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Best Ever Shower Scene in Entire BL Universe!
(First I have to get this off my chest! I have seen a multitude of obligatory shower scenes in BL series - they are always almost carbon copies of each other - but this was different, there was initially some genuine showering with shower gel and everything! It, of course, got more NC (not complaining) but it was better thought out and performed than any other I've seen. Hot!)
In all honesty parts of this series dragged but the parts that were good were so good! I thought Duang was going to drive me nuts at first - even more Pollyana than Pete in 'Love by Chance.' [Tho Pete's sweet performance; in a perfect breathy, little-girl uke turn, made me want that relationship to succeed.]
But as Duang's ridiculous puppy-like persistence began to chip away at icy (emotionally damaged) Qin's resistance I became more invested.
Then this show turned all the BL personality tropes on their heads:
Duang; child-like, ridiculous and over-the-top (though retaining all the irritating puppy stuff) because of his experience of a secure place in a totally loving family: becomes a steady and wise emotional centre. Qin, cold and obviously the seme partner, realizes he needs Duang's really high EQ as protection and strength. And I have to say that this was really fine work by TeeTee, whose warm performance carried the show, managing to make Duang both loveable and admirable; despite the silliness about 'being a puppy'.
And then whoa! the reverse when we finally got (having waited like Duang till we could scarcely 'endure it') to the big NC scene! Puppy Duang is the 'aggressor' and Qin needs to be coaxed. It was so cool because it was so unexpected.
I think this series did a very good job of presenting the familiar BL tropes with a fun disconcerting spin. Not art - but very heartwarming.
AND OML! Por - the FACE, the VOICE, the S*EXINESS of the jazz performance (even his fingers are beautiful "Botticelli angel" fingers.) A gift to the BL fans of the world.
In all honesty parts of this series dragged but the parts that were good were so good! I thought Duang was going to drive me nuts at first - even more Pollyana than Pete in 'Love by Chance.' [Tho Pete's sweet performance; in a perfect breathy, little-girl uke turn, made me want that relationship to succeed.]
But as Duang's ridiculous puppy-like persistence began to chip away at icy (emotionally damaged) Qin's resistance I became more invested.
Then this show turned all the BL personality tropes on their heads:
Duang; child-like, ridiculous and over-the-top (though retaining all the irritating puppy stuff) because of his experience of a secure place in a totally loving family: becomes a steady and wise emotional centre. Qin, cold and obviously the seme partner, realizes he needs Duang's really high EQ as protection and strength. And I have to say that this was really fine work by TeeTee, whose warm performance carried the show, managing to make Duang both loveable and admirable; despite the silliness about 'being a puppy'.
And then whoa! the reverse when we finally got (having waited like Duang till we could scarcely 'endure it') to the big NC scene! Puppy Duang is the 'aggressor' and Qin needs to be coaxed. It was so cool because it was so unexpected.
I think this series did a very good job of presenting the familiar BL tropes with a fun disconcerting spin. Not art - but very heartwarming.
AND OML! Por - the FACE, the VOICE, the S*EXINESS of the jazz performance (even his fingers are beautiful "Botticelli angel" fingers.) A gift to the BL fans of the world.
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