's an inappropriate question (you are absolutebl after all, this might not be your cup of tea). It's just that sometimes I find myself drawn more to the chemistry of some current bromance series out there than the currently-airing BLs (but that's just my preference. Maybe I just prefer the low heat, old school types). I mean, I actually do like high heat BLs, but some bromance series really just blow me away with plot and chemistry that I don't mind the romance as subtext only (I just finished Japan's Kei x Yaku and Korea's Beyond Evil and both just BLEW ME AWAY. It was intense in the best way. And China's Untamed will always be a special favorite). Any thoughts? Thank you in advance!

BROMANCES 

Hi and thank you, I'm flattered!

Ah I have watched some, but in general since we have so many more actual BL options now, I don't bother anymore. They mostly just piss me off either way.

I tend to intentionally ignore them - censoring the censors, so to speak.

I have a few posts tangential to this though: 

Devil Judge & Korean Bromance Stuff 

BL fandom picked up on Devil Judge, why? 

devil judge, hallyu wave bromances, & non BL K-dramas

BL tropes deployed in The Devil Judge (2021) 

Devil Judge... is it queerbaiting?

Word of Honor & Chinese Bromance Stuff 

Word of Honor 

Chinese mf censorship, fight me

Mainland China Censorship Be Like… 

Some of the ones I guess I’d call bromances that I’ve watched:  

Untamed (20 ep BL cut) 

Word of Honor 

S.C.I. Mysteries (actually one of my first BLs/bromances in general) 

Find You In The Crowd

Love is Not Easy to Have

Swinging Blossom

The Fairy Fox

Beloved Enemy

His Cat

Till Death Tear Us Apart

Advance Bravely (this is more just censored BL)

Mr. CEO is Falling in Love with Him (same as above)

Legend of Long Yang

Customized Companion

Glass Heart

Past Youth

River Knows Fish Heart

Guardian

Mermaid's Jade

Broken Youth

Youth in the Breeze

Capture Lover

Precise Shot

Every Moment that I Think of You

My Esports Genius Brother

In Your Heart

There’s a bunch of early stuff out of China that is just barely censored, in that they don’t kiss (like the ghost boyfriend series), but it’s a lot more obviously gay than post 2016.) 

I don’t keep track of the bromances from Korea (like At A Distance, Spring is Green) or Japan (with a few exceptions like Silhouette of Your Voice which is a yaoi adaptation) because they piss me off even more than China. It feels so cowardly. Or those wish side nods like Moment at Eighteen  

It’s pretty simple...

if, if the characters were het and would have kissed in the drama under those circumstances, but they don’t because they are a same sex couple - I get really mad about it. 

And I’m unable to get over that anger. Because the anger feels justified. 

All that said, if you are someone who really doesn’t mind the great long con tease with no pay out these are the ones I liked despite myself: 

Recommended Bromances (in order) 

Word of Honor

The Devil Judge 

The Guardian (super under appreciated but a TON of fun) 

Untamed 

S.C.I. Mysteries (if you like police procedurals)

Advance Bravely

Capture Lover

River Knows Fish Heart

Precise Shot

Beloved Enemy (IF you come out of yaoi and don’t mind some seriously triggering tropes) 

Legend of Long Yang (this is kinda the precursor to Untamed & WOH) 

I have not seen Japan's Kei x Yaku (I had spies reporting in on it and decided not to bother, since it was also difficult to get hold of). I have see Korea's Beyond Evil and I am afraid I didn’t get the bromance subtext as much as you, and others, have. I guess the actors didn’t work for me? 

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[mellifluousoctopus]

Prompt

A: "You're like my little brother, dude. I love you"

B: "I am? Awww I love you too <3"

C: "Isn't he 300 years older than you?"

A: "Do you really think that stops him from being my little brother"

B: "Honestly"

[spiritsandstaircases]

[music-of-melody]

riven: the more i hang out with you guys the more absurd you become

the other specialists: ...

sky: you say "you guys" as if you're not part of the family riv

brandon: face it mate, you're already on the christmas card