“for me, the moon is you, ko song”
“when i have a problem, you’re always my light”
“my life without you, it’s so dull”
letting himself be vulnerable by telling how he truly feels toward ko song is the most heartwarming way to express his unconditional love
#WhenOrangesFallEP9
🐶: To Cooheart…
Even though you’re older than me, I’ve never called you (Phi). From the first day we met, we’ve learned, adapted, taken detours, gotten lost once in a while, and somehow made it all the way here. I’m truly proud that we’ve spent all this time together.
To me, you’ll always be that sweet little girl.
Thank you for being you, because you’re so much more than you realize. I’ve always said you’re a lot like Easter. No matter how much you’re carrying or how heavy things get, you’ve never stopped giving everyone your smile. You’re talented, you’re beautiful, you’re iconic, you’ll always be that queen. And it’s true… I accepted this series because of you. Thank you for being my partner.
///My parents😭😭///
#AlwayswithPondEarth
"the boy who doesn’t go to heaven"... before tanrak, barth thought he had already accepted that this would be his ending. he believed that everything he had ever done would lead him there, and that heaven would simply no longer be an option for him. he thought God wouldn’t forgive him bcs he had turned away from him. he turned away from God not bcs he was gay, but bcs of his history with his abusive father. to me, the title isn’t entirely about God, but about religious shame becoming so deeply ingrained in one’s mind that they start to define themselves by it, making them think they deserve nothing more than what they have.
if the thai title "the boy who doesn’t go to heaven" is about barth, then "ticket to heaven" feels like it’s about tanrak. tanrak’s faith was never questioned in the series. it was so strong that he worried faith and love were not able to coexist with one another, and that he had to choose God instead. he doesn’t stop loving God in order to love barth. he chooses both, trusting that genuine love can never be something God rejects. if heaven is where love is made complete, then tanrak has been living toward it all along bcs he finally accepted to choose love over fear :-)
maybe that’s why the titles work so well tgt even tho it's on the opposite ends. barth is convinced that heaven has no place for someone like him (hence the hell jokes lol) while tanrak never explicitly says what might happen to him in the afterlife. if God is love, then any kind of love should never become a sin against someone’s faith :-)
this is why queer representation matters in all spaces. this entire time tanrak had no one to ease his anxiety about being queer as a catholic until he got to talk to auntie lek. the way you can immediately see him relax in that hug with her. #TicketToHeavenFinalEP
maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but i don’t think the father is the villain here.
from his perspective, he was simply upholding the teachings and beliefs he had dedicated his life to. back then, it wasn’t just same sex relationships that were considered incompatible with the priesthood. even heterosexual romantic relationships weren’t permitted for someone discerning a vocation in the seminary.
i’ve seen people say that the father made tanrak feel guilty, but i don’t think that’s what happened. tanrak was the one who admitted he felt conflicted. the father simply reflected that conflict back to him and asked what path he truly wanted to choose, his calling to God or the love he had found.
what also stands out to me is that, throughout their conversations, the father never portrayed God as someone who hates or is eager to punish. instead, he repeatedly reminded tanrak that God forgives, that His mercy is always there, and that he should never lose sight of that.
that’s why i don’t see him as someone trying to condemn tanrak. he was simply expressing the beliefs he had devoted his life to while guiding someone who was discerning the same vocation under those teachings.
whether we agree with those beliefs today is a different conversation. but within the context of the story, i think his position is completely understandable. he wasn’t forcing tanrak to choose. he was asking him to be honest with himself about the path he truly wanted to follow.
#TicketToHeavenEP5
there's something I've been wanting to talk about for a couple of weeks now, and I think this scene is the perfect excuse to finally bring it up: what I couldn't help but notice from the very first episode is that the biggest difference between toto and kanit is not the money or the lifestyle... the greatest gap between them is their support system
and if you think about it, that's probably the one thing in which toto is actually "richer"... from the beginning, we see him working alongside his team, which is basically his family because they've been through so much together and spend a lot of time with each other outside of work as well.
toto has coworkers, friends, a sister, and a community, and they all care about him and look after him just as he does for them... there's this unspoken rule of "I help you without asking questions, I help you without waiting for you to ask", like when they all dropped everything to go on a trip to help akki get through his breakup, or when they all performed together at that bachelorette party because toto needed money for his sister's tuition, or (this was so cute) even when the owner of the bar gave toto a plate without him even having to order because he probably knows about his struggles.
and once toto became part of kanit's life, he didn't just bring himself but he brought with him that support system that kanit had been missing... the poor kanit, who (as much as he tries to play it cool) has been in an unhappy relationship for the past four years and the kanit who is criticized by his father and has no real closeness with his brother, who never stands up for him but lets the father use his accomplishments as excuse to treat kanit like a loser.
I noticed that not once after that wedding we saw kanit reach out to his family, and the only person who truly stays by his side is his best friend, which is a strong pillar in his life, but kanit is clearly (even if subconsciously) terrified of losing her to the point of talking about her leaving him when he was drunk and almost unconscious.
I really think that tonight kanit found the support and strength he needed to leave lion not only thanks to toto, but thanks to the entire group, who worked hard and came up with the perfect plan to give him grand exit.
and this scene in particular feels a little symbolic because, even though they're not able to fully understand what kanit is feeling in that moment, they're standing behind him and supporting him, they're "covering his back"
tbh I hope that the more time kanit spends with toto, the more accepted and loved he feels without having to fulfill anyone's expectations, and that he comes to see himself as part of the found family that toto carries with him wherever he goes
#ADogAndAPlaneEP4
@Its_frickinbats Sometimes stories don’t give us what we hoped for. Try not to let them have too much power over you. Take what gives you joy, and let the rest go — the end is never really the end.
This is more of a general thought and not just about LUAT. 🪷 ✨
I'm not going to tell anyone what they should or shouldn't watch. Honestly, I'd be a hypocrite if I did. 😂
But I do think media literacy matters. I also think emotional maturity plays a part in how we engage with different kinds of stories.
Not every story is made for every audience, and not every audience is going to enjoy every story. That's completely fine.
If you're watching content that is clearly marketed as mature, you're probably going to encounter mature themes, mature relationships, and yes... sometimes nudity. 😭 If that's not your thing, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. There are plenty of amazing series that are lighter and more suited to your tastes.
What I find more concerning is, there are comments out there expressing disgust toward queer intimacy or queer relationships themselves.
You don't have to like every scene. You don't have to enjoy every trope. You don't even have to enjoy every BL.
But I do find it a little surprising when people choose to watch a genre centered around queer love stories and then react negatively to queer intimacy simply because it's queer.
BL is, at its core, a genre centered on queer relationships. Romance, love, affection, intimacy, and sometimes sexuality are part of that.
There's a difference between saying, "This scene wasn't for me," and saying that queer intimacy itself is somehow inappropriate, shocking, or disgusting.
I think the important thing is understanding the kind of story you're choosing to watch and engaging with it in that context.
Personally, I love seeing all kinds of stories being told. Some are sweet and fluffy, some are heavier, some are messy, and some are made for mature audiences. There's room for all of them. 🥹🤍
Have a very gay day. 🌈
@SunFlowerBerlin@sinnedverybigly Well, that is a possibility of a cosmic horror that one has to accept as a viewer. Sometimes, our heroes don't win, and stories don't end the way we want it to. If they get to live and love peacefully, if everyone gets to live and love peacefully, that should be enough for them.
Maybe instead of insulting each other, engage in ideas/opinions different from yours with "That's very interesting and cool you think that!" and then everyone is holding hands and running in circles and happy because holy fuck some of yall cannot afford to be respectful
In infinite universes they now exist. Everything is cannon. If you wrote it, if you imagined it, if you drew it, somewhere it exists. They are everywhere. They are infinite. They are ineffable. They didn't give up. They gave us everything.
Our Universe exists because of them.
We know their story.
We have their love.
We are their Book of Life in this Universe and we will give them so many happy endings.
#go3spoilers