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She/her 🦋🍉 Asian dramas against western cynicism • BL/GL and queer stories #BeyondEvil my beloved Currently obsessing over #weilan #镇魂 #LearningToLove #LovesAmbition Minors dni

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ange @actofwhimsy.bsky.social · 6h

Folks, help a girl (or two) out: what would you say are the angstiest BL dramas with a happy ending? Think I Told Sunset About You; Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo.

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Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 21h

The best Christmas present 🥹

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah, I know. 😞 There really wasn't enough time to develop that storyline properly and it doesn't have the emotional strength it should have had, considering how good the drama was until the end.

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Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 1d

Shout this from the fucking rooftops, people!! #fuckAI

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Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 23h

Also... "fufu"?? 🥹🥹🥹

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 23h

Creepy daddy was cooking for them?? 🤯 Didn't see that coming.

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 23h

It was a lot of fun to watch this amazing show with you! 🫶🥰

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 23h

That's super interesting! As I wrote in my thread, it was clear to me that they didn't meant what they were saying, but I didn't know this aspect of Japanese culture. Thanks for sharing 🙏

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 23h

Oohhh I love her! She talks just like real Manami 🥹

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

Aaaawwww glad to hear this!!!

a raccoon is sitting down with its hands folded in prayer and smiling .

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Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

It's really good and pleasing to watch! I hope the plot holds this high quality level until the very end. 🙏

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

Ep.14 was wild! 🤯 I was sure he already knew her secret and even suspected the child thing, but the way he talked to her??! I didn't see that coming. But good for me because I look forward to see him crawl at her feet. 😇 At least I hope so 😅

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

U're sweet, thank you James 😊

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

100% same!!! There are SO many actors/actresses that are more preoccupied of looking flawless that of actually acting and I find it so annoying. She gives literally everything she has and acts the shit out of her characters. A queen.

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

I'm restraining myself not to screenshot and write about every meaningful frame I see, bc I don't have the energy atm, but wow!!! They know what they're doing 🤯

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

I adore almost all of her outfits, but this must be my fav so far. 😍
I feel like with her style choices she also pays homage to some iconic women, like Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Maria Callas, Brigitte Bardot etc

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

How can she look like 14??? 😭 I mean, we've watched enough 30yso Korean actors playing in high school romance dramas and maybe 5% of them are truly believable, but she?!? Is another level entirely. She's such a natural talent.

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

It is. 🥹 I love the writing because it's engaging, surprising, without being too over-the-top or soapy. Still very character driven.

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks a lot to my besties @tinacmml.bsky.social and @jamesdmac.bsky.social for suggesting it! 🫶 I'm not caught up already (ep.15), but I look forward to see what happens next!

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 1d

I've started #LovesAmbition for #ZhaoLusi and it's such a joy to see her onscreen!❤️ Her stellar performace has enchanted me, but I have to say that the story has a depth I didn't expect, supported by a cinematography that is not only aesthetically beautiful, but also narratively meaningful. #cdrama

Pic of Xuyan and Haoming hugging in his plant shop. Their reflection on the window, occupies the right side of the frame. In the middle there's a small agave plant, with a long stem.

Picture of Xuyan standing in a bathroom, in front of a mirror, that reflects endlessly her image. She looks pensive.

Picture of an hospital room. On the right side, Xuyan and Haoming sit on a sofa near eachother, holding hands and talking by the light of a lamp. On the left side Haochen sleeps in a bed in the dark.

Picture of Xuyan and Haoming's house, taken from outside the building, through the big living room window. She is standing, with her hands resting on the table, while he climbs the stairs to the bedrooms. They're separated by a wall.

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 3d

Aaawwwwww

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile Italians...

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 3d

Aaaawwwww I'm so glad!!! 🥰 I hope you love it as much as we do! 🥹

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 3d

I love the message at the end of the series. Love is not easy, you're going to try and make mistakes, love too much or not enough, but at the end it's going to be worth it, even just for the memory of having loved. Manami is ready to take the risk and love him with all her heart.
#LearningToLove ❤️

Picture of Manami and Taiga writing the kanji for "love" on the sand with a stick. Her voiceover says "The kanji for love is difficult to write"

Picture of Manami looking at Taiga at the beach. He looks down, at the letters they wrote on the sand. Her voice-over says "The Heart in the middle can neither be..."

Picture of Taiga writing on the sand with a stick. Manami looks at him. (The size difference 😭) Her voice-over says "... too small or too big to write it beautifully".

Picture of Taiga and Manami at the beach. They stand near each other and look down, at the kanji they wrote on the sand (not in the pic). Her voice-over says "I just want to love him with all my heart"

Atom @atomheartmother.bsky.social · 3d

Did he cry while writing the letter? 🥺😭

Picture of the hand-written letter Taiga wrote for Manami. "The reason I felt so comfortable in the host club world"

Picture of the hand-written letter Taiga wrote for Manami.
"...was because it was build on lies".

Picture of the hand-written letter Taiga wrote for Manami.
"Because if I were able to suite kanji, we wouldn't have ended up together, right?"