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Top 10 Whipped Boyfriends in Thai BL

Fighter for Tutor - Why R U? 

Wat for Tine - 2gether

Kong for Arthit - SOTUS S 

Sky for Jao - Secret Crush on You 

Solo for Gui - Oxygen

Bbomb for Jin - Nitiman 

Tee for Fuse - Make it Right 

King for Ram - My Engineer 

Gun for Bar - Tossera 

Forth for Beam - 2 Moons 2 

BONUS 

AePete for each other - Love By Chance 

This post as of mid 2022, not responsible for the ultra whipped to come after that date, although feel free to leave a comment with your favs. 

After ep 3 I might have to add Takara for Amagi onto this list: 

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Hello ABL! The Future series has peaked my interest since you've been talking about it, but do I need to watch the other Love mechanic installments to understand it?

Hum.

Yesss....?

I mean, I have watched them all, so it's hard to judge what it would feel like not having watched... so to speak.

Anytime there are groups of friends Future might not make sense.

HOWEVER, I would say you are totally safe just watching:

The En Of Love: Tossera (main characters will be on screen in Future but played by different actors)

The En of Love: Love Mechanics (main characters will be off screen referenced, so probably not vital, but it's my favorite installment, so watch it for YinWar's amazing chemistry anyway)

Both these are super short for Thai BL. And if you don't watch at least Tossera you'll find all the extra characters in Future confusing.

But if you just want Fuse & Ana's love story, you'll be fine. The additional characters (and their backstories) don't impact that part of the plot (such as it is) at all. Not so far, anyway.

No need to watch The En of Love: This is Love Story or Love Mechanics (the full series).

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romance in the kitchen

just a setting I always love seeing in BL 

Usually it’s the uke who’s the chef (nash) but I have a particular fondness when it’s the seme. 

Outside Thailand... 

Also, I gotta say, To My Star = best kitchen design in BL? I think so. 

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the slow blink waking up next to the boy you like is one of my favorite BL moments 

and this is one of the few times I’ve regretted not being a gif wizard 

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Sex-positive* BL Couples

Sib & Gene - Lovely Writer (Thailand) 

Gun & Bar - The En of Love: Tossera (Thailand) 

Sun & Sky - Golden Blood (Thailand) 

Khun & Kaow - Brothers the series, side couple (Thailand)

Damian & Jerry - Papa & Daddy (Taiwan)

Yu Zhen & Shi Lei - Be Loved in House: I Do (Taiwan) 

Ootani & Tachibana - Ai no Kotodama (Japan) 

Ace & Sky - My Day the series (Pinoy)

Pat & Pran - Bad Buddy (Thai) 

Sean & White - Not Me (Thai) 

* For me “sex positivity” means the relationship starts (if depicted starting) with communication and consent. Also the actors need to be good at portraying physical chemistry which means that both characters, seme/uke or not, express an interest in sex with each other. There's no outright reluctance, cringing, blushing maiden, or dubious consent. 

I have questions, but they probably still qualify

Mark & Kit - Gen Y the series (Thailand)

Tan & Bun - Manner of Death (Thailand)

Yi Jie & Sheng Zhe - History 2: Right or Wrong (Taiwan)

Muren & Licheng - History 4: Close to You (Taiwan), remarkable for actually talking about sex, positions, lube, condoms, and seeking advice from other gays

Min Soo & Seok Yi - Just Friends? (Korea)

Wild Dog & Flying Dagger - Long Time No See (Korea)

Cairo & Gavreel - Gameboys (Pinoy)

There are some couples that we can predict got there, (Cherry Magic, Seven Days, Most Peaceful Place) but the narrative didn’t ever really show it.

thank you for the inspiration @iblanc who also said that James & Ait from Call it What You Want (Thailand) qualify, but I haven’t watched that one all the way through.

Other posts like this...

Healthy depictions of uke in Thai BL

Healthy depictions of seme in Thai BL

Safe sex in Thai BL

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Visual trope du jour 

Cute boys in glasses from Thai BL. 

Bonus the sun glasses contingent: 

Our King 

Bonus from Vietnamese BL (Hey Rival, I Love You) 

And Japan (Stage of Love)