First V-BL of Vietnamese BL Month: Fools
The first and last moments of each character in Fools: Trieu, Thuy and Thien.
Trieu, the caring friend, the sensible friend, the logical friend, the rock for his friends, the one who tried his best and supported his friends and, in the end, lost both the boys he loved and could have loved.
Thuy, the anxious friend, the brilliant friend, the kindest friend, the one who lost love to his friend's jealousy but forgave because he just wanted to be with his friends for as long as he could be.
Thien, the troublemaker friend, the rebel friend, the jealous friend, who loved his friend and wasn't willing to lose either love or friendship and sacrificed the chance at more and his friend's love to keep the status quo.
Fools is a soft story, a sad story, a bittersweet story about three friends, about love, about friendship, about saying goodbye, about separation, about hope and losing hope and anxiety and pain.
Absolutely one of my favorite short BLs and one of the few bittersweet endings I truly enjoy. I'd like to imagine that they managed to stay in contact and stay friends eventually, despite the differences and the distance.
