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Incredibly interesting. Shounen-ai (no hard smut) but there's enough tension to keep you interested, and past that, the plot is amazing. The characters grow a lot, and even if there are a few predicable cliches, it's tastefully done. The cast gets pretty big but all the characters have personality and you end up really feeling for giant snakes (lol). The ending was quite satisfying, even so my only complaint is that I wish it was longer because it was so interesting.
Drama, yaoi (there is smut), a few dub-con scenes i think (don't quote me on that, it's been a while). The drama in the relationship was actually fascinating, and the ending with the ex-seme was shocking but fitting. It's not 100% perfect healthy relationships, but it's complex and fascinating. I wish we could see more of the second couple at the end bc theyr'e so interesting, but overall this was a p good drama BL.
Shounen-ai, drama. MC (uke) is bullied and 'abused' a lot (putting in quotations because everything is not quite what it seems, but he definitely does experience a lot of pain), but he's a strong character, and the seme DOES experience a lot of growth and repents a lot. It's very satisfying, but be prepared to hate him and be stressed out for a while (which only indicates how good of a drama this is, really!)
Psychological, mystery, murder, shounen-ai (haven't seen much romance, but it's ongoing and the plot is very interesting so far!)
It's rare to find psychological mysteries with real crime that are so interesting. The MC is just helpless enough to worry while all the cogs in the machine move around him, but the bits and pieces we're dropped make us question. There is stalking/kidnapping/a genuine murderer lol, but no sexual assault/smut as of where I've read, only interesting criminal dynamics.
A comedy-action-drama yaoi! Questionably dub-con, (uke is a powerbottom Con artist lol), but undeniably fascinating. There's power dynamics play and manipulation and lying and yet it's all presented in such a light, funny, and fascinating tone. I really hope the story continues, it has a very interesting concept!!
Drama, smut, completed. This was decent enough as a romance centred drama, the characters were frustrating at times. It's one of those stories where everyone needs therapy, but instead you get relationships. YMMV with this one, it's not as good as other dramas, but it is still pretty interesting.
Yaoi, drama. There is rape (the kind that nobody talks about because it's 'sexy') and an overly possessive lover, but the plot is still quite interesting. I personally found it really sad, bc what happened with Sunjoon was truly just a situation with unfortunate circumstances forcing unfavourable outcomes, even though there truly was love. I personally wished for a different ending and found the seme off-putting with the unhealthy behaviour, but the story itself has a lot of toxicity so. welp.
Psychological, drama, historical, reincarnation, royalty, yaoi, ongoing. There is rape/very strong abuse, but it was the emperor in his previous life, not the main POV seme. MC is still terrified, and I'm very glad to see a story where rape and abuse is treated as something traumatizing that the main seme has to really work to apologize for, has to change and develop. As of now, idk how well it goes through with that, but it's interesting regardless.
Psychological, drama, mystery, sci-fi, shounen-ai, completed. There's a LOT of mind-games, manipulation, and toxic power dynamics/power struggle with the characters, and it's pretty interesting, but the ending was very abrupt and unsatisfying, made it feel kinda empty and meaningless. The story itself was pretty surprising, so if you like toxic but intriguing relationships, this is great for you
Drama, vampires, fantasy, yaoi, completed. There's pining, vampire x human, supernatural drama alongside relationship drama, and the art is really pleasing. I stayed up until 5am to finish this in one sitting, lol. The story is interesting, and I wish we got to see more of the second couple, but it was quite satisfying regardless.
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