#first bl

Thank you. Rose💜

This is so fun I have spent most of my free time today and yesterday first on the finding out what my first Bl was and today this game and I am the most relaxed I have been for weeks.

As for the Asian QL Ask Game

1. What was your first ever Asian ql? As I reconstructed yesterday if we discount Kiss and Kiss me Again (which we should) then my first Asian BL was Water Boyy.

3. Who was your first Asian ql blorbo?

We can make a pair because its Wei Ying, Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch.

Erm really? I'm bad at grocking humor on the internet (unless it's a pun) so I am going to take this seriously.

SOTUS

SOTUS is basically THE Thai heritage BL. Technically Love Sick (2014) started it all, but Love Sick was mostly only SUPER popular in Thailand. It did cause a ramp up the Thai Bl production industry, but SOTUS was GMMTV's first major BL (2016) and it was a hit by any standards. High production, clean concept, tailored script, great and beautiful cast, and it made huge waves. Because...

It became popular outside of Thailand. 

It was picked up (eventually) by Netflix. It's responsible for GMMTV leaning into BL, and basically for the expansion of BL out of Thailand in general. Even in a way for BL being on YouTube and easily accessible worldwide. 

A LOT of stuff can be laid at SOTUS's door. 2gether would be the BL that became a global sensation (lockdown, baby) but 2gether would never have happened without SOTUS's success. (I talk about this is the History of Thai BL and the Thai BL Master post). 

SOTUS is also really responsible for GMMTV realizing how successful a branded actor pair could be. So a lot of problems in that Thai BL industry can also be laid at SOTUS's door. 

ALSO it starts a lot of tropes we have come to expect from Thai BL, like engineering, gears, pink milk, and more. 

It has a strong bully theme, and that is a trigger for a lot of people so I don’t rec it much. Also the uke character is VERY blushing maiden, to the point where I prefer to think of him as demi or ace.

Here's where I review and talk all about it. 

Is SOTUS worth watching?

One of its major themes is the two characters eating together, which I really love.

It exists in three installments, all of which are solid and well done (I think).

SOTUS - college set

SOTUS S - workplace set

Our Skyy: SOTUS episode - a parting/reunion special

Usually they cna be found on GMMTV's YouTube channel. You should watch them in order.

Recently I was trying to remember a film I watched a long time ago before I even knew what BL was. As a gay person I did gravitate to series or movie with a gay theme. I wasn't into Yaoi or anything much. Many probably would not consider this film BL and I always thought Lovesick & Addicted were my first BL's as in Asian series. But I did remember the film it was called Night Flight (2014) and it was South Korean.

The story was about 3 middle school friends that grew apart. Most especially Han Ki Woong (played by LEE JAE-JOON) who became a gang leader and was quite violent. However his middle school friend Shin Yong-joo (played to perfection by KWAK SI-YANG) was completely in love with him. When he reveals this later he is met with fists. But even though Han Ki-Woong reacted with violence there was definitely more to it. But there were moments when the two were close.

That moment came when the third friend Ko Ki-taek (played by CHOI JOON-HA) who was mercilessly bullied told the gang of Yong-joo's years long love for Han Ki-Woong so they would turn there bullying to the gay kid. One such time they assaulted Yong-joo I'm what I can only call a rape and they used a stun gun on him which he brought to defend himself unsuccessfully.

When Han Ki-Woong found out he raced to find him and he did on a rooftop. Not suicidal exactly but the bullies took a camera memory card that had photos.

Han Ki-Woong went berserk and he went the school and assaulted students and teachers alike looking for the memory card and to exact some revenge for what Yong-joo suffered (imo) I guess there could be different interpretations.

He got the memory card and was hit in the head from behind with a chair. Yong-joo who had arrived a few minutes before begged for them to call ambulance. They didn't so Yong-joo carried him on his back.

Despite all the violence Yong-joo never really stopped loving Han Ki-Woong.

Yong-joo dropped out if school and opted to go to a mountain school. Then Han Ki-Woong showed true feelings (which I made some gifs of) as he asked Yong-joo not to go.

but hi! name's kit, as you can probably see. and no nicknames, PLEASE! they are reserved for friends only.

ok time to add things i like starting with,

hogwarts legacy (heart)

the maze runner

rottmnt

books - specifically science-fiction, dystopian, post-apocalyptic genre

uhh idk probably amphibia or something

so yay!