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Random ass nobodies with no legitimate reason to hold a grudge coming in and starting trouble, rapists repeatedly attacking their victims until they apparently "want" it, people keeping dumb ass irrelevant secrets from their partner to not "burden" them which ends up causing more problems and ruining relationships that were actually good... Like i get it, conflicts that need resolving helps push the narrative forward or whatever, but the stuff happening in some of these titles right now is just utter bullshit
Welp they're common tropes in trashy bl and josei so we have to dig deeper for the good ones unfortunately. The majority of the ones that use those tropes are shallowly written with no complexity so I tend to dnf them since the chances of it being a quality read are abysmal.
I think once I stumbled upon good ones like Love Sick Dog and Our Sunny Days, I just can't gloss over and ignore trashy tropes for the sake of the read anymore. If you got any good recs please lmk
Okaay so u might've asked the wrong person because i am fond of some toxic angst but I'll try my best:
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/iki_dekinai_no_wa_kimi_no_sei/ (shounen ai, musician lovers very cute and healthy relationship)
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/off_the_plate/ (I think the writing is amazing also I like food competitions what can I say, pretty angsty)
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/the_last_step_on_the_way/ (angsty hurt/comfort)
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/nerd_project/ (I forgive everything bcuz of the unbelievable tension)
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/fangs/ (very cute also grapples some deep themes bcuz immortality so angsty)
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/exclusive_no_love_zone/ (interesting omegaverse discourse I think most non toxic omgvrse)
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/love_for_sale_1/ (ppl pleaser × workaholic, ok this may be iffy but they get there)
Sorry for the subpar descriptors lol I'm half asleep
fr girl im so tired,,
Please name your BL faves!! We're looking for healthy relationships here, even if they're complex with some redemption archs. Second chances are welcome, but for the love of consent, please DO NOT put a trashy rapist on here.
I think right now, the plot is more about the author showing us how jooin and ye-gyum are influencing each other and changing how they experience relationships.
Like, jooin is using ye-gyum's name more instead of calling him mittens, which he said before he did out of lack of interest in putting effort into remembering peoples name at all. He's also been very vocal and encouraging in trying to get ye-gyum to have a better opinion of himself. That can be seen as jooin showing more respect and feeling ye-gyum is of value.
And ye-gyum is becoming more confident and bold, which can be seen as him becoming stronger because he's no longer being exclusively used and exploited by his partner; jooin's thoughtful consideration and loving words towards him has made ye-gyum desire jooin for the love he gets from him and what they can have together, instead of solely as an empty servant willing to be mistreated as long as he isn't alone, the way he's been in his other relationships.
I can't speak for the author, but that's the kind of vibe I've been getting from the last few chps
I agree and I love that for them. Because now we get to see a side of them that only they can bring out with each other.