#Maybe a Japanese BL can teach me since they are so fond of them

[respectthepetty]

Dark Blue (and Red) Kisses

Did a rewatch of Dark Blue Kiss because seeing New in The Warp Effect and watching Rath's cinematography on Never Let Me Go, who was also the cinematographer for Dark Blue Kiss, had me thinking thoughts and lo and behold,

Dark Blue Kiss has color-coded boys:

Kao and Sun are blue boys who are intelligent, loyal, and conservative:

Pete and Mork are red rascals who are passionate, spontaneous, and aggressive:

But before we get into the colors, I'm still salty we didn't get a Neo and Phuwin spin-off since they were clearly colored to be the next pair of destined lovers arguing with each other like that for everyone to see and hear!

Back to the point - Pete and Kao are a blue boy and a red rascal in love when the show begins

They exchange colors often because that's what color-coded boys do when they are in love

But a major issue of the show is Pete's growing suspicion that Kao doesn't love him as much as he loves Kao. Kao is a blue boy through and through and afraid to publicly admit he is in love with a red rascal

And the only time he wears Pete's red (or hues of it) are when he is trying to make up for hiding that he is tutoring Non from Pete

Non is also a red rascal, but he carries all of the negative traits - dominant, dangerous, and impulsive

Since Pete, a fellow red rascal, knows red flags when he sees them, he makes sure to establish that Kao is his blue boy by wearing Kao's blue

Non, being the huge red flag he is, tries to be incorporate Kao's blue too without Kao reciprocating

Which causes a huge fight between Kao and Pete, and they are devoid of color for at least three episodes because of it

But, by the end, Non is kicked to the curb, and Pete and Kao are fine and exchanging colors again like the lovebirds they are! Pete's in love, I promise.

Now the second pair - Sun and Mork are a blue boy and (labeled) red rascal; however, Mork is only a red rascal because the world has branded him such which is why his red tends to be muted

So, surprising no one, the second Sun kisses Mork and gives him love, Mork picks up Sun's blue quicker than cookies baking in a car on a hot summer day in Phoenix

Even when Sun blames Mork for the damage to his coffee shop due to the fight, Mork is still in love with Sun. He is injured, yet mixing their colors together to make pair purple and pair pink, and after he is released, he continues to wear Sun's blue

Thankfully, Mork doesn't easily forgive Sun for not recognizing his true self and makes Sun work for a second chance, but the pay off is sweet, and the boys finally exchange their colors

*This is an actual screenshot with no enhancements (because I don't have the skills to do such things) that shows both boys muted while Sun's arm is highlighted in red and the top of Mork's head and the wall behind it are blue. In case you can't feel it, I'm losing my shit over the subtle color exchange and might actually be building an altar to worship Rath's unbelievable skills. I will be living in this scene for the next seven to ten months. I am not going to be normal about this.*

And because I have reached my picture limit and need to go build this altar to worship Rath, know that all ends well for both of the couples and they continue giving each other Dark Blue (and Red) Kisses.

Does anyone know where I can get a lock of Rath's hair?

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