#donghee refuses to be something casual for hotae

[mineonmain]

5 Parallels in Unintentional Love Story and Bad Buddy

So I was stalking @respectthepetty, as one does, and I came across this post about Hotae and Donghee's relationship in Unintentional Love Story. [Disclaimer, I've only seen the first ep, and I'm not currently watching this show, so this is purely based off of posts i've seen in the tag or made by my mutuals.]

If any of my mutuals know anything about me at all, it's that I'm a Bad Buddy girly. It was my first BL ever, it was the best of times (encouraged me to get into the genre more) and it was also the worst of times (P'Aof made my standards astronomical and it's hard for a lot of other works to compare). I regularly talk about how Ep 5 4/4 lives in my brain rent free, and I never need an excuse to find a way to connect other shows to BBS. But this time, it's a bit much.

So, getting into Hotae and Donghee. Here's 5 things I've understood so far:

Hotae is a bit of a womanizer, who's only flirted with/dated girls from high school days.

2. Hotae and Donghee have known each other/been friends since school days, and know each other well.

3. Donghee knows he likes Hotae, but he also knows that he and Hotae as a couple are doomed, so he does everything in his power to discourage it.

4. Hotae and Donghee are both incredibly and equally stubborn, and give as much as they get. They're not afraid to get physical with each other.

5. Hotae realises that he likes Donghee, that Donghee's the first and only guy that he's liked, but he's liked him for as long as he's known what it means to like someone romantically, and he's decided that he's never going to give up pursuing him.

Sound familiar to anyone?

In conclusion:

(listen. i didn't make the rules. i can't not meme, it's physically impossible for me)

#that's it that's the post #unintentional love story #bad buddy #bad buddy series #gongchan #ohmnanon #pranpat #patpran #thai bl #korean bl #k bl #i spent a ridiculous amount of time getting the screenshots for this baby *slaps the top of this post* #but i couldn't not see the comparison #it's sending me #obviously it's not the same bc the reasons of it ending badly are different #one has family generational trauma #the other has the fear that he'll just be another name in a long list of ex-lovers #yes i thought of blank space too ladies and germs #donghee refuses to be something casual for hotae #and he has reason to believe hotae's lack of commitment. there is historical precedents #but he has no idea how serious hotae is about him huh #incredible #mutuals who are watching unintentional love story tell me if i'm right or left #bl drama #bl series #pls excuse some of the shittier screenshots i don't know how to gif and i'm doing the best i can okay