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Don’t mind me…just thinking about how happy Pat looks here 😭😭😭
Pat adjusting himself so Pran could feel comfortable enough to deal with his own feelings will be forever one of the best things a BL series ever gave us. It shows how much in love he is and how much he cares about Pran's feelings and pace. They both knows they like each other, but Pat also knows Pran needs a reason to face, without fearing it, this new path their relationship took, so he gave him exactly this.
Yes, I’m obsessed with this scene and not just because Pran treats Pat’s fingers like this is a KFC commercial. By comparison, Pat’s attempt at flirting seems childish and silly, but I think that’s exactly what he’s going for. Pat doesn’t actually know where Pran’s boundaries are with this, this is a new battlefield for them, and the last thing he wants to do is push Pran away accidentally.
So, he starts with something simple and familiar. Change “if you want it, be my boyfriend” to “if you want it, be my friend” and this is precisely something Pat could have done pre-kiss. He’s testing the waters and, well, he’s had plenty of evidence that Pran likes it when he acts cute, so why not start there?
So then, when Pran leans in and really says, “yeah, no, we’re not 15 anymore,” yes, Pat short-circuits for a hot second, but then as Pran walks away you can literally see, “oh, this is gonna be fun,” written all over his face. He knows Pran is really the more competitive of the two of them, and he is not above using that to his benefit to make Pran up the ante. The way he sees this, he can’t lose. He’s able to be as clingy as he wants (very), has found a way for Pran to be more open with him (important), and gets plenty of his new favourite side of Pran (flirty). What more could a boy hopelessly in love want?
“we’re just born this way”
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Pran has a plan and that plan is foolproof because his friends are fools and they fell for it.
Bonus - It's not all a lie
This moment is so important. When they finally discuss their pain aloud, forgive one another, and put the blame where it rightfully belongs; on their parents. While reassuring each other that in spite of everything that's happened and the pressure from the people around them, they definitely don't hate each other. & it breaks my heart how desperately they both (but especially Pran) needed to hear that but the relief on their faces when they do makes it all worth it. This is the moment they finally begin to break free from the influence of their families. NOW they can start moving forward together.
#this is tragic alexa play this is how you fall in love
Bad B(uddy)et (2021)
Are you guys friends? BAD BUDDY (2021), dir. Backaof Noppharnach
People are preparing to get on the bus. Too many people there. When the bus is here, my boyfriend will come and get me anyway. Who’s your boyfriend? There’s the bus. We will leave in 15 minutes. That means I have some times to hit on you here. BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)
BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)
Pat giving Pran a safe place to explore their feelings for each other by giving him the familiarity of the competition and bet is one of the most beautiful acts of love I've seen in a long time.
seize the chance | "requested" by anonymous
"Whoever falls in love first loses' is not a bet when you've both been in love with each other since high school.
Why can’t I say it?
“You’re telling me right now!” BAD BUDDY (2021)
Pat, you’ve got to stop doing this to me. We are not a thing, we are not even friends. That’s right. How can we be friends when our parents despire one another. How can we be friends if we live next door to each other yet can’t even talk? How can we be friends if we have to compete against one another in everything? You know what? When you were away, I was so damn happy. I didn’t have to compete against you. I wasn’t being paranoid. I didn’t need to know what your GPA was. I didn’t need to know which sports you were involved in. But guess what?It was so depressingly loney for me. What we have now, what should we call it? If we’re not enemies, do you think we can be friends? Why? Do you want us to be friends? No. BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)
bonus: gotta poke the dimple
#just hypothetically married friends
(1), (2), (3), (4)
Have you not had a secret crush on anyone before?
