Currently reading/watching

[alterkrmn]

My brain is still pretty much a mess, and I already made an appointment to see a doctor because I’m a bit scared of collapsing. But at least this week I didn’t add new things to my watch list… That… doesn’t mean I didn’t spend a lot of time watching things, but it was mostly Yuri on Ice, haha. Ha.

Anyway, here's the update.

Finished reading

• The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1 (novel)

• Some fics. Should I list them?

  • 16 Glasses*

  • Stay Close to Me*

  • Desert Sunset, Sapphire Afterglow*

  • icebreaker*

  • you’re like heaven to touch*

  • if you can’t sleep, don’t count sheep*

  • What Do You Do When You’re Secretly In Love With Your Roommate?**

Finished watching

• Yuri on Ice (Anime) - 12 episodes (Again, twice)

Currently watching

• Winter Begonia (Chinese drama) - Weekly, weekends - 26/49 episodes

• Top Form (Thai BL drama) - Thursdays - 10/11 episodes

• Break Up Service (Thai drama) - Weekly, Mondays - 5/12 episodes

• Leap Day (Thai drama) - Weekly, Tuesdays - 5/12 episodes

• Boys in Love (Thai BL drama) - Weekly, Sundays - 3/12 episodes

• My Stubborn (Thai BL drama) - Weekly, Sundays - 3/12 episodes

• The Bangkok Boy (Thai BL drama) - Weekly, Saturdays - 2/12 episodes

On hold

• El Secreto del Río (Mexican drama) - No schedule - 4/8 episodes

• Perfect 10 Liners (Thai BL drama) - No schedule - 4/24 episodes

This week I only watched episode 26 of Winter Begonia, episode 5 of Leap Day, and episode 10 of Top Form. The rest, I was supposed to watch yesterday (The Bangkok Boy) and today (Boys in Love, My Stubborn), but I haven’t really been in the mood to watch other things besides Yuri on Ice. I’ve mentioned it repeatedly on fedi these past few weeks, but I didn’t think this show would take over my brain the way it did. I am obsessed. And it makes me want to make things (I still won’t mention them, but if I do manage to make it happen, I’ll definitely post about it at some point).

Anyway, I finished SVSSS Vol. 1 but haven’t started Volume 2 yet because I asked for YoI fic recs, and sophia_sol  generously shared a whole list of their favorites. I’ve been working my way through them, and one fic in particular stood out: 16 Glasses by Cesare.

I’ll read almost anything (rating, trope, or pairing doesn’t matter much as long as the story is compelling) but I tend to gravitate toward canon-compliant fics and character studies. This one nailed so many aspects of Victor I’d wondered about after finishing YoI. I especially loved how it explored his perspective before he decided to become Yuri’s coach.

I’ve enjoyed other fics too, but I’m avoiding the really long ones for now (definitely not ready for 100k+ works). I’m totally obsessed, but I also have work deliverables to focus on, so I’m trying to keep this obsession… somewhat under control.

Winter Begonia keeps surprising me because it has funny moments but also very dramatic ones in a single episode, and I love that. I couldn’t stop laughing at a very drunk and very angry Shang Xirui… his facial expressions were amazing. The tension builds in so many ways, and I’m so curious about where the story’s going, about the different relationships and characters.

Leap Day keeps being fun to watch, but I honestly don’t remember what it was about this week (I’m so sorry).

This week’s episode of Top Form wasn’t my favorite, buuuuut I was enthralled by Boom Raveewit’s pretty face while he cried. And maybe I didn’t fully appreciate all the emotions the episode was going for because I was (still am) very occupied being obsessed with YoI.

No cute kiddos falling in love this week, no violent gangs, no dumb gays not knowing what “no feelings involved” means either. And I decided to put Perfect 10 Liners on hold for now.

So, yeah. That’s this week’s update.

*From sophia_sol’s rec list
**I found it on fedi when I was browsing the YoI tag