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Started out thinking this was just a run of the mill manhwa with porn. But holy shit.
I'm not really much of a person for soulmate based stories but this manhwa is genuinely so fucking fantastic and heartbreaking and romantic. one billion recommendations.
★★★★★
This manhwa is one of the BL greats. You will laugh, you will cry, you will goon, you will feel every emotion under the sun when you read this. Absolutely will recommend.
*trigger warning without spoiling anything* one of the main characters is a victim of CSAM carried out by the main antagonist of the story. no dubcon/noncon occurs between the main characters.
★★★★★
Really interesting representation of gray-aromanticism. Does have some minor pitfalls in terms of vocabulary used, but I would recommend this as a good BL manhwa rec for people looking for a relationship that isn't completely allotypical.
★★★★★
Cannot express how underrated this manhwa is, the art is beautiful and the story is so romantic. The bottom isn't as built like the others on the list, but it's close enough that I'll still leave it here.
★★★★★
★★★★★
A story about misunderstanding romantic intentions and falling in love. Well written, some of the best and most romantic sex scenes I've seen. Uke MC is proactive and takes initiative; not remotely shy at all.
the art is so gorgeous, storyline AMAZING. I cannot sing the praises of this enough, but season 1 is like a romcom, and season 2 takes a more emotional turn.
★★★★★
Still ongoing; so far, pretty good. This story does fall into some stereotypes regarding depiction of equivalencies to an ambiguous combination of Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures, but overall pretty respectful. The two main characters meet when one is a child and the other is an adult, but nothing untoward occurs from either party until both are established adults. The bottom is a total badass who takes action in the arena and in the bedroom.
★★★★☆
puppy top mc x grizzled black cat bottom ml? sign me up!
the dynamics between characters are great and interesting thoughts of the ML regarding his grief of having lost loved ones.
★★★★
Still ongoing; you don't need to read Lucky Paradise for this. The two characters have a fun dynamic, and the story explores homophobia, both internalized and societal, in a well-written, compelling way. The MC's interactions with his family are also fantastic.
★★★★
cover image is misleading. trust me, you'll love this.
sex scenes are gorgeous; season 1 is finished and season 2 is ongoing, more plot to come, but pre-emptive tw for what I presume is implied SA, but not between MC and ML.
★★★★
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