#khunkaow

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I would like to formally congratulate Thailand. As of July 2021 they have now produced more BLs in a year than they have in previous years. Also more BLs than any other country ever. 

Go Thailand! 

Here’s the list as of July 2021.  

Country Boy 

Hidden Love 

Love Poison 2 

Call it What You Want 

My Bromance 2 

Siew Sum Noi 

Hometown's Embrace 

My Boy 

Top Secret Together 

Golden Blood 

The Yearbook 

The Best Story

Love Machine 

 The Cupid Coach 

 Close Friend 

 Brothers 

 Fish Upon the Sky 

 Evening Cafe 

 Once in Memory 

 Tonhon Chonlatee 

 Gen Y 

Y-Destiny 

 Second Chance 

 Nitiman 

 Manner of Death 

 1000 Stars 

 Lovely Writer 

I Promised You The Moon

(I count year of production by when the last episode aired, AKA award eligibility year.) 

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I think what didn't work for me with Gameboys was that it has my least favourite dynamic: the aggressively flirty one meets the super reluctant one. Which is pretty typical for the genre but isn't always my cuppa and definitely didn't work for me here. I liked Hello Stranger a lot more, and I'm enjoying See You After Quarantine as well so far.

Oh that's an interesting trope, flirty player and shy tsundere. @heretherebedork and I were just chatting about it since it JUST showed up in My Sweet Dear. 

Of course, I'm ALL IN.

Let's see if we can find some...

BL Pairing: Flirty/Player Seme + Tsundere Uke

[heretherebedork]

Kaow and Khun being the best pairing of all time and adorable tiny baking boys and sneaking pictures and generally being the best boys ever.

[heretherebedork]

Watching Brothers right after ATOATS is like going from a perfectly comfortable couch to sitting on a sidewalk. You're not horribly uncomfortable, it's okay, but it might start raining or get too hot and, honestly, there are way better places to sit.

... Look, I'm still watching this show and it's better than The Cupid Coach and Stranger's Kiss. But that's mostly because of Khun and Kaow, tbh.

I wanted Maping to be such a deeper character. I wanted him to still struggle, I wanted him to try to do something and not succeed but get supported by the teacher ANYWAY so he can pursue his real talent with plants.

I want Prab and Chol to be... I don't even know, honestly. I wanted something that I didn't get and I can't quite put it into words. There's too much brother/sibling energy and not enough romance energy, I think. There was definitely more romance at the beginning.

Khun and Kaow are my perfect babies and the only thing they lack is screentime.

[heretherebedork]

All Khun and Kaow need to do is smile at each other and the entire episode is perfect.

They are my favorite couple and they're so soft and gentle and flirt so nicely.

And we got so much flirting! SO MUCH FLIRTING with the soft bakery boy and his tutor and I love them together.

[heretherebedork]

Kaow and Khun are still just about my favorite couple of all time, okay? They're delightful and adorable and just so, so sweet. Who let them be this adorable? Khun loves him so much and Kaow is falling for his charms so beautifully.

Tiny baker and tiny tutor! Best!

[heretherebedork]

Kaow and Khun are the cutest side pairing I've ever seen and I have no idea how they ended up in this mediocre show.

Kaow sneaking pictures and them both being covered in frosting and Khun pretending to read about them getting together on his palm and I just... who gave you the right?!?!!?

The AUDACITY of these two to be this cute.

[heretherebedork]

I love Tri and the little junior twins who are outrageously flirting with him.

Kaow continues to be the cutest little baker ever.

Khun is the sweetest summer child.

Prab's a slimebag.

I feel bad for Nick.

Chol is just kind of... there.

Maping is cute but bland and all the depth he could have had is taken away by the tutoring working effortlessly.

I wish Mhok had more character, honestly.

Basically, Brothers is definitely better than The Cupid Coach but that doesn't mean it's actually good.