Have you read the BEST new-gen yaoi, the peak of BL literature No More Eurydice? If you're looking for a slow-burn yaoi with a lot of tension between the two male leads and the most gorgeous black&white artstyle and panelling, then go read it now!! ESPECIALLY if you love music and art and the movie "Whiplash" too!!
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/no_more_eurydice/ (PEAK BL FICTION)
okay wait the way you described it actually sold me i'm 100% reading it and i'll be back with my thoughts
I hope you enjoy it!!
Punch Drunk Love. I reread it at least once a month, I know it's really popular but it's just so good and def deserves to be popular. A very close second for me would be a room without window.
I read over 150+ and I gotta say semantic error, unsleep, payback, little mushroom, a lovely meal and the hunter's gonna lay low... for manga it's love in the palm of his hand:)
fav yaoi of all time?