#bl asks

I love unique takes on Rafe’s character.

oh goddd i have such a deep love for blurred lines and i haven’t even finished the mockups or a plot outline 😭

but i just know it has sm potential and i hope i can do the idea justice when i start it properly

Thank you so much for the ask! 🥺🫶🏼

🏳️‍🌈: Something you wish wasn't so common in BLs

Heteronormative power dynamics.

🚫: What trope do you hate and why

This is a bit harder, but I think romance femme fatale. If not done right, it just feels sexist and awkward. See your love did it right, and that's about the only BL off the top off my head that did, actually. Other than that maybe romanticization of possession. I have absolutely no problem with jealousy but shown in an exaggerated manner it just isn't my thing.

💋: Favourite kiss

This was so hard 😭😭 but I'll go with the classic

Hmmm, that's an interesting one! I'm not sure I have 5, honestly, but I'll try.

Top 5 Unexpectedly Good Communicators!

Big Dragon: I mean, obviously? I am putting them on this list because I need them here, frankly. They are the biggest and the best version of this.

Bed Friend: They were not perfect but they really did surprise me when they actually did manage to do so.

Moonlight Chicken: Specially Heart and Li Ming win this because they turned out to be the best communicators ever despite it involving basically learning a second language and figuring out ways to get creative in terms of understanding each other.

Nitiman: What was this fever dream of a show? Well, whatever it was, they did talk to each other on the regular!

Ghost Host, Ghost House: Who ever saw this coming? But they did communicate very well, even when they had to grow apart in order to find their way back together.

HI!💕

13. Which asian ql tropes get you every time?

Best Friends to lovers: the intimacy of familiarity that shifts into something new and deeper? They’re so enmeshed in each other’s lives that the only slightly adjacent slide into something more is an inch and a chasm away at the same time? The conflict of risk vs reward? The pining one and the oblivious one? So excellent. I will watch this over and over.

The easy chemistry of Tse Shou and Li Gong in Plus and Minus was on point for this trope. The breakfast coffee routine in the first episode? Flawless. The “sabotage that blind date” competition? Unparalleled.

Similarly, rivals to lovers/rivals to friends to lovers: I do enjoy a relationship that’s secure enough to handle some competition and conflict. And something about skipping the part where they try to impress each other? Excellent. The gradual but inevitable shift in the dynamic to something new and unexpected. Mmmm delicious. And there’s nothing like a well executed realization scene.

THE realization arc of all time. Flawless visual representation of the “ Oh…. OH. Oh NO.” moment. Classic. Timeless. Perfect.

Not sure this one’s a trope exactly cause I feel like it’s only now getting some regular use but mutual intense attraction. BOTH characters are attracted to each other. BOTH characters wanna screw each other silly. Also I love this version: virgins/inexperienced characters that are full speed ahead anyway. Like, just no doubts whatsoever over the fact that they are horny, they like this person, and they wanna fuck, ok? Let’s fucking do this😂 (See: Diao in Cutie Pie; Zong Yi in Kiseki Dear to me)

14. Which asian ql tropes do you want to banish to the trash pile?

The romanization of toxic jealousy/ insane possessive behavior. Just… ugh. Controlling, possessive, boundary violating behavior is just ….not sexy to me. Also I will never understand the “no one can look at you but me” thing. “If you go out looking too good I’m gonna be mad about it.” …What even is that?

Predator/prey dynamic. The pursuer vs the pursuee thing just … isn’t my favorite. There’s nothing more annoying to me than a wide eyed “helpless”, passive love interest that has to be negotiated into allowing kissing or other physical intimacy. The poor innocent virginal character that’s scared of sex and the pushy pursuer that will rakishly wear them down into doing it anyway is played out. Come up with something new.

I was tagged by @clara-maybe-ontheroad on some fandom asks in a tag game. I normally don't think this hard about things I don't like, but here we go.

Worst soundtrack / weirdest song choice in a BL

Remember Me. It was horrible.

Most cringe-inducing line (cute)

Probably “Kiss you until you drop.” Sarawat is low-key a gay disaster. I still find it endearing.

Most cringe-inducing line (actually bad)

“I’ll make you my wife.” I know the Kongpob line was a big deal, but I’m still not into it.

Most stupid decision made by a character

Probably Pat’s decision to help Wai since he got shot for it. Also Teh giving up his spot for Oh-aew.

Worst plot line

I’m still salty about it, so the stupid fucking amnesia plot in Minato’s Laundromat 2.

The most problematic show you've watched

Honestly, it’s Handsome Stewardess because of the IPV and the way it was handled.

A show people love but you find bad

Probably Star in My Mind and Sky in Your Heart?

A show people find bad but you will defend

Right now? Wedding Plan. Historically? Make It Right.

A show that is just objectively bad but you enjoyed it

Rainbow Prince

A bad show that you kept watching because you were intrigued/fascinated

Low Frequency

A bad show that you kept watching because you were horny

‘Cause You’re My Boy because Frank and Drake had that.

A bad show that you kept watching because of that one character

Ocean Likes Me for Holland’s character.

A bad show that you would still recommend

Once Again. It was kind of difficult, but it executed its themes well.

The character that ruined a show the most

Puen in Vice Versa.

Most awful character that you hated

PLERN PLENG from Together Wtih Me. I know @negrowhat and @lurkingshan got my back on this one.

Most awful character that you loved

Green from 2gether. Gun deserved and still deserves better.

A character that wasn't awful but that you just don't like

I don’t like Dr. Sing in Triage that much.

A hero that should have been a villain

Is this where I dig at Tharntype?

A morally bad character you're into

Zhou Zi Shu from Word of Honor

A morally bad character you're not into and you wish people would stop being into

Vegas from KinnPorsche

The show that disappointed you the most

Bite Me

The Worst Show of Them All Because of Your Own Reasons

The Shipper and My Extraordinary

Thanks for the question anon.

Physical trope I absolutely love is the head on the shoulder while facing each other.

Its generally done in emotional scenes and it's just so good if done right. It is quite rare, but we got a few which are the best scenes ever shot in any BLs.

Vegas Pete from KP

Ae being at end of his wits for his attraction towards Pete. Sadly I didn't find a gif for this scene. A screen shot does not do it justice.

Togawa being gone for Nozue san after an emotional confession. Dont have a gif for this either.

I think I am forgetting one more important one. Ill add it when I remember.

The other one which I love is back hugs. We have loads of them. Here are my few favs

Extra points if its domestic and is in the kitchen.

Special mention - This couple from History 4 has almost all their hugs as back hugs. Whenever Yong Jie hugs it's from the back, like he is trying to trap Xing Si. It's a smart directing choice.

🎥 favorite trope

I wish I could say just one trope 😅 flying assassin/villains getting together and starting a family. That's a trope right!!!

Word of honor has ruined my life 😭😭😭

🥇your personal no.1 BL of all time

Cherry Magic. No explanation needed

I have been off of bl shows after a few really bad ones. It wasn't until this drama that I saw shit ton of BL. A few has come close but I am waiting for the show that will manage to make cherry magic drop from 1 to 2.

🏳️‍🌈 something you wish wasn’t so common in BLs