#nailhim

The full challenge can be found here.

Day 9: Most Visually Pleasing Love Scene

Let's get into the colored love scenes. The ones completely bathed in a singular color to evoke a certain emotion fueling the love scene. IDK what the colors mean 98% of the time but I know the color was a deliberate choice.

The Green Bathroom Scene in KinnPorsche. The way I was OBSESSED with this scene. I could watch it for 10 hrs straight and scream and squeal like it's the first time.

The Blue Scene in For Him the Series. Between the blue lighting and Nail allowing Him to undress him completely (jewelry included) I was GAGGED. It was such an eye grabbing scene.

The Pink Scene in the Sign. What can I say about this fucking scene other than PERFECTION!? I liked that we got two love scenes wrapped in one bright neon pink bow, but specifically when they move to the bed and Phaya is PLASTERED again Tharn's back?? The silent consent?? Tharn biting his thumb as Phaya entered him?? *Chef's Kiss*

But also...any type of lifting in a love scene??? Idk man it tickles my brain and I LOVE to see it! Specifically Tharn lifting Type in the shower in TharnType s2. Honestly...Tharn lifted Type's big ass quite frequently.

Oh also that one love scene of Charlie railing Babe against the locker room mirror. I enjoyed every scene of Babe getting railed though.

And the Daddy Couch Scene in Love in the Air. Like that was a treat for me. I prayed for it and was gifted. It was for me.

When we last left NailHim they were in the bathtub for half an episode and then we got a plot dropped on us indicating that Him might be using Nail as a replacement for his dead (?) boyfriend Blue. So I'm stressed but interested.

Okay, we're actually getting the scene with the sides that was abruptly cut from episode. Not the chocolate syrup though! I know I am a fundamentally hungry person but I feel strongly that sex and snacks should be separate activities. I think Phai is the tattoo artist? Anyway he's like 'oh no I think I slept with a babygay and he imprinted like a duckling.'

See? Separate. But as cute as this is, I am impatient for any of my many questions to be answered, because possibly none of this is actually cute and is just creepy?

I don't know why I find it hilarious that the group chat is named 'music band' but I do.

Not a particularly reassuring sentiment in context. Please don't just be using Nail, I want to like you.

Am I about to get answers??

This is Nail and there is absolutely nothing weird about this situation.

Nope, nothing awkward at all.

I want to believe this.

Te, what are you even trying to accomplish beyond stirring shit?

Still love them.

Yeah, you tell Te! Him really needs to explain what's going on. Mostly for my benefit but also because Nail might be fine if he was just in the loop. Nail is the kind of person who can Deal With Shit, but he won't take any shit.

Like...normal left? Or it was so traumatic you can't talk about what really happened left? Loving the communication though. Just show Nail a photo and we probably wouldn't need 9 more episodes of this show.

Aww, are they watching a BL?

Boyfriend era incoming! I both want more answers and want some fluff before real drama hits.

I have to say, my experience of this show is influenced by actually having a doppelgänger, my friend 'Miley.' People remarked on how similar we looked when we first met, but I just brushed it off until someone came up to me at a gathering and asked me how Miley's husband was, and I had to be like, 'fine probably, but I don't keep him in my house.' Several years of introducing myself as 'not Miley' followed. Objectively speaking I know look more similar to her than her own sister, and we dress the same, and talk the same, but there's still a part of me that's like 'What's wrong with everyone? I wear glasses! Her nose is thinner! We're not even the same ethnicity!'

Him’s mental illness is not specified but I think it’s a safe bet to go with depression. He blamed himself for Blue’s death and sank into that feeling. Rather than judge him or further blame him, his mother instead begs him to get help, to see a doctor. And he does. Lots of the time that doesn’t happen and the character in question (in this case Him) either continues to struggle or after a while is just magically cured, never to struggle again.

But Him gets help and what’s more is the narrative never blames him for needing help. The only people who look down on him for needing help are the antagonists (Te and Type). An enormous emphasis is placed on Him keeping up with his medication, with his therapy appointments. Everyone who cares for him wants Him to get better, to continue to get help if and when he needs it. It is refreshing to see and I hate that it’s buried in a story that makes little sense.

Even Blue’s suicide was done rather well or at least what I could watch of it, which was most of it.* Suicide is often a spur of the moment action. While people may think about it and there are people who makes plans right down to the day and time, more often it is just decided on in the moment. Blue struggled and in the end, he couldn’t keep going.

Blue and Him are two possible paths that a person can take. A fork in the road where each chose a different path, a path that felt right for them. Regardless of where they ended up, they had that choice to make.

I wish For Him was a better show because I love that message. I love the message that at a certain point, you need to make a choice. I won’t judge Blue for making the choice he did, he felt it was the right thing to do for him. Him chose a different path and thus the story happened. However it’s buried in a narrative that makes little sense and is a little exhausting after a while. Not many want to wade through the bs to get to that kind of message and I get that. I usually wouldn’t want to either. I only tried because I loved Nail, and surprised myself by finding this message hidden under all of it. It’s there and I wish it was louder.