#HIStory 4: Close To You

[itsanidiom]

OFFICE BLS RANKED BY THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE VENEER OF APPROPRIATE WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR

Because I saw @sorry-bonebag's tag and had to.

Here we go! Disclaimer: I'm not going to list every Office BL™ these are just the ones I've seen. Sorry if your fav is missing! Let's start with our lowest scorer that definitely sets the tone for the bottom of the barrel.

CHECK OUT - The veneer is tracing paper if not completely transparent. Fucking in the office. Yeah. That's an HR violation for sure. Thankfully your company is too small to have an HR department. But you're definitely getting fired by your boss who is also your boyfriend who you are also cheating on.

BED FRIEND - The veneer is only considered opaque because everyone else in the office is blind as hell. HR is pretty sure you two fucked in the office bathroom, but they have no proof so could only give you a warning.

LOVE MATE - Veneer is 1-ply. I mean, if the whole office ships it, is it truely an issue? HR thanks you for keeping things PG.

WE BEST LOVE: FIGHTING MR. 2ND - The veneer is definitely paper thin, but it's 2-ply. At least you avoided fucking in the office. Just a good smack in the face and some mutual sexual harassment. HR win...I guess.

HISTORY4: CLOSE TO YOU - Veneer is getting a little thicker, but depends on the light. Rooftop and in-office grandiose love confessions aside, HR thanks you for keeping your higher heat make out sessions off business hours. Still, gossiping about your romantic interests with your coworkers is grounds for a warning.

OUR DATING SIM - Veneer is about as thick as the space between your legs through which HR can see that you're literally holding hands in the office right now, stop it.

STEP BY STEP - The veneer is solid. Mainly office stuff happens in the office. HR approves of this boring as hell vibe. Still, you get marked down slightly because you did almost get down in the company parking garage.

CHERRY MAGIC - The veneer is a wholesome thickness, but no kissing in the company elevator. HR slap on the wrist for sure. We don't care how quickly the doors closed. There is CCTV in that elevator, sirs.

JUN & JUN - The veneer is currently in the process of being painted on so we'll have to wait and see, but it's looking pretty thin so far. HR has their pens ready to write up the report.

OLD FASHION CUPCAKE - The veneer is solid, but HR saw you hugging in the coffee station. Thank you for waiting until you were off work hours to make out, I guess. Enjoy your fancy desserts.

ROOMATES OF POONGDUCK 304 - The veneer is there. HR heard some weird noises over the zoom call, but we're just going to ignore those for now.

#bl drama #office bl #Are you in the HR department for a BL Drama that I did not mention? Please feel free to add #lol #roommates of poongduck 304 #step by step #old fashioned cupcake #cherry magic #check out the series #bed friend the series #we best love: fighting mr. 2nd #love mate #our dating sim #jun & jun the series #history 4: close to you #I have thoughts about Office BL Dramas

[respectthepetty]

Sex is great and all, but have you ever watched a scene with so much tension that your soul left your body?

Like Togawa's thumb in Nozue's mouth?

Or Teh smelling Oh-aew?

Perhaps Ritsu giving Masumi some water?

Maybe Mangkorn commanding Yai to kneel and not speak?

Possibly Vegas sniffing Pete while forcing Pete to talk to his grandmother?

When Tan leaned into Bun and asked him this?

Did Li Cheng licking Mu Ren's lips finally do it?

Or is your soul intact and still very much tethered to your body?

#This is The End of the World with You's fault! #That “could I get a sip?” scene did me in #Who needs kissing when there is sniffing? #My type is unhinged feral behavior #Old Fashion Cupcake #I Told Sunset About You #The End of the World With You #Big Dragon #KinnPorsche #Manner of Death #HIStory 4: Close to You #My School President

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

It doesn't always have to be the kisses with minute-long slow-motion approaches and dramatic music. It's these little everyday ones that make relationships seem realistic. (Part 2/?)

Moonlight Chicken

History 3: Trapped

The New Employee

Kiseki: Dear To Me

Happy Merry Ending

Our Dating Sim

Love Class 2

Love Mate

History 4: Close To You

My Secret Love

My favorite bl-tropes collection, as most of the times in no particular order.

#bl tropes #multi bl #multibl.edit #casualkissesforthewin #kiss #moonlight chicken #history 3: trapped #the new employee #kiseki: dear to me #happy merry ending #our dating sim #love class 2 #love mate #history 4: close to you #my secret love #myedit #bl drama #bl series

[dribs-and-drabbles]

The Thai 🤝🏽 Taiwanese Communal Wardrobe item #1

Theory of Love ep 5:

En of Love: This is Love Story ep 1:

HIStory 4: Close to You ep 1 & 14:

My Secret Love ep 10:

Check Out ep 10:

Mama Gogo ep 10:

Kiseki: Dear to Me ep 9:

(all credit to @chickenstrangers for this one)

+ bonus not in a series but...

and...

#theory of love #en of love: this is love story #history 4: close to you #my secret love #my secret love the series #mama gogo #kiseki: dear to me #first kanaphan #the thai 🤝🏽 taiwanese communal wardrobe #<- it gets it's own special tag #we've crossed borders! #WE'VE BREACHED CONTAINMENT! #I'd been wondering if this might happen #and the scream I scrumt when chick (ken? kenstra? tran? anger?) told me #THANK YOU SO MUCH! #I figured I'd start a whole new list for clothes shared across these countries #hence this is number 1 #let's find some more! #the thai communal wardrobe #huge thanks to the contributors - tagged in a reblog! #edited to add my secret love! #edited again to add check out! #edited again to add joong!

[absolutebl]

10 Best BL Shows with the Hottest Sexitimes

Because this is English and word order matters, this title means the show itself has to be good AS WELL AS the scenes high heat, as opposed to the best sex scenes in BL. The two are not necessarily the same list. Anyway I tried to pick both high heat and a fun show. This was hard (pun intended).

FYI expect triggers with your high heat.

(Oh right. For me to get a 3/3 heat rating the BL has simulated sex in it or very close to it. And usually one or more other sexual acts like bjs, a-ply, etc...)

So, I went to the spreadsheet, and sorted it by high heat and then ranking, and here is what I got. I think #1 will surprise you. What will not surprise you is it's mostly Thai and Taiwanese.

10. TharnType (and follow ups)

Thai 2019 Viki

Should it still rank, all these years later? I am sorry to say, yes it should. University setting, great acting and complex characters, interesting friendship groups, enemies to lovers, seriously angsty coming out, high production values, AMAZING chemistry, multiple BL side couples with all the issues, damaging queer rep, strong seme/uke and husband/wife language, classic tropes and lots of them bad. But it's famous for a reason.

This was KinnPorsche before KinnPorsche.

9. Addicted: Heroin

China 2016 Viki

When Chinese BL was good it was very dirty good and when it was bad it was censored. This is the model for that statement: rich kid falls madly for the genius poor kid in his class, starts an aggressive pursuit, includes kidnapping for love, obsession, stepbrother trope, plus some cheating. I love this BL because of what I could have been. Just stop watching it after The Sex Scene. Okay?

8. Love Stage!!

Thai 2022 YouTube

This BL surprised me with its charm. The acting was good, the leads were appealing, support cast on point, and the production values high. It followed the original manga story arc relatively closely: boy falls in love with girl as a child, grows up to discover girl is actually a very pretty boy. Although there are some quintessentially Thai changes that mellowed, softened, and extended the romance arc and heat levels.

7. HIStory 4: Close to You

Taiwan 2021 Viki

Nancy Chen directs, the side dish plot is basically a pastiche of problematic BL tropes inherited from the above. Great chemistry, high heat, stepbrothers, dubcon, obsession, stalker etc… They sexy tho.

6. My Day

Pinoy 2020 YouTube

The set up on this one is enemies (also boss/employee) and they don’t like each other to start. But that gets resolved pretty quickly. And then they are some of the cutest, hottest, and best boyfriends ever. This is an under-appreciated BL, IMHO.

5. Cutie Pie

Thai 2022 YouTube

Very high production (and heat) and a lot of visual references to live action yaoi gave this show a whiff of Japan but ultimately it stayed firmly in Thailand’s BL camp veering from absurd to appealing to annoying and then back to absurd again. If you can roll with the arranged marriage conceit and very lifestyle D/s relationships, the chemistry is spot on even if the plot is naff and driven by miscommunication. Watch this one for the pretty, give it a pass on depth. (It has depth, it just depth of tongue kisses.)

Also the follow up: Naughty Babe

4. Bed Friend

Thai 2023 YouTube but for high heat you'll net to watch on iQIYI

Office frienamies transition a flaming hot one night stand into a f-buddy relationship that is built on a puppy/cat dynamic (and kinks into it at one point). Our puppy is loyal, smitten, and protective with endlessly longing eyes, while our cat is snarky, prickly, and deeply damaged (ALL THE TRIGGERS). NetJames give lovely high-heat with excellent chemistry and tuned-in performances of surprising depth, unfortunately the story ultimately failed them. Had the show had the strength of its convictions and kept to a tighter, darker, harsher 8 eps it would have been the first high heat to earn a 10/10 from me, but once they fussed with it, it dropped to a solid 8/10. Could have been great but was overworked. Still if high heat is your thing, this one will not let you down.

3. HIStory 3: Trapped

Taiwan 2019 Viki

Basically the definition of enemies to lovers from Lin Pei Yu. This is a cop + the mafia man he is chasing but WAIT, they fall in love. Added bonus side couple: assassin and nerd cop ALSO falling in love. It’s great. All the leads are stellar. Its high heat, fun action, and a bit of a mystery drama but pretty about all of it. My only warning is that the main couple doesn’t entirely end up together, it’s implied, but… amorphous ending.

2. Why R U?

Thai 2020 Viki

No one knows what’s going on, not even the characters, but absolutely no one cares 'cause it's so thirsty. The plot seems to be "great chemistry and make sure Zee's shirts are NEVER BUTTONED PROPERLY." We, the collective, have a pro Hawaiian shirt anti-button stance, so rah rah rah! Still the most confusing thing about this show is: why they didn't just title it YRU? The FighterTuror sex scenes still stand as some of the best every fielded in a Thai BL.

1. Be Loved In House: I Do

Taiwan 2021 Viki

A cute classy office set BL with a few plot raised eyebrows, but no other concerns. ALL THE TROPES plus a general sweet softness that’s pretty rare from Taiwan, who usually prefer to go hard, but all their signature domesticity. There is one high heat sex scene and it's great. But it's the whole package of classic sappy Taiwanese BL that puts this at the very top for me.

Generally just v high heat?

Hottest sex scenes in BL is frankly gonna be largely a matter of your personal taste.

But if the ones mentioned above don't work try:

KinnPorsche

Love in the Air

Big Dragon

HIStory 3; MODC (the BL that shall not be named)

Be Mine Super Star

Manner of Death (and anything else with MaxTul)

Oh My Sunshine Night (sides)

Secret Crush on You

Wedding Plan

Most dark JBL has very good high heat, but... ya know.

For @samara44 by request.

(source)

#best bl that is high heat #good bl with good sexitimes #recommended bl #taiwanese bl #thai bl #chinese bl #pinoy bl #TharnType #Love Stage!! #HIStory 4: Close to You #Cutie Pie #Bed Friend #HIStory 3: Trapped #Why R U? #high heat BL

[chicademartinica]

That scene in Bed Friend is really hitting me in my COLORISM RUINS EVERYTHING BECAUSE LOVERS WITH CONTRASTING SKIN TONES ARE THE SEXIEST THING ON THE PLANET spot. Let the melanated characters (and actors) get loved on ON GOD.

#bed friend #bed friend the series #netjames #moonlight chicken #earthmix #kinnporsche #mileapo #history 4: close to you #history 5: love in the future #big dragon #mosbank #love by chance #perthsaint #colorism

[conscbgb]

You know...when I see my fav actors with their dogs I MUST POST 🥰🤩

#kurt huang #charles tu #taiwanese actors #unknown the series #history 4: close to you

[bitacrytic]

someone needs to explain something to me

how come no one was okay with the incest in History 4: Close to You, and yet, everyone is actively shipping the incest in Kiseki: Dear to Me?

Both sets of brothers:

were raised by the same parent(s).

were not blood related

had one brother see the other as a brother while the other was clearly in love for years

had sex while one was drugged/drunk

I mean, how come? Because if H5 was sooooo bad, how come KDTM is somehow... okay?

#history 4: close to you #kiseki: dear to me #what's the real difference here? #storytelling? #shock value? #the possibility that chia wei didn't make yong jie as lovable as louis is making ai di? #or is it because ai di isn't possessive? #what? #what could be the difference? #i honestly did an answer that makes sense #PLEASE #yeah i know ep10 has yi refer to ai di as his “friend” #but it was “brothers” before #now he's changing so his words are changing

[asiandramas-takeover]

This is insane!!!!

#kiseki: dear to me #kiseki dear to me #be loved in house i do #history 4: close to you #history 4 #history 3 #history 3: make our days count #plus and minus

[itsanidiom]

10 BL Boys I [Strongly Believe Someone Should] Want Carnally

tagged by @negrowhat

As an asexual I am not sure what my having strong opinions on this says about me…ANYWAY These are the BL Boys I see and think to myself...yes someone needs to fuck that man because he deserves to have his dick ridden. LET’S GO!

Chan from KinnPorsche - DADDY CHAN...no further comments...moving on...

Phupha from 1000 Stars - I mean just look at this man, this is more of a Earth Pirapat fan post in general but yeah...

Jang Jaeyoung from Semantic Error - That is a large man…no further comment...

Jack from HIStory 3: Trapped - Love me a soft gangster...gentle choking...yes...

Phaya from The Sign - Another large man...pin him down...that is all...moving on...

Prapai from Love in the Air - From the special he just seems like he has a massive...no further comment...

Payu from Love in the Air - I mean father... I mean daddy...I mean...no comment...

Teena from Playboyy - Dem TIDDIES...moving on...

Seo Jaewon from The Eighth Sense - Honestly, he just seems like he'd treat you well.

Xiao Li Cheng from HIStory 4: Close to You - something something jawline...no further comment...

That is all...tagging anyone who wants to take a good long look at themselves and their carnal desires...

#bl boys #thai bl #bl drama #taiwanese bl #korean bl #kinnporsche #love in the air #1000 stars #history 3: trapped #history 4: close to you #the eighth sense #the sign #semantic error #playboyy

[respectthepetty]

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

#Taiwanese bls #the lighting is speaking to me #kiseki: dear to me #plus and minus #HIStory 4: Close to You #HIStory 5: Love in the Future #We Best Love #My Tooth Your Love #blind me with love #or give me the heart bokeh effect

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Forehead touches - an indication of not only the emotional or physical connection and understanding, but also a mental one. (Part 2/?)

The Day I Loved You

Boyband - The Series

History 4: Close To You

Shigatsu no Tokyo wa... / Tokyo in April is...

Our Skyy 2: Never Let Me Go

At The Moment

Gaya Sa Pelikula / Like In The Movies

Chains Of Heart

My Story

Ghost Host, Ghost House

Part of my favorite bl-tropes collection, as always in no particular order.

#multi bl #multibl.edit #bl tropes #foreheadtoforehead #the day i loved you #Boyband the series #history 4: close to you #shigatsu no tokyo wa... #tokyo in april is... #our skyy 2 #at the moment #gaya sa pelikula #like in the movies #chains of heart #my story the series #ghost host ghost house #bl series #bl drama #asianlgbtqdrama #myedit

[bl-bracket]

Introducing the next BL Bracket: Best Kiss!!!

Kiss scenes can be some of the most iconic and important scenes to a romance drama. They are easy to come by nowadays, but which kisses are the ones that have left the longest lasting impression on you? Which kiss scenes do you find yourself repeating again and again? Which ones do you feel encompass the characters the best? Or which ones do you just really like?

Whether it's a first kiss, casual domestic kiss, dramatic angsty kiss, final kiss, or any of the kisses in between, submit your favorites here!

Submissions Close: June 4 @ 7 am GTC

#bl bracket #bl drama #bl shows #kinnporsche #my school president #bad buddy #the eclipse #not me the series #not me #a boss and a babe #step by step #la pluie #never let me go #our skyy 2 #vice versa #our dining table #history 3: trapped #history 3: make our days count #history 4: close to you #until we meet again #between us #utsukushii kare #a tale of a thousand stars #cupid's last wish #moonlight chicken #old fashion cupcake #star in my mind #to my star #the eighth sense #our dating sim

[absolutebl]

Out of curiosity (and because I just saw you’re going through Pit Babe), what do you consider the most cursed/batshit BLs out there? I doubt very much anything in the world will top an honest to fuck omegaverse show. But, still curious.

10 Most Batshit BLs!

Fun fun fun. I'm going with shows that I enjoyed but were just truly BONKERS. In no particular order. Also remember I have different expectations of the different countries, i.e. Chinese and Taiwanese BLs are just generally more unhinged than say, Korea.

1 Advance Bravely

WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHY SO HOT?

2 My Esports Genius Brother

What is going on and why so cute?

3 The Takumi-Kun series

No one knows what's going on - them, us, production, but it started everything, anyway.

4 My Day The Series

What is going on, why so hot and so cute?

5 Because of You

So much all at once, how many pairs and how many languages? Is it hot? Is it cute? Who knows?

6 HIStory 4: Close to You

Cheesy cute v problematic hot = whiplash.

7 My Lascivious Boss

Okay but what, fine but what, but.... what? Cuuuteeeee

8 Gen Y 1 & 2

There is an interpretive dance love offering of sponsored products to the female queen bee of campus. I am not making a joke, that is an actual scene in this show.

Gen Y the series the original trash watch & Gen Y 2 - The Glorious Trash Watch Reborn

9 KinnPorsche (yes I said it)

Yes but think about this show. Three different storylines and couples, the contrast between harsh, cheesy, camp, cute, and hot. It's ALL OVER THE PLACE.

10 To Sir With Love

DEATH GLITTER

Need I say more?

MOAR?

Laws of Attraction

My Dear Gangster Oppa

My Engineer

Manner of Death - This one was kind of hilarious since I spent most of the show trying to figure out what it wanted to be and if is was actually BL, but to be fair, so did it. Actual title? MurderY 

Oh My Sunshine Night

Secret Crush On You

TharnType - TharnType 2: 7 Years of I Can’t Even - serious trash watch

Why R U?

What Zabb Man

Y- Destiny

Honorable mention to currently airing:

Pit Babe - currently trashing here

The Sign

(source)

#asked and answered #10 Most Bat Shit BLs! #thai bl #taiwanese bl #japanese bl #pinoy bl #vientamese bl #chinese bl #Advance Bravely #My Esports Genius Brother #Takumi-Kun #My Day the series #Because of You #history 4: close to you #My Lascivious Boss #Gen Y #Thai BL #To Sir With Love

[shijiujun]

FAN ZHERUI'S BROTHER REVEALED

Can we get Chris and Jake cameos please like literally everyone and their side characters cameo-ed in this show

ALSO in the novel the brother is gay too and the very last bit in the novel he smiles while he thinks of his beau AND I WILL KMS if that guy he likes is his History4: Close to You CP and we get to see him

#kiseki: dear to me #kiseki dear to me #kdtm #history4: close to you #history 4: close to you #an jun peng #he looks so damn good here #much better than he was in history4

[conscbgb]

Our beloved taiwanese BL characters in Love with their older brothers 🥰🫶

Ai Di 🤝 Yuan 🤝 Fu Yong Jie

#unknown the series #qian x yuan #kiseki : dear to me #ai di x chen yi #taiwanese series #taiwan bl #taiwanese actors #chris chiu #kurt huang #nat chen #jiang dian #yong jie x ye xing si #history 4: close to you #an jun peng #lin chia wei