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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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Timeline (Thai)

By Golu
This film is a collection of three different stories. I have a feeling that makers tried to show some sort of connection between the three (as if it was the story of the same couple and what they have been going through over a period of time, and hence the title) but there are enough concrete scenes to prove otherwise. So for now we will just go with the fact that it was three different stories.

The first story introduces us to two young boys who are best friends. One night when they stay together to finish work, one of them asks to practice kiss with the other one, since he has never done it before. Soon enough both of them realize that they have feelings for each other and they would be better off as boyfriends. The story ends with them going on a holiday together happy and cheerful. The boys here were very cute and thankfully the story wasn't stretched at all. To the point and focused. 

In the second story, we meet a gay couple who have been together for two years and they are a famous internet sensation with huge fan following. Though, with popularity comes issues. Soon, one of them start getting. Threatening messages that he is watching them etc. This freaks him out but his boyfriend doesn't think much of him. Bu the stranger eventually shows up and kills one of the guys and takes the other guy as his captive. Ace there, a secret is revealed that this other guy was once almost smitten by this stranger but left him when he saw the scars on his face, leading this guy to go into depression of no one ever loving him and eventually accidentally being the reason for the death of his mother. The film has a vague ending. This film could have been so much better, but the stalker angle wasn't convincing enough and wasn't developed properly. Thankfully one of the actors here was quite cute but sadly he is the one who gets bumped off.

In the final story, we meet a boy taking care of his ailing father and going through some sort of sadness. We are not very sure what the sorrow is from, though. One day a tourist shows up asking to rent a room. He is actually tired of his girlfriend and wants a break. But now being with this guy, he feels happy and he is himself. Even for our boy, its is after a long time he sees someone loving him and caring for him. They confess their feelings for each other. This story was a bit off for me. I don't think a proper background was established for the main character and what was the issue of his father's illness and the eventual sorrow. 

Part of me still thinks the stories were connected somehow (and they changed the names), mostly because of the title of this film. Maybe the two boys grow up being a couple and becoming internet sensation. The guy who stays alive in the second story ends up being on bed for the rest o this life and somehow has a son now who was his ex lover reborn. I know its a crazy theory but no way for me to verify. The ending shows us that the lead of third story had same name os the guy from first story but thats it. Overall, the film and stories were strictly ok. The kisses and intimacy was awkward between every couple. It's strictly to be watched if you hav nothing else better. (4/10)
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