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1 year ago

There are 12 gifs in this set from Episode 12 of Only Friends, a Thai series. The gifset features actors First Kanaphan and Khaotung Thanawat as Sand and Ray, their characters.

Sand is wearing a pink t-shirt under a brown suede jacket, blue jeans and black boots. Ray is in a white t-shirt with a printed black overshirt, distressed blue jeans and black boots.

1st gif. On an external staircase, Sand (left) and Ray (right) are sitting. Ray has leaned over to rest his head on Sand's shoulder while Sand points upward. They're both wearing a single earbud each, listening to the same song.

2nd gif. Sand and Ray are still on the stairway but standing. Ray is leaning against the handrail with Sand facing him. Sand points up towards the sky again and says something while Ray looks down to take his free hand in both of his own.

Sand points again, this time with the hand in Ray's, and it allows their hands to join properly as Ray turns to look up at where Sand is pointing.

3rd gif. Sand and Ray are in what appears to be an empty parking structure, their hands joined as they walk. Sand turns to Ray and says something, taking a few jogging steps forward and pulling Ray with him. Ray begins to grin even as Sand slows again, turning and walking backwards, still pulling Ray with him.

4th gif. Ray is perched against a wall on a rooftop as Sand leans over it to look around. Ray's expression is one of utter contentment, pure warmth as he looks at Sand.

5th gif. Ray and Sand are swaying together to the music they're still listening to, Sand's arm draped around Ray's shoulders. Ray smiles as he turns to begin singing along, holding his arms up and looking up to the sky. Sand smiles broadly and joins in.

6th gif. Ray is tucked up under Sand's arm, both smiling broadly. Sand's arm around his shoulders curls around to tug playfully at Ray's ear, making him laugh and draw away.

7th gif. The camera pans from Ray's outstretched arm from where Sand has spun away from him, to where Sand is, miming whirling a lasso and casting it toward Ray.

This is a very tiny gif but it was vitally important to include. Because it's cute as fuck.

8th gif. Sand and Ray are dancing together. I have no idea how to describe the dance move. It's a reverse front crawl, is best I can do. They're smiling and laughing and extraordinarily cute.

9th gif. Sand is draped over Ray's back, arm around his neck while Ray's arms are stretched out. They swirl around, smiling and laughing, with Ray spinning out of Sand's arms, shirt flying around himself and slipping from a shoulder.

10th gif. Sand and Ray are dancing, back to back, both laughing and smiling.

Idk Khaotung just looks insane, here, I can't help myself. Man's a menace.

11th gif. Ray's overshirt has slipped off both of his shoulders completely, catching in the bends of his elbows as he reaches for Sand. Their hands join and continue to dance, smiling broadly. Sand can't take his eyes from Ray.

12th gif. Sand and Ray are smiling at each other. Sand reaches to wrap a hand around the back of Ray's neck to pull him into his arms. Ray twirls and settles there against his chest, both of them looking up towards the sky, breathless and smiling still.

Trivia: First and Khaotung did a photobook together entitled "Finally Begin" wherein many of the photos were just them having fun together - episode 12 of Only Friends was named Begin Again. The scene is referencing a movie Sand was talking about of the same name.

Would you like to take a walk and listen to music with me? First Kanaphan as Sand and Khaotung Thanawat as Ray (Only Friends, 2023)

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sadcharactersrmykryptonite

2 years ago

Completed tsats, in the middle of exam week, guess I have my priorities straight. Okay, let's get into the pro and con opinions of mine in this book.

Pros

1.Nico got over his trauma. Not completely of course, but he is on the right path. And the cocoa puffs are really cute ( send me fanart).

2.I am glad nico is more emotive in this. We saw him smile more, make jokes and generally be more optimistic then the other books. I felt like titan's curse nico is coming back and i love it. I love that nerdy side to him.

3.We see him cry it out. After so long of seeing him being described as emotionless, cold and scary, it was nice to see him letting out his emotions.

4. I love that he is so affectionate with will. We already know that nico is physically affectionate with the people he cares about, like hugging Jason, reyna, and kissing hazel on the cheek. It makes sense that he will be affectionate with his bf.

5. I love that the entire story revolves around how kind nico is. Like we knew that nico was the only one who saw and talked to hestia. His selflessness is the most important trait of his but also the most overlooked. But it's also the trait that got him in the most trouble. I am glad that he told nyx to f**k off, it means he is learning to prioritise himself and i am so glad for that. Also it felt so good to see people and deities acknowledge that, too the point that a primordial goddess was threatened by it. Listen up kids, KINDNESS IS YOUR BIGGEST STRENGTH NOT A WEAKNESS.

6. I liked will's characterisation. He's exactly what I taught he will be, kind, daring, supportive and brave. And he learns, accepts his mistakes and meets nico in the middle, what more can i ask. ( I feel like a parent giving their blessings to their child's so)

7. Nyx felt threatening, way better then gaia. And I really liked the way the final battle was more psychological then physical. And the new development in wills powers, that's a head cannon that felt validated. He can use plague powers, powerfull sunshine boy, nico, powerful sunshine boy.

8.Bob and small bob, they are the best. And them being happy and enjoying their freedom, ah, I was crying. I love them.

9.The deities crying over solangelo. I get it, they are so cute. Kind of shows a human side to them. And that talk about lost souls with gorgyra, yeah, another scene that brought me too tears. The fact that they still have hope. Warmed my heart.

10.Loved the talk about change , and being true to yourself and having the option to choose. It read nicely and it's a great message for the kids out there, not just LGBTQ kids, to everyone. And even bitter adults can learn this lesson. So be open minded people.

As a literature student, I am done with all the nihilist, Existentionalist, tragic stories that I had to read. This was the cheesy, funny, pure, and sweet book that I wanted to get rid of all this stress. And that's what I want from a percy Jackson series book.

Cons

1.It was rushed. But I think I understand. I mean they had to put nico's solo tartarus plot, the actual plot of the story and also address their trauma, add fanservice, create a believable story for why nico had to go to tartarus again ( sideyes hades) , yeah way too much for a spinnoff.

2.I would have love to know more about will. Don't get me wrong, as I gushed about it, I really like their interactions. But it felt like he was made for those interactions, like will solace is still not an individual character but nico di angelo's boyfriend. To me it felt like Rick was telling," look at this sunshine boy, I would tell you why he is perfect for nico", hence the earlier blessing comment. ( you have my blessing will, you have my blessing). But I don't care about it much, for me I was looking forward to Nico's story and I got it so I am happy.

3.There were inconsistencies, like bianca and his mother. It felt like a retconn, but it's also a story about gods, so it makes sense that hades will do it.

4.The tartarus parts didn't hit as much as I thought it would, nicos past solo trip, that is. Maybe it's because the story was written by two authors. I cried but it didn't tear my heart out. Maybe because I know nico gets out. Hmmm, something to think about.

5.Please dont take this the wrong way, but I didn't like how they constantly kept saying boyfriend. Like I get it, I know you are a couple, I want you to be couple, but it felt like the authors didn't think they would come across as a couple and kept on reminding us. This is one nitpick I have in this book.

Oh another nitpick. I wanted to see the other characters, like hazel and reyna and how did I forgot apollo. I need more apollo. I really wanted to see nico's reaction to reyna joining the hunters. Not much just a tiny reference, like when they were talking to gorgyra, like she also abandoned me, something like that.

And that's it. I can't think about any more cons.

TLDR: This book left me feeling like a proud mama who's watching her son grow up to be a hero. And that's exactly what I wanted. So, this book is a 10/10 for me. Cherished forever.