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I've been trying to read them but I came to a horrid conclusion: I dislike romance in my adventure when it's too in your face, even if it's yaoi. So please, rec me some where the BL is secondary to the adventure. Like, the protag just happens to like men.
I know that's hard, so I'm also open to heavy bromance with no romance (but like Heavy, central to the story like orv's joongdok, s-classes' hjyj, 2nd male lead's cedryeseo)
I've tried "Follow the sheep into the abyss" and got super stressed; once the romance started in "The Hunter Wants to Live Quietly" I think it became TOO cebtral; and I'm reading and liking "I'm the villain constellation but I'm broke" but it was still too in your face from the very beginning.
I enjoyed the webtoon "the 11th class trip pace" and I like the pace and world building/setting of the side esper au from Sketch
"global examination" is a BL where the romance is like, super slow burn and also it's super bromance coded except the male leads actually get together by the end haha.
"no home" is what i've heard is super heavy on that bromance line.
Try the grandmaster of demon cultivation,madk(thus one is filled with gore and stuff so...),mission save the hunter,a night to remember
i have created a rec list with action packed BL
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/144590/
some of them do have their relationship as the centre of the plot (Perennial Species). if you're a fan of meta narrative like orv, you should try If You Don't Become Main Character, You'll Die. my specific rec for you is The Hero's Coffin, their relationship is subtle but only really start after the whole journey ends.
I hope at least one of my recs suit your taste! Have fun reading!
If your ok with novels then I strongly recommend chaise a la reine,return of the mount hua,thousand autumns
Have you read orv? It's not bl but the mcs have a very close friendship so many people ship them. The plot and characters are peak tbh its my favorite manhwa
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since you also ask non BL yet leaningly bromance, i would recommend
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/theatrical-regression-life/
the mc is middle aged (late 40s), hes reincarnated into a novel where his character and his company team got transported to a silent hill-esque world where they need to survive.
honestly ive dropped this early on bc the writing style doesnt suit my brain but you could clearly feel the twisted chemistry between mc and og protag, how they trauma bond through monster attacks, and how the og protag is obsessed on keeping mc alive after seeing mc's death and regressing. beware that mc and og protagonist is very manipulative it will hurt your brain, theyre a very unreliable narrators. side characters in this one is also ***annoyingly*** human
sorry for the annoyin long replies, i hope u like it
return of mount hua on webtoon!!! trust and this peak: https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/got_dropped_into_a_ghost_story_still_gotta_work_novel/
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/trash_of_the_count_s_family/
the last two are like dokja and yoojin. mfs who think unaliving themselves is the best solution
Any Korean BL where the smut is hardcore but there's NO d/s s/m dynamics nor power imbalance (boss x worker, age gap, rich x poor, S class X B or under, etc)
Fucken sweet, I love my fucked up yaoi with a generous filling of love