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twig-tea · 28 days

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Rose's Day of Asks

Top 5 beach day scenes.

Have a great Day💜

Rose ILU this Day of Asks is supercute and also I love how you've tailored this ask to my personal interests and inability to limit myself to five choices!

Beach scenes are all about that transition, from one phase in a relationship (usually not-yet-a-relationship) to another. A good beach scene uses the beach as a metaphor even as it also highlights the beauty (and intensity) of the ocean. The ocean is for contemplating things bigger than we are, and helping us to feel humble. And the beach is a place for raw honesty.

With that in mind, there are so many to choose from because most directors get this instinctively! So I'm going with my heart and the scenes that came to me first (and ngl, that have the best gifs):

His: I Didn't Think I Could Fall in Love

I love this scene so much; the intensity in this hug is everything to me. These two kids are both so terrified of being in love with one another, and both so relieved they don't have to lose this connection they found. The ocean being the thing that first brought them together (via Shun falling in and losing his keys lol) is now looming in front of them as the thing that will separate them for a time (because they met on an island). It's not a typical beach day scene, but it's the first one I think of because of how hard this scene hits me every time. And of course I love thinking about it in the context of the very different rocky lakeside beach in the sequel film.

The Eighth Sense

The ocean was (again) what brought them together, and was also a source of trauma in the past for them both; the exchanges "why did you kiss me?" "to get past your trauma...why did you kiss me?" "to give you trauma" was iconic even before it became Too Real. I love how the ocean is a looming presence in this entire story; the trauma from both of their childhoods looms even on campus, it's there as a soundtrack to their vulnerable conversations, and of course it's in the background of their first sexual encounter. When Ji Hyun acts out the 'two steps forward one step back' with Jae Won before Jae Won finally breaks and admits he wants to be with Ji Hyun, that movement is like a wave relentlessly washing up on shore. Anyway! This entire series is an ocean scene to me.

Blueming

SiWoon's first kiss by the water going so poorly, the brief sulk, and then DaUn initiating this re-do moment?! Whew. In terms of standard "beach scene" fare, this ranks highly at the top for me because of the second take at a first kiss. I love a realistic 'oh wait it's my first time so I'm actually not very good at it' moment. This also comes after the first time they've really talked and listened to one another; plus it comes with a bonus "blinding light of love" visual. Love it.

Until We Meet Again

Is there anything more iconic than this scene? The double confession; the flirting; the lift; playing in the water; the kiss. These two were so desperate for an escape and this scene was real catharsis. And of course this dialogue; Intouch insisting that in order to get through what is to come, they'll need each other. Heartbreaking considering we know what they both do not long after this. It becomes almost a curse for their reincarnated lives--you won't be happy until you have me with you. AND THEN WE GET THE PROPOSAL SCENE that perfectly parallels this one, between Dean and Pharm in Between Us the series. The only thing I love more than a beach scene is a beach parallel. Speaking of which....

Last Twilight in Phuket

How do I choose only one beach scene from this set of shows? There are so many; I love all of them so much. So many from ITSAY: The hammock scene; the scene on Their Beach where Teh and Oh-Aew play the most tension-filled game of chase I've ever seen; the float and underwater kiss; the post-kiss blow-up; the conversation they have when Teh first reappears in Oh's life and Oh says he isn't sure he can be close to Teh again (!)...and then of course in IPYTM the scene where they reunite and agree to try again. But I'm going with LTIP because of all the symbolism they wrapped up in this scene. Teh and Oh-Aew try to go to their beach but it's closed, they need to instead go to the public beach, and so their goodbye is imperfect. We get to see the way they are both so much more comfortable being in pubilc and visibly together than they were in I Told Sunset About You--this is something they both had to work on for different reasons. They're both struggling with having to say goodbye, because they'll be going to different universities. They also know they're leaving Phuket and they talk about how by the time they come back, Phuket will have changed. This moment at the beach bridges their childhood and adulthood, and is so symbolic of life as ever-changing and those changes being impossible to stop.

Gameboys the movie

Speaking of beach scenes that aren't about getting together; this was a particularly good moment because it was not about establishing their relationship it was about reaffirming it/cementing the strength of their bond in the face of separation. I loved that they go out there ostensibly to spend time together and get away from the crowded house but it's also a way for them to have the scary looming conversation about separation. I love so much how good this show is about real conversations, and this one felt so real. The way they talked about not holding one another back, and how they could make it long distance, and what that would look like for them in future...it made me so happy. Gav and Cai looking at the possibility of long distance as doable and not an immediate obvious need to break up was such a breath of fresh air after so many noble idiot plots that all rely on the assumption that long distance is not doable. ANYWAY also this scene is just really pretty.

Life~Love on the Line

This one is so interesting because it was the moment Ito convinced himself he couldn't stay with Nishi. Technically this is the morning-after-the-beach-day but I'm counting it because it's such a unique version of the beach day; in this case, the truth Ito thought he was facing was that he and Nishi had no future--rather than seeing the blinding light of love for what it is facing his own fears head on, he closed his eyes and embraced them, and ruined years of their lives. This scene is an important reminder that the beach is not an infallible relationship panacea! It is your (the character's) responsibility to bring the right energy to it or it may lead you astray.

Bad Buddy

Pat and Pran at the eco-village finally with a moment to themselves, admitting to one another that they feel most free when they're together. This is the first time they acknowledge to one another that the situation they're in is bullshit; that they actually do like one another's company, and that maybe there is a possibility that this thing could actually work between them, if they try for it. I loved this scene so much as a turning point for them, and the way it keeps pulling in and out so we get these close-ups of Pat and Pran, and then the camera pulls away and we see how small they are. The perspective in this moment is so important. As is the hand touch (whew).

Theory of Love

This is one of my favourite twists on the beach scene: Khai goes to the beach alone because he has to figure himself out. He's not at the stage where he's ready to have an honest conversation with Third yet, first he needs to have an honest conversation with himself and realize his own feelings. He has a good, open conversation with someone he hurt in the past in order to figure himself out in the present and pave way for his future with Third. And then we get the bestie trip when all of them go together, which was delightful.

Bonus gif because I don't have enough shots of group friend trips in this list and it's so important to me that after this solo trip Kai comes back with everyone:

Your Name Engraved Herein

This beach scene is crushingly painful. Birdy and Jia Han go as far as they can to scream their frustrations into the sea, have a moment of freedom, but with the knowledge they can't have any more than this and will be saying goodbye afterwards. It's the most devastating truth of all of these faced at the beach: They can't be together in this time and place.

Bed Friend

The silhouettes are iconic; I love the way body language was used for these shots. And the way it felt like King was finally, slowly getting Uea to see him as a dating prospect in these moments? Really beautifully done.

Be My Favorite

Including this scene because it is one of the few beach scenes that leads to a rejection (of course the show then fixes this later with a parallel scene at the end, my beloved). I loved this anti-beach moment; rather than going to the beach to face hard truths, Pisaeng (and then following him, Kawi) went to the beach to hide from the truth. But the beach doesn't work that way and Kawi had to face hard truths after all, including the truth that in this universe he ends up losing Pisaeng from his life entirely because of the way he treated him. The line "you want to get in the water but are afraid of getting wet?" from Pisaeng to Kawi was so heavily loaded with meaning. Perfection.

The Day I Loved You

This was such a beautiful gesture, especially from a high school boy. Including this as an iconic beach scene because it both does what a beach scene should do (get the characters to face hard truths, be honest, and progress in their relationship) and was intentionally meant to invoke a trip to the ocean (they're freediving!) at home for Nikko so I don't even feel like it's cheating.

Night Dream

The show wasn't perfect but the way they paced the reveals about their past with the flashbacks was good storytelling and the tension in this beach scene was palpable over several episodes!

The Eclipse

This conversation between Akk and Ayan made me cry. The entire sequence, driving out with Ayan as an interloper, hiding from the The World Remembers crew and their boyfriends, Ayan being so worried about Akk because he is so on alert for suicidality, and Akk just doesn't know how to face any of it. Ayan telling Akk "you're allowed to be weak" broke me. Luckily the beach is here to help facilitate personal growth. [Also have to shout out again the reciprocal beach scene where Akk then says the same thing back to Ayan, my beloved]

Love Sick

I love them your honour. AUGH. Honestly, the Love Sick scene that always comes to mind is the night before this when Noh is dancing on the stage whipping his hoodie around his head and Pun is watching him fondly, but this moment afterward in the quiet of the morning, when they've agreed to have just this moment of truth by the sea and then go back to their lives, is so beautiful (especially your gif of it Rose!). This is another melancholy one, where they're coming to the sea to admit that they want what they can't have, and giving it to themselves anyway for one night (little did they know, they were going to fail at abstention lol). The longing is so palpable between these two in these scenes, so much good tension.

My School President

Gotta have at least one scene with the whole crew! What i love about this beach outing is that the hard truth they were facing was not about whether or not they cared about one another, but how to tell people and when--and this is one of the reasons why it's important it's a group trip, because that decision affects the whole group. And look at this gif, it is perfection. These kids are puppies! I love them.

3 Will Be Free

Talking about group dynamics reminded me of this iconic moment. It's not quite a beach day trip in the traditional sense because they're on the run etc. and this is night time, but it's very personal to me. The sea said make it poly, so they did.

Never Let Me Go

Can't talk about one of Jojo's series without bringing up this other one. Listen, I know that its placement in the series was...oddly timed [I think my mother might be dead, let's go to the beach and frolic]. But this is one of the most beautifully shot and colour graded sequences, and for aesthetic reasons alone it is on my list! Sometimes I am but a simple bisexual (which is also why I'm using this shot from the BTS rather than one from the show, even though there are so many pretty ones to choose from). Speaking of!

BONUS GL addition:

Lulu

Gotta have at least one song! This entire GL takes place at a beach house so the whole thing is pretty much beach or beach-adjacent scenes but this one where they are flirting and then sing together was a good turning moment for them; and of course it calls back to when they first met (where Abi saves Sophie from drowning) and also parallels the end credits scene. I was so here for how thirsty Sophie was as soon as Abi showed up, and this beach scene is one of the places where this played out most memorably to me.

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onstoryladders · 1 year

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i have to say tho there should be more surfing gays on our screens. surfing gays are my jam. his the series???? amazing. the eighth sense?????? showstopping so far. shelter (2007)???????? immaculate

more surfing gays for a better world

#the eighth sense #his the series #shelter 2007 #dont mind im sleep deprived #fixing it RIGHT NOW #gnite

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negrowhat · 3 months

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BL trope ask! Number 3 and number 12

Hello Friend!!!!!!!!!

Childhood Sweethearts

His the Series/His the Movie. Nagisa and Shun met as teenagers (17 I think) when Shun went to visit his father during a school break. Nagisa was just a cool, laid back surfer boy and Shun was just a shy kid trying to make friends. They grew closer over the short time bonding over surfing and books and had a sweet summer romance that lasted into uni before Nagisa broke up with Shun. A decade later Nagisa shows up on Shun's doorstep (a doorstep you'd have to search hard for because he was living in the woods somewhere lol) with a sweet little 6 yr old daughter and freshly divorced. Of course they were both still in love with each other and of course they had their second chance at romance.

Forced Proximity

Be Loved in House: I Do. Forced Proximity but doubled. Shi Lei's love-hating-rule-setting-ass boss, Jin Yu Zhen, moves into Shi Lei's flat after buying the metal works company he works for and acquiring his condo on the side. No literally, he kicked out Shi Lei's roommate and took his room. So not only is he forced to be his roomie, but then his Mama comes to visit so now Shi Lei is forced to share a room with Yu Zhen. And lemme tell ya, she stays a long ass time! We did hella snuggles and lots of rule-breaking.

BL Romance Trope Ask Game

#his the series #his the movie #his 2020 #shun x nagisa #be loved in house: i do #be loved in house #blih #yu zhen x shi lei #bl ask game

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gabrielokun · 2 years

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#His 2019 #His - Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta #His: I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love #His The series #asianLGBTQdramas #Igawa Shun #Kusakawa Naoya #Hibino Nagisa #Kura Yuki #JDrama #Japanese Drama #Japanese series #mine edit #Gabriel makes stuff #Igawa Shun x Hibino Nagisa

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lollipopsub · 2 years

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If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have discovered this site and the small niche bl community. Ur blog and several others has added to my experience with watching shows. So I wanted to thank you for ur dedication and time.

As for the ask : do have any other jdrama recs?

Hi!!

Thank you for your nice words 💓💓

I've had this ask sitting in my drafts for AGES because I didn't want to accidentally forget something, but now I'm just gonna post it.

I’m assuming you mean BL genre j-dramas, so here are a few movies and dramas that I’ve enjoyed aside from Utsukare. Keep in mind that some of them are quite old 😭 Let me know if you wanted recs for other genres of j-drama. These days most people seem to be watching k-dramas, but Japan has some really great shows too!

I’m also not sure my taste is to everyone’s liking, but I suppose that’s true for everyone. This list isn't very long, because save a few, Japan recently mostly produces BL that stick to the anime-like genres and I rarely really enjoy those (I’m too old and bitter) as much as the more realistic stories. If you want to know my favorite shows I can make a separate post one day!!!

Anyways, in chronological order, here are my recs:

- Like Grains of Sand

It’s a movie from 1995 about a boy who is attracted to a classmate of the same sex. The pace of the movie is quite slow and it has some unpleasant scenes, but it is made by a director who very much took it upon him to portray an accurate experience of what LGBT youth in Japan experienced at the time. I’m not sure it’s everyone’s cup of tea, but if you're interested in more "real" Japanese movies and biographical pieces, you can watch it here!

(bonus info: the quite famous singer Hamasaki Ayumi stars in this movie as well)

- Itsuka no Kimi He

A movie with a twist about Noboru, who saves Kohei from drowning. That's all I'm gonna say! I liked this one upon watching ages ago (it’s a 2007 movie, enjoy the hair of that era lol).

You can watch it here

- His: Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta & His: The Movie

The drama is like a prequel to the movie about Shun, who is on vacation where his father lives by the seaside, and there he meets the boy Nagisa. The movie is about them as adults. The drama is probably my favorite on this little list of mine.

I liked this one a lot, in particular the drama series as the acting is great. I especially enjoyed Kura Yuki's acting and skill for delivering powerful lines very naturally (his last line in episode 4 is *chef's kiss*). I'm very excited to see him in the upcoming show "Kimi no koto dake miteitai" (I want to be looking only at you), even if the trailer tells me absolutely nothing about what the show is actually about, lol.

Both are available to watch on Viki here (drama) and here (movie).

- Old Fashion Cupcake

The new series on Viki also seems very promising; acting is nice and the dialogue is well-written and feels natural. At the time I'm writing this there's only 2 episodes available of the planned 5, though, so I guess I'll just hope it keeps up the current quality.

It's about 39-year old Nozue, who's apparently complacent in a very mediocre life, and 29-year old Togawa, who wants Nozue to aim for all the things he is capable of. They start going to cafes together as a "anti-aging cure" for Nozue. Watch it here!

#jdrama #japanese bl #drama recommendation #his the series #old fashioned cupcake #like grains of sand #nagisa no sindobaddo #itsuka no kimi he

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mydairpercabeth · 3 months

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Everyone holding Annabeth to an impossible Standard

And then there’s Percy

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angelfic · 4 months

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annabeth and grover frantically submerging percy in water the way you’d put an iphone in a bowl of rice

#bless #still can’t wrap my head around the fact Athena was willing to kill her own daughter #when I say I’ve never hated anyone more #LIKE WHY WAS ANNABETH NOT FUMING #it’s a good thing she isn’t in s1 like I don’t think Percy would be able to hold his tongue #ni.txt #percy jackson and the olympians #pjotv #percy jackson #annabeth chase #grover underwood #pjo disney+#pjo #pjo tv show #pjo series #percy jackson tv show

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andy-dandy · 4 months

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love seeing the beginnings of perseus "pay your fucking child support" jackson's crusade against the gods' parental negligence problem in ep 1 & 2 of the pjo show. the absolute KING of "my daddy gave me issues so HE'S about to HAVE issues"

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson tv show #pjo series #i love his faceoff against mr d #'the FATE of the WORLD is at stake!'#'ok AND?'#percy is TRYING to refuse the call but the call KNOWS WHERE HE LIVES (and kidnapped his mom)#'i'm the son of SALLY JACKSON' what an icon

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frostedpuffs · 6 months

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HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#I FUCKING KNEW HE'D MAKE A CAMEO #as soon as i saw mat i started SCREAMING laughing #no mark cameo though :( sad #fnaf movie #fnaf movie spoilers #text post #fnaf #fnaf spoilers #matpat #the fact that his nametag says ness too. the fucking earthbound character #THE EASTER EGGS IN THIS MOVIE WERE SOOO GOOD #listen as an og fnaf fan....im thriving #not super into the series anymore but WOW this movie really catered to my high school age self lol

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absolutebl · 2 years

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Hi! Thanks to your recs, I am currently going through Taiwanese BL and I am finding them to be my favorite BL producing country. I wanted to ask if Taiwan gives/has given a BL couple another series. I would really like to see another series for the main leads in WBL and SYAQ but I dont know how possible that is. I observed in Korea they do not give a new series to a couple (at least in kdrama) while in Thailand there is at least a chance if the series does well and the couple is open to another series. I also wanted to ask the same for Japan (my impression is that they are the same as Korea).

Thank you as always for your recs, news, and reviews!

Ah I have a blog post that touches on this:

BL Breakdowns by Country

each country's section talks about the likelihood of a 2nd installment from that country.

Can We Expect MORE of the same?

Series? Same characters + same actors?

Aside from WBL (which I think of as one series, and suspect was filmed back to back) Taiwan has never done a 2nd season. LOTS of cameos tho.

Japan = yes, but usually with their movies. Sometimes other weirdness like Ossan (same cast & story, different settings) or His (series + movie with all new cast) or Boy’s Love (sameish? characters, multiple realities) and Cherry Magic (series + movie).

Korea = just Color Rush 2 so far, and historically they don't do season 2s with regular Kdramas (with a few noted exceptions) so its rare and unlikely: That said To My Star is getting a season 2 (also those leads have been in 2 other Kdrama’s together, not paired up)

The Philippines & Vietnam = sometimes (Gameboys got a 2nd season and a spin-off GL series Pearl Next Door which itself is supposed to get a movie soon.

Thailand = more than they probubly should

Branded pairs doing a new series as new characters but the same actors: like OffGun and MaxTul?

Taiwan has never done that, but I think they might. There was rumor that the leads from Trapped Jake & Chris outright said they’d be game for either a season 2 (or another series), and we all have hopes for Sam & Yu (WBL). I think having the SYAQ? boys show up in a cameo recently is a good sign that they’d be willing too, but that might be optimistic.

But Taiwan has neither the industry nor the funds to do very many BLs. So the stats are against us.

I think, for various cultural reasons, that long running branded pairs will be highly unlikely from Korea (in the style we see from Thailand). Same characters and a season 2 is more likely, and that’s still unlikely. HOWEVER, it’s been announced that the pair from Kissable Lips will be in another BL together. There’s gossip I won’t go into with those actors that makes me not too surprised, but also cautiously optimistic this will actually happen. I think they are GREAT pair who bring good higher heat (for Korea) and I’d love to see them in a BL with an HEA.

Vietnam has done this, same actor pair in various series, quite a few times actually (for such a small industry).

The Philippines has not done branded pairs, to my knowledge (but I am out of touch with the Pinoy stuff).

Japan only for series or linked IPs. (So they are are playing the same characters or a variations on those characters in alternate timelines or realities - don’t ask.)

Thailand, of course, started the madness.

Amended post-pub with info I was reminded about in the comments.

#asked and answered #Kissable Lips #thai bl #korean bl #pinoy bl #japanese bl #cherry magic #adapted from a manga #HIStory 3: Trapped #Taiwanese BL #Pearl Next Door #Gameboys #To My Star #Color Rush #30 Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard #30-sai made doutei dato mahoutsukai ni narerurashii #ossan's love #his the movie #his the series

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cassandragemini · 4 months

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Aimee, from Leonard Nimoy’s 2010 photography series Secret Selves

Aimee — tattoo and body piercing

I like being a girl…no one knows I am a woman, let alone a lesbian. My beard is natural, there is no imbalance.

#crow.txt #photography #lesbian #butch #idk what else to tag this with but i need everybody to see it Now #edit: yes its That leonard nimoy. you should also check out his series the full body project which centers fat burlesque performers

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time-woods · 8 months

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simon doodle in honor of fionna and cake dropping, sad old men gotta b my favorite species tbh

#adventure time #fionna and cake #simon petrikov #hes gonna lose his goddamn marbles again #his mental issues did NOT get fixed at the end of the series- simply swapped out for a different flavor #and its somewhat worse- cause now he can think clearly which comes with some good and bad followups #hashtag get this man therapy #fionna and cake spoilers

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negrowhat · 2 years

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Hey, do you know some bl‘s who maybe aren‘t so popular to watch? Cause i almost watched all i ever heard of….😂 also i just watched the latest episode of my fav bl (about a love triangle) and my fav ship got destoyed…i need something for my pain 😔😔

Sure I can give it a shot! Idk what you've seen so far but these are some of the dramas I rarely hear talked about.

Takumi-Kun the Series. It's an older Japanese BL so that's probably why no one talks about it. It's basically about a boy named Hayuma Takumi attending a private all boys high school somewhere in the mountains and he's got a phobia of people touching him that stems from past repeated s*xual ab*se from his older brother. He meet Saki Giichi a popular student in the same year who manages to help him get past his phobia and they become a couple. There's 5 movie installments and one of them features a side couple as the mains. I will give a trigger warning for bullying and s*xual ab*se though.

Behind Cut is a Korean BL. It's really cute and I never hear anyone talking about it. It follows up and coming fashion designer Ki Jin as he competes in a competition to launch his line and he enlists the help of a delivery boy named Yeong Woo to become his model during the competition. Naturally love blooms between them but someone else has his eye on Ki Jin as well.

Long Time No See is another Korean BL. It's a bit on the lower budget side but is amazing and thrilling. It follows assassin Chi Soo as he leads a double life taking people out and also writing a thrilling online romance novel. He meets a fan of his novel, Gi Tae, who he is instantly interested it and they fall in love. But can he keep his 2 worlds separate? And also may Gi Tae has his own secrets he's trying to cover up.

History 2: Right or Wrong. It's part of our beloved HIStory franchise. It follows uni student Sheng Zhe who somehow becomes a nanny for one of his professors, Shi Yi Jie. He takes care of YoYo and makes sure the professor is taken care of too and pretty soon they have a cute family dynamic going on BUT there's still an ex-wife trying to insert herself back into the picture.

Gameboys the Series is a Pinoy BL. It's focused around the height of the pandemic and features an interesting setup. Cai is an online gamer that meets a fan named Gav after losing a game to him on live. Watch as their romance blooms through constant video calls and Gav helps Cai deal with his father having COVID and Cai helps Gav feel less alone in the world after losing his beloved Granny.

His the Movie. It's a Japanese BL movie about a man named Shun who lives in seclusion after breaking up with the love of his life Nagisa. One day Nagisa shows up with his young daughter and basically moves in much to Shun's discomfort. Both men realize they of course still love each other but Nagisa has now dragged Shun into an ugly custody battle with his ex-wife. The movie is the followup to His the series where they both meet as 17 yr olds and have a summer beach romance.

#takumi-kun #takumi-kun series #long time no see #behind cut #gameboys #gameboys the series #his the movie #his 2020 #his the series #history 2 #history 2: right or wrong

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