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Hi Shan!!!!!!!!!

Zhou Shu Yi from We Best Love.

How I feel about this character

Shu Yi is such a fun character to me. He is so painfully honest and blunt. He tries to be aloof and cool but his face is like a 4K TV displaying every emotion he has as he feels them. He is driven by emotional impulses, he for sure never truly thinks about things before he does them. When he's mad he lashes out and when he's sad he cries. He definitely thinks about things more in retrospect. It's part of the reason why Shi De was able to manipulate his way into his life. I do love that Shu Yi says what he's thinking and he doesn't stifle himself and that makes him reliable and trustworthy to me. I appreciate that he calls people out on their BS no matter who they are, people like to treat him like he's stupid or a child and I'm glad he doesn't allow it. I love him.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

Only Gao Shi De...and sometimes not even Shi De.

My non-romantic OTP for this character

I loved Shu Yi's friendship with Zhe Yu. I love that Zhe Yu encouraged all of Shu Yi's wrongdoings. I love that he was so ready to fight his former crush Shi De for trying to weasel his way back into Shu Yi's life without explaining himself. They just give off the energy of petty popular girls when they're together.

My unpopular opinion about this character

Personally...I think Shu Yi forgave his father and Shi De too fucking fast. Shi De let that man talk him into GHOSTING Shu Yi for FIVE YEARS and it took almost no fucking effort on his part. Shu Yi was right that Shi De didn't believe in his love for him and Shu Yi's father had NO business interfering. And he gave such an ass-backwards reason behind it. Shi De is exactly where Otou-san was once upon a time and it's not like Shi De was a bad guy he was smart and talented and destined for great things. I think Shu Yi should've let Shi De grovel a lot longer and highkey he should've told his dad to kick rocks until he was ready to accept Shi De. As much as I love Shu Yi's reconciliation with Shi De, sometimes I feel like Shi De didn't deserve it at that time. But Shu Yi was ready to forgive him long before he did.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

Wish we had gotten a wedding and I really did want to see Shu Yi SOAR with his new company.

We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd | S02E02

Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

The way this works: I'll list my Top Five in two categories - first, from series that aired this year; and second, series that aired previously, but I watched for the first time this year. (I explained it all here if this makes no sense.)

These are in no particular order; I love them all!

Top Five Lines that Lived Rent-Free In My Brain This Year:

"If this world is cruel to our son, we should be his peace of mind when he comes home, shouldn't we?" - Tinn's father, My School President, ep 11

Parents and children, love and acceptance, being who you are and finding a home there. This one got me good. 🏳️‍🌈🥰

"Have you been well? Without me?" - Shin Ki Tae, Our Dating Sim, ep 4

Persuasion is my favorite Jane Austen novel for the same reason I love this confession and moment. The pain of long absence, the desperate hope of reunion. Love it.

"Because I don't like her! Listen to me - I don't like her. I... I like you." - Sailom, Dangerous Romance, ep 6

A confession in the rain! This scene is so good, the love triangle angst abounds, and the look of pained resignation on Sailom's face - he had to say it, but it didn't feel good. What a moment.

"Love can't be forced, right? Just because [my mother] gave birth to me, must I love her back? If you ask me if I love you or not, I can answer that more easily. I can easily say that I love you." - Li Ming, Moonlight Chicken, ep 7

This moment was so important for both of them, and I remember feeling so relieved by it while I was watching live. Love them both so much. 🥺

"On this earth, there's no one who's more caring or loving than you. Though I've been nothing but an asshole to you, you are always there for me. Sand, please understand me - being with me requires some patience. But if you don't want to put up with me anymore, that's alright, I get you. No one can put up with me. But please know this, Sand - ever since you walked into my life, I've been so happy. So damn happy, Sand." - Ray, Only Friends, ep 10

My entire heart. I still sob every time. 😭

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Top Five Moments of Poetic Cinema From Yesteryear That Got Me in 2023:

"Thank you... for trying to make a silly guy like me happy. I know that sooner or later we will need to go back. I know too well. But I just want to stay as long as we can. Be with you for at least one more day." - Pat, Bad Buddy Series, ep 11

"I have to be needed at work. So we won't be separated unfairly when our company finds out about us. I want to have a life with you forever and for always. I want to let the people I care about know that. And the people you care about, too. I need to let everyone know that you're precious to me." - Adachi, Cherry Magic: The Movie

"Tian! No one should use their whole life to repay someone else's!" - Phupha, Tale of Thousand Stars, ep 9

"Yes, I like you. But it's none of your business." - Gao Shi De, We Best Love: No. 1 For You, ep 5

"I'm seducing you. I've been trying to seduce you. With everything I have, although you never had a clue... I've been meaning to tell you this whole time, but I was afraid. I was scared of saying something that wasn't normal to you. But doing this, and telling you in such a horrible way - I'm so sorry. I like you. I like you so much, I could die." - Togawa, Old Fashion Cupcake, ep 4

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

I'm sorry, but that ending was a bit dramatic. He's only moving to a different classroom. They will still be inseparable outside of class. We're not talking about they won't see each other for five years with one thinking the other one ghosted him to start a family here. For everybody's sanity, I do hope S2 is around the corner.

Imagine if DeYi had 12 hours to tell their story instead of six, what we could have...