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could you do like a ranking of best kisses after a long period of yearning/pining? i'm talking jack and joker's first kiss kind of stuff, i feel like you have a really solid opinion based on all the tag games 🤭 thank you!
Hello dear Anon. Sorry it took me a bit to get to this but this ask came just before a tough week started.
Do I sound like I have solid opinions? I mean, I do have a lot of them and I love sharing them, and tag games are great for me to just scream about stuff that I've thought way too much about. So pining and kissing. Long term pining is a favourite of mine, although long term in bl can get pretty long with some boys pining since childhood. Also that first kiss is often so loaded with emotions that I'm usually internally screaming the whole time. Honestly sometimes most of the time there's a lot of external screaming as well. Also, for me personally, a great kiss scene is way more than the touching of the lips, it's the build up, the tension around it, does it feel in tune with the chars and the moment, several things can turn a fine kissing scene into a great one. Ok, enough rambling and let's get down to that list.
Jack and Joker
Since it was mentioned in the ask I felt it best to start here. This scene is so good. There's an inevitability feeling in the air, like this is it, no way it's not happening now. Also, I mean, why is spin the bottle in my bl if no one is gonna kiss? The whole scene was perfection. Jack 'daring' Joke to be his boyfriend, Joke pushing the bottle aside and getting close, answering yes and just completely giving in to his feelings. All this with Dome's song. It's such a good kissing scene. And of course Yin and War kill at this type os scene.
Bad Buddy
This one is mandatory. I mean what can I even say at this point? We can't talk about pining and first kisses and not mention them. Incredible work by everyone involved. No shortage of people talking about this kiss much more eloquently so I'll leave it at that.
My Only 12%
Long term pining you said? Well, can't go longer than this actually. I think Seeiw fell in love when he first shared a crib with Cake.
Cake's whole speech in this scene was amazing and I couldn't believe that they hadn't properly kissed yet at this point. But imo it made sense and I do think that with their history it was important that Seeiw felt loved and wanted by Cake. That it wasn't because he was confused, or they were already close and hugged each other to sleep since they were kids. It was something else.
We Best Love
Crying kisses my beloved. Another one that puts the long in long term pining. Gao Shi De my beautiful pining boy had his eyes on Shu Yi since childhood. Everything about this scene is perfection. A shouting confession on a bridge, a second first kiss cause Shu Yi is right, that first one doesn't count, and both of them crying with the most amazing song in the background. Just rewatching that scene alone makes me feel all the feelings.
Our Dating Sim
Finally they stop running! Ok, to be fair only one of them was actually trying to stay away but still. After 7 years of not speaking and mutual pining and soon after one of the best lines in bl (Have you been well? Without me?😢) they finally kiss! I love Gi Tae honesty in the present time. Boy was not gonna let history repeat itself so he says what he feels. But also using alcohol as an excuse when it truly wasn't.
Old Fashion Cupcake
Honestly I'm not sure how long it was but since Togawa was smitten from the interview day I'm just gonna say he was pining for a long while. Regardless this one shot sequence is incredible so I think it belongs here. Togawa just can't take it anymore and completely loses control and the way it's shot and acted you can feel that, and you can feel the tension and the break that follows. They are extraordinary in this scene.
Cherry Magic Thailand
I know Achi is the one who gets the magic powers but I think the universe rewrote its own rules and made it so Achi would find out just how hard Karan was crushing on him. And it caught Jinta by proximity. For 7 years this loser (very affectionate) was thinking about his crush 24/7 not even hoping for a kiss. Just proximity was a lot for him to handle at first. Anyway, after the many hurdles they finally kiss and it's gorgeous. I love that Achi is the one who initiates it cause he's grown braver. AAAAAAHHHHH I just love them so much.
Reset
Speaking of simps and the universe rewriting its rules. Man so in love he turned back time. This kiss was ridiculously good. The chemistry with them was always on point and when they finally kiss it doesn't disappoint. It was also so perfect for them and the moment, no notes.
Love Class 2 - Maru & Min Woo
Another besties to lovers cause honestly no trope goes harder with pining. Min Woo had been pining for years as well and they drove me crazy. But that so often happens to me with pining besties when one is so obviously in love and the other is the only one who can't see what's right in front of his face. I just end up screaming, JUST SAY IT! or HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE IT? But it's delicious and probably the reason I love my pining boys. So when Maru finally realises that all the clues were there since forever they finally kiss and it's a glorious kiss.
Now for a very special category in this list.
"If I had a nickel for a long term pining boy that gets to have his first kiss with his crush with the pretence of rehearsing a kiss scene, I'd have 2 nickels".
Lovely Writer
I mean, Nubsib did need to rehearse and honestly Gene needed the material so it's a win-win. It's a great kiss made better by Gene narration of it while he's writing about it later.
At 25:00 in Akasaka S1
Asami, the king of yearning and restraint. This sequence is incredible. The way it's edited between the rehearsal and the filmed kiss is so effective at showing how blurred the lines are here. Both of these are 'fake' kisses for all intents and purposes but for Asami they're anything but. He's been yearning for Yuki since well before they met again for the making of the drama and he's been slowly letting himself lose control little by little with the excuse of the series.
Thanks for coming to my inbox lovely Anon.🫶 I hope this is what you had in mind and if I missed a big one please let me know. This gave me a chance to rewatch some great scenes and now I must resist the temptation of rewatching some of these shows in full.
I was tagged by @mewsthumbring @negrowhat @romchat @my-rose-tinted-glasses and @miss0atae thank you! 😘😘
There are tons of good kisses in BL productions, it's hard to narrow it down to just a few, but I'll try. To make this hard work easier, I decided to create categories.
Kisses full of passion, desperation, with a hint of delicious, sweet pain, the first kiss after a time of growing tension and "dancing" around each other and their complicated feelings:
10Dance
Bad Buddy
Kisses in which the seme (or seme type) shows exciting dominance:
2 moons 2
Century of Love
Perfect Propose
Kisses in which the uke (or uke type) takes the initiative:
Jun&Jun
Semantic Error
Kisses in which both are simply horny gremlins:
Secret Crush On You
Twins
Kisses that pleasantly surprised me (that they even happened and that they were so good):
La Cuisine
I Cannot Reach You
My Universe
Upside-down kisses:
Oh! My Sunshine Night
Bangkok Love Story (sadly no gif)
Great Trailer/Pilot Kisses:
Reset
Monster Next Door
Bonus: 😛
Love For Love's Sake
I think everyone's probably played this, but I'll tag a few people (as always: no pressure!) @italianpersonwithashippersheart @callipigio @obsessedferalgremlin @notafanbut @befuddledcinnamonroll @benkaben @pinkkop @watchthisqqq @delesaria-blog @morathicain @nevermindsuga @alien-ally
My greatest wish for 2026 would be to see a shake up in pair brands and to see more playing with different actor chemistries because just look at them, your honor. Just look.
