Heracin

This BL took me on a wild and emotional binge watch. It was about love, it was about faith and overall it was a very strong coming of age story, set up in 1996. It was pretty raw and brutal in a way, featuring in an angsty and beautiful way characters turmoil as they were grabbing at straws to be with each other.

In addition to offering a solid and divergent from the norm BL scenario, the series provided also some very visually impactful and memorable moments. Acting from the leads was very good : Gemini and Fourth truly captured the essence of their characters. Each tempting looks, each nugget of affection felt like a scream...It was supposed to be hidden from the world but was so out there...I loved it.

The drama is not without flaws : I personally found the finale not really up to par with the previous episodes, more clunky both with its script but also with its production, with the aging of characters failing at convincing in any shape or form. In terms of writing, I expected more from the ending after such an intense journey : more nuance, deeper inner growth, less external factors.

I would strongly recommend this to people that are looking for a taboo coming of age story. It will leave you breathless and pondering for some time for sure. It is pretty short, so if you get has hooked as I was with the story, you might find yourself binge-watching it. If you like some pining and pain in romance, you are in for a treat with this very compelling series.