#See You After Quarantine

[iguessitsjustme]

Felt like making another cruel poll. Good luck.

#rae makes polls #oh no! here comes trouble #light on me #our dining table #be loved in house: i do #cherry magic #love by chance #see you after quarantine #la pluie #congrats to tien for being the only currently airing character in this poll

[absolutebl]

Hi again absolutebl! I was reading this BL manga and I realized that I enjoy a certain seme-uke pairing: soft reliable seme + feisty uke. Do you have any recs for BLs with this dynamic? The best example I can think of is Shi De and Shu Yi in WBL.

I know I just sent an ask about two days ago but I couldn't resist asking this. Thank you as always! I hope you are always happy and healthy.

Hi again!!! Always welcome. 

Soft Reliable (devoted) Seme + Feisty Uke

(Like Shi De and Shu Yi in We Best Love.) 

Ooo, fun request! So explicitly NOT a tsundere or a himbo seme. But the uke could probubly be tsundere. 

Seven Days (what you doubt me?) - Japan, grey 

Of course it rates. Seryou & Yuzuru don’t have a very strong S/u dynamic but Seryou is (basically) the pursuer and he is soft AF. Yuzuru isn’t so much tsundere as he is obstreperous. I consider this one of the best live action yaois ever made, with perfectly structured angst, fantastic characters and acting, and no problematic tropes (rare in Japanese BL). The leads have excellent chemistry although it’s low heat there’s still some really cute mutual kisses. 

Light on Me - Korea, Viki

Very much a high school setting and low heat, but this is still one of my favorite KBLs. It’s an elegant pastiche of traditional live action yaoi but all tropes are cleverly deployed to bolster one of the most riveting love triangles ever put on screen… and I don’t like love triangles! Both semes are super soft. Full review. 

Make it Right - Thailand, YouTube 

The original Thai version of this dynamic. Tee is unequivocally devoted to Fuse from the moment they first get together. Fuse is more chaos bi: cheating, messy and confused (as is common with the high school stuff) but I think it’s the dynamic you’re after. What more can I say about this show, the origin of the Thai BL pulps? It’s objectively terrible, and not just the leads but the side couples too, and yet I love it. I tend to call myself the “world’s foremost Make It Right apologist.” I recognize the issues but I find it utterly charming, especially Tee’s utter devotion to Fuse the disaster.

SOTUS - Thailand, YouTube

The follow up version to Make it Right, but less soft. This is the BL that launched a hundred BLs. No literally, It was SOTUS’s international success that pretty much built the Thai BL industry into the juggernaut it is today. It’s classic sunshine/tsundere, but Kong is very steadfast and soft. People have baggage around SOTUS, I have nostalgia. trigger: hazing and bullying. 

Manner of Death - Thailand, WeTV 

Honestly I think this one qualifies. This is TanBun’s dynamic. I like MoD a lot but I’m conflicted over it being actually BL. It’s a great gay romantic suspense, although the mystery element is its weakness. MaxTul, the Kings of chemistry, are, of course, perfect and perfectly cast, but their romance thread is more a distraction than an addition. Still, I could watch them make-out the phonebook. Trash watch here.

Nitiman - Thailand, YouTube

This show was so close to being brilliant. They fudged the ending but this is probubly one of Thailand’s most classic takes on uni set yaoi with this exact dynamic. This Thai BL pulp had sympathetic characters, a solid tsundere uke redemption arc, and a fantastic pining seme who yearned without bullying, grooming, or gaslighting. Plus when they're together, they're ridiculously soft. But it also had a realistic portrayal of university life, bisexual awakening, and friendship groups. Bummer about the ending. Full review. 

Dear Doctor, I’m Coming For Your Soul - Thailand, iQIYI 

This is a romance between a doctor trying to save his patients and a reaper who is both his enemy and (eventual) lover. Basically it’s the genius premise of a gay Doom at Your Service. High concept looks good on you, Thailand. It’s lovely to see KarnNat back on screen together and they are still great, and Karn is just painfully beautiful. I enjoyed it more than it’s ending deserved, and the best I can say is that it’s not strictly HEA but if you’re okay with Life: Love on the Line, you’ll be okay with this BL. It’s set up well, there’s no surprise unpleasantness like HIStory 3: The BL that shall not be named. Full review.

En of Love: Tossera - Thailand, YouTube 

Basically the softest BL ever Bar is feisty, but it’s kinda token tsundere. Younger boy wants to court older boy and does and… that’s it. No really that’s the WHOLE STORY. There is actually no angst, drama, or, indeed plot. But are they the softest bois ever to BL as a main couple? Yes, they are.

Cherry Magic - Japan, indie subbed

AKA 30 Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard AKA 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii

Kurosawa is certainly soft but Adachi is maybe more chaos confused than feisty. (Another one like this is My Love Mix Up.) This is the sweetest fluffiest magical realism BL, packaged as a pinning office romance, very low heat (practically chaste) but the cutest. 

Mr. Unlucky Can Only Kiss - Japan, Viki (fan subbed) 

AKA Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! AKA Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!

Mr Chronically Unlucky (another adorable chaos muffin) and Mr Always Lucky (solid, steadfast, crushing from the start) end up dating after they meet at uni orientation. It’s JAPAN yet they kissed in the first episode. What freaky alt-reality did I enter into? That’s all they kiss tho, over which I was a touch disappointed (I know). Still I spent far too much of my time with this show biting my knuckles and squealing “THEY’RE SO CUTE!” It is very slapstick Japanese style comedic (light) BL, so if you like that style, you’ll adore this show. 

Amusing story: I paused mid the most tooth-achingly adorable first date in the entire universe and Viki was like “something missing?” and I was like “MY HEART YOU BASTARDS!” 

Word of Honor - China censored, YouTube & Viki 

I don’t rec Chinese stuff often, because I believe in censoring the censors, but this show is one of my favorites of the post 2016 censored bromances. It’s two murder-gay assassins (pining sunshine/tsundere), and they are so insanely gay for two boys who will never be allowed to kiss. Tropes include: wuxia, soulmates, paranormal, historical, and fantasy elements.

Maybe?

KOREA

Some More (Strongberry short)

Blueming  

Peach of Time (Korea/Thailand - sad) 

Spring of Crush (bromance)

THAILAND

1000 Stars 

Bite Me (but it’s NOT good) 

Brothers (sp KhunKaow) 

Cupid’s Last Wish  

Enchante  

Secret Crush on You (side couple SkyJao) 

Siew Sum Noi  

TharnType  

What Zabb Man?  

Y-Destiny (the YoonLayPerth ep) 

ELSEWHERE 

Silhouette of Your Voice - Japan 

Rainbow Prince - Pinoy (musical) 

See You After Quarantine - Taiwan 

Sort of this dynamic but there isn’t much seme/uke 

remember Taiwan likes to futz with seme/uke 

 HIStory 2: Crossing the Line 

some of the other HIStory maybe, although they often lean himbo 

Be Loved In House: I Do - (My original blog post on seme/uke was spawned because of these two)

My Day 

Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart

Second Chance

My Esport Genius Brother

Mr Cinderella 

Others maybe related to this?

Strong Seme/Uke But Still Gentle 

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#Thai BL #Pinoy BL #Japanese BL #Taiwanese BL #Chinese BL #Mr Cinderella #Vietnamese BL #My Esport Genius Brother #Second Chance the series #Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart #Korean BL #KBL #K-BL #My Day the series #Be Loved In House: I Do #HIStory 2: Crossing the Line #Silhouette of Your Voice #Rainbow Prince #BL musical #See You After Quarantine #Y-Destiny #YoonLay #What Zabb Man? #Star Hunter Studio #TharnType #Siew Sum Noi #SkyJao #Secret Crush on you #Enchante #not gmmtv

[serendipity-63]

watching see you after quarantine to combat the angst of to my star 2

#see you after quarantine #to my star 2 sounds so good but the angstt #too exhausted to deal with that so a lighter drama it is #see you after quarantine is such a vibe #wish i knew about it's existence a couple years ago

[respectthepetty]

Hello. This might seem like a silly question but it's on my mind. What's the deal with the whole "we're talking on a mobile but let's show the characters in the same room" thing. The first time I saw I think it was Gen Y with Mark and Kit even before the whole separation thing. Then it appeared in MSP. And now in A Boss and a babe. And I'm sure I've seen it somewhere else but I can't recall now. To be honest I don't know if I like it or I hate it but for some reason it's nagging at me that it seemed like it came out if nowhere. Again sorry if it's a silly thing .

Also, love your blog, love the color commentary and I too think it's all on purpose and meaningful.

Hiya, Anon! Thanks for the appreciation! Also, I've written this before, but let me repeat it here - There are no silly questions on Tumblr! People created an entire fake movie, and somehow the BL folks convinced others that KinnPorsche was the Thai remake of it.

Now to your not-a-silly question! First, let me list the shows from the past few years that I can remember doing what you are writing about:

I don't file this in my mind's storage room, so if I miss any, someone shout it out.

See You After Quarantine? - Sato x Bo Chun

Hello, Stranger - Mico x Xavier

Gen Y - Mark x Kit

Fish Upon the Sky - Mork x Pi

GAP - Sam x Mon

HIStory 5: Love in the Future - Hai Yi x Johnny

My School President - Tinn x Gun

A Boss & A Babe - Gun x Cher

Bed Friend - King x Uea

I'm going to make an educated guess.

Looking at the timeline, this didn't come out of nowhere, but came out of necessity - a pandemic!

Gameboys - Gav x Cairo

There was a two-year+ period where many of the globe couldn't touch their loved one. The only way to "see" some family was through calls, so I think directors are making a conscious choice to show people in the same space after many years of that not being a realistic possibility.

I'm sure this technique has been used before 2019, but I think it's more of a sentimental choice to reinforce the narrative - people want to be around their loved ones. Technology is great, but it doesn't replace the feel of people sharing the same space and after having to deal with that for the past few years, we want to see people sharing the same space even if they aren't.

I, personally, like it. In HIStory 5: Love in the Future, Hai Yi was in mandatory quarantine when he spoke to Johnny on the phone, and they had several scenes on the phone where they would appear in the same room, yet when Johnny finally saw Hai Yi in person, he was left in awe.

Both were instantly attracted to each other, and it was believable because even though they were just talking on the phone, we saw them interacting.

Another educated guess is these shows are telling us that meeting and talking through the use of technology doesn't dilute the connection between the two people, but makes it stronger. The physical aspect is pushed aside and the emotional connection is front-and-center. King in Bed Friend is showing Uea that he doesn't just want his body, but he wants his presence. Mork in Fish Upon the Sky wanted Pi to know that he had always valued him as a person regardless of how Pi felt about himself. In Hello Stranger, Xavier and Mico would have NEVER gotten to know each other the way they did without the help of technology. Who knows how @dribs-and-drabbles and I would interact in real life, but in these tags, I'm trying my damndest to get in an ethical non-monogamous situationship, and know that my mama didn't raise no quitter.

TLDR: Technology brings people together, and putting them in the same room reinforces that.

#Gameboys #Hello Stranger #See you after quarantine? #history 5: love in the future #bed friend #my school president #a boss and a babe #fish upon the sky #gen y the series #GAP the series #making connections with technology #sharing the same space even when they aren't #waiting for daddy to slide into my DMs but apparently I gotta make the first move

[bonefall]

+1 for reading this blog like a newspaper

(also, quid is slang for pound/£. 4 quid = £4 Think it's a southern/maybe specifically cockney thing?? Suddenly doubting that. Definitely more associated with working-lower middle class people)

I heard Quid more than Pound where I visited, and that was definitely not southern England so I don't think it's a southern thing

If there was any one thing I learned it's that wow Northerners don't like London

#I get it now though #Someone just had to mention Jersey and I was filled with instinctual bloodrage #The red only cleared from my eyes after realizing they meant a different jersey #Like ah okay yes I see. You too have a Jersey #But they rose the sea level so their jersey is in quarantine which is nice #(Jersey) translates directly in both dialects as (Untranslatable) #bone babble

[savefrog]

me: okay we need to clean

stupid brain: i dont want to clean i only want to look at fish

me: if we clean we can get more fish

stupid brain: GO GO GO LETS CLEAN LETS GO

#petco has their tank sale rn... #got a 10 gal for a betta and a 20 long for an eventual river setup with hillstream loachies #i have a 10 gal in backup already but its got so much crust on it i think it's better off as a quarantine tank #i mean. at least if the replacement is 12$ thats like less than i bought that tank USED from a neighborhood store lol #ok wait no i think i got it for 10. but anyway. new tnak for almost the same price as an old crusty one #ive been scouring fb marketplace for used tanks and its hard finding one without some sort of drawback #anyway i listened to fish history while i cleaned im just going to use this hyperfixation to my advantage while its in the forefront #ive had aquarium hyperfixation come and go several times now so i think its safe to say itll be a recurring fixture #and therefore its safe to actually get tanks and not worry about dropping it later #this is all after a shrimp disaster...im just determined to do things better #also panicking bc i have 200000 scuds in my shrimp tank and i need something that eats them STAT #i dont mind the scuds and i dont rlly wanna just kill them but my shrimp just had a massive die off and i dont want them competing rn #my poor shrimpies ): #dont leave veggies in the tank for too long. even if they are tiny #also clean the tank BEFORE the shrimps have their babies and ur too scared to clean #also. have a backup air pump for the filter #you can see the series of events that went wrong ): #dullblogging

[whatohitsonfirewelp]

Oh my god Michael survived covid-19

#you don’t UNDERSTAND #I find the time skip so FUNNY #like I have mixed feelings because Yes it makes sense and makes me like yeah I can believe these are the characters still #but it’s also just like okay??? feels kinda cheap??? #but also give me answers because did these fuckers go through the most fucked up event and the have quarantine right after?? #PLEASE #also did NO ONE apparently notice Michael‘dragging’ bodies or people or whatever into his little sewer home #like no missing people??? #AND #why did this not affect the entire fucking town the first Halloween? #but also like It Does I can see it in those dumbass teens and how it was before #also can we just talk about how fucking DIFFERENT Corey and Michael are from the beginning of their story to the end #whatoh back at it again #but also the TRAMUA and how everyone reacts to their trauma and I LOVE #it because it makes SENSE #halloween ends

[majikdog]

I miss Copia

#crying over meeting a fictional character again #but it was so scary and I did it I rlly did that #and I think he recognized that and was good to me #and I got to see my friend and make more friends #some other things happened that were unpleasant but overall it was so good and I want to go back #I’ve been sitting in my room alone for a week in quarantine and I’m just reflecting #and I was so scared I’d experience having any regrets during or after the ritual #but I still feel so good about it #feeling so lucky loved and seen and I have to get that out in the open somewhere so hi lol #but yeah uh thank you papa again for being so kind and gentle and making everything as warm as possible #and thank you Grace for being so awesome and patient with me #My Mummy Dust #Ghost #Vent #kinda #I just can’t believe I made it this far in life to say I actually had an opportunity like this #I’m rlly proud and I’m glad I can have something like this to be proud of #I wish I could go back in time and show younger me #she had no fucking clue how cool she would be now

[iguessitsjustme]

These are my personal favorites. And I got enough sleep so I'm feeling cruel again.

(I only put completed shows on these polls)

#be loved in house: i do #dna says love you #kiseki: dear to me #history 3: trapped #oh no! here comes trouble #we best love #see you after quarantine? #my tooth your love #about youth #history 2: crossing the line #i know i know that see you after quarantine isn't gonna win #but it is the cutest little show ever #and i mean little it's so short #but it's also very sweet and if you're reading these tags this is me trying to get more people to watch #i think you all will really like it please people watch that show #also i love all of these shows and more but alas i only have ten options #thank god anti reset and unknown are still airing cause i think i would die even more #anyway good luck godspeed and all that

[solradguy]

At some point this blog passed the amount of followers my old blog with the 400,000 note post had. That's a weird feeling.

#textpost #On one hand it's cool that stuff I put a lot of work into gets at least a little recognition with this many followers #But on the other hand I feel like I have to be more careful about what I say or how I act #I guess the main difference between this blog and my old one is that #while I've had some big posts on this blog now the notes eventually taper off #But when you get a post with friggin 400k you've always got some asshole leaving their running commentary in your notifications #With that post it ended up reaching the serial killer 'fandom' and I got sick of it and remade but I've talked about that before #My posts on solradguy have more or less been contained to the GG fandom or neighboring FGC's so it's been tame #It's nice that Tumblr has some tools now to help kinda quarantine posts that go off the rails at least #I don't think I'll remake again but there is a discomfort that comes with knowing a rough estimate of how many people- #-are seeing whatever I post on here #I very much am the type of person that likes making stuff n throwing it into the wind n not really caring what happens after that lol

[absolutebl]

Plus and Minus - an unassuming little cheese fest

quick pitch

Plus & Minus 

(Taiwan April-June on Viki) 

8/10

Main Tropes: friends to lovers, LTR, office romance, (himbo) sunshine/tsundere, found family, himbo

AKA Plus and Minus AKA PlusMinus 

From the creators of Be Loved In House, co-produced by Taiwanese and Japanese media, starring Shi Cheng Hao (HIStory3: Make Our Days Count). Some crossover cast and familiar faces, tons of cameos from See You After Quarantine, Be Loved In House: I Do and HIStory 3. Hot bartender + jaded nerdy single dad side couple. 

This is a solid safe little BL. 

Jung and Fu have been codependent besties for 20 years but every decade or so Jung gets rip-roaring drunk and kisses the bejesus out of Fu. This leads to... confusion. Very much a sunshine himbo vs pining tsundere pairing. Nice to have Taiwan back in the game and I do love their style. Is queer classy a thing, like the opposite of camp but still VERY cheesy? Kinda the antidote to SCOY, should you need such a thing. Which I DO. 

Lots of domesticity and boyfriends being cute boyfriends, occasional dumb drama, but gay boys and chaos bis? What can ya do?

Both couples are really good but that’s not uncommon with Taiwan (although for me the chemistry felt slightly off). The pacing of this series is good with some waffling, but the beats of the narrative are really unusual, making it HARD to predict.

There was a couple dreaded unnecessary break ups and I remained confused over the use of the baseball field. But all in all, I’m satisfied. It’s not groundbreaking but it is a solid sweet unassuming little show. 

RECOMMENDED

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#taiwanese bl #bl recommeneded #recommended bl #quick pitch #confusing baseball field #Taiwan drama #cheesy #himbo character #Be Loved In House: I Do #See You After Quarantine #HIStory3: Make Our Days Count #Plus and Minus #PlusMinus #Plus & Minus #so many cameos

[fleshdyke]

my monstera’s best leaves are drooping too low that they’re just under the windowsill 😐

#like. i got her two days ago from a walmart so obv she’s not in the best shape and she’ll perk up eventually and sprout some new leaves #but i haaate when i get a new plant and it looks like that. yk. #but after i’ve had it for a while and it’s grown nicely i looove looking at it. like my money tree and palm have very clear lines where #you can see when i got them and they finally started to get proper care #ugh i need to repot my money tree soon i’ve been putting it off for ages #it’s on my dresser rn but it’s gotten big enough that the new pot might be too big for the dresser and i’ll have to put it on the floor #which. i don’t really have enough room on the floor for another plant unless i put it in another room #which is where my monstera is quarantining rn #i am glad i finally have a monstera now though. i’ve been wanting one for ages and her pot is pretty nice too #rambles

[windtraces]

-tries not to be paranoid- -knows for sure that the blog checking has happened- -tries fucking hard until the schizotypy itself explodes-

#i'm too fucking tired to not be schizotypal right now #i've barely been able to sleep for SEVERAL reasons #and if you see this after i blocked you or someone tells you about this then fuck you. fuck you and how dare you #i'm not giving details just #if i don't have you blocked this isn't about you so no worries to mutuals and stuff #but jesus christ i feel really paranoid and i keep thinking about things #and specifically one thing where someone saw my posts about completely unrelated shit #i don't want to cry i need to work but i just know i'm gonna be paranoid as hell #quarantining my schizo meltdown to tags at least instead of the post itself #ventipost

[boldly-ho]

Good fucking GOD I think I tweaked my back yesterday but I have no idea how. I didn’t even do anything??? I woke up this morning and was immediately like wow! This feels so much better. But then I sat up and it hurt so bad I almost threw up so fuck that shit. It feels like agony in my rib/thoracic region. Anyone ever had that???? How long til you felt better ? Im gonna go to the dr. but still jfc

#also I feel so guilty for calling in AGAIN after last week that I want to puke from that on top of the pain so #literally I hate this #I was looking forward to today wtf #we were gonna be fully staffed and I wanted to use the extra time to fix up the quarantine room with better barriers and fun enrichment #also I’m afraid everyone at work is going to hate me #(Emily if you see this pls ignore) #(also sorry fr fr) #personal

[theophagie-remade]

Teenage me could lay in bed in the dark for hours and still not fall asleep despite wanting to and now if my head hits the pillow I'll be out cold within 15 minutes

#i can't share stuff to my tts app and listen to it anymore do you see my tragedy #it's been a steady decline especially since after the first quarantine 🤧🥲 #mytext

[howyouducan]

I am so fucking ready for Dreadwolf to metamorphose the DA fandom into something new. To be real, it desperately does need like 500 new young people with fresh eyes who have not been waiting ten years for a video game

#tbh i have not been waiting a decade because i only picked up dragon age during quarantine #but DAI does feel like it is physically dragging me back in time to 2014 and it's made me jaded #it's so bizarre to see the changes to the social and political atmosphere. #On one hand... the attitude and slang and fashion sense and whatnot in DAI have NOT changed much in the last decade #(in contrast to DA2 which was very edgy in a bloody medieval Hot Topic way) #BUT in DAI the way they talk about politics and war and templars?? SO dated holy crap. #can you imagine in the two years after DAI? 2015 and 2016. Saying that there isn't a difference between templars and mages? #Stopping yourself from smack talking the cops because “they're on your side”? #THAT mindset changed almost overnight