This show.... fed us well. There was so much we loved about it that we forgive it for any flaw and declare it perfect with our rose tinted glasses. We didn't even care about the weird story jumps or bad translations. It was so cute and addicting and Jeongwu (Jungwoo, Jeongu, or any of the other ways his name was spelled!) was the sweetest, most perfect best boy that handled every situation with the patience and understanding that only exists in fiction. This series did hurt us more than we had anticipated, but all was forgiven. And the friends were both amazing and so fun to watch, even without their own tension/story. Love this show. Think it might already be time to rewatch it.
Here are some of our favorite posts (spoilers ahead):
@nabi-unveiled shares all the reasons they obsessed over Jeongwu and we 100% agree!
💬 2 🔁 17 ❤️ 55 · "I feel entranced by you. Those exact words. Has anyone ever told you that?" · Just be prepared that I will be obsessing
We loved EVERYTHING about this scene! It got instantly rewatched multiple times so we could take it all in. @hughungrybear captured the best parts in this post.
💬 0 🔁 14 ❤️ 59 · Jungwoo's confidence to come out to his friends during lunch time is just 😍😍😍
(Bonus for their friends being supportive
Definitely noticed Fahrenheit 451 from the opening credits and it made me curious. So we were excited to see @nabi-unveiled have a post with their take on how it fits with the story.
💬 4 🔁 23 ❤️ 111 · Ball Boy Tactics got my attention quickly by flashing this shot of Fahrenheit 451 under the sands of time. It's a story
We love these posts by @respectthepetty where they talk about framing and imagery and barriers and how they relate to the story.
💬 0 🔁 23 ❤️ 87 · Even if it was an emerging Blinding Light of Love between them,
Jeongu backed off the moment he realized Jiwon was freak
Love this post by @nabi-unveiled. Jiwon lies, but Jeongwu sees him.
💬 0 🔁 33 ❤️ 113 · Jeongwu sees him. · Han Jiwon is someone who lies....frequently. It's not malicious. But it happens any time he is embar
Pleeeeeaase BL gods... give us a bonus episode with these two! Loved them SO MUCH! Gorgeous GIFS by @my-rose-tinted-glasses.
💬 6 🔁 50 ❤️ 125 · You make people think too much. Right back at you.
BALL BOY TACTICS
Also... holy hell the spice was HOT! We were not expecting that level of heat in a Korean series! We had to rewatch 7 minutes of episode 8, for science of course.
💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 13 · Wait... this a KBL right?! · Ball Boy Tactics looking like a Thai BL. That was 🌶🔥
The BL gods answered our prayers and episode 8 destroyed Dori with this:
No fun previews for the following posts, so we will just add descriptions and links:
❤️ @soypim put together some translation notes for Ball Boy Tactics. Thank you for these! Episode 1, episodes 2-4, episode 5.
❤️ Another great post by @soypim discussing how Jiwon is
❤️ We were so proud of our good boy and then we laughed. I mean Jeongwu did hold back, so he gets partial credit.
Special thanks to all the amazing 😍 GIF makers that fill tumblr with so much beautiful eye candy!
Writing Yomi Hellsmile smut fics is so fun for me because... well, the sky really is the limit with any ship, isn’t it? He's so bizarrely entertaining as either a dominant or a submissive... I think I need help.
