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Skylar has a bad habit of taking secret photos of his crush, but gets caught by Cirrus who is close friend of his crush. He seems like a polite and friendly guy, and yet the mask slips away when he decides to blackmail Skylar in return for not exposing his secret.
- deep themes, coming of age story, rocky first meeting
- MC with explosive temper and fear of love and trust x manipulative ML with attachment issues, both with dark past
TW: SA, Suicide, Child Abuse, Grief
10/10
A cocky and confident Yajima harbors dislike for Torikai, a cool and talented fellow trainee in the Rescue Team. The two constantly quarrel, but one day they cross the line while squabbling and end up sleeping together.
- rivals to friends with benefits to lovers, mature couple
- firefighter x firefighter, both very manly and cool
8/10
Thinking that his beloved crush was snatched up by the nerdy new student, Ren Zhichu tries to make fun of him at every chance he gets.
Soon though, he realises that Shen Chen has no interest in his crush and decides to befriend him, completely forgetting about his original crush in the process.
- rocky first meeting (and bit embarrassing really) | Strangers to Friends to Lovers (not labelled)
- Responsible, model student MC x childish, but caring and protective ML
8/10
A love triangle between a popular, seemingly perfect athlete, his ordinary, introvert friend and a sweet, shy girl in their class who becomes their friend and is crushing on the athlete.
- Coming of age story, thought provoking, beautiful storyline with complex characters
- well-written female characters
9/10
MC moves back to his homeland in a small village after suddenly finding out he became a father. There he meets a village leader who seemed rude and disrespectful at first, but in fact is kind and caring person who decides to help this single father. They become friends and then more all while dealing with their own issues about families and what it means to be one.
- absolutely heartwarming and adorable
- Caring ML, a whole green forest
- cute baby
10/10
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