History 3: Trapped - Tumblr Posts
“You took off my clothes just now, now it’s my turn to take off your clothes.”
Tang Yi: You could've died!
Shao Fei: I wasn't hurt that badly. The doctor said all my bleeding was internal. That's where the blood's supposed to be.
Chris’ indignation when he finds out no one ever wrote Jake a love letter. 💌
History 3 Trapped Taipei fanmeet, 29 June 2019
15 Day BL challenge and it’s day fouuuurrrrrr
OG here
Day 4 - Fave Ship Dynamic
Oh there’s so many ship dynamics that I love. Enemies to lovers? Inject it right into my veins. Sunshine x sunshine protector? Give me a million please and thank you. Dumbass + dumbass interpreter? Give me all the airheads and their smitten boyfriends.
But I really love the Black Cat x Golden Retriever dynamic. I feel like BC x GR is an offshoot of Sunshine x Sunshine Protector but slightly reversed, with the sunshiney golden retriever character bringing the hesitant black cat out of their shell, gradually prying their heart open. Often the black cat will be wounded and the golden retriever character helps them find healing. The black cat character finds a safe space in their golden retriever and they allow themselves to be vulnerable and open to their own emotions.
I feel like this dynamic exists on a spectrum. Like PrapaiSky (Love In The Air) is a very clear example of BC x GR, but it can be softer, similar to how Semantic Error and History 3: Trapped are both examples of enemies to lovers but Jaeyoung and Sangwoo didn’t have guns.
Examples -
Prapai x Sky (Love In The Air)
Huaien x Xiaobao (Meet You At The Blossom)
If you look very carefully you can spot another black cat and golden retriever duo in the background.
Pat x Pran (Bad Buddy)
Man x Type (2gether & Still 2gether)
In this house we believe in MikeToptap supremacy.
Tang Yi x Shao Fei (History 3: Trapped)
Jaeyoung x Sangwoo (Semantic Error)
Side note: I did hesitate to use this term because of the way it’s been tiktokified. BC x GR is the perfect way to describe a certain type of fictional relationship dynamic but when it became a trend on TikTok it did the thing that TikTok trends do and went overboard and the original meaning was lost amidst a sea of “omg me and my boyfriend are sooooo black cat golden retriever coded!!!” (Babes I’m so sorry but if you have to call yourself a black cat then you’re not one).
Day 6: Favorite Male Character. Man these are hard. I wanted to highlight supporting non couple male characters in this one. Techno in TharnType immediately popped into my mind but then there is also Zhen Zheng from Crossing the line and Phu from My Engineer. (Honorable Mention - because he is in a couple but I love him so - Jack from Trapped).
BL Series I have watched/ following this year
2gether & Still 2gether (BrightWin are super cute.)
Tales of 1000 Stars (EarthMix are adorable, I fell in love with them in this series)/ Cupid's Last Wish (really interesting premise and Mix shine)
Not Me (OffGun honestly I love them)
Cutie Pie (ZeeNunew are charming, also MaxNat great couple)
History 3: Trapped (Love it. Both couples are great)/ History 4: Close to You (I liked the Main couple.)
Star & Sky Series: Sky in Your Heart (JoongDunk are a very delightful couple) & Star in My Mind (felt very similar to Tales of 1000 Stars but very cute.)
Unforgotten Night (HOTTTTTTT)
Vice Versa (So charming, Sea & Jimmy adorable couple. We NEED a season two with OhnNanon side of the story!!!!)
Eclipse (I just finished it. Super cute)
Love in the Air (I love both couples but especially PraSky
I already ship KimChay
I have KinnPorsche, Theory of Love, Cherry Blossom after Winter, and We Best Love: No.1 For You on my watchlist.
Send me recommendation of Series to watch
Weird but funny coincidence
If I had a dollar for every time that I've watched a Taiwanese BL series featuring a gang, where the secondary couple has someone who picks up his partner and throws him over his shoulder and 'kidnaps' him from where he was standing beside his friend and puts him down on/in a mode of transport - I would have 2 dollars.
Which isn't a lot, it's just weird that it happened twice.