official english

i’d say plan a hang out with someone and then ask for money for that and then get the book. (and some other things to make it less suspicious)

they'll find out and you'll never hear the end of it. convince them to let you get a job and you can buy it yourself and hide it (maybe there's space under the last drawer of your dresser or something, that's where i used to hide money and books). that will let you build up work history and when you're older, you'll already be ahead of the curve, and stable work is the best way to ensure you can have a steady stream of bl in the future

Is the cover that obviously bl? Usually I just say that they're actually nemesis, that's why there's 2 guys on the cover

regardless what's on the cover, parents can just open the book even cursory flipping through, they might catch on. it's much easier to open a book than engaging in a conversation. my mom used to read everything on my bookshelves, and i promise your parents know what you're reading.

Oh right, i forgot that's how it is with native english speaker, sorry. Mine can't read english so they never think to flip through

don't underestimate them, they might know how to use a translator app lmao

I mean my parents are homophobic but I still have a bunch of BLs nd GLs in my bookshelves, they're literally on eye level and can be spotted rather easily... but my parents have no business looking at what I read in my room and even when they enter they don't even glance at my books. I'd say get the novel and just treat it like any other book. The more you are suspicious about it the more they will suspect. Maybe try and buy some other books before you buy this novel, so it looks even less suspicious, and they'll think "she's just in her reading phase again!" and won't care lmao

the official translation will be digital! you'll be able to buy chapters on the publang website once they're available :]

depends on what the covers are gonna look like tbh…if it’s using the original korean covers it could be passed off as “bromance” or platonic pretty easily…but if its not maybe try to print your own inconspicuous sleeve for it

Only if her parents are readers. My homophobic mom knew nothing of what I was reading growing up.

Thank you everyone for the suggestions
As I've found out it'll be digital so I'll probably just ask my parents to send me some money for my birthday instead of getting me a gift and then buy it myself

Part time jobs are not common where I'm from sadly. Most parents here want their child to only focus on their college/universities and it's the same with me. Apparently they think it'll have a "bad look" on the family or some other bs

that's a great solution. i'm sorry a job isn't available to you now, and it might not be ideal but it's probably for the best bc literally every distraction from study really harms people's advancement and many people drop out from becoming overwhelmed between work and class. happy early birthday btw!