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Tonkla's got four eyes and still can't see his relationship disintegrating right in front of them.

Now wait a damn minute: why was Lian doing all that apologizing? All he did was walk through the door, into his own house, and next thing he knows he's getting punched in the face and taekwondo'd onto the floor. This series is hilarious.

Yi's panic attack was intense. I imagine being in the same room as that scary weird lamp in the corner didn't help. Oh how I hate that lamp.

That scene was certainly hot but the way they were banging into the products had me so anxious.

Good for you, Tag! Now go out there and read a different menu and order yourself a fresh dish, or however it works for that metaphor in the alley restaurant. Or peaches. A fresh dish of unexpired peaches? Whatever, just, good for you!

All of these people need to just stay far away from one another. I would give this series all the flowers if it ended with everyone going their separate ways and moving on with their lives.

Especially Sand. Top stole your boyfriend? Then your boyfriend was trash too; Top did you a favour. Let it go, and don't waste any more of your time or energy on nonsense people.

Holy hell, I love this show.

Kang should feel guilty, letting Sailom walk off like that without even trying to hand him that umbrella. You know you can't let your Thai bottoms get wet; 10 minutes in the rain and they're half-dead the next day.

What is the actual deal with Guy? He's the angriest boy in the world. He seems like he's permanently teetering on the edge of shoving someone out of a window. I know he can't stand Kang & Crew but, honestly, they just seem like handy targets for Guy's deep-simmering rage.

I am looking forward to the "make it up to us" episode next week but I'm still not convinced that Kang telling Sailom's clients that Sailom's a paedophile is a forgivable offense, no matter how much you want to bone him.

All that 12th-hour nonsense and not even the decency to toss us one last Mueang/Doctor NC scene? The absolute fucking nerve of this show.

One star for JaFirst existing.
One star for BosstonJo giving it the most.
Three stars for gorgeous, snow-blanketed Japan.

Ugh.

Why do they insist on putting Joong in such unflattering jeans? Whoever does his event styling should be his personal costumer on every series because they seem to be the only one who can find his waistline.

I really hope JoongDunk's next project is more adult and layered. Honestly, these fluffy, flowery characters just don't suit them or their dynamic. I know Joong could handle something heavier, and I think Dunk would actually improve with more complex material.

Honestly, their parents seem wary of Phojai. The family dynamic in that household is...strange.

Boston is the most likeable character in this because while they're all pretty much garbage people, Boston owns up to it, unapologetically. He's duplicitous slime of the lowest order but at least he's honest about it and knows who he is. I can't feel sympathy for anyone in his orbit; they all know Ton is scum so why is everyone so shocked when he does scummy things? If you decide to keep a friend like that, you are choosing to make him and his antics your problem. You brought the trash home all on your own.

I am looking forward to the scene where Tag decides he's had enough and breaks up with Phojai. The whole "you're a dirty secret" thing is bad enough but, honestly, Phojai just seems like a lousy boyfriend (brother, son) all-around.

Makorn has me in absolute stitches. I want more scenes with him.

I vaguely recall the series hinting wayback that Kang might have a crush on Pimfah but this development still felt sudden and out of nowhere. Probably because I keep forgetting Pimfah exists when she isn't actually on the screen. Her character has been a bit beige wallpaper. Sammy's made a career of being "the girl" in BLs but her characters are generally memorable, charming, funny, energetic, something. I feel like poor Pimfah got shafted. She seems like a plot device rather than a character.

That being said, View has such gorgeous eyes. I could just stare into them all day.

Cutesy, inoffensive, juvenile, bland—an average KBL. Felt rushed the final two episodes. Decent way to pass the time once but I definitely won't be revisiting this as I do the Thai version.

I did much, much prefer the Lee Won/Ji Oh characters and storyline here to the SaifahZon ones of the original (though I still skipped the scenes with the sister and her odd book).

I really don't think I can. Maybe I'll watch the final episode in a few months, once my disappointment/temper has sufficiently cooled. I damned near threw my tablet across the room at the Ep12 preview.

Thank you for the kind words. I'm not really into fluffy, lovey-dovey fanfic, but I do subscribe to a few fandoms via AO3 that have a mix of fit types that include the lovey-dovey. Are you on AO3?

I am thinking about taking this micro-fic & turning it into a rewrite of this entire season, episode-by-episode. The relationship between Shin & Minato-san does have so much potential, I just feel S2...well, fucked it. I'm more angry about what S2 didn't do than what it did, if that makes sense.

Ah, apologies for making you cry. But, I'm also flattered.

I haven't read the manga, so I have no idea how it actually ended, though I can only assume it ends with them together because they typically do.

This is just how I personally WANT the series to end. I legitimately don't want them to be together, so I wrote myself a mini fix-it fanfic to brighten my mood.

Shin never recovered his memories of Minato-san. Though he visited the coin laundry every day, he never again felt the intense emotional obsession he had been told he felt for this man—this man whom, for reasons now obscure to him, he once called 'lover' but never called by name. As the weeks bled into months, the residual sentiments—jealousy, care, even perfunctory physical desire—bled away as well, melting into the abyss where his memories of Minato-san used to be. The enormity of that hollow held a weight, even now, of a love so great that its absence occasionally overwhelmed him.

Yet no matter how hard he tried to remember, he seemed unable to leap the hurdle of why he even should. He and Minato-san shared no interests, no dreams, no goals. As they struggled through conversation after conversation, their communication styles so diametrically opposed as to be mutually alien, it became increasingly clear to Shin that all they had in common was a history they no longer shared.

"Why did I love you?" Shin asked one night, as he waited for Minato-san to finish locking up the coin laundry.

Minato-san froze. For a long moment, Shin expected this to be yet another response he wouldn't receive. But then Minato-san turned, moonlight reflecting in the sheen across his eyes. Shin heard it then, the past-tense of his words, the confirmation of the end of their shared journey. Before he could apologize, Minato-san patted his arm and gave him a brave smile.

"I saved your life once," he said.

Minato-san told him the story as he walked Shin home. Shin listened attentively but with no hope he'd actually remember. He thanked Minato-san for telling him and bid him goodnight. He ignored his sister's sad look as he made his way to his room; her unhappiness over his broken relationship wouldn't bring his memories back. Lying in bed that night, he thought of Minato-san's story, and wondered if the Shin he'd once been had ever known the difference between hero worship and love.

Eventually, Shin stopped digging at the past, and focused on building for the future. Taking his mentor's advice, he applied to transfer to the Faculty of Medicine at University of Tokyo. He explained to Minato-san that he wanted to pursue a career in clinical neurology. They both understood but did not acknowledge the role Shin's systematized amnesia played in that choice. At the very least, in this way, they would always be bound by their memories.

Minato-san saw him off at the station on the day he left for his new life in Tokyo. They exchanged a brotherly hug and Minato-san admonished him to study hard and make their small town proud. Shin promised he would. Waving from the window to Minato-san waving from the platform as the train pulled away was the last memory they ever made.

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That is how this ridiculous fucking season should end. Watching those two faff about at the amusement park and the pool and around town just drove home what a nothing relationship they had, and how poorly matched they are. I know S2 will wrap up all sweet but I can't recall the last time I yearned so much for a couple to break-up and go their separate ways. I wrote this short fix-it fic in response to the HEA ending that's coming.

Everyone involved—them, their friends, you, me—has wasted entirely too much time on this nonsense. I cannot even bring myself to make it across the finish line.

Dropped.

What do you mean "justify" or "make sense of"? Shin was a teenager with a crush on an older man but nothing happened between them until after he had turned 18 in S1 (I think he may even have been 19 at the time they kissed, if I recall the timetable between Shin studying for entrance exams & then being admitted to University).

Personally, I would've preferred to see Shin go off to University in Tokyo, do some more growing up, & get some distance from Minato to evaluate whether his emotions were truly those of love or simply hero-worship from that one time Minato saved his life. Honestly, I feel this way even more with S2. I want Shin to just leave Minato behind for good.

Other than that, I didn't & don't have an issue with their age gap. They are both Adults (well, Shin is; Minato is stuck in some kind of arrested development), making their own decisions. If anything, I think Minato is far too immature to be in a relationship with anyone.

Do not even bother. Seriously. If you couldn't even make it through S1, you will absolutely detest S2.