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If you mean more sincere and deeper than the other couples I agree, but it's toxic asf and doesn't come from Sand.

For all its flaws this series does something good: communication between the leads. Yes, the whole debacle happened cause they didn't communicate for years (bad plot). But since ep4, I find their discussions real and to the point. They bicker and tease each other but they say what they feel, Yi didn't shy away for expressing his love, Diao told what he felt these past years and said he wanted to be seen as an adult and take care of Yi. Cutie Pie could never!

Thank you! Take my award 🥇
To this day I still don't get the hype. It was good but certainly not a masterpiece. It was basic and manipulative in the directing. But of course people love the "trauma plot/saviour complex scenario" as you said. It works everytime.

A kbl is obviously a korean drama 🙄.
"Kdrama coded" means the plot relies heavily on kdrama tropes: candy character, rich ML, meddling parents, ex-bf/gf reappearance, love triangle, noble idiocy, miscommunication that cause a separation...
You can write a kbl without using several kdrama tropes. See Semantic Error, Choco Milk Shake, Long Time No See, Our Dating Sim, Blueming and many more. While bls like ULS, Roommates of Poongduck 304 and Jun & Jun are "kdrama coded".

Your reply tells me you're either new in BL or haven't watched many.

It started off good but somehow the spark was gone once they got together.
Also, I love slow burn and office romance but this series was more office than romance...It was cute but too kdrama coded: evil ex, love triangle, miscommunication to cause issue..
7.5/10

I saw the video. I was like whatever, since meeting you he's been acting like your boyfriend lol. Even their friends told him Daou has never cared for anyone like this.
I laughed when Offroad said he's not into skinship, cause with Daou, he's always returning his touches and even initiating many times.

He's just bad at skinship and as an actor it's an issue. If you can't create chemistry with your co-star and kiss them without showing discomfort, you're not a great actor. It's not even about bl, he's the same with female co-stars.

Who hurt you?

Yeah, I wonder if we're going there, cause they once again talked about Sand's father so...

That's forgetting that people have a brain and use nuance and context to judge a situation/someone.
Did Nick lie and cheat on his bf? Did Ray fuck his friend's bf? For some people these actions are worse than stalking your FWB. Some people will condone cheating and forgive Top, others will not. Some people will dislike Ray cause he's a mess, others will say he's mentally ill and need help.
We don't have to like every character equally.

I've been in the rain a lot during my holidays in Thailand and I've yet to catch a cold. It's just a myth that became a trope. Like people saying you shouldn't go outside with wet hair. Truth is you don't catch a cold by doing this but many people still believe it.

The scream I scrumpt!! I was not expecting the NC scene! I thought it was a tame series because Daou Offroad are in the same band. But I forgot it wasn't a kbl 🤣🤣. Thai bls have many flaws but they don't play : if you're going to act in a bl then you're going to commit 100% to the skinship, nobody cares your co-star is your bestfriend or your bandmate 🤣🤣

I don't want that. It's too easy.

True, they both have an unrequited love. But imo Sand isn't obsessive, he's not running to Ray everytime (Ray is the one messing with him). He's standing up for himself, he's trying to protect his heart, which isn't what Nick was doing.

My point is Nick and Ray are obsessive idiots who don't know when to stop, and keep getting hurt (Nick himself) or hurting someone else (Sand).

Oh, I'm done with Ray!! As of today I don't want SandRay. The guy keeps pissing me off. He's sexy and charming and whatever but so self-centered. He knows Sand likes him, he just doesn't care he's hurting him. He's so obsessed with the idea of having Mew, he can't let go. In a way, he's like Nick. A pathetic fool.

They're grasping at straws to defend the series. I've seen many teenagers first kisses in series and movies and they're usually not this awkward. I also feel Chimon is the issue here...

They've been doing it since ep3. I doubt they'll stop. That's a sign of bad writing.

Glad to see I'm not the only one not feeling it. The series isn't bad per se, but it's definitely not what I signed up for last year when I saw the trailer. I was expecting a bit of a dark story, a real "ennemies-to-lovers" trope and a tight script. The first 2 episodes were great, I was loving the dynamics between the MCs but then it became a romcom. Kang is now a good guy and he can't have a redemption arc since they refuse to address his bullying behaviour.
Overall the pacing is too fast and the directing is weak. It doesn't showcase Perth & Chimon acting ability.
I'm having more fun watching Love in Translation and Naughty Babe...