Fanfic writing and drama watching

My Yuletide assignment fic is already posted. I have 1500 words of a treat written, too, so there’s a good chance I will manage to finish it and have it beta-read before works reveal. And in between writing my Yuletide fics I also managed to finish a filthy Big Dragon PWP I started writing a year ago. It’s in beta-reading right now and I hope to post it the next week.


ClaireBell

Episode 5 was, again, very good.

A bit more with minor spoilers here.

I loved Claire and Bell’s honeymoon phase. But it also filled me with dread, because I know what that means – a lot of angst and drama in the next episode for sure. 😊 And I think things will get much worse for Dao, too.

Burnout Syndrome

Episodes 1 and 2 were excellent and it made me very happy. But wow, I’m getting a serious case of second lead syndrome with this drama. Especially since Koh is a very unlikable asshole right now in a very realistic way.

Spoilers here, too.

I really don’t care about a possible redemption of a ruthless and filthy rich pro-AI tech bro. I don’t want him to get together with Jira. Heh, I’m getting flashbacks to Theory of Love and my hatred of Khai here. I wonder if I’ll change my mind about Koh later.

Of course there is definitely some red color under Pheem’s very nice and soft surface, too. He’s gorgeous and super hot, true. But he seems really passive for now. He claims to be very unhappy in his current situation at work, at the same time also saying he can't change anything about it. And it sounds like such a weak excuse.

Also I’m very impressed with Gun’s ability to have chemistry with literally everyone. In this drama I don’t mean just Dew and Off, but Thor, too.

And yay they did let Gun and Dew kiss. It was a short kiss at the end of the 2nd episode, but I’ll take it. And hope for more later. 😊

Heated Rivalry

Well, ok, this show is getting its own tag, too. Because episode 3 exceeded my expectation. I loved it so much. Francois Arnoud is fantastic as Scott, hot and gorgeous and charismatic as hell. Robbie G.K. is great as Kip, too. They have nice chemistry, and their NC scenes are fire.

More here with spoilers.

For me they did a good job with showing in such a short time the whole development of Scott and Kip’s relationship, and that staying in the closet takes a toll on Scott, and why he behaves the way he does. And I loved how the showed the contrast between Kip who has supportive friends and a great, loving relationship with his dad, and Scott who is basically alone all the time, before he gets together with Kip.

And they left out their public kiss and Scott’s coming out for one of the next episodes. This is what Francois Arnaud said in one interview:

"What changes the game for Shane and Ilya happens later in the season, and I would say that the emotional climax of the season involves all of these characters, and the stories are intimately connected," Arnaud says before quickly clarifying: "It's not a foursome!"

Heh, I love that he felt the need to clarify that.

And here is another good interview with him for TV Guide.