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Ongsa is a lesbian character from 23.5.

Biography[]

Ongsa was born and raised in Phuket, Thailand. Presumably a little before she entered high school, Ongsa moved to Bangkok for her studies and joined S-Tar School, a nearby high school. This section is in need of major improvement. Please help improve this article by editing it.

Appearance[]

Ongsa is a tall, slender teenager, standing at 5 feet 7 inches, with fair skin. She has long, straight black hair, often tied back in a ponytail or bun, or left loose. She has dark eyes and wears round glasses.

Ongsa is often dressed in her high school uniform, but when she's not wearing it, she usually wears comfortable clothes like shorts, pants and large T-shirts. She wears very little make-up, and is a little uncomfortable with anything too girly or feminine.

Personality[]

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Sexuality[]

Kanittha Kwunyoo, director and screenwriter of 23.5, confirmed that Ongsa was a lesbian by retweeting a tweet stating that the colors used on each character in the opening of 23.5 represented their sexual orientation – Ongsa being represented by the colors of the lesbian flag.[1]

Reaction[]

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Relationships[]

Sun[]

Sun is Ongsa's girlfriend. This section is in need of major improvement. Please help improve this article by editing it.

Ton[]

Ton and Ongsa dated for three days before she moved to Bangkok. He was on vacation to see Alpha, Ongsa's older sister, and asked Ongsa out as he found her cute. She accepted to go out with him, but it didn't seemed like she liked him that much. The reason for their break-up is unknown, but Ton as a reputation of being unable to keep a relationship more than a day long.[2]

Tropes[]

  • Closet Gay - Ongsa expressed multiple time how she felt about being a lesbian, and how scared she was about what people may think of her because of it.
  • Date My Avatar - Unintentionally. When Ongsa starts speaking online with Sun, she hides behind the alias "Earth", which Sun thinks is a boy, and doesn't correct her out of fear of losing her.
  • Hereditary Homosexuality - Ongsa's sister is bisexual while her cousin is a lesbian.
  • Forced Out Of The Closet - Sun tells Ongsa's parents that they are dating, although Ongsa wasn't ready to tell them yet.
  • Cast Full Of Gay - Most of the major characters of 23.5 are part of the LGBT community, with Ton being the only straight one in the main group of friends.
  • Almost Kiss - Multiple time, with Sun.
  • The Big Damn Kiss - After multiple failed attempts.[3] It also marks the actresses' first on-screen kiss, which fans had been waiting for impatiently.
  • Held Gaze - Ongsa and Sun do it a lot.

References[]

  1. @PiscesPing on Twitter (March 9, 2023), Retweeted by Kanittha Kwunyoo.
  2. 23.5 Episode 3: "UFO"
  3. 23.5 Episode 8: "The Starry Night"

Navigation[]

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LESBIAN OngsaSunAylinLunaNidaBambam
GAY MawinTinh
BISEXUAL AlphaCharoen
TRANSGENDER NidaBambam