I think people should read the novel. I’m sure opinions will change. Or not. I don’t care. I am unashamedly…
Absolutely 😊 The novel is so good! Makes me want more of the author’s work. I’ve been looking for another of hers to read, but I’m afraid that if I find it and read it, I’ll want it to be live action. And I can’t take the stress of that useless hoping rn. I’d be writing her daily, begging her to make it live. 😂
EDIT: I did a search and can’t find any other novels written by this author. Which is tragic and relieving in equal measure. I hope she writes more and then makes it a live action. She’s got a gift I’m a fan of. 100% on board with anything she writes and produces.
Honestly, after reading the novel, I really love the main couple. I also love Gao Tu. Shen Wenlang is a jerk for…
OMG You’re WAY more disciplined than I am because I cannot! I can barely stand waiting each week, which is why I read the novel. But that backfired a bit because now I want to see it live action even more 😂. How will Huang Xing portray Hua- I’m fascinated by how he’s been playing his role thus far even moreso after reading the novel. He’s my fave, after all.
I just got to say, I find it hilarious how people are not liking the main couple because of the manipulation and…
I think people should read the novel. I’m sure opinions will change. Or not. I don’t care. I am unashamedly in love with Hua Yong. He’s brilliant and singleminded determined for the one he’s loved for 15 years. And super patient. Does he lie to Sheng? Yeah. And? He yearns for him as a fated mate. If you understand omegaverse, fated mates are rare and coveted, and the top who finds their other half do what they can to get them. He’s doing well for a man who has found his other half. Wven chaining himself up so he doesn’t hurt Sheng during his heat and mate-seeking craze (the novel explains so much).
Gao Tu also lies to Shen. Does he have valid reasons? Yes. Should he have come clean? Also yes. In the novel, I feel like what he does in the near future is wrong, but it’s for a good reason. That’s just my opinion. If you know Shen’s background, you understand why Gao Tu’s actions hurt Shen and why he reacts the way he does to Gao Tu. Do I like his character!? Not really. Gao Tu is a pitiful person and if they show more of his father, you’ll know why he is the way he is.
It’s a good novel. During an interview, the actors mention that they are trying to follow the novel as accurately as possible (they explain how the scene of Hua and Sheng wasn’t accurately portrayed because of a different director who changed something they didn’t have time to fix and how they struggled with even that turn from the novel). Fans should read the novel, if they can, to understand this story and the characters better, both past scenes and ones to come. Just my humble suggestion as I feel it clarified some of the scenes and interactions, though the actors did really well. Sometimes things just can’t be portrayed like it was written due to internal monologues, time forcing scene cuts, budget, or other extenuating factors that come from turning a novel into real life. Like the explanation for why Hua chains himself up in a hotel room and why that particular hotel is such an issue and why Sheng doesn’t go there himself but sends a private investigator in his stead. Or the complexities surrounding the three companies and why.
But I digress. 😊(btw, I really dislike the way this app makes me come back to edit my post so my paragraphs show up.)
They were recommended by people that found them similar.
They are NOT similar outside of more and a loosely interpreted and portrayed idea of the omegaverse. I mean, what kind of omegaverse stories were they reading to come up with PitBabe?
I think people like the second couple as an extension of their love for Gao Tu. Amongst the four main characters,…
I love me some master manipulation. I’m fascinated by Hao Yong and our actor portrays him so well. I can’t wait to see how he interprets him in future scenes as the novel had me smiling with every interaction and switch up. Huang Xing does such a good job with the subtle facial expressions and body language. I can totally see the delicate, ethereal Omega flower everyone is enraptured by through his portrayal. I’m having the time of my life with the storyline of the main couple.
In the novel, the second couple really doesn’t get that much time. And their story is the most frustrating for a LONG time. So much so that the conclusion of their “courtship” seems abrupt. Brace yourselves.
If only we can tell ourselves the truth every once in a while. When I saw the desire picture and description,…
Honestly, after reading the novel, I really love the main couple. I also love Gao Tu. Shen Wenlang is a jerk for WAAAAAAY to long. Also clueless to his own feelings. His backstory didn’t make me sympathize with him enough to forgive him either. I sympathize with Gao Tu, but that doesn’t make me prefer the second couple over the first. I absolutely love our enigma and his masterful manipulating.
But you are right on not being emotionally attached. I’m not emotionally invested in any couple I watch or read. I’m that passive fan that just likes a good story that hooks me. For that reason, I don’t understand fandoms that go crazy when their “ship” parts ways. Like, it’s a job. They are business partners. Why is this so hard to understand? Why do fans become toxic, like in the Thai BL world. OMG the DRAMA! I honestly don’t get it. When I see it on social media, I just can’t understand it. Don’t these people have better things to do? Also, so what if a BL actor is straight and dating? I honestly don’t care, as long as they portray their character to the best of their ability. What they do outside of that is their business. Just entertain me! 😄
I’m more interested in the story tbh. I can’t WAIT to see this. Me hoping this exceeds my expectations 🙏🏾…
No worries. To each their own. 😁
As for webtoons, I don’t really have many that stick out enough as I haven’t been reading for several months for one reason or another. I would need to go back through my history- which is A LOT. But there are a couple ongoing ones I struggle weekly to wait for- Beyond the Memories and Reunion. Both deal with memory loss of one of the main couples and the struggles associated with that. I also really like supernatural elements, so gravitate towards those. Mindreading ones are super fun to read. I did also really enjoy Our Youth. Because of my impatience and super fast reading speed, I tend to gravitate toward stories that have completed, but sometimes the plot for an ongoing or new release catches me in the net.
I haven’t seen Isomura Hayato in anything, but I’m interested in how these two will work together. I hope they have good onscreen chemistry.
It is a shame that people jump to conclusions and feel the need to attack. I’ve also been subjected to this. I don’t think your comment warranted the reaction it got from your first responder, and I do think you clarified your meaning well. There’s no shame in enjoying series with explicit scenes. Many of the people who shout that the draw should be the plot more than the NC scenes are the same ones who rate a series high because of NC scenes and gush about the chemistry between two BL characters in series and ship them irl the most. It’s those self-righteous people who make me take comments like that with a grain of salt.
But I also know your comment was not meant in the way the responder interpreted it. Don’t stress anymore about it, if you can. I understood you. And some people just like to start things for the attention. Or to be seen as “righteous.” Honey, we are ALL watching NC scenes and hope for a more spicy kiss than a prolonged lip touch (which is super unrealistic in any relationship, gay or straight). Even those prolonged lip touches in straight dramas are criticized. Like, who does that?! No tongue at all? It makes me chuckle or roll my eyes, no matter how amazing the plot is. I and dozens of commenters end up posting about how ridiculous it is, even while loving a series. I feel no shame in doing so.
I’m more interested in the story tbh. I can’t WAIT to see this. Me hoping this exceeds my expectations 🙏🏾…
Ah. My first BL was relatively recent- Love in the Air. (Watched late 2023 or early 2024.) Because I watched a reel where they’re sharing a sweet scene and Rain is trying to comfort and calm down Payu after his face off with the self-important wannabe. I was like, Hm… That looks interesting. Now, I have SO many BLs under my belt in just a short time (seriously, my ADHD-fueled addiction amazes even myself at times), plus dozens of webtoons- I’m a member of Lezhin. 2gether was maybe my 20th BL? KinnPorche was my 2nd. Yeah. I went right for the deep end, I know. When I watched my first JBL- I believe it was My Beautiful Man (which I’ve also watched plus S2 and the movie countless times), I was eager to consume as many JBLs for the very interesting plots they deal with.
I also really love most KBLs, with Love for Love’s Sake being one of my favorites. I applaud well-known mainstream actors normalizing playing in BL roles like in Love in the Big City with Nam Yoon Su- and that was crazy explicit with those NC scenes. Because of this drama, I’m a little hopeful that we will get a more realistic representation of a gay relationship even with Taecyeon as a ML.
OMG. Even with editing this is super long. Hope someone finds use in it, even if it’s just for a few JBL suggestions.…
I’m just rereading my previous post recommending these, thanks to your comment. My apologies if I repeat myself because of not remembering what I had previously said. 😊. I also don’t mind when a paid source cannot be found. Desperate times and all that jazz. 😉
I’m reading the novel and, Fam! I cannot wait for these scenes to be revealed, since the whole production is trying to stay as true to the original as possible. Hua Yong is something else and I lowkey love him. Poor ShaoYou had no chance from D1 15 years ago. There are some crazy events in the novel before he finds out though. I’m only on chapter 45 though.
He’s just horny af. In the novel he had to wait 2 years for the cake. They did some fooling around, but he didn’t…
Yeah. I think the timeframe is similar. The Lunar year following other events show months had passed since their first meet already. Chi Cheng marking the time between visits as 5 or 6 days, plus other clues as you mentioned, help show a good portion of time passes. In the novel, SuoWei had been hospitalized for a month after the python incident. And Wang Shuo had been back in the country for 6 months beginning in January when he’d encountered ChengYu. I think this extended period of time had been hinted at during their scene at the snake farm.
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EDIT: I did a search and can’t find any other novels written by this author. Which is tragic and relieving in equal measure. I hope she writes more and then makes it a live action. She’s got a gift I’m a fan of. 100% on board with anything she writes and produces.
Gao Tu also lies to Shen. Does he have valid reasons? Yes. Should he have come clean? Also yes. In the novel, I feel like what he does in the near future is wrong, but it’s for a good reason. That’s just my opinion. If you know Shen’s background, you understand why Gao Tu’s actions hurt Shen and why he reacts the way he does to Gao Tu. Do I like his character!? Not really. Gao Tu is a pitiful person and if they show more of his father, you’ll know why he is the way he is.
It’s a good novel. During an interview, the actors mention that they are trying to follow the novel as accurately as possible (they explain how the scene of Hua and Sheng wasn’t accurately portrayed because of a different director who changed something they didn’t have time to fix and how they struggled with even that turn from the novel). Fans should read the novel, if they can, to understand this story and the characters better, both past scenes and ones to come. Just my humble suggestion as I feel it clarified some of the scenes and interactions, though the actors did really well. Sometimes things just can’t be portrayed like it was written due to internal monologues, time forcing scene cuts, budget, or other extenuating factors that come from turning a novel into real life. Like the explanation for why Hua chains himself up in a hotel room and why that particular hotel is such an issue and why Sheng doesn’t go there himself but sends a private investigator in his stead. Or the complexities surrounding the three companies and why.
But I digress. 😊(btw, I really dislike the way this app makes me come back to edit my post so my paragraphs show up.)
In the novel, the second couple really doesn’t get that much time. And their story is the most frustrating for a LONG time. So much so that the conclusion of their “courtship” seems abrupt. Brace yourselves.
But you are right on not being emotionally attached. I’m not emotionally invested in any couple I watch or read. I’m that passive fan that just likes a good story that hooks me. For that reason, I don’t understand fandoms that go crazy when their “ship” parts ways. Like, it’s a job. They are business partners. Why is this so hard to understand? Why do fans become toxic, like in the Thai BL world. OMG the DRAMA! I honestly don’t get it. When I see it on social media, I just can’t understand it. Don’t these people have better things to do? Also, so what if a BL actor is straight and dating? I honestly don’t care, as long as they portray their character to the best of their ability. What they do outside of that is their business. Just entertain me! 😄
As for webtoons, I don’t really have many that stick out enough as I haven’t been reading for several months for one reason or another. I would need to go back through my history- which is A LOT. But there are a couple ongoing ones I struggle weekly to wait for- Beyond the Memories and Reunion. Both deal with memory loss of one of the main couples and the struggles associated with that. I also really like supernatural elements, so gravitate towards those. Mindreading ones are super fun to read. I did also really enjoy Our Youth. Because of my impatience and super fast reading speed, I tend to gravitate toward stories that have completed, but sometimes the plot for an ongoing or new release catches me in the net.
I haven’t seen Isomura Hayato in anything, but I’m interested in how these two will work together. I hope they have good onscreen chemistry.
It is a shame that people jump to conclusions and feel the need to attack. I’ve also been subjected to this. I don’t think your comment warranted the reaction it got from your first responder, and I do think you clarified your meaning well. There’s no shame in enjoying series with explicit scenes. Many of the people who shout that the draw should be the plot more than the NC scenes are the same ones who rate a series high because of NC scenes and gush about the chemistry between two BL characters in series and ship them irl the most. It’s those self-righteous people who make me take comments like that with a grain of salt.
But I also know your comment was not meant in the way the responder interpreted it. Don’t stress anymore about it, if you can. I understood you. And some people just like to start things for the attention. Or to be seen as “righteous.” Honey, we are ALL watching NC scenes and hope for a more spicy kiss than a prolonged lip touch (which is super unrealistic in any relationship, gay or straight). Even those prolonged lip touches in straight dramas are criticized. Like, who does that?! No tongue at all? It makes me chuckle or roll my eyes, no matter how amazing the plot is. I and dozens of commenters end up posting about how ridiculous it is, even while loving a series. I feel no shame in doing so.
I also really love most KBLs, with Love for Love’s Sake being one of my favorites. I applaud well-known mainstream actors normalizing playing in BL roles like in Love in the Big City with Nam Yoon Su- and that was crazy explicit with those NC scenes. Because of this drama, I’m a little hopeful that we will get a more realistic representation of a gay relationship even with Taecyeon as a ML.