Love in the Air

Stormy love

Rain is so childish and self absorbed with a bad attitude and all the more ridiculous when his best friend was gassing him up about his looks in a way that didn't make any sense until learning that outside of the show, the actor is actually half Korean. He's indeed really slow on the uptake as Payu as well as his own friends tell him, which makes him so initially frustrating to watch. Rain not understanding the signals could be chalked up to his inexperience, especially only just freshly discovering that he's also bisexual like Payu, but all his other actions are ridiculous and really as a result of his unable to accept his own attraction to Payu. Payu for his part is into this annoying freshman, because for some reason it's cute, but he also tries to mentor Rain as an architecture department alumni that just graduated the year before, which is lucky for Rain. Once their relationships kicks in, Rain shapes up a bit, even learning to care about someone other than himself and becomes more easier to watch. The rich people bathrooms with the large exposed windows is always weird, but a bath while it rains outside looks looks so cozy outside of the what the characters are doing. The nc scenes are daring comparatively to other shows, but surprisingly tasteful and mostly works because thes actors for Payu and Rain have no awkwardness about it. They have good commitment and team work to actually convey the character's connection and even character development through the intimacy. I do appreciate the other displays of affections are also straightforwardly presented without the annoying romance slow motion and music effects. Both the couples have some questionable moments at the start of the relationship with the older guy's actions, but compared to the other bl adaptations from the same author, this is has way more consent involved.

The story feels grinded to a halt when it suddenly shifts to the second couple as the main story. It's not that Sky's story isn't interesting, but the pacing takes a big hit to suddenly literally play the exact same scenes of Rain and Payu again for some reason along with the new Sky POV. The reveal of Sky's bad relationship past and then the misunderstanding is also dragged out for too long. Payu and Rain pretty much disappears from the story aside from occasionally showing up as a sounding board for Sky and Pai respectively, which is a shame because Payu is the most interesting character with a unique personality in the whole show and therefore his relationship with Rain is the most interesting. The second couple is not well acted enough to take on the amount of screen time that is demanded of them for their storyline as well. I did like that one scene of Sky lying through his teeth to hurt Pai enough that Pai has tears streaming down his face. Psychologically, Sky's story is pretty tragic, even his initial one night stand with Pai is partially because of his lack of self esteem from his trauma conflicting and overlapping with his desires combined with the flirting and the threat that Pai's request in exchange for leaving the illegal event is. The resolution doesn't feel really complete like any justice was to be had for Sky who was sexually and mentally assaulted and abused by his ex once again. I'm glad Sky got some kind of catharsis though.

It's such a disjointed feeling that the series just wrapped on on Sky and Pai like Payu and Rain was just tertiary characters the whole time rather than the main characters. It seems to be two different books adapted at the same time and the script definitely should have just intertwined them instead of telling them one at a time for better pacing. It feels like such a waste of Payu's character who has the potential for more story there was in the show.

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Midly enjoyable thanks to Pai's smile

This drama consists in two different parts telling the story of two different couples.
The first one is so cringe I felt it down my skin. The actors are not to blame, but the no-sense dialogues, the cringey lines. Rain is such a kid, he's basically the classic bimbo waiting for a daddy to take care of him. And I HATED that. Sometimes he says stuff - mostly sexual innuendos - that are just too cringey to be true (ex. ep 7 where he says "P' Payu is the only one who can screw me" to the one who just kidnapped him). Let's not forget the "punishment" scene where Payu smacked Rain's butt: no, it was not anything bdsm, they were not in any kind of relationship, they were basically strangers. What's wrong with the author? That's called assault.
I don't even know what kept me from dopping this - maybe the chemistry was good enough to save the almost-whole thing.

I enjoyed the second part the most. We still have the chasing-concept (almost stalking at some point), but we can see the effort Pai put in gaining Sky's trust. Their relationship started in the most toxic way, but it ended up with a clamorous character development from both sides and I enjoyed it the most. We can see how Pai cares a lot about Sky, how he really wants to take care of him despite his first intention to just get laid with him. And I really enjoyed that. The actors did a great job.
Still, the flaws were in the script. I mean. Sky's trauma is showed just when necessary to create some drama. You shouldn't talk about sexual assault if you're going to take that easily - this was troublesome.
Another HUGE problem of this latest part is the sound problem: music sometimes is louder than the dialogues, the phone-calls are just cringe when you can hear the voice on the phone LOUDER than the voice of the actor on the screen.

In the end, what I'll remember dearly of this drama is Pai's smile. That is the cutest.

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Nothing to “ride” home about.

This was actually the first BL I watched and while waiting for the rest of the Eps, I managed to binge a few others over the past few weeks and boy, am I glad I did.

Things felt disjointed and I think that came from the imbalanced set-up of telling two different relationship stories one after another instead of intertwining them. There are very few instances in dramas where this technique works, but I think it’s fair to say that this is a great example of how the technique behaved more like a magnifying glass, illuminating the flaws of the plot itself.

The style in which the story was told wasn’t too bad. It was visually appealing, had the aesthetics to portray the racing world of Prapai and Phayu and some decent music choices for the more “iconic” scenes. The problem I had was with the “flow” of plot and with certain dialogue that was (not) used. Personally, I felt that they tried to tackle too many obstacles and because of this, we got very surface level solutions/responses from the characters. This did such a disservice to the character’s growth and progress of the plot, because they essentially had to rush over certain topics that, in my opinion, should never be rushed or overlooked.

It’s an easy watch that, in pretence, puts plasters on gaping wounds, but besides some of the steamy scenes and eye candy, in terms of the plot, it’s your typical ‘Wattpad’ story as another MDLer* so nicely put it! ;)

(*MDLer in question : https://kisskh.at/profile/SwissLotus/review/241389 )

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A good show, but definitely not for the faint of heart.

I just want to make it clear that there's a very strong 18+ warning on this show. Not only are there multiple non-con scenes but some of the later episodes go pretty in depth about abuse etc. If you can't handle more controversial shows then this one probably isn't for you, but if that doesn't bother you then this series is definitely worth it.

The intimacy between the two couples was very well written and didn't feel forced at all. The chemistry flowed really naturally, probably thanks to talented actors. The trope of a confident guy going after a shy naive guy is pretty overused in this genre but this show managed to pull it off really well. Their personalities bounced really well off of each other and a lot of moments in the show felt very endearing and sweet.

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PRAPAI IS SUCH A GREEN FLAG!!

First of all, this is my first ever bl to ever watch and I did not regret it.

things that I like:
-Im gonna start off with the story, I really liked Prapaisky's story, Sky's backstory added depth to his kinda cold character, While Prapai set the standards for me, I mean he went from a Playboyy to a fricking man who settles only for Sky, I really fell in love with them. I was supposed to watch this for Bossnoeul but Fortpeat caught my heart, I really love all the casts, the Chemistry and the Acting skills.
-You might find some cringe scenes, yes, like the scene where Phayu spanks Rain but let's not mind that (especially the kidnapping one)

-moving on to the music:
-I loved the ost, I have no words to explain it

Intensity level:
3.5/5, It only has like 2 NC scenes of Bossnoeul and like 2 to Fortpeat as well BUT watch out for ep 6 and 8,TRUST ME.

english is not my first language so don't mind the grammar.

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An attempt of a light BL version of Fast and the Furious, with two almost identical story lines.

Although not a big fan of cars, bikes and races, I am a big fan of Fast and the Furious. So obvious I liked this one. It's far from perfect, but definitely worth watching and enjoyable. Perhaps I should also state here, that I am always after BL series, which leave behind a little bit some of the clichés of high-school/college romance and move on to more adult territories. In fact, I find it nice, if the genre does not solely revolve around the relationship(s). Having said so, however, this is still the case here, were we watch two couples forming, but at least the back bone stories are somehow different.

Things I liked:
The acting was decent, the emotional development of all people noteworthy, and dealing with a sensitive subject, namely abusive relationships in someone's past. In particular the last one was nicely handled, in that the focus was not on the abuse itself (just rare flashes and memories), but how the person learns to slowly go on. Some skin is shown, but (at least for my personal taste), not out of proportion. Sleeping with your loved one is finally part of a couple's life.

Things I did not like:
The series consists of practically two seasons. In episodes 1-7 we follow one couple and in the rest another. Although the couples coexist, in their out-of-focus episodes, they are reduced to even less than supportive roles. From what I understand these are indeed two different novels. I really think, that the development of both should progress in parallel, so that it would feel more natural.
Both couples are very similar: the older dominant, rich and clearly more masculine biker pursuing, and the younger more delicate freshman "politely" refusing until finally convinced - they live happily ever after - the end. This is actually quite a bore, although saved by the honest evolving of the characters. Also both stories have an underworld problem to solve (different for each one), which although per se is good, it has two flaws. The one is that the incidents are injected in the story severely out-of-the-blue and do not really contribute to the plot, except for the ensuing "thank you for saving me, I love you" line. The other is that the template of how they are used (even time-wise) are practically identical in both storylines, making the second one extremely predictable and thus boring (OK the first was also predictably, but at least not a repetition within the same series).

In summary: A pleasant BL series, with some twist and a nice character development. Nothing particularly new, but nothing boring either. It's a nice series to watch.

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sweet and entertaining

at the beginning I just thought it was hilarious. it was that with the first couple. rain is portrayed as an adorable and stupid clown while his bf is this serious and successful guy that everyone has a crush on. personally I think they were perfect for each other. rain with his little kinks and his bf indulging him. the spanking i had issues with. also the way he acted sometimes, more like rains older relative instea dof his bf. but i think its part lf their dynamic and relationship.
sky my baby! i cried for him. the actor did a great job bringing the pain and suffering across. p’pai! what a beautiful actor and on top
of it he has skills. the reformed player who turned into a major green flag. omg how I cried as tears rolled down his eyes. I seriously can’t get over his eyes. every emotion and thought was mirrored in his eyes. the way he took sky and guided him away from the inner darkness he carried was beautiful! he gave him time, soace and understanding! that is exactly what sky needed. P’Pai was his anchor who gave him something to hold on to and to keep him sane. i really loved how the character developed into a caring and loving person. i wish everyone could meet theirnown P’Pai. there was no red flag in this couple.
all together I loved the show. i will
miss them and hopefully they will have another show together. it is always hard to say goodbye to someone you love and I really loved the 4 of them.

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Rain and Payu were the best part of this drama.

This is the second time i watched this drama and i must say, the first time i was quite annoyed by the second half with Prapai and Sky. But this time around it hardly annoyed me. Maybe because this time i knew the story and trauma of Sky and therefore his behaviour didn't annoy me so much.

I have a bit af a hate love fleeling with Fort and Peat. Most of te time they are good actors, but they have the tendancy to irritate me sometimes with their acting. I can't quite put my finger on the problem though.
The chemistry of Boss and Noeul is off the charts, they never dissapoint me. They are just amazing actors.

The story of Rain and Payu wasn't very complicated, but somehow it entertained me more than the complex story of Prapai and Sky.

I will problably watch this drama again in the future.

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Sky's storyline was much better executed

Phayu’s and Rain’s story was meh, but they had crazy sexual tension and the chemistry was through the roof. the plot was a bit sloppy, and it still bothers me that they never actually got to /know/ each other. Sky and Prapai were sooo cute tho 🥺 sky had me almost crying with his story, and their development didn't feel rushed at all; they also got to know each other and I loved that, it felt more real. However, I do think that sky’s ex coming back and traumatizing sky was completely unnecessary (typical Mame’s show 🙄), and Sky’s trauma should be treated. Sure, he found true love with Prapai, but love is not enough to heal the wound that something like what sky had gone through leaves on people. It would've been so much better if they mentioned at the end that Sky was seeing a therapist, and that he was feeling better bc of that. Overall, I liked the show, and Sky's and Prapai’s arc was much better than phayu's and rain's in my opinion.

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An amazing show i would recommend to any fellow BL lover

Now i personally don't know anyone else who watches BL like i do, But like i do isn't saying to much considering i just got into BL this year but the main point is That i actually stopped watching BL's the second Kinnporsche finished But finding this show right here completely hooked Me back on It is such a good show with some amazing Actors, The intimate Scenes are seriously some of the best i've seen. The story is pretty Basic Not like it's bad it's just a average senior-junior Relationship But the Actors seriously Made such a basic concept feel like something i've never watched before I have tons more i could say but lets stick to this!

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Guilty pleasure

This BL is definetly a guilty pleasure show for me. I watch it for the insanely good chemistry between both couples, the kisses and the sex scenes.
The acting is overall okay, but I especially love Noeul as Rain, he does an awesome job for his very first role!

That were the good things, now moving on to the bad....

The story is dumb and just build around all the hot scenes. Seriously, the plot is just there to have an excuse for hot men feeling each other up on a regular basis, but that's the case for a lot of BLs and I'm not complaining.
The real issue is once again all the non-con elements and scenes in the show. I don't know why the industry is so obsessed with the image of the forcing somebody to "love" with literally sexual harassment. Both Payu and Prapai are hella pushy, manipulative und forceful jerks and especially in Payus case toe the line to assault (Payus and Rains bathroom scene... dude.). Nobody in real life would let them behave like that, no matter how handsome they are and it made me really uncomfortable at times.
Their behaviour get's better, once they managed to make their "ukes" fall in love with them, but that doesn't make up for them being assholes beforehand.

So yeah... I'm not proud of it, but I'm gonna continue watching and try to switch my brain off outside of the love scenes :D

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Bad casting and a borderline inappropriate story

I want to start off by saying that this drama is casted so badly. I'm not saying that the actors are bad, I'm actually quite fond of them, but beside rain I don't think the main actors fit there rolls. Sky is to old, while Pai is WAY to young. I mean Pai is supposed to be like 5-10 years older but his actor is 3 years younger than Sky which personally kinda distracts me and the story confusing. Also Payu's actor is the same age as Rain's actor, wich can pass since he does look older than rain but not 4 years older, wich again to me is just confusing. So the casting is just not it.
So this drama is basically split in to two parts with two main couples. From ep 8 they like start focusing on the second couple.
Eventough I didn't really understought Rain an Payu's storyline I liked it. It was simple and just your average romance drama. But then you get Pai and Sky. Without giving any spoilers this was just not it. It feels like Pai is invasive, it's supposed to be cute but nah he lacks respect of boundaries and just seems like a rich kid who gets everything he wants. Sky on the other hand is an amazing character with so much to him, wich the writers just don't go into?? I don't know if they'll explain it in the last 2 episodes but my hopes are low. My boy has unresolved trauma and then you have Pai who just forces himself into Skys live. I don't like the writing for them cause they could make a beautiful story of overcoming problems and growing together, but instead you get this.
2 rich snotty best friends who are "perfect" with 2 young boys who idolise them. Its giving daddy issues.

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