GMM'S MEN KISSING MEN PODIUM - GOLD MEDAL FIRST KANAPHAN
Ohm Pawat, The Shipper (2020)
Fluke Gawin, Not Me (2021)
Khaotung Thanawat, The Eclipse & Only Friends (2022, 2023)
Mix Sahaphap, Moonlight Chicken (2023)
Mark Pakin, Only Friends (2023)
Mond Tanutchai, Only Friends (2023)
Force Jiratchapong, Only Friends (2023)
(set only possible because of all the data gathered by @ranchthoughts who made a whole gmm kissing multiverse post)
Bonus: the only time First got to kiss a female co-star, Prigkhing Sureeyares, and the only one in this top 3 who has managed this feat.
Bonus 2: per request from @chawarin-panich, we have First in his wh**e era before marriage (it's a joke). The iconic threeway kiss with Ohm Pawat and Fluke Pusit at the The Shipper ending celebration.
@staff if you [change] the [design] of the fucking [dashboard] i will kill you
edit. i want it on the actual post that i am not actually making a de-th threat against the staff. that's shitty. the caption quotes the fucking costco hot dog meme, which i originally said in the tags. if any staff member sees this please do Not take it personally
Ghosties AU Eclipse, a spirit guardian of the forest, wanting to ghost-marry you and also having always wanted to be a parent: Hmmm. I wish to be closer with my human beloved. If we were to parent children together, that would certainly work,, but. Where do babies come from.............................. AH I KNOW
Eclipse: *makes two small baby-shaped husks out of pieces of the forest, kisses u, then kisses life into the two baby-shaped husks*
Eclipse: My love!!! Look!!! We have made babies together!!! <3<3<3
Witch Reader, who was not informed about any of this, now holding two tiny infants: HWHAT
Mushroom and Acorn babies for all ur forest-spirit-infant needs <3
Now... okay.
I do have some thoughts, considering Jack is stilla new character we're still seeing how he is. I dont wanna put like too much on the brain about it.
But he's silly. I have a feeling that 'violence violence HEART' is him using emojis. The one who texts in emojis. Hes a silly goober. Baby baby boy. Protective and doing his best. give him a gold star. that floor deserved it.
Solar's long sigh just 'go ask moon' was a sign of 'my creation is... ill fix it'
But i have thought about the idea of solar making another to make up for Jack's um WIP state (how does THAT solve anything?? Idk its an au, if he made his own he's bound to make another. maybe at least in MY eyes.) Basically
Jack looks like he can kill but actually Just Sweetie whos doing his best with what hes got. Head empty only protect. He means well??
Vs Sibling who does look like a cinnamon roll but Will Stab and Murder in cold blood. Understanding very well what theyre doing. Maybe manipulative.
Solar just head in hands. Eclipse and him can bond over their creations just never being what was intended.
I must say, it's pretty poetic that I've gotten to season 6 of Vampire Diaries right before another solar eclipse happens in America. I certainly didn't plan it, but it does feel like my timing is very appropriate with this one. I do have questions about the accuracy of the eclipse portrayal in the show, though. I mean, a solar eclipse did in fact happen on May 10, 1994, and it was visible across much of the country, so that much is accurate. But I don't think Mystic Falls would've had quite as good of a view as they show it having. For reference, here's a map of the May 1994 eclipse path (credit: timeanddate.com):
And, if you'll remember, Mystic Falls is like two hours from my old hometown just a stone's throw north of Lynchburg, Virginia, as seen on the locator spell map (this one's all over tumblr, forgive me for not remembering what blog I grabbed it from):
So if you zoom in on the timeanddate map and pick somewhere closeish to there:
It looks like Mystic Falls would be getting a little over 77% coverage or so. It's also worth noting that the '94 eclipse was an annular eclipse, not a total eclipse like tomorrow's eclipse. That still means that the moon went directly in front of the sun, but it does mean that it was small enough/far enough from earth that you didn't quite get full coverage of the sun (thanks to weather.gov for the nifty graphic):
So, I'm not positive whether it would've looked quite as dark as was shown in the show:
Although, I must admit, in this video I found on youtube of the '94 eclipse, (part of me is shocked to find footage from then but I know I shouldn't be like yes they had cameras in the 90s) it actually looks more similar than I expected it to look, but I imagine it was most likely filmed within the path of totality:
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But also, when Kai takes Bonnie to Portland, don't they see the eclipse again there? I couldn't find that clip on youtube just now, but Portland barely had any eclipse--only 42-43% coverage, so it would've been way milder of a visual effect, barely any dimming in the sky noticeable without eclipse glasses.
The funny thing is, the area where I live is going to be sitting right around 80% coverage tomorrow. I was lucky enough to get to travel to Missouri for the 2017 eclipse to get into the path of totality, but I'm afraid that it hasn't worked out for me to do so this year, which is immensely disappointing to me as an astronomy enjoyer, but I do still plan to go to an eclipse party and I'm going to start saving to try and get to Spain for the next total eclipse in 2026, which is going to be right around my 30th birthday (screaming). Anyways, it isn't great, but here's my best picture from the '17 eclipse:
I didn't even have a smartphone yet then, because despite it being 2017, I was somewhat of a luddite, so I had the purple flip phone I so stubbornly clung to and a point-and-click Nikon, but I still think this picture is pretty cool for what it is. Here's the zoom in so you can really see that ring of fire (and my shaking hands doubling the image):
Obviously you can find thousands of better eclipse pictures online, but that one's still special to me because it's mine. Anyways, I'll report back with smart phone pictures from whatever I see of the 80% total eclipse tomorrow to compare and contrast with Mystic Falls's 70% annular eclipse of the 90s, because from what I've heard it's going to be much less impressive than full totality was, but I've yet to watch a partial solar eclipse, so I'll just have to find out. Also, if you happen to have any vampiric loved ones trapped in a magical prison dimension who you need help freeing during the eclipse tomorrow, let me know and I'll see what I can do! ;) Hahaha. Anyways, happy eclipse everyone, and may we all possess sufficient self restraint to avoid eye damage (says the woman who has looked at the sun unprotected so many times and is probably going to go blind because of it some day. I know what I've done lol. Don't be me.)
GMM'S MEN KISSING MEN PODIUM - SILVER MEDAL NEO TRAI
Louis Thanawin, Fish Upon the Sky & The Eclipse (2021, 2022)
Drake Sattabut, Only Friends (2023)
Mark Pakin, Only Friends (2023)
Force Jiratchapong, Only Friends (2023)
Title Kirati, Only Friends (2023)
Mond Tanutchai, Only Friends (2023)
(set only possible because of all the data gathered by @ranchthoughts who made a whole gmm kissing multiverse post)
Listen. A little baby gives you a title? That’s your crown to wear now. You Are Ba-Ba Now. Sorry I don’t make the rules
(Aka, Free Baby Saga 2.0: where Pirate-Eclipse and Seamonster-Y/N have to an unexpected adoption of a baby selkie and are somehow The Best Parents ever! Bc I said so <3 )
i’m literally gonna throw up. aye going in on thua about remaining neutral and telling him he’s no better than the oppressors…. only for thua to later go in on aye about protecting akk. it’s just. GOD
don’t even get me started on sei’s interlude and how it proves everything i’ve just said but let’s not joke around and admit that every single interlude limbo was featured in wasn’t literally the best possible
“𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 for our nightly excursion?” asks concerned Roland, readjusting James’ light coat and settling his overnight bag as like a clucking Mother watching over her children.
The transformation inside Roland’s bones hast only started to Perform in its fizzling, sparkling energy of Greene and yellowing Light, manifesting as a glow that which peaks behind Roland’s Wood-like eyes and teeth. ‘Tis a glowing lantern inside Roland’s mouth whence he speaks, slipping through the cracks of his teeth and e’en through the tips of his fingernails whence he tenders that inner flame to crack his bones and warp his tendons onto something Bigger for this swollen awe of the Evening.
“Thou hast thine water? Nutrients? Thou hast the blankets and the second pair of socks and shoes?” Is he nervous, immediate Roland, hilarious by this want for Poetry: ‘twill be the first time James hast seen him in his True Form, the snorting, bearded beast to watch o’er the undulating Ladies of the Moon at this Eclipse, and to tender that flame of the Greater Bonfire once art they fully amidst their Rapture. They a’wait by James’ porch, now, tucking at necessities a’fore their walking inside the Impossible Wood nearby.
He taps his thumb to James’ chin, and looks deeply into his eyes, his own brow handsomely furrowed. “Thou art sure of thine want to go?” inquires he kindly. “Thou dost come by thine own Free Will, yea? I am not forcing thee?”