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Well those were fun.

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Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island

Well that was sweet! Just watched this adorable short series on Youtube. The story telling style was really different, but gave it a charm we fell in love with. Starts so slow and innocently like a mini children's' train ride before turning into a bit of a roller coaster. We were obsessed. Thank goodness for the cute bonus chapters to give us more.

🌈 《荔枝树下热烈岛》剧集正片（4k版全集）The main episode of the TV series' Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island'(Complete 4K Edition)

华语耽美艺术剧《荔枝树下热烈岛》在YouTube首更，欢迎大家多多订阅～影片充满了治愈、热恋、哲思、美好，是一颗种在你心田的种子。The Chinese BL art drama "Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island" has made i

💖 《荔枝树下热烈岛》番外篇合集（更新中...）Collection of Extra Chapters on "Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island"(under update...)

我知道你们想看“立知”后来的甜蜜生活，那还等什么？这里应有尽有！ I know you want to see LiZhi‘s sweet life later on, so what are you waiting for? Everything is available he

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At A Glance:

Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island

Chinese - Romance/Slice of Life

Staring: Hu Yi Chen & Liu Yi He

When Nie Xiao Zhi joins his older brother on an island for the summer, he finds himself becoming close with his brother's classmate, Chen Li. As they run around the island together, their bond deepens. But summer is short and won't last forever.

We LOVED this coming of age series. It's a movie length fast watch that we will definitely be watching again. Something about it was achingly beautiful and it felt like a poem. For us, the pacing and style of story telling added to it's charm. The subtitles can be difficult to read and don't always seem accurate, but it had no effect on our enjoyment.

Ending: Happy and we get even more in short bonus episodes 🥰

Tears: no tears, just feels

Main Couple: Queer

Romance Scenes: just a touch of spice

Flavor of Scenes: vanilla

Heads up: Homophobia and bullying. There is also vomiting.

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To My Star season 1

South Korea - Romance

Staring: Son Woo-hyun & Kim Kang-min

When famous actor Kang Seo Joon is faced with a scandal, he moves in with a stranger to avoid the press. Even though chef Han Ji Woo is completely opposite from the outgoing and overly friendly actor, he can't help but be pulled in by his charms. But can love between the conservative chef and free spirited actor exist between two people with such opposite outlooks on at life?

Love this series!!! The characters are great and their actions fit so well within the story. Really enjoy how they both react to things differently based on their personalities. Something about their relationship just feels to precious and satisfying. This was a rewatch and will likely be a rewatch again. Plus, it's a super fast watch with a movie cut that is only 2 hours long. There is a second season and we love that one too, but that one hurts REAL BAD!

Ending: Happy and hopeful

Tears: It's definitely going to hurt, but not for long

Couple: Queer

Romance Scenes: stayed on the sweet side

Flavor of Scenes: vanilla

Heads up: homophobic remarks, and a plot spoiler after the break... skip if you don't need warnings...

blackmail/threat of outing

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At A Glance:

A Sketchy Job!

China - Romance

Staring: Lawrence Zhang & Su Yu Hang

Liu Zai Rong wants to free himself from an arranged marriage, so he hires Lu Xiao to pretend to be his boyfriend.

This is a super fast watch with the total time well under an hour. We enjoyed this series, however, the characters and story do suffer from the short run time. Still, it was visually stunning and the tension/chemistry was entertaining. This could end up being a rewatch just to see the pretty again and it's an easy fast watch.

Ending: 🥰

Tears: I mean they tried, but there really wasn't time to be sad

Main Couple: Queer

Romance Scenes: Some spicy, emotionally charged kissing

Flavor of Scenes: vanilla

Heads up: threat of being out

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At A Glance:

Summer Indigo

South Korea - Romance

Staring: Lee Ui-seop & Kim Ji-yul

Faced with homophobic teasing and fear of people discovering he's gay, Seon U wants to quit the judo club. But in an ironic twist, he isn't allowed to quit until he can defeat the top athlete who is also a medalist AND the very guy he has a secret crush on.

This is a short form vertical drama that was a fun, movie length fast watch. We enjoyed the story and it kept us hooked for all 60 short episodes. Stayed up late and ended up watching in one sitting and didn't regret it. Sweet story that left us with fluffy feels.

Ending: 🥰 Happy and hopeful

Tears: Some feels, but our eyes were dry

Main Couple: Queer

Romance Scenes: sweet kisses

Flavor of Scenes: vanilla

Heads up: homophobia, fear of being out + forcefully outted, abuse

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Favorite Things: Business As Usual

It would be easy to pick a side and we have, but this epic miscommunication was actually well written, with both perspectives being clear and understandable. You can blame either for lacking confidence or bravery, but they both failed and both hurt each other deeply. Their experiences were true to them and left them both with scars and even a new perspective can't erase everything.

Here are some of our favorite post (spoilers ahead):

Love this post by @irmakkockan. Reading their reaction to processing this new info was fun. Absolutely love how this series showed the truth of both characters. Knowing more info and gaining perspective doesn't just change the way we experienced something or the pain it caused. Min Jun experienced the pain of being used and cheated on. Learning later that it was all in his head and he had epically misunderstood doesn't erase those wounds.

Post by @irmakkockan

💬 0  🔁 5  ❤️ 14 · BUSINESS AS USUAL EP4 - TAKE TWO: YOU KNOW WHAT? ACTUALLY I MIGHT BE WRONG · Ok, now that I’ve calmed down a little… I mig

We relieved this entire scene through this post by @heretherebedork. Love the way both question if the other even liked them.

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💬 1  🔁 16  ❤️ 40 · A sack of bricks. · This poor man, this poor man has no idea what's going on and no idea what happened and I would very m

So much about this epic misunderstanding is tragic. @babybison posted 😍 GIFS of this moment that could have changed so much. It's hard to see Jin Hwan's happiness and know what is about to happen.

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💬 2  🔁 70  ❤️ 243 · Let's go wherever couples go.

We also found this scene so achingly bitter sweet. Posted again by @babybison, Min Jun's fear is written all over his face, and even while he surrenders to what he wants in this moment, you can feel that his fear is at war with his desire. It's painfully contrasted against Jin Hwan's hope and joy and his attempts to communicate his sincere feelings in every way possible. Again, Min Jun and Jin Hwan are in very different places and having different experiences in that moment and it hurts. Jin Hwan is filled with hope for what they could be if they give in to their hearts and Min Jun is afraid of the pain that same surrender could lead to.

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💬 0  🔁 38  ❤️ 107 · I'll take a shower. Why? I like it.

LOVED this post by @nabi-unveiled and read every word! They clearly lay out the characters and actions in this long and excellent post. We agree, but never could have said it this well.

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💬 3  🔁 4  ❤️ 15 · Will It Be Okay? Convincing Yourself is the Hard Part · Business as Usual occupied a good chunk of my mental real estate i

We also had a post about our take on Min Jun's character and actions, but that one 👆 is much better. Still, we will share our thoughts. Our post was inspired by this post by @miss0atae. Even though we mostly disagreed, we really enjoyed their post. We love reading other perspectives and they often inspire us to think deeper about our own feelings. We think Min Jun has changed through his experiences, though not necessarily for the better. We share our thoughts in this post:

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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · Growth, change and patterns · Love reading other perspectives and they often inspire us to think deeper about our own feeli

We also love that both Min Jun and Jin Hwan are hurt by the past, but both respond to that pain in very different ways.

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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · When fear leads to pain · LOVE how we got very two different responses to fear in Business As Usual. In the past, Jin Hwan

Enjoyed reading @my-rose-tinted-glasses reaction to the finale. Was it perfect? No. But we decided it gave us what we and the characters needed, so we're happy with it.

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💬 1  🔁 7  ❤️ 23 · Business as usual? · I didn’t love the finale but also I kinda did. I can't decide. I’m trying to make sense of my thought

The bonus episode was EVERYTHING we needed! We needed communication and growth and hope for their relationship and we saw all that. Min Jun even apologized and fought to repair! AND we got fluff and flirting and cute. It was epic. Our love for this series went through the chart with the little bonus story. Our reaction to the episode here:

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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 2 · That was relationship porn · The bonus episode for Business As Usual gave us EVERYTHING! It was absolutely the perfect endi

Editing to add this great bonus episode roundup by @nabi-unveiled

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💬 1  🔁 0  ❤️ 1 · The Special Episode of Business as Usual is Sunshine in my Pocket I did not know a special episode could bring me this muc