So… with the Последнее news that I suspected I was beginning to like BL, I have received numerous questions, and concerns (out of pure shock) from not only my fellow LP fans, but BL Фаны as well. So I thought I would take the time to just further explain, and clear up what my official viewpoint/stance on the couples are!

Yes, it’s true, I recently declared that I had started to discover a “new found appreciation” for Brooke & Lucas. While making a big selection of BL icons, it forced me to re-visit their story a little bit. And as silly as it sounds, I will gladly admit that… it did...

БрукАс (Брук и Лукас) would have been a better end-game, really. Still, there’s no need to complain about what-could-have-been. I can still remain steadfast to BL because what they had that kept their relationship intact (even when it seems like Schwann wanted to pretend amnesia when it comes to their love) are elements of perfect timing, effort and honesty; qualities that Leyton fell short on many occasions. LP was дана plenty of chances to redeem itself to me, but they were all дана away to mediocrity and stereotype. And they still are tacky till the very end.

Taking out the emotional intensity of the...