VerukaMtl

YES! Aob and Puen continue to bring the heat (just gonna ignore that awful cutesy-poo interlude at the end of the last ep) and the realism...except they shoulda been naked. 😉😏

Weird? I don't want weird for AobPuen...but I did want THAT! Jesus f-ing christ, that's what they should have been doing from ep6. 😉😏🔥🔥

And did you notice "Boat" written in the tag area? 😂

I'm afraid I'm not sure what you mean. 🤔

I thought you felt their relationship came out of nowhere, while I (and some others) were following their path with enjoyment, until the writers seemingly zipped them ahead and dropped the "enemies to lovers" slow burn too quickly in ep8. This story is just to "fix" that mood change and get them together in the way I think makes more sense for them.

Annoyed/frustrated/betrayed by the out-of-character turn Aob and Puen's relationship took? I've started a fic to try to "fix" the path of their relationship and posted the start of it to AO3. If you like it, let me know and I'll continue: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53205982. 😊

Oh, no doubt they don't want to. 😂

I realized that there was no way for me to even attempt to keep up with all the BLs out there so I stopped and just watch what I want and try not to worry about it. 😊

LOL! Oh, but they could learn a few things...about us, about Shameless, and about non-BL content! 😂😂

And yeah, I have found first-hand how BLs end up taking up way more of my time than I'd ever expected. 😄

Right, I couldn't remember the names of the poor substitutes for Mickey that they tried to pair Ian with. 😉😄

Their ship name was Gallavich, right? Something like that! Boy, the days before BL, eh? 😉

Yeah, we should probably take our non-Playboyy discussion to the messages instead. 😂

Mexico! Oh right, were they like in Texas by then or something? Mickey always looked good! 🔥🔥
I can't remember if Trevor was the fireman/ambulance guy or not but yeah, didn't like him or the later one, there was just no chemistry.
Totally didn't expect them to get married but so glad they did!
That kiss on the dance floor at the club where Ian was working as a go-go dancer....DAMN!!! 🔥🔥😍😍😍

OMG, I just took a look at your profile page and we have seen SO many of the same non-BL shows and movies!! Have you seen "God's Own Country"??????

I'm not sure I realized Cameron and Noel's age gap was that much!

I read a rumor that they found some of the Playboyy actors in gay bars but not sure how much I believe that...though 🤷‍♀️.

I'm not sure how much age has to do with being a good actor; look at Fourth and Gemini! I think some people are naturally good at it, some can learn and improve, and some, well....

I think I cried when Ian didn't go into hiding with Mickey (when he was dressed as a woman, crossing a border? maybe into Canada?). I just couldn't accept Ian with any of the other partners they gave him; he and Mickey were just SOOOOOO perfect for each other. 🥰

Totally agree that Shameless did go downhill and I actually stopped watching before the season they both ended up in the same prison so I didn't even know that happened until after the show had ended! 😂 I came across a compilation video (or probably a collection of them) some mega-fan had posted on YT and basically watched every scene...and then screamed when they came back together in prison!

Yeah, no shade to the majority (not all of them) of actors in Thai BLs but a LOT of them are amateurs (were singers, models, won some contest, whatever) and I try not to compare them with other actors, but yeah, some aren't great.

I'll try to write in some sweet moments for AobPuen if I have the chance. 😉

You're welcome! and glad you liked the scene idea! 😊 If I do write it, I'll be sure to send you the link.

I meant the actors/chemistry/shows aren't in the same class. Don't get me wrong, I think AobPuen have the most chemistry out of the Playboyy pairings...but that's not saying much. 😄 And the two actors, well, they are doing their best but I'm pretty sure they are amateurs at this while the Ian/Mickey actors are professionals. Plus the writing and directing on Shameless were far better than what we're seeing in Playboyy.

Exactly! Tough-violent-physical, though I'm not saying I wouldn't ever want to see AobPuen be cute and tender with each other...just not right away.

You're welcome! I realized I hadn't noted down their scenes in ep8 so I rewatched quickly and added those, so I sent you everything.

Idk, I don't have high hopes for the writing in this series! 😂😥

Oh, Aob was *totally* lying when he said Puen wasn't sexy enough, like the dude wasn't creative enough to think of a better reason to turn him down. 😂 And yes, they are the definition of the rough type! I'm picturing some kind of heated argument where Aob gets more and more worked up while Puen keeps his cool, and then Aob gets to the breaking point and shoves Puen up against a wall and gets in his face...and you can imagine what happens next. 😉😏

OMG, Ian and Mickey were THE BEST!! They had INSANE chemistry that was off the charts! 🔥🔥 I def wouldn't put AobPuen in that class but that dynamic? Yeah, totally!

Don't feel too guilty! 😄 The only reason I know about all this is because I went through all of the eps and took notes, esp about AobPuen, because I wanted to be sure I hadn't missed anything. 😂 I'll send you a DM with my notes about their relationship's timeline!

I agree that they rushed their story, for whatever reason, and had both of them act out of character!

Essentially I want to write a story that explains some background, like why Aob was crying in ep6 (the scene where Puen confesses that he's caught feelings for Aob but Aob tells him he's not sexy enough), and then goes from the ep8 scene but has Puen turning down the dinner request. Then it would continue from there, drawing out their "enemies/competition" phase longer while the dynamic between them has changed, with Aob acting whipped and Puen making it work to his advantage. Finally there would be some trigger that would bring them together, but not all cutesy, but more like roughly, like after a confrontation, if that makes sense.

Ah, maybe! And yeah, I think we saw that Porsche identified him as a journalist? Kind of unclear about how that happened. But yeah, I hadn't thought about Tutor investigating Nant's situation but now that you mention it...maybe that's why Tutor went to the garage in the first place, like he'd found some connection with Nant, but then he gets there and is distracted by Jump jerking off. 😂

My question is how and when did Nuth and Keen get close enough that Keen would keep something safe for him in the first place, and was this the first time he had opened the box? Keen is sketchier than I'd originally thought.

I think we're missing some key info, like how is Tutor involved with all of this? And how did Nuth and Keen get so close? I think Keen is the real sex addict here, when I was rewatching I was surprised how many of our guys he'd been sleeping with!

Amen to that, but fix the "left turn to Lovey-Dovey Town" mistake they made at the end of this ep!

Exactly! And the reason no one saw it coming is because it was so out of character for Aob to do at that moment. If it had happened a few more episodes later after they'd gotten past the friction between them, it would have made more sense.

Yes! There was a scene near the end of ep5 where Aob is smoking in the bathroom and Puen comes in to use one of the urinals. Puen asks Aob if he wants to go eat chicken noodles with him (which is why Aob asked to have the same thing), saying "You're my mentor, we should be close." Aob says they don't need to be close outside of work. Puen asks him why he's so cold, can't he have feelings? Aob says, "You're not my friend or a brother, you're my competition."

I'm basically obsessed with this couple and am *this* close to writing something that would start when Aob asks him to go eat chicken noodles but changes Puen's reply and then goes from there so I can give them the story I want. 😄

Merci! And ah, true, hard to say how they'll be written in the next ep, could be anything at this point! 😄

In a nutshell, I wasn't expecting Aob to ask Puen if he wanted to go out for some noodles, so basically like the date/hang-out that Puen had suggested before, but when he *did* ask, I FULLY expected Puen to say no. I mean, here's a guy who's told Puen he's not hot enough, not good enough for clients, that they aren't friends...so I felt like Puen would play hard to get and make Aob work for it a bit. I'd have had Puen say something like, "Even though I'm much younger than you, Phi, I'm too tired from servicing so many clients." 😄