I have a love hate relationship with stories/characters that give me second hand embarrassment. Sometimes it’s just too painful and I can’t get myself to get through it. Most of the time I actually find myself more immersed lol. Like I’ll have to fully turn off my phone and touch grass to ground and remind myself that it’s fiction! Then inevitably jump back in head first hehe. One of my top favorite BL ever is Punch drunk Love ( https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/punch_drunk_love/) and it’s soooo embarrassing. I love this autistic twink
I second this. Usuallly, seeing comments that say "mc is sooo embarrassing" is enough to make me read something right away even though secondhand embarrassment feels physically painful to me.
Punch Drunk Love had me standing on my feet, with tears in my eyes, bones hurting from embarrassment ദദ◝ ⩊ ◜.ᐟ⊹♡

Whats a BL that gave you severe secondhand embarrassment? Honestly, for some reason any story that deals with musicians makes me cringe. I truly dont know why. Anytime they sing or show their lyrics, it makes me cringe so hard. I cant explain it. I'm reading one now and whenever they rap or whatever the fuck, I have to pause