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.)
Not in any particular order, I love all of these!
Top Five Smooches of 2023:
Akk/Ayan, Our Skyy 2: The Eclipse
I'M SO HAPPY WE GOT THESE BOYS BACK THIS YEAR! 🙌 They nailed the intimacy that Akk and Ayan deserved post-canon, and solidified their place on this list, for me.
Palm/Nueng, Never Let Me Go
A bad series can still have great kisses! While I have my grumbles about NLMG, I can say Pond and Phuwin did very good intimacy work here. And, I mean, if you put a kiss on a rooftop in episode five... I'm going to take notice. 😊 This scene was excellent.
Sand/Ray, Only Friends
The haze of cigarette smoke and the burn of whiskey... so it began. 🖤 I love them your honor. (Honorable mention for Only Friends goes to Boston/Nick, who sold the evolving narrative of their intimacy very successfully for me, too.)
Joke/Zo, Hidden Agenda
Surprised? I was! This series was another miss for me overall, but Joong and Dunk know how to do intimacy well. Good job, boys.
Tinn/Gun, My School President
I love this one so much! They made us wait for it, but I think it paid off. Gentle and shy and lovely, and I adore the quiet 'I love you's that followed it. Guh, my heart! 🥰😭
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Top Five Makeouts of Yesteryear:
Togawa/Nozue, Old Fashion Cupcake
The tension! The desperation! The thumb in Nozue's mouth! This is OBSCENE give me 10000000 more immediately 🤣
Chu Sangwoo/Jang Jaeyoung, Semantic Error
The way it takes them both by surprise, even though they both had a long road to get here. Love this one.
Gao Shi De/Zhou Shu Yi, We Best Love
Every single kiss in this series is very good, so I'm going with Domestic Bliss Neck Kiss. They're so happy 🥺
Phupha/Tian, Tale of Thousand Stars
Kisses don't have to be sloppy to be romantic as hell. This one means so much. 😍
Pat/Pran, Bad Buddy Series
OF COURSE THE ROOFTOP KISS WAS GONNA BE ON THIS LIST. OF COURSE IT WAS. IS ANYONE SURPRISED? NO? DIDN'T THINK SO.
(Listen, if you haven't figured out by now that this whole end-of-year wrap up series is secretly a party I'm throwing for the gifmakers of this site - I don't know what to tell you. 😂🎉) So much love and appreciation and gentle pats on the head to those represented herein: @daikunart @basavapatr @zhoufeis @bl-bam-beyond @wanderlust-in-my-soul @tenprems @my-rose-tinted-glasses @gunsatthaphan
Round 3: Vegas and Pete First Kiss (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Gao Shi De and Zhou Shu Yi Bridge Kiss (We Best Love: No. 1 For You)
[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]
Vegas and Pete First Kiss: "“you’re a psycho” *starts making out* like the tension, the way that Vegas made Pete initiate it and then the shock and relief when Pete actually does. they’re so crazy for each other and it was such a fitting and amazing first proper kiss for them"
Gao Shi De and Zhou Shu Yi Bridge Kiss: ""When you like someone, is it his business? Because it's you, I have no choice" This kiss was so powerful, it was the ultimate "FINALLY!" moment! I mean, you can see the war of emotions happening between AND inside of them. Gao Shi De has hard time trusting Shu Yi with his confession. In the end he gives in, although still not believing. The boy he had crush on since like forever actually likes him back!? And Shu Yi? This is him accepting his true self. Accepting the fact he's in love with Gao Shi De, with another boy. He's ready to scream it to the whole world. He can't hide it anymore because of how much he likes Shi De. The kiss is perfect combination of all these feelings, years of longing and eternal love they feel towards each other."
This event is very simple, write anything you want, anything, as long as it's under or at 1k, so 1000 words maximum, can you do it? 😏
All media, pairings and ratings welcome.
Hope some of you will be interested 🥰
The event
If you want any ideas to play with, you can use this crossword puzzle, and try to guess some words that can count as prompts, but remember, no obligation. Yes, the website is in french, but don’t panic, all you have to do is click on the word you’re trying to guess, and type.
The only rule is to keep your story under or at 1k, so 1000 words maximum.
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Summary: It's been a while since Shi De has gone into a rut. It wasn't long overdue or anything like that. Not per se. He just hasn't had one since he was in university. Now that he was mated, Shi De should have been expecting it.
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Part V of Long Overdue. Alternate Universe where Shi De and Shu Yi first meet during the merger/working together instead of in childhood/university.
I saw the post about asking you questions about your writing and first I just want to say I LOVE your writing! I adore WBL and I have read your fics multiple times. You are one of the writers that makes me wish we could leave kudos repeatedly!
So my question for you is an odd one and feel free to ignore it if you want.
Have you watched Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Buddy? Cause Shiro gives me such Shu Yi vibes! I can see Shiro needing to get out of Japan for a time and going to stay with his childhood best friend who now lives in a different country. They would be so fun and poor Shi De having to put up with both of them for a time. Especially when they start talking in Japanese instead of English so he doesn’t know what they are on about.
Anyways I’m just babbling mostly. Just wondering if you know who Shiro is and if you can also picture he and Shu Yi being adorable gremlins together?
yes yes i do know shiro~~ i adore him!!! and his actor!!!
i actually read a bit of manga before! i watched most of the live action too but got busy so i dropped it lol ik how it ends so im not very keen on picking it back up any time soon haha
and yes omg yes i can totally imagine SY and SR just vibing!!! they can totally become friends!!! SR could've attended one of the many corporate parties SY had to attend omg this is perfect
anon u have the biggest brain everrrrr thank u for putting this image in my head im so happy~~~
SR would have such a blast teasing SY about it too hnghhh
Round 1: Gao Shi De and Zhou Shu Yi Bridge Kiss (We Best Love: No. 1 For You) vs Gun and Cher Ep 10 Kiss (A Boss and a Babe)
[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]
Gao Shi De and Zhou Shu Yi Bridge Kiss: ""When you like someone, is it his business? Because it's you, I have no choice" This kiss was so powerful, it was the ultimate "FINALLY!" moment! I mean, you can see the war of emotions happening between AND inside of them. Gao Shi De has hard time trusting Shu Yi with his confession. In the end he gives in, although still not believing. The boy he had crush on since like forever actually likes him back!? And Shu Yi? This is him accepting his true self. Accepting the fact he's in love with Gao Shi De, with another boy. He's ready to scream it to the whole world. He can't hide it anymore because of how much he likes Shi De. The kiss is perfect combination of all these feelings, years of longing and eternal love they feel towards each other."
Gun and Cher Ep 10 Kiss: "when they're in bed and cher calls gun "phi gun" 🥺🥺 and then they kiss, it feels so intimate"
A huge thank you to everyone who joined the WBL Summer Play, whether by sharing your stories, or by reading and leaving comments/kudos 🙏 Can you believe this event got more stories than the ones before? That’s all because of BHarryismylife, sfjessi, ChaosCoordin8rz, julyyulin, ellipirelli, @Potomitan8, winchesterowaa from twitter, and skywalker_217. Thank you so much for staying with us, then with me, two years later, in all these crazy adventures. I always say that as long as there is one person left to join, the events will continue, and thanks to you, that’s not even a question, yet.
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