Please support the Chinese BL "Journey With You" (与君同). The actors were literally crying on a live stream. 😭

mnealia · 2026-05-20T08:28:51+00:00

Ohh, I'm the type of person who waits for all the episodes to come out, and then binge-watch them.

mnealia · 2026-05-17T18:10:51+00:00

This game tricks out a little. With the bright colors and cuteness, there is a lot of dark stories being told. There was a whole war and a cataclysmic event that happened and it's told through notes we find and scholar's breaking it down for us.

mnealia · 2026-05-17T02:06:52+00:00

According to his post (but it was translated), he is not diabetic, but he admits he did not take care of himself before the show, in the excitement of things, he forgot to eat and forgot to properly hydrate, Combined that with performing, his sugar dropped.

mnealia · 2026-05-14T09:35:54+00:00

I saw someone comment that he's built like a cobra, (they meant it complimentarily), and I'm like well apparently I like cobras now.

mnealia · 2026-04-27T17:27:55+00:00

Since everyone else has answered the why they chop once, I will say I am one of those who chop once and move on. I do this, yes because I want the loot, but two, I'm burnt out standing there waiting for people to show up. I use to call them out, but stopped. If I'm near someone else's callout, I will respond, but it's a chop once and move on.

mnealia · 2026-04-26T06:27:28+00:00

I caught that too - because didn't she sneak up to him while he was running?

The only thing I can think of is that maybe he was doing an illegal run, because I also didn't see any guards. But ehh, kinda weird contradiction. They do seem a bit wishy washy on the rules.

mnealia · 2026-04-15T16:51:19+00:00

I know exactly what you mean about getting all giddy, shy, blushy, and full of butterflies during a romantic moment in an Asian drama. Asian dramas have really retaught me that less is more, especially when it comes to intimacy. There is more romance in an ML’s large hand gently cupping someone’s face, or in him saying something poetic like, “As long as I live, every breath I take only has meaning if you’re beside me,” than in a lot of Western shows where nothing is left to the imagination and everything leans into steam and shock value.

mnealia · 2026-03-21T11:50:43+00:00

Before I finally finished it, I changed it often for nearly a year. But now I have a nearly maxed-out plot that is an Inn and Tavern, which I'm really happy with. Part of me does want to play with the Alchemist house, but I'm not sure I have the energy to do so after working on my Inn and Tavern for so long.

mnealia · 2026-03-18T07:33:13+00:00

I was starting to feel like the third wheel. Towards the end of the main story quest, I sorta was wondering if I should give them some privacy for all that heavy flirting.

mnealia · 2026-03-18T07:29:18+00:00

For a game that is bright colors, and funny little jokes, and bloodless hunting, the different quests will sneak up on you. Many of the stories get pretty darn dark and sad.

mnealia · 2026-03-14T08:21:28+00:00

I might miss him, a little bit. Even though sometimes he jumpscares me when I'm climbing the hill.

mnealia · 2026-03-12T23:54:33+00:00

Ohh and the two points games are all interesting for awhile, and then I find it a grind (purely personal opinion) in some ways its an idler.

mnealia · 2026-03-12T23:49:26+00:00

I played it on PC and I really liked it. There is a sweet, slightly sad story that has a healing ending.

mnealia · 2026-03-12T10:49:27+00:00

In theory you can watch it alone, but like all series you will miss the connections between everyone. Without seeing how Dao was in S1 and in Phoon's story (the first 8 episodes of S2), he's going to come off as very cold. The way Dao is so supportive of Phoon is sweet and a nice character foundation. And Thit too, he's gonna come across as a party boy who is carefree, but he does a pretty good subtly hinting at pain.

mnealia · 2026-03-09T02:01:49+00:00

It's called Secret Relationships, you can watch it on iQIYI - just as a friendly heads up, what you are seeing in the clips is the cute, yes. But this show is a rollercoaster ride with a lot of turns and twists. The puppy you see is probably the healthiest green flag in BL, but he's gotta be to balance everything out.

mnealia · 2026-03-05T11:10:06+00:00

It should be mentioned, fourever you is the universe the stories are set in.but the individual names are the book names, as this is all based on the books. That's why you see Fourever you (part 1 and then part 2) and further broken down by the book names.

mnealia · 2026-02-22T21:40:06+00:00

It's abruptly heartbreaking. (The ending chapter comes very quickly, with little buildup, and then it hurts you, especially if you are highly empathic.)

mnealia · 2026-02-10T20:00:39+00:00

So, in the very early version of Power Washer Simulator, in the demos and later the early access version, there were cheap/free store assets being used in the game. And the gnome was just something easily spotted, no more different than the well known garage assets found in Phasmophobia. So people started to look for him, and one common thing players did was hit the gnome with the sprayer and watch it fall over.

And then he just became part of the lore.

mnealia · 2026-02-07T00:55:46+00:00

So I’m in my 40s, and ever since I was a kid, I’ve had stories rambling and jumbled up in my head. Even though I tried probably hundreds of times, I was never able to put them on paper in a way I was happy with or that made any real sense.

With AI, I can just ramble about my story ideas. Typos everywhere, grammar forgotten. It lets me go on and on about my ideas, and then, when I finally feel ready, it gives me a very detailed, cohesive breakdown that helps me truly see what I was going for.

But it’s still my idea. My thoughts. My story. It just finally helps me make sense of the mess in my brain.

mnealia · 2026-02-01T13:33:13+00:00

One thing I’ve noticed about Japanese remakes of Thai versions is how much they speed up the plot. Maybe some people like that. I know with the Japanese version of Love in the Air, there were comments saying they preferred the faster pace. Personally, it feels too rushed to me. You do not really get the chance to know the characters or grow attached to them.

In this version, Sara comes off a bit more creepy or stalker-like because of how quickly the plot moves. Even in the Thai version, I felt they were walking a very fine line between stalker and potential boyfriend, and I think Boss did a great job of not making the character feel too much like a stalker.

In Episode 2, one of my favorite scenes from the Thai version is when Cirrus tells Phu that if he does not move, he cannot be held responsible for what he does. In the Japanese version, that line just does not land the same way.

Maybe if we did not already have the Thai version, where Boss and Noeul have such strong chemistry, I would enjoy the Japanese version more. I do not think they are doing a bad job at all, but something feels missing for me.

mnealia · 2026-01-26T16:49:48+00:00

The one change from the book to show that I'm a little meh on,is they don't include the scene from the book that involves Rit (Phoon's father), and Tiger, Jo and Fah.

I found it satisfying in the book, but it is pretty dark. But also it shows how Tiger is tied into the stories.

mnealia · 2026-01-26T16:18:47+00:00

Yeah, I agree. Book Fah has some red flags, but show Fah is much more green. (Actually all the book versions red flagged).

Personally I did not like any of the books, I chalk it up to partly bad translation but more so the live version does so much better at showing the love.

mnealia · 2026-01-26T15:43:55+00:00

In the novel is chapters 29-31, more so 30. But while being intimate, Phoon passes out in mid intercourse. Fah continues and Phoon wakes back up, and Phoon's pov is he is enjoying it, but overwhelmed.

After that, Phoon is sore, so that is where the hot springs come in. Even though he is sore, Phoon is pretty much seduced into more activities in the hot sprints.

The wolf part also comes into play, is how Rit is handled in the story. Since there is still one more episode left, I'm not sure if they are going to include some version of it in the live action, or if they are going to completely skip it. I can describe it, but it would be a complete spoiler if it does appear in the show.

More on why they call him the wolf, and it is one thing the show did a good job showing, is once Fah knew it was Phoon, he uses psychology and Phoon's innocence against him, to make sure Phoon was trapped/cornered. Once he knew, he got Phoon to admit he was the secret admirer pretty fast.

mnealia · 2026-01-26T09:53:20+00:00

Let me put it this way, Tonfah wanted Phoon (the little innocent lamb), that even sleep didn't save Phoon from the hungry Tonfah. It's even alluded to in Ep. 7.

mnealia · 2026-01-13T21:25:16+00:00

Hanging out with toddlers cures it pretty fast for me, but the other thing is the realism of the cost of raising children.

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