cunning yaoi male leads

i wouldn't say he's sly or cunning. but he we never know what he's really thinking, he has underyling intentions. crazily devoted to the uke. OBVIOUSLY. and this is literally my best manhwa ever. i've read this a billion times so at least this should be in the list. HARIBO SUPREMACY

HARIBO SUPREMACYYY i've always loved character development and building done by haribo. another masterpiece, another pair to fucking fall in love with. also yes, the seme is absolutely mad, domineering, possessive, protective, but passionate and has underlying unknown reasons. in short, fucking toxic. do i still find him hot? yes, yes i do.

(bonus points, i actually am deeper in love with haribo's strongwilled uke)

extremely powerful yet playful seme who dedicates his life and devotion towards his childhood lifetime rival (or not). i love me a power couple. the seme's such a sly cunning piece of shit it's really hot

technically lives a secret double life and hides it from the uke, who is seme's dearest childhood friend. also is a wolf in sheep's clothing as he turns out to be very witty, sharp, malicious, and possessive towards uke. let's see how this progresses.

still can't figure out seme's true intentions. past important relationship encounter. uke has amnesia. so many mysteries and yet seme's always got this feral, possessive, overall suspicious responses towards the uke.

honestly this one i consider putting out of the list because the reason of seme's sadisticness does not have that much depth(?). it's really just because he loves the uke's reactions, such a big ego stomper for him. so.

i'd say step-brother incest(?) this is the you-showed-me-kindness-once-now-you-cannot-run-away-from-me trope. which is simply a classic, but i lowkey enjoy. if you're into that then this might be your shit.

how do i say this, the reason why this stands out would probably because of the magnificent and complex plot (which doesn't happen in yaoi most of the time). and let me tell you about the SEXUAL TENSION BUILD UP in this. i will smooch the author, remind me that when i meet them okay?

also duh, as the list is titled like it is, the seme is just. underlying second intention, smart, possessive. i just love their banter man. plot is quite dark and heavy, but it's worth it.

need i say more about this?

long story short the seme is fucking crazy and you can never convince me otherwise. kidnapping the uke, planning and just overall always wanting his attention on him. they used to be close step-brothers actually? so strangers to step-brothers to one-sided enemies to ____ (fill the blank). we haven't obtained the background reasoning yet but uhh honestly... the seme is obsessed. but hot. isn't that the point of this list after all?