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The seme from this is who I picture when I think of this trope done how I like, goes from obsessive abusive jerk to having a panic attack imagining his life without the MC. Definitely not for the faint of heart in the beginning, dudes a red flag but thats why the grovel hits so good!!!
More on the inconsiderate end than abusive and the 2nd top not the ML.
MC disappears (presumed dead) and his partner at the time starts dating someone else. When MC comes back his partner basically says he can't deal with him and has a new relationship, and MC is heartbroken. However MC gets better, and there's a different ML of course MC's old partner ends up regretting hard, including drunken cry sessions and begging forgiveness.
More on the sad side, but still satisfie
I need to re-read this one, but as I remember both tops have regrets but the 2nd top (not ML) is the one who really ends up groveling and pathetic. He treated the MC like absolute dog shit, all trigger warnings for all the abuse, but ends up alone with a needle in his arm and no MC.
I do remember feeling pretty satisfied, I love watching a shitty 2nd top realize they are unwanted and unnecessary π
Continuing with the shitty 2nd top realizes they are unwanted and unnecessary, we've got an obsessive and possessive 2nd top who watches his love interest (MC) fall in love with someone else. Watching this dude self sabotage out of possessive panic and then cry when MC wants nothing to do with him was great, and then I got to see it again in the follow-up!
Loved it, high school BL is not my favorite but this is one of my exceptions!
See my review for "Back to School". Side story doesn't ruin it for me (you'll see what I mean) because I got what I needed first
ML was gaslighting MC, not just lying. In the real sense of the word, where he manipulates the world around him to make him deny his own sense of whats happening/real. He definitely regrets it though, MC uses power to forget the ML existed entirely and ML does NOT take it well.
The breakdown/chase arc honestly made me laugh but was also satisfying for what I was looking for!
So there's lots of regret/mistakes from both ML and 2nd top in this. But my favorite scene is in like the first 5-10 chapters, the abusive 2nd top begging MC to save his life and MC very much not doing that was great for me! Loved it!
Technically it is the previous version of the Seme who did the worst of it (current is no angel either). But we've got a possessive jerk who tries to force MCs affections either way, and then realizes MC is prepared to die to stay away from him. Also a funny one, you want to watch a grown man be jealous of his 5 year old because MC likes him better? But also can't do anything because if he's not nicer MC is ready to start the reincarnation process again? Then this is for you!
ML uses money and the fact that MC likes him to run him around. Also had some callous jerk moments and I believe may have sexually assaulted him? There is a chase arc and some groveling, he definitely feels bad but tbh I wanted more groveling...that might be because ML looks VERY good groveling
I love this one because ML goes from being so cool and in control to so pathetic? ML had all the power (MC was head over heels even though he was getting NOTHING back at points) and then fell way harder. MC gives him a "you are unwelcome and honestly you disgust me" talk and ML is all "just keep meeting me plz".
I love LOVE it. Also with some of tops most recent behavior...yeah he lost it big time. MC is no angel, but that's not what this list is about, and the groveling is lovely!
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