the dad wants that random guy who popped some balloons for him to move in his household and pretend to be his illegitimate son??? and that guy will fall in love with an actual other son?????

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the dad wants that random guy who popped some balloons for him to move in his household and pretend to be his illegitimate son??? and that guy will fall in love with an actual other son?????

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A nice bromance trope I enjoy: sharing a bed.
Some examples include:
Peaceful property:
Okay, granted, Home is only dreaming here (nightmare) but it still counts.
Along with me:
This scene is really funny.
KeyxYaku:
Not a bed - sharing a carpetš
High school frenemy:
Saint and Shin reminiscing...
SCI:
Zhan Yao and Bai Yu Tong - Yu Tong was worried about Zhan Yao who was feverish, you can't blame the guy!
Bright time:
Another funny scene.
Mad dog:
Not my OTP, but they are found family.
Precise shot:
The holy Trinity...
Hi absolutebl, our most reliable source of all things BL ;). Such a big fan of your blog, and thank you so much for contributing to the fandom in such a healthy and positive way. Sorry for the long ask: but do you by chance have any thoughts on "bromance" as a genre? Like, do you watch it? Do you have recommendations? Are you a fan of it? I'm sorry if it's an inappropriate question (you are absolutebl after all, this might not be your cup of tea). It's just that sometimes I find myself drawn more to the chemistry of some current bromance series out there than the currently-airing BLs (but that's just my preference. Maybe I just prefer the low heat, old school types). I mean, I actually do like high heat BLs, but some bromance series really just blow me away with plot and chemistry that I don't mind the romance as subtext only (I just finished Japan's Kei x Yaku and Korea's Beyond Evil and both just BLEW ME AWAY. It was intense in the best way. And China's Untamed will always be a special favorite). Any thoughts? Thank you in advance!
BROMANCESĀ
Hi and thank you, I'm flattered!
Ah I have watched some, but in general since we have so many more actual BL options now, I don't bother anymore. They mostly just piss me off either way.
I tend to intentionally ignore them - censoring the censors, so to speak.
I have a few posts tangential to this though:Ā
Devil Judge & Korean Bromance StuffĀ
BL fandom picked up on Devil Judge, why?Ā
devil judge, hallyu wave bromances, & non BL K-dramas
BL tropes deployed in The Devil Judge (2021)Ā
Devil Judge... is it queerbaiting?
Word of Honor & Chinese Bromance StuffĀ
Word of HonorĀ
Chinese mf censorship, fight me
Mainland China Censorship Be Likeā¦Ā
Some of the ones I guess Iād call bromances that Iāve watched:Ā Ā
Untamed (20 ep BL cut)Ā
Word of HonorĀ
S.C.I. Mysteries (actually one of my first BLs/bromances in general)Ā
Find You In The Crowd
Love is Not Easy to Have
Swinging Blossom
The Fairy Fox
Beloved Enemy
His Cat
Till Death Tear Us Apart
Advance Bravely (this is more just censored BL)
Mr. CEO is Falling in Love with Him (same as above)
Legend of Long Yang
Customized Companion
Glass Heart
Past Youth
River Knows Fish Heart
Guardian
Mermaid's Jade
Broken Youth
Youth in the Breeze
Capture Lover
Precise Shot
Every Moment that I Think of You
My Esports Genius Brother
In Your Heart
Thereās a bunch of early stuff out of China that is just barely censored, in that they donāt kiss (like the ghost boyfriend series), but itās a lot more obviously gay than post 2016.)Ā
I donāt keep track of the bromances from Korea (like At A Distance,Ā Spring is Green) or Japan (with a few exceptions like Silhouette of Your Voice which is a yaoi adaptation) because they piss me off even more than China. It feels so cowardly. Or those wish side nods likeĀ Moment at EighteenĀ Ā
Itās pretty simple...
if, if the characters were het and would have kissed in the drama under those circumstances, but they donāt because they are a same sex couple - I get really mad about it.Ā
And Iām unable to get over that anger. Because the anger feels justified.Ā
All that said, if you are someone who really doesnāt mind the great long con tease with no pay out these are the ones I liked despite myself:Ā
Recommended Bromances (in order)Ā
Word of Honor
The Devil JudgeĀ
The Guardian (super under appreciated but a TON of fun)Ā
UntamedĀ
S.C.I. Mysteries (if you like police procedurals)
Advance Bravely
Capture Lover
River Knows Fish Heart
Precise Shot
Beloved Enemy (IF you come out of yaoi and donāt mind some seriously triggering tropes)Ā
Legend of Long Yang (this is kinda the precursorĀ to Untamed & WOH)Ā
I have not seen Japan's Kei x Yaku (I had spies reporting in on it and decided not to bother, since it was also difficult to get hold of). I have see Korea's Beyond Evil and I am afraid I didnāt get the bromance subtext as much as you, and others, have. I guess the actors didnāt work for me?Ā
(source)
Precise Shot (cdrama)
Absolutely *not* a BL
(in the same way Advance Bravely is not a BL š)

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Episode Gifsets for each episode tagged Precise Shot. Short miniseries that explored the ābrotherlyā love of two hot-shot competitive shooters, who were Obviously Not Gay for the Other.
All episodes under the cut. Complete.
There is an amazing amount of intimacy in teaching someone to shoot a gun... at least when it's done in a Chinese drama where the two characters are Definitely Not Gay but are Very Close Friends, You See. And their physical intimacy is just part of Teaching The Gun. And Nothing More.
Absolutely Nothing More.
rise || shao yiyou & shao yiliang Ā ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh