A raging storm is brewing, and not just in the rain. It’s a storm of anger and frustration, one that could potentially cause widespread damage.
Rain is looking for Payu, one of the security officials. He’s been following the truck and he knows that Payu is at the bike race. The security officials catch Rain but he kicks them and runs away.
Rain is driving home from work when he hears a radio station called “Love in the Air” playing. He listens to it as his car malfunctions in the middle of the road. Suddenly, a biker shows up and offers him help with his busted tire. The biker tells Rain that he knows how to fix the car and that he will only charge him $5. Rain is shocked to learn that this man is actually his friend, Payu. The story moves back in time to three weeks ago as Rain is driving home from work when he hears a radio station called “Love in the Air” playing. He listens to it as his car malfunctions in the middle of the road. Suddenly, a biker shows up and offers him help with his busted tire. The biker tells Rain that he knows how to fix the car and that he will only charge him $5. Rain is shocked to learn that this man is actually his friend, Payu.
Rain has a close encounter with a biker he’s never seen before. The biker, who Rain names “Payu,” seems to be very kind and helpful. Rain is so taken by Payu that he can’t help but tell his friends about him. The next day at school, Rain tells his friend Sky about his encounter with the biker and how much he enjoyed their conversation. Sky is skeptical of the story, but agrees to keep an open mind. When Rain’s alleged crush, Ple starts getting excited about Payu, Rain becomes annoyed and wants to find out more about the man he knows nothing about. ..
According to his friends, Payu is a model student at the University and has won many design awards. Ple also mentions that Payu is extremely handsome and talented. Frustrated that his crush cannot stop singing praises of Payu, Rain is adamant about finding him. According to Sky and Ple, Payu has this mysterious air about him and no one knows what kind of business Phase’s family is involved in. ..
Rain and Payu are at a garage where Rain inspects a bike that reportedly belongs to a top-secret client. During lunch at the college cafeteria, Ple discusses how her brother really liked Rain but Rain makes a distasteful homophobic comment that makes the situation awkward. Sky tries to knock some sense into Rain and Ple expresses her disappointment with Rain’s homophobic comment. She leaves them and Rain states that he will try to win his crush back.
Rain’s classmates talk about how Payu has helped them and how they still don’t know Payu. Just then, Payu arrives at the party. Rain sees Payu as the handsome boy who helped him but is upset when he does not remember meeting him.
Rain goes back to his car, still sad and tries starting the car. As it turns out, the car won’t start and Rain tries to call for help in frustration. Payu notices Rain struggle in the car and asks what he’s up to. Rain asks Payu to help him but Payu assumed that the former was only trying to seduce him. Rain is shocked and wonders if he heard Payu right. ..
Rain takes a taxi to Phase’s house so that she can stay the night with Payu, who is working on a car for his family. When they arrive, it is raining heavily and Payu tells Rain that he might need to take the car to the workshop. However, Rain convinces him to stick around and help him out instead of abandoning him. After talking with his friend for a while, Rain agrees to stay the night with Payu as it was raining excessively. Once at Phase’s house, they learn that Payu’s family business pertains to luxury vehicles.
Rain asks Payu about the payment for the car repair when Payu asks him to sit close to him. Payu starts helping Rain dry his hair and suddenly kisses his neck. He straddles Rain and the latter is shocked as he asks Payu if he was gay. Payu confirms that he is bisexual and states that Rain approached him first. Payu states that Rain had been dropping hints all along for him to get close to him but Rain states that the senior had gotten the wrong idea.
Despite Rain’s blatant disapproval, Payu starts kissing Rain all over his neck. After a while, Rain is upset and pushes Payu back but he does not stop. Rain pushes him off of himself and lashes out at Payu for forcing him. He is about to leave Payu’s room when the biker tells him that the mechanics won’t be awake to repair his car yet. He tells Rain that he can sleep on the couch and promises that he won’t come on to him anymore.
Rain goes to bed at night and Payu has no choice but to give in and sleep on the couch. Since it is cold and Payu is left without a blanket, he tries his best to fall asleep on the couch but cannot do so. He sneaks into Payu’s bed and slowly sleeps under the blanket. The next morning, Rain and Payu wake up beside each other and start arguing when Rain calls the biker an asshole.
Rain has a bad week at school. One of his friends, Sky, asks him what’s wrong and Rain tells him about how Payu cornered him in the locker room and tried to kiss him. Sky is surprised and asks Rain why he didn’t tell him sooner. Rain says he was scared that Payu would stop being friends with him if he knew he was gay. A week later, at home, Rain is on his computer when he hears a knock on the door. When he opens it, Payu is there with flowers and a card that says “I’m sorry I kissed you without asking first.” Rain hugs Payu and they both cry happy tears. ..
Sky tries to defend Payu, but Rain is angry that the alumni are causing problems for him. Sky takes it out on the bad weather and roaring thunder. Rain gets a call from the garage about his car and is upset that he will have to meet Payu. At the garage, Payu doesn’t have enough money to pay for the repairs. The garage owner tells the receptionist that Rain was “Payu’s Boy” and offers to take Rain to Payu’s room. ..
Rain rushes to take the car away after mentioning he has an appointment. The mechanic lists the repairs they have done on Rain’s car and Rain is overwhelmed about what his total bill would come up to. He is shocked when the mechanic tells Rain that the repair was done for free because he was ‘Payu’s Boy’. Rain still appears concerned and leaves with his car without meeting Payu.
The mechanic informs Payu about Rain and wonders what he has planned for the future. An epilogue shows that Payu had woken up in the middle of the night after Rain had sneaked into bed with him. Payu covers the boy up and states that he has started to like him when Rain rolls over in bed to hug him subconsciously. ..
I continue to have a conflict with the physical assault and forced initial romance in Thai BL dramas. Love In The Air, the first episode of which aired yesterday, does not feel right for the same reason. Payu, who is probably really amazing as a person, forced himself on Rain despite the latter’s constant pleas asking Payu to stop. ..
While I really enjoy the concept of the show, I was disappointed by how romanticized sexual assault was portrayed in one part of the show. That part of the show overshadowed all of the other great aspects of the show, like how Payu and Rain met each other organically one day when Rain’s car broke down. Rain is fun and cute and I am sure the chemistry between the two actors is what takes the cake. ..
The show has a slapstick comedic bits with a similar medium-paced flow. The music is generic, but I am looking forward to seeing the secretive angle of the illegal bike race and how Payu is connected to it.
