i am a rock on the star

The one you are waiting for is...me.

I'm probably the last to notice this, and it hit me like a freight train a couple of days ago:

Pat has been waiting for Pran to come back to his life without even realising it.

And P'Aof is telling the audience this in the second episode of the show, when we already know about Pran's crush and Pat's obliviousness, but before they both were fully aware of that fact.

The fact that their time together started when Pat gave Pran his watch back after Pran saved Paa.

The fact that Pran kept their time going when he decided to wear the watch after Pat returned it to him.

The fact that, when Pran was transferred, he left the watch at home, thinking that what he felt for Pat was an impossible dream. So their time stopped while Pran was away. But the watch stayed in his house, next to Pat's, as if waiting for them to reunite again, freezing their relationship for 3 long years.

The fact that, the moment Pat and Pran saw each other through their homes windows again, Pran took the watch from the box where time had stopped while they were apart and later, when they had agreed to help each other, set the watch to run, allowing himself to hope once again.

The fact that Pran kept the watch on him for the rest of the show, even when they fought, even when he left for Singapore. He took the watch because now they had to be apart again, but it was in their own terms, in their own time. Physically apart but emotionally closer than ever.

Pat was waiting for Pran, and Pran kept the time running for both of them for the whole show.

*cries, sobs and flops dramatically on the floor*

Pran LOST the WATCH. WHAT.DID.I.SAY.

And... we come full circle

Pat is returning it back to Pran once again. There is no time if they are not together.

*quietly sobbing in a corner*

THIS IS A CALL OUT POST

I am calling out Pran's complete and utter fakery right here:

"I want to sleep" - yea, right, Pran. You are a little liar who lies and I am going to prove it.

Exhibit A:

You've already admitted that you need your Nong Nao eye mask to sleep and do indeed wrestle back off your boyfriend and put it on to fall asleep. We know this is a regular routine for you as we saw you also wearing it for bed in the previous episode so we can assume that this is entirely true.

However!

When you lie down to "go to sleep" after your little teasing roleplay as chief and volunteer teacher, the eye mask is right next to you and yet you make no attempt to put it on. It's there, all prepared for your night's sleep, but you deliberately choose not to place it on your face. Hmm...

Here again, after your little heart-to-heart about Pat wanting to help you and you finally giving into him. You turn away but you still do not put on the mask. You're acting as though you're ready to head off into the land of Morpheus and Pat even falls for it, doesn't he? Wiggling in closer for cuddles...

Look at you snuggled up with the love of your life. So cute. So darling. So completely ignoring your Nong Nao eye mask which you proclaim to need for sleeping!

You've even got a smug, little smile on your face. It's not just because your bf's being cute though, is it Pran? It's because you're waiting for him to figure out.

Which he does.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight-

-here!

And there's the reason Pat's eyes pop open like a doll in a horror movie! HE'S REALISED YOU'RE NOT WEARING YOUR SLEEPING AID. He's realised that you're not interested in the sleeping AT ALL!!!

So protest all you want Pran - you engineered this whole thing from the start!

Liar.

OUR SKYY 2 X ATOTS X BAD BUDDY Episode 3

OUR SKYY 2 X ATOTS X BAD BUDDY Episode 3

Cover your ears.

Our Skyy 2 ⟡ Bad Buddy x ATOTS [2023]

It’s the right moment to kiss!

bonus *proud besties*

When you hang out with your gang at the bus stop but also have to hold your secret boyfriend's hand!!!

Love this scene though it was just a split second T.T

ohm & nanon + favorite videos (in no particular order) ↳ bad buddy (behind the scenes) | best of, pt. 2

*claps* kisses on lips are indeed easy for them!

Poor Nong Nao 😂😂😂😂

(Source: Twitter)

Nong Nao, you be rooting for them XD

I clearly love them together _(:3 」∠)_

12 Reasons Why Bad Buddy Broke The World With 12 Episodes

(Updated) I made a list of my favorite things that this drama gifted us to remember and cherish forever. In no particular order:

1. It’s a Romantic Comedy (With a Twist!)

Romcom is a genre you cannot go wrong with and the world of queer media needs more of. Bad Buddy is filled with smiles and laughter and just the right amount of melodrama that doesn’t let it turn too depressing anywhere (in retrospect even episode 11 was brilliantly written and served the purpose). It has become the comfort show that lifted our spirits for 12 weeks and will continue to have a high rewatch value. That’s what any good show must be like, easy on the heart to return to. By injecting the story with the star-crossed trope in the background, they have achieved a flawless balance between fluff and angst. It is a relatable love story that you smile, yearn and weep for, a true masterpiece whichever angle you see it from. 

2. OhmNanon’s Acting

Ngl I did not see this coming even after the trailer. With every episode that came out, I was shocked by their natural chemistry that climbed to the stratosphere of romance and how they felt more like a real couple than any couple we’ve ever seen in a queer drama. Whichever show nails the casual touches and kisses has already won the lottery and OhmNanon served us the entire range. From childhood friends to rivals to lovers who gave us the bickering dynamics of an eternally married couple, the effortlessness with which two people who have known each other their entire lives fall in love, the passionate lovers who grow up to take a stand and everything in between. This casting was godsent. 

3. PatPran’s Partnership

In my opinion, this is Bad Buddy’s greatest strength for why it is the best BL drama we’ve ever seen and closest to true love we’ve ever gotten in a modern day queer love story. We rarely see a couple like PatPran who are partners in everything and fight the world together all while being entirely wholesome, utterly positive and totally unproblematic. At the heart of it, Bad Buddy is about two people being in love and the extents they will go for their love to survive. We see both of them being there for each other, communicating with each other, taking care of each other, sweeping each other off their feet & fighting for each other- that’s love! Love is partnership and no one is more than the other. Love thrives in equality. Majority of shows fail to understand that and only focus on one character’s love for the other. But Pat and Pran are two sides of the same coin and we are so lucky to witness such a well-written story come to life.

4. PatPran are a Power Couple

No story understood the assignment like Bad Buddy did that we like to see stories where both the protagonists are on an equal standing in every sense; where they are equally badass, equally obsessed with each other, equally devoted in love and supportive of each other. They’re also leaders of their respective faculties, super smart, music lovers, rugby players and rivals in life and love. They radiate the magnetism of two yin yang personalities and soulmates inevitably attracting. The story itself was structured in a way where them being equal was pivotal to the romance and the whole competition is an exciting ploy on the surface because there are only winners in love. (This equal dynamics in characterization is something I’ve only seen so far in Chinese BL dramas like SHL/CQL so I am absolutely giddy to see it in a modern day setup!) These 2 reasons are why they are being hailed as the healthiest couple in BL history.

5. It Successfully Captured The Queer Experience

This show really nails the fact that queer people have entirely unique experiences in love and there is zero need to base it on/reference straight romance in the process of telling that story. BL so far hasn’t been able to ditch outdated tropes that were carried over from het romance. You simply cannot change the female lead’s role to a male one and call it a brand new gay/sapphic love story when it still feels like the characters are operating on het dynamics of the pursuer and the pursued.

Agreed!

just Pat looking at his whole universe

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Because ❤️😩

Ur SOUL, Ur BodY — Pat x Pran animated fan MV

There's also a line "You make me sing / You make me pull my trousers up / That's how your existence in my life is" and if this song isn't literally an anthem for Pat x Pran's amazing relationship, I quit drawing xD

Watch the video to see my animation, I spent whole week on it not being able to move from Bad Buddy :'))

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