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bittersweet stories

really it's just peak

stories with the essence of the bitter-sweetness of reality

- includes romance stories (LGBTQ and straight)
- includes not romance-centred stories 
- may include stories with tragedy (or yk, gut-wrenching angst yum)
Tags: romance drama tragedy peak angst
All(166) / manga(166)

Bongchon Bride

 9.6(187 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Son Gae Pi
Genre(s): Webtoons / Yaoi / Historical / Smut / Drama
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21 02,2026

Reunion

 9.7(480 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Lee Coin , Deulsum,Inhale
Genre(s): Webtoons / Yaoi / Adult / Mature / Smut / Romance / Drama
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bawled my eyes out every night for a week after binging this in two nights

to read this for the first time again... i would give anything

20 days

After School Mate

 9.4(754 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): kuon umino , 海野 久遠
Genre(s): Shounen / Romance / Drama / School Life / Slice Of Life / Shounen Ai
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SO SO BEAUTIFUL
LGBTQ: transgenderism and gay undertones
a story about two boys finding home with each other
not really romance

22 10,2025

Ao no Flag

 9.5(150 voted)
Complete
Author(s): Kaito
Genre(s): Drama / Romance / School Life / Shounen / Slice Of Life
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04 03,2025

Minority

 9.6(270 voted)
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Author(s): Hinoon
Genre(s): Shounen Ai / Drama / Romance / Webtoons
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04 03,2025

Life Senjou no Bokura

 9.6(379 voted)
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Author(s): TOKOKURA Miya
Genre(s): Drama / Romance / Slice Of Life / Yaoi
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read this once 5 years ago... changed my whole outlook on life (i will not be reading this again lol)

04 03,2025

Until I Meet My Husband

 9.6(364 voted)
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Author(s): nanasaki ryosuke,tsukizuki yoshi
Genre(s): Seinen / Drama / Romance / Shounen Ai / Slice Of Life
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an autobiographical manga

04 03,2025

Ways of Parting

 9.3(358 voted)
Complete
Author(s): AMALILLIA
Genre(s): Yaoi / Drama / Romance / Slice Of Life / Webtoons
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OUGHHH THE PAIN AND OUGHHH THE LOOOVEE

04 03,2025

Haruka Tooki Ie

 9.7(192 voted)
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Author(s): yatsuda teki
Genre(s): Romance / Shounen Ai / Tragedy
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bye i'm never touching this again LEAVE ME ALONE

04 03,2025

Dangerous Convenience Store

 9.6(1550 voted)
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Author(s): 945
Genre(s): Yaoi / Comedy / Romance / Webtoons
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god i love angst so much

12 days

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