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Chained To My Bully Stepbrother (AI Vertical BL Drama)

By Golu
This is the second vertical AI BL drama I've sat through, and honestly I went in knowing better. I had it on while I was doing cardio at the gym, and what struck me was just how much the plot echoed the last one I watched. Same step brother romance angle, same mystery girlfriend showing up near the end, same extra guy pining after one of the leads. Genuinely the only thing going for it was the runtime, the whole thing wrapped up in forty five minutes flat.  The setup kicks off with Finn moving schools because his mom just married into money. He finds out his new step brother Aiden goes to the same place, and he's warned to keep his distance from him. Their first run in at school is rocky, just like you'd expect, but there's this odd pull between them neither can shake off. Finn keeps telling himself not to read into it because Aiden's straight and openly homophobic. Things shift when some kids start bullying Finn and the student council president, Ryan, steps in to ...
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A Series Of Light (UK)

By Golu
This is an anthology of short stories of sorts. Not sure how or why calling it a "Series of Light" makes sense or what's the idea behind it, but hey when its an anthology, little makes sense. According to the official website, this series explores the darkest sides of humanity, through technology, connection, intimacy and heartbreak.

1: Greenlight
Former child star turned hearthrob, Sam desires a change of image, but is in for a dark surprise when his webcam is hacked. He is extorted from money when a video os him masturbating to gay porn is outed. Interesting story.

2: Redlight
17 year old escort Callam books an afternoon meet up with an older business-man Jimmy. Things don't go as planned and just after sex, the old guy dies because of drug overdose probably. The young guy does all he possible can to mess up the scene to show it as a case of suicide.

3: Whitelight
19 year old student Aaron finds himself falling for the straight guy Adonis Mitchell. When it's clear Mitchell isn't interested, Aaron decides to pretend as a girl to get connected with him and get him interested. But its his best friend, who he ends up impersonating and her life gets into a spiral.

4: Starlight
Student Kane falls for his room mate Jacob, a straight rogue. Traversing their sexuality against 90's Liverpool, their journey is Lust, Shame & heartache. Shown over a period of four months, the straight guy is not yet ready to accept his feelings for Kane but he won't have it anymore.

5: Blacklight
Feeling relentlessly pushed down by his involuntary celibacy, 20 year old Adam stews alone as his explicit fantasies become more deranged towards an underground scene. This one in the series is not a queer story.

These stories were an interesting mix. Most of them unapologetically probes into the darknesses and shadows of identity within a modern era and examines its fragility, all while maintaining a firm grasp on the humanity that beats at each story’s center. In a digital age, everything from privacy, to hiding your real identity, to pretend who we really are and everything else in between is shown in these stories. Interestingly, the production quality is top notch and so is the acting and direction. It's just all of the stories do not land as nicely and strongly as some of the other ones do. (5/10)
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