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this is the KING of all pining bl. the absolute TOP. no one does it like natsume-sensei. the art... THE SHORT-HAIRED UKE? THE CHEF X FLORIST COUPLE??? the childhood friends to lovers... simply the best. 100/10. one of my all time faves.
so cute. so cute. the art is so cute. so much blushing. so much shyness. so much double-sided pining. so so so so cute!!!
not the average entry on this list because noah is very much obsessive/yandere BUT if you go around the pining curve this is eventually where you end up. both characters are written remarkably well and you get the sweetest most beautiful needy yandere tears near the end of the main story. chefs kiss. a very mature (as in lots of violence and smut involved) story, but a great interpretation of the usual obsessive seme trope.
the yearning is off the charts. holy shit is desperate men my kink
i love the childhood friends who secretly loved each other for 15 years trope. they get together relatively quickly, but seme Yearns for the uke so much even then
this, dear friends, takes the cake in Most Pathetic Pining Seme of all time. he is SO pathetic, he is SO cute. it's literally 30 chapters and running of pining. the ultimate hachiko-type character in all of bl!
if there was a ranking for top angsty bl this one might be in the top 5. it is executed SO well, and the character arcs are so broad and rich. they are so obsessed w each other
lowkey the craziest yearnmaxxing korean style romance webtoon i have ever read in my life. well researched premise and story setting, beautifully drawn characters, and both leads have an EQUAL level of character conflict, motivations, quirks, and internal struggles. incredibly relatable modern-day love story for the struggling young adult trying to make something of themselves and understand themselves. NO ONE YEARNS LIKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TAE
beautiful, breathless, a love story about destiny, fate, and persistence that i can't even say too much about lest i spoil it. oh to be loved like her!
oh lord SHE pining. this is such a beautiful story, with a dangerous background conflict that drives real stakes into the characters' lives. its about two people who have no control over their environment or destiny but still desperately try to live. so so beautifully written
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