ME AND THEE | EP 6

someone save mok and his bonus

okay thee don't bully your secretary even if it's true

Dead Poets Society (1989) dir. Peter Weir

burnout syndrome — ep 4

CLAIREBELL, EPISODE 7

CLAIREBELL | Episode 7

ME AND THEE || EP 05

i’m glad he didn’t overreact

ME AND THEE | EP 5

CLAIREBELL | Episodes 1 & 6

ALSO! "I wouldn't do something so emotional [as revenge]." says man who specifically choose to train his AI in reproducing clothes designed by a company that benefitted from his parents's factory closing down. "It's just all business," he adds, folding clothes as a self-soothing exercice.

Wait the way it only clicked for me this second that the reason Koh is always naked the instant he gets home is because clothing makes him sad :( clothing is a trigger :( clothing is his poison and his cure

But yeah he's fine, the logical approach is definitely working out for him!

wait wait wait holy shit? you're right??

guy who cannot bear his clothes having meaning so he picks the most meaningless ones possible, but rather than contend with the fact that there's still meaning there he gets rid of them as soon as he can??? so completely allergic to expressions of the self that he'll hire a guy to replace him when he cannot evade having to be perceived???? new favourite character might have just dropped??????

I think one thing for me that defines how all in I am on Burnout Syndrome's incredibly sexy BL potential, alongside everything it has to say, is that I'm not really interested in the idea of Koh or Pheem as redeemable or irredeemable. I don't need Koh's arc to be about whether or not I can ever find him a palatable love interest for me, Tumblr user vegaseatsass who hates everything he stands for. I just need his drive to destroy anything real (to protect his cowardly heart) and Jira's drive to create authentically (despite how unprotected he knows it leaves him) to interact explosively, compellingly, and pointedly.

Like this is a story about how desperately necessary art and humanity are, how they must win no matter how high capitalism stacks the deck against them, because they're all we've got. And that is vital and exhilarating, but I don't need Koh himself to become a specific person I could forgive in the real world for that to come through. I just wanna watch the explosion between who he thinks he is and what Jira forces him to face and want and need, and follow where he and his dick play into Jira's horny inspired furious resilient hero's journey.

BURNOUT SYNDROME | 1.03

GUN ATTHAPHAN as JIRA BURNOUT SYNDROME (2025-) Dir. Anucha Boonyawatana

3rd Year in This Corner of Tumblr: (Some of) My Fav Reads (so far)

Early December marks my second third year in this space (yay!). It's been an odd one, since there were very few shows that made me join the fandom craze. Still, it's interesting to observe how this space evolves; people come and go, engagement fluctuates, trends change, the world changes... Sometimes I feel like @absolutebl's weekly round-ups are the only stable thing hah.

Anyways, even during this quiet year, I tried to highlight 10 (well, more) texts that stuck with me. They're presented without any particular order.

-> If you missed it here are my 1st Year Reads, 2nd Year Reads

#1 Generative AI in Fic and Fandom by @lillupon

I've been struggling with AI on every front this year. At work, in daily life, in fandom spaces... It's honestly overwhelming. I have extremely mixed feelings about it, especially in its generative form, and especially in art. I came across OPs text through the AO3 fic, and it was honestly super heartbreaking to read quotes like this one:

The author is offering thoughts on AI in the fanfiction world and how hard it is to see which works have been augmented using AI and which have not, and how it changes the fandom dynamics. It's a great opportunity to read a fic writer's point of view on the issue.

#2 Visual Analysis: Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island by @romchat

This was the most beautiful little series I watched this year. Maybe it was vibes only, but oh, what vibes! I want to live inside this series, inside that summer, and OPs post perfectly captures the essence of show's visual tricks.

#3 Why is Revenged Love So Compelling by @biochemjess & Queer Relationships in Revenged Love by @bronte-blues

I think those two posts sum up very well why I went insane about this show (honestly, I haven't left the fanfics rabbit hole yet). There's something about the dynamic between all the characters that just hit the right spot, messy as they all are. It might be the delicious tension and acts of care that @biochemjess points out or its take on relationships described by @bronte-blues but I was bought quite instantly.

#4 Integrating Real Space and Digital Space in Gelboys by @moutheyes

I still have to finish this one (the first episodes were a little too much for me at the time) but I admired gifs and read the discourse. It was definitely one of the most interesting series of the year on so many levels, but especially when it comes to the format and realistic way of presenting social media in teenage life. OPs post delves into the aspect of space that made that "realness" possible.

#5 On Apologies (via My Sweetheart Jom) - @befuddledcinnamonroll post with @he-is-lightning-in-a-bottle and @dribs-and-drabbles responses

I have never really thought that much about how differently each culture approaches apologies. But this conversation made me look back on all the times I thought the characters are taking the blame for no reason. Maybe there is a very valid reason indeed, maybe they just don't see it as blame, and I should have looked at it from a different perspective.

#6 My Personal Weatherman Can Be a Comfort Show by @nabi-unveiled

I've been reading OP's takes throughout the year (and enjoying them a lot - Nabi, you are a powerhouse, my gosh), and this one is one of my favourites. It's such an elegant answer to the ask that half of the people wouldn't have the energy to counter. If anyone has any doubts about why people like Taikan Yoho, this is the post to read. It made me even want to rewatch some scenes.

#7 How slutty is his ponytail? (Rating men's ponytails in wuxia/xianxia I've seen.) PART 1 & PART 2 by @fiftysevenacademics

I need more unserious rankings on my dash. I LOVE these types of posts. I may have watched only 1.5 of these shows and seen the rest through my dash, but this is such a hilarious concept I must applaud. Made my day. And the year, probably.

#8 Grieving & Poverty in When Life Gives You Tangerines by @hoekhti

What can I say, WLGYT is my series of the year. There were many beautiful meta written about it (e.g. things that @lurkingshan wrote halfway through that fortunately stayed true to the end), but this post stuck with me cause it's about a loss, and grief under harsh circumstances - the theme that this series tackled extremely well which surprised me a lot (it's woven into the series until the very end).

#9 Khemjira Must Know companion posts by @hinmotion

Those posts were vital for me to get to know the landscape, so to say, especially at the beginning when I felt quite lost. They made me enjoy this show even more with all the neatly compiled cultural context!

#10 Pat Grows Up by @telomeke-bbs

@telomeke-bbs blog and @waitmyturtles posts were a great companion during my first Bad Buddy's watch. I am especially fond of episode 11, Pat's perspective, as it presents all the details that I missed but instinctively felt. Pat's realisation and coming to terms with reality is one of my favourite little twists in the series.

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Once again, to each creator of any kind of content that I reblogged or liked stuff from, and to people I shout at in asks and dms (@colourme-feral needs an honourable mention):

keep doing what you're doing, you are fantastic and you make this space awesome

Let's see what the 4th year brings!

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