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waiting for this, or at least an OT3-ever-after.. (My Love Patzzi) ♡♡♡ someday! *fingers crossed hopelessly*

"jealously incarnate" aka "don't dare to dream this will end decently" lol was one of the WORST & most LOVELESS "triangles" ever, but the best ones in my own pov are ~mature enough to just avoid overdone cliche "heartbreak" & petty jealousy tropes & pure enough to not resort to the x-rated (obvious or implied) messiness of typical soaps.. true heartfelt writing doesn't need all that, but achieving it onscreen is rare indeed ♡

asking the important questions lol I'm interested too ♡♡♡

agree, just watching Strong Woman DBS & the SVU-like scenes btwn ones of typical silly cuteness feel so jarring! it's a weird mix, heh.. n.n

They are very rare indeed! My top faves are even more "OT4" type ie the second girl becomes or alrdy is close with the main girl as well as both guys loool - Protect the Boss & She Was Pretty ♡♡♡♡ I would also suggest Soft Memory which has not only adorkably cute queer vibes, but an ~odd ending that could be read in various ways, hmm.. ♡♡♡

the best "love triangles" are the ones with actual ~equal love feels in multiple directions, lol in my pov! always seems like I got scammed?? when a story claims to have a "triangle" but in truth, the other person is barely seen at all by the middle one, tsk.. especially not romantically! but yet I'm still so often willing to give new stories a chance, forever hoping for smth that will surprise me in a fun & cute way.. ♡♡♡

@ITZRASHMI This feeling has plagued me for years, argh! ♡ Dying for a simple, basic, classic-vibes 16hr-ish drama for each of my fave potential queer ship combos LOL be it f/f, m/f/m, or f/m/f.. just "innocent cuteness" with fun cohabitation hijinks, adorkable dates, etc no tears & no jealousy! (or at least not the "serious" soapy kind, so boring! & cliche by now) Can't wait til.. 2024? 2032? 2045? when we finally have a variety? to choose from, heh.. for now, I'll just be shipping "triangles" hopelessly xD

GKP's puppy-looks in CT were indeed peak heart-melting ♡u♡

there does exist a ~variety of ppl in this world LOL I for one am also a "shut-in", mega-hermit, don't ever really like going out at all BUT when I do (& even being disabled, I do have errands etc to do on my own too) I can be "uncharacteristically outgoing" for someone who is ~mainly an introvert - from making cmts to others at the grocery store to randomly complimenting ppl to striking up full convos with strangers, haha.. ♡ but often I still end up quickly longing for the comfort & seclusion & solitude of my sanctuary that I call home, so.. it's not sustainable for me to have a regular "everyday" kind of life that iinvolves going out & being "on" all the time like most others manage to do, just occasionally, once or twice a month or so overall ☆

no it was released back in late 2019, that's when I started watching it or shortly after in early 2020 first on KissAsian but then I switched to the YouTube version cuz it's better quality ♡

There's no established queer relationships really, BUT the character of QiGuang who is based on Jay, just like Jay is rich & they both have a crush on the lead in his "handsome" mode & this one goes a wee bit farther (than the comic at whatever point I left off a while back) with QG speaking & even after figuring out WS's bodyswitching secret, still crushes on him - his original self, lol. In fact, I really love how pure QG is about taking care of everyone, especially WS, expecting nothing in return, knowing WS is hopelessly smitten with TQ anyways. Yet WS remains oblivious of QG's feelings effectively thru-out the whole 19hrs, heh. Overall, QG has become one of my all-time fave drama characters with how he's written here! ♡

I'm still surprised the basically polyamorous & epic "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" (about a loner geek who ends up with ~two androids in a mega complicated f/m/m triangle) came from China as well.. o.o ♡♡♡

LOL that very last scene was such a tease! it looked to be XiaoRou's wedding with YuSheng, then ChuLu shows up &.. trio reunites? ♡♡♡

I FOUND THE POST & LOL omg it's just as hilarious as I remember it, but obviously full of !SPOILERS! so.. the choice to click is all yours ;P https://rainscene.livejournal.com/26403.html

I have another "NEEDS to be updated & moved over to MDL asap" list on Viki too where I basically wrote the promo summaries for a bunch of dramas I watched, "AS ~IF THEY WERE FOR / ABOUT *QUEER* STORIES" & every time I re-read them I get all nostalgic about the "what-ifs" all over again - M3 is one of my faves in that context, LOL! https://viki.com/collections/130853l If you make it to the Disqus cmt section, I flail more over M3 in an old but still relevant cmt there as well ♡ I'll also see if I can find that LJ post, lol it was so funny! (& drama nicknames included "Marry Me Mary" & "Mary Gets Married" so often ppl wd shorten it to just "M3", hehe)

I actually attempted one some years ago on Viki's website but the corporate changeover & minimizing makeover kinda massacred it so there's only 20 out of 30 series showing up & they're all from pre-2017, lol. You can check it out here: https://viki.com/collections/369674l

I tend to gravitate towards cute & cheerful vibes with all Asian media, so I had passed over 3WBF for its dark & gloomy impression, & looking at MFR's page it has a similar feel, but Btwn C&I may have potential! Also the ace rep being spoken positively about in the cmts is a welcome bonus, lol too bad it's only a shortfilm but I'll def keep it in mind for when I'm up for it! Thanks!! ♡

Oh yes, watch Mary if you enjoy practically-poly hijinks lol even if the writing lost its way somewhere around the middle, when they try to make up for it a bit in the last ep, my heart. There was a whole page of cmts on LiveJournal where ppl were pondering the polyness! The aesthetics fuel my dreams even after all this time & some fanvids are on my profile too ♡

I really need to get around to making my list that rates dramas I've watched on a scale of "zero poly" to "poly potential" (&/or FAKE/BAIT) to "practically poly" haha I could rant for hours on the ones that hurt the most (still!) & will forever keep on rec'ing the ones whose potential made me squee the most ♡ btw I glanced at your list & would suggest off your PtW-list: Protect the Boss & Mary Stayed Out All Night & She Was Pretty ♡ plus the super-cute Panda & Hedgehog & FBNxtDoor even tho you dropped them ♡ I'm still waiting for a drama that has just as cuute of a "vague enough to pass as poly" ending as My Love Patzzi did all the way back in 2002 tho, pfftt! xD

My worst experience on Viki during the "LGTV browser working awesomely & Viki having a great player with epic cmt interaction" days was while watching the series Lucky Romance.. it was just an endless bombardment of negativity from bullying cmts mocking & complaining about how the lead female character was dressed & them repeatedly insulting her style or "lack of" & it constantly ruined my mood during nearly every scene & I would spend a ton of time after every ep downvoting all the senseless hate & reporting truly vile stuff as well.. ugh. By the end of the 16th ep I said smth to effect of hoping all the bitter & cruel judgey ppl eventually grow a conscience & learn how to be kind humans because no one deserves that, to see / hear / read ceaseless rudeness on the level they were putting out, especially while trying to just watch a series & share general thoughts & fun cmts with others. Each ep also had a Disqus cmt section at the bottom of their individual watchpgs too so I would plead with them to give it a rest alrdy & that the timed cmts needed serious moderation.

Those Disqus areas were the sections tho where most wd do their complaining about the subs or lack of.. I would report them as spam because it did say right in the rules at the top to not bother when the whole site was a *community effort*. Boggles the mind how entitled too many ppl can be! I've done captioning work, it's extremely difficult & requires patience of a special kind.. if only ALL viewers could respect the dedicated effort that goes into it! ♡

No such thing as "dumb questions", lol curiosity gets us answers one way or another & I'm always happy to play Google especially as I can provide extra advice from experience ♡

The FireStick, like the Roku, does need a plug, but it's not an ordinary one - it's powered by USB. So for my setup I just used one of the slots on my main USB adapter. I didn't hook up the HDMI direct to a slot behind the TV tho, I used smth to connect it to an HDMI cord I had been using for smth else. If you hook it up behind a TV, some ppl use a USB slot on the TV itself to power it.. depends on your setup really.

As for advantages, yeah none of my positives involved any money lol I only cared about access to things not available on my awesome Roku ie namely decent captions styling on Amz Prime: Amz used to have an awesome font then it poofed then the whole ability to style subs on their Roku app just got removed & for SOME reason they never wised up to be like Hulu which uses the Roku's own nearly perfect caption styling lol & ugh it was just a real pain for me, heh. I also got an Xfinity Flex with my internet service & occasionally the Prime on that one would have the old font I love but it was very rare. I used Amz on my LGTV for the longest before those devices, but the font got messed up there first. The FireMax thing I got now tho.. pretty fonts on the Prime! Also because it's literally the ONLY app ever that allows you presets for cap styles, I was able to discover an even better look for captions while watching animated media. I'll eventually post the results somewhere but man.. I wish every app had that ability!!

Besides the fonts.. well, I don't own a full computer LOL. I briefly used a laptop for media streaming a few years back but it died a few years btwn then & now. To mirror things I'd have to use my Galaxy S7 & it too often would end up buffering or freezing & driving me nuts. My LGTV browser is no longer compatible with a lot of websites (one of the reasons I tried switching to an HDMI-connected laptop- I used to love contributing to the timed cmts on Viki with positivity! but that was btwn 2016-17/18?ish) & so if you got a computer that works great & can get apps of its own (& don't currently have any font issues in captions), yeahh then you probly wdnt exactly "need" a Fire device, LOL..

Sorry for the rambling ♡

Oh gosh, I remember the complainers at Viki lol back when I watched with the timed cmts on anyways.. I don't see them nowadays lol since I only watch via Roku - & yeah meanwhile I been waiting what, 4-5yrs for this series to get properly subbed LOL oyy!

The FireStick is just a streaming device like Roku or a smartphone but shaped like a USB-drive that connects to an HDMI port to whatever screen you prefer. It comes in a few diff versions like a "cube" if you preferred smth more box-y, lol. I grabbed the latest stick model as it said it'd have Wifi6 & I was also getting a new router plus there was a sale. Amazon is the maker of the "FireTV" platform & the preorder for the one I got released just last week was under $60, making it actually even cheaper than my Roku Premiere+ (4630X, bought in 2016). Here: https://amazon.com/dp/B08MQZXN1X/

The 3rd reason I got it is cuz I'd heard that it had computer-y abilities but nah, the built-in browser is kinda crap, as the system desperately needs an airmouse (my LGTV's browser via "magic remote" has ~spoiled me for all other internet-capable devices LOL) & altho you can visit sites, it's beyond cumbersome to navigate them with the directional ring on the flimsy (but sleek & simple) remote.

Thus it's best to stick (oop, no pun intended but loool) to just using it for apps, like a ~bonus to Roku. I'm a "watch captions on everything" viewer so while this device has its advantages, I still prefer the Roku for most everything else. Reason #4 for getting the FireStick is cuz the Amz app on Roku ruined their ability to style the captions a certain way some time ago so I had stopped using Prime but I was able to make the Firestick ones look close to my prefs & am able to comfortably view my fave media there now.

If you use the Roku apps for Netflix & Viki they are also on Firestick too. I'm a 4K subber of NF, so Idk what the lowest tier is now & I forget what plan I have for Viki but I'm sure they still have their free level.

If you can tho.. always aim for the year-long subs. Much better in the long run when they have deals & can lock you in at better rates in case of when prices may increase.

You're welcome, btw lol ^u^