I'm in pain, physically and spiritually.

[ 12:10 a.m. ] 刻在你心底的名字 (your name engraved herein) by 盧廣仲 (crowd lu)

I'm sharing both versions of the main theme because I love suffering.

[ 01:00 a.m. ] your name engraved herein by 陳昊森 (edward chen)

A final update on my fan-translation project for the Your Name Engraved Herein novelization:

Chapter 10: Reunion is now up!

A huge thank you to all those who have been following along in my crazy endeavor to translate a whole novel. Your readership and support have meant a lot to me! As thanks, I drew some fan-art that I’ve included at the end of the chapter—enjoy!

And guess what! It’s also the first fic for YMMD on AO3! This is very exciting.

this body is yours (yours and mine)

🩰 Jin Hong Seok/Song Shi On | You Make Me Dance 🩰 G | ~1,3K 🩰 Post-Canon, Domestic Fluff, Short & Sweet

“Oh! What’s that?”

“That” was a large and somewhat heavy enveloppe. Hong Seok held it up and flipped it over: it was addressed to Shi On. Shi On immediately plucked it out of his hands, ignoring the rest of the mail, and tore it open. He took out a small card first and quickly scanned it; then, with a small bark of laughter, he passed it on to Hong Seok.

It was a business card — and the name on it gave Hong Seok an immediate jolt of recognition. Eric Koo. On the back of the card, the photographer had scribbled just one sentence: “Call me back!” When Hong Seok looked up again, it was too late: Shi On had already discarded the enveloppe and was triumphantly holding up the sports catalogue for which Hong Seok had modeled in his place what felt like a lifetime ago.

Can I just marvel at what a year 2020 has been for BLs? Like it may have been a traumatic year overall but the BLs we’ve got have made it a lot easier to cope.

Firstly, from Thailand this year we’ve been given Iconic dramas such as 2gether The Series and subsequent Still 2gether, Surprisingly Good but Underrated, My Engineer, the Absolutely Crazy YYY The Series (and special episodes), and The Uneven Victims of COVID, Why R U? The Series and En of Love Series.

We’ve also been gifted with the Iconic, Amazing, Award-Deserving I Told Sunset About You. Just watch it. It has a happy ending that makes all the pain and tears worth while. And there’s going to be a Part 2 coming next March so JUST WATCH IT! Also watch the documentary episodes about the making of the show, they’re so interesting.

Currently airing from Thailand: My Gear & Your Gown, Oxygen The Series, TharnType: 7 Years of Love, Thonhon Chonlatee, Gen Y (the 2Moons we didn’t know that we needed).

Coming Soon: SaifahZon Special Episodes (Nov 27th), Manner of Death (Nov 30th), My Bromance: 5 Years Later (Dec 9th).

Secondly, South Korea has burst into the BL seen with two heartfelt, well-made dramas, starting with Where Your Eyes Linger and following up with Mr. Heart. Both criminally short but fantastic. Hopefully, SK will continue to delve into the BL world and give us more great dramas in 2021.

Coming Soon: WISH YOU: Your Melody In My Heart (Dec ??)

Thirdly, if Korea burst onto the BL seen, then you can rightly argue that The Philippines exploded on the BL scene! Starting with Gameboys and Hello Stranger, then more recently, Boys’ Lockdown, Oh Mando, Ben X Jim, My Extraordinary, Like In The Movies (Gaya Sa Pelikula) and more!

We also cannot overlook the fact that The Philippines gave us the first (correct me if I’m wrong) GL (Girl’s Love) with Pearl Next Door, a spin-off/ sequel to Gameboys.

Fourthly, Japan gave us two unique BLs this year in Life: Love On the Line (Life Senjou no Bokura) and Cherry Magic: Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii). Life: Love on the Line is a short but sweet drama that will give the whole range of emotions, from yelling at the screen at a certain main character to squealing in delight to bawling your eyes out. Cherry Magic hasn’t finished yet but it is already an amazing drama with interesting characters and a completely unique plot. I would highly recommend watching both.