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absolutebl · 8 months

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This Week in BL - There's so much airing even I'm struggling to keep up

That's why I'm late.

Aug 2023 Wk 3

Ongoing Series - Thai

Laws of Attraction (Sat iQIYI) 6 of 8 - Oh no. I am totally in love with the escaped young master & his smitten bodyguard. How did that happen? (Be careful P’Thee the broken ones are the most tempting. Tin understands.) NO SINGING! Trust Thai BL to destroy any moment of sentiment I might have by picking up a damn guitar. And we finally get Charn’s Batman villain origin story. Good use of back hug! This is a GREAT show. Melodramatic as fuck, but GREAT. Gotta say this pair in NOT Thailand’s best kissers but not everyone can be Zee++. Still I think that + singing + a touch of overacting is likely to keep this out of the 10/10 club.

Dangerous Romance (Fri YT) ep 1 of 12 - Rich /poor dynamic with characters & set up exactly as expected. Chimon is great. Perth is good too. A real rich-kid bully, Heirs level or Japanese F4 evil. All the teachers are also corrupt (that’s kinda a Thai thing, I think because they can't call out the government). I gotta say, Marc is doing a bang-up job as the jock friend, too. And the kiss twist was fun. All in all, this is good. And you know me, I love a high school BL.

I Feel You Linger in the Air (Sat YT) ep 1 of 12 - The time travel historical romance many of us have been waiting for. Adaption of y-novel by Violet Rain, from the producers of Lovely Writer. Heartbroken architect is transported to the 1930s. Nonkul (actor playing Jom) keeps reminding me of Cho Han Gyeol from Love Mate. It’s a bit slow to start but interesting when it hits its stride. The pacing feels like a Chinese historical (makes me wonder if this with be 4 or 6 act structure). Nonkul is a wonderful actor. They weren’t sharing the screen for long, but the leads seem good together. I’m in.

Only Friends (Sat YT) ep 2 of 10 - Well. It’s entertaining, I'll say that for it. Addiction. Manipulation. Queer as folk & all that jazz. (No jazz for you, Thailand. Oh no! I’m giving them ideas.) I would like it to turn out that Mew is actually manipulating everything. This is his revenge con on Top. Mew is, after all, supposed to be "the smart one." Gotta say, this is darn near perfect casting. But honestly? This show could just be about Ray & Sand. Their story (and them in it) is easily the most riveting. Sand better be careful, the wildly broken ones are always the best in bed, because they don’t care ao they have no shame and that's HOT.

Hidden Agenda (Sun GMMTV YouTube) ep 6 of 10 - I like how soft Joke’s version of seme flirting is. It’s mellow, like his voice gets with Zo. I also liked Zo casually chatting to his friends about how he feels about being flirted with. His friends gave good advice & were supportive. Oh no! A boy in a BL went into the rain ALONE. What ON EARTH will happen next? The argument was interesting, because it gave us insight into Zo’s maturity & ability to handle a relationship. I’ve been wondering why anyone would like him, and now I know. Joke & Nita’s backstory is fun. I like the gay boy protecting the straight girl reverse beard action. On a complete aside, I really like Dunk’s makeup in this series. It’s very Kdrama.

Low Frequency (Sat iQIYI) ep 7 of 8 - The house ghosts trying to help are cute. The plot is at least... a plot? I don’t know. Dias Ex Mafia is a new one on me. (COME ON THAT’S A GREAT PUN, PRAISE ME!) I’m ready for this show to be over.

Be Mine Super Star (Mon Viki) ep 7 of 12 - Honestly, the whole time I’m watching this I’m just thinking I wish JaFirst got better scripts. Speaking of, I don’t object, but these characters sure moved into sex fast. I really don’t quite understand how Daddy & Hot Doc got together so fast either. It feels like their story was meant to be spread out into the other episodes but didn’t get cut in properly, so it ended up all in this one? Or is it just the pacing is particularly bad in this show?

Dinosaur Love (Sun iQIYI) ep 8 of 10 eps - I have no idea what is going on. What are all of Dino’s friends doing? What do they want? what’s their point in the story? I’m even annoyed by Peak, and love him. Sex scene which they tried to make sexy. Operative word being tried. Although, there was some interesting after sex discussion about mechanics. And there was a cute bathtub chat about pet names. But this show is a lotta work for very little pay out.

Wedding Plan (Wed YT & iQIYI) ep 5 of 7 - I like the sunshine sides? PUNCH LOM 2023! Trash watch here!

Love in Translation (Sat iQIYI) ep 1 of 10 - Pushy older bro is Earn from Love Sick, yay! And he’s the hyung of a side couple, which is "best friend’s older brother" trope! My favorite!!!! Have we seen this in BL before? I don't think so. Anyway, DOUBLE YAY! The main couple… eh. You know I loathe stalker characters. And I viscerally HATE this one. Almost as bad as SCOY, not sure I can take it, actually. The squealing of "Tammy!" is worse on my ear than any off-key guitar strumming. I may have to DNF or fast forward through all his parts… but he’s the lead. What to do? I do like the “Chinese” businessman actor. He very cute. (On an aside, I was just reading about commercial real estate as the loophole for foreign property investors in Thailand. Cool plot point.) I’m getting a Taming of the Shrew vibes from this. Just me? For now it's living at the bottom of the list for sheer unadulterated loathing of Phumjai. Not the actor, he was my favorite and only good thing about Our Days. But this character? NO.

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Jun & Jun (Korea Thur Viki) ep 5 of 8 - This is basically the gay Boys Over Flowers of my heart. Or as close as I think we’ll get from BL. I like both of the 2nd leads, even though I suspect Simon of actually being into everyone’s fav hyung. Cute to see the Mr Heart boys back on my screen, oh so briefly. Such a Taiwan trick, reusing a beloved couple like that. Nice gimmie to the fans. Meanwhile, Choi Jun - boy sure knows his angles but his motives? Please don’t let this be another arranged marriage beard situation? I can’t take 2 in the same month.

Stay By My Side (Taiwan Fri Gaga) ep 8 of 10 - The boyfriends ep! JC is biggest simp spoiling his baby EVER. Taiwan = the sappiest of saps. “Owning the same key” is such a cute way of putting it. Also I love the "knew all along" twist, made me happy. The angst is silly but that's normal in Taiwanese BL.

Love Class Season 2 (Korea Fri Viki) eps 3-4 of 10 - Pair 1: Lee Hyun is such a wide-open, bleeding, no-shame romantic. It’s kinda great. Boy has a poet’s soul & NO artifice. J-Min is startlingly good, very nuanced. I know I keep saying that, but I’m v surprised by his skillz. And… add in creepy stalker, goody. Pair 2: The "other student couple" I’m not into, also NO SINGING. Pair 3: The underwear gift was so fucking funny. “I’m going reap the boxers I sewed” is next level script excellence. These two are brilliant at gayest-of-gay flirt-negging, I'm INTO IT. One of my housemates said, in response to my audible cackling, "You seem to be enjoying your shows extra much tonight."

My Personal Weatherman AKA Taikan Yoho (Japan Sat Gaga) ep 2 of 8 - Oh I love love love them. It’s so old school yaoi and SO JBL. No other country could produce this kind of show. I love this little feminist aspect where the weatherman treats his boy like a 1950s housewife & said boy thinks that makes him an indentured servant. Clocks. But also, the way our weatherman LOOKS at his boy. He is so in love. (It looks like we skip next week for holiday reasons?)

Sing My Crush (Korea Wed iQIYI) eps 5-6 of 8 - It remains enjoyable.

Minato's Laundromat Season 2 AKA Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 (Japan Thu Gaga) ep 6 of 12 - At least we know Minato actually desires Shin, he just won’t do anything about it. Also, Minato chose the perfect person to come out to. That's nice for him. Finally, Shu & Asuka are glorious. Sides are winning these days.

Stay Still (Hong Kong Tues YouTube) ep 3 of 5 - A proper faen fatal has entered one of our couples. She won too, since she ended up marrying the boy. Still not sure about this show (and it should have convinced me by now). I definitely like the tattoo couple better than the reunion couple. Still, not a lot happened in this episode and this is short series, they don’t have time to waste. It remains intriguing but not... erm... good.

In case you missed it

River Knows Fish Heart is leaving Gaga soon. It's a decent little bully romance Chinese BL (pulp) - yes, you read that right. Actual CBL. Not great, but if you're into the CBL stuff, especially the early stuff, this has some of that tenor only made in 2018 (I have a feeling it was shot in 2017 and skated through). Anygay, just staying. Catch it before it disappears because with CBL once they gone, often, they gone forever.

Friend. Boy Friend a new Thai BL pulp was supposed to start airing on Aug 19th. I can't find it. Neither can MDL.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Everything from Thailand seems to be dropping on Sat & Sun this month. It's a good thing I got quiet weekends for a while. Also the BL firehose is upon us, so much content.

Starting this week:

8/20 (tomorrow) My Universe series (Sun iQIYI) 24 eps - This is sampler pack BL, 12 pairs, each pair gets 2 eps, not sure on the order they’ll drop. Known couples include EarthBank from Destiny Seeker and KaownahTurbo from Love Stage!!!, fresh faces otherwise. Jane to direct.

8/22 Kisseki: Dear to Me formerly known as Miracle (Taiwan Tues Viki & iQIYI) 13 eps - From screenwriter Lin Pei Yu (We Best Love, H3: Trapped) features a student doctor forced to take care of a gangster. I love the premise and like the writer.

8/23 Why R U? (Korean remake iQIYI) 8 eps - I find everything about this hilarious. I mean if Korea remakes it, we lose all the sexy and then... would we have a story at all? No we would not. Not even for 8 short eps. It’d be like one of those mesh shopping bags.

8/24 Man Suang (Thailand movie, domestic cinema release) - historical drama about Thai burlesque with KP’s MileApo.

2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED).

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

Another show reviewing itself. (Dino Love)

Don't insult bastards, Lom. (Wedding trash)

I would like this adorable romcom GMMTV, please and thank you.

See what I mean? Trixy.

Thanks boys. (All Only Friends)

(Last week)

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ellsieee · 10 months

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What I like about Stay by My Side is that it doesn't try to be anything it's not. It knows it's a brain off, cutesy, fluff series and hits all the well loved tropes to execute it well.

✅ Antagonistic first meeting with slow-mo eye contact

✅ Sunshine male lead being an Idiotic, petty, embarrassing, immature, little shit, but being really cute about it so all is forgiven

✅ Fighting between the male leads that is actually just them flirting

✅ "Incident" which causes one of the male leads to start realizing their feelings while the other is completely unaware

✅ Gay panic

✅ Reluctant, but ultimately soft and caring grump male lead

✅ Grump sacrifices for, comforts, and takes care of sunshine. We see that the grump is actually a softie at heart.

So far all the tropes are hitting the mark for me. These types of series are a little bit cringe and silly, but also manage to be cute and funny and that's what makes them work.

#bu xia is an idiot but manages to be adorable #i'm enjoying watching jiang chi reluctantly falling for his silly roomate #the basketball friend reminds me of the volleyball captain from history 2 crossing the line #stay by my side the series #stay by my side

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lutawolf · 9 months

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Stay By My Side Ep 7 soft D/s elements

I promised you guys and here I am! Also, shout out to @notfreetoday for hitting me up on discord to make sure I was writing this. 🤣🤣🤣 Love you! 💜💜💜

Poor Bu Xia... Don't talk about my coconut! We all know he is stupid, but he doesn't mean to be mean. Now he is suffering for his stupidity. What really breaks my heart is that Jiang Chi just seems sad.

Normally I skip intros but damned if I don't enjoy their every time. It's just too damn cute. I need it cause these boys are killing me with their said puppy faces.

A Dom that takes responsibility. I like it. Even if he is making me cry. He's thinking back on everything and realizing there wasn't clear enough communication. Ahh, the joys of learning a relationship. Everybody thinks it's all lovey-dovey, but not really. There are growing pains and that's the deciding factor if you can make a relationship work. Are you willing to put in the work when those beginning growing pains start.

I'm liking the ghosts a little more. Honestly, Bu Xia is fucking adorable. Hiding behind the moss. Okay, if I had a sub like this, I'd probably lose my shit. So fucking cute. Aw, even he knows he's stupid. So cute.

To Punish Myself, I Ate A Lemon OMG Squee! I'm fucking adoring this kid. I'm also genuinely enjoying Jiang Chi's enjoyment of these treats. It showcases that he truly likes Bu Xia for Bu Xia and not just because he was near. But damn, look at him at basketball practice. OMG, but I love his teammates so much.

Who cheered and clapped their hands. Causing their coworkers to come running. Not me. Nope. But OMG this scene!!! The fucking communication. Then the kiss. I love that it is different from the kiss last episode. They clearly show their excitement. It's adorable.

Aww another cuddle session!! Jiang Chi is so happy. So cute! Boy, how did you make it to higher education if books make you sleepy. 🤣🤣🤣 Jiang Chi turning that down is such a Dom thing. He knows he is needed and plans to be there for Bu Xia. Honestly, I really adore the basket ball teammates.

"What was I doing when Jiang Chi wasn't around. Now I can't remember." 🤣🤣🤣

Look at Jiang Chi breaking out the birthday skills. I dead... I lost it... I want a subby sub like Bu Xia. Boy really said, I trust you, and put his hands together to be tied up. Side note. Getting blindfolded still takes a hell of a lot of trust. Boy is for sure a kinkster.

Woot! I love this show more and more! Hope you guys enjoyed this. 💜💜💜

#stay by my side #stay by my side the series #luta talks stay by my side #luta talks kink #coconuts mafia

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mysterygrl20 · 9 months

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bu xia thats an interesting dream you got there

#shocked pikachu face #then the haze lens filter kicked in #stay by my side #stay by my side the series #beck liveblogs

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dekaydk · 1 month

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Anti-Reset cameo

The leads from Stay By My Side do a cute couple moment as the show's pair watch.

#sorry for the screen picture #gaga drm is tiresome #anti reset the series #anti reset #stay by my side the series #yang i hsuan #isaac yang #楊懿軒 #hong wei zhe #洪暐哲 #huang li feng #黃禮豐 #wu ping chen #吳秉宸 #bl cameo #taiwan bl #taiwanese drama

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queenofadarkworld · 9 months

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Waji and Isaac simply being adorable. 🥹🫰🏻

Hopefully their bond will never break ❣️ 🫶🏻

#THANKS TO EVERYTHINGBL7 FOR POSTING THIS ON TIKTOK #stay by my side #stay by my side the series #bl series #taiwanese bl #hong wei zhe #yang i hsuan

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amos-reviews · 9 months

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So I binged Stay By My Side this weekend.

Is it just me, or does anyone else want the ghost voices in Bu Xia’s head to give him helpful advice to help him come to terms with his relationship and feelings for Jiang Chi? Which results in him being less fearful, and ultimately deciding to help them with their earthly issues?

#stay by my side #this might be a me thing #but could add an interesting dynamic #stay by my side the series #bu xia x jiang chi

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respectthepetty · 8 months

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In STAY BY MY SIDE

Did anyone else noticed a hand on shower sign in late ep2? Cuz it scared the shit out of me. It was on like 19:52 time

@onceytwicey1

WHAT?!

If you hadn't provided a timestamp, I would have missed it. But going back and watching this section showed me that I also missed the shower water faucet moving on its own, the clock stops ticking, and the lights stop moving.

Now it makes even more sense that Bu Xia was praying to not see the ghosts since the manifestations were becoming more physically real.

This entire section was made a lot scarier now that you pointed out that hand, which caused me to notice the other events.

Real talk - I'd be desperately clinging to Jiang Chi and sniffing him every two seconds too if all that shit happened while I was trying to take a shower.

Bu Xia is our strongest solider because if any of that happened to me, Jiang Chi would be chained to me FOR LIFE regardless of how he felt about it.

#stay by my side #stay by my side the series #bu xia x jiang chi #that hand is terrifying!#imagine a whole ghost?!

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scarefox · 7 months

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ah yes, thanks for the subtitles 👍

#stay by my side the series #ep8

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lgbtally4ever · 10 months

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BL Series

Currently Watching

House of Stars (iQIYI)

Love Tractor

Step by Step

La Pluie (iQIYI)

Be My Favorite

Tokyo in April Is…(Viki)

The Luminous Solution

Hidden Agenda (by suggestion of BL FAN EDITS, but I can’t find a good recording of ep. 1, 2, or 3 with decent translations).

Be Mine Superstar (Viki)

Stay by my Side (Viki)

And, I hate to mention….

Dinosaur Love (omg! So bad! The kid playing Rak is just the worst actor, his acting is non-existent, the other lead, Dino, looks like a 30-yr old, the story’s all over the place and yet nowhere at the same time)!

Haven’t started just yet:

His Man season 2 (GagaOOLala)

I think I may have left one or two out. That’s what happens when you watch so many BLs at one time, (not to mention a KDrama in between).

Update: Cross off Step by Step. I’ve written an opinion of the finale in another post.

Cross off LOVE TRACTOR! Wrote a post about it.

ADD: Minato’s Laundromat 2!

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wanderlust-in-my-soul · 9 months

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Stay By My Side - Ep 6 (Part 2/2)

For Anon 🤍

#stay by my side #stay by my side the series #stay by my side ep 6 #taiwanese series #taiwanese drama #taiwanese bl #bl drama #bl series #asianlgbtqdrama #myedit #requested #your wish is my command

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theflagscene · 1 month

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Okay, these are best subtitles that ever subtitled!

#I have no idea how to screen cap from GagaOOLala #so all you get is the subtitles and no pictures #but they are still the best subtitles ever!#stay by my side #stay by my side the series #Jiang Chi x Bu Xia #Bu Xia x Jiang Chi #taiwanese bl

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ellsieee · 9 months

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Stay By My Side continues to be absolutely ridiculous but oh so adorable.

I can't help but smile at how silly and cute Bu Xia and Jiang Chi are. I'm still finding this series entertaining despite it having little actual plot development. I do like the running commentary about Jiang Chi that some of the ghosts are having and I continue to love their fanboy friends. I do hope they will explore the Bu Xia hearing ghosts plotline outside of just his relationship with Jiang Chi a little more, but that may be asking too much of this fluffy little series.

#bu xia makes the cutest little faces #how can he not know what's going on?#he is such an adorable clueless idiot 🧡#stay by my side #stay by my side the series

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lutawolf · 9 months

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Stay By My Side Ep 6 soft D/s elements

This episode, Jiang Chi and Bu Xia hits some bumps. It's classic bumps, but it's unique to them, which is what makes it interesting.

So we start the episode with Bu Xia accusing Jiang Chi of causing their relationship to be misinterpreted. Right off, I heard people checking out with this scene. It didn't make sense to them, but I've been like this. My first kiss was actually a girl, initiated by me, and then I completely flipped my shit on myself. Sometimes there is just a war inside you that you have to fight. For me, it was society and for my daughter it was her own "normy expectations."

Jiang Chi is understandably confused. However, if you pay attention, this is where I really see Dom in him. He isn't in it for just the rewards, he is trying very hard to meet the needs of his skittish sub baby. Now, I will say that the D/s element are very soft, but they are still there. I often hear comments about D/s and age. Lifestyle is different from scene and many cultures, especially Asian, have a natural inclination towards a D/s aspect. I actually explain why this is, but I can't link it because assholes keep reporting my posts. *I can literally hear my daughter going, "Mom, your ADHD is showing, back on topic."* Sorry!

The interview cracked me up. Jiang Chi says yes, and Bu Xia says no. Guess who won? Bu Xia, looks at him but backs down. The way Jiang Chi looks at Bu Xia when he is talking is so cute. At this point, Jiang Chi just thinks that Bu Xia doesn't want everyone to know yet, and he is okay with that. He doesn't let Bu Xia say they aren't dating, but he doesn't confirm that they are either. Compromise.

Notice the clear and precise. "There is no misunderstanding. I meant what I said."

gif credit to ueasking

Bu Xia's dreams are telling him what he wants, but he isn't ready to deal with it yet. Him falling off the side of the bed is my favorite thing because, I think, we've all done it. 🤣🤣🤣

The more I watch, the more I think that Jiang Chi is playing the long game. He is too aware of Bu Xia's confusion and is too understanding of it, and yet at times he reels him in.

Jiang Chi has learned the best way to handle Bu Xia is with the reward system. "Help me with dishes/wait for me, and I'll bring you late night snacks."

Bu Xia is cute, but he clearly isn't ready for self reflection or owning his own responsibility. Notice how everything is all Jiang Chi's fault. Not that I don't do the exact same thing with my husband, but that's besides the point. I'm just stating the facts about Bu Xia. 😈

I honestly adore the basket ball team. Their teasing is light-hearted and meant to showcase an acceptance. Because everyone but Bu Xia can see it. He is a coconut.

This next scene is very D/s. The brat talks back to the team captain when told that he has to wash Jiang Chi's stuff. Captain immediately grabs Jiang Chi and puts him in front to handle the brat. Notice the firmness of Jiang Chi when addressing this. He isn't yelling, he isn't even being rude, but rather using a tone and logic to indicate this is a line. Bu Xia didn't even think of doing anything but accepting. And there is a that reward system again. Jiang Chi rubs Bu Xia's head, essentially saying, "Good Boy."

The hilarity of the water bottle scene after basket ball practice. Again, I love the basket ball team. The uniform washing scene that turned into let's see how wet we can get each other was impossibly cute. I don't want to hear the phrase "boys will be boys" unless we are talking about a scene like this. That's the kind of boys will be boys behavior that I can get behind.

The whole next scene is my everything. First, the explanation of the uniforms. Then the kiss. The wash clothe coming down to cover Bu Xia's eyes. The initial gentle kisses from Jiang Chi, to more once Bu Xia shows acceptance. Sighhhhh, it was so cute.

Now we are at the point where Bu Xia has got to be getting whip lash from his own brain. You can see his amusement and happiness at all the pictures "deadlock" (by the way, it took me forever to get the joke behind that. That it's their names. I'm so stupid.) Bu Xia is clearly pleased at Jiang Chi taking a secret picture of him. Then he sees the comments and it flips his switch. Now he is back to questioning himself.

And it's all downhill from there. His basket ball teammates are trying to gently push him in a direction. They push too much, though. Leading to a huge misunderstanding for Jiang Chi. Who in his feels pushed too hard. Causing us to end in angst. We have 10 episodes in total and this was only number 6!

Hope you guys enjoyed this! As always, thank you for taking the time to read. 💜💜💜

#stay by my side #stay by my side the series #luta talks stay by my side #luta talks kink

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