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Only Friends episode 5
What an episode... And now I have to wait the whole week for the next one? That’s so unfair. 😉
Boston is miserable and jealous, and he doesn’t want anybody else to be happy, either. He can’t take it out on Top and Mew, so he takes it out on Ray. Neo does such a great job with Boston, seriously. I’m very impressed. I knew he was a very good actor already, I loved him in The Eclipse, but still, this is the next level. Because I still kinda feel sorry for Boston? He’s so unhappy, and he doesn’t seem to realize it.
And IMO it’s really clear that Nick will be Boston’s downfall. Boston talking about one of his hookups taking a video without Boston’s knowledge and then trying to make money out of it is a foreshadowing, isn’t it?
And it’s so sad how Nick tries to make himself be more like Top, and it’s even sadder that it works. And Nick saw again what a shitty person and a shitty friend Boston is in this episode, and he still will be going on cute dates with him, based on the preview for the next episode. Nick is so messed up, but then they all are.
Maybe Mew is the least messed up – at least that’s how it looks for now. And I believe him when he says “I love you” to Top. And I believe Top when he says it back. The same when Top said to Mew “You make me want to be a better person” in the 4th episode. I believed him, too.
But it does seem to me as if they only see what they want to see in each other, they don’t see a real person behind the idealized version in their minds. Especially Mew, as he tries to squeeze Top into a neat box titled “a perfect boyfriend”. And ignores anything that doesn’t fit his preconceived idea. He ticked his “gets along with my friends” box for Top, when there was clearly tension between Top and Boston, and when Ray didn’t even try to pretend to like Top.
And I have one fic rec already – a great look at what could happen post episode 5 from Boston’s POV. And I don’t think we will get a happy ending in the drama, but it’s nice to read one in fanfic. 😊
Whatever (14414 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: เพื่อนต้องห้าม | Only Friends (Thailand TV 2023)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Boston/Nick (Only Friends Thailand TV), Boston & Mew & Ray (Only Friends Thailand TV)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, probably, Post-Episode 5, Developing Relationship, Relationship Negotiations, Friendship, Friends With Benefits, Nonmonogamy, mild d/s dynamics, Biting, Sex Tapes, redflag4redflag, But they're figuring it out, Canon-Typical Behavior
Summary:
2pm had 15th anniversary concert in Seoul this weekend, so I spent two hours yesterday watching vids people put on youtube. Here are my favorites:
My House
Make It
Hold You
I'll Be Back
I'm Your Man
Again And Again
Hands Up
A Time Called You is a Korean drama on Netflix. It’s a remake of Taiwanese drama Someday Or One Day. I tried watching Taiwanese original last year, and I managed to watch three or four episodes, but I never connected with it emotionally and I got so bored that I dropped it and never watched more.
I was thinking about trying a Korean version, because I like Jeon Yeo Been (the female lead) and Kang Hoon (the second male lead) a lot. But for now I watched the first ten minutes of the 8th episode, because I read that it’s like a short BL drama with Ahn Hyo Seop and Rowoon (who guest stars in this episode). And it really is. Just look at these two gifsets I found on tumblr. They are adorable. I would love a whole drama with them as the main couple. It’s a pity it will never happen.
What an episode... And now I have to wait the whole week for the next one? That’s so unfair. 😉
A lot of spoilers behind the cut.
First all three couples have sweet lovey-dovey scenes, even Nick and Boston. That soft kissing in the pool was really cute (Mark and Neo have great chemistry, and I’m so glad they will be paired up in Cooking Crush, too). And then came the drama... Mainly for Ray and Sand, and ouch, that hurt. I feel sorry for Ray, because Khao is a sensational actor and absolutely sells Ray’s despair and suffering and loneliness. And I feel like Ray tries to move on in this episode, to put his feelings for Mew behind him. And then Boston ruins that.Boston is miserable and jealous, and he doesn’t want anybody else to be happy, either. He can’t take it out on Top and Mew, so he takes it out on Ray. Neo does such a great job with Boston, seriously. I’m very impressed. I knew he was a very good actor already, I loved him in The Eclipse, but still, this is the next level. Because I still kinda feel sorry for Boston? He’s so unhappy, and he doesn’t seem to realize it.
And IMO it’s really clear that Nick will be Boston’s downfall. Boston talking about one of his hookups taking a video without Boston’s knowledge and then trying to make money out of it is a foreshadowing, isn’t it?
And it’s so sad how Nick tries to make himself be more like Top, and it’s even sadder that it works. And Nick saw again what a shitty person and a shitty friend Boston is in this episode, and he still will be going on cute dates with him, based on the preview for the next episode. Nick is so messed up, but then they all are.
Maybe Mew is the least messed up – at least that’s how it looks for now. And I believe him when he says “I love you” to Top. And I believe Top when he says it back. The same when Top said to Mew “You make me want to be a better person” in the 4th episode. I believed him, too.
But it does seem to me as if they only see what they want to see in each other, they don’t see a real person behind the idealized version in their minds. Especially Mew, as he tries to squeeze Top into a neat box titled “a perfect boyfriend”. And ignores anything that doesn’t fit his preconceived idea. He ticked his “gets along with my friends” box for Top, when there was clearly tension between Top and Boston, and when Ray didn’t even try to pretend to like Top.
And I have one fic rec already – a great look at what could happen post episode 5 from Boston’s POV. And I don’t think we will get a happy ending in the drama, but it’s nice to read one in fanfic. 😊
Whatever (14414 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: เพื่อนต้องห้าม | Only Friends (Thailand TV 2023)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Boston/Nick (Only Friends Thailand TV), Boston & Mew & Ray (Only Friends Thailand TV)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, probably, Post-Episode 5, Developing Relationship, Relationship Negotiations, Friendship, Friends With Benefits, Nonmonogamy, mild d/s dynamics, Biting, Sex Tapes, redflag4redflag, But they're figuring it out, Canon-Typical Behavior
Summary:
After everything comes out, it’s all fucked. Which, believe it or not, was not Boston’s intention.
2pm had 15th anniversary concert in Seoul this weekend, so I spent two hours yesterday watching vids people put on youtube. Here are my favorites:
My House
Make It
Hold You
I'll Be Back
I'm Your Man
Again And Again
Hands Up
A Time Called You is a Korean drama on Netflix. It’s a remake of Taiwanese drama Someday Or One Day. I tried watching Taiwanese original last year, and I managed to watch three or four episodes, but I never connected with it emotionally and I got so bored that I dropped it and never watched more.
I was thinking about trying a Korean version, because I like Jeon Yeo Been (the female lead) and Kang Hoon (the second male lead) a lot. But for now I watched the first ten minutes of the 8th episode, because I read that it’s like a short BL drama with Ahn Hyo Seop and Rowoon (who guest stars in this episode). And it really is. Just look at these two gifsets I found on tumblr. They are adorable. I would love a whole drama with them as the main couple. It’s a pity it will never happen.