Dear Taiwanese BLs, never stop giving me the "blinding light of love" moment.
I love a good old fashion color exchange but something about a blinding light appearing out of nowhere to signal the feelings are out in the open, people are thinking clearly, and the love is exposed just hits the spot.
Or you can give me that sweet sweet heart bokeh effect
Me preparing my categories for my “Best of 2023” list like I work at the Cannes festival while writing down : “Best boohoo snot bubble I’m dazed and crying moment”
Unknown ep 11 nc scene edited in order without the flashback montages. I didn't want to change the sound because of the moans/kissing noises... I tried my best, enjoy!
This Is A Gay Asian Rant About BL Comments Made By Some Queer Westerners I See Sometimes.
So you know of those gays (usually white) that made dumb tiktok dancing to list of countries that legalized same sex marriage and list of countries that discriminate against LGBTQIA+ poeple as a way to say something racist. yeah i kinda got the same vibes from some comments regard how asian BL is homophobic just cause they don't live up to queer western standard. look, i'm not saying that some BLs and their creators don't deserve criticism regard how they capitalized/exploited queerness for an easy cash grab.
But people need to understand that Asian countries despite recent progress are still very much culturally conservatives. so when people says that thai bl is homophobic and all the characters looks like bunch of straight guys, which is true for some olders thai BLs i'm not gonna denied that. but after all this time and newer BLs generally being very queer and most of creators being out queer themself and poeple still making these comments, i'm annoyed.
And don't get me start on the actors. you don't know them! why are you making assumption and calling them queerbaiter just cause they acts in bl. like maybe they're straight, maybe they're not but what they're definitely doing is making queer content for you know, queer people here. so when you made halfass comments about their sexuality what do you think that made other queer people who still in the closet feels. and when you add the nationality to that, "these thai bl pair are this and that, this korean actor is so ungrateful for his bl past", etc. when our societies are still very much still in progress regard LGBTQIA+ acceptance. it make us living here feels fucking awful like somehow we're lesser queer than people in the west just cause we don't have citibank at pride or some shit.
And the shittiest in my humbled opinion are comments regard censored chinese bls. people do know like, that the creators making these bls are risking their livelihoods for this. that these shows getting make at all are miracles. yes it sucked that they're censored but they're still very much queer shows making by queer people who want to express thier queerness despite the chinese government being the chinese government. when people dimissing these shows as not belonging in queer media, you're also dimissing their creators and audiences as not belonging in the community.
Look what i want to say is that we're trying our best over here, and maybe our best are not up to your liking. the ways we talk and express our queerness maybe still can be perceived as problematic by western queer standard. but these media are our house and you're the guests. for people aren't shitty we appreciated that you're here engaging and loving our media, this is your home too and you're welcome in it. i can speak for myself that i very much love being here on tumblr and interacting with people from all over the world who love BL. but for people who are being shitty sometimes about asian bl.
VBL released a video a whole month ago where all the couples from its Taiwanese BLs were having a great time together and showed that the Stay by My Side guys are married.
Stay by My Side
The proposal
You Are Mine
VIP Only
Anti Reset (The pink is taunting me)
The Stay by My Side and Anti Reset couples are at an amusement park together (It seems they are all at the same college campus in their shows).
And the Stay by My Side couple showed off their rings and matching necklaces.
So the Anti Reset couple showed off their matching necklaces.
VIP Only and You Are Mine couples went camping (It was canon that they were friends in their shows).
Three episodes into my binge watch of Kiseki: Dear to Me and I'm already in love. Mainly because I have a soft spot for the forced cohabitation trope (AND THERE'S ONLY ONE BED). Plus a nice age gap and interesting side dish of psycho and his minder. It's all lovely and I am happy.
Plus, of course, my dear MODC couple who seem to be contractually obliged to appear in every Taiwanese BL now to make up for That Ending. Plus our Be Loved in House: I Do duo (hello shirtless Aaron, I've missed you) made an appearance. I understand there are more cameos to come. Can't wait.
Here's the "Special Version" of Qian & Yuan Love scene without the flashback...enjoy 😉
That "You don't even know what I dream of at night" still gets me everytime 😎🙌
P.S.: This "alternative version" has been released directly by Youku, it's not fanmade because "someone couldn't stand the fact that they grow up together like brothers"...just to be clear 😉