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@bengiyo / bengiyo.tumblr.com

Personal blog. I post about BL, black and queer issues, Star Trek, and other bits of nerd fandoms.

I posted 17,666 times in 2022

That's 14,011 more posts than 2021!

378 posts created (2%)

17,288 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

I tagged 7,657 of my posts in 2022

  1. #bad buddy - 573 posts
  2. #kinnporsche - 480 posts
  3. #the eclipse series - 439 posts
  4. #not me the series - 302 posts
  5. #love in the air - 290 posts
  6. #star trek - 251 posts
  7. #sarge watches - 228 posts
  8. #bl series - 177 posts
  9. #our flag means death - 172 posts
  10. #thai bl - 164 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Big Dragon Ep 3 Stray Thoughts

When we last left the Shitty Boys, they were at a pool party with heavy pours, and I questioned the decision to allow so much glass near a pool. For the first time in a while, we reflected on the potential physical realities of overaggressive anal intercourse, and I lamented that BL rarely explores m/m intimacy beyond penetrative sex.

  • Yes, give us the pool shot again.
  • For all that I'm struggling a bit with this show, I do want to praise the visual production values from Star Hunter. This show has been very visually pleasing and easy on the eyes. There was a period in 2020 where everything was way too bright and white.
  • I forgot Mangkorn looked like a lifeguard.
  • I feel like if he was serious about destroying the phone, he'd microwave it. Also, in the age of cloud storage, the video is definitely not stored on the phone.
  • Mangkorn: "You're pretty stupid for a villain. Let's fuck again."
  • Oh, a frank request for consent followed by role-play. It's time to tag @lutawolf in, because the show is going there.
  • I think I like that the show ended that scene on a joke. I'm also glad that we have more shows presenting fellatio as a quickly-accessible form of m/m pleasure.
  • These two are so weird about each other.
  • Can't believe we had a scene where we had a mic'd actor brush his mic repeatedly and then change shirts. Pain.
  • And now they're on a date??
  • Oh, hey elder gays. And now this show had joined the call for marriage equality with a sad piano backing track. Add it to the list!
  • Really loving Thai BL this year being very plain about support for queer issues.
  • So Mangkorn runs off to buy noodles from a place right near Yai's condo? I mean it's nice since Yai is dealing with discomfort, but it still reads a bit weird to me.
  • I get that this scene is meant to show them contemplating each other, but I really hope it didn't take Yai hours to eat noodles in the same spot while Mangkorn was working.
  • I enjoyed Da. Hopefully we see her again.
  • The communication between Yai and his guards leaves much to be desired.
  • Another show with ghosts? Well, she's using her powers for good. I wonder how many points that cost her.
  • Should we start a running tally of damaged phones in this show? Current count: 2
  • We go from yearning for marriage equality to an arranged marriage only the dads seem into. The whiplash.

#4

It's been a while since I watched a MAME show. Everyone is very attractive, but I'm always slightly frowning about something.

#3

180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us Ep 3 Thoughts

  • I'm still not over the architectural bars in the middle of In's room.
  • Wang is attractive in a way that feels unusual for Thai dramas I'm used to.
  • The confidence in the ritualistic way In made that coffee was kinda hot.
  • The flirting over coffee and speaking between the lines brought me back to 1000 Stars for a moment. It's kinda interesting that Coffee Melody hasn't hit this level of sexual tension over coffee.
  • It's absolutely captivating watching a show from Thailand where the cinematography feels intentional the entire time. The conversation over breakfast is mostly just A-B cuts, but putting In and Sawimol in one frame highlights the choices they've made as adults that separates them from Wang. Going to the wide shot of the table highlights the gulf between both parties. Then, as soon as Sawimol exits, the two men are reaching across that Gulf over shared purpose. Finally, the overhead shot and pan indicates that they've reached a private accord. I'm gonna lose it.
  • I think I am glad that Wang apologized to his mom, even if the inherent codependency of their dynamic worries me. I think it's okay for Wang to disapprove of the dated nature of some of her work, but it was indeed incredibly rude for him to deride her the way he did.
  • In explaining that he doesn't cry by avoiding things that make him sad...while standing next to the cage...is just going to drive me insane. The way he walked away from Wang to the desk frames him such that he retreats behind the bars.
  • I'm not sure Wang even knows what he wants from In.
  • I liked the bridge-buiding montage. It seems like Wang did not get much of an experience he enjoyed at his boarding school, so there was probably something enjoyable masculine about the labor.
  • These two are unsubtle about the way they discuss risk taking. In is set in his reserve, and Wang is firmly opposed.
  • Oh lord here the Thai boys go again getting their whole pant legs wet around bathing.
  • In takes a glance, but always walks away from desire when it creeps up with Wang.
  • There were so many people hired for this surprise.
  • Oh my goodness I'm going to exit my corporeal form. If my family hired performers to do an almost interpretive dance as they sung happy birthday with a violinist before a guy with a globe-shaped cake exited a giant present box, I would probably just die right there.
  • This time, when describing the game, the A-B framing puts Wang on the bottom of the frame with his mom. Interesting that the last time we had this, In was presented as more equal. Wang may know what his mom is up to, but he's not really in control.
  • Man, the constant use of metaphor is something I've missed even in queer cinema. This show is a real treat for me.
  • Ah, we have a conceit to remove the mom from the story for a few days. Something LGBT is definitely going to happen.
  • Confirming that In and Siam we're intimate only brings up more questions, like why were they sorry it happened?
  • Man, this show is just so different from the usual fare. I enjoy BL immensely, but I am a sucker for this particular brand of queer melancholia tinged with hope and exploration.

#2

I really am just so happy about the end of Minato’s Laundromat. Japan didn’t let us down on that one. We got a solid set of kisses, some great relief flirting, and a very tasteful double-confirmation about sating desires. I really couldn’t ask for more from this particular scenario.

Moreover, Shin never had to sublimate his feelings! He still gets to be a doctor, but he chose to do it near the person he values most.

Hell, even Asuka and Shuu get to work out their dynamic!

I’m in a good mood today.

My #1 post of 2022

I am a gay man sitting on his porch in a robe with a hot cup of coffee observing the behaviors of the winds and birds. I give a small sniff and say, "The lesbians are on the move."

I adjust my radio and listen to the advertisement for Gap one more time and nod sagely before sitting in my rocking chair. "Guess we'll need more plates," I muse before taking a sip as the cries of joy begin to rise in the distance.

(Congratulations on the Gap trailer release!)

Big Dragon Ep 5 Stray Thoughts

I suppose it's time for the Shitty Boys. I think they were fighting when we last left off because Yai was jealous about Mangkorn hooking up with a girl?

  • I tell ya, I really struggle to invest in dynamics where one is already willing to put hands on the other.
  • The hell just happened to the sound?
  • I think the next time we do enemies to lovers, I'd like more external stakes to them getting together or not.
  • Thai BL really likes pushing boys against windows lately.
  • I feel like @lutawolf talked about doms deciding clothing for subs in a recent analysis.
  • Ah yes. I almost thought we'd get out of product placement.
  • This show has some pretty big emotional swings.
  • Wound tending, but for the wounds I gave you after you punched me twice.
  • This is now a 1.5x show.
  • I get Yai wanting some clarification or assurance after the previous night.
  • Suddenly Mom.
  • How often do Yai's encounters leave a trail of destruction?
  • It's cute that he wants to clean up the mess, but they assembled the worst trio for this.
  • Doe Hong have a girlfriend?
  • Okay, but I really wanted to know who won the prize.
  • I feel like I'm with Mangkorn this time. Demanding to be in someone's business and problems, and then getting mad at them is damned frustrating.
  • I almost thought the singer was ya boi from Coffee Melody.
  • It would be so awkward to be someone in this crowd.
  • The crowd, "I have no idea what's going on, but at least he can sing. I'm cool with it."
  • Yai destroying rooms is a common enough hazard that his family takes steps to mitigate the damage.
  • For some reason I thought Yai had already graduated.
  • I'm so glad he didn't try to eat those wings with utensils.
  • We have a caterpillar season here too. It's not an unusual sight to see someone brushing them off a stranger.
  • Having us stumble onto the kiss with Nine is a good way to keep the audience from investing in Nine as a viable option.
  • Oh my. A mom is going to meddle next week. Now we're talking.

Big Dragon Ep 4 Stray Thoughts

I gotta be honest, I don't want the Shitty Boys to start being super nice, cutesy, and domestic. I don't exactly remember where we were last episode? There was some drama about one of them not answering a phone?

  • Oh right we have an arranged marriage plotline to manage.
  • At least Hong and Mangkorn have an understanding.
  • I do like Ying reminding Yai that life is the future, not the past.
  • "Why won't he call me?" asks the man who's been ignoring calls from an unknown number.
  • I'm glad the mom is at least not on team arranged marriage.
  • Oh good, we're clearing up this miscommunication quickly.
  • Now I want a Thai BL version of Brink! (1998)
  • They seem like very good friends.
  • It's kinda surprising how infrequently masturbation occurs in BL.
  • I'm always worried someone is going to choke on these berries in the tea.
  • This show is still very pretty. I like the stylistic establishing shots.
  • And yet, the sound leaves much to be desired.
  • Arjo's actress is always trolling scenes with her eyes and I love it.
  • Oh, you and Nine were out of touch, Yai?
  • It's hard to talk about his dad, when he's not skyping in from nether space, he's dating new women.
  • The Shitty Boys are fighting!!
  • Hahah of course it starts raining.
  • Oh, I see, the fans who called the BB Ep 5 4/4 song choice are 100% correct.
  • I love that the bodyguards are the sponsorship couple.
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